Contents What's in the box What's in the box ..........................7 Read me first Positioning the device ........................8 Installing in your car ........................... 8 Switching on and off .......................... 9 Setting up............................9 GPS reception ............................. 9 Micro-SD card slot ..........................9 About MyTomTom ..........................
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The Driving View About the Driving View ........................31 The Driving View ..........................31 Driving View Symbols ........................32 About replanning settings ........................ 32 Advanced Lane Guidance About lane guidance ........................34 Using lane guidance ......................... 34 Changing your route Making changes to your route ......................
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Brightness ............................53 Car symbol ............................53 Clock..............................53 Connections ............................53 Enable / Disable Bluetooth ....................... 53 Enable / Disable flight mode ......................54 Favourites ............................54 GPS status............................55 Home location ..........................55 Keyboard ............................55 Language ............................56 Make your own menu ........................
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Average speed check camera warnings ..................89 Speed Cameras menu ........................90 TomTom camper and caravan products About TomTom camper and caravan products ................92 Vehicle types ............................ 92 Set up your vehicle .......................... 93 Selecting a camper and caravan map ..................... 94...
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Selecting your vehicle type......................94 Show the vehicle type quick menu button ..................95 MyTomTom About MyTomTom ........................... 96 Setting up MyTomTom ........................96 MyTomTom account ........................97 Addendum and Copyright Copyright notices...
What's in the box What's in the box TomTom navigation device with removable or integrated mount USB cable USB car charger Dashboard mount disks. Disks are included in some products and are available as accessories for others. For more information, go to tomtom.com/accessories.
Installing in your car Use the mount provided with your device to install your TomTom device in your vehicle. You can attach your device to your windscreen or use a Dashboard Mount Disk to attach your device to your dashboard. See the printed installation instructions included with your product for more in- formation.
Answer the questions by tapping the screen. GPS reception When you first start your TomTom navigation device, the device may need a few minutes to de- termine your GPS position and show your current position on the map. In future, your position will be found much faster, usually within a few seconds.
Setting up MyTomTom To set up MyTomTom, do the following: 1. Connect your computer to the internet. 2. Start a browser and go to tomtom.com/getstarted. 3. Click Download now. Your browser downloads the MyTomTom support application, which you need to install on your computer in order to connect your device to MyTomTom.
Charging your device The battery in your TomTom navigation device charges when you connect it to the car charger or to your computer. Important: You should plug the USB connector directly into a USB port on your computer and not into a USB hub or USB port on a keyboard or monitor.
Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. Important: If you are using a TomTom camper and caravan product, before planning a route you should set up your device for your vehicle.
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When the correct city or town appears in the list, tap the name to select the destination. 5. Enter the street name. Streets with similar names are shown in the list while you type. When the correct street name appears in the list, tap the name to select the destination. 6.
Tip: If you want your final destination to be a car park, tap Car park and select a location from the list of car parks close to your general destination. 8. When the new route is shown, tap Done. For more information about the route, tap Details. To change your route, for example, to travel via a particular location or to select a new destina- tion, tap Change route.
Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiver. Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit tomtom.com/services. Alternative routes Note: This feature is not available on all TomTom navigation devices.
To do this, tap Settings followed by Route planning, then Route types. Tap Ask me every time I plan. If you are using a TomTom camper and caravan product, to choose the type of route you have to set your vehicle type to Car. Tap Settings followed by Vehicle and routes, then Vehicle and route types.
Show my frequent destinations You can set your TomTom device to ask if you want to plan a route to one of your frequently visit- ed destinations every time the device starts. To change this setting, do the following: 1.
Tap Status bar in the Settings menu, to enable or disable arrival time notifications. To enable arrival time notifications, select Leeway. Status bar After planning a route, tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. Your device calculates your arrival time and shows you whether you will arrive on time. You can also use this information to work out when you need to leave.
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Google or using TomTom Places. You can set which search provider to use in the Advanced settings. Tap this button to use Local Search with TomTom Places to help you find shops and businesses in and around your current location.
