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Receiving Traffic When Traveling to a Different Country
Your Garmin device has the ability to receive traffic when traveling to some other countries. See the requirements below for each traffic type.
Live Traffic through Smartphone Link (Easiest Way)
See Smartphone Link Compatibility and Availability to check if your device is compatible.
Your device must have added mapping of the country you are traveling to
Traffic services will only work on a compatible device that has City Navigator NT mapping of the area
For example, if the traffic service is for South Africa, the corresponding City Navigator South Africa NT map must be on your device in order for the traffic to function
See Purchasing and Downloading a New Map Region for an Automotive Device for instructions
- Contact your Mobile Provider to verify data; coverage, roaming, and charges.
- See Amount of Cellular Data Used by Smartphone Link for additional information.
See the Owner's Manual of your device for instructions to set up Smartphone Link Traffic.
Traffic with a TA or GTM Cable
In order to receive traffic information in a different country, a traffic subscription would have had to be previously purchased.
NOTE: Traffic subscription purchases have been turned off. Purchasing the traffic subscription is no longer available.
Your device must have added mapping of the country you are traveling to
Traffic services will only work on a compatible device that has City Navigator NT mapping of the area
For example, if the traffic service is for South Africa, the corresponding City Navigator South Africa NT map must be on your device in order for the traffic to function
See Purchasing and Downloading a New Map Region for an Automotive Device for instructions
- Some countries have free traffic service for GTM cables
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An Antenna Extension Cable may improve reception in Europe for GTM Cables
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