GPS Routing question
I planned our trip using streets and trips. How or can I load it onto my Garmin NUVI 2689
Forum Discussion
The safest way to use a GPS is to plan your route on a paper route, or digital media of your choice.
Enter into the "favorites" of your GPS, those locations you want to stop at. (fuel, parks, camping, etc.)
Now when you are ready to depart, select "Where to", then "favorites". Select the first stop.
TURN OFF THE AUDIO OF THE GPS. This will prevent you from turning on to a rail road track, or one way street. Only use the written turn by turn instructions. The GPS will display the next turn at the top of the screen.
Now you can verify the route the GPS wants to send you. If you do not see the highway you wanted, go to settings and change from "fastest" to "Shortest", or vice versa. Once you have verified your route, now you can safely utilize the GPS to navigate to your first stop of the day.
If you do this for each segment of the trip, you'll be sure that you are on the route you want to be on, and minimize the wrong turns.
HINT: Many times while taking the back roads to sight see, the GPS will will try to direct you away from that route. As it may not be the fastest or shorter road. Ignore the GPS and continue on the highway you want. At some point the GPS will reset and provide you with routing information for the road your on.
Enter into the "favorites" of your GPS, those locations you want to stop at. (fuel, parks, camping, etc.)
Now when you are ready to depart, select "Where to", then "favorites". Select the first stop.
TURN OFF THE AUDIO OF THE GPS. This will prevent you from turning on to a rail road track, or one way street. Only use the written turn by turn instructions. The GPS will display the next turn at the top of the screen.
Now you can verify the route the GPS wants to send you. If you do not see the highway you wanted, go to settings and change from "fastest" to "Shortest", or vice versa. Once you have verified your route, now you can safely utilize the GPS to navigate to your first stop of the day.
If you do this for each segment of the trip, you'll be sure that you are on the route you want to be on, and minimize the wrong turns.
HINT: Many times while taking the back roads to sight see, the GPS will will try to direct you away from that route. As it may not be the fastest or shorter road. Ignore the GPS and continue on the highway you want. At some point the GPS will reset and provide you with routing information for the road your on.
