Planning a route to a city centre

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 to a city centre using search, do the following:

1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.

   

2. Select Search.

   

   The search screen opens with the keyboard showing.

3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the city or town you want to plan a route to.

   

   You can search for a town, city, or postcode.

   Tip: To search for a specific city you can use the city's postcode or the country. For example, searching for Essen will return many results. If you search for Essen 2910 or Essen Belgium then that city will be at the top of the results. You can then search in the city.

   Tip: When searching, the whole map is searched. If you want to change how the search is done, select the button to the right of the search box. You can then change where the search is done, for example, to being along the route or in a city.

4. As you type the address, suggestions based on what you have entered are shown in columns. You can continue typing or select a suggestion.

   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:

   

5. Select the city in the left-hand column.

   The city name is shown in the right side of the search input box, and the city centre POI is shown below in the right-hand column.

   

6. Select the city centre POI.

   The city centre location is shown on the map.

   

7. Select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using.

   A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.

   Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination.

   Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned.

   Tip: You can save a route using My Routes.