Planning In Advance; More Information About A Route - TomTom ECLIPSE User Manual

Planning in advance

You can also use your TomTom to plan journeys in advance by selecting both
your starting point and your destination. You could, for example, do the
following:
• Find out how long a journey is going to take before you start.
• Check the route of a journey you are planning.
• Check a route for someone who is coming to you and explain the route to
them.
To plan a route in advance, follow these steps:
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap Advanced planning.
Advanced
planning
3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way as you would
normally select your destination.
4. Set the destination for your journey.
5. Choose the type of route that should be planned.
• Fastest route - the route which takes the least time.
• Shortest route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This
• Avoid motorways - a route which avoids motorways.
• Walking route - a route designed for making the journey on foot.
• Bicycle route - a route designed for making the journey on a bicycle.
• Limited speed - a route for a vehicle which can only drive at a limited
6. Your TomTom plans the route between the two locations you selected.

More information about a route

To find out about your route in detail, tap the Details button on the route
summary screen.
may not be the quickest route, especially if the shortest route is through
a town or city.
speed. You have to specify the maximum speed.
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