What Garmin Lock is and How it Works on an Automotive Device

Garmin Lock is an anti-theft feature. You can set a 4-digit PIN (personal identification number) you enter every time you turn on your device. You can also set a security location after you set your PIN. The security location is an actual physical location that your device stores in case you forget your PIN. The device must be within 50 meters or about 164 feet of the security location to unlock automatically.  The device will not prompt for the code while in this range of the security location. 

To Enable Garmin Lock:

1. Touch Settings

2. Touch Device

3. Touch Garmin Lock

4. Touch Lock Device

5. Follow the directions on the screen to set the PIN as well as the security location

Follow the above steps to change the PIN or security location or to turn Garmin Lock off.

Write down your PIN and keep it in a safe place. If you enter the pin incorrectly by mistake, unplug the device from any power source and turn the device completely off. Power the device back on to view the pin code entry pad and enter the correct 4 digit number. You can always return to your security location to unlock the device if you cannot remember your PIN.