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Anonymous Posted on Sep 05, 2017

Having problems with my Garmin nuvi 255w, it won't work for me to touch anything.

The screen comes on, but it won't let me select anything by touching. From the first screen where it comes up with the Agree button and then when I can enter in either the map or address. Didn't know if there was a way to reset or how to get it to work. Have had this problem before but it usually started working after a few mintues this has been days now.

  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2012

    I have held the start button for like 15 sec. get to the screen where you can recalibrate it. You could hit that screen all night long while pressing the dot. That works but it does not stop unless I turn it off??? I have tried pressing the right side of the lower level while turning it on and I am not getting any pop up boxes at all.

  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2012

    It had worked fine for me on saturday afternoon and then went to use it saturday evening and could not get it to work to type anything in.

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  • Posted on Jul 23, 2008

SOURCE: Garmin Nuvi 350 Touch Screen unresponsive

try updating the firmware...
http://www8.garmin.com/products/webupdater/howtoinstall.jsp

I don't think you need a password for that...

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 12, 2009

SOURCE: Touch screen not working on garmin nuvi 670

Has this been solved? Hold power switch to right for about 30 seconds then follow on screen help to recalibrate screens

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 01, 2010

SOURCE: I have a Garmin Nuvi 255W and the screen will not work

it could be your digitizer or it could be locked up...try turning it on, then hold the slide switch to turn it off for about 15 seconds, then power it back on...if that fails, with the unit off, press and hold the lower right corner of the screen and then slide the power switch toward the on position and you should see a screen asking if you want to erase all personal data (note: this will erase al your favorites) let go of screen and select yes and follow on screen instructions...

if none of those solutions work, download the web updater and see if you have the latest updates.

Garmin Web Updater HERE

if all the above fail..i would say you need a digitizer ...there about 20-30 on ebay



let me know if you need further help

bill
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sharcnet

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  • Posted on Mar 28, 2011

SOURCE: touch screen is frozen on Garmin Nuvi 255. Once it

Touchscreen needs replaced. Please see this link. There is too much info to retype here:

http://www.sharc.net/gps_LCD_repair.htm


- Jim

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 29, 2011

SOURCE: my garmin nuvi 255w keeps

There is a hard reset button under the sticker at the bottom of the unit. It is located directly under the check mark on the sticker. Once you get it going fully charge the unit then go to the Garmin website and register and update your 255w. I will attach the link to the Garmin Site. Thanks for using FixYa

https://my.garmin.com/mygarmin/registrationGettingStarted.htm?productType=auto&categoryType=AUTO

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How to calibrae my gps nuvi garmin 255????????????????

For the Garmin 2x5 series GPS

Calibrating the Screen:

1. Turn off the nüvi.
2. Hold the upper-left comer of the screen white turning on the nüvi
3. Release the power key when the Garmin screen appears.
4. Continue to hold the upper-left corner of the touch screen for 30 seconds until a white screen with "Press dot" appears.

Here are links to the manual for both the 255 and the 255W (wide).

I hope helped & good luck! Please rate my reply. Thank you.
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Touch screen doesn't work

Have you tried the screen recalibration; by touching the upper right of the screen for 30 seconds or so while turning on the unit. This usually cures the problem.
Next try; sliding the "Power" key to the left position and hold it for eight to ten seconds to reset the Garmin. I have attached a link to the Garmin manuals for your 255W.
Once you get it going you should update your unit also at the Garmin site. The updates will fix the software glitches.
Thanks for using FixYa



https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/manual.jsp?product=010-00718-20
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My gps Garmin nuvi 255W touch screen is broke, how can i fix it??? is it expensive ???

My GPS Garmin Nuvi 255 touch screen is not responding. How can I fix it?
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How do I change the country on my Garmin nuvi 255W?

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This may be a result of a previous software version on a device or possibly some one changing the settings. If a device does power on with a foreign language that you can not understand it can be corrected by going through the settings to change the text language.
To change the text language:
  1. Touch Wrench icon on the screen with the Magnifying Glass and Map icon
  2. Touch the Gears icon
  3. Touch the down arrow
  4. Touch the second option from the top1
  5. Touch the middle blue box on right
  6. Touch the up arrow until American English appears2
  7. Touch American English
  8. Touch OK
  9. Touch Back
The device should be in selected text language.
Note 1 - In some cases, if there are Custom POIs loaded to the device then it may be the first option at the top.
Note 2 - If American English is not the language needed, please selected the desired language
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My touch screen is not working

Have you tried starting from scratch.Go to Tools then
Settings then Display,make sure the Screen Shot is Enabled,hope this works for you.
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The screen background color

This is night view. Go to page 34 of the manual and select Customize section Set your Nuvi to auto from TOUCH TOOLS SETTINGS
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My Garmin nuvi 255W will not go off of the garmin screen....any suggestions

You can try plugging it into a computer via usb cable and see if that snaps it out of it other wise try doing a hard reset, you will loose all data but its the only option you seem to have. Hold the bottom right corner of the touch screen and power the unit on. wait until you see the confirm delete and select yes.
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