Clarion NX501E - Green Routing

66NX501E/NZ501EEnglish
Real-timeTrafficeventsarealsotakenintoaccountandsometimesgreatlymodifytheroute.
Clarion Mobile Map automatically recalculates the route if you dev iate from the proposed
itineraryorifanewlyreceivedTrafficeventconcernsapartoftherecommendedroute.
ForfurtherinformationaboutRoutesettings,seepage73.
4.1.4Greenrouting
Route calculation is not only about finding the quickest or shortest route. For some of the
vehicletypes,youcan also checkthefuel consumptionand CO
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emission whenplanninga
route,andyoucancreatecosteffectiverouteswithlesseffectontheenvironment.
InSettings,select
toenterthenecessaryparametersofyourvehicleand
theaveragefuelprice.Youcanalsoselectwhetheryouwantto seethedifferencebetween
yourrouteandthegreenrouteeveniftheselectedroutingmethodisnotGreen.
Aftertheaboveparametersareset,select
asrouteplanningmethodto
getafastbutalsofuelefficientroute.NotethattravelcostandCO
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emissioncalculationsare
estimations only. They cannot take elevations, turns, curves and traffic conditions into
account. Also, this routing is not meant t o give you the "greenest" route of all. I t is s till
important to travel quickly so the result is a fast route with low fuel consumption and CO
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emission.
With a vehicle t ype where green routing is selectable, whichever route planning method is
selected,theGreendetailsarealsoshown whenyouconfirmtheroute:
Ifthe selectedroute planningmethodis notGreen,andy ou haveallowed the applicationto
show the green alternative, the price, fuel consumption and CO
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 emission differences
betweenyourselectedrouteandtheGreenroutearealsoshownonthisscreen:
TapthefieldwiththesedetailstoswitchtheroutetoGreenimmediately.