Reordering the Main Menu buttons ................21 Syncing using TomTom MyDrive About TomTom MyDrive ..................22 Logging in to your TomTom account ................. 22 Setting a destination using MyDrive ................22 Planning a route with stops using MyDrive ..............23 Showing a planned destination in My Drive ..............
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Using Quick Search About search ...................... 27 Planning a route to a POI using search ............... 27 Entering search terms ................... 30 Working with search results ................... 31 About postcodes ....................33 About mapcodes ....................33 List of POI type icons .................... 33 Planning a route Using suggested destinations ..................
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Types of map change .................... 71 Traffic About RDS-TMC ....................73 The route bar ..................... 73 Looking at traffic on the map ................. 74 Looking at traffic on your route ................75 Traffic incidents ....................75 Approaching a traffic jam warning ................76 Avoiding a traffic jam on your route .................
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Help ........................ 96 Getting Help Help ........................ 97 Product certification Finding product certification information on your device ..........98 Updating using MyDrive Connect About MyDrive Connect ..................99 TomTom account ....................99 Setting up MyDrive Connect ..................99 Addendum Copyright notices...
Welcome to navigation with TomTom This Reference Guide explains all you need to know about your new TomTom START navigation device. To learn about getting started with your device and installing it in your vehicle, we recommend that you read the Get going chapter.
Other bug fixes and improvements Various performance improvements and bug fixes have been implemented. TomTom videos You can find many videos on our YouTube channel to help you learn about your new TomTom START and other TomTom products. Visit www.youtube.com/user/TomTomOfficial/videos...
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French (France): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYpPDxxXSwk Spanish (Spain): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZqdD5MkHI German: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skg6PWMbRxI Italian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AybGRzpgu1s USA ONLY - Getting traffic on a smartphone-connected device https://us.support.tomtom.com/app/content/name/Connect/page/3 New products TomTom Bandit (English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DXXwRcWyI...
6. Turn the rubber grip near the base of the mount in a clockwise direction until you feel it lock. 7. If your mount is not integrated into your START, place your START in the mount, making sure that it clicks into place.
Language and Units in the Settings menu. When you first switch on your TomTom START, you have to answer a few questions to set it up. Answer the questions by touching the screen. GPS reception When you first start your TomTom START, it may need a few minutes to determine your position. In future, your position will be found much faster.
MyDrive using a computer. When your START is up-to-date, you can use a memory card as extra storage space to add extra maps, tracks or routes to your device. Maps can be purchased from tomtom.com. Device not starting In rare cases, your TomTom START may not start correctly or may stop responding to your taps.
If you have not planned a route the map is zoomed out to show the area around your location. If you have planned a route, your complete route is shown on the map. You can add stops to your route directly from the map. When you start to drive, the guidance view is shown.
The guidance view The guidance view is used to guide you along the route to your destination. The guidance view is shown when you start driving. You see your current location and details along your route, including 3D buildings in some cities.
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When your START starts after sleeping and you have a route planned, you are shown the guidance view with your current location. 1. Switch view button. Select the switch view button to change between the map view and the guidance view.
7. Current location. This symbol shows your current location. Select the symbol or the speed panel to open the quick menu. Note: If your START cannot find your location the symbol appears grey. 8. Route bar. The route bar is shown when you have planned a route.
symbols. For a complete list of incident types, see Traffic incidents. The bottom of the route bar represents your current location and shows the distance to the next incident on your route. Note: To make the route bar more readable some incidents may not be shown. These incidents will always be of minor importance and only cause short delays.
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Select this button to search for an address, a place or a Point of Interest, Search then plan a route to that location. Select this button to drive to your home location. If this button is not Drive Home included in your main menu, go to My Places to set up you home location.
Settings Menu. Select this button to open the Help Menu. The Help Menu contains information about your START, for example, map version, device serial number and legal information. Select this button to reorder the buttons in the Main Menu. Select this button to return to the previous screen.
This symbol shows that your START is connected to your TomTom account. This symbol shows that your START is not connected to your TomTom account. This button shows that you will hear voice instructions. Select this button to switch off voice instructions. You will no longer hear spoken route instructions but you will still hear information such as traffic information and warning sounds.
Example of when to use this: Zooming in and out on the map. Tip: Pinch to zoom isn't available on all devices. If pinch to zoom isn't available on your START, use the zoom buttons to zoom in and out. Tap or select Tap a single finger on the screen.
Reordering the Main Menu buttons To reorder the buttons in the Main Menu to suit your preference, do the following: 1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu. 2. Press and hold the button you want to move for two seconds. Tip: Alternatively, select the Edit button on the far right of the Main Menu.
Logging in to your TomTom account You must log in to MyDrive to sync to your TomTom account. When you log in to your TomTom account from your navigation device or when using a web browser, syncing with your account happens automatically.
