Traffic Incidents; Changing Traffic Preferences - TomTom XXL 540M Reference Manual

To find the quickest route to your destination, do the following:
1. Tap the Traffic sidebar.
2. Tap Minimize traffic delays.
Your device looks for the quickest route to your destination.
The new route may also include traffic delays, or may even be the same
route as before.
3. Tap Done.

Changing traffic preferences

Use the Change Traffic preferences button to choose how traffic informa-
tion works on your device.
Change Traffic
preferences
1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device.
2. Tap Change Traffic preferences.
You can change the following preferences:
• Beep when traffic situation on route changes - if you select this option
• Tune manually by entering a frequency - if you select this option, the but-
3. Select or clear the check box next to each preference you want to change.
4. Tap Done.
5. Select what should happen if the traffic situation changes when you are
driving and a faster route is found. You can choose from these options:
• Always switch to that route - your route will automatically be updated to
• Ask me if I want that route - you are asked if you want to stay on your
• Never change my route - your route is not changed and you are not
6. Tap Done.

Traffic incidents

Traffic incidents are displayed both on the Driving View and also on the Traffic
sidebar as small symbols. There are two type of symbols:
• Symbols shown in a red square are traffic incidents. Your navigation device
can replan to avoid them.
• Symbols shown in a red rectangle are weather related. Your device does
not replan to avoid these warnings.
Traffic incident symbols and their meaning are shown below:
your device beeps when a new traffic incident occurs on your current
route.
ton Tune manually is shown in the Traffic menu. Tap Tune manually to
enter the frequency of a particular radio station you want to use for RDS-
TMC traffic information.
the faster route.
current route or switch to the faster route.
asked if you want to change your route.
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