setting vehicle size

rapido · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 20, 2005 Posts: 17

Could someone confirm or otherwise that setting vehicle size for bus, lorry or whatever, will prevent it taking you down small or unsuitable roads. I have a large motorhome and am thinking of buying the Nuvi 660.

Many thanks.

ken

mk_graham · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject:

My understanding is that this setting is only used by the unit to calculate time of arrival and does not affect the choice of route.
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alix776 · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject:

i was at the OS outdoor show earlier today and was checking the forum at one point ( how sad is that eh Laughing

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so i went and asked at the Garmin stand and was told that it will never not take you down a narrow or unsuitable road but you can minimize the risk by use the truck profile and making sure avoid unpaved roads is checked

hope that helps

you have to remember that you are in control of the vehicle at all times and have to use your intuition as to whether or not a road is unsuitable also you must remember that many caravan sites are down narrow lanes
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Hamie · Regular Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2003 Posts: 177

alix776 · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject:

sorry mate you too late i post the above from home when i got back it could be something to put in to the guys in the CeBit thread
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tomthompson · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:26 am Post subject:

I love thsi GPS world cos there are still bits of it that really should be for us geeks . Unfortunately its growing up faster than I am

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rapido · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 20, 2005 Posts: 17

Many thanks for your replies. I will buy the Nuvi 660 and watch out for the narrow roads.

ken

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