nüvi 705 Series Owner’s Manual 35
Using the Tools
ecoRoute
™
The ecoRoute feature calculates your
vehicle’s fuel economy, carbon footprint,
and the fuel price of navigating to
a destination and offers tools for
improving fuel efciency.
The data provided by the ecoRoute
feature are estimates only; They are
not actually read from your vehicle. To
receive more accurate fuel reports for
your specic vehicle and driving habits,
calibrate the fuel economy.
Touch Tools > ecoRoute. The rst time
you access the ecoRoute features you
will be asked to enter fuel and mileage
information about your vehicle.
View the Fuel Report
If you have entered your vehicle prole
and the current fuel price, your nüvi
calculates your vehicle’s average fuel
economy and carbon footprint, and the
cost of fuel consumed.
To view the fuel report, touch Tools
> ecoRoute > Fuel Report. The fuel
consumption data is based on estimates
for speed and acceleration for an average
vehicle.
TIP: To ensure fuel data is always
recorded, keep your nüvi turned on
while driving.
Touch Reset to reset the data.
Calibrate the Fuel Economy
Calibrate the fuel economy to receive
more accurate fuel reports for your
specic vehicle and driving habits.
Calibrate when you ll up your fuel tank.
1. Note the number of miles you have
driven since the last time you lled up
your tank.
2. Note the number of gallons it took to
ll up your fuel tank.
3. Divide the miles from step 1 by the
gallons from step 2.
4. Touch Calibrate, and enter the miles
per gallon determined in step 3.