Advanced settings. Planning a route in advance You can use your TomTom device to plan a route in advance, selecting your starting point and your destination. Here are some more reasons to plan a route in advance: Find out how long a journey is going to take before you start.
Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic sub- scription or an RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not available in all countries or regions. For more information about TomTom traffic Show traffic on information services, go to tomtom.com/services.
Voice control Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. Voice control works in different ways depending on your device type. Navigate to If you see the button Navigate to in the Main Menu on your device, read these topics about Voice Control: Voice control - Navigate to Drive to...
About voice control Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. Instead of tapping the screen to control your TomTom device, you can use your voice to control your device. For example, to increase the volume on your device, you can say "Increase volume".
Tip: For the best recognition of what you say, speak normally without trying to articulate words in an unnatural way. If there is excessive road noise, for example, you may need to speak in the direction of the microphone. 3. If the command is correct, say "Yes." If the command is incorrect, say "No"...
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For example, if the correct city is Rotterdam and this town is shown at the third item in the list, you can say, "Three" or tap the name, Rotterdam. If the name is not in the list, then say "Back" or "No" or tap Back to return to the previous screen and say the town again when you hear the tone.
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Your device starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and onscreen direc- tions. Tip: In addition to planning a route using Voice control, you can tap Navigate to in the Main menu and then tap Spoken Address. Alternatively you can tap the button at the base of the keyboard during address entry.
About voice control Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. Instead of tapping the screen to control your TomTom device, you can use your voice to control your device. For example, to increase the volume on your device, you can say "Increase volume" or "Volume 50%".
For some phrases, your device repeats what you say and asks for confirmation. Tip: For the best recognition of what you say, speak normally without trying to articulate words in an unnatural way. If there is excessive road noise, for example, you may need to speak in the direction of the microphone.
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If the town you hear is the same as the town you requested then say, "Done" or "OK" or "Yes" or "One" or tap the town at the top of the list. If the town you hear is incorrect, but the correct town is in the list, say the number next to the correct town or tap the name of the town.
When the number is shown correctly say, "Done" or "OK." Alternatively, enter the number by tapping the screen. 6. When the route has been calculated and the route summary is shown, tap Done. Your device starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and onscreen direc- tions.
The Driving View About the Driving View When your TomTom navigation device starts for the first time, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current position. Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu.
About replanning settings Your TomTom device helps you reach your destination as quickly as possible by showing you a faster alternative route when one is available. To change how you are asked about alternative routes, tap Settings and then Route planning. Tap...
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TomTom traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services. Set whether you want your TomTom device to replan the current route if a faster route is found while you are driving. This is useful if traffic builds up or clears, further ahead on your route.
About lane guidance Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your TomTom navigation device helps you prepare for motorway exits and junctions by showing the correct driving lane for your planned route. As you approach an exit or junction, the lane you need is shown on the screen.
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Tip: If no lane guidance is shown in the status bar and all lanes are highlighted, you can use any lane.
Tap this button to find an alternative to the current route. This button is only shown while there is a planned route on your TomTom device. Calculate alterna- This is a simple way to search for a different route to your current desti- tive nation.
Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic sub- scription or an RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not available in all countries or regions. For more information about TomTom traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services.
Waypoints without notification - a waypoint that you are using to help guide your route, for example, you want to travel from Amsterdam to Rotterdam using a certain highway. You are not notified when nearing the waypoint. Adding the first waypoint to your route To add the first waypoint to your route, do the following: 1.
Changing the order of waypoints Waypoints are automatically added in an optimised order but you can still change the order man- ually if you need to. To change the order of waypoints, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main menu. 2.
The notification setting changes for your waypoint and you are immediately returned to your list of waypoints. Tip: If a waypoint has already been visited, you cannot switch notification on or off. Reactivating a waypoint Note: You can only reactivate a waypoint that has already been visited. Visited waypoints are greyed out.
View map About viewing the map You can view the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map. The map shows your current location and many other locations such as Favourites and POIs. To view the map in this way, tap View map or View route in the Main menu. You view different locations on the map by moving the map across the screen.
