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About search
You use search to find a wide range of places and then navigate to them. You can search for the
following:
A specific address, for example, type in
123 Oxford Street, London
.
A partial address, for example, type in
Oxford st Lon
.
A type of place, for example, type in
gas station
or
restaurant
.
A place by name, for example, type in
Starbucks
.
A postcode, for example, type in
W1D 1LL
for Oxford Street, London.
A city to navigate to a city centre, for example, type in
London
.
A POI (Point of Interest) near your current location, for example, type in
restaurant near me
.
A mapcode, for example, type in
WH6SL.TR10
Latitude and longitude coordinates, for example, type in:
N 51°30′31″ W 0°08′34″.
Tip
: To search for a specific street in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands, type in a postcode,
then leave a space and then type in the house number. For example,
1017CT 35
. For other
countries, postcodes are area-based and will give you a list of matching cities, towns and streets
in your search results.
Planning a route to a POI using search
Important
: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should
always plan a route before you start driving.
To plan a route to a POI type or a specific POI using search, do the following:
1.
Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.
2.
Select
Search
.
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing.
Using Quick Search
