Garmin DriveAssist 51 Owner's Manual

• On your Garmin DriveAssist device, select Apps > Last Spot> Go!.• On your watch, start the Watch Link app, select Find My Car,and walk toward your parking spot.The destination indicator À shows the direction of yourdestination relative to the direction you are moving Á. Whenthe destination indicator appears at the top of the circle, youare heading towards your destination. The remainingdistance to your destination Â appears below the circle. Theprogress bar Ã shows your progress towards yourdestination.Changing Your Active RouteAdding a location to your routeBefore you can add a location to your route, you must benavigating a route (Starting a route, page 6).You can add locations to the middle or end of your route. Forexample, you can add a petrol station as the next destination inyour route.TIP: to create complex routes with multiple destinations orscheduled stops, you can use the trip planner to plan, schedule,and save a trip (Planning a trip, page 20).1 From the map, select > Where To?.2 Search for a location (Finding and saving locations,page 9).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 AddAs Last Stop.• To add the location and edit the order of destinations inyour route, select Add to Active Route.The device re-calculates the route to include the added locationand guides you to the destinations in order.Shaping your routeBefore you can shape your route, you must start a route(Starting a route, page 6).You can manually shape your route to change its course. Thisallows you to direct the route to use a certain road or go througha 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 amore precise location.The device recalculates the route to travel through theselected location.4 If necessary, select an option:• To add more shaping points to the route, select additionallocations on the map.• To remove a shaping point, select .5 When you are finished shaping the route, select Go!.Taking a DetourYou can take a detour for a specified distance along your routeor detour around specific roads. This is useful if you encounterconstruction 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 13).2 Select an option:• To re-route for a specific distance, select Detour byDistance.• To detour around a specific road on the route, selectDetour by Road.• To find a new route, select Detour.Changing the route calculation mode1 Select Settings > Navigation > Calculation Mode.2 Select an option:• Select Faster Time to calculate routes that are faster todrive but can be longer in distance.• Select Off Road to calculate point-to-point routes (withoutroads).• Select Shorter Distance to calculate routes that areshorter in distance but can take more time to drive.Stopping the routeFrom the map, select > Stop.Using Suggested RoutesBefore you can use this feature, you must save at least onelocation and enable the travel history feature (Device andPrivacy Settings, page 23).Using the myTrends™ feature, your device predicts yourdestination based on your travel history, the day of the week andthe time of day. After you have driven to a favourite locationseveral times, the location may appear in the navigation bar onthe map, along with the estimated time of travel and trafficinformation.Select the navigation bar to view a suggested route to thelocation.Avoiding Delays, Tolls and AreasAvoiding traffic delays on your routeBefore you can avoid traffic delays, you must be receiving trafficinformation (Receiving Traffic Data Using Smartphone Link,page 17).By default, the device optimises your route to avoid traffic delaysautomatically. If you have disabled this option in the trafficsettings (Traffic Settings, page 22), you can view and avoidtraffic delays manually.1 While navigating a route, select > Traffic.2 Select Alternative Route, if available.3 Select Go!.Avoiding toll roadsYour device can avoid routing you through areas that requiretolls, such as toll roads, toll bridges, or congestion areas. Thedevice may still include a toll area in your route if no otherreasonable routes are available.1 Select Settings > Navigation.8 Navigating to your destination