Anyone got a Garmin Nuvi 250??? (Charging question)

[Pulse]

A friend of mine has a Garmin Nuvi 250, and when it's plugged in to charge, in the car, it doesn't let you use the functions of it??? It just says 'Charging'.

Any ideas fellow PH'ers?

[Frederick]

try turning it on?

if it's off while charging - it will have dark text on the screen saying "battery charging", if you slide the power key on the top, it should boot up and charge while running.

[109 Bob]

I agree with the above. Press the on button after you've plugged in the charger. I don't use my on button but I think you have to keep it pushed in for a couple of seconds to turn it on.

[Madscanner]

Mine works while charging in the car, but does not when charging via USB.

[fx02]

Unless you use the power lead which came with it then the unit will not power up in your car. The connection on a Tomtom looks identical to that on the Garmin but there must be a few less wires in there because if I try to use my Nuvi with the Tomtom power lead then all it does is show a computer connection icon on the screen and nothing else. The Garmin lead powers a Tomtom fine though.

[pdV6]

If you plug it in (using the OE cable) before starting the car, as soon as the accessory power comes on the unit will automatically switch on for use anyway.