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Do my fellow Garmin Zumo XT users/owners see this when their Zumo is in the motorcycle mount?

You will see that screen only if the XT is fully charged when you put it to sleep with external power applied. If it is not fully charged it says "Charging the Battery". Both messages will disappear after a few seconds.

The XT goes to sleep if you only tap the power button, or if you remove external power. Sleep mode turns off the screen but retains your position and route progress. Tap the button again, or re-apply power, to wake up the XT and continue the route.

Fully charged, the XT will draw about 2.44 mA in sleep mode - not a lot but enough to deplete a bike's battery over several weeks. I did not measure sleep mode current when the battery was still charging.

To actually turn off the XT completely, hold the power button until it asks for confirmation to turn off. Routes in progress will need to be restarted.

So, if I understand what you are posting correctly, I will NEVER see this when it is in the motorcycle mount, correct?

From memory, I don’t think that the XT1 will charge when it is turned off and is in a powered motorcycle mount.

I believe that message, and the similar charging message, pop up when the XT is charging from the usb cable and you have pressed the power button to turn it off. The screen goes black and a very dim ‘charging’ message appears. When fully charged, the message that you show appears.

So is a usb cable attached, and if so, is it plugged in to a charging outlet ?

jfheath wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 7:59 am...So is a usb cable attached, and if so, is it plugged in to a charging outlet ?

I noticed this when I use a Garmin GTM 60 HD Digital Traffic Receiver. Although I have not verified this with a meter, it claims to output 5 volts at 2 amps.

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/104181/#features

Jim1348 wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 4:28 am So, if I understand what you are posting correctly, I will NEVER see this when it is in the motorcycle mount, correct?

That's not what I really intended to say, but I've confirmed that the XT does NOT show these messages when put to sleep in a powered motorcycle mount. They only appear when charging through the USB connection.

lkraus wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 3:10 pmThat's not what I really intended to say, but I've confirmed that the XT does NOT show these messages when put to sleep in a powered motorcycle mount. They only appear when charging through the USB connection.

So, now I am wondering if that means the Zumo XT never gets full charged in the powered motorcycle mount or if it does get fully charged, but just doesn't display the message.

Jim1348 wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 3:27 pm So, now I am wondering if that means the Zumo XT never gets full charged in the powered motorcycle mount

If that's your experience you should check the wiring on your bike. My XT gets charged best ON the bike.

Check the battery level in the 'hidden menu'.
- In the map view tap on the speed (Bottom-left)
- Long press the semi circle in top-middle (5-10 secs)
- Developer info
- Power Source (PSRC)
- If the 'Batt Volts' reads 4200mV or more it IS charged.

FrankB wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 3:37 pmIf that's your experience you should check the wiring on your bike. My XT gets charged best ON the bike.

Check the battery level in the 'hidden menu'.
- In the map view tap on the speed (Bottom-left)
- Long press the semi circle in top-middle (5-10 secs)
- Developer info
- Power Source (PSRC)
- If the 'Batt Volts' reads 4200mV or more it IS charged.

Thank you for sharing that. I did check and it shows Batt Volts 4172mV.

I have been using the procedure below and it shows:

Batt Capacity 100

Pressing and holding the battery icon on a Garmin Zumo XT for 15+ seconds opens a hidden diagnostic screen for battery capacity and health, while a quick tap on the status bar icon generally displays current charging status.