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    TomTom GO 
    User Manual 
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    Contents 
    Welcome to navigation with TomTom 6 
    Whats new 7 
    New in this release ................................................................................................ 7 
    TomTom videos .................................................................................................... 7 
    Get going 9 
    Installing in your car .............................................................................................. 9 
    Positioning the device ............................................................................................ 9 
    Switching on and off .............................................................................................. 9 
    Safety Notice ..................................................................................................... 10 
    Setting up ......................................................................................................... 10 
    GPS reception .................................................................................................... 10 
    Sending information to TomTom .............................................................................. 10 
    Memory card slot ................................................................................................ 11 
    Device not starting .............................................................................................. 11 
    Charging your device ............................................................................................ 11 
    Caring for your GO ............................................................................................... 11 
    Connecting to TomTom services 12 
    About TomTom services ........................................................................................ 12 
    Always-connected devices ..................................................................................... 12 
    Smartphone connected devices ............................................................................... 12 
    Personal Area Networks .................................................................................... 12 
    Connect to TomTom services using your smartphone ................................................. 13 
    Reconnecting your smartphone ........................................................................... 13 
    Connect to TomTom services using a different smartphone ......................................... 14 
    Deleting phones .............................................................................................. 14 
    Unable to get a connection ................................................................................ 14 
    Whats on the screen 16 
    The map view..................................................................................................... 16 
    The guidance view ............................................................................................... 17 
    The route bar ..................................................................................................... 19 
    Distances and the route bar ............................................................................... 20 
    The quick menu .................................................................................................. 20 
    Navigation buttons............................................................................................... 20 
    Main Menu smaller buttons and symbols ..................................................................... 22 
    Volume control ................................................................................................... 24 
    Using gestures .................................................................................................... 24 
    Changing the text and button size ............................................................................ 25 
    Reordering the Main Menu buttons ........................................................................... 25 
    Traffic 27 
    About TomTom Traffic .......................................................................................... 27 
    About RDS-TMC ................................................................................................... 27 
    The route bar ..................................................................................................... 27 
    Looking at traffic on the map ................................................................................. 28  
    						
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    Looking at traffic on your route ............................................................................... 29 
    Traffic incidents ................................................................................................. 30 
    Approaching a traffic jam warning ........................................................................... 31 
    Avoiding a traffic jam on your route ......................................................................... 31 
    Advanced Lane Guidance ....................................................................................... 32 
    Time-dependent speed limits ................................................................................. 32 
    Syncing using TomTom MyDrive 33 
    About TomTom MyDrive ........................................................................................ 33 
    Logging in to MyDrive ........................................................................................... 33 
    Setting a destination using MyDrive .......................................................................... 33 
    Planning a route with stops using MyDrive .................................................................. 34 
    Showing a planned destination in MyDrive .................................................................. 35 
    Clearing a MyDrive destination ................................................................................ 35 
    Deleting a MyDrive destination from My Places ............................................................ 35 
    Set a phone contact as your destination using the MyDrive app ........................................ 35 
    Finding and syncing locations using MyDrive ................................................................ 35 
    Syncing My Places locations with MyDrive ................................................................... 36 
    Importing a community POI list ............................................................................... 36 
    Deleting a community POI list ................................................................................. 36 
    Importing a track GPX file...................................................................................... 37 
    Deleting a track GPX file ....................................................................................... 37 
    Saving and restoring your personal navigation information .............................................. 37 
    Using Quick Search 39 
    About search ...................................................................................................... 39 
    Planning a route to a POI using search ....................................................................... 39 
    Planning a route to a POI using online search .............................................................. 41 
    Entering search terms ........................................................................................... 43 
    Working with search results ................................................................................... 44 
    About postcodes ................................................................................................. 46 
    About mapcodes ................................................................................................. 46 
    List of POI type icons ............................................................................................ 46 
    Planning a route 51 
    Using suggested destinations .................................................................................. 51 
    Planning a route to an address using search ................................................................ 51 
    Planning a route to a city centre ............................................................................. 53 
    Planning a route to a POI using search ....................................................................... 55 
    Planning a route to a POI using online search .............................................................. 57 
    Planning a route using the map ............................................................................... 59 
    Planning a route using My Places ............................................................................. 60 
    Planning a route using coordinates ........................................................................... 61 
    Planning a route using a mapcode ............................................................................ 62 
    Finding an alternative route ................................................................................... 63 
    Planning a route in advance ................................................................................... 64 
    Finding a car park ............................................................................................... 66 
    Finding a petrol station ......................................................................................... 68 
    Changing your route 70 
    The Current Route menu ....................................................................................... 70 
    Avoiding a blocked road ........................................................................................ 72 
    Avoiding part of a route ........................................................................................ 72 
    Types of route .................................................................................................... 73  
    						
