Finding An Alternative Route - TomTom BRIDGE User Manual

2. Select Drive to.
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing.
3. Type in your mapcode. You can enter any of these mapcode types:
International, for example, S8VXZ.PJZ2.
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Country-specific, for example, USA WW6G.S9GT.
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Alternative country-specific, for example, DC LQ.FR or DC JJ.1B2.
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Tip: All the mapcodes in this example are for the same location - the US Capitol building in
Washington DC, USA. See
location.
4. When the full map code has been entered, the location is shown in the Addresses column.
Towns and roads are shown on the left, POIs are shown on the right.
Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list.
Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the
list/map button:
5. Select a suggestion for your destination.
6. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using.
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving,
the guidance view is shown automatically.
Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and
the time difference in hours and half hours in the
time of arrival is the local time at your destination.
Tip: You can add a stop to a route
Tip: You can save a route using

Finding an alternative route

Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should
always plan a route before you start driving.
To find an alternative route, do the following:
1. Plan a route as usual.
2. On the map view, select the route itself.
3. Select the pop-up menu button to open the menu.
4. Select Alternative Route and then select Find alternative.
Up to three alternative routes are shown on the map view. Each alternative route shows the
difference in travel time in a balloon. You can also select the km/mi button to show the differ-
ence as a distance.
About mapcodes for information on how to get a mapcode for a
that you have already planned.
My Routes.
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arrival information panel. The estimated