Garmin GPSMAP 496 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
56 GPSMAP 496 Owner’s Manual
Automotive
Basic Operation in Automotive Mode > Navigating in Automotive Mode
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 Direct To .
Press 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 on the Main
Menu. For more information, refer to page 61.
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 <point name> 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 <point name> 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.