Figure 5: Welcome to myGarmin

Launch a web browser, go to Garmin.com and click on myGarmin. Login using your username and password, or register for a new account if you've never setup an account.

Figure 6: myGarmin Homepage

If you haven't already registered your nuvi GPS on Garmin's website, you'll need to do so before proceeding. Click Register if you need to register the nuvi, otherwise click Manage Maps and Downloads.

Figure 7: myMaps Homepage

Once your nuvi is registered, click on the myMaps tab, as shown above. You nuvi will appear on this page, along with a notification if any maps newer than the ones installed on that GPS are available.

Click Update Available to continue to the map update purchase page, shown below.

Figure 8: Find Map Updates

Connect your Garmin nuvi to your computer using a standard USB cable, and then click Find Map Updates

Figure 9: Map Updates Purchase Page

Important Note: If a map update is released within 60 days of purchasing your nuvi, Garmin will give you the update for free. Otherwise, you've got two options for buying map updates: individual, or nuMaps.

Individual map updates cost $70 each. Garmin's nuMaps Lifetime option lets you download up to 4 map updates per year for the life of the GPS.

NüMaps Lifetime is available in three different versions:
• North America ($119.99)
• Europe ($139.99)
• Transatlantic ($149.99)

Map updates include updated mapping data as well as Points of Interest (POI).

Note that you can only purchase a nuMaps Lifetime subscription for the map coverage that came pre-installed on your nuvi. So, for example, if your nuvi came with North American maps, you must buy the North American nuMaps, and cannot buy a transatlantic map update.

The subscription is tied to the device, so you can't spread the updates around multiple GPS's, or transfer the subscription if you get a new GPS. Still, for less than the cost of 2 individual map updates, you get quarterly map updates for as long as you own the GPS.

Figure 10: Add to My Device

Complete the purchase process by following the on-screen prompts, then click Add to my device.

Figure 11: Choose the Device You Would Like to Update

Next you'll need to associate the nuMaps Lifetime subscription with a specific nuvi device. This cannot be changed later, so be sure you're choosing the nuvi GPS you want linked to the nuMaps Lifetime subscription.

Figure 12: Ready to Download

Click Launch Download Manager to begin downloading the map update.

Figure 13: Download Location

Save the update file somewhere were it will be easy to find, such as the desktop.

Figure 14: Downloading

Map updates can be quite large in size (this one is almost 2 GB), so it can take a while to download even over a high-speed internet connection. Launch the file when it finishes downloading.

Figure 15: Extracting

File extraction takes a few minutes...

Figure 16: Welcome to the Garmin Map Update

Click Next to begin the map update installation process.

Figure 17: Software and Data License Agreement

Click the checkbox to accept the software and license agreement, then click Next.

Figure 18: Installing Map Data Onto Computer...

The map updater begins installing map data onto the computer.

Figure 19: Installing Map Data Onto Your Garmin GPS

The Map Update program begins installing the map update onto the GPS. Depending on which GPS model you're updating, this can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours. Wait for the update to complete.

Figure 20: Map Update Complete

Click Finish to exit the Map Update installer. Your Garmin nuvi's maps and POI database are now up-to-date.