That high-quality seven-inch display is just the right size – not too big, not too small – and makes it easy to see when your turn is coming up without having to squint at the screen. The Drive Smart 76 is far removed from the satnavs of old, both in looks and function. The usual caveats about not blindly following a satnav apply, of course, but in general the satnav guided me perfectly to my final destination without trying to send me down a dead end or a one-way street, or losing signal. You don’t need to touch the device at all, unlike with Alexa.Īs you’d expect from Garmin, the navigation element is excellent. You can also change route, place a call or change volume. You can ask it to find a place, an address, a location near a town, saved place names, your favourites or ask for route information. Garmin has its own system of voice commands, triggered by simply saying “Okay, Garmin”. You don’t need the phone connection, though the satnav does plenty by itself. The speaker isn’t spectacular, but it will fill a gap when necessary.
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Your satnav can also be used to play your music over its Bluetooth connection.
That’s where you enable Alexa, too, which can subsequently be activated through a button on the top of the satnav. Other smart features come through the smartphone connection, which is all done in a couple of taps. That informs the Environmental Zone warnings on the device, allowing you to avoid areas that your vehicle may be excluded from thanks to it emissions rating. It asks you some basic questions, before moving on to more involved data such as your car’s make and model, building a profile of its environmental impact. It takes less than five minutes to get going with it, assuming you are outside and have good satellite signal. The key thing about it, though, is that it is easy to set up. Slim and sleek, the satnav has a large, high-quality, seven-inch touch display that makes it far better than your smartphone for giving you a visual heads-up about your upcoming route. The DriveSmart 76 sits in the middle of the new range. Pair it with your smartphone through the Garmin Drive app and it becomes an extension of your smartphone while keeping you on the right side of the law, offering notifications and hands-free calling.
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The DriveSmart 76 is one of Garmin’s latest range of GPS devices that bring smart features such as voice control, live traffic and driver alerts to warn of potentially hazardous curves, speed changes and more. Is there any safe way to tackle inflation?.
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