Hi - I own a Garmin Nuvi 260w. Is it possible to use the SD card to download a trucker navigation road map and upload this to my Garmin Nuvi 260w? Thanks for your response.

Do you have the map checked (enabled) on the map screen? At the main menu, press the tools icon, then the map icon and then the map info button. You should see the Europe map listed. Make sure it is checked. If it isn't, then the map will be turned off. Once it is enabled you should be able to perform searches for places in Europe

You need to download the map to your compute rather than the SD card. When downloading the default destination is the satnav but you can change it to your computer. When it's installed to your computer you then click the windows START button and in the list of programs you'll find a GARMIN folder with a program called MAPINSTALL. Connect the satnav to your computer with the SD card in. Run MAPINSTALL and select the SD card as the destination.

You can get more details of how to do it at http://www.fixya.com/support/r5628920-update_garmin_satnav_maps
Note maps installed to SD cards do not always work with Garmin Nuvis. To give it every chance of success please follow the instructions at the above link about formatting the SD card.

You can use an SD card for extra storage space. If you want to add a map and it won't fit on the satnav you can first download the map to your computer and then install it to the SD card using garmin's mapinstall program. You can also use an SD card to store mp3 music or photos to play on your satnav.

www.garmin.com. They may have a free map available for your model.

I have uploaded maps to a SD micro card from my Nuvi 250 to my Nuvi 205 but the 205 wont give me the option to select maps from the SD Card.

Can some one please help.

Thanks in advance.

Hi,
Hope this helps!

I wanted to add maps to my 250W. I found the maps I wanted on a Torrent. However, many searches around various forums never revealed how to install these. Found the following through reading and experimentation.

1. Downoaded map image file GMAPSUPP.IMG. Download also gave me "Use code XXX when generating unlock code for maps"
2. Downloaded Garmin Unlock Generator 1.3 by JetMouse
3. Looked on my GPS to find the UnitID
4. Entered the UnitID into Garmin Unlock Generator. Ignore the GM XT device unlock code and the top Generate button.
5. Selected Map Product as Custom and entered the code given for the downloaded image file.
6. Hit the bottom create button to generate a 25 digit code.
7. Download Img2Gps and run
8. Click Load Folder to load the image file. Select the tick next to it.
9. Check the Use Unlock Key option and paste the 25 digit code in.
10. Load a blank SD card into your Garmin
11. Connect the Garmin to your PC using a USB cable. You should see two dirves in windows: one is the Garmin and the other is the "Removable Disk" SD card.
12. Create a folder called "Garmin" on the SD card
13. Select Folder/Card in Img2GPS
14. Click "Copy Maps". Select the folder /Garmin on the SD card. You may need to click copy again.
15. Upload will take a while.
16. You should now see a file GMAPSUPP.IMG on the SD card in the /Garmin directory.
17. Create a new text file called GMAPSUPP.UNL in the same directory (make sure it does not have a hidden .txt extension).
18 copy the 25 digit unlock key into this file.
19. Close the file.
20. Disconnect the Garmin.
21. On Startup it should load your original maps and the new ones.

The SD card slot is there to allow you to expand the memory of your unit so you can play more music files or store more pictures.

It can also be used to add additional map files to your Nuvi. Like if you wanted a map of France, etc.

There is only so much memory on your Nuvi. The SD card slot allows you to expand the memory.

- Jim
SHARCNET-USA

Hi,

on menu touch tools, maps, map info, tick the box, you may need unit I.D. and serial number.

Regards.

I had the same problum , it showd the car but no roads . My maps where on the sd card , dont know how it got there !!!! when i put it back in it worked ok

500Mb internL MEMORY ONLY- LOAD MAPS TO SD CARD TILL 4 gB WORKING