Saving Routes in GPS

[klbj1961]

Hi folks,

 

I'm in process of deciding between the 2018 Highlander or the 2018 Titanium Edge

 

Questions:

 

1) Is it possible to create and save a route in the Ford Navigation system?

I.E. I want to program a route with multiple destinations that I can save and recall at a later date.

For example - I travel back and forth to Colorado from Texas. I want to program the route with multiple POIs along the way so that I can recall the route every time I travel back and forth between CO and TX.

 

2) If it is possible to save a route, is it possible to create the route on a PC , save it onto a thumb drive or SD card and import it into the Nav system for later recall?

 

I do this all the time with my motorcycle GPS and on my Garmin GPSs.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Barry

[lildisco]

You can save POI's along your route. The Nav System will automatically route you to the fastest route, unless you choose differently in its settings. Such as avoiding tolls, ferries, & highways. I don't think there's a way to program a specific way, unless you program way points/stops prior to leaving.

 

To my knowledge, the Nav System can save the address, not necessarily the route, but you can change the route by adding way points/stops. To knowledge, there is no way to export the route to a thumb drive/laptop.

[enigma-2]

I figured out a way to save a route with several destinations last summer.

 

I started out by programming in each of the destinations. Then told the nav to start. It mapped out the route to the first destination and I selected quit. I mapped out all on tbe destinations in the same manner.

 

>>The nav system automatically saves the last 40 destinations in memory<<

 

Anyway, the day we left I chose "previous destinations" and chose the destination we were going to first. After visiting I then selected the 2nd one from "previous destinations" & it reprogrammed from where we were. And so on.

[akirby]

I figured out a way to save a route with several destinations last summer.

I started out by programming in each of the destinations. Then told the nav to start. It mapped out the route to the first destination and I selected quit. I mapped out all on tbe destinations in the same manner.

>>The nav system automatically saves the last 40 destinations in memory

Anyway, the day we left I chose "previous destinations" and chose the destination we were going to first. After visiting I then selected the 2nd one from "previous destinations" & it reprogrammed from where we were. And so on.

You can set multiple waypoints in one route. At least 8 or 10. After you set the first destination and hit start, enter a new destination (with voice command I just hit the button and say destination street address). Once it finds that address or POI it asks you to set it as destination or waypoint. If you choose waypoint you can then see all the other waypoints and change the order or let it optimize them. It will take you to each destination one by one in order and you don’t have to recall each address.

[enigma-2]

Yes, but the OP wanted a method to store the route in memory (with waypoints). Unfortunately the navigation system doesn't do this. Storing a destination in favorites only stores the final address, but not the POV's or actual route previously taken. When you choose the stored route from favorites, it calculates a NEW route from your then current location.

The only work around I could find was to progrm the POV's separately and let treat each stored POV as a separate route. Works, but cumbersome.

[akirby]

Gotcha - I thought you were saying you did it that way all the time.

 

MFT at first allowed you to send a location from mapquest but it turned out to be too problematic. It would be nice to send not only a destination but a route from google maps to sync 3.