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2. Select Show on Map. 
3. Select the pop-up menu button. 
A pop-up menu shows a list of options. 
 
4. Select Use as Starting Point. 
5. Search for the location you want to use as your destination. 
6. Select Show on Map. 
7. 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 and Places can all be selected as starting points using their pop-up menus. 
Tip: You can save the route in My Routes. 
8. 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. Guid-
ance 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.  
						

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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. 
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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Choosing which search to use 
The following two types of search are available: 
 Quick search 
Start typing your destination, place or POI to immediately see a list of street names, places and 
POIs that match. 
 Step by step search 
Find your destination in easy steps. For an address, enter the city, then the street, then the house 
number. For a POI, enter where you want to search, then the type of POI you want to search for. 
Both types of search give the same result, so choose the type of search that you find easiest to use. 
You can change the type of search in System in the Settings menu.  
Using step by step search 
About search 
STEP BY STEP SEARCH ONLY 
You use the Drive To menu to find addresses and Points of Interest (POI) and then navigate to them. 
You must first choose the country or state you want to search in, then enter the address or the POI 
type or name. 
In Address, you can search for the following: 
 A specific address in a town or city. 
 A postcode, for example, type in W1D 1LL for Oxford Street, London. 
 A city to navigate to a city centre, for example, type in London. 
In Points of Interest, you can search for the following: 
 A POI (Point of Interest), for example type in museum. 
In Latitude Longitude, you can search for the following: 
 Latitude and longitude coordinates, for example, type in: 
N 51°30′31″      W 0°08′34″.  
Step by step search  
						

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Entering search terms 
STEP BY STEP SEARCH ONLY 
Select Drive To in the Main Menu, then select Address or Point of Interest. The search screen 
shows the keyboard and the following buttons: 
 
1. Back button 
Select this button to go back to the previous screen. 
2. Search input box 
Enter your search term here. As you type, matching addresses or POIs are shown. 
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. 
Tip: To edit, select a word you have already typed to place the cursor. You can then insert or 
delete characters. 
3. Country or state selector 
Select the country or state you want to search. 
4. View button 
Select this button to return to the map view or guidance view. 
5. 123?! button 
Select this button to use numbers and symbols on your keyboard. Select the =\< button to toggle 
between the numbers and more symbols. Select the ABC button to go back to the general key-
board. 
6. Keyboard layout button 
Select this button to change your keyboard layout to another language. You can choose up to four 
layouts from the list. If you have more than one layout selected, selecting the keyboard layout 
button opens a pop-up so you can quickly swap between your selected keyboard layouts. Press 
and hold this button to go directly to the list of all the layouts. 
7. Done button 
Select this button to hide the keyboard. 
8. Show/hide keyboard button 
Select this button to show or hide the keyboard.  
						

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Tip: Select the Shift key once to make the next letter you type upper case. Double tap the Shift 
key to use Caps-Lock where all the letters you type are upper case. Select the Shift key once to 
quit Caps-Lock. 
Tip: To cancel a search, select the map/guidance view button in the top right-hand corner of the 
screen. 
 
Working with search results 
STEP BY STEP SEARCH ONLY 
Your Address or Point of Interest search results are shown in a list. 
Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list. 
 
When you select an address from the list of search results, you can choose to show it on the map, add 
a cross road or plan a route to that chosen location. To get an exact address you can add the house 
number. When you select a POI from the list of search results, it is shown on the map. 
  
						

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When you show the address or POI on the map, you can use the pop-up menu to add the location to 
My Places. If a route is already planned, you can add the location to your current route. 
 
Note: The best search results are shown on the map. When you zoom in, the lower ranked search 
results are gradually shown. 
 
About postcodes 
When searching using a postcode, your results depend on the type of postcode used in the country 
that you are searching in. 
The following types of postcodes are used: 
 Postcodes that navigate you to a street or part of a street. 
 Postcodes that navigate you to an area comprising, for example, a single town, several villages in 
a rural area or a district in a large city. 
Postcodes for streets 
Countries such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom use this type of postcode. When you 
search using this type of postcode, enter the postcode, then leave a space and then optionally enter 
the house number. For example, 1017CT 35. Your device then plans a route to a specific house or 
building on a specific street. 
Postcodes for areas 
Countries such as Germany, France and Belgium use this type of postcode. If you search using a 
postcode for an area, your results include all the streets in a city district, the whole town, or the villages 
within that postcode.    
When using quick search, you may get results from multiple countries if you enter a postcode for an 
area.  
Note: If you search using a postcode for an area, you will not get a specific address in your results. 
This type of postcode is still very useful in reducing the number of search results. For example, a 
search for Neustadt in Germany returns a long list of possible results. Adding a space followed by the 
postcode for an area narrows the results down to the Neustadt that you are looking for. 
As another example, if you want to search in a city, enter a postcode for an area and select the city 
centre you are searching for from the results.  
List of POI type icons 
  
Legal and financial services  
						

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Court house 
 
Cash dispenser 
 
Legal - Solicitors 
 
Financial institution 
 
Legal - other services   
Food services 
 
Convenience store 
 
Fast food restaurant 
 
Restaurant 
 
Chinese restaurant 
Accommodation 
 
Hotel or motel 
 
Luxury hotel 
 
Camping ground 
 
Economy chain hotel 
Emergency services 
 
Hospital or polyclinic 
 
Dentist 
 
Police station 
 
Veterinarian 
 
Doctor 
 
Fire station 
Car-related services 
 
Outside parking 
 
Petrol station 
 
Parking garage 
 
Car wash 
 
Car dealer 
 
Vehicle inspection centre