World Wide Compatibility I am from South Africa, but looking to purchase a Garmin in USA.

1.) Will the Garmin Nuvi 2597lmt only be preloaded with USA maps?

2.) Is the whole of USA included or only some States?

3.) Is there a cost to load South African maps?

4.) How do you load South Africa maps?

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World Wide Compatibility I am from South Africa, but looking to purchase a Garmin in USA.

1.) Will the Garmin Nuvi 2597lmt only be preloaded with USA maps?

2.) Is the whole of USA included or only some States?

3.) Is there a cost to load South African maps?

4.) How do you load South Africa maps?

GarminProductExpert · Accepted Answer

The device comes preloaded with North America only, in full. You can purchase maps for South Africa on a card, or download them to a blank microSD card of your own from:

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/maps/on-the-road-maps/city-navigator-nt/city-navigator-southern-africa-nt/prod15535.html

Karl89 · Answer

1 us maps only
2 all us
3 yes
4 create an account and download via USB cable

jazzman1 · Answer

I have this GPS myself and think it a good product.
1. This model only comes with US maps installed.
2. All of the US and states are covered.
3. Yes, you have to pay extra for South African and other maps.
4. You have to contact Garmin to buy South African maps or you can find them in some stores. You may be able to order them here at Best Buy. You can also find them online. The instructions how to load the maps come with your purchase. Most times the maps come pre-loaded on an SD card, and you put the card in the external SD card slot in your GPS.

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