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Navigating in automotive mode – Garmin GPSMAP 296 User Manual

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Navigating in Automotive Mode

Automotive Mode and Marine Mode are similar. Most of the

features discussed here also apply to Marine Mode.
There are several ways to begin navigating to a point in Automotive

Mode:

• Select a point on the map and press the Direct To .
• Press the Direct To to start a new route using the Find

menu, or start a saved route or track.

• Press NRST/FIND to search for a particular item and create a

route to it.

You can also start a saved route through the Routes tab of the Main

Menu. For more information, refer to

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To go to a highlighted map item:

1. Use the

ROCKER to highlight the item you would like to

navigate to on the Map Page.

2. Press

Direct To . Go To is added to the

list of options and automatically highlighted. If you have

selected an area of the map that is not a map feature,

Go To

MAP Point is listed. Select Go To or Go To

MAP Point, and press ENTER.

Navigate Options in Automotive Mode

With Map Feature highlighted while navigating a course

3. Follow the magenta route created on the Map Page. Follow

the turn-by-turn route (auto-route) by using the Next Turns

Page and Current Route Page. If you are using the external

speaker, follow the voice prompts.

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