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A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device.
Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. (Android only.)
Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. (Android only.)
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. Tap Search at the top of the VIO app map.
2. Enter your mapcode. You can enter any of these mapcode types:
 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.
3. When the full map code has been entered, the location is shown in the Addresses column.
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:
4. Select the map code.
5. Select Ride.
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device.
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.
Note: This feature is only available in the VIO app for Android.
To find an alternative route, do the following:
1. Plan a route as usual.
2. On the VIO app map, 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. You can also select the km/mi button to show the differ-
ence as a distance.
Tip: Information from the Traffic service is used when calculating alternative routes. Any route
that is 50% longer in time than the original route is not shown.