Editing and managing routes, Beginning on, Automotive – Garmin GPSMAP 496 User Manual

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GPSMAP 496 Owner’s Manual

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Automotive Mode Pages and Features >

Editing and Managing Routes

Editing and Managing Routes

The Route tab shows the routes you have created in your

GPSMAP 496 unit. For complete information on routes, see

pages

61–62

.

Viewing All of Your Saved Routes

The Route tab in the Main Menu lists all of your saved routes and

routes on one easy-to-read route list.

Route Tab

To view the route list:

1. Press

MENU twice to open the Main Menu.

2. Highlight

Route from the vertical menu of tabs using the

ROCKER.

Using the Route Options

The Route tab in the Main Menu shows all the routes currently

stored in memory, along with a descriptive name for each route.

Highlight a route, and press MEnU to open the options menu.

From here you can start a route, copy it, delete it, delete all routes,

and create a new route. You can also set up the routes to manually

transition to the next waypoint.

Manually Transitioning to the Next Waypoint

From the Route tab Option Menu, highlight Set up routes, and

press EntEr to set the route leg transition (or waypoint transition).

Select Distance to enter a radius so that when you are within the

entered distance, the GPSMAP 496 leads you to the next point on

your route.
When you select Manual, you can transition to the next waypoint

while navigating a route. While you are navigating the route,

open the Active Route Page. Press MEnU. Highlight next route

Waypoint, and press EntEr to have the GPSMAP 496 start

routing you to the next point in your route.

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