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3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the POI you want to find, then press the Search button 
on the keyboard. 
Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if 
they are available. For example, press and hold the letter e to access characters 3 e è é ê ë 
and more. 
You can search for a POI (Point of Interest) type, such as a restaurant or tourist attraction. 
Alternatively, you can search for a specific POI, for example Rosies Pizzeria. 
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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: 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 add a stop to a route that you have already planned. 
Tip: You can save a route using My...

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Tip: You can use the location you selected in other ways, such as adding it to My Places, by 
selecting the pop-up menu button. 
 
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...

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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 
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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 Trucker. 
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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...

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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. 
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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. 
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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. 
 
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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...