About MyDrive Connect........................10 Setting up MyDrive .......................... 10 Device not starting ........................... 11 Charging your device ........................11 Sharing information with TomTom ....................11 Safety Notice ............................ 12 Take care of your navigation device ....................12 Safety settings ..........................12 Blue&Me controls...
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Media Player Media Player ............................. 24 Using the Media Player ........................24 Points of Interest Low Fuel Warning MyDrive for Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE MyDrive ............................. 28 Planning a route Planning a route..........................30 Route summary ..........................32 LIVE summary ..........................33 Selecting a route type ........................
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View map About viewing the map ........................50 View map ............................51 Options .............................. 52 Cursor menu ............................. 52 Map corrections About Map Share ..........................54 Correcting a map error ........................54 Types of map correction ........................54 Sounds and voices About sounds and voices ........................
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Points of Interest About Points of Interest ........................70 Creating POIs ............................ 70 Using POIs to plan a route ....................... 72 Showing POIs on the map ....................... 72 Calling a POI............................73 Setting warnings for POIs ........................ 73 Manage POIs ............................. 74 Help About getting help ..........................
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Taking the fastest route ........................87 Minimising delays..........................87 Making commuting to work easier ....................87 Getting more information about an incident................... 88 Checking traffic incidents in your area .................... 89 Changing traffic settings ........................90 Traffic incidents ..........................90 Traffic menu ............................
Welcome to navigation with TomTom This Reference Guide explains all you need to know about your new Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE navigation device. If you want a quick read of the essentials, we recommend that you read the Read me first chapter.
Answer the questions by tapping the screen. GPS reception When you first start your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE navigation device, the device may need a few minutes to determine your GPS position and show your current position on the map. In future,...
Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE navigation device. You use MyDrive to get map updates as well as lots of other things. You log in to MyDrive on the TomTom website. It is a good idea to frequently connect your navigation device to MyDrive to ensure you always have the latest updates.
Note: If you choose not to share this information, you will no longer receive LIVE services. This is because LIVE services need to send the location of your device to TomTom in order to re- ceive the traffic information related to where you are. The end date of your subscription remains...
For more information, see our privacy policy at tomtom.com/privacy. Safety Notice Your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE device contains a GSM/GPRS module which can interfere with electrical devices such as cardiac pacemakers, hearing aids and aviation equipment. Interference with these devices may endanger the health or life of you or others.
The display shows the next navigation instruction, the distance to next navigation instruction and the name of the next street. You can switch the navigation instructions in the cluster display on or off in the Blue&Me-TomTom Preferences menu, on page 2/2, with the option Show guidance on car display.
A message confirming that the connection is successful appears both on the navigation device and in the cluster display. Each time the Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device is connected or discon- nected from Blue&Me, you see a confirmation message.
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When your navigation device and your car have been paired, the Car Menu button appears in the Main Menu of the navigation device. From the Car Menu, you can access the functions specific to your Blue&Me-TomTom 2. The Car Menu button changes depending on the model of your car, and is updated whenever you connect your device with a new car.
Synchronising your settings You can synchronise some settings on your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 navigation device with your car settings. Settings that can be synchronised include language, time and units. You can also select to use a branded car symbol and start-up screen that matches your car.
Car Menu Car Menu Tap Car Menu in the Main Menu to access Telephone, Trip Computer, eco:Drive info (or Fuel efficiency info, or EcoTrend info depending on your car) and Media player. Tip: The car image displayed in the Car Menu button and in the buttons within the Car Menu is branded.
The Car Menu looks as follows for different brands of car: Telephone You can use your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE navigation device to manage your hands-free calls. You should establish a Bluetooth connection between your phone and Blue&Me in your car, and not between your phone and the navigation device.
Answering a phone call When someone calls you, the caller's name and phone number are shown. Tap the buttons on the screen of your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 navigation device to accept or reject incoming calls. During a call, tap this button in the Driving View to access the Call... menu.
Driving style information Driving style information helps you drive in a way that limits the environmental impact. It can improve the efficiency of your driving by analysing your driving style. It helps you to use less fuel, reduce CO2 emissions and save money. On the left of the screen for cars where a gear shift indicator is available, the indicator suggests when you should change gear by repeating the information shown in the gear shift indicator on the cluster display.
