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Setting Up/Pairing Smartphone Link Traffic on a dezl 780 and dezlCam 785

Live traffic information can be received through your compatible smartphone's data plan and can be sent instantly to your Garmin automotive navigator through the free Smartphone Link app. This information allows your Garmin device to display and help you avoid slow traffic due to accidents, construction, or other obstacles.

Installing Smartphone Link


First, it is necessary to verify your smartphone is compatible with Smartphone Link. See the FAQ Smartphone Link Compatibility and Availability to verify your smartphone is compatible.

The next step is to download the app to your phone. See Installing Garmin Smartphone Link.

Pairing Smartphone Link with the automotive device


To Pair Smartphone Link and your Automotive Device:

Android

  1. Open the device's Settings menu 
  2. Touch Bluetooth
  3. Touch  to turn Bluetooth on
  4. Place your phone in Discoverable/Find Me mode
    • Instructions for this should be found in your manual/documentation for your smartphone
  5. Touch the name of your phone on the dezl device's Bluetooth page
  6. Touch Pair on the device and/or phone when the Bluetooth pairing code is displayed
    • A message should display that the Garmin device successfully paired with the phone
  7. Touch Allow on your phone if prompted to "Allow Access to Contacts?"
  8. Open the Smartphone Link app on your phone and the device should connect

iPhone

1. Open the dezl device's Settings menu

2. Touch Bluetooth

3. Swipe right on the dot to turn Bluetooth on. Remain on this page.

4. On the iPhone, ensure your iPhone's Bluetooth is turned on:

1. Tap Settings

2. Tap Bluetooth

3. Swipe right on the dot

4. Remain on this page

5. On the dezl's Bluetooth page: touch the name of the desired phone from the list of compatible Bluetooth devices in the area

6. Touch Pair on the iPhone AND on the dezl when the Bluetooth pairing code is displayed

7. On the iPhone: touch Allow when prompted to Allow Contacts and Favorites Sync?

8. On the iPhone: open Smartphone Link. Touch the antenna icon to the left of Find Nearby Places

  • It will either show 

1. Connected and transferring data OR

2. An additional Bluetooth Pairing Request, in which case you would tap Pair to complete the second pairing

9. A prompt will ask your permission to display iPhone notifications on your dezl's display. Tap Allow.

10. A pop-up box will confirm the connection. Tap OK.

Once this initial pairing has been completed, Smartphone Link will automatically communicate with the device when the device and phone are powered on and in range of each other.


Confirming Traffic Service

After your device and phone have been connected via Smartphone Link, live traffic service should begin automatically.

To confirm you are receiving traffic from Smartphone link on your automotive device:

  1. Open the device's Settings menu 
  2. Touch Navigation
  3. Touch Traffic

Smartphone Link should be listed as the current provider.