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Garmin nuvi 5000

Product Code: GARN5000

Garmin nuvi 5000 features a super wide 5.2-inch widescreen display and is preloaded with street-level mapping for the UK, Eastern and Western Europe. Garmin nuvi 5000 features 2D and 3D map display and includes a full 8-digit UK postcode search. The Garmin nuvi 5000 also features a FM transmitter allowing you to hear audio, including voice prompts and MP3s, through your vehicle's stereo.

The Garmin nuvi 5000 optional Garmin Travel Guides provide helpful reviews and recommendations for restaurants, hotels, shopping, tourist attractions and more.

Garmin nuvi 5000 has been discontinued.

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The Garmin nuvi 5000 satellite navigation device features a super wide 5.2-inch TFT touch-screen LCD and features a full 8-digit UK postcode search with 2D and 3D moving maps of UK, Eastern and Western Europe. The Garmin nuvi 5000 also features an FM transmitter, hands-free calling, traffic alerts and more. Like the rest of the wide Garmin nuvi 700-series, its premium navigation capabilities, like route planning and a handy locator, give you peace of mind on the go.

Garmin nuvi 5000 comes with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and millions of points of interest (POIs) such as hotels, restaurants, fuel stations, ATMs and more. Touch the colour screen to enter a destination, and nuvi 5000 takes you there with 2-D or 3-D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road, and its 3-D digital elevation map view gives you fair warning of grade changes. Garmin nuvi 5000 also accepts custom points of interest, such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.

Keep track of yourself and your car with Garmin nuvi 5000T. Just tap "Where Am I?" to find the closest hospitals, police stations, petrol stations, nearest address and junctions. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates. The Garmin nuvi 5000 even remembers where you parked. It automatically marks your position when you remove it from the windscreen mount, so you can navigate with the Garmin nuvi 5000 on foot and find your way back to your vehicle. Perfect for unfamiliar spots and crowded places such as amusement parks, stadiums and shopping centre car parks.

Garmin nuvi 5000 includes advanced navigational features to take the worry out of travelling. With route planning, you can save 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on the Garmin nuvi 5000's wide screen. In addition, Garmin nuvi 5000 automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands or deliveries. It also displays speed limits for highways and Interstates. A trip log provides an electronic breadcrumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you've been on the map.

Multi Media Features

Navigation is just the beginning. The Garmin nuvi 5000 includes many “must have” entertainment and travel tools including MP3 player, audio book player (subscription to Audible.com required), JPEG picture viewer, currency converters and more. With the Garmin nuvi 5000's wireless FM transmitter you can hear audio, including voice prompts, MP3s and audio books, through your vehicle's stereo.

Cyclops Speed Camera Alerts

The Garmin nuvi 5000, like all Garmin sat nav's, gets its speed camera data from the Cyclops speed camera database. The database provides advanced alerts to fixed, average speed, mobile, variable, temporary roadwork, red light and red light speed cameras. As you approach a camera, your device sounds an alert. Subscription charges apply. Click here to read more about the Cyclops speed trap database.

Garmin nuvi 5000 Features

‣5.2-inch super widescreen display - colour touch screen
‣Preloaded maps for UK, Eastern and Western Europe
‣Turn-by-turn guidance with voice prompts
‣3D map view display
‣8-digit postcode - navigate using full UK postcode search
‣Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation)
‣Advanced multi-route planning
‣Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road)
‣Route avoidance (avoid motorways, tolls etc.)
‣Built-in FM transmitter - plays your music wirelessly over your car stereo
‣Navigate to Garmin Connect Photos
‣Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest)
‣Trip log function for viewing routes in Google Earth
‣Configurable vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map navigation)
‣MP3 player, Audio book player, Picture viewer
‣World travel clock, currency and measurement converter, calculator
‣Optional Garmin Travel Guides (sold separately)
‣Speed camera locations via Cyclops speed camera database
‣Garmin Lock (anti-theft feature)
‣1 Year manufacturers guarantee

Installation

The Garmin nuvi 5000 has been designed to be plug and play, and as such can be transferred from vehicle to vehicle with ease. The Garmin nuvi 5000 is powered via the supplied vehicle power cable. The Garmin nuvi 5000 then attaches to your vehicles windscreen via the Garmin nuvi 5000T suction cup mount. Alternatively using the supplied dashboard disk you can mount the suction cup mount on top of your dashboard instead.

Map Coverage

The Garmin nuvi 5000 is preloaded with City Navigator® NT for United Kingdom, Eastern and Western Europe provided by NAVTEQ. NAVTEQ 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.

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

‣Garmin nuvi 5000
‣12-24 volt Vehicle Power Cable
‣Vehicle Suction Cup Mount
‣Dashboard Disc
‣USB Cable
‣Quick Start Manual

Garmin nuvi 5000 Technical Specification

‣Technology: GPS
‣Display: 5.2-inch WVGA color TFT with auto dimming backlight
‣Power: 12-24 volt, cigarette lighter
‣Battery: External power only
‣Installation: Plug and play
‣Dimensions: Width - 143.5mm, Height - 94.2mm, Depth - 20.3mm
‣Weight: 263.3g
‣Guarantee: 1-year
‣Garmin nuvi 5000 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.

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.

Page updated: 15th November 2024