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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 or through Garmin's downloadable web content
  • User-created routes for devices supporting multiple-point routing1,2
    • These files do not require you to keep the memory card installed in the device once imported
    • Files will be imported to the internal memory
  • 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 memory
  • MP3 Files

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

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.

See  Viewing Routes Transferred from the Computer on an Automotive Device for more information.