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• Driving/Walking
: tap to configure the method of travel.
Selection of Walking would negate the need to track traffic jams
and obstructions.
–
Driving mode enables the
Settings
feature: allows you to
configure your Route options such as:
Avoid highways
or
Avoid tolls
.
• Maps
: enables the on-screen real-time map
functionality.
• Speak Destination
: allows you to use the voice recognition
feature to search for matching locations in your area.
• Type Destination
: allows you to manually enter a destination
address (via the on-screen keypad).
• Contacts
: allows you to receive turn-by-turn directions to the
address stored for a selected Contacts entry.
• Starred places
: allows you to obtain directions to locations that
have been starred within Google maps (
maps.google.com
).
Navigation Map options
Once on the map screen, you can access the following
features:
•
Destination
: returns you to the previous Navigation options
screen.
•
Search by voice
: Speak your destination instead of typing.
•
Layers
: allows you to switch map views:
• Traffic view
: (available only in selected areas) Real-time traffic
conditions are displayed over roads as color-coded lines. Each
color represents how fast the traffic is moving.
• Satellite
: Maps uses the same satellite data as Google Earth.
Satellite images are not real-time. Google Earth acquires the
best imagery available, most of which is approximately one to
three years old.
• Parking
: displays parking information relative to your current
location.
• Gas Stations
: displays gas station location relative to your
current location.
• ATMs & Banks
: displays ATM and Bank locations relative to
your current location.