When traffic information is shown on the map, POIs and Favourites are not shown. Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiv- er. Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit tomtom.com/services.
Find POI nearby Tap this button to make a map correction for the cursor position on the map. You can make the correction only on your own map or you can share the correction with the TomTom Map Share community. Correct location...
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Centre on map Note: Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. Tap this button to call the location at the cursor position. This button is only available if your TomTom device has the phone num- Call... ber for the location.
To make corrections to your own map, tap Map corrections in the Settings menu. Note: Map Share is not available in all regions. For more information, go to tomtom.com/mapshare. Correcting a map error Important: For safety reasons, do not enter the full details of a map correction while you are driv- ing.
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select a street by name, a street near your Home location or a street on the map. 3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it on the map. The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of the street.
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Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn restrictions. Change turn re- strictions Tap this button to change and report the road speed limit. Change road speed Tap this button to add or remove a roundabout. Add or remove roundabout Tap this button to add a new Point of Interest (POI).
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Tap this button to correct the location of a house number. Enter the ad- dress that you wish to correct and then indicate on the map the correct location of that house number. Correct house number Tap this button to edit an existing street. Once you have selected the street, you can select an error to report.
English computer voice can read and pronounce French street names. Selecting a voice To select a different voice on your TomTom device, either tap Change voice in the Settings menu or tap Voices, then tap Change voice and select the required voice.
Automatic volume control To set your TomTom device to automatically adjust the volume, do the following: 1. Tap Settings in the Main menu. 2. Tap Volume. 3. Select Link volume to car speed to automatically adjust the volume inside the car in response to changes in the speed of your driving.
Settings About Settings You can change the way your TomTom device looks and behaves. Most of the settings on your device can be accessed by tapping Settings in the Main menu. Note: Not all settings described here are available on all devices.
Automatically adjust clock for time zone - when this setting is se- lected, your clock is automatically adjusted for your time zone. TomTom Places or Google - Local Search can use either TomTom Places or Google as the underlying search tool.
Brightness Tap this button to set the brightness of the screen. Move the sliders to adjust the brightness level. To view the map and menus in day or night colours, tap Use day colours or Use night colours in the Settings menu. Brightness Car symbol Tap this button to select the car symbol that shows your current location...
Tap this button to disable Bluetooth ® Disable Bluetooth Enable / Disable flight mode Tap this button to enable or disable flight mode. Flight mode stops all communication from the device. Enable / Disable flight mode Favourites Tap this button to add, rename or delete Favourites. Favourites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to enter the address.
GPS status Tap this button to see the current status of GPS reception on your de- vice. GPS status Home location Tap this button to set or change your Home location. You enter the ad- dress in the same way as you do when you plan a route. Your Home location provides an easy way to plan a route to an important location.
Tap this button to manage your own Point of Interest (POI) categories and locations. You can set your TomTom device to let you know when you are near to selected POI locations. For example, you could set the device to let you Manage POIs know when you are approaching a petrol station.
Map corrections Me and my device Tap this button to find technical information about your TomTom, and to select whether you want to share information with TomTom. A menu opens with the following options: Me and my device Tap this button to find technical information about your TomTom, such as the device serial number, application version and the map version.
Tap the button for each option to change the settings. Route planning Note: This setting is available if you are not using a TomTom camper and caravan product. For camper and caravan products, the vehicle and routes setting is available instead.
Toll roads, Ferries, Carpool lanes and Unpaved roads settings Set how your TomTom should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a route. Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes and are not present in every country.
Speaker Tap this button to select the loudspeaker or loudspeaker connection that is used by your device. Speaker Start up Tap this button to set what happens when your device starts. Start up Status bar Tap this button to select the information you want to see on the status bar: Horizontal - show the status bar at the bottom of the Driving view.
your MyTomTom account and activate the map. Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance Tap this button to switch off voice guidance. You will no longer hear spoken route instructions but you will still hear information such as traffic information and warnings.
