Simple, safe and affordable with Bluetooth^® hands-free phone calling and optional smart traffic avoidance, the nüvi 215 is your personal travel assistant for life on the go. This simple, safety-minded regional navigator leads the way with turn-by-turn directions and a unique, advanced safety camera warning system to help you find the best route and stay safe on the road. Give the drive your Full attention with hands-free phone calls through the integrated speaker and microphone. Packed with a million of points of interest (POIs) and regional Maps, the 215 is compact, versatile and easy to use.

Make hands-free phone calls
Keep your eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel with nüvi 215’s integrated Bluetooth^® wireless technology, microphone and speaker. Just pair with your compatible mobile phone and talk hands-free through the nüvi 215. Simply dial numbers using nüvi’s touchscreen keypad and answer calls in a tap of the screen. Enjoy convenient one-touch dialling for contacts and points of interest and drive safely and legally.

Simplicity and safety
nüvi 215 comes preloaded with regional Mapping. Simply touch the colour screen, key in your destination and nüvi takes you there with turn-by-turn spoken directions and smooth moving Maps. Digital elevation detail shows shaded contours for a better understanding of your surrounding terrain. In addition, nüvi 215 accepts custom points of interest such as named businesses and traffic blackspots, with proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs as you approach. With HotFix^™satellite prediction technology, Garmin calculates your position faster to get you there quicker. 

’Where Am I?’ gives you details about your position on demand. Simply tap the car icon for your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, nearest address, contact details for your appropriate vehicle recovery service and directions to nearby hospitals, police and petrol stations.

nüvi 215 contains Garmin’s unique, advanced driver safety system with daily updates. Travel with the confidence you are driving safely, responsibly and legally and don’t be fooled by false alerts. The system uses a patented ‘corridor’ technique of camera validation so you only get alerts relevant to cameras on your route. nüvi also displays speed limits for greater awareness.
nüvi 215 also comes with Garmin Lock™, our inventive anti-theft protection system that uses GPS technology to safeguard the sat-nav by locking to a secure location of your choice. Just return to the location to unlock.

Enhanced navigation
Redefine your sightseeing with photo navigation and get there in a snap! To plan trips to landmarks and attractions simply and easily before you set off, choose and save location-tagged photographs from Google Panoramio on nüvi 215 in a wish-list of places to visit. Then, at your leisure, select a photo destination for turn-by-turn directions straight to the scene. 

Other built-in travel tools include a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, a currency and measurement converter, calculator and more. 

Optional smart traffic avoidance
nüvi 215 is compatible with Garmin’s smart traffic avoidance. This optional accessory helps you stay aware of jams, accidents and roadworks on your route, with dependable delay information. Garmin’s distinctive, streaming traffic service uses Live traffic data from cameras located every two miles along every major route to help you avoid the tailbacks.
Traffic information is always a toggle away. Just flick between your main navigation screen and congestion information while Garmin’s expert navigation works with the traffic alerts to report on the tailbacks while suggesting a better route around the delay.

Customise
Personalise your nuvi 215 with your choice of background photograph and select a new vehicle icon from the Garmin Garage. With a wide range of wheels including off-road vehicles, motorbikes and classic cars, you can tailor your Garmin to suit your style.
Enhance your travel experience with a range of plug-in microSD cards such as the Garmin Travel and Language Guides and bring your journeys to life with trusted guides from content partners like RoadTour and The Good Pub Guide 2008. 

Portable bigger picture

nüvi 215 has a sleek, slim design to fit comfortably in your pocket or bag. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot with up to 4 hours’ usage between charges. 

View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant colour. The sunlight-readable 3.5-inch display is easy to view - from any direction.
nüvi 215: Simple, safe and affordable navigation with Bluetooth^® hands-free phone calling.

Physical & Performance:
Unit dimensions, WxHxD:	3.8"W x 2.8"H x .8"D (9.7 x 7.1 x 2 cm)
Display size, WxH:	2.8"W x 2.1"H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3.5" diag (8.9 cm)
Display resolution, WxH:	320 x 240 pixels
Display type:	QVGA colour antiglare TFT with white backlight
Weight:	147.42 g (5.2 ounces)
Battery:	rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery life:	up to 4 hours
Waterproof:	no
High-sensitivity receiver:	yes
RoHS version available:	yes

Maps & Memory:
Basemap:	yes
Preloaded Maps:	yes (regional)
Ability to add Maps:	yes
Built-in memory:	internal solid state
Accepts data cards:	microSD™ card (not included)
Waypoints/favourites/locations:	1000
Routes:	0

Features:
Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."):	yes (internal speaker)
Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.") :	no
Speech recognition (navigate with voice commands):	no
3-D map view:	yes
Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route):	no
Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation):	yes
Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road):	yes
Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.):	yes
Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest):	yes
Hands-free calling with Bluetooth® wireless technology:	yes
FM traffic compatible:	yes
XM® Navtraffic (includes basic weather) & Radio for U.S. compatible:	no
MSN® Direct for U.S. compatible:	yes
Multimode (switches modes to drive, hike, bike or boat):	no
Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection):	yes
Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount):	no
Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos):	yes
MP3 player:	no
Audio book player:	no
Picture viewer:	yes
Garmin Garage™ (select car-shaped icons for map navigation):	yes
World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator:	yes
Touchscreen:	yes
Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout):	no
Remote control:	no
FM transmitter:	no
Headphone jack/audio line-out:	no
Dead reckoning:	no
Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature):	yes
Motorcycle-friendly:	no
Geocaching-friendly:	no
Additional:	This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® 2000 or later and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later.

What's in the Box: 

o                    nüvi 215
o                    Preloaded City Navigator^® NT data (regional)
o                    Vehicle suction cup mount 
o                    Vehicle power cable 
o                    Dashboard disc 
o                    Quick start manual