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Question posted by mnopwarrio on July 11th, 2014

How To Program A Specific Route On Garmin Nuvi 50

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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on July 11th, 2014 4:31 AM

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Touch a destination
Touch Go
- It may be required to allow the device to calculate to this destination before moving on to the next step
Touch the menu button or back arrow to return to the main menu
Touch Where To?
Locate and touch the desired Favorite, Point of Interest, Address, or Recently Found
Touch Add to Active Route or Add As a Via Point
- Some devices will require you to select Done.

If the above intructions is not clear, here is a video guide on how to program route on Nuvi; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJRj1iqsAmU AND ALSO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SsX19ccFTQ

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Owner's Manual - Page 2

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Owner's Manual - Page 3

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Owner's Manual - Page 6

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Owner's Manual - Page 10

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Owner's Manual - Page 17

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Owner's Manual - Page 20

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Owner's Manual - Page 24

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