Toll roads, Ferries, Carpool lanes and Unpaved roads settings Set how your TomTom should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a route. Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes and are not present in every country.
Voice control Tap this button to open the Voice control menu which contains the fol- lowing buttons: Voice control Tap this button to disable voice control. Disable voice con- trol Tap this button to enable voice control. Enable voice con- trol Tap this button to see a list of commands you can say when using voice control.
Petrol stations Creating POIs Tip: For help on managing third party POIs, search for "Third party POIs" at: tomtom.com/support. 1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu. 2. Tap Settings. 3. Tap Manage POIs. 4. If there are no POI categories or the one you want to use does not exist, tap Add POI category and create a new category.
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Tap this button to set your Home location as a POI. This is useful if you decide to change your Home location, but first want to create a POI using the current Home address. Home Tap this button to create a POI from a Favourite. You might want to create a POI from a Favourite because you can only create a limited number of Favourites.
3. Tap POI in city. Tip: The last POI you viewed on your TomTom device is also shown in the menu. 4. Enter the name of the town or city and select it when it is shown in the list.
Note: Hands-free calling is not supported on all navigation devices. Many of the POIs on your TomTom device include phone numbers. This means that if your device supports hands-free calling, you can use your device to call the POI and plan a route to the loca- tion of the POI.
Tap Manage POIs to manage your POI categories and locations. You can set your TomTom device to let you know when you are near to selected POI locations. In this way you could, for example, set the device to let you know you when you are approaching a petrol station.
Help About getting help Tap Help in the Main menu to navigate to emergency services centres and other specialist ser- vices. If your device supports hands-free calling and your phone is connected to your device, you can contact emergency services directly by phone. For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use the Help menu to find and call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location.
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Tap this button to find the contact details and location of a service cen- tre. Note: Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. Phone for help Tap this button to navigate your way by car to a service centre. Drive to help Tap this button to navigate your way on foot to a service centre.
You may have to enter the password '0000' on your phone in order to connect to your TomTom device. To avoid having to enter '0000' every time you use the phone, save your TomTom device as a trusted device on your phone.
Tap Phonebook entry to select a contact from your phonebook. Note: Your phonebook is automatically copied to your TomTom device when you first establish a connection with your mobile phone. Not all phones can transfer the phonebook to your device. For more information, go to tomtom.com/phones/compatibility.
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Tap this button to disable or enable hands-free calling. Disable hands-free Tap this button to make a phone call. Call Tap this button to change your home phone number. Change home number Tap this button to select information you want to delete. You can delete the list of recent callers and the list of recently dialled numbers.
Favourites About Favourites Favourites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to enter the address. They do not need to be favourite places, they can simply be seen as a collection of useful addresses. Tip: If you have set-up any frequent destinations, they are shown in your list of Favourites. Creating a Favourite To create a Favourite, do the following: 1.
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If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add it as a Favourite. Point of Interest Tap this button to add your current location as a Favourite. For example, if you stop somewhere interesting, while you are there you can tap this button to create the Favourite.
3. Tap Favourite. 4. Select a Favourite from the list. Your TomTom device calculates the route for you. 5. When the route is calculated, tap Done. Your device will immediately start guiding you to your destination with spoken instructions and visual instructions on the screen.
TMC is not a TomTom Service, but is available when using the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiv- Note: TomTom is not responsible for the availability or quality of traffic information provided by the Traffic Message Channel.
4. Tap Done. Minimising delays You can use TomTom HD Traffic to minimise the impact of traffic delays on your route. To mini- mise delays automatically, do the following: 1. Tap Services in the Main Menu.
4. Choose between always taking the faster route automatically, being asked or never changing your route. 5. Tap Next and then Done. 6. Tap Minimise delays. Your device plans the quickest route to your destination. The new route may include traffic de- lays and may remain the same as the original route.
Note: The home location you set here is not the same as the home location you can set in the Settings Menu. In addition, the locations you use here do not have to be your actual home and work locations. If there is another route that you often travel, you can set Work/Home to use these locations instead.
