Traffic Information - TomTom 4CS03 Manual

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About RDS-TMC
Traffic
informa-
tion
The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) also
known as RDS-TMC, transmits traffic infor-
mation as a radio signal and is available free
of charge in many countries.
TMC is not a TomTom Service, but is avail-
able when using the TomTom RDS-TMC
Traffic Receiver.
Note: TomTom is not responsible for the avail-
ability or quality of traffic information provided
by the Traffic Message Channel.
The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is not
available in all countries. To check the availabil-
ity of TMC services in your country, go to
tomtom.com/traffic.
Using Traffic information
To view TMC traffic information on your
TomTom GO, connect the TomTom RDS-
TMC Traffic Receiver to the USB connector
on yourGO.
Important: The RDS-TMC receiver does not
work if the Car Charger is not connected.

Traffic information

The traffic sidebar is shown on the right side
of the Driving view. The sidebar informs you
about traffic delays while you drive, using
glowing dots to show you where each traffic
incident is located on your route.
The top of the traffic
sidebar represents your
destination and shows
the total time delay due
to traffic jams and other
incidents on your route.
The central section of
the traffic sidebar shows
individual traffic inci-
dents in the order they
occur on your route.
The bottom of the traffic
sidebar represents your
current location and
shows the distance to
the next incident on
your route.
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