Updating Lifetime City Navigator Maps in an Outdoor or Marine Handheld

If you already have an outdoor or marine handheld with an unlocked City Navigator® DVD map and Lifetime Map Updates (LMU),¹ you can download available map updates to the computer with Garmin Express™ software, then install them to the device with Garmin MapInstall™ software. The steps below will walk you through this process.

Important Notes

• If your handheld device has been exchanged or replaced, map updates will no longer be available. A new City Navigator map will need to be purchased to have the most updated version of the map.²
• This process will only work for handheld devices that are compatible with the Garmin Express program.³ For a list of compatible devices, see - Installing Software Updates to Outdoor Handhelds.
• If the steps below are not available in the Garmin Express program, a new City Navigator map will need to be purchased to have the most updated version of the map.

Downloading and Installing Map Updates to a Handheld Device

1. Connect the handheld device to a computer.

2. Install the Garmin Express program, if not already installed.

   • For steps, see - How Do I Install Garmin Express?.

3. Open the Garmin Express program.

4. Select the device to be updated.

   • If no device is listed, select Add Device and follow the prompts. For steps, see - Adding and Removing Devices in Garmin Express.

5. Select Map Options.

6. Select Install to Computer.

7. Select Computer Only.

8. Select Continue on the Important Notes Before We Begin screen.

9. Garmin Express will then install the maps to the computer.

Once finished, follow the steps in Installing and Removing Maps With MapInstall to install the maps to your handheld.

¹ The DVD version of City Navigator® road maps and Lifetime Map Updates are no longer available to purchase for Garmin outdoor or marine handheld devices.

² As described in the Lifetime Maps Terms & Conditions, a lifetime map subscription provides map data updates when and as such updates are made available during the useful life of 1 compatible Garmin device and may not be transferred to another Garmin product.

³ This article does not apply to the GPSMAP® 276Cx or Montana® 700 series. For information on their updates, see - Installing the Latest Software and Map Updates to Your GPSMAP 276Cx or Managing Maps with the Montana 700 Series.