Parking Near Your Destination Your device can help you find a parking spot near your destination. When you approach some destinations, the device automatically prompts you to search for parking. 1 Select an option: TIP: If your Garmin DriveSmart device is connected to a switched power outlet, it saves your parking spot each time you turn off your vehicle. If your device is connected to an non- switched power outlet, you must unplug the vehicle power cable to save your parking spot. On your Garmin DriveSmart device, select Apps > Last Spot > Go! . On your watch, start the Watch Link app, select Find My Car , and walk toward your parking spot.
When the device prompts you, select Yes to search for nearby parking. If the device does not prompt you, select Where To? > Categories > Parking , and select > My Destination . 2 Select Filter Parking , and select one or more categories to filter parking by availability, type, price, or payment methods (optional). NOTE: Detailed parking data is not available in all areas or for all parking locations. 3 Select a parking location, and select Go! > Add As Next Stop . The device guides you to the parking area.
After you park your vehicle, you can continue to your destination on foot using your Garmin DriveSmart device or a compatible Garmin watch with Connect IQ ( Finding Your Destination Using Your Garmin Watch , page 4 ). Your device or Garmin watch can also guide you back to this parking spot when you return to your vehicle ( Finding Your Last Parking Spot , page 4 ). The destination indicator shows the direction of your destination relative to the direction you are moving . When the destination indicator appears at the top of the circle, you are heading toward your destination. The remaining distance to your destination appears below the circle.
The progress bar shows your progress toward your destination. Finding Your Destination Using Your Garmin Watch Before you can use this feature, you must set up Watch Link ( Setting Up Watch Link , page 15 ). You can use your compatible Garmin watch to navigate from your vehicle to your destination, or from your destination back to your vehicle. This feature is especially useful for finding a location within a large venue, or when you have to park away from your destination and finish navigating on foot. NOTE: GPS technology requires a clear view of the sky. The Watch Link app may not be able to provide guidance in indoor venues, such as shopping malls or airports.
1 On your watch, start the Watch Link app, and select Find My Changing Your Active Route Adding a Location to Your Route Before you can add a location to your route, you must be navigating a route ( Starting a Route , page 3 ). You can add locations to the middle or end of your route. For example, you can add a fuel station as the next destination in your route. TIP: To create complex routes with multiple destinations or scheduled stops, you can use the trip planner to plan, schedule, and save a trip ( Planning a Trip , page 17 ). 1 From the map, select > Where To? . 2 Search for a location ( Finding and Saving Locations , Destination .
Your watch acquires a GPS signal and starts guiding you to your destination. 2 Walk toward your destination. page 6 ). 3 Select a location. 4 Select Go! . 5 Select an option: To add the location as the next destination in your route, select Add As Next Stop . To add the location to the end of your route, select Add As Last Stop . To add the location and edit the order of destinations in your route, select Add to Active Route . The device re-calculates the route to include the added location and guides you to the destinations in order. The destination indicator shows the direction of your destination relative to the direction you are moving .
When the destination indicator appears at the top of the circle, you are heading toward your destination. The remaining distance to your destination appears below the circle. The progress bar shows your progress toward your destination. Shaping Your Route Before you can shape your route, you must start a route ( Starting a Route , page 3 ). You can manually shape your route to change its course. This allows you to direct the route to use a certain road or go through a certain area without adding a destination to the route. 1 Touch anywhere on the map. 2 Select . The device enters route shaping mode. 3 Select a location on the map.
Finding Your Last Parking Spot When you disconnect your Garmin DriveSmart device from vehicle power, it saves your current location as a parking spot. If you have set up Watch Link, the device sends the parking spot location to your compatible Garmin watch ( Setting Up Watch Link , page 15 ). You can navigate back to your parking spot using either your Garmin DriveSmart device or the Watch Link app on your watch. TIP: You can select to zoom in on the map and select a more precise location. 4 Navigating to Your Destination