The last stop on the list becomes your destination. Showing a planned destination in My Drive When you plan a route on your START, the destination is synced with your TomTom account. You can see the destination when you are logged in to MyDrive in a web browser.
Places. Syncing My Places locations with MyDrive When you are logged in to MyDrive on your START, the locations you have added to My Places automatically synced with your TomTom account. You can see your My Places locations and the POI place lists when you are logged in to MyDrive in a web browser.
Importing a track GPX file Note: Your START needs at least 400 MB free space before it can import .OV2 and .GPX files. If you see the message You need more space, make space available by deleting unwanted .OV2 or .GPX files using MyDrive, or delete device content using MyDrive Connect.
The track is removed from your My Routes list. Saving and restoring your personal navigation information When you are logged in to MyDrive on your START, and your START is connected to your computer, your personal navigation information is continuously and automatically saved to your TomTom account.
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.
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Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if they are available. For example, press and hold the letter "e" to access characters 3 e è é ê ë and more. You can search for a POI (Point of Interest) type, such as a restaurant or tourist attraction.
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You see more information about the POI such as the phone number, full address and email. 7. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, guidance view is shown automatically.
Entering search terms Select Search in the Main Menu to start searching for addresses and POIs. The search screen opens showing the keyboard and the following buttons: 1. Back button. Select this button to go back to the previous screen.
you have selected the town or city from the results list, you can search for an address or POI in that city. Along route When a route has been planned, you can select this option to search along your route for a specific type of location, for example, petrol stations.
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Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the list/map button: When you select an address from the list of search results, you can choose to show it on the map, add a crossroad or plan a route to that chosen location.
About postcodes When searching using a postcode, your results depend on the type of postcode used in the country that you are searching in. The following types of postcodes are used: Postcodes that navigate you to a street or part of a street. ...
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Legal - Solicitors Financial institution Legal - other services Food services Convenience store Fast food restaurant Restaurant Chinese restaurant Accommodation Hotel or motel Luxury hotel Camping ground Economy chain hotel Emergency services Hospital or polyclinic Dentist Police station Veterinarian Doctor Fire station Car-related services Outside parking...
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Rental car parking Car repair facility Other services Embassy Pet services Government office Telecommunication Company Community service Post office Pharmacy Shopping centre Beauty services Tourist information office Shop Education College or university School Library Convention centre Leisure Casino Winery Theatre Tourist attraction Cinema Concert hall...
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Museum Exhibition centre Opera Cultural centre Nightlife Leisure centre Children's Farm Sport Playing field Swimming pool Mountain peak Water sports Beach Tennis court Park or recreation area Ice skating rink Yacht basin or marina Sports centre Stadium Golf course Religion Church Place of worship Travel...
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Ferry terminal Postcode Note: Not used in all countries. Border crossing Residential area Bus station City centre Toll gate Electrical car charging stations Rest area Truck stop...
Using suggested destinations What are suggested destinations? Your TomTom START can learn your daily driving habits to saved favourite Places and it can also suggest destinations when you start the device from sleep mode, for example, when driving to Work in the morning.
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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. Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if...
Drive/Ride to drive to the nearest house number. 7. Select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, guidance view is shown automatically.
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2. Select Search. The search screen opens with the keyboard showing. 3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the city or town you want to plan a route to. You can search for a town, city, or postcode. Tip: To search for a specific city you can use the city's postcode or the country.
The city centre location is shown on the map. 7. Select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, guidance view is shown automatically.
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Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if they are available. For example, press and hold the letter "e" to access characters 3 e è é ê ë and more. You can search for a POI (Point of Interest) type, such as a restaurant or tourist attraction.
You see more information about the POI such as the phone number, full address and email. 7. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, guidance view is shown automatically.
3. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.
4. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.
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The location is shown on the map. 8. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, guidance view is shown automatically.
5. Select a suggestion for your destination. 6. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, guidance view is shown automatically.
5. Select your chosen route by tapping on the time balloon. 6. Select Let's go. 7. Guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.
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9. To drive to the starting point, select Drive/Ride at the top of the screen. The starting point of the route is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned. Guidance to your destination begins from your current location. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.
Finding a car park 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 find a car park, do the following: 1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.
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You can change the screen to show a list of car parks by pressing this button: You can select a car park from the list to locate it on the map. Tip: You can scroll down the list of results using the scroll bar on the right side of the screen. If you want to change how the search is done, select the button to the right of the search box.
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically. Tip: You can add a car park as a stop on your route by using the pop-up menu.
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A pop-up menu opens on the map showing the name of the petrol station. 4. Select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.
Changing your route The Current Route menu When you have planned a route or track, select the Current Route or Current Track button in the Main Menu to open the Current Route or Current Track Menu. The following buttons are available in the menu: Clear Route / Clear Select this button to clear the currently planned route or track.
