Fiat Connect 7.0 Manual page 91

Traffic Information In Route
Planning — If Equipped
The recommended route is not always
the same between two points. Offline
historical traffic information (historical
speed information or traffic patterns)
can be taken into account in the route
calculation based on the time of day
and the day of week whenever suitable
data exists. In addition, real-time traffic
information can help you avoid current
traffic events like temporary road
closures or a traffic jam caused by an
accident. Both functions are subject to
data availability.
Select Traffic after selecting
MAP screen to display the historical
traffic information on the map.
A 2D map is displayed with road
segments colored by the density of the
traffic in the given period. The current
information is shown when you open
the screen. Modify the day of week and
the time of day to see the desired
period.
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Historical Traffic
If historical traffic information is available
with the map data, the navigation
system can use it when planning a
route. In normal cases, these statistics
on the
help you avoid usual traffic jams on
the given day of week in the given hour
but in some cases, like on public
holidays that fall on normal weekdays,
they can be misleading. You can
disable this feature in Traffic Settings.
Select Traffic after selecting
the MAP screen to display the historical
traffic information on the map.
Traffic Message Channel (TMC)
TMC (Traffic Message Channel) can
provide your navigation system with the
real-time status of the traffic. Route
calculation can avoid road blocks
or unexpected traffic jams caused by
an accident.
Note: This feature is available only if
GUID-410003-high.tif your hardware supports TMC.
Note: TMC is not a global service. It
may not be available in your country or
region. Ask your local dealer for cover-
age details.
The navigation system may contain the
TMC receiver that is needed to receive
Traffic events.
Ask your local dealer if public Traffic data
is broadcast at your location. If so, the
navigation system automatically takes
into account the traffic events received.
You do not need to set anything in the
on
program.
The receiver will automatically search for
TMC data, and the decoded information
will immediately be used in route
planning. When the navigation system
receives traffic information that may
affect your route, the program will warn
you that it is recalculating the route,
and navigation will continue with a new
route that is optimal considering the
most up-to-date traffic conditions. To