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The screen is shown until you tap Done. Information about your driving style is not available for all types of car engine. If you are using LPG fuel, the fuel efficiency information is only shown to provide an estimation of your driving style.
To return to the Driving View at any time, press Done on your navigation device. Note: For a list of all Blue&Me voice commands see the FAQ on tomtom.com/support. For additional information about Blue&Me voice command and control, please see the Blue&Me...
Media Player Media Player You can use your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 navigation device to operate the Blue&Me Media Player. You can also use Blue&Me in your car to operate the Media Player without using the navigation device. However, if the navigation device is in the Dock and switched on, you can control the Media Player through the navigation device.
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Your car may have both USB and AUX IN. The above functionality is not available if you plug in your media player into the AUX IN. The AUX IN plug is a headset connection and cannot be controlled via Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE.
Petrol stations including CNG and LPG Your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE navigation device comes with a European-wide list of Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Fiat Professional service points and Chrysler service points in the UK and LPG/CNG petrol stations. These are all stored as POIs and you can navigate to any of them as a destination.
Low Fuel Warning When the amount of fuel in your car drops into the reserve, your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE navigation device gives you a warning. Tap Yes to be routed to the petrol station that is closest to your route. If you do not have a route planned, tap Yes to be taken to the closest petrol station to your current location.
The MyDrive pages of tomtom.com on your computer have an appearance that matches the brand of your car. Your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 navigation device remembers the brand of your car and the MyDrive pages of tomtom.com are updated to match your car.
Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. To plan a route on your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu.
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Streets with similar names are shown in the list while you type. When the correct streetname appears in the list, tap the name to select the destination. 6. Enter the house number, then tap Done. 7. The location is shown on the map. Tap Select to continue or tap Back to enter another ad- dress.
If you have HD Traffic or an RDS-TMC receiver, the route summary also shows traffic information about delays on your 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...
Note: LIVE Services are not available in all countries or regions, and not all LIVE Services are available in all countries or regions. You may be able to use LIVE Services when travelling abroad. For more information on available services, go to tomtom.com/services. Selecting a route type Every time you plan a route, you can choose to be asked about the type of route you want to plan.
Select a button to use for this destination and answer the questions about the destination. Show my frequent destinations You can set your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE device to ask if you want to plan a route to one of your frequently visited destinations every time the device starts.
Driving View. Using arrival times You can set your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE device to ask you if you need to arrive at a particular time when you plan a route. Tap Status bar in the Settings menu, to enable or disable arrival time notifications.
'swimming pool' and choose the best search result. Planning a route in advance You can use your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 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.
2. Tap the arrow button to move to the next menu screen and tap Plan route. This button is shown while there is no planned route on your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device. 3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way that you would select your destina- tion.
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Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic subscription or an RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not avail- able in all countries or regions. For more information about TomTom Show traffic on traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services.
About navigation device voice control Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. Instead of tapping the screen to control your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE, you can use your voice to control your Blue&Me-TomTom 2. For example, to increase the volume on your Blue&Me-TomTom 2, you can say, "Increase vol- ume."...
2. When you hear "Say a command" followed by a beep, say a command of your choice. For example, you can say "Drive home". Your device is only ready to listen after your hear the beep. While you are speaking the microphone monitor shows how well the device can hear your voice.
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3. Say the name of the town. Your device shows a list of towns which sound similar to what you said and tells you which town is at the top of the list. If the town you hear is the same as the town you requested then say, "Done" or "OK" or "Yes" or "One"...
Important: Numbers need to be spoken in the same language as the button names and menus on your device. Numbers should be pronounced in the same way you normally say a number, in one contin- uous sentence. So 357 is pronounced, "Three hundred and fifty seven." If the number is shown correctly then say, "Done"...
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When the button is grey, you cannot use speech to enter an address. Tips Your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 recognises places and streetnames when they are spoken in the local language using local pronunciation. Spoken address entry is not possible for postcodes which must be entered using the key- ...
The Driving View About the Driving View When your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE 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.
