Garmin GPSMAP 496 Owner's Manual page 70

Basic Operation in Automotive Mode >
To create a route graphically:
1. Press MENU twice to show the Main Menu. Use the ROCKER to
highlight Route from the vertical list of tabs.
2. Press MENU to show the Route options menu. Select New
Route, and press ENTER.
3. Highlight the first blank slot in the Route List Page, and press
MENU. Use the ROCKER to highlight Edit on Map, and press
ENTER.
4. Use the ROCKER to highlight the location, and press ENTER.
Press MENU and select Append To Route.
If you select an area of the map that is not a feature or waypoint,
a new waypoint is created for that location. Press ENTER on
the New Waypoint Page to save the location as a waypoint and
continue adding points to your route. You can edit the properties
of this waypoint as you can with any waypoint.
Creating a New Route on the Map
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Creating Routes
5. Repeat until you have added all points to the route.
6. When finished, press QUIT twice to return to the Route Review
Page.
OR
Press MENU, highlight Edit as Text, and press ENTER to view
the Route Review Page.
To follow a saved route in Automotive Mode:
1. Press MENU twice to show the Main Menu. Use the ROCKER to
highlight Route from the vertical list of tabs.
2. Highlight the route you want to start, and press MENU.
3. Highlight Activate Route, and press ENTER.
4. The Active Route Page opens. Press MENU. Highlight Follow
Roads, and press ENTER. The GPSMAP 496 automatically
generates a turn-by-turn route following roads.
If you want to follow roads on your route, press MEnU and select
Follow roads on the Active Route Page.
GPSMAP 496 Owner's Manual