Garmin BMW RideFinder GPS Specifications

The BMW RideFinder GPS is the best in

satellite navigation, custom-designed for

your bike. And it’s portable, so you can

use it in your vehicle as well. The color-

ful electronic map displays your location

along with cities, streets, dealerships and

more

more. Download maps from the

MapSource

™

City Navigator CD-ROM

(included) for more detail, address

lookup and “find” features. Select a

destination and BMW RideFinder GPS

will calculate a route and display street

names and turns while voice prompts

tell you when to turn. BMW RideFinder

GPS. Leave the navigating to us.

BMW RideFinder GPS

Portable GPS with turn-by-turn and voice prompts

BMW RideFinder GPS

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BMW RideFinder specifications

Specifications are preliminary and subject to change
without notice.

**Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 2DRMS

under the U.S. Department of Defense imposed
Selective Availability Program.

**Must have downloaded MapSource data to “find”

points of interest and addresses.

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Moving map features

Basemap: Built-in routable basemap (North America

and South America) contains state and country
boundaries, lakes, rivers, streams, airports,
cities, towns, coastlines, state and interstate
highways, local thoroughfares and secondary
roads within metro areas, BMW USA
Motorcycle dealerships, interstate highway
exit information for services such as
food, lodging and truck, RV and automotive
service stations

CD-ROM: Accepts downloadable map detail from

GARMIN PC-based MapSource™CD-ROMs
which provide street-level detail, addresses,
listings of nearest restaurants, hotels, ATMs
and more. Note: Requires GARMIN data card
(included with purchase)

Map scale: Screen-width scale 900 feet to 6,100 miles

Navigation features

Routes: Automatically calculated with turn-by-turn

instructions. Up to 50 stored. Using built-in
basemap, routes include interstates, highways
and major thoroughfares. With detailed
data from CD-ROM, routes include residential
street-level detail within metropolitan areas.

Voice: Navigation instructions and warnings

Waypoints: 500 with name and graphic symbol

Track log: 2000 track log points

Trip computer: Resettable odometer, timers,

average and maximum speeds

GPS performance

Receiver: Differential-ready 12 parallel channel

GPS receiver continuously tracks and uses
up to 12 satellites to compute and update
your position

Acquisition times:

Warm: Approximately 15 seconds
Cold: Approximately 45 seconds
AutoLocate

™

: Approximately 2 minutes

Update rate: 1/second, continuous

GPS Accuracy:

Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical*
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state

DGPS Accuracy:

Position: 3-5 meters, 95% typical*
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state

Dynamics: 6g’s

Interfaces: RS232 with NMEA 0183

Antenna:

Detachable with standard BNC-type connector

Physical

Size: 3.2"H x 6.8"W x 2.6"D (8.0 x 17.3 x 6.5 cm)

Weight: 1.4 pounds (635 g)

Display: 3.4"W x 1.8"H (8.6 x 4.5 cm)

(305 x 160 pixels), high-contrast,
16-color LCD with backlighting

Case: Rugged; fully gasketed

Temp. range: 5

°

F to 158°F (–15°C to 70°C)

Data storage: Indefinite; no memory battery required

Map storage: Data cards store detailed map data

Power

Source: Hard-wired for power from motorcycle;

6 AA batteries or 12-volt adapter cable
for in-car use

Battery life: 2– 20 hours based on backlight setting

Accessories

Standard: Motorcycle installation kit

MapSource

™

City Navigator CD-ROM
MapSource Routable MetroGuide CD-ROM
64 MB data card
USB data card programmer
Mount Cradle
PC interface cable
One United States or Canadian DCA

(Detailed Coverage Area—customer selects

(one of 10 DCAs, each of which includes
(multiple metropolitan areas.)

Remote antenna (GA 26C)
Owner’s manual
Quick reference card

Optional: Bean bag mount

BMW carrying case
8, 16, 32, 64, 128 MB data cards
Power/data cable
Access to other DCAs

Use the “find”

feature to select

an attraction or

point of interest.**

See your

destination

on the map.

Get turn-by-turn

directions and

voice prompts

to guide you to

your destination.

Screen shown with MapSource™City Navigator data

Screen shown with MapSource

™

City Navigator data

Screen shown with MapSource

™

City Navigator data