Kenwood DNX874S Owner's Manual

Custom avoidances allow you to avoid 

specific areas and sections of road. You can 

enable and disable custom avoidances as 

needed.

Select Settings > Navigation > Custom 

Avoidances.

If necessary, select Add Avoidance.

Select Add Avoid Area.

Select the upper-left corner of the area to 

avoid, and select Next.

Select the lower-right corner of the area 

to avoid, and select Next.
The selected area is shaded on the map.

Select Done.

Select Settings > Navigation > Custom 

Avoidances.

Select Add Avoid Road.

Select the starting point of the section of 

road to avoid, and select Next.

Select the ending point of the road 

section, and select Next.

Select Done.

You can disable a custom avoidance without 

deleting it.

Select Settings > Navigation > Custom 

Avoidances.

Select an avoidance.

Select   > Disable.

Select Settings > Navigation > Custom 

Avoidances.

Select an option:
• To delete all custom avoidances, 

select  .

• To delete one custom avoidance, 

select the avoidance, and select   > 

Delete.

Select Settings > Navigation > 

Advanced Detours.

Before you can take a detour, you must be 

navigating a route.
You can take a detour for a specified 

distance along your route or detour around 

specific roads. This is useful if you 

encounter construction zones, closed roads, 

or poor road conditions.

From the map, select   > Detour.

Select an option.
• To detour your route for a specific 

distance, select a distance.

• To detour around a specific road on 

the route, select Detour by Road(s) 

on Route, and select a road around 

which to detour.

Custom POIs are customized points on the 

map. They can contain alerts that let you 

know if you are near a designated point or if 

you are traveling faster than a specified 

speed.

You can create or download custom POI 

lists on your computer and install them on 

your device using POI Loader software. You 

must use a USB mass storage device to 

load POIs.

Click Services & Utilities > POI Loader.

Install the POI Loader onto your 

computer.

For more information on the POI loader, 

refer to the Help file.

With the POI loader open, click Help.

Select Where To? > Categories > 

Custom POIs.

Select a category.

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