Garmin nuvi 800 - Manual (Page 46)

0 nüvi 800 Series Owner’s Manual
Using FM Traffic
Traffic in Your Area
Touch Tools > Traffic to display traffic
incidents in your area. Touch View by
road to see the incidents on each road in
the area. If there is traffic on your route,
touch On My route to view details.
Traffic on Your Road
When you are not navigating a route
and there is traffic on your road, the
Map page displays a traffic icon, such
as or . Touch the icon to view
information about the traffic delay.
TiP: The locale you selected at initial
startup determines which type of
traffic icons are used: diamond-shaped
icons ( ) for the North America, and
triangular icons ( ) for Europe.
Traffic on Your Route
When calculating your route, the
nüvi examines the current traffic and
automatically optimizes the route for the
shortest time. You might still be routed
through traffic if no alternative roads
exist. If a severe traffic delay occurs on
your route while you are navigating, the
nüvi automatically recalculates the route.
The Map page displays or when
there is traffic on your route. The number
in the icon represents the number of
minutes the traffic has added to your
route, which has been automatically
calculated into the arrival time shown on
the map.
To avoid traffic on your route:
1. On the Map page, touch or
.
2. Touch to view traffic delays.
3. Touch Avoid .