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Show Instructions Select this button to see a list of turn-by-turn text instructions for your planned route. The instructions include the following: Your current location. Street names. Up to two road numbers shown in road shields whenever available. ...
Note: It may not be possible to find an alternative route around the blocked road if none exists. 3. Select the new route by selecting the time balloon. Guidance to your destination resumes avoiding the blocked road. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically. Avoiding part of a route If part of a road is blocked or you wish to avoid part of a route, you can select a specific section of a route to avoid.
Note: It may not be possible to find an alternative route around the route section if none exists. Guidance to your destination resumes avoiding your chosen route section. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.
Ferries and car shuttle trains Carpool Lanes Unpaved Roads Note: Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOV lanes) and are not present in every country. To travel on these lanes, you may need to have more than one person in the car, for example, or the car may need to use environmentally-friendly fuel.
Deleting a stop from your route 1. Press the switch view button to show the map. Your complete route is shown on the map. 2. In the route bar, press the stop you want to delete. The map zooms in to the stop and shows a pop-up menu. Tip: If you select the wrong stop press the back button to return to the map.
Your route back home in the evening is the reverse of your route to work in the morning. Routes can be created and saved on your START or in MyDrive. You can also use a tool such as Tyre Pro to create and edit routes and tracks.
Using ITN files There are several things you can do with your ITN file: You can import an ITN file onto your TomTom START so you can travel that same route again and get navigation instructions. Use tools such as Tyre Pro to view your route.
Navigating to a stop on a saved route You can navigate from your current location to a stop on your saved route instead of to the start of the saved route. The stop is changed to the start of your route. Your new starting point might be one closer to your current location, or you might just want to make your route shorter.
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3. Select the stop that you want to use as your starting point, then select the pop-up menu button to open the menu. 4. Select Start Route From Here. Your route is calculated from the new starting point. 5. Select Drive/Ride.
The starting point of your route is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned from your current location. Guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically. Tip: There are two other ways to navigate using a saved route: Select the starting point of the route.
Navigating using a track You can import tracks on to your START using MyDrive. To navigate using an imported track, do the following: 1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 2. Select a track from your list. The track route is shown on the map view.
4. Select Drive to Starting Point. The starting point of the track is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned. Guidance to your destination begins from your current location. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.
5. When you see a message that your tracks have been exported successfully, remove your memory card to share your tracks with other users. Note: Each exported route is saved as a GPX file in the TomTom Routes folder on your memory card.
Mark a location and create the change report later. To send your map change reports to TomTom, you must connect your START to your computer and MyDrive Connect. All map changes are verified by TomTom. These verified changes are then available as part of the...
6. Select Report. 7. Connect your START to MyDrive Connect to send your map change report to TomTom and receive map changes from other TomTom users. Creating a map change report from a marked location If you see a map inconsistency while you are driving, you can mark the location so you can report the change later.
Note: If you want to report a map change of a type not described below, use the Map Share Reporter at tomtom.com. For all map changes described below, you need to connect your START to MyDrive Connect to send your map changes report to TomTom and receive map changes from other TomTom users.
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Turn Restriction Select this option to report incorrect road turn restrictions. 1. Press and hold to select the location of the map change on the map view. 2. Select the pop-up menu button to open the menu. 3. Select Report Map Error from the pop-up menu. 4.
TMC is not a TomTom service, but is available when using the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver. Note: TMC is not available in all countries. To check the availability of TMC services in your country, go to tomtom.com/5826.
Tip: Select an incident on the map to see more detailed information. 1. Traffic incident that affects your route in your direction of travel. A symbol or number at the start of the incident shows the type of incident or the delay in minutes, for example 5 minutes.
Slow traffic Unknown accident Unknown incident Roadworks Lane closure Road closure Weather symbols: Wind Rain Snow Approaching a traffic jam warning A warning is given as you approach a traffic jam. You are warned in several ways:...
The route bar zooms in to the start of the traffic jam. Your distance to the start of the traffic jam is shown in the route bar. The colour of the road on the route bar changes to orange or red, ...
As you approach an exit or junction, the lane you need is shown on the screen and in the instruction panel. Tip: To close the lane image, select anywhere on the screen. To turn lane images off, select the Settings button in the Main Menu, then select Appearance. Switch off the Show previews of motorway exits setting.
Your START automatically switches to give limited warnings when you cross into those areas or countries. Speed camera warnings When you first start using your device, a warning sound is played for the most common types of speed camera. To change the way you are warned about speed cameras, select Sounds &...
Speed enforcement zones - these zones can contain multiple speed cameras. You are warned at the start and end of a speed enforcement zone. While you are driving in a speed enforcement zone, your current speed is shown, and the visual warning is shown in the route bar.
