Using Quick Search; About Search; Planning A Route To A Poi Using Search - TomTom START Reference Manual

Using Quick Search

About search

You use search to find a wide range of places and then navigate to them. You can search for the
following:
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A specific address, for example, 123 Oxford Street, London.
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A partial address, for example, Oxford st Lon.
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A type of place, for example, petrol station or restaurant.
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A place by name, for example, Starbucks.
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A postcode, for example, W1D 1LL for Oxford Street, London.
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A city to navigate to a city centre, for example, London.
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A POI (Point of Interest) near your current location, for example, restaurant near me.
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A mapcode, for example, WH6SL.TR10
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Latitude and longitude coordinates, for example,
N 51°30'31" W 0°08'34".
Tip: To search for a specific street in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands, type in a postcode,
then leave a space and then type in the house number. For example, "1017CT 35". For other
countries, postcodes are area-based and will give you a list of matching cities, towns and streets in
your search results.

Planning a route to a POI using search

Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should always
plan a route before you start driving.
To plan a route to a POI type or a specific POI using search, do the following:
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.
2. Select Search.
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing.
3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the place you want to plan a route to.
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