+ Registration, latest firmware and map updates work with Garmin
+ Readability of the display is ok, but 3D function and color, I find, for example, better at Navigon.
+ Routing pretty accurate, but it is also better, eg "Now turn," said in other devices on the roundabout, this says a just previously, which number exit should be taken ... which can already my old Nokia Navigator mobile phone as well ,
- On a trip to Italy, already on the first day of use of the device is frozen me dozens of times on the motorways and could only be restarted by reset. Freezing happening partly in extremely adverse situations, such as the strikes at motorway exits with subsequent lane changes and to a, it always takes some time, so I've procedure several times and unnecessary paid links (back) was piloted. On country roads the device worked again longer, sometimes even for hours, and then re-freeze several times after some time, even in quick succession, you then do not know how further drives past exits and into wrong roads and angry black. This is an absolute knock-out criterion for me. I then looked at Garmin in the forums, except for resetting (hold-off button or by pressing the screen bottom right, hold and then press the on-off button) I could not see any further proposals in this regard. The freezing was carried out even at current drawn connection and after resetting and for the latest firmware!
- Inaccurate linguistic guidance: For example, sometimes long before "Turn left" said ... but you only moves to a left turn over before you are to turn at the next left. If there is not looked closely at the display, you turn wrong.
- The voice quality is not satisfactory for me, partly the sets are particularly choppy in the end. The accent of the man's voice should probably be a joke? Courtesy ("Please ...") Garmin is also strange how my old Navigon.
- Zero tolerance for speeding, so that one is unfortunately often a traffic incident in flowing traffic or have to endure the annoying beeper.
- Split screen function brings in my opinion, no real advantage, displayed signs often do not match the real agreement and when approaching the crossing, the size of the preview image remains the same.
- Repeatedly held the tunnel can be seen in tunnels the message "No GPS Signal" and to continue navigating.
- Before I "traveled Unpaved Roads" the disabled, took me several attempts to steer the unit here on private roads. The map is wrong.
Update May 2012
- Who the unit (or general Nüvis with LMT license) acquires hand should know that it is linked to the initial update fix a Garmin account if you do not access code gets from the previous owner (for example, the previous owner of my device has claimed He has absolutely no account and the part updated only once on the Lifetime Updater ..), one can not make map updates ... one learns that only after you have downloaded the complete map material and will install the Garmin service proved Although the communication front, but beratungsresistent and in my case is not helpful. Although I was able to prove the purchase and the owner has the Service also contacted, Garmin was not ready to transfer the existing for the device account on me, for privacy, of course ...
- Turns the 2495 automatically, eg if you park the car, it has often after problems a) to find the satellite, and b) the route to continue at all ... The only solution here on-off. But I have found that this does not happen, if the device is simply switched off manually when parked, before it switches itself off.
- No speed cameras are registered on my device for Germany, the file is missing. I've wondered why louder nonexistent, or already dismounted Blitzer were displayed in Italy and never carried a warning for Germany .... legal reasons?
- The above-mentioned shortcomings in the voice guidance are an embarrassment for Garmin, as one with the device so you can not go to instruction relaxed and constantly has to look at the display ... all the worse because Garmin has indeed taken Navigon and linguistic guidance of my old Navigon 3110 is much more precise and more enjoyable.
- Garmin would have to navigate to a destination without giving streets / house numbers can facilitate something, this is something deep in the menus hidden (POI cities Search).
