Planning a route in advance

You can plan a route in advance before you drive it. You can save the route as part of your My Routes list.

To plan a route in advance, do the following:

  1. Search for the location you want to use as a starting point.
  2. Select Show on Map.
  3. Select the pop-up menu button.

    A pop-up menu shows a list of options.

  4. Select Use as Starting Point.
  5. Search for the location you want to use as your destination.
  6. Select Show on Map.
  7. Select Drive/Ride in the pop-up menu.

    Your route is planned using your chosen starting point and destination. The estimated journey time is shown at the top of the route bar.

    Tip: Stops, POIs and Places can all be selected as starting points using their pop-up menus.

    Tip: You can save the route in My Routes.

  8. To drive to the starting point, select Drive/Ride at the top of the screen.

    The starting point of the route is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned. Guidance to your destination begins from your current location. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.

Changing the starting point to be your current location

  1. Select the starting point of the route in the map view.
  2. Select the pop-up menu button.

    A pop-up menu shows a list of options.

  3. Select Remove Starting Point.

    Your route is replanned with your current location as the starting point. The original starting point is removed from your route.

Changing the starting point into a stop

  1. Select the starting point on the route in the map view.
  2. Select the pop-up menu button.

    A pop-up menu shows a list of options.

  3. Select Change to a Stop.

    Your route is replanned with the starting point changed into a stop.