Navigating To Points Of Interest Within A Venue; Search Tools; Finding A Junction; Finding A Location Using Coordinates - Garmin Drivesmart 55 Owner's Manual

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for applicable points of interest. You can also search for nearby
TripAdvisor points of interest and sort by distance or popularity.
Finding TripAdvisor points of interest
1
Select Where To? > Categories > TripAdvisor.
2
Select a category.
A list of nearbyTripAdvisor points of interest for the category
appears.
3
Select Sort Results to sort the search results by distance or
popularity (optional).

Navigating to points of interest within a venue

NOTE: this feature may not be available in all areas or for all
product models.
You can create a route to a point of interest (POI) within a larger
venue, such as a store in a shopping centre or a specific
terminal in an airport.
1
Select Where To? > Search.
2
Select an option:
• To search for the venue, enter the name or address of the
venue, select
, and go to step 3.
• To search for the POI, enter the name of the POI, select
, and go to step 5.
3
Select the venue.
A list of categories appears below the venue, such as
restaurants, car hire, or terminals.
4
Select a category.
5
Select the POI, and select Go!.
The device creates a route to the parking area or venue
entrance closest to the POI. When you arrive at the destination,
a chequered flag indicates the recommended parking area. A
labelled point indicates the location of the POI within the venue.
Exploring a venue
NOTE: this feature may not be available in all areas or for all
product models.
You can view a list of all points of interest located within each
venue.
1
Select a venue.
2
Select
> Explore this Venue.

Search tools

Search tools allow you to search for specific types of locations
by responding to on-screen prompts.

Finding a junction

You can search for a junction between two streets, motorways,
or other roads.
1
Select Where To? > Categories > Junctions.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions to enter street information.
3
Select the junction.

Finding a location using coordinates

You can find a location using latitude and longitude coordinates.
This can be helpful when geocaching.
1
Select Where To? > Categories > Coordinates.
2
If necessary, select
, and change the coordinate format or
datum.
3
Enter the latitude and longitude coordinates.
4
Select View on Map.

Parking

Your Garmin DriveSmart device includes detailed parking data,
which can help you find nearby parking based on the likelihood
Finding and saving locations
of available parking spots, type of parking area, price, or
accepted payment methods.
NOTE: detailed parking data is not available in all areas or for all
parking locations.

Finding Parking Near Your Current Location

1
Select Where To? > Categories > Parking.
2
Select Filter Parking, and select one or more categories to
filter parking by availability, type, price, or payment methods
(optional).
NOTE: detailed parking data is not available in all areas or
for all parking locations.
3
Select a parking location.
4
Select Go!.

Finding Parking Near a Specified Location

1
Search for a location.
2
From the location search results, select a location.
3
Select
.
A list of parking areas near the selected location appears.
4
Select Filter Parking, and select one or more categories to
filter parking by availability, type, price, or payment methods
(optional).
NOTE: detailed parking data is not available in all areas or
for all parking locations.
5
Select a parking location.
6
Select Go!.

Understanding Parking Colours and Symbols

Parking locations that include detailed parking data are colour-
coded to show the likelihood of finding parking. Symbols indicate
the type of parking available (street or car park), relative pricing
information and payment type.
You can view the legend for these colours and symbols on the
device.
From the parking search results, select

Viewing history

Your device stores a history of the last 50 locations you have
found.
Select Where To? > History.

Clearing the list of recently found places

Select Where To? > History >

Viewing current location information

You can use the Where Am I? page to view information about
your current location. This feature is helpful if you need to tell
emergency personnel your location.
From the map, select the vehicle.

Finding emergency services and fuel

You can use the Where Am I? page to find the nearest
hospitals, police stations, and fuel stations.
1
From the map, select the vehicle.
2
Select Hospitals, Police Station, Petrol Stations or
Roadside Assist..
NOTE: some service categories are not available in all areas.
A list of locations for the selected service appears, with the
nearest locations at the top.
3
Select a location.
4
Select an option:
• To navigate to the location, select Go!.
• To view the phone number and other location details,
select
.
.
> Clear > Yes.
5

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