Garmin Quest 2 User Manual

							
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BASIC OPERATION > PLANNING AND MODIFYING ROUTES

Saving a Route
You Quest automatically saves a route created with the Route 
Planner. Also, you can save an active route during navigation or 
after you have reached the destination. 
To save an active route:
1.  Press MENU, highlight Route Options, and press OK. 
2.  Highlight 
Save Route and press OK. Press OK again at the 
verification window. 
Your Quest can hold up to 50 saved routes. If you have saved 
routes prior to taking a trip, you only need to retrieve the 
appropriate route and activate it as you prepare to leave. 
The vehicle icon indicates 
the route is active.
To select a saved route:
1.  Press MENU, highlight Route Options, and press OK. 
2.  Highlight 
Route Planner and press OK. A list of your saved 
routes appears.  3.  Highlight the name of the route and press 
OK. An 
information page for your selected route appears. 
4.  To activate the route, highlight 
Navigate and press OK. 
5.  If you want to change the route by adding via points, use the 
Rocker pad to highlight the  Via Points box and press OK. 
See “Adding Via Points” in this section for more information.
Deleting a Saved Route
You can delete a single route or all of the saved routes that exist in 
your Quest. 
To delete a route:
1.  Press MENU, highlight Route Options, and press OK. 
2.  Highlight 
Route Planner and press OK. A list of your saved 
routes appears. 
3.  To delete one route, highlight the name of the route. Use the 
Rocker pad to highlight the red  to the right of the route 
name and press OK. Highlight  Yes when the verification 
window appears and press OK. 
  To delete all saved routes, press the 
MENU key. Highlight 
Delete All
 and press OK. Highlight  Yes when the 
verification window appears and press 
OK. 
						

							
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Recalculating a Route
The Quest automatically recalculates your route if you stray from 
the current route. You can also prompt the Quest to recalculate your 
route. For example, if you change your route preference (page 38), 
you can recalculate your route based on your new preference.
To 
recalculate your route:
1.  Press MENU, highlight Route Options, and press OK. 
2.  Highlight 
Recalculate and press OK. 
Adding a Detour
When you are navigating a route, you might need to take a detour 
to avoid a roadblock or construction. After you select a detour 
distance, your Quest calculates a new route and provides you with 
new driving instructions. The detour is saved until you stop the 
current navigation or until you turn off the unit.
To set a detour:
1.  Press MENU, highlight Route Options, and 
press OK. 
2.  Highlight 
Detour and press OK. 
3.  Highlight a detour distance and press 
OK. 
Your Quest makes every possible attempt to get you back on the 
original route at your requested distance; however, the distance 
may be longer if no other roads can take you back to your original 
route. Sometimes, the route you are currently taking might be the 
only reasonable option. If so, you will not be able to take a detour . 
Adding Via Points
Via points are extra stops you make on the way to your final 
destination. You can add stops to the route you are currently 
navigating, to the route you are planning, or to a route that you 
have previously saved. 
To add via points to a saved route:
1.  Press MENU, highlight Route Options, and press OK. 
2.  Highlight 
Route Planner and press OK. 
3.  Highlight the route to add the extra stops to and press 
OK. 
4.  Highlight 
 and press OK. 
5.  Highlight a method to find the location and press 
OK. 
6.  Highlight the location of the point. Continue until all points 
are added to the route. 
						

							
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Arranging Via Points
When you have entered all of the points, your Quest can arrange 
them in the most efficient order so that you can visit each point 
without a lot of extra traveling.
   Adds a via point (extra stop) and places it ahead of the 
existing point.
  Deletes the point.
   Moves the point up or down.
To arrange the order of the via points:
1.  Press MENU, highlight Route Options, and press OK. 
2.  Highlight 
Route Planner and press OK. 
3.  Highlight the route you want to arrange and press 
OK. 
4.  Select the point you would like to move in the route order. 
Highlight the up  or down  arrow and press OK. The 
point is moved up or down one spot.
5.  Continue arranging the points as necessary. 
To optimize the route: 
1.  Press MENU, highlight Route Options, and press OK. 
2.  Highlight 
Route Planner and press OK. 
3.  Highlight the route you want to arrange and press 
OK. 
4.  Press 
MENU, highlight  Optimal Via Order, and press OK. 
The unit rearranges all of your extra stops based on your route 
preference (Faster Time, Shorter Distance, or Off Road). See 
page 
38 for more information on route preferences. If you change your 
route preference, recalculate the route based upon the new route 
preference (page 24).
To reverse the order of the route:
1.  Press MENU, highlight Route Options, and press OK. 
2.  Highlight 
Route Planner and press OK. 
3.  Highlight the route you want to reverse and press 
OK. 
4.  Press 
MENU, highlight Reverse Route, and press OK.
Deleting Via Points
If you decide that you no longer want to visit one of your via 
points, select that point and use the Rocker pad to highlight the 
red  to the right of the via point. Press OK, and the point is 
immediately removed from the route. 
						

