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Flapper's avatar
Flapper
Explorer
Nov 20, 2015

Garmin and "road closed"?

Currently have the dezl 760 for RV/Truck. Have run into issues with finding a way around road closures. Meaning, following an active route, we come to a "bridge closed" barricade (or whatever). Is there a quick way to tell the GPS "can't go here, reroute me"? Yes, I could delve deep into the menus to set up a custom avoidance, but that's not practical while driving. The first time this happened was in trying to get to a state park, that we had to abandon completely as there was no way to reroute (and we had no backup map for the area), the next two were in city where I just randomly drove far enough away from the closure until it stopped trying to get me back to the closed bridge, and another became the better choice.
FYI, in both cases, Google was just as bad.....
  • Dick_B's avatar
    Dick_B
    Explorer
    Nov 20, 2015
    I think there is a `detour' option to tell the GPS how much of the current trip to bypass.
    After reading the below post on how to change settings I think my GPS is smarter than I am!
  • Hondavalk's avatar
    Hondavalk
    Explorer II
    Nov 20, 2015
    Don't know if its the same for yours but on my NUVI this is how to set it up.
    One time only with your garmin: 1st: select Settings > Map & Vehicle > Map Tools
    2nd: select: Change Route
    3rd: Save
    You have now created a shortcut on the map screen. It's the 3 bars bottom right hand corner of the map screen. All you have to do in the future is touch the 3 bars, select either Detour by Distance or select Detour by Road. Hope that's what you needed.
  • vic46's avatar
    vic46
    Explorer
    Nov 20, 2015
    Hondavalk wrote:
    Don't know if its the same for yours but on my NUVI this is how to set it up.
    One time only with your garmin: 1st: select Settings > Map & Vehicle > Map Tools
    2nd: select: Change Route
    3rd: Save
    You have now created a shortcut on the map screen. It's the 3 bars bottom right hand corner of the map screen. All you have to do in the future is touch the 3 bars, select either Detour by Distance or select Detour by Road. Hope that's what you needed.


    What model Nuvi Do you have?
  • Chuck_thehammer's avatar
    Chuck_thehammer
    Explorer
    Nov 20, 2015
    Hondavalk wrote:
    Don't know if its the same for yours but on my NUVI this is how to set it up.
    One time only with your garmin: 1st: select Settings > Map & Vehicle > Map Tools
    2nd: select: Change Route
    3rd: Save
    You have now created a shortcut on the map screen. It's the 3 bars bottom right hand corner of the map screen. All you have to do in the future is touch the 3 bars, select either Detour by Distance or select Detour by Road. Hope that's what you needed.


    I have the 2597LMT.. and does the same thing..
    1 time only setup..

    if needed call Garmin customer support.. they will walk you thru.. if its different for the 760.
  • Flapper's avatar
    Flapper
    Explorer
    Nov 22, 2015
    Oh my! There it was, preset under the three bars icon. Asks me how far ahead the detour is (.2 mile, 5 mile, 10 mile, etc.) and then reroutes around. Tried it out on a couple of grocery store runs, and seems to work well!

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