Data Loaded to an SD Card an Automotive Device will Recognize

Garmin Automotive Devices will Read a Variety of Data from an SD card. The Recognized Data Types are Listed Below: 

• Garmin map image files loaded to the card from Garmin Express™ application, Garmin BaseCamp™ application, or through Garmin's downloadable web content.

• User-created routes for devices supporting multiple-point routing.^1,2

  • These files do not require you to keep the memory card installed in the device once imported.

  • Files will be imported to the internal storage.

• Waypoints¹ and custom Points of Interest (POI) files.

  • These files do not require you to keep the memory card installed in the device once imported.

  • Files will be imported to the internal storage.

¹ Some devices require you to import routes and waypoints before they will appear on the device.

• For most GPS navigators, see Viewing Routes Transferred from the Computer on an Automotive Device.

• For the Garmin Drive 53 Series, Garmin DriveSmart™ 66, Garmin DriveSmart™ 76 and Garmin DriveSmart™ 66, Garmin DriveSmart™ 76, Garmin DriveSmart™ 86 with Amazon Alexa GPS navigators, see Viewing Routes Transferred from the Computer on an Automotive Device.

• For the dēzl™ OTR610, dēzl™ OTR620, dēzl™ 710, dēzl™ 720, dēzl™ 810, dēzl™ 820, dēzl™ 1010, dēzl™ 1020, dēzlCam™ OTR710, dēzlCam™ OTR725, Garmin DriveCam™ 76, RV 795, RV, 895, RV1095, and RVcam 795 GPS navigators, see Viewing Routes Transferred from the Computer on an Automotive Device.

  • NOTE: Garmin BaseCamp™ is not compatible with the dēzl OTR620, dēzl OTR720, dēzl OTR820, dēzl OTR1020, and dēzlCam OTR725

²  GPX files must be located in a "GPX" folder within a "Garmin" folder on the SD card. You can create these folders manually when the SD card is connected to your computer.