							
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Avoiding Roads and Areas
You can avoid areas and certain road types on your route. For 
example, if an area of roads is usually highly congested, you can 
add that area to your Avoid List. 
To add an avoidance to your route:
1.  Press and hold MENU to open the Route Options menu. 
2.  Highlight  Avoidances
 and press OK. 
3.  Highlight the maneuver or road type you want to avoid and 
press OK. The Quest avoids all roads types that have a 
check mark in the Avoid… box.
Avoidances Page
To avoid a road:
1.  Press and hold MENU to open the Route Options menu. 
2.  Highlight  Avoidances
 and press OK. 
3.  Highlight the 
Add… button and press OK. 
4.  Highlight  Road Avoidance
 and press OK to select a street 
to avoid on your routes. A map appears, enabling you to 
mark a “start point” on a road. 
5.  Use the 
Rocker pad to move the map pointer to the 
beginning point of the road you want to avoid and press OK. 
A blue push pin marks the start point. 
6.  Use the 
Rocker pad to move the map pointer to the end of 
the road you want to avoid and press OK.
7.  A map of the avoided road appears. Press OK.
The Avoidances page, shown to the left, lists the avoided road with 
a default name (the street names).  
						

							
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To avoid an area:
1.  Press and hold MENU to open the Route Options menu. 
2.  Highlight  Avoidances
 and press OK. 
3.  Highlight the 
Add… button and press OK. 
4.  Highlight  Area Avoidance
 and press OK. A map appears, 
enabling you to mark a “start point.” 
5.  Use the 
Rocker  pad to move the map pointer to the first 
corner of the area you want to avoid and press OK. A blue 
push pin marks the start point. 
6.  Use the 
Rocker pad to move the map pointer to the far 
corner of the area you 
want to avoid and press 
OK. You have drawn a 
dark rectangle around the 
area you want to avoid.
7.  A map of the avoided area 
appears. Press OK.
The Avoidances page, shown to 
the right, lists the avoided area with a default name (Area 000). 
After you enter the avoid areas and roads, your Quest avoids these 
roads/areas unless no other roads are available, until you remove 
them from the Custom Avoidances list, or until you uncheck them. 
To uncheck an avoidance, select the check box to the left of the 
avoidance name and press OK. An unchecked box indicates that 
the road/area will not be avoided.
Uncheck the 
box to the 
left of the 
avoidance to 
deactivate it.
A
Clock
Red X
Avoidances Page
To change the name of an avoidance, select the A  and use the 
on-screen keyboard to create a new name. Select the clock  to 
choose the date that you want the avoidance to expire. Select the 
red  to permanently delete the avoidance. 
						

							
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USING THE MAIN PAGES > MAP PAGE

USING THE MAIN PAGES
Map Page
The Map page is one of the main pages of the Quest. Whether you 
are navigating a route or simply traveling with your Quest turned 
on, the map shows your current location and surrounding street 
detail. Customizable information boxes called data fields provide 
information such as your current speed, your traveling direction, 
and names of upcoming streets. 
A text bar at the top of the map indicates the status of the Quest’s 
GPS receiver. When you turn on your Quest, the text bar indicates 
that the Quest is attempting to locate satellites. After the Quest 
locates satellites and establishes a “fix” on your location, the text 
bar reads “Ready to Navigate.”
Data fields
Text barPosition icon 
(You are here)
Zoom range
Zooming In and Out of the Map
The map has many zoom ranges, from 20 ft to 500 mi. Zoom in 
and out of the map by pressing the IN and OUT keys. The current 
zoom range is displayed at the bottom left corner of the map.
Base map  
at 5-mile zoom
MapSource (detailed) map  
at 500-foot zoom
To zoom in and out:
•  Press the OUT key to zoom out.
•  Press the 
IN key to zoom in.
When the selected zoom exceeds the resolution of the data in use, 
“overzoom” appears below the zoom range. When MapSource® 
data is used, “mapsource” appears below the zoom range. 
						

