Planning a route to a city center

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 center using search, do the following:

1. Tap the search bar at the top of the map, or select Search from the main menu.
2. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the city or town you want to plan a route to.

   Tip: To search for a specific city you can use the city's postal code or the country. For example, searching for New York will return many results. If you search for New York 10001 or New York, NY 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 search type button, then select a search option.

3. As you type, suggestions based on what you have entered are shown. 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:

   

4. Select the city.

   The city name is shown in the right side of the search input box.

   

5. Select the downtown area.

   The downtown area is shown on the map.

   

6. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive.

   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.