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    Route features ................................................................................................... 73 
    Avoiding a route feature on your route ...................................................................... 74 
    Adding a stop to your route from the current route menu ............................................... 74 
    Adding a stop to your route using the map ................................................................. 74 
    Deleting a stop from your route ............................................................................... 75 
    Skipping the next stop on your route ........................................................................ 75 
    Reordering stops on a route ................................................................................... 75 
    My Routes 76 
    About My Routes ................................................................................................. 76 
    About GPX and ITN files ........................................................................................ 76 
    Saving a route .................................................................................................... 77 
    Navigating using a saved route ................................................................................ 78 
    Navigating to a stop on a saved route ....................................................................... 78 
    Adding a stop to a saved route using the map .............................................................. 80 
    Recording a track ................................................................................................ 81 
    Navigating using a track ........................................................................................ 81 
    Deleting a route or a track from My Routes ................................................................. 82 
    Exporting tracks to a memory card ........................................................................... 82 
    Importing routes and tracks from a memory card ......................................................... 83 
    Voice control (Speak&Go) 84 
    About voice control.............................................................................................. 84 
    Starting voice control ........................................................................................... 84 
    Making your own wake-up phrase ............................................................................. 84 
    The voice control screen ....................................................................................... 85 
    Some tips for using voice control ............................................................................. 86 
    What you can use voice control for........................................................................... 86 
    Saying commands in different ways .......................................................................... 87 
    Entering an address using voice control ..................................................................... 87 
    Going to home using voice control ........................................................................... 87 
    Going to a POI using voice control ............................................................................ 88 
    Changing a setting using voice control ....................................................................... 88 
    Map Share 90 
    About Map Share ................................................................................................. 90 
    Creating a map change report ................................................................................. 90 
    Creating a map change report from a marked location ................................................... 91 
    Types of map change ............................................................................................ 92 
    Speed Cameras 94 
    About speed cameras ........................................................................................... 94 
    Crossing into another area or country ....................................................................... 94 
    Speed camera warnings ......................................................................................... 94 
    Changing the way you are warned ............................................................................ 96 
    Reporting a new speed camera ............................................................................... 96 
    Confirm or remove a mobile speed camera ................................................................. 97 
    Updating locations for cameras and hazards ............................................................... 97 
    Danger Zones 98 
    About danger zones and risk zones ........................................................................... 98 
    Crossing into another area or country ....................................................................... 98  
    						
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    Danger zone and risk zone warnings ......................................................................... 98 
    Changing the way you are warned ............................................................................ 99 
    Reporting a risk zone ............................................................................................ 99 
    Updating locations for danger zones and risk zones ...................................................... 100 
    My Places 101 
    About My Places ................................................................................................. 101 
    Setting your home and work locations ...................................................................... 101 
    Changing your home location ................................................................................. 102 
    Adding a location from My Places ............................................................................ 103 
    Add a location to My Places from the map ................................................................. 103 
    Adding a location to My Places using search ............................................................... 104 
    Adding a location to My Places by marking ................................................................ 104 
    Deleting a recent destination from My Places ............................................................. 104 
    Deleting a location from My Places .......................................................................... 104 
    Settings 105 
    Appearance ...................................................................................................... 105 
    Display ........................................................................................................ 105 
    Route Bar ..................................................................................................... 106 
    Guidance view ............................................................................................... 107 
    Automatic Zoom............................................................................................. 108 
    Voices ............................................................................................................. 108 
    Voice Control .................................................................................................... 109 
    Maps ............................................................................................................... 109 
    Route Planning .................................................................................................. 110 
    Sounds and Warnings ........................................................................................... 111 
    Warning type ................................................................................................ 111 
    Speed camera warnings .................................................................................... 111 
    Cameras ...................................................................................................... 111 
    Hazards ....................................................................................................... 112 
    Screen touch sounds ........................................................................................ 112 
    Language and Units ............................................................................................. 112 
    System ............................................................................................................ 113 
    Help ............................................................................................................... 114 
    Getting Help 115 
    Help ............................................................................................................... 115 
    Product certification 116 
    Finding product certification information on your device ............................................... 116 
    Updating using MyDrive Connect 117 
    About MyDrive Connect ........................................................................................ 117 
    TomTom account ............................................................................................... 117 
    Setting up MyDrive Connect ................................................................................... 117 
    Addendum 119 
    Copyright notices 124  
    						
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    This Reference Guide explains all you need to know about your new TomTom GO. 
    To learn about getting started with your device and installing it in your vehicle, we recommend that 
    you read the Get going chapter. 
    After that, you will probably want to connect to TomTom services and you can read all about that in 
    the Connecting to TomTom services chapter. To help you avoid traffic delays and get to your 
    destination quicker, you can use TomTom services even on the routes you drive every day. 
    After that, you will probably want to learn about Quick Search and you can read all about that in 
    the Using Quick Search chapter.  
    For information about what you see on the device itself, go to Whats on the screen. 
    To plan your first route, go to Planning a route. 
    Tip: There are also frequently asked questions (FAQs) at tomtom.com/support. Select your 
    product model from the list or enter a search term. 
    We hope you enjoy reading about and, most importantly, using your new GO! 
    Welcome to navigation with TomTom  
    						
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    New in this release 
    Version 16.1 
     
