Garmin DriveSmart 50LMT Owners Manual - Page 9

TIP: To create complex routes with multiple destinations or scheduled stops, you can use the trip planner to plan, schedule, and save a trip (Planning a Trip, page 5). 1 From the map, select > Where To?. 2 Search for a location (Finding and Saving Locations, page 7). 3 Select a location. 4 Select Go!. 5 Select an option: • To add the location as the next destination in your route, select Add As Next Stop. • To add the location to the end of your route, select Add As Last Stop. • To add the location and edit the order of destinations in your route, select Add to Active Route. The device re-calculates the route to include the added location and guides you to the destinations in order. Shaping Your Route Before you can shape your route, you must start a route (Starting a Route, page 4). You can manually shape your route to change its course. This allows you to direct the route to use a certain road or go through a certain area without adding a destination to the route. 1 Touch anywhere on the map. 2 Select . The device enters route shaping mode. 3 Select a location on the map. TIP: You can select to zoom in on the map and select a more precise location. The device recalculates the route to travel through the selected location. 4 If necessary, select an option: • To add more shaping points to the route, select additional locations on the map. • To remove a shaping point, select . 5 When you are finished shaping the route, select Go!. Taking a Detour You can take a detour for a specified distance along your route or detour around specific roads. This is useful if you encounter construction zones, closed roads, or poor road conditions. 1 From the map, select > Change Route. TIP: If the Change Route tool is not in the map tools menu, you can add it (Enabling Map Tools, page 10). 2 Select an option: • To detour your route for a specific distance, select Detour by Distance. • To detour around a specific road on the route, select Detour by Road. Stopping the Route From the map, select > Stop. Changing the Route Calculation Mode 1 Select Settings > Navigation > Calculation Mode. 2 Select an option: • Select Faster Time to calculate routes that are faster to drive but can be longer in distance. • Select Off Road to calculate point-to-point routes (without roads). • Select Shorter Distance to calculate routes that are shorter in distance but can take more time to drive. Trip Planner You can use the trip planner to create and save a trip, which you can navigate later. This can be useful for planning a delivery route, a vacation, or a road trip. You can edit a saved trip to further customize it, including reordering locations, optimizing the order of stops, adding scheduling information, and adding shaping points. You can also use the trip planner to edit and save your active route. Planning a Trip A trip can include many destinations, and it must include at least a starting location and one destination. The starting location is the location from which you plan to start your trip. If you start navigating the trip from a different location, the device gives you the option to route to your starting location first. For a round trip, the starting location and final destination can be the same. 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > > Create Trip. 2 Select Select Start Location. 3 Choose a location for your starting point, and select Select. 4 Select Select Destination. 5 Choose a location for a destination, and select Select. 6 Select Add Location to add more locations (optional). 7 After you have added all the necessary locations, select Next > Save. 8 Enter a name, and select Done. Navigating to a Saved Trip 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner. 2 Select a saved trip. 3 Select Go!. 4 Select the first location to navigate to, and select Start. The device calculates a route from your current location to the selected location and then guides you to the remaining trip destinations in order. Optimizing the Order of Destinations in a Trip The device can automatically optimize the order of destinations in your trip to create a shorter, more efficient route. The starting location and final destination are not changed when you optimize the order. While editing a trip, select > Optimize Order. Editing and Reordering Locations in a Trip 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner. 2 Select a saved trip. 3 Select a location. 4 Select an option: • To move the location up or down, select , and drag the location to a new position in the trip. • To add a new location after the selected location, select . • To remove the location, select . Editing and Saving Your Active Route If a route is active, you can use the trip planner to edit and save your route as a trip. 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > My Active Route. 2 Edit your route using any of the trip planner features. The route recalculates each time you make a change. 3 Select Save to save your route as a trip, which you can navigate again later (optional). Navigating to Your Destination 5