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Originally Posted by Oscarguitar
It is possible to check the box with either short or fast route, maybe others I didn't try.
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As the name says, "short route" is the route simply with the miminum number of kilometers. "fast route" is the route that takes the least amount of time, taking in consideration the known speed limit of the roads.
Both are independent of TMC, and are independent of the other settings "allow/deny highways", "allow/deny tolls", ferrys, etc. (TMC might reroute automatically if a road is closed, but doesn't do when there is high traffic - instead, it tells the driver about the conditions and asks if it's to reroute or not).
Imagine an extreme case where from point A to B one can go through a small village at 30KM/h for a short distance, or around the village through the highway at 200KM/h for a slightly longer distance. Guess where one would go with each of those selections
In Germany, I've selected "Fast+highways", because I'd rather use the good highways and speed up a little, even if only for some half a dozen kilometers.
Outside Germany, I'll probably select "short" and/or "deny highways" because the stress of entering a highway and having to go max 120KM/h doesn't compensate the pleasure of slowly cruising at 30-50KM/h through small villages and look at the history of them, the coffees and restaurants, etc.