Tap this part of the status bar to repeat the last voice instruction and to change the volume. You can also tap here to mute the sound. 11. The remaining journey time, the remaining distance and your estimated arrival time. Tap this part of the status bar to open the Route Summary screen.
About lane guidance Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 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.
Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic subscription or an RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not avail- able in all countries or regions. For more information about TomTom...
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Tap this button to change the current destination. When you change the destination, you are shown the same options and asked to enter the new address in the same way as when you plan a new route.
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 re- ceiver. Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit tomtom.com/services.
shown, POIs and Favourites are not shown. Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a re- ceiver. Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit tomtom.com/services.
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TomTom Map Share community. Correct location Tap this button to call the location at the cursor position. This button is only available if your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 has the phone number for the location. The phone numbers for many POIs are available on your Call...
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 driving.
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tion 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. 4.
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Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn restrictions. Change turn restrictions 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 address 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.
Traffic information Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a re- ceiver. Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit tomtom.com/services. Warnings that you set ...
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Tap Settings in the Main menu, then tap Volume and move the slider to adjust the volume. Tap Test to listen to the new volume level.
Settings About Settings You can change the way your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE 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.
Enable automatic zooming in 3D view - when this setting is selected, you see a wider view when you are on motorways and a major roads. You then zoom in automatically as you approach junctions. Show lane images - when this setting is selected, a graphical view of the road ahead shows which lane you need when you approach a junction or motorway exit.
Home location Tap this button to set or change your Home location. You enter the address 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 Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device to let you know when you are near to selected POI locations. For example, you could set the device Manage POIs to let you know when you are approaching a petrol station.
For more information on connecting your phone and making hands-free calls, see Hands-Free calling. Route planning Tap the Route planning button to set the way your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE calculates the routes that you plan. The settings for planning consist of several options that are spread over several screens. Each setting is described below.
TomTom traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services. Set whether you want your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 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.
This includes items such as your Home and Favourite locations and your personal menu. Safety settings Tap this button to select the safety features you want to use on your device. Safety settings Clock Tap this button to select the time format. As soon as you have a GPS fix, the time will be set automatically.
Tap this button to set what happens when your device starts. Start-up Me and my device Tap this button to find technical information about your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE, 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 Blue&Me-TomTom 2, such as the device serial number, application...
To switch from the current map to plan a route in another country or region, simply tap this button. Note: The first time you switch to a map, you may need to connect to your MyTomTom account and activate the map. Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance Tap this button to switch off voice guidance.
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 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. If you want to create more Favour- ites you need to delete some Favourites. To avoid losing a Favourite, Favourite save the location as a POI before you delete the Favourite.
3. Tap POI in city. Tip: The last POI you viewed on your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 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 Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE device include phone numbers. This means that if your device supports hands-free calling, you can use your device to call the POI as well as planning a route to the location of the POI.
Tap Manage POIs to manage your POI categories and locations. You can set your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 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 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. Walk to help Tap this button to see your current location on the map. If hands-free calling is supported on your device, and your phone is connected to your device, you can tap Where am I?.
Tap Connections in the Settings menu, then tap Phones. Tap Manage phones and select your phone when it is shown in the list. You only need to do this once and your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device will remember your phone. Tips Make sure that you switch on Bluetooth on your phone.
When someone calls you, the caller's name and phone number are shown. Tap the screen to accept or reject the call. Auto-answer You can set your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE device to automatically answer incoming phone calls. To set automatic answering, tap Connections in the Settings menu, then tap Phones. Tap Au- to-answer settings.
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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.
Create a new Favourite by selecting a location from a list of your recent destinations. Recent destination Tap this button to use Local Search with TomTom Places to find locations such as shops and businesses and save them as Favour- ites.
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 Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device calculates the route for you. 5. When the route is calculated, tap Done. Your device immediately starts guiding you to your destination with spoken instructions and visual instructions on the screen.
You can check the status of your subscriptions at any time. In the Main Menu, tap Services and then tap My Services. Your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device also warns you when your LIVE Services subscription is ap- proaching the renewal date.
About Local Search Using local search, you can search the TomTom Places listings to find shops and businesses, then plan a route to the destination you choose. Using local search To find a location using local search and plan a route there, follow the steps below.
