Map
| License term in years |
Lifetime year(s) |
| Lifetime map updates |
Y |
| Maps included |
Y |
GPS type
| Bicycle |
N |
| Camper/Caravan |
N |
| Golf |
N |
| Truck |
N |
| Auto |
Y |
| Outdoor (hiking, trekking) |
N |
| Geocaching (GPS stash hunt) |
N |
| Marine (chartplotters, sounders) |
N |
| Sport (fitness, running) |
N |
| Aviation |
N |
Technical details
| Tracklog |
Y |
| Interface type |
Touch Screen |
| Waypoints |
Y |
Navigation
| Lane guidance |
Y |
| 3D landmarks |
N |
| Speed limits |
Y |
| Traffic Message Channel (TMC) |
N |
Design
| Form factor |
Handheld/Fixed |
Additionally
| Announces street names |
Y |
| Number of Waypoints |
1000 |
12.7 cm (5 ") TFT, 480 x 272, Bluetooth, microSD, Western Europe
<b>Advanced GPS Sat Nav</b>
- 5.0-inch pinch-to-zoom, dual-orientation display
- Detailed regional maps of Europe with free lifetime¹ map updates
- Garmin Real Directions™ guide like a friend using landmarks and traffic lights
- Find new and popular restaurants, shops and more with Foursquare®
- Bluetooth® technology for hands-free calling²
<b>Bright Display</b>
nüvi 2559LM has a bright 5.0-inch display with pinch-to-zoom capability, so you can quickly get a closer look at any onscreen information. Dual-orientation allows you to use nüvi 2559LM either horizontally or vertically.
<b>Detailed Maps with Free Updates</b>
nüvi 2559LM arrives loaded with detailed regional maps of Europe. With free lifetime¹ map updates, your routes are sure to reflect the most up-to-date maps, points of interest (POI) and navigation information available. New maps are available for download for the useful life of your GPS device, with no fees.
<b>Foursquare Adds a lot of New POIs</b>
With so much data, nüvi 2559LM makes it easy to find addresses and a lot of POI – that is, businesses, stores, restaurants or other destinations. Our POI database also includes accurate, relevant information sourced from Foursquare. Now, when you search, the most relevant Foursquare result appears at the top of the list. It’s an easy way to discover new and popular restaurants, shops and more.
When you use the Smartphone Link app with your nüvi 2559LM, you can also check-in on Foursquare and access more detailed information about the POI, including ratings, price range and hours of service.
<b>Garmin Real Directions™</b>
Drive with confidence, even when you’re out of mobile phone range.
nüvi 2559LM redefines “spoken turn-by-turn directions” with Garmin Real Directions, easy-to-understand driving directions that guide like a friend, using recognizable landmarks, buildings and traffic lights. No more stress from trying to read street names. Instead, hear clearly spoken guidance, like “Turn left after the petrol station.”
<b>Find Exactly Where You Need to Go</b>
The Direct Access feature simplifies navigating to select complex destinations, like airports and shopping malls, by finding a place within a larger location. Anthropologie is inside, on the upper level.
<b>Easily Navigate Complex Interchanges</b>
Active Lane Guidance with voice prompts prepares you to drive through an exit or interchange with confidence. As you approach, an animated model uses brightly colored arrows to indicate the proper lane needed for your route; a friendly voice offers additional help. Bird’s Eye junction view offers a detailed view of interchanges, looking down as if from overhead. photoReal Junction View realistically displays junctions and interchanges along your route, including the surrounding landscape. Brightly colored arrows indicate the proper lane to drive. nüvi 2559LM also depicts real road signs as they appear along your route.
<b>Bluetooth® Compatible</b>
Sync a Bluetooth-enabled device², such as your smartphone, to nüvi 2559LM for hands-free calling through its integrated microphone and speaker. Stow your phone in your pocket, purse or console and still make and take calls.
<b>Smartphone Link Compatible</b>
Smartphone Link is a free mobile app that connects your nüvi 2559LM with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone. When paired, your nüvi can use your phone’s existing data plan³ to share information – such as where you parked, POIs and your destination. With the Smartphone Link app, you can conveniently send locations and addresses from your phone straight to your nüvi.
Smartphone Link also gives you access to Garmin Live Services4, useful real-time information such as weather. Smartphone Link works with iPhone 4S or later and some Android devices.
<b>More Information At a Glance</b>
nüvi 2559LM keeps your driving map onscreen at all times and additional information appears alongside. For details, simply touch the screen. As you drive your route, Up Ahead constantly informs you of nearby services, including food, fuel and ATMs.
nüvi 2559LM displays speed limit, current speed and estimated time of arrival. With a quick glance, you can read the name of your current street. nüvi 2559LM also provides school zone alerts.
