how to choose city/highway?
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There is a touch sensitive capacitance button on the upper top right hand of the detector that says CITY. Just lightly touch it for city mode and a red led will come on the panel with one beep. For highway mode press it again and the red led will disappear and you will her two beeps when you do. Hopes this helps you out. :)
1508254
I keep reading and researching and just can't decide which way to go. I have an old Garmin. I want Blue tooth with traffic. Lane change would help me a lot; I have a bad sense of direction and I need the best GPS to help me "get there!" Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
1741145
Hi Early - No, Streets and Trips will not generate routes based on truck restrictions (No Truck Roads). Many truckers do use the software for planning regardless. There are 'tools' available that will help in planning routes for your big rig...the link below for instance is part of a discussion at LaptopGPSworld.com that talks about the 'POI Mega File' that includes - among other things - a low bridge heights listing. http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/2595-poi-mega-file-pushpin-collections-truckers-rvers-other-travelers#post20736 Of course - as a professional driver, you know you are ultimately responsible for adhering to road signage and staying off 'No Truck' routes....there are Software Packages - such as ALK CoPilot - that generate routes based on truck restrictions...but even these packages can never be 100%. Streets and Trips is a great low cost tool - I suggest trying a post to other truckers at www.laptopgpsworld.com. You'll also find free training at www.mypointsales.com Hope this helped!
1668518
There is a feature that is called "Multi-stop". You can put in your first destination and then ask it to find gas stations or campgrounds on MY ROUTE and then save them as a VIA. It's not overly easy to use, but it is possible. We find ourselves consulting many books and online sources to find campgrounds and then saving the campgrounds into a group that we have called "Campgrounds" and then head from one of those to the next. Give yourself time to play with this and learn it's functions WAY before you head out. It can be complex, but once you hit the road and ask for things "ON ROUTE" it helps a lot with stops.
1985880
It visually recommends a lane or lanes to be in but it doesnt announce what lane to be in like google maps
815925
Yes it does. It has 4 choices! Fastest Way, Shortest Way, Most Freeways and Least Freeways. It is AWESOME!
1747658
I noticed the excellent reviews too. I think I may go with this one, if only for the fact that the Roadtrip is far too bulky for my liking. Thank you for your input!
1047756
All you have to do is go to the city you want to be in, then there is a screen on your tom tom to find restaurants near you, just click it and then your restaurant and it will take you there.
663358
Go to details; there are several options & 1 of them is something like " review as text"; it will list the directions, 1 at a time, telling you you'll turn left on main st, travel 4.2 miles, and so on.
1123935
Most GPS's you can select a route via you put in the city's you want to go through and that is the way the GPS takes you. Those are call waypoints along the route. But as I said before, I would not buy this GPS.
1852378
Thankyou. I am finally getting bold enough to drive around outside Bogota. I will check out that website. Someday they will post route nunbers at intersections but not holding breath. Can't find a rental that has one. Avis doesn't.
1938327
I believe you can purchase the 2497LMT with lifetime maps and traffic for Europe, Andrea. I have the U.S. version and really like it. Hope it works out well for you.
618335
Yes it has those options including the 'NO Toll Road' option.I really liked the mini 'speed limit' sign on the screen. Traveling on new roads or interstate hwys where spd limit is constantly changing... the screen shows you the limit.
973906
Yes. But you can use mainly cities only as destinations. Using coordinates of your destination is the best way to go.
1414319
I believe you can opt to have street names spoken. Haven't use mine lately since my Lexus has the GPS system!
803507
The feature that lets you take the route you want to take is the "add stop" feature. You can force it to route the you choose by choosing stop(s). Here are the instructions from the manual: Adding a Point to a Route Before you can add a stop to a route, you must be navigating a route in Automobile mode. 1 While navigating a route, select &#65532; to return to the main menu. 2 Select Where To?. 3 Search for the location (page 8) 4 Select Go!. 5 Select Add to Active Route. I will add that I haven't tried this and don't know how easy it would be to add a stop on the route one wants. Jeff
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There is a bar at the top of these and you click on the car make & model first. Then you decide. So, use their easy to use guide.