Tap the left and right arrow buttons to move through each incident in turn, viewing the details of each one. This includes the type of incident, for example road works, and the length of delay caused by this incident. You can also access the details about individual incidents by tapping View map in the Main Menu and then tapping on the traffic incident symbol.
Changing traffic settings Use the Traffic settings button to choose how traffic information works on your navigation device. 1. Tap the traffic sidebar then tap Options to open the Traffic menu. 2. Tap Traffic settings. 3. If you are using an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver, you will be able to select the setting Tune man- ually by entering a frequency.
Traffic incident Traffic jam Weather related symbols: Rain Wind Snow Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using a traffic service. Traffic menu To open the Traffic menu, tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View then tap Options, or tap Traf- fic in the Services menu.
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Tap this button to change your settings for how the Traffic service works on your device. Change Traffic settings Tap this button to hear spoken information about traffic incidents on your route. Note: Your TomTom device must have a computer voice installed to read information aloud. Read aloud traffic info...
Changing the way you are warned To change the way your TomTom device warns you about speed camer- as, tap the Alert settings button. You can then set how close you want to be to a speed camera before you are warned and what type of sound will be played.
1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Speed Cameras. 3. Tap Alert settings. A list of speed camera types is displayed. A speaker is shown next to the speed camera types that have been set for an alert. 4.
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Traffic light camera - this type of camera checks for vehicles breaking traffic rules at traffic lights. Average speed check - these types of cameras measure your average speed between two points. You are warned at the start and end of the average speed check area.
Other camera Report button To show the report button in the Driving View, do the following: 1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Speed Cameras. 3. Tap Enable report button. 4. Tap Done. The report button is shown on left-hand side of the Driving View or if you are already using the quick menu, it's added to the buttons available in the quick menu.
Note: It is not possible to report or remove warnings for danger zones in France. Reporting incorrect camera alerts You may receive an alert for a camera that is no longer there. To report an incorrect camera alert, do the following: Note: You can only report an incorrect camera alert while you are at the location.
Intermediate warning - type 1 Once in the speed check zone, if you are not speeding and have already received a start of zone warning, you see a visual warning in the Driving View. This reminds you that you are still in the speed check zone. Intermediate warning - type 2 Once in the speed check zone, if you are driving faster than the permitted speed and have already received a start of zone warning, you see a visu-...
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Tap this button to enable the report button. The report button is shown in the Driving View or in the quick menu. When the report button is shown in the Driving View, this button chang- es to Disable report button. Enable report but-...
About TomTom camper and caravan products TomTom camper and caravan products let you choose the type of vehicle you are driving so that the route planned by your device is suitable for your vehicle. You can choose a car, a car with caravan, a motorhome, or a van as the vehicle type.
TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not available in all countries or regions. For more infor- mation about TomTom traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services. Set whether you want your navigation device to replan the current route if a faster route is found while you are driving.
Tap Done. Selecting a camper and caravan map You must first select a camper and caravan map before you can use your TomTom camper and caravan product. 1. Tap Settings in the Main menu.
2. Tap the type of vehicle you drive. If there are only one or two items in your quick menu, a small icon in the Driving View shows the type of vehicle that is selected. If a route is already planned and you select a different vehicle, the route is recalculated for the new vehicle.
MyTomTom helps you manage the contents and services of your TomTom navigation device, as well as giving you access to the TomTom community. You log in to MyTomTom on the TomTom website. It is a good idea to frequently connect your navigation device to MyTomTom to ensure you always have the latest updates.
To download content and services from TomTom, you need a MyTomTom account. You can cre- ate an account when you start using MyTomTom. Note: If you have more than one TomTom device, you need a separate account for each de- vice.
TomTom does not accept any liability for the availability and accuracy of GPS. Use with care Use of TomTom products while driving still means that you need to drive with due care and atten- tion. Aircraft and hospitals Use of devices with an antenna is prohibited on most aircraft, in many hospitals and in many other locations.
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EU. R&TTE directive Hereby, TomTom declares that TomTom personal navigation devices and accessories are in com- pliance 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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