Simple, safe and affordable with Bluetooth® hands-free phone calling, 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 helps 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 points of interest (POIs) and street maps for India, 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 nüvi 215. Simply dial numbers using nüvi’s touchscreen keypad and answer calls in a tap of the screen. Enjoy convenient one-touch dialing for contacts and points of interest and drive safely and legally.

Simplicity and safety

nüvi 215 comes with street maps for India. 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 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 your nüvi 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.

Customise

Personalise 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 maps for different regions and countries.

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:	9.7 x 7.1 x 2 cm (3.8"W x 2.8"H x .8"D)
Display size, WxH:	7.2 x 5.4 cm (2.8"W x 2.1"H); 8.9cm (3.5") diag
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
Headphone jack/audio line-out:	no
High-sensitivity receiver:	yes
Waterproof:	no

Maps & Memory
Basemap:	yes
Preloaded street maps:	yes (regional)
Ability to add maps:	yes
Built-in memory:	internal solid state (1G)
Accepts data cards:	microSD™ card (not included)
Waypoints/favorites/locations:	1000
Routes:	100

Features & Benefits
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
Voice-activated navigation (operate device with spoken commands):	no
Lane assist (guides you to the proper lane for navigation):	no
trafficTrends™ (calculates routes based on predicted traffic flow):	no
myTrends™ (predicts routes based on user's navigation behavior):	no
3-D building view (displays buildings in 3-D):	no
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
Bluetooth® wireless technology:	yes
Garmin nüLink! Services: (receive accurate real-time travel information):	no
FM traffic compatible:	no
MSN® Direct compatible:	no
XM® compatible for U.S:	no
Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads in the U.S. and Europe):	no
Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection):	yes
Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount):	no
ecoRoute™ (calculates a more fuel-efficient route) :	no
Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout):	no
Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest):	yes
Garmin Garage™ vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device):	yes
Garmin Garage™ voices compatible (download custom voices to your device):	yes
Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos):	yes
World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator:	yes
Picture viewer:	yes
MP3 player:	no
Audio book player:	no
FM transmitter:	no
Headphone jack/audio line-out:	no
Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature):	yes
Touchscreen:	yes
Dead reckoning:	no
Motorcycle-friendly:	no
Trucking-friendly:	no
Geocaching-friendly:	no
Marine-friendly:	no
Additional:	This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® XP or newer and Mac® OS X 10.4