Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations mayresult in injury or property damage.The GPSMAP 276C is designed to provide you with route suggestions. Itdoes not reflect road closures or road conditions, traffic congestion, weatherconditions, or other factors that may affect safety or timing while driving.Use the GPSMAP 276C only as a navigational aid. Do not attempt to usethe GPSMAP 276C for any purpose requiring precise measurement ofdirection, distance, location, or topography.The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the United Statesgovernment, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance.The government’s system is subject to changes which could affect theaccuracy and performance of all GPS equipment, including the GPSMAP276C. Although the GPSMAP 276C is a precision navigation device, anynavigation device can be misused or misinterpreted and, therefore, becomeunsafe.Map Data Information: One of the goals of Garmin is to provide customers with the most complete and accurate cartography that is available to us at a reasonablecost. We use a combination of governmental and private data sources, which we identify in product literature and copyright messages displayed to the consumer.Virtually all data sources contain inaccurate or incomplete data to some extent. This is particularly true outside the United States, where complete and accuratedigital data is either not available or prohibitively expensive.Cautionvi GPSMAP 276C Owner’s ManualINTRODUCTION > C AUTION