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 (
).
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
.
• To find a new route, select
Detour
.
Changing the Route Calculation Mode
1
Select >
Navigation
>
Route Preferences
>
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.
Stopping the Route
• From the map, select > .
• From the notification bar, swipe down, and select in the
Garmin Navigation
notification.
Using Suggested Routes
Before you can use this feature, you must save at least one
location and enable the travel history feature (
).
Using the myTrends
™
feature, your device predicts your
destination based on your travel history, the day of the week,
and the time of day. After you have driven to a saved location
several times, the location may appear in the navigation bar on
the map, along with the estimated time of travel, and traffic
information.
Select the navigation bar to view a suggested route to the
location.
Avoiding Delays, Tolls, and Areas
Avoiding Traffic Delays on Your Route
Before you can avoid traffic delays, you must be receiving traffic
information (
Receiving Traffic Data Using Smartphone Link
).
By default, the device optimizes your route to avoid traffic delays
automatically. If you have disabled this option in the traffic
settings (
), you can view and avoid
traffic delays manually.
1
While navigating a route, select >
Traffic
.
2
Select
Alternate Route
, if available.
3
Select
Go!
.
Avoiding Toll Roads
Your device can avoid routing you through areas that require
tolls, such as toll roads, toll bridges, or congestion areas. The
device may still include a toll area in your route if no other
reasonable routes are available.
1
Select >
Navigation
>
Route Preferences
.
2
Select an option:
NOTE:
The menu changes based on your area and the map
data on your device.
• Select
Toll Roads
.
• Select
Tolls and Fees
>
Toll Roads
.
3
Select an option:
• To be asked each time before routing through a toll area,
select
Always Ask
.
• To always avoid tolls, select
Avoid
.
• To always allow tolls, select
Allow
.
4
Select
Save
.
Avoiding Toll Stickers
If the map data on your device contains detailed toll sticker
information, you can avoid or allow roads that require toll
stickers for each country.
NOTE:
This feature is not available in all areas.
1
Select >
Navigation
>
Route Preferences
>
Tolls and
Fees
>
Toll Stickers
.
2
Select a country.
3
Select an option:
• To be asked each time before routing through an area that
requires toll stickers, select
Always Ask
.
• To always avoid roads that require toll stickers, select
Avoid
.
• To always allow roads that require toll stickers, select
Allow
.
4
Select
Save
.
Avoiding Road Features
1
Select >
Navigation
>
Route Preferences
>
Avoidances
.
2
Select the road features to avoid on your routes, and select
OK
.
Avoiding Environmental Zones
Your device can avoid areas with environmental or emissions
restrictions that may apply to your vehicle. This option applies to
the vehicle type in the active vehicle profile (
).
1
Select >
Navigation
>
Route Preferences
>
Environmental Zones
.
2
Select an option:
• To be asked each time before routing through an
environmental zone, select
Always Ask
.
• To always avoid environmental zones, select
Avoid
.
• To always allow environmental zones, select
Allow
.
3
Select
Save
.
Custom Avoidances
Custom avoidances allow you select specific areas or sections
of road to avoid. When the device calculates a route, it avoids
these areas and roads unless no other reasonable route is
available.
Avoiding a Road
1
Select >
Navigation
>
Route Preferences
>
Custom
Avoidances
.
2
If necessary, select
Add Avoidance
.
3
Select
Add Avoid Road
.
4
Select the starting point of the section of road to avoid, and
select
Next
.
5
Select the ending point of the road section, and select
Next
.
6
Select
Done
.
8
Navigating to Your Destination
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