Garmin Nuvi 3550LM

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Garmin Digital 3D traffic – subscription-free, extensive, traffic service that combines trafficTrends™, current traffic and predictive traffic to provide re-route options, identify impending traffic backups, and incidents. Digital 3D traffic, when delivered over the rapid HD Radio System, updates traffic as often as 30 seconds allowing you to react more quickly to changing traffic conditions to keep you moving. Lane assist with Garmin photoReal junction view – guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit and displays digitized, high quality photos (more than 58 thousand images) of the actual upcoming junction in incredible detail and even down to trees and pylons! Garmin Guidance 3.0 – the most advanced Garmin navigation engine, includes all the features of Guidance 2.0 plus myTrends™ and the world’s best traffic avoidance system to make everyday driving easier. - Faster routing and map displays - Faster, more intuitive destination searches (POIs) - Exit services – know what you’ll find when you exit the highway - See and select businesses on the map (no need to page through menus) - Garmin Locate™ automatically marks your position when you remove it from the windshield mount, so you can find your way back to your vehicle - Speed limit indicator – unit displays speed limits for most major roads - myTrends™ anticipates your destination based on your driving habits Innovative design – take advantage of nüvi’s market leading design boasting a 5”, high-resolution, smooth glass display - Dual-orientation display automatically transitions from portrait to landscape - Multi-touch display allows users to quickly make map screen adjustments such as zoom-in and zoom-out, change from 2-D to 3-D and rotate the map 360 degrees - Screen lock – simply tap the power button, slide nüvi into your pocket and go - Customizable wallpaper. Thanks to Garmin Guidance 3.0 and FREE lifetime map1 updates, nüvi 3550LM offers the most advanced mapping capabilities available. And at just 9 mm, it’s also our thinnest navigator yet. Navigate with 3-D Terrain Garmin Guidance 3.0 allows you to quickly look up addresses and services and be guided to your destination with voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names. It comes preloaded with maps that feature 3-D landmarks and terrain for North America. It also comes preloaded with more than 8 million points of interest (POIs) and offers the ability to add your own. Enjoy FREE Lifetime Map Updates With FREE lifetime map updates, you always have the most up-to-date maps, POIs and navigation information available at your fingertips. Map updates are available for download up to 4 times a year with no subscription or update fees and no expiration dates. Know the Lane Before It’s Too Late Now there’s no more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Available in select metropolitan areas, photoReal junction view makes unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. When you approach an exit or interchange, nüvi 3550LM will enter split screen mode and show you a realistic depiction of junctions on your route, complete with road signs and arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation. Bird's Eye junction view also is included for a top-down look at upcoming interchanges. Go Beyond Navigation Point-to-point navigation is just the beginning. With an optional traffic receiver, you can get traffic alerts that update every 30 seconds over the HD Radio broadcasting system. The built-in microSD™ card slot lets you store and use detailed cityXplorer™ maps or download custom voices and vehicles for free from the Garmin Garage It also comes with a powered mount that charges while you drive, as well as dual-orientation functionality that lets you hold your nüvi vertically or horizontally for added convenience driving or walking. nüvi 3550LM’s "Where Am I?" emergency locator provides your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and more. And Enhanced Exit Services tells you what services you’re approaching on the highway. 1FREE lifetime map updates entitle you to receive up to 4 map data updates per year, when and as such updates are made available on the Garmin website, for this specific Garmin product only until this product’s useful life expires or Garmin no longer receives map data from its third party supplier, whichever is shorter. The updates you receive will be updates to the same geographic map data originally included with your Garmin product when originally purchased. Garmin may terminate your lifetime map updates at any time if you violate any of the terms of the End User License Agreement accompanying your nüvi product.

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What's in the Box nüvi 3550LM Preloaded City Navigator® NT North America (U.S, Canada and Mexico) Lifetime maps¹ indicated by "LM" after model number on the box) Vehicle power cable Quick release powered mount³ USB cable Quick start manual

Product Features and Specifications Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 4.8"W x 2.9"H x .35"D (12.2 x 7.4 x .9 cm) Display size, WxH: 5.0" diag Display resolution, WxH: 800 x 480 pixels Display type: multi-touch, glass, dual-orientation, WVGA color TFT with white backlight Weight: 4.2 ounces (118 g) Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion Battery life: up to 4 hours Headphone jack/audio line-out: no High-sensitivity receiver: yes Waterproof: no Maps & Memory Preloaded street maps: yes Includes lifetime map updates: yes nüMaps Guarantee: yes 3-D terrain view: yes 3-D buildings and landmarks view: yes Built-in memory: yes Accepts data cards: microSD™ card (not included) Waypoints/favorites/locations: 1000 Routes: 100 Features & Benefits Drive stress-free. Save time and money. Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): yes (internal and mount speaker) Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft."): yes Voice-activated navigation (operate device with spoken commands): no Traffic compatible (routes around traffic with a receiver and subscription): yes Lifetime traffic updates (receive free lifetime traffic updates): no Lane assist (guides to proper lane for navigation): yes Junction view (displays junction signs): yes (photoReal and Bird's Eye views) myTrends™ (predicts your routes): yes trafficTrends™ (calculates routes based on predicted traffic flow): yes ecoRoute™ (calculates a more fuel-efficient route): purchased separately Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): yes Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.): yes Garmin nüLink! services: (receive accurate real-time travel information): no XM® compatible for U.S: no Navigate safely and easily. Bluetooth® wireless technology: no Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads in the U.S. and Europe): yes Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection): yes Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount): yes Enhanced pedestrian navigation (guides you as you walk around town): yes Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos): yes Exit services (tells you approaching services on highway): yes Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): yes World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator: yes Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout): yes Alarm clock: yes Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature): no Enjoy the drive and customize. Garmin Garage™ vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device): yes Garmin Garage™ voices compatible (download custom voices to your device): yes Picture viewer: yes MP3 player: no Audio book player: yes

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