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About search
You use search to find a wide range of places and then navigate to them. You can search for the
following:
A specific address, for example, 123 Oxford Street, London.
A partial address, for example, Oxford st Lon.
A type of place, for example, petrol station or restaurant.
A place by name, for example, Starbucks.
A postcode, for example, W1D 1LL for Oxford Street, London.
A city to navigate to a city centre, for example, London.
A POI (Point of Interest) near your current location, for example, restaurant near me.
A mapcode, for example, WH6SL.TR10
Latitude and longitude coordinates, for example,
N 51°30′31″ W 0°08′34″.
Tip
: To search for a specific street in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands, type in a postcode,
then leave a space and then type in the house number. For example, "1017CT 35". For other
countries, postcodes are area-based and will give you a list of matching cities, towns and streets
in your search results.
Planning a route to a POI using search
Important
: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should
always plan a route before you start driving.
To plan a route to a POI type or a specific POI using search, do the following:
1.
Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.
2.
Select
Search
.
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing.
3.
Use the keyboard to enter the name of the place you want to plan a route to.
Using Quick Search
