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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 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.
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.
6. Select Let's go.
7. Guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown
automatically.
Note: You can also find alternative routes by selecting Current Route in the main menu,
followed by 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: