Garmin M5APGT00, Owner'S Manual

Creating and Saving a Route

This procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it. The 

starting point can be your present location or another location.

1

Select 

Info

 > 

User Data

 > 

Routes & Auto Guidance Paths 

> 

New

 > 

Use Chart

.

2

Select the starting location of the route.

3

Select 

Add Turn

.

4

Select the location of the next turn on the chart.

5

Select 

Add Turn

.

The chartplotter marks the location of the turn with a 

waypoint.

6

If necessary, repeat steps 4 and 5 to add more turns.

7

Select the final destination.

Viewing a List of Routes

Select 

Info

 > 

User Data

 > 

Routes & Auto Guidance Paths

.

Editing a Saved Route

You can change the name of a route or change the turns the 

route contains.

1

Select 

Info

 > 

User Data

 > 

Routes & Auto Guidance Paths

.

2

Select a route.

3

Select 

Review

 > 

Edit Route

.

4

Select an option:
• To change the name, select 

Name

, and enter the name.

• To select a waypoint from the turn list, select 

Edit Turns

 > 

Use Turn List

, and select a waypoint from the list.

• To select a turn using the chart, select 

Edit Turns

 > 

Use 

Chart

, and select a location on the chart.

Browsing for and Navigating a Saved Route

Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of 

them, you must create and save at least one route.

1

Select 

Info

 > 

User Data

 > 

Routes & Auto Guidance Paths

.

2

Select a route.

3

Select 

Navigate To

.

4

Select an option:
• To navigate the route from the starting point used when 

the route was created, select 

Forward

.

• To navigate the route from the destination point used 

when the route was created, select 

Backward

.

A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is 

a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course 

from your present location to the destination. The corrected 

course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are 

off course.

5

Review the course indicated by the magenta line.

6

Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering 

to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.

7

If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course) 

to go to your destination, or steer back to the magenta line 

(direct course).

Browsing for and Navigating Parallel to a Saved 

Route

Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of 

them, you must create and save at least one route.

1

Select 

Info

 > 

User Data

 > 

Routes & Auto Guidance Paths

.

2

Select a route.

3

Select 

Navigate To

.

4

Select 

Offset

 to navigate parallel to the route, offset from it 

by a specific distance.

5

Indicate how to navigate the route:

• To navigate the route from the starting point used when 

the route was created, to the left of the original route, 

select 

Forward – Port

.

• To navigate the route from the starting point used when 

the route was created, to the right of the original route, 

select 

Forward – Starboard

.

• To navigate the route from the destination point used 

when the route was created, to the left of the original 

route, select 

Backward – Port

.

• To navigate the route from the destination point used 

when the route was created, to the right of the original 

route, select 

Backward – Starboard

.

6

If necessary, select 

Done

.

A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is 

a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course 

from your present location to the destination. The corrected 

course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are 

off course.

7

Review the course indicated by the magenta line.

8

Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering 

to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.

9

If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course) 

to go to your destination, or steer back to the magenta line 

(direct course).

Deleting a Saved Route

1

Select 

Info

 > 

User Data

 > 

Routes & Auto Guidance Paths

.

2

Select a route.

3

Select 

Review

 > 

Delete

.

Deleting All Saved Routes

Select 

Info

 > 

User Data

 > 

Clear User Data

 > 

Routes & 

Auto Guidance Paths

.

Auto Guidance

 CAUTION

The Auto Guidance feature is based on electronic chart 

information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom 

clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings, 

and avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may 

be in your path.

NOTE: 

Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in some 

areas.
You can use Auto Guidance to plot the best path to your 

destination. Auto Guidance uses your chartplotter to scan chart 

data, such as water depth and known obstacles, to calculate a 

suggested path. You can adjust the path during navigation.

Setting and Following an Auto Guidance Path

1

Select a destination (

Destinations

).

2

Select 

Navigate To

 > 

Auto Guidance

.

3

Review the path, indicated by the magenta line.

4

Select 

Start Navigation

.

5

Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow 

water, and other obstacles.

NOTE: 

When using Auto Guidance, a gray segment within 

any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto Guidance 

cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to 

the settings for minimum safe water depth and minimum safe 

obstacle height.

Creating and Saving an Auto Guidance Path

1

Select 

Info

 > 

User Data

 > 

Routes & Auto Guidance Paths 

> 

New

 > 

Auto Guidance

.

2

Select a starting point, and select 

Next

.

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Navigation with a Chartplotter

CONFIDENTIAL