OT-Sorta Garmin 296 Auto Nav Kit

[Terry]

I've used my Garmin 296 in the airplane for several years now and
love it.
In the Automotive Mode, it will show major interstate highways
etc but want
more detail in the major cities. I would like to buy the "Auto
Navigation Kit"
from Garmin that contains the 128mb data card, City Navigator CD
etc and
install it in my Garmin 296 but I am somewhat concerned that it
may cause
problems with the entire unit or in the aviation mode.

It's a great unit and I use it a great deal but if I can get even
more use out of
it in the car I'd like to do so. With my vacation soon, rental
car and strange
cities I think it would be nice to have.

Anybody else done this with their Garmin 296...added the Auto Nav
Kit?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated...

Be Careful out there...Fly Safe, Fly Smart!

Thank You

Terry
N6401F

[Jonathan Goodish]

In article et>,
"Terry" > wrote:
> I've used my Garmin 296 in the airplane for several years now and
> love it.
> In the Automotive Mode, it will show major interstate highways
> etc but want
> more detail in the major cities. I would like to buy the "Auto
> Navigation Kit"
> from Garmin that contains the 128mb data card, City Navigator CD
> etc and
> install it in my Garmin 296 but I am somewhat concerned that it
> may cause
> problems with the entire unit or in the aviation mode.


I have a 396 and the Auto Navigation Kit. It works very well, and does
not interfere with the aviation capabilities. I leave the 128MB data
card in the unit all the time, and it is only used when in automotive
mode.

A small side benefit to the City Select maps is that they will show many
airport surface diagrams if you switch to auto mode and then zoom in.
The taxiway layouts aren't labeled, but at least it will show you where
you're at on the airport surface.


JKG

[John_F]

I have the auto kit with my 296 and I like it. The memory is not big
enough to include more than about one state of detailed maps. The
hiway basemap includes the major roads even without the added memory.
The auto map tends to route you thorough some odd ways sometimes while
you could just stay on the interstate. Make sure you get a late
version of the operating system as the early versions crashed if you
went though 40 MPH to many times. The auto kit includes a bitching
Betty that will tell you where you can go!
John

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:41:33 GMT, "Terry" >
wrote:

>I've used my Garmin 296 in the airplane for several years now and
>love it.
>In the Automotive Mode, it will show major interstate highways
>etc but want
>more detail in the major cities. I would like to buy the "Auto
>Navigation Kit"
>from Garmin that contains the 128mb data card, City Navigator CD
>etc and
>install it in my Garmin 296 but I am somewhat concerned that it
>may cause
>problems with the entire unit or in the aviation mode.
>
>It's a great unit and I use it a great deal but if I can get even
>more use out of
>it in the car I'd like to do so. With my vacation soon, rental
>car and strange
>cities I think it would be nice to have.
>
>Anybody else done this with their Garmin 296...added the Auto Nav
>Kit?
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated...
>
>Be Careful out there...Fly Safe, Fly Smart!
>
>Thank You
>
>Terry
>N6401F
>

[Jonathan Goodish]

In article >,
(John_F) wrote:
> I have the auto kit with my 296 and I like it. The memory is not big
> enough to include more than about one state of detailed maps. The
> hiway basemap includes the major roads even without the added memory.
> The auto map tends to route you thorough some odd ways sometimes while
> you could just stay on the interstate. Make sure you get a late
> version of the operating system as the early versions crashed if you
> went though 40 MPH to many times. The auto kit includes a bitching
> Betty that will tell you where you can go!


You can adjust the routing preference more toward highways or toward
off-highways. If I remember correctly, there is a slider-bar
preference, at least on my 396. I think that it was rather buried in
the preference tabs somewhere, though, so you have to look for it.



JKG

[Kobra[_1_]]

I've used the 296 in auto mode with the auto kit and now have the 396 with
auto kit. It is FANTASTIC in auto mode. I have an auto gps in my car and
the 396 is better than the stand alone car gps. Get the biggest memory card
that you can afford and sell the 128 card on eBay. I think I have the 256mb
and I can get most of the east coast on there. You don't want to have to
load maps everytime you fly someplace away from home.

It is very practical. I fly somewhere remote and pop the 396 off the yoke
and plop it on the dash and have turn-by-turn directions to the hotel,
restaurant or whatever or where ever I am going. Saves time, gas and
frustration.

The auto kit has never interfered with the aviation mode, so don't worry
there. Look on eBay. There's always a deal there.

Kobra


"Terry" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> I've used my Garmin 296 in the airplane for several years now and love it.
> In the Automotive Mode, it will show major interstate highways etc but
> want
> more detail in the major cities. I would like to buy the "Auto Navigation
> Kit"
> from Garmin that contains the 128mb data card, City Navigator CD etc and
> install it in my Garmin 296 but I am somewhat concerned that it may cause
> problems with the entire unit or in the aviation mode.
>
> It's a great unit and I use it a great deal but if I can get even more use
> out of
> it in the car I'd like to do so. With my vacation soon, rental car and
> strange
> cities I think it would be nice to have.
>
> Anybody else done this with their Garmin 296...added the Auto Nav Kit?
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated...
>
> Be Careful out there...Fly Safe, Fly Smart!
>
> Thank You
>
> Terry
> N6401F
>