Just as with turns through nodes, voice prompts, turn instructions and TTS can be customized for far turns through junction boxes and paths.
Please note: Although turn instruction information is added by hovering over the exit arrow of the far turn, in most cases it is applied at the entrance. Think about what the driver sees at the entrance when adding turn instruction information to paths and JBs.
Voice prompt
If a voice prompt override is added to a far turn, then all internal Waze selected voice prompts are removed, and the voice prompt is announced at the first node of the path or JB connection. As of February 2023[update] (except for in some in-car interfaces like Android Auto) the name of the exit segment is displayed and spoken by default, just as the turn arrow tooltip indicates, even there is a named segment before it inside the path/JB.
If a voice prompt override is added to a far turn, and lane guidance has also been set up where the voice prompt is given, the lane guidance will be displayed with the voice prompt. Make sure to check the lane guidance when adding a voice prompt (and anything else, really) to far turns, and add far lanes if necessary.
Instructions
A voice prompt can also be added in the Instructions panel. If all other fields in this panel are blank or unchanged from their default values, the voice prompt override will function alone, just as if it had been added directly from the turn arrow tooltip. On paths the voice prompt can only be changed in the Instructions panel.
All other elements of the Instructions panel function together (the various visual instruction fields and TTS). They are usually given at the first node, like the voice prompt, but if the criteria of the 50-meter rule are met, they are given at the next full turn instruction. They require a full turn instruction to have an effect; if the driver is not told to turn, exit, continue, etc. where this information would be given, no visual instructions can be displayed there, and no auditory instructions can be spoken.
TTS
Even though the TTS (text to speech) box will show the name of the exit segment in gray, this name may not actually be what's spoken. If the name of the exit segment is required in TTS, be sure to confirm it by clicking the TTS field (turning the text from gray to black), then clicking Apply, before saving the far turn instruction.
Usage of far turn instructions
Where they are used, turn instructions should be applied to simple, node-based turns rather than far turns (JBs and paths), if possible, to avoid rework if the junction box or path needs to be deleted in the future. Reasons for customizing far turn instructions include:
- Multiple signs are displayed for a single turn, with each sign pertaining to the next turn (see example at right). Customize the visual instructions and TTS, but usually not the voice prompt, so as not to suppress the next turn instruction.
- A sign pertains to a straight movement through a divided road intersection, and a continue straight instruction is necessary. Customize the visual and TTS instructions, and add a Continue voice prompt.
- One or more divided roads meet at a roundabout, and normal instructions are desired and/or there are different signs at different entrances that pertain to the same exit. Customize the visual instructions and TTS, and/or add turn right/continue/turn left/U-turn voice prompts, as necessary.
- Segments connect in an intersection in such a way that, with realistic geometry and node-based turn instructions, incorrect voice prompts are given. Customize the far turn's voice prompt.
Conflicts
Far turn voice prompts conflict with all near turn (single node) voice prompts within the connection. If a voice prompt is set on any of the near turns that make up a connection, the far turn's voice prompt has no effect.
Far turn visual and/or TTS instructions only conflict with near turn instructions where they are given (usually on the first node, or on the first turn where the far lanes 50-meter rule is active). Visual and/or TTS instructions can be used on the other turns in paths or junction box connections. Be sure to remove conflicting information from near turns when working with far turn instructions.