ALK Technologies CoPilot Live Smartphone - Manual (Page 38)

Routing Options
Trip Summary
Click the Options button in the
Trip Planner window to access
CoPilot routing options.
Auto and Quickest is the
default setting, and provides
the quickest routing for
automobiles based on practical
considerations such as road
quality, terrain, and urban/ rural
classifications. RV routing
favors major roads and avoids
sharp turns and U-turns where
possible.
Click Advanced to set general
road preferences.
Drag the sliding bars to the left
or right to avoid or favor each
road type.
Set the road speeds CoPilot
uses in its route calculations
for each type of road by either
typing or clicking the up and
down arrows under Rural and
Urban for each road type.
Select Run in the Trip Planner
window to run the trip.
The Trip Summary will show start
and end places, and the number
of stops in between them.
Total distance and time for trip.
Estimated fuel cost for your trip
based on entries in the Fuel Cost
Calculator (Trip menu).
Click OK to view map and
driving directions.
Fuel Cost Calculator
To calculate an estimate of your
fuel costs for a trip, select Fuel
Cost Calculator from the Trip
menu before you run your route.
Fill in the average cost per
gallon of fuel that you expect to
pay, and the distance per gallon
you can expect to get in your
vehicle. Click OK, then run your
trip. A fuel cost estimate based
on what you entered will be
calculated and shown in the Trip
Summary that CoPilot creates
for every trip you run.
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