Taking A Detour; Changing The Route Calculation Mode; Stopping The Route; Using Suggested Routes - Garmin Drivesmart 65 with Amazon Alexa Owner's Manual

2
Select .
The device enters route shaping mode.
3 Select a location on the map.
TIP: You can select to zoom in on the map and select a
more precise location.
The device recalculates the route to travel through the
selected location.
4
If necessary, select an option:
• To add more shaping points to the route, select additional
locations on the map.
• To remove a shaping point, select
5
When you are finished shaping the route, select Go!.

Taking a Detour

You can take a detour for a specified distance along your route
or detour around specific roads. This is useful if you encounter
construction zones, closed roads, or poor road conditions.
1
From the map, select > Edit Route.
2
Select an option:
• To detour your route for a specific distance, select Detour
by Distance.
• To detour around a specific road on the route, select
Detour by Road.

Changing the Route Calculation Mode

1
Select Settings > Navigation > Calculation Mode.
2 Select an option:
• Select Faster Time to calculate routes that are faster to
drive but can be longer in distance.
• Select Off Road to calculate point-to-point routes (without
roads).
• Select Shorter Distance to calculate routes that are
shorter in distance but can take more time to drive.

Stopping the Route

From the map, select > Stop.

Using Suggested Routes

Before you can use this feature, you must save at least one
location and enable the travel history feature
Privacy Settings, page 19).
Using the myTrends ™ feature, your device predicts your
destination based on your travel history, the day of the week,
and the time of day. After you have driven to a saved location
several times, the location may appear in the navigation bar on
the map, along with the estimated time of travel, and traffic
information.
Select the navigation bar to view a suggested route to the
location.

Avoiding Delays, Tolls, and Areas

Avoiding Traffic Delays on Your Route

Before you can avoid traffic delays, you must be receiving traffic
information (Receiving Traffic Data Using Your Smartphone,
page 16).
By default, the device optimizes your route to avoid traffic delays
automatically. If you have disabled this option in the traffic
settings (Traffic Settings, page
traffic delays manually.
1
While navigating a route, select > Traffic.
2
Select Alternate Route, if available.
3
Select Go!.
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(Device and
19), you can view and avoid

Avoiding Toll Roads

Your device can avoid routing you through areas that require
tolls, such as toll roads, toll bridges, or congestion areas. The
device may still include a toll area in your route if no other
reasonable routes are available.
1
Select Settings > Navigation.
2
Select an option:
NOTE: The menu changes based on your area and the map
data on your device.
• Select Toll Roads.
• Select Tolls and Fees > Toll Roads.
3 Select an option:
• To be asked each time before routing through a toll area,
select Always Ask.
• To always avoid tolls, select Avoid.
• To always allow tolls, select Allow.
4
Select Save.

Avoiding Toll Stickers

If the map data on your device contains detailed toll sticker
information, you can avoid or allow roads that require toll
stickers for each country.
NOTE: This feature is not available in all areas.
1
Select Settings > Navigation > Tolls and Fees > Toll
Stickers.
2
Select a country.
3
Select an option:
• To be asked each time before routing through an area that
requires toll stickers, select Always Ask.
• To always avoid roads that require toll stickers, select
Avoid.
• To always allow roads that require toll stickers, select
Allow.
4
Select Save.

Avoiding Road Features

1 Select Settings > Navigation > Avoidances.
2
Select the road features to avoid on your routes, and select
OK.

Avoiding Environmental Zones

Your device can avoid areas with environmental or emissions
restrictions that may apply to your vehicle.
1
Select Settings > Navigation > Environmental Zones.
2
Select an option:
• To be asked each time before routing through an
environmental zone, select Always Ask.
• To always avoid environmental zones, select Avoid.
• To always allow environmental zones, select Allow.
3
Select Save.

Custom Avoidances

Custom avoidances allow you select specific areas or sections
of road to avoid. When the device calculates a route, it avoids
these areas and roads unless no other reasonable route is
available.
Avoiding a Road
1 Select Settings > Navigation > Custom Avoidances.
2
If necessary, select Add Avoidance.
3
Select Add Avoid Road.
4
Select the starting point of the section of road to avoid, and
select Next.
5
Select the ending point of the road section, and select Next.
Following a Route