    GO 40, GO 50, GO 51, GO 60, GO 61, GO 400, GO 500, GO 510, GO 600, GO 610, GO 5000, GO 
    5100, GO 6000, GO 6100 
     
    START 40, START 50, START 60 
     
    Record and export tracks, and import tracks and routes 
    You can now record a track while you drive, with or without a route planned. The track is saved in 
    My Routes. 
    You can export tracks as GPX files and save them on a memory card for sharing with other users. 
    You can import track GPX and route ITN files from a memory card and save them in My Routes. 
    To learn more go to My Routes in this guide. 
    Search for specific POI names using voice control (GO only) 
    You can now use voice control to search for a specific POI using the POI brand name. For example, 
    when voice control is on, you can say Find Starbucks. 
    To learn more go to Voice Control in this guide. 
    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 GO 
    and other TomTom products. Visit www.youtube.com/user/TomTomOfficial/videos to find out 
    more! 
    Here are links to some videos that you might find interesting: 
    Tip: Look on the TomTom YouTube Channel for videos in your own language. 
    TomTom GO (English only) 
    Learn more about the GO here: 
    https://tomtom.dist.sdlmedia.com/Distributions/?o=5197E8C4-1943-40F0-A4E8-98A562AFAFCE   
    The all new TomTom GO - Guided Tour (English only) 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSBSeYtGpuY 
    Using MyDrive 
    UK English:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIs5tGFhQIA 
    Whats new  
    						
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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 
     
      
    						
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    Installing in your car 
    Use the supplied mount to install your TomTom GO in your vehicle. Read the instructions about 
    positioning your device before you install your GO. 
    To install your GO, do the following: 
    1. Connect the supplied USB cable to the mount. If the mount is integrated into your GO, connect 
    the USB cable to the device. 
    Note: Use ONLY the USB cable supplied with your GO. Other USB cables may not work.  
    2. Connect the USB cable to the USB car charger and plug this into the power supply on your 
    dashboard. 
    3. Choose the best smooth location, on your windscreen or side window, to mount your TomTom 
    GO. 
    Tip: If the mount is integrated into your GO, you can easily change the rotation of your device. 
    Push the button on the back of the device to release the mount, then slide the mount out. 
    Insert it back into the other side of the device. 
    4. Make sure that both the suction cup on the mount and your windscreen are clean and dry. 
    5. Press the suction cup of the mount firmly against your windscreen.  
    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 GO, place your GO in the mount, making sure that it 
    clicks into place. 
    Dashboard adhesive disks are available as part of a range of accessories for your GO. For more 
    information, go to tomtom.com/accessories.  
    Positioning the device 
    Be careful where you install your GO. The GO shouldnt block or interfere with any of the following: 
     Your view of the road. 
     The controls in your vehicle. 
     Your rear-view mirrors. 
     The airbags. 
    You should be able to reach your GO easily without leaning or stretching. In a car, you can attach 
    your GO to the windscreen or side window or you can use a Dashboard Mount Disk to attach the 
    mount to your dashboard.   
    Switching on and off 
    Switching your device on 
    Press the On/Off button until your device starts. If the device was off you see the map view. If your 
    device was sleeping you see the last screen you were looking at.  
    Sending your device to sleep 
    To send your navigation device to sleep, press the On/Off button and then release it.  
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    You can also press the On/Off button for more than 2 seconds until you see the Sleep and Turn Off 
    buttons. Select Sleep to make the device sleep. 
    Tip: To send your navigation device to sleep when the USB cable is unplugged or whenever it is 
    removed from the mount, go to Battery settings in the Settings menu. 
    Switching your device off completely 
    To switch off your navigation device completely, you can do one of the following: 
     Press and hold the On/Off button for more than 2 seconds until you see the Sleep and Turn Off 
    buttons. Select Turn Off to switch off the device. Select the back button if you dont want to 
    switch your device off. 
     Press and hold the On/Off button for more than 5 seconds until the device switches off.  
    Safety Notice 
    Some navigation devices contain 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. 
    If your device includes a GSM/GPRS module, do not use it near unprotected electrical units or in 
    areas where the use of mobile telephones is prohibited, such as hospitals and aircraft.  
    Setting up 
    Note: The language you choose will be used for all text on the screen. You can always change the 
    language later in Language and Units in the Settings menu. 
    When you first switch on your TomTom GO, 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 GO, it may need a few minutes to determine your position. In 
    future, your position will be found much faster.  
    To ensure good satellite reception, use your GO outdoors and keep it upright. Large objects such as 
    tall buildings can sometimes interfere with reception. 
    Important: QuickGPSfix contains information about satellite positions which helps your GO find your 
    position faster. QuickGPSfix information is sent to Always Connected devices in real time and to 
    Smartphone Connected devices when connected to TomTom services using your smartphone. You 
    can also update QuickGPSfix using MyDrive.  
    Sending information to TomTom 
    When you first start navigating or you have reset your GO, your GO asks for permission to collect 
    some information about your use of the navigation device. The information is stored on your GO 
    until we retrieve it. We use it anonymously to improve our products and services. If you use our 
    services, we will also use your location information to deliver the services to you. 
    You can change whether you send this information with us at any time by doing the following: 
    1. In the Main Menu, select the Settings button. 
    2. Select System. 
    3. Select Your information. 
    4. Select the button to turn sending of information on or off.  
    						
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