Navigate to your destination
Learn how to navigate by car and on foot, and how to get voice guidance, if available for your language.
Drive to your destination
When you need turn-by-turn directions while driving, Drive helps you get to your destination.
Select 
> Drive .
Select Set destination and an option.
Select Just drive. The map follows your location.
Select Drive home.
When you select Drive home for the first time, you are asked to give your home location.
Select 
> Settings > Home Location > Redefine .
Obey all local laws. Always keep your hands free to operate the vehicle while driving. Your first consideration while driving should be road safety.
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Change the voice guidance language for driving
Voice guidance helps you find your way to a destination, leaving you free to enjoy the journey.
Select > Drive .
Select > Settings > Voice guidance and a language.
Voice guidance may not be available for your language.
Select > Settings > Voice guidance > None .
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Change the look of the Drive view
Would you like to see a more realistic 3D map, or are you using Drive at night, when it's dark? With the different map modes, you can see the info you need clearly at all times.
Select > Drive .
Select > 
. To go back to 2D mode, select the icon again.
To see the map clearly also when it is dark, you can activate night mode.
Select > 
> Colours > Night mode .
By default, the map rotates to your driving direction.
Select 
. To rotate the map back to your driving direction, select again.
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Select your preferred route
Drive can choose the route that best suits your needs and preferences.
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Select
> Drive . -
Select
> > Route settings . -
Select Route selection > Faster route or Shorter route.
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To combine the advantages of both the shorter and the faster routes, select Route selection > Optimised .
You can also choose to allow or avoid using, for example, motorways, toll roads, or ferries.
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Get traffic and safety info
Enhance your driving experience with real-time info about traffic events, lane assistance, and speed limit warnings.
Select > Drive .
During drive navigation, select > Traffic . The events are shown as triangles and lines.
You can set your phone to notify you when you exceed the speed limit.
Get speed limit warnings
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Select
> > Alerts . -
In the Speed limit alert status field, select On.
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To set by how much you can go over the speed limit before being warned, select Speed limit < 80 km/h or Speed limit > 80 km/h.
You can set Drive to avoid traffic events, such as traffic jams or roadworks in route planning and guidance. Drive checks the route regularly during navigation, updating the guidance automatically.
Select > > Route settings > Avoid traffic .
The availability of traffic information may vary according to the region and country.
The location of speed cameras may be shown on your route during navigation, if this feature is enabled. Some jurisdictions prohibit or regulate the use of speed camera location data. Nokia is not responsible for the accuracy, or the consequences of using speed camera location data.
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Walk to your destination
When you need directions to follow a route on foot, Maps guides you over squares, and through parks, pedestrian zones, and even shopping centres.
Select > Maps .
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Select a place and its info area at the top of the screen.
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Select Navigate > Walk here .
By default, the map is oriented to north.
Select . To rotate the map back to north, select again.
You can also select what type of route you want walk navigation to follow.
Select the walking mode
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Select
> Settings > Maps & Walk > Route settings . -
Select Preferred route > Streets or Straight line.
Straight line is useful on off-road terrain as it shows the walking direction.
While walking, you can check the dashboard for info, such as how far you have walked and what your average speed has been.
In the walk navigation view, select > Dashboard .
Select > Reset . To reset all counters, select > Reset all .
The trip meter may not be accurate, depending on the availability and quality of your GPS connection.
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Change the voice guidance language for walking
You can easily change the language for voice guidance, or switch it off completely.
Select > Maps .
Select > Settings > Maps & Walk > Voice guidance and a language.
Voice guidance may not be available for your language.
Select > Settings > Maps & Walk > Voice guidance > None .
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See Walk to your destination .