Secret Startup Commands and hidden menus in Garmin devices

**catymag** · 10th June 2010, 02:40 AM

Secret Startup Commands and hidden menus in Garmin devices

There are several undocumented commands available,on Garmin handheld receivers , users call them hidden menus or easter eggs-
Note that many of these features are not documented by Garmin for a reason. They are generally for testing the device and are not intended for end users. The modes are not supported by Garmin and may cause you to lose data in your machines. Try this at your own risk!

I've collected on the internet some examples of these hidden menus (thanks naviboard.de-garniak.pl-naviuser.de and many others) you can test them and check if they'r correct (may be translations are not proper), posting in this thread your discovers. we'll update our list-

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**ddabcd277** · 10th April 2011, 09:30 AM

I remember there was one more diagnostic menu for Oregon. It was on the trip computer page. Hold the icon in the lower right corner of the screen for 10-15sec.

Cheers,

**scubadoo** · 10th April 2011, 09:35 PM

Then tap the lower right corner & again & again & ...
also works on Garmin Dakota GPS.

**albert_e43** · 1st June 2011, 07:46 PM

The Nuvi 12XX instructions work for a Nuvi 1490

**Giomen** · 2nd June 2011, 01:38 AM

No doubt! You can try to make sure. It is absolutly safely as sex

**catymag** · 13th September 2011, 02:58 PM

May be someone can share new models ones , so I can add them ?
Thinking at Montana and at new 2011 Nuvis
thanks

Tom70Tiger · 4th December 2011, 03:18 PM

Is this true for a Nuvi 2460 LMT as well? if yes, how can I do this?

**catymag** · 21st December 2011, 10:28 AM

added an update ,for 2xxx too

**Pungente** · 1st August 2012, 01:45 AM

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Function of "diagnostic log or tracelog (register the trace of your way without consider the map rote)" in the nuvi 2x5, 2x5w, 550, 750, 755, 765T, 1490, 3760,..., and probally in other models.

I found it in the link:
in english (full explanation) This post requires you to click the "LIKE this post" button and hit F5 to read this content.
in portuguese This post requires you to click the "LIKE this post" button and hit F5 to read this content.

I save in .doc attachment the content of the links.

OBS: This function is mainly useful to build or improve accuracy of current maps. But, if you use this function to normal usage, will disable the tracklock; and old software of GPSs may recalculate several times the rote, what may be disturbing for some… Newer versions of the software to my device don’t make this mistake (I don’t know about other models, but guess the same).