Creating a DetourIf, while navigating a route, there is road construction or a closedroad, you can have your GPSMAP 396 create a detour route. Whilenavigating a course, press Direct To . Select Detour from theNavigate menu. Select the distance you want, and press ENTER.The GPSMAP 396 recalculates your course based on your detourdistance. To end the detour manually, press Direct To again andselect Cancel Detour.Adding and Editing Stops (Via Points)You can add Via Points—points through which you would like totravel—to your route using the Edit Vias option. Via points are greatfor adding a stop at the gas station or bank to your route and arereally helpful when planning a long trip.Add/Edit Vias PageShowing the original route without via pointsTo add Via Points to your route:1. While navigating your route, press Direct To to open theNavigate menu.2. Use the ROCKER to select Edit Vias, and press ENTER.3. The Add/Edit Vias window opens. Press enter with Add ViaPoint highlighted.4. From the window, highlight either Use Map or Find andpress ENTER.5. If you selected Use Map, use the ROCKER to select an itemon the map and press ENTER.If you selected Find, select an item from the Find Menu asdiscussed in the “Finding an Item” beginning on page 57.Remember you can press MENU while the Find Menu isopen to find an item near another location, such as yourdestination.6. The new point is added to the route and appears in the Add/Edit Vias Page. Continue steps 2 through 4 until you haveadded all of the Via Points that you want. Highlight Done,and press ENTER to apply the new Via Points to the route.GPSMAP 396 Pilot’s Guide 67BASIC OPERATION IN AUTOMOTIVE MODE > EDITING YOUR ROUTE
