Find fuel along current route

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Wicked1
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Find fuel along current route

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While navigating a route, if I want to find where fuel is I can select the 'find fuel' and get a nice list of fuel stations, nearest first, with the 'as the crow flies' direction from my current location.

What I would very much like is for it to identify which of these will fall along the current route I am following, so I can decide whether the one on the present route will be okay, or if I need to deviate from the route to a nearer one.

Is there a way to do this?
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Re: Find fuel along current route

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Not sure about your model but when navigating most Garmins can be set to search along current route
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Re: Find fuel along current route

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I didn't post the model as I posted in the Navigator V forum, but for the avoidance of doubt, it's a BMW Navigator V.

I have not ever found a 'search on current route' filter, but if there should be one I'll have a look for it. Cheers.
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Wicked1 wrote: 22 Aug 2020 13:34 I didn't post the model as I posted in the Navigator V forum, but for the avoidance of doubt, it's a BMW Navigator V.
Yes, thanks, I realised that :)
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Wicked1 wrote: 22 Aug 2020 13:34 I have not ever found a 'search on current route' filter, but if there should be one I'll have a look for it. Cheers.
When doing a search you should find it as an option in the top left hand box, normally the top one says My active route
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It's top right, and the default is 'near my current location'. I had never noticed that was an active field, or selected it, but sure enough it brings up some options including 'on my current route'. Fantastic! Thank you very much 😊
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Glad it helped, clearly different as on mine it's top left ;)