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Starting a Route by Using the Map

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Adding a Location to Your Route Before you can add a location to your route, you must be navigating a route (Starting a Route). You can navigate to additional locations on the way to your destination. For example, you can add a fuel station as the next stop in your route. You can also add a location to the end of your route. TIP: To create complex routes with multiple locations or scheduled stops, you can use the trip planner to plan, edit, and save your route (Planning a Trip). 1 From the map, select > Where To?. 2 Search for a location (Finding Locations). 3 Select a location. 4 Select Go!. 5 Select an option: • To add the location as the next stop 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 adjust the order of locations in your route, select Add to Active Route. Your device re-calculates the route to include the added location and guides you to the locations in order. Shaping Your Route Before you can shape your route, you must start a route (Starting a Route). 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 stop or 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 Before you can take a detour, you must be navigating a route and you must add the change route tool to the map tools menu (Enabling Map Tools). 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. 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 Less Fuel to calculate routes that are more fuelefficient. • Select Shorter Distance to calculate routes that are shorter in distance but can take more time to drive. Starting a Route by Using the Map You can start route by selecting a location from the map. 1 Select View Map. 2 Drag and zoom the map to display the area to search. 3 If necessary, select to filter the displayed points of interest by category. Location markers ( or a blue dot) appear on the map. 4 Select an option: • Select a location marker. • Select a point, such as a street, intersection, or address location. 5 Select Go!. Previewing Multiple Routes 1 Search for a location (Finding a Location by Category). 2 From the search results, select a location. 3 Select Routes. 4 Select a route. 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 locations, and it must include at least a starting point and a 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. The destination is the final location in the trip. For a round trip, the starting location and destination can be the same. You can also include additional locations, or stops, between your starting location and your destination. 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > > Create Trip. 2 Select Select Start Location. 3 Select a location for your starting point, and select Select. 4 Select Select Destination. 5 Select a location for your destination, and select Select. 6 If necessary, select Add Location to add additional locations. 7 After you have added all the necessary locations, select Next > Save. 8 Enter a name, and select Done. Navigating to Your Destination 5

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Adding a Location to Your Route
Before you can add a location to your route, you must be
navigating a route (
Starting a Route
).
You can navigate to additional locations on the way to your
destination. For example, you can add a fuel station as the next
stop in your route. You can also add a location to the end of
your route.
TIP:
To create complex routes with multiple locations or
scheduled stops, you can use the trip planner to plan, edit, and
save your route (
Planning a Trip
).
1
From the map, select
>
Where To?
.
2
Search for a location (
Finding Locations
).
3
Select a location.
4
Select
Go!
.
5
Select an option:
•
To add the location as the next stop 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 adjust the order of locations in
your route, select
Add to Active Route
.
Your device re-calculates the route to include the added location
and guides you to the locations in order.
Shaping Your Route
Before you can shape your route, you must start a route
(
Starting a Route
).
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 stop or 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
Before you can take a detour, you must be navigating a route
and you must add the change route tool to the map tools menu
(
Enabling Map Tools
).
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
.
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
Less Fuel
to calculate routes that are more fuel-
efficient.
•
Select
Shorter Distance
to calculate routes that are
shorter in distance but can take more time to drive.
Starting a Route by Using the Map
You can start route by selecting a location from the map.
1
Select
View Map
.
2
Drag and zoom the map to display the area to search.
3
If necessary, select
to filter the displayed points of interest
by category.
Location markers (
or a blue dot) appear on the map.
4
Select an option:
•
Select a location marker.
•
Select a point, such as a street, intersection, or address
location.
5
Select
Go!
.
Previewing Multiple Routes
1
Search for a location (
Finding a Location by Category
).
2
From the search results, select a location.
3
Select
Routes
.
4
Select a route.
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 locations, and it must include at least a
starting point and a 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. The destination
is the final location in the trip. For a round trip, the starting
location and destination can be the same. You can also include
additional locations, or stops, between your starting location and
your destination.
1
Select
Apps
>
Trip Planner
>
>
Create Trip
.
2
Select
Select Start Location
.
3
Select a location for your starting point, and select
Select
.
4
Select
Select Destination
.
5
Select a location for your destination, and select
Select
.
6
If necessary, select
Add Location
to add additional
locations.
7
After you have added all the necessary locations, select
Next
>
Save
.
8
Enter a name, and select
Done
.
Navigating to Your Destination
5