How to Use Destination Mode on Lyft Driver

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Lyft offers its drivers a Destination Mode that allows you to find riders heading towards places where you'd like to go. If you'd like to use this feature, this wikiHow will teach you how to enable and use it.

Steps

Adding the Feature

Open the Lyft Driver app. The app icon has a white border with a pink steering wheel inside it.

Turn on Destination mode. Look for the magnifying glass button in the top right corner of the app, to the right of the online-offline switch. Do not confuse Destination mode with the emergency assistance drop-down button that’s in the same location when you are online. Make sure it’s a magnifying glass button. If a dialog box pops up describing Destination Mode, you can read it and press "X" when you’re done.

Set your destination. Type your destination into the "Address or place name" field. You can also select from several recently used addresses or saved items including "Work", "Home" or a custom shortcut. Alternatively, you can select your destination on the map using a pin.

Set your arrival time, if given the option. You may not see this option, but if you do, you can choose to enter a time to set when you need to arrive at your chosen destination (with the "Arrive on Time" feature). Trips filtered by time might actually bring you farther away from your location before they bring you back that way. The app will notify you when you need to head towards your destination, based on the time you set. If you have no arrival time set, trips will only bring you closer to the destination.

Accept the trip. Accepting the trip while on the destination filter is no different from accepting a trip without the filter. Tap anywhere on the screen to accept the trip within the 15 second timeframe allowed.

Recognize that there is no decline button - unlike a request when not in this mode. The close button (X) won't be displayed here.