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Garmin Drive 61LMT-S

Product Code: GD61LMTS

The Garmin Drive 61LMT-S 6-inch car satnav is available with Full Europe. Mapping is FREE for the Lifetime of the product. The screen is also dual orientation.

Traffic information is available via Smartphone connectivity. You can also find nearby car parking spaces. The smartphone Link App also lets you use LiveTrack to enable friends and family to locate you via GPS.

A BC 30 Wireless Reversing Camera is also available separately.


 

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Deliveries

We offer UK, Europe and Worldwide deliveries. We despatch orders at 5.30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We need to receive your order on those days by 4.30pm. When possible we may despatch orders received after that time. No orders are despatched after 5.30pm and no orders are despatched on Saturday or Sunday.

We offer FREE UK delivery on all orders of £40.00 or more, plus next working day and guaranteed Saturday delivery options. Click here for further info. All options also appear at the basket pages.


The Garmin Drive 61 LMT-S is an entry-level Garmin satnav with a 6-inch touchscreen and comes preloaded with Full Europe mapping. Maps are FREE to update for the lifetime of the product. Real Directions is a feature on the Garmin Drive 61 that announces recognisable landmarks, buildings and traffic lights and spoken street names to help provide guidance along your route.

Foursquare Points of Interest are also included offering millions of POI's. You will also see displayed on screen the road speed limit for most major roads across Europe and the United States.

Real-times services includes live parking and live weather. Spend less time looking for parking spaces (price and availability locally) as Garmin will find on street public parking close to your vehicle. Smartphone connectivity provide Garmin traffic which is provided via the Smartphone Link App. Avoid traffic jams and enjoy knowing time-saving alternate routes.

TripAdvisor is built-in to the Garmin Drive 61LMT-S so that you can view ratings for travel points of interest (hotels, restaurants, attractions). These interesting stops along the way can be navigated to along your route.

With the SmartPhone Link app you can use LiveTrack to share locations with friends and family. They will then always know where you are.

If you want Bluetooth technology and WiFi connectivity for updating the system we recommend buying the Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-D.

The Garmin Drive is compatible with the BC 30 reversing camera (sold separately). Once installed you can view vehicles, pedestrians and obstacles when reversing your vehicle.

Garmin Express enables you to update maps and software. You can also transfer favourites and install custom voices.


Garmin Drive 61LMT-S Features

‣6-inch dual orientation TFT touchscreen display with white backlight
‣FREE lifetime street-level here mapping. Full European mapping is preloaded
‣Smartphone traffic information (data charges apply)
‣Turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names
‣Displays your route, speed limit, current speed, time of arrival, name of current street and it can also display points of interest such as food, fuel and cash machines.
‣Real directions uses landmarks and buildings to help with guidance
‣Look up addresses and millions of FourSquare points of interest
BC 30 Reversing camera compatible (sold separately). BabyCam compatible (sold separately)
‣1 hour battery life
‣2 year manufacturers guarantee


Installation

The Garmin 61LMT-S includes everything you need to mount and install it in your car. Included when you purchase from ActiveGPS is a Suction Cup Mount to make installing and removing your Drive simple, quick and easy.

The most popular place to locate the satnav is at the bottom, middle of the windscreen where you can see the satnav easiest. Plus the satnavs dash cam will have a good view of the road ahead.

Charging the internal battery

We do not recommend using a third party charger with this product. A mobile phone USB charger or a laptop may not be powerful enough to reliably charge the Garmin Drive 61LMT-S and may provide an incorrect voltage or insufficient power. An official genuine Garmin AC charger is available for indoor use with this product you can view and buy here.

Please bear in mind that the product on this page is designed to be used in a vehicle with power provided by the included vehicle charger. The battery is for short term back up only - not for regular use. For optimum performance we recommend that you use this product connected to cigarette lighter adapter via the vehicle charger. Because of potential power surges which may damage the product you should not start your vehicle with the product connected.

Map Coverage

Garmin DriveSmart 61LMT-D is preloaded with City Navigator NT for the UK, Ireland, Western and Eastern Europe provided by here maps.

These maps can be updated FREE for the life of the product, when you register your Drive with Garmin UK.

here maps provide high quality detailed street level maps, which in addition to street information include features such as route calculation, Points of Interest (POI), Estimated Time of Arrival, and more.

Further Garmin Drive maps are available on SD card which insert directly into the Garmin Drive. Available Garmin Drive maps include North America, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East and Southeast Asia. Click here.

What's in the box? (when purchased from ActiveGPS.co.uk)

‣Garmin Drive 61LMT-S
‣Lifetime maps and live traffic (for traffic you must download the Smartphone Link App, data plan charges apply)
Vehicle suction cup mount
‣Vehicle power cable
‣USB cable
‣Quick start manual


Garmin Drive 61LMT-S Accessories

Looking for accessories and spares for the Garmin Drive 61LMT-S? Accessories available to purchase include a carrying case, mains power charger and a weighted dashboard mount. Along with these accessories, it's also possible to buy replacement parts such as suction cup mount and vehicle charger.

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Garmin Drive 61LMT-S Maps

The Garmin Drive 61LMT-S is preloaded with street-level road maps for all of Europe. If however, you want to take the Drive 61LMT-S further afield, we may have the map that you need. Garmin Drive 61 available maps include: USA, Canada and Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East and Northern Africa and Southern Africa.

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Garmin Drive 61LMT-S Technical Specification

‣Technology: GPS
‣Display: 6-inch touchscreen (800 x 480 pixels)
‣Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion
‣Battery Life: up to 1 hour depending on usage and settings
‣Installation: Plug and Play
‣Power: 12 volt, Vehicle Power Cable.
‣Dimensions: Width - 170mm, Height - 94mm, Depth - 21mm
‣Weight: 241g
‣Guarantee: 2-year
Garmin Drive 61LMT-S manual

Manual requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
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This product is a sophisticated electronic device which requires that you read, understand, and act upon the information given in the instruction manual (usually available via the above 'manual' link). You will need internet access and, in accordance with the manufacturers’ recommendations, regularly seek out and accept all firmware or software updates offered by the manufacturer. All GPS devices need to ‘see’ the satellites in the sky. Therefore you will need to know that your vehicle does not have glass that will block or impede the GPS signal.

Updates to this product are via the internet. At this product page we state compatibility with specific versions of current internet connection devices, for example: PC, laptop, MAC, smartphone etc. The Consumer Contract Regulations allow you 14 days, from receipt of purchase, to check compatibility with your internet connection device/s. If you choose to replace or update your PC, MAC etc. neither we nor the manufacturer will be responsible if the new/replacement Operating System (OS) is not compatible with the purchased product.


Do you have a question about the Garmin Drive 61LMT-S? Submit your question via our contact page.


Why buy from us?

We are official Authorised Internet Retailers for Garmin. We sell genuine Garmin products, accessories and maps. We purchase from assigned Garmin UK distributors. We do not buy on the grey market and we do not sell counterfeit products. You can rest assured that by purchasing from ActiveGPS you will receive the full support of Garmin.


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