The iCN 520's easy-to-use interface makes navigation second nature.The best feature of the iCN 520 is its user-friendly interface. Simply type in your destination on the touchscreen and let the iCN 520 plan the best route for you to take. All information is displayed on a 3.5-inch landscape LCD with 320 x 240 resolution and support for up to 65,000 colors. During the journey, you'll also receive clear voice instructions to guide you, letting you focus on your driving. The iCN 520's 12-channel GPS receiver is driven by Navman's SmartST 2005 software, which contains highly detailed maps for your region. The maps offer you all possible information including nearby cross streets, emergency service locations, or your preferred points of interest (POIs). SmartST 2005 is packed with other outstanding features, including 3-D map view, zip-code search, back-on-track rerouting (for when you take a wrong turn), area avoidance (so you can dodge the traffic hotspots), and an extensive POI database. The Active POI function allows you to set an alarm to tell you when a particular POI is approaching, and it also allows you to navigate to your closest POI, such as a gas station.SmartST 2005 also provides ongoing journey information, including ETA, distance to go, time to go, and remaining miles/km per hour.

The Navman iCN 520 comes complete with North American maps, including Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Guam, on CD-ROM, so you can easily download your preferred region to a portable SecureDigital (SD) Card (a 256 MB SD card is included). As a convenience, the SmartST 2005 navigation software provides navigation and voice guidance in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, and Swedish. Thanks to an internal rechargeable battery and an easy-to-use windshield mounting unit, you can move the iCN 520 from car to car with ease. You can even use it outside the car as a handheld device to help guide you to your final destination on foot with street-level maps.