To check your subscription, tap Services in the Main Menu and then tap My Services. Your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE device tells you when your LIVE Services subscriptions are due for renewal. You can use your device to tell TomTom that you wish to renew your current subscrip- tion.
Traffic About HD Traffic HD Traffic is a unique TomTom service providing real-time traffic information. For more infor- mation about TomTom services, go to tomtom.com/services. In combination with IQ Routes, Traffic helps you plan the optimum route to your destination taking into account the current local traffic conditions.
Taking the fastest route Your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device regularly looks for a faster route to your destination. If the traffic situation changes and a faster route is found, your device offers to replan your journey so you can use the faster route.
1. Tap the traffic sidebar to open the Traffic menu. Note: If you already have a route planned, a summary of traffic incidents on your route is shown. Tap Options to open the Traffic menu. 2. Tap Show home-work traffic. 3.
Tap Minimise delays to check if you can reduce the delay. Tap Options to open the Traffic menu. Note: You can also access Minimise delays by tapping the traffic area of the LIVE Route sum- mary tab, and then tapping options. Tap the left and right arrow buttons to move through each incident in turn, viewing the details of each one.
The map shows traffic incidents in the area. 4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. A screen is shown that gives you detailed information about the incident you chose. To dis- play information about surrounding incidents use the left and right arrows at the bottom of this screen.
Symbols shown in a red triangle are weather related. Your device does not replan to avoid these warnings. Traffic incident symbols: Accident Road works One or more lanes closed Road closed Traffic incident Traffic jam Weather related symbols: Rain Wind Snow Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident...
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Tap this button to change your settings for how the Traffic service works on your device. 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 aloud traffic read information aloud. info...
Changing the way you are warned To change the way your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE warns you about speed cameras, tap the Alert settings button. You can set under which conditions 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.
Mobile camera hotspot Average speed check Accident black spot Bi-directional speed camera Ungated railway crossing Mobile speed 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.
Note: If the type of camera you choose has a speed restriction, you can also enter the speed. 2. You see a message confirming that a report has been created. Reporting a new speed camera while at home You do not need to be at the location of a speed camera to report the new location. To report a new speed camera location while you are at home, do the following: 1.
This type of camera monitors traffic at toll road barriers. Toll road camera This type of camera checks the speed of passing vehicles and can be moved to different locations. Mobile camera All other types of camera that do not fall into any of the above catego- ries.
End of zone warning As you approach the end of an average speed check zone, you see a visual warning in the Driving View with a distance to the camera shown underneath it. You hear an audible warning. You also see a small icon on the road showing the position of the aver- age speed check camera at the end of the zone.
About Weather Note: Only available on LIVE devices. The TomTom Weather service provides detailed weather reports and 5-day weather forecasts for towns and cities. The information is provided by local weather stations and is updated hourly. Note: For more information on available services, go to tomtom.com/services.
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Address Tap this button to select a location in a list of recently used destinations. Recent destination Tap this button to select a location using a local search with TomTom Places. Local search Tap this button to select a Point of Interest (POI).
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Tap this button to select your last recorded position. Position of last stop...
6. If you decide to navigate to this hotel, tap Select. Tap Back to return to your list of results. 7. Tap Done when the route has been calculated. Your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 starts to guide you to your destination.
Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE navigation device. You use MyDrive to get map updates as well as lots of other things. You log in to MyDrive on the TomTom website. It is a good idea to frequently connect your navigation device to MyDrive to ensure you always have the latest updates.
Important: Take care when choosing a country during account creation. The correct country is needed if you make a purchase from the TomTom shop and it cannot be changed after the ac- count has been created. Note: If you have more than one TomTom navigation device, you need a separate account for...
For warranty information, go to tomtom.com/legal. Me and my device Tap this button to find technical information about your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE, and to select whether you want to share information with TomTom. A menu opens with the following options:...
TomTom does not accept any liability for the availability and accuracy of GPS or GLONASS. Use with care Use of TomTom products while driving still means that you need to drive with due care and attention. 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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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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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 declara- tion of conformity can be found here: tomtom.com/legal. WEEE directive The wheelie bin symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste.
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