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DriveLuxe 50 questions: Parking and LMT-D to LMT-S switch
Can you please help me with 2 "issues" with my DriveLuxe 50 LMT-D:
- On my final mile towards my destination, the map is flooded with parking opportunities. How can I switch this off, so I can see my route again?
- I am about to give up on LMT-D: The reception is just terrible in the Netherlands, and when it falls back to regular TMC, the outdated info sends me the wrong way. How can I force it to use my Android Phone with Smartphone Link? Can I still use the original power supply with built-in TMC/DAB receiver?
- On my final mile towards my destination, the map is flooded with parking opportunities. How can I switch this off, so I can see my route again?
- I am about to give up on LMT-D: The reception is just terrible in the Netherlands, and when it falls back to regular TMC, the outdated info sends me the wrong way. How can I force it to use my Android Phone with Smartphone Link? Can I still use the original power supply with built-in TMC/DAB receiver?
Comments
Not really sure about the traffic, are you talking about HD traffic? I thought that model was 50 LMT-HD, not 50 LMT-D. I assume these have internal traffic receivers but have no experience with them, I have a couple LMT-S models and think they will work with the old-style traffic receivers, since there is no internal receiver.
My LMT-D is a European model, the US model might be called LMT-HD. I don't know the technical differences, but the idea should be pretty similar: My LMT-D receives the traffic info from broadcast radio signals on the TMC or DAB+ waves. Most of the time, my smartphone app has the more accurate information from the internet. Just like the LMT-S version of the DriveLuxe 50 (and many other Garmins).
So I want to be sure it uses that info, and not the TMC signal it also receives from the power adapter.
Basically: I want to use it as an LMT-S.
As for the parking alerts, I don't find them intrusive, not sure but you may be able to turn them off by turning off the Up ahead layer
I used it briefly on my travel in Germany. But was not impressed with the quality of the traffic info, so I thought I was still looking at TMC data. Also, the connectivity is a bit hit and miss: It connect reliably to the handsfree and messages channel, but I needed to connect manually on the phone using 'Last connection' in the app most of the times.
Good to know the LMT-D works well in UK and France. I think my issue is the reception; being able to tune in to the Digital channel at all. I tried leaving the cable on the dashboard and many different positions, but without luck. Many times the DriveLuxe is just looking for updates, and/or connected to the analogue channels.
Regarding the parking flood: I am usually at the 300m zoom level; here the number and size of the 'P' icons often overwhelms the view. I will zoom my way around the issue.