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Following the route – Garmin MOBILE XT User Manual

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3. Select a sub-category or select

All Categories.

A list of locations near your current location

appears.

4. Select the location to open the location’s

information page.

5. Select

Go to create a route to this location.

Information page options

Select Go to create a route to this location. Select

(Menu >) Options to see more options:

View on Map: displays the location on a map.
Save to My Locations: saves the location to My

Locations, a collection of your favorite locations.
Save to Contacts: saves the location to your

phone’s contact list.
Add as Via Point: adds the location to your

current route.
Send Location: sends your location as a Garmin

Location message.
Weather: shows the current weather condition

and a five-day forecast for that location.
Dial (phone icon): calls a location (if available).


Following the Route

After you find a location, select Go to create a route

to it. The map automatically opens with your route

indicated with a magenta line. The position icon

shows your position on the map.
Directions appear at the top of the screen. Your current

speed and estimated arrival time appear at the bottom of

the screen. If you are not navigating, your current speed

and heading appear at the bottom of the screen.

If you leave the map and want to return, select View

map on the main Garmin Mobile XT page. Select Stop

to stop the active route.

NOTE: By default, traffic is avoided when routes

are generated. To change this and other routing