A Quick Guide To Installing Free Garmin Map Updates On Your Device

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The latest map updates are available for downloading on your Garmin device. You can download the free Garmin GPS updates after reading the guide from this post.

If you own Garmin Nuvi or Zumo device and searching for ‘Garmin Nuvi update free’, then we will let you know the steps to download and update the latest version of the map on it.

Free Garmin GPS updates

Garmin offers its customer free map updates on every device. You can download the Nuvi map updates for free through the Garmin.com/map updates link within 90 days from the day of registration.
You can also check the update notification on the device screen while driving a car with a device.

To download the free map updates, you need to go through the below-mentioned steps:

1. Connect the GPS device to the computer after registering the device online.
2. Go to the Garmin page and click on the ‘Update section’. Go to ‘NuMaps’.
3. Enter the serial number of your Nuvi device. If you are using any other model which is not listed in the list, then enter Free Garmin map updates north America. Go to ‘MyGarmin’ account and enter the login details.
4. After login, connect the Nuvi to the computer using a USB cable.
5. Go to the ‘Home’ tab and click on ‘List of registered GPS product’.
6. Click ‘Order now’
7. Tap ‘Free map updates’.
8. You will be asked to select the device where you want to download the updates.
9. The updates will now start downloading on your PC. You will have to wait for a while till the downloading gets completed. Tap to open the downloaded content.

Process of installing Garmin free map updates

Once the map updates are downloaded successfully, you will have to run these maps and install the same on your device. Run the program by clicking on ‘.exe’ file from the list. Follow the below-mentioned steps to install the maps on your Nuvi device.
• Connect the Nuvi GPS to the PC again via USB cable.
• Run the updated app by clicking on the file.
• Select the Nuvi GPS for which you want to perform updates.
• Read and accept all the terms and conditions.
• You need to enter the product key from the device.
• Make sure that there is enough space in your GPS device. If there is no space available, then delete the existing file or contact experts to get that done.
• The remaining process can be easily carried out by implementing the steps mentioned in the order on the screen. You will find that uploading processing soon gets completed.

After updating the free map updates, you can now drive safely without worrying about losing the route for your location. We want to mention here that free Garmin map updates are only available for the first 3 months from the date of purchase. If you are performing updates after this stipulated period, then you will have to purchase the maps.