							
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USING THE MAIN PAGES > MAP PAGE

Panning the Map
You can pan the map with the map pointer  to view areas of the 
map that are not visible on the screen. As you pan past the edge of 
the screen, the map moves to provide continuous map coverage. 
The position icon  indicates your present location and may not 
be visible on the screen when you pan the map. 
To pan the map: 
  Press up, down, right, or left on the Rocker pad. 
  The map pointer moves the map so you can view different 
parts of the map.
As you move the pointer, the distance and bearing from your 
present location to the pointer appear in the distance bar. The map 
pointer’s location coordinates also appear in the bar.  When you 
zoom while panning the map, the map pointer stays centered on the 
screen.
Distance bar
Position iconMap pointer
To re-center your location on the screen:
  When you are finished panning the Map, press the Page 
 key. The map automatically moves to show your present 
location.
Use the pointer to select on-screen map features and review the 
item directly from the map. 
To 
view details about an on-screen point:
1.  Use the Rocker pad to move the pointer to the location or 
map item. If several items are grouped closely together, 
zoom in closer for a better view.
2.  Press 
OK to view more information about the point. The 
information and on-screen buttons vary depending on the 
type of item selected.  
						

							
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Viewing the Map Orientation
You can orient the map in one of two ways. North Up shows the 
Map page with North always at the top, as if you were reading a 
paper map. Track Up allows the map to automatically rotate so 
your direction of travel always appears at the top of the Map page. 
If you are using Track up, a white 
N indicator, in the top left corner 
of the Map page, points to the North.
Your Quest is set to show the Map page in Track Up orientation 
until you zoom out to the 200-mile zoom range or above. To 
change the map orientation settings, see page 34.
North UpTrack Up
Data Fields
The Map page displays data fields on the right-hand column of the 
page. Information in these fields changes depending on whether 
you are navigating a route or just traveling with the Quest turned 
on. Data fields also appear on the Trip Information page (
page 
33) and the Compass page (page 21). For a complete list and 
description of data field options, see 
page 45.
To change the data fields on the Map page:
1.  Open the Map page and press the MENU key. 
2.  Highlight 
Edit Fields and press OK. 
3.  Use the 
Rocker  pad to highlight the data field you want to 
change and press OK. 
4.  Highlight the new data field type in the list and press 
OK. 
5.  When you are finished changing the data fields, press 
Page 
 to exit. 
Data fields 
						

							
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USING THE MAIN PAGES > NEXT TURN PAGE

Next Turn Page
When you are navigating a route, the Next Turn page opens 
periodically to alert you that you need to turn soon. The Next Turn 
page displays a picture of the turn and provides text instructions. 
This page disappears after a few seconds. If you need to see it 
again, press the Speak key.
Next Turn Page
Next Turn
Route line
Miles until you 
reach the turn
Approximate 
time left until you 
reach the turn
An added bonus to the Next Turn feature is that the Quest “voice” 
announces upcoming turns. If you are using the 12-Volt adapter 
that includes the external speaker and you cannot safely view the 
Next Turn page, you can hear the verbal directions. Refer to 
page 6 
to see how to adjust the volume on the external speaker.The Next Turn page opens and announces the same instructions for 
an upcoming turn up to three times:
•  Immediately after you make a turn, the Next Turn page 
announces the next turn and the distance to the turn. So, if 
the next turn is not for 20 miles, you do not need to worry 
about navigation instructions for quite a while.
•  As you approach the upcoming turn, the Next Turn page  appears again. This message is announced in order to alert 
you to change lanes if necessary and start looking for signs 
in anticipation of the upcoming turn.
•  Just before the upcoming turn, the Next Turn page appears 
one last time for that particular turn. 
The Next Turn page disappears after a few seconds, and the page 
that you were previously viewing reappears. If you want to close 
the Next Turn page and return to the previous page, press the 
Page 
 key. 
If you want to see the Next Turn page again, press the 
Speak key, 
and it reappears. You also can hear the announcement.
The Next Turn page is only available when you are navigating to a 
destination. 
						

							
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USING THE MAIN PAGES > CURRENT ROUTE PAGE

Current Route Page
Direction of turn
Cumulative distance to this turn 
from your current location 
Total distance to the destination 
from your current location
Upcoming driving instructions
Final destination
Current Route Page
Another page that is visible when navigating is the Current Route 
page, which provides step-by-step route instructions from start to 
finish. Press 
Page  to open the Current Route page.
The Current Route page displays directions for your entire route. 
You can look beyond the next turn and even get an estimated idea 
of what time you will reach an upcoming turn, provided you do not 
make stops along the way.  You can move through the entire list of turns by using the 
Rocker 
pad. Highlight any of the turns on the list and press OK to view the 
Next Turn page for that turn. 
The Current Route page is only available when you are navigating 
to a destination.