Plan a Trip Using Your Car Navigation System
A car navigation system is a tool that can be used to direct you to various locations through the use of an automated voice and picture display. Unlike maps and other traditional navigation tools, car navigation systems can anticipate the best route for you to take to reach your destination and guide you to attractions, restaurants and other places along the way.
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Steps
- Familiarize yourself with the car navigation system.
- Take short trips around town relying only on it to get you from place to place. Gaining confidence with a car navigation system in your own backyard" will make using it in unfamiliar areas less stressful.
- Find the address of the location to which you are traveling.
- Addresses can be obtained through Internet searches, phone book ads or by calling the place you are planning to visit.
- Similar searches can be performed for specific hotels, restaurants and so on. Make sure that the address is spelled correctly to ensure that the car navigation system can find the destination.
- Begin your trip.
- Before leaving your driveway, type in the address of your final destination. Make sure the volume is at a level easily heard by drivers and passengers before starting on the vacation.
- Review directions whenever possible.
- Although the navigation system will provide audio directions, having prior knowledge as to where you are going is also helpful. Read upcoming directions as provided by the navigation system when stopping for gasoline, bathroom breaks or other detours.
- Search for your destination through the navigation system.
- In some cases it is not necessary to have the address of the place you are visiting.
- For example, if you are not traveling to a specific place, and instead are simply trying to find the closest gasoline station, you search through "landmarks" on the car navigation system and then enter "gas stations."
- Similarly, if you are trying to get to Disney World, simply choose "landmarks" and then enter "Disney World" into the navigation system. As there is only one Disney World per continent, your car navigation system should have no difficulty finding this destination.
Tips
- Car navigation systems don't have to be used only in cars. Some of them can be removed and used while walking in an area with which you are unfamiliar.
Warnings
- Make sure the car navigation system is fully charged, or that a car charger is available, before beginning long trips.
