Loading/Unloading Traffic Maps

Loading/Unloading Traffic Maps

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You can now receive up-to-date traffic information* available for certain metropolitan areas, including traffic accident and road construction sites.

To find a traffic map for a particular location, you will need to find that location, and make sure you have all the proper maps loaded in order to view traffic correctly. For more help on finding a location, see Finding An Address.

Once you have found the location, load your maps by right-clicking the mouse (on PC) or tapping and holding on the screen (on PDA) and selecting the Load/Unload option. A Load/Unload Maps screen will pop up. Make sure the Load, Street, and Highway options are selected, and click OK. You should now see a map with roads.

Make sure you are connected to the internet before loading traffic maps, or else you will get an error message saying that you are not connected to a server.

Right-click anywhere on the map (on PDA, tap and hold) to bring up a menu, and select Load/Unload, then tap or click on Other Maps. Mark the box next to Traffic and tap or click on OK until you return to the map. You should then see a small bar at the top left hand corner of the program that shows the progress of map retrieval.

Traffic map retrieval status bar (PC)

When the map is finished loading, you should see a numbered road block icon

denoting where the problem is and the level of its severity.

A road block icon symbolizes a traffic incident or road construction (PC)

To receive more information about the location, tap or click on the road block icon, and a gray box should pop up at the upper-left hand corner of the program. Select OK to close the box, or Add Waypoint to create a waypoint at that location.

Up-to-the-minute traffic information (PC)

To unload the traffic maps, right-click (on PC) or tap and hold (on PDA) anywhere on the map, select Load/Unload, and Other Maps. Uncheck the Traffic box, and click OK until you return to the map. Your map will now be cleared of any traffic indications.

You can also load traffic maps when routing. In the Route > New window, select the bottom check box and the traffic maps will automatically load as your route is being created.

Select the box at the bottom to load traffic maps. (PC)

* - Subject to additional fees.

See Also:

Managing Avoid Points
Finding an Address
Loading Maps