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 21 ). 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 25 ), you can view and avoid traffic delays manually. 1 While navigating a route, select > Traffic . 2 Select Alternate Route , if available. 3 Select Go! . Your device can avoid routing you through areas that require tolls, such as toll roads, toll bridges, or congestion areas.
The device may still include a toll area in your route if no other reasonable routes are available. 1 Select Settings > Navigation > Avoidances > Tolls and Fees . 2 Select Save . Avoiding Toll Roads Avoiding Road Features 1 Select Settings > Navigation > Avoidances . 2 Select the road features to avoid on your routes, and select Save . Custom Avoidances Custom avoidances allow you to select specific areas or sections of road to avoid. When the device calculates a route, it avoids these areas and roads unless no other reasonable route is available. Avoiding a Road 1 Select Settings > Navigation > Custom Avoidances . 2 If necessary, select Add Avoidance . 3 Select Add Avoid Road .
4 Select the starting point of the section of road to avoid, and select Next . 5 Select the ending point of the road section, and select Next . 6 Select Done . Avoiding an Area 1 Select Settings > Navigation > Custom Avoidances . 2 If necessary, select Add Avoidance . 3 Select Add Avoid Area . 4 Select the upper-left corner of the area to avoid, and select Next . 5 Select the lower-right corner of the area to avoid, and select Next . The selected area is shaded on the map. 6 Select Done . Disabling a Custom Avoidance You can disable a custom avoidance without deleting it. 1 Select Settings > Navigation > Custom Avoidances . 2 Select an avoidance. 3 Select > Disable . Following a Route 17