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Your chosen Place is shown on the map with a pop-up menu. 
 
4. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and 
the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated 
time of arrival is the local time at your destination. 
Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. 
Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. 
 
Planning a route using coordinates 
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 using a pair of coordinates, 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. Select the type of search button to the right of the search box. 
 
4. Select Latitude Longitude. 
5. Type in your pair of coordinates. You can enter any of these coordinate types: 
 Decimal values, for example: 
N 51.51000      W 0.13454 
51.51000     -0.13454  
						

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Tip: For decimal values you dont have to use a letter to indicate the latitude and longi-
tude. For locations west of the 0 meridian and locations south of the equator, use a minus 
sign (-) before the coordinate. 
 Degrees, minutes and seconds, for example: 
N 51°30′31″      W 0°08′34″ 
 GPS standard coordinates, for example: 
N 51 30.525      W 0 08.569 
Note: The bar below the coordinates goes red if you enter coordinates that are not recognised 
by your GO. 
6. As you type in the coordinates, suggestions are shown based on what you have entered. You can 
continue typing or select a suggestion. 
Towns and roads are shown on the left, POIs are shown on the right. 
Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list. 
Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the 
list/map button:  
 
7. Select a suggestion for your destination. 
The location is shown on the map. 
8. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and 
the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated 
time of arrival is the local time at your destination. 
Tip: You can add a stop to a route  that you have already planned. 
Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. 
 
Planning a route using a mapcode 
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 using a mapcode, 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. Type in your mapcode. You can enter any of these mapcode types:  
						

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 International, for example, WH6SL.TR10.  
 Country-specific, for example, GBR 8MH.51. 
 Alternative country-specific, for example, GBR 28.Y6VH or GBR LDGZ.VXR. 
Tip: All the mapcodes in this example are for the same location - Edinburgh Castle in the UK. 
See About mapcodes for information on how to get a mapcode for a location.  
4. As you type in the mapcode, suggestions are shown based on what you have entered. You can 
continue typing or select a suggestion. 
Towns and roads are shown on the left, POIs are shown on the right. 
Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list. 
Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the 
list/map button:  
 
5. Select a suggestion for your destination. 
6. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and 
the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated 
time of arrival is the local time at your destination. 
Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. 
Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. 
 
Finding an alternative route 
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 find an alternative route, do the following:  
1. Plan a route as usual. 
2. On the map view, select the route itself. 
3. Select the pop-up menu button to open the menu. 
4. Select Alternative Route and then select Find alternative. 
Up to three alternative routes are shown on the map view. Each alternative route shows the 
difference in travel time in a balloon.  
						

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Tip: Information from the Lifetime Traffic service is used when calculating alternative routes. 
Any route that is 50% longer in time than the original route is not shown. 
 
5. Select your chosen route by tapping on the time balloon. 
Guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown 
automatically. 
Note: There are two other ways of finding alternative routes:  
1. Select Current Route in the Main Menu, followed by Find Alternative. 
2. If your device has voice control, say Find alternative. 
 
Planning a route in advance 
You can plan a route in advance before you drive it. You can save the route as part of your My 
Routes list.  
To plan a route in advance, 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. 
Tip: If you dont want to use search to choose your starting point and destination, go to the 
map view and press and hold to select a location. 
3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the location you want to use as a starting point. 
4. Select an address or POI suggestion. 
5. Select Show on Map. 
6. Select the pop-up menu button.  
						

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A pop-up menu shows a list of options. 
 
7. Select Use as Starting Point. 
8. Repeat the search steps to choose your destination, and then select Drive/Ride in the pop-up 
menu. 
Your route is planned using your chosen starting point and destination. The estimated journey 
time is shown at the top of the route bar. 
Tip: Stops, POIs, Places and the destination can all be selected as starting points using their 
pop-up menus. 
Tip: You can save the route in My Routes. 
9. To drive to the starting point, select Drive/Ride at the top of the screen. 
The starting point of the route is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned. 
Guidance to your destination begins from your current location. As soon as you start driving, the 
guidance view is shown automatically. 
Changing the starting point to be your current location 
1. Select the starting point of the route in the map view. 
2. Select the pop-up menu button. 
A pop-up menu shows a list of options.  
 
3. Select Remove Starting Point. 
Your route is replanned with your current location as the starting point. The original starting 
point is removed from your route. 
Changing the starting point into a stop 
1. Select the starting point on the route in the map view. 
2. Select the pop-up menu button.  
						

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A pop-up menu shows a list of options.  
 
3. Select Change to a Stop. 
Your route is replanned with the starting point changed into a stop.  
Finding a car park 
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 find a car park, do the following: 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select Parking. 
 
The map opens showing the locations of car parks. 
 
If a route is planned, the map shows car parks near your destination. If a route isnt planned, 
the map shows car parks near your current location.  
						

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You can change the screen to show a list of car parks by pressing this button: 
 
You can select a car park from the list to locate it on the map. 
Tip: You can scroll down the list of results using the scroll bar on the right side of the screen. 
 
If you want to change how the search is done, select the button to the right of the search box. 
You can then change where the search is carried out, for example, to search near you or the 
whole map.  
 
3. Select a car park from the map or the list. 
A pop-up menu opens on the map showing the name of the car park. 
 
4. Select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using.  
						

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A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
Tip: You can add a car park as a stop on your route by using the pop-up menu. 
 
Finding a petrol station 
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 find a petrol station, do the following: 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select Petrol Station. 
 
The map opens showing the locations of petrol stations. 
 
If a route is planned, the map shows petrol stations along your route. If a route isnt planned, 
the map shows petrol stations near your current location. 
You can change the screen to show a list of petrol stations by pressing this button: 
 
You can select a petrol station from the list to locate it on the map.  
						

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Tip: You can scroll down the list of results using the scroll bar on the right side of the screen. 
 
If you want to change how the search is done, select the button to the right of the search box. 
You can then change where the search is carried out, for example, to search near you or the 
whole map.  
 
3. Select a petrol station from the map or the list. 
A pop-up menu opens on the map showing the name of the petrol station. 
 
4. Select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
Tip: You can add a petrol station as a stop on your route by using the pop-up menu. A petrol 
station that is a stop on your route has a blue icon.  
						

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The Current Route menu 
When you have planned a route or track, select the Current Route or Current Track button in the 
Main Menu to open the Current Route or Current Track Menu. 
The following buttons are available in the menu: 
Clear Route / Clear 
Track 
  
  
Select this button to clear the currently planned route or track. 
The Current Route Menu closes and you return to the map view. 
Skip Next Stop 
  
Select this button to skip the next stop on your route. 
Find Alternative 
  
You see this button when you have planned a route. Select this button to 
show up to three alternative routes on the map view. 
Avoid Blocked Road 
  
Select this button to avoid an unexpected obstacle that is blocking the 
road on your route.  
Avoid Part of Route 
 
 
Select this button to avoid part of a route. 
Avoid Toll Roads 
and More 
  
Select this button to avoid some types of route features that are on your 
currently planned route. These include ferries, toll roads and unpaved 
roads. 
You can also avoid route features using the route bar. 
Changing your route