The locations of speed cameras can change frequently. New cameras can also appear without warning and the locations for other hazards, such as accident blackspots, may also change. Your new TomTom START comes pre-loaded with speed camera locations. To keep these camera and hazard locations up-to-date, connect your START to TomTom MyDrive frequently.
Crossing into another area or country When you drive into an area or country that does not permit speed camera warnings, your START switches the speed cameras service off. You will not receive speed cameras warnings in those areas or countries.
Sounds & Warnings in the Settings Menu. When you first start using your device, warning sounds are played for these types of zones: Symbol shown on Symbol shown in Description...
My Places About My Places My Places provides an easy way to select a location without the need to search for the location each time. You can use My Places to create a collection of useful or favourite addresses. Tip: The terms "favourite" and "place" mean the same thing - favourites are places that you go to often.
Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the loca- tion, then select the home or work location symbol. Select the Search button and search for a location. Select a location to set as home or work. ...
1. Open the pop-up menu and select Add to My Places. 2. In the name bar, enter the name "Home". Note: "Home" must have a capital letter H. 3. Select Add. Your home location is changed to the new location. Adding a location from My Places 1.
Adding a location to My Places using search 1. In the Main Menu, select Search. 2. Search for a location. 3. Select the location then select Show on map. 4. When the map view shows the location, select the pop-up menu button. 5.
Also, for example, that your START shows the guidance view when you start driving and you start to accelerate. Select this setting if you want to turn off automatic chang- ing between guidance view and map view.
Note: This feature is only available on devices with a 6 inch / 15 cm or larger screen. Drag the slider to change the text and button size to small, medium or large, then select Apply this change. Your START restarts and applies the change. Route Bar Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance.
Arrival information Select Arrival information to change the following settings: Show remaining distance Select this setting to show the remaining distance left to travel in the arrival information panel during navigation. Show remaining time Select this setting to show the remaining time left to travel in the arrival information panel during navigation.
Automatic Zoom Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance. Select Automatic zoom to change settings for the automatic zoom in Guidance view when you approach a turn or a junction. Zooming in can make the turn or junction easier to drive. Zoom in to next turn ...
You can choose from maps stored either in internal memory or memory cards if your START has a memory card slot. Note: Although you can store more than one map on your START, you can only use one map at a time for planning and navigation.
You can choose to avoid ferries and car shuttle trains, toll roads, carpool lanes, and unpaved roads. Set how your START should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a route. Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOV) and are not present in every country.
Cameras Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Sounds & Warnings. Select Cameras to set how you want to be warned for the different types of cameras. You can set whether you want to be warned, never warned or warned only if you are speeding. Tip: When Speed camera warnings in Settings >...
This is an information screen rather than a setting and shows you information about your TomTom START. You may be asked to go to this screen during a call to TomTom Customer Support or you may need to enter information taken from this screen when using the TomTom Shop.
Select this setting to delete all your saved places and settings and restore the standard factory settings to your TomTom START. This includes the language, voice settings, warning settings and theme. This is not a software update and will not affect the version of the software application in- stalled on your START.
Guided tour Select this option to get a short tutorial on how to use your navigation device. About See System. More help You can get further help by going to tomtom.com/support. For warranty and privacy information, go to tomtom.com/legal.
To find product certification information, such as the ICASA-approved certification number, do the following on your START: 1. Select Settings in the Main Menu. 2. Select System. 3. Select About. 4. Select Legal information. 5. Select Certificates. 6. You then see the relevant product certification information for your START, for example, ICASA.
TomTom START. For example, you can use MyDrive Connect to get map updates, software updates or manage your TomTom account. It is a good idea to frequently connect your START to MyDrive Connect to ensure you always have the latest updates.
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USB hub or USB port on a keyboard or monitor. 5. Enter the requested information for account creation, including your country. When set-up is complete, a TomTom account is created and your START is linked to that ac- count. You can now access MyDrive Connect from the notification area on your desktop.
Safety messages Use with care Use of TomTom products while driving still means that you need to drive with due care and attention. Your device is intended to serve as a driving aid and is not a substitute for driving with due care and attention.
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ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND ALWAYS KEPT SEPARATE FROM HOUSEHOLD WASTE. BY DOING THIS YOU WILL HELP CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT. USE YOUR TOMTOM DEVICE ONLY WITH THE SUPPLIED DC POWER LEAD (CAR CHARGER/BATTERY CABLE), AC ADAPTER (HOME CHARGER), IN AN APPROVED CRADLE OR USING THE SUPPLIED USB CABLE TO CONNECT TO A COMPUTER FOR BATTERY CHARGING.
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Model numbers: 4FC64, 4FC54A, 4FC43 R&TTE directive Hereby, TomTom declares that TomTom products and accessories are in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the EU Directive 1999/5/EC. The declaration of conformity can be found here: tomtom.com/legal.
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