Help needed with BMW Nav V. Routes

[Tonyplod]

I was using a zumo 660 and thought it was a good piece of kit, I recently changed bike to the LC which came with a Nav V. I have planned some routes and added to the sat nav, On the computer the routes look great and I thought i would press Go at the beginning of the route and it would route me to the End??, Ohhh Noooo.
Once i select the route from the trip planner it asks where i want to start from, and then provides the list of waypoints, I see t the first waypoint to ensure I am going in the right direction, the directions take me to that location ,but then the routing stops.
How do I get the unit to complete the whole route from start to Finish??
Regards
FRUSTRATED......

 

[Riktus]

Doesnt sound right - after pressing go it should ask you if you want to do the route and go via your first via point - this is correct just press yes - if your route is planned correctly it will go to the first via but also then continue routing to the next - then the next then so on until your end destination. If you dont want to stop at a vuia just corry on the route and if it keeps trying to route you back to the via then cancel the via point - I do this on the smart wheel on the GSA by clicking right - scrolling down and then holding wheel for a few seconds against ignore point. then it continues on route.

Also I found that before i transfer a route I change the vias to "unannounced points" in Basecamp - or you can do this on the Nav 5 if you want - but only of the drag and drop vias for routing down the roads I want - I then leave the actual vias in place.

 

[DJ GSA]

What did you use to create the original route. As Riktus says if the route is planned correctly (e.g. has the data that the Nav-V needs) it should indeed take you around the route.

Incidentally once you reach a "via point" just keep on riding, presuming you are headed in the right direction it should then just route you to the next waypoint/via-point.

Took some trial and error but I sussed it out

 

[Riktus]

You cloud also have a look in your settings to make sure on "route calculation" you have it set to "auto recalculate" BUT this will alter your route slightly if you miss a turn, however if you have enough unannounced via points it will most likely still run the majority of the route. If you want to follow a route precisely then turn off auto recalculate and if you take a wrong turn the route will not deviate - by scrolling out of the view you can see the route in pink on the sat nav - drive back towards it and as soon as you join the route again it will continue on your expected route.

I found the more you do routes and use the system the better you plan - it will be either a setting on the nav 5 or the way you plan routes. These things are getting very clever and you need to experiment - there are some great videos on this site and on YouTube that give great instruction - also Wapping is a bit of a whiz with Sat Nav and by asking sensible questions you usually get plenty of feedback and advice.

 

[Wapping]

Chose the last waypoint i.e.. your destination.

Take a bit of care though. If you are OFF your route significantly, the device will plot you a route straight to the end point, calculated according to the preferences you've set your device to.

You can avoid the problem (if it is indeed a problem) by NOT creating waypoints but creating shaping points instead; then you'll only see the start and end points. This thread, albeit written for a different device, explains it very well.

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showth...av-V-590-The-latest-generation-Garmin-devices