Garmin DriveTrack 70, Owner'S Manual

• Select 

Off Road

 to calculate point-to-point routes (without 

roads).

• Select 

Shorter Distance

 to calculate routes that are 

shorter in distance but can take more time to drive.

Trip Planner

You can use the trip planner to create and save a trip, which you 

can navigate later. This can be useful for planning a delivery 

route, a vacation, or a road trip. You can edit a saved trip to 

further customize it, including reordering locations, optimizing 

the order of stops, adding scheduling information, and adding 

shaping points.
You can also use the trip planner to edit and save your active 

route.

Planning a Trip

A trip can include many destinations, and it must include at least 

a starting location and one destination. The starting location is 

the location from which you plan to start your trip. If you start 

navigating the trip from a different location, the device gives you 

the option to route to your starting location first. For a round trip, 

the starting location and final destination can be the same.

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Trip Planner

 >   > 

Create Trip

.

2

Select 

Select Start Location

.

3

Choose a location for your starting point, and select 

Select

.

4

Select 

Select Destination

.

5

Choose a location for a destination, and select 

Select

.

6

Select 

Add Location

 to add more locations (optional).

7

After you have added all the necessary locations, select 

Next 

> 

Save

.

8

Enter a name, and select 

Done

.

Navigating to a Saved Trip

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Trip Planner

.

2

Select a saved trip.

3

Select 

Go!

.

4

Select the first location to navigate to, and select 

Start

.

The device calculates a route from your current location to 

the selected location and then guides you to the remaining 

trip destinations in order.

Optimizing the Order of Destinations in a Trip

The device can automatically optimize the order of destinations 

in your trip to create a shorter, more efficient route. The starting 

location and final destination are not changed when you 

optimize the order.

While editing a trip, select   > 

Optimize Order

.

Editing and Reordering Locations in a Trip

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Trip Planner

.

2

Select a saved trip.

3

Select a location.

4

Select an option:
• To move the location up or down, select  , and drag the 

location to a new position in the trip.

• To add a new location after the selected location, select 

.

• To remove the location, select  .

Editing and Saving Your Active Route

If a route is active, you can use the trip planner to edit and save 

your route as a trip.

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Trip Planner

 > 

My Active Route

.

2

Edit your route using any of the trip planner features.
The route recalculates each time you make a change.

3

Select 

Save

 to save your route as a trip, which you can 

navigate again later (optional).

Changing Routing Options for a Trip

You can customize how the device calculates the route when 

you start your trip.

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Trip Planner

.

2

Select a saved trip.

3

Select the vehicle profile icon, and select the vehicle you plan 

to use while navigating the trip (optional).

4

Select   > 

Trip Settings

.

5

Select an option:
• To add shaping points to your trip, select 

Shape Route

, 

and follow the on-screen instructions (

Shaping Your 

Route

, page 4

).

• To change the calculation mode for the trip, select 

Route 

Preference

 (

Changing the Route Calculation Mode

, 

page 4

).

When you start navigating the trip, the device automatically 

switches to the selected vehicle profile.

Scheduling a Trip

You can add scheduling information to each location in your trip, 

including the desired arrival time and layover duration at each 

location. This can help you plan your departure to reach 

locations in your trip on time.

1

Select 

Apps

 > 

Trip Planner

.

2

Select a trip.

3

Select   > 

Trip Settings

 > 

Edit Schedule

.

4

Select a location, and follow the on-screen instructions to 

enter the schedule information.

TIP: 

If you need to schedule multiple locations in the trip, you 

should start from the beginning of the trip and work toward 

the end.

5

Repeat step 4 to enter schedule information for additional 

locations.

6

When finished, select 

Save

.

When you navigate the trip, you should depart by the time 

shown under the starting point to reach your stops and 

destinations by the scheduled time. The schedule is an estimate 

only. Traffic conditions, construction, and other delays may 

affect your actual arrival times.

Using Suggested Routes

Before you can use this feature, you must save at least one 

location and enable the travel history feature (

Device and 

Privacy Settings

, page 14

).

Using the myTrends

™

 feature, your device predicts your 

destination based on your travel history, the day of the week, 

and the time of day. After you have driven to a saved location 

several times, the location may appear in the navigation bar on 

the map, along with the estimated time of travel, and traffic 

information.

Select the navigation bar to view a suggested route to the 

location.

Avoiding Delays, Tolls, and Areas

Avoiding Traffic Delays on Your Route

Before you can avoid traffic delays, you must be receiving traffic 

information (

Receiving Traffic Data Using a Traffic Receiver

, 

page 11

).

By default, the device optimizes your route to avoid traffic delays 

automatically. If you have disabled this option in the traffic 

settings (

Traffic Settings

, page 13

), you can view and avoid 

traffic delays manually.

Navigating to Your Destination

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