Garmin Nuvi 2495LMT - disabling the recalculation feature

**rubenaires** · 2nd February 2021, 03:34 PM

Hello all,

is there a way so i can disable the recalculation feature, so i'm able to follow one imported route without recalculating?
I use it on my motorcycle, and it will be nice to have.

or if it is possible to transform a Nuvi 2495 into a Zumo.

thanks in advance

**asprin624** · 2nd February 2021, 06:28 PM

I think this would be the best way to not get recalculation.

Creating a Route

Creating a route in BaseCamp is fast and simple. If your starting point and destination are visible on the current map view, right-click them and choose "Create Waypoint" from the popup menu. Otherwise, use the program's search feature, and right-click locations in the search results. Drop down the "New" menu and click "Route." A dialog box pops up, prompting you to drag the start point and destination into the correct onscreen fields. BaseCamp creates and names the route. You can edit the route to change its name, if you wish.

Or do it in MapSource is just as easy.

That way you are now driving on the route you want to take.

Spoiler: video on how to do it.....

Spoiler: OR here:

There are many videos on how to do it.

NO WAY:
transform a Nuvi 2495 into a Zumo.

Plus no need to start a new thread you have one started already.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

**rubenaires** · 2nd February 2021, 06:48 PM

Thanks for your answer asprin624

the thing is that i know how to create a route on BaseCamp/MapSource, and also how to import to the device. The problem is that even with the route, Garmin recalculates if i went out of the route.

**asprin624** · 2nd February 2021, 06:58 PM

@rubenaires,

You make a route but do not stay on it.....

Why???

So what is wrong with the Gamin telling you it is recalculates the route you are not staying on. That is what it is made to do, recalculate.......

**rubenaires** · 2nd February 2021, 07:02 PM

Sometimes it is easy to mistake the route, and if do a specific route to follow, and by some reason you do a mistake, it recalculates with a completely different route! is not that he calculates to the nearest point of your specific route.

that is the reason.

**asprin624** · 3rd February 2021, 10:10 AM

So let me get this straight even if you could turn off recalculate which you can not.

Your telling me that if you take a road to soon or to late you are going to keep driving on it away from your route because it does recalculate which it will.
That makes no sense at all.

Is it not easier to see you made a wrong turn and drive back to your route you planned to take.

Or do you just keep driving down the wrong road anyway.....?????

You would know right away you made a wrong turn if you look on your screen or does it take you longer to understand that after you hear recalculating you made a mistake????

I have been using GPS's for a very long time and they have always done the correct thing.
If I make a mistake and take the wrong exit I just double back or stay on the new route and it does get me to my destination anyway or it tells me to make a u turn when possible.

But all and all what good is not recalculating when you make a mistake?? It tells you 2 things stay on this route or turn around and pick up you route you wanted to take before you make the mistake....

**rubenaires** · 3rd February 2021, 02:04 PM

Well, let me explain to you then.

as i mentioned in the first post I use it on my motorcycle! Garmin Zumo has the feature to disable recalculating! and you ask why? exactly because in motorcycles we don't only want to reach from point A to point B on the most easy/fast/short way. We want to go sometimes for a specific route (for example with lots of twisties) and for that you can create your own route on BaseCamp. this created route is created to be followed! the problem is that if we for some reason mistaken the correct designed route (wich is really easy in my country) The GPS recalculates the route for a completely diferent one and stop following the specific created route.

well. hope now it is clear the issue, that i believe that is not nonsense! (or else zumo didn't had this feature)
i only wnat to know if i can have it also on my Nuvi, or reinstall a firmware of Zumo (and yes, it is possible to pass from Nuvi to Zumo firmware. it is here on the forum, but is not for my model 2495, and i'm asking for help to know if it can also be done to mine)

thanks

**asprin624** · 3rd February 2021, 04:30 PM

our thread is about:

Garmin Nuvi 2495LMT - disabling the recalculation feature

I quote you:

"is there a way so i can disable the recalculation feature, so i'm able to follow one imported route without recalculating?
I use it on my motorcycle, and it will be nice to have."

Not about a Zumo......

Have a nice day.......

**rubenaires** · 3rd February 2021, 06:56 PM

You are correct asprin624!

the thread is about to ask if anyone can help to identify if it is possible to disable the recalculating feature on my Garmin Nuvi 2495LMT (which i use in my motorcycle) as it happen on Garmin Zumo devices.

still hope someone can help.

kind regards!

**Butters** · 4th February 2021, 01:55 AM

@rubenaires
I absolutely get why you want to do this however it's not something that ppl who haven't ridden for sheer pleasure on a winding mountainous road would easily grasp.

The problems:
1. Your HWID 1371 nuvi 2495 doesn't have the ability to do what you want because as you know it's specifically an automotive device and not particularly suited for motorbike use. The feature you're looking for simply isn't coded into it's firmware and cannot be easily added either without access to the source code of Garmin's proprietary software (which nobody outside G has afaik).
2. To physically convert one Garmin device to some other type, the two devices need to be running firmwares which contain common PCB P/Ns. If there isn't a match of PCB then conversion is impossible, because without that match flashing the incompatible fw will simply brick the device receiving it.

Your 2495 has the possibility of any of these: 105-01925-00, 105-01925-02, 105-01926-00, 105-01926-02, 105-01926-10, 105-01916-00, 105-02067-00. So if you can find a zumo fw containing a PCB P/N matching that of your specific 2595 then a conversion might work, but could still fail. Matching the PCB is only the start. You can read about some known conversions here: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

Matching HWIDs do usually guarantee a conversion, however afaik there are no zumo devices with HWID 1371. I can help you with the actual conversion steps if you can find a suitable donor firmware with the right PCB but i don't have the time to search for it myself at present. Perhaps someone else has already looked and will post with that information.