Safety Warnings; Language And Units - TomTom START Reference Manual

Safety warnings

Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Sounds & Warnings.
Select Safety warnings. You can then set how you want to be warned for the different types of
danger zones and safety hazards. You can change settings for advance warning time and whether
you want to be warned, never warned or warned only if you are speeding.
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Danger zones
This type of warning is only given in France where you are only warned about danger zones.
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Accident blackspots
This type of warning is given for a place where road traffic accidents have historically been con-
centrated.
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When speeding
This warning is given as soon as you exceed the speed limit by more than 5 km/h or 3 mph. When
you are speeding, the speed panel also turns red in the guidance view.

Language and Units

Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Language & Units.
On this screen, you can change the following settings:
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Language
You can see your currently selected language on this screen. Select this setting to change the
language used for all buttons and messages that you see on your device.
When you change the language setting, the voice automatically changes and units are set to
automatic.
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Country
You can see your currently selected country on this screen. Select this setting to change the
country. When you change the country, the time/date format, distance units and voice are
changed automatically. The list includes the countries from the maps currently installed on your
device.
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Keyboards
Select this setting to choose from a list of available keyboards.
You use the keyboard to enter names and addresses, such as when you plan a route or search for
the name of a town or a local restaurant.
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Units
Select this setting to choose the units used on your device for features such as route planning. If
you want the units to be set by the GPS, select Automatic.
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Time and date
The time and date are automatically set by satellite clocks but you can change the format of both
the time and date using these settings.
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