TomTom Via 135 M Instruction Manual

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Drive to Route or 
Track 
  
  
Select Drive to Route to plan a route from your current location to the 
starting point of a My Route. The starting point is converted to a stop. 
Drive to Track plans a route to the nearest point of the track from your 
current position.  
Drive to Starting 
Point 
  
On the Current Track menu, select this button to plan a route to the starting 
point of the track. The starting point is converted to a stop. For more 
information, see Navigating using a track. 
Share Track 
  
On the Current Track menu, select this button to export the current track as 
a GPX file and save it on a memory card for sharing with other users. 
Play Route or 
Track Preview 
  
Select this button to watch a preview of your planned route or track. 
Stop Route or 
Track Preview 
  
Select this button to stop the preview of your planned route or track. 
 
Avoiding a blocked road 
If there is a blocked road on your route you can change your route to avoid it. 
1. In the guidance view, select the current location symbol or the speed panel. 
Tip: The speed panel is only shown when you have started driving on your route.  
2. Select Avoid Blocked Road. 
A new route is found that avoids the blocked road. You may get shown up to two alternatives 
depending on the road network between you and your destination.  
The new route is shown on the map view with the difference in travel time in a balloon. 
Note: It may not be possible to find an alternative route around the blocked road if none exists. 
3. Select the new route by selecting the time balloon. 
Guidance to your destination resumes avoiding the blocked road. As soon as you start driving, the 
guidance view is shown automatically.   
						

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Avoiding part of a route 
If part of a road is blocked or you wish to avoid part of a route, you can select a specific section of a 
route to avoid. 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select Current Route. 
 
3. Select Avoid Part of Route. 
 
A screen opens showing a list of the sections that comprise your current route. 
4. Select the section of the route that you want to avoid. 
A preview shows you the section you have chosen on the map. 
5. Select Avoid. 
A new route is found that avoids your chosen route section. The new route is shown on the map 
view. 
Note: It may not be possible to find an alternative route around the route section if none exists. 
Guidance to your destination resumes avoiding your chosen route section. As soon as you start 
driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.  
Finding an alternative route 
Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should always 
plan a route before you start driving. 
To find an alternative route, do the following:  
1. Plan a route as usual. 
2. On the map view, select the route itself. 
3. Select the pop-up menu button to open the menu. 
4. Select Alternative Route and then select Find alternative. 
Up to three alternative routes are shown on the map view. Each alternative route shows the 
difference in travel time in a balloon. You can also select the km/mi button to show the difference 
as a distance.  
						

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Tip: Information from the TomTom Traffic is used when calculating alternative routes. Any route 
that is 50% longer in time than the original route is not shown. 
 
5. Select your chosen route by tapping on the time balloon. 
Guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown 
automatically. 
Note: There are two other ways of finding alternative routes:  
1. Select Current Route in the Main Menu, followed by Find Alternative. 
2. If your device has voice control, say Find alternative. 
 
Types of route 
Select Change Route Type to change the type of route planned to your current destination. Your 
route is recalculated using the new route type. 
You can select the following types of route: 
 Fastest route - the fastest route to your destination. Your route is constantly checked taking into 
account the traffic conditions. 
 Shortest route - the shortest route to your destination. This may take much longer than the 
fastest route. 
 Most eco-friendly route - the most fuel-efficient route. 
 Avoid motorways - this type of route avoids all motorways. 
 Winding route - the route with the most turns. 
Note: W inding routes are only available for TomTom Rider navigation devices. 
You can set the default route type in the Settings Menu.  
Avoiding features on a route 
You can choose to avoid some features that are on your currently planned route. You can avoid the 
following route features: 
 Toll Roads 
 Ferries and car shuttle trains 
 Carpool Lanes 
 Unpaved Roads 
Note: Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOV lanes) and are 
not present in every country. To travel on these lanes, you may need to have more than one person 
in the car, for example, or the car may need to use environmentally-friendly fuel.  
						

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If you choose to avoid a route feature, a new route is planned. 
In Route Planning in the Settings Menu, you can set how each route feature is handled when a new 
route is planned. 
To avoid a feature on your route, do the following. 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select Current Route. 
 
3. Select Avoid toll roads and More. 
 
A screen opens showing a list of the features you can avoid. The features found on your route are 
highlighted. 
4. Select feature that you want to avoid. 
5. Select OK. 
A new route is found that avoids the route feature. The new route is shown on the map view. 
Note: It may not be possible to find an alternative route around the route feature if none exists. 
Guidance to your destination resumes. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown 
automatically.  
Avoiding an incident or route feature using the route bar 
You can avoid an incident or route feature that is on your route. 
Note: It may not be possible to find an alternative route around the incident or route feature if none 
exists. 
1. In the route bar, select the symbol for the route feature you want to avoid. 
2. The route feature is shown on the map together with the pop-up menu. 
3. Select Avoid in the pop-up menu. 
A new route is found that avoids the route feature.  
Adding a stop to your route from the current route menu 
1. In the Main Menu, select Current Route. 
2. Select Add Stop to Route. 
The map view is shown. 
3. To select a stop, do one of the following steps: 
 Zoom in on the map, then press and hold to select a location. In the pop-up menu, select Add. 
  
						

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 Select Search and search for a location. When you have found a location, select Add. 
 
Your route is recalculated to include your stop.  
Adding a stop to your route using the map 
1. Press the switch view button to show the map. 
Your complete route is shown on the map. 
2. Zoom in on the map, then press and hold to select a location.  
3. Select the pop-up menu button.  
4. Select Use in Route. 
5. Select Add to Current Route. 
 
Your route is recalculated to include your stop.  
Deleting a stop from your route 
1. In the route bar, press the stop you want to delete. 
The map zooms in to the stop and shows a pop-up menu. 
Tip: If you select the wrong stop press the back button to return to the map. 
2. Select Delete This Stop. 
The stop is deleted and your route is recalculated.   
Skipping the next stop on your route 
1. In the Main Menu, select Current Route. 
2. Select Skip Next Stop. 
The map view is shown. The next stop on your route is deleted and your route is recalculated.  
Reordering stops on a route 
1. In the Main Menu, select Current Route. 
2. Select Reorder Stops. 
The map view is shown with the route cleared. The starting point, destination and all the stops are 
shown. 
3. Select the stops one by one in the order you wish to drive them. 
The symbols change to a flag as you select each stop. The last stop you select becomes your 
destination.  
Your route is recalculated with the stops in the changed order.  
						

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About My Routes 
My Routes provides an easy way to save and retrieve routes and tracks. 
You may want to use My Routes in one or more of the following situations: 
 While working - Your job involves driving several routes with multiple stops on a daily basis. Your 
routes can change and you need to be flexible and be able to change the order of your stops or 
change the planned route.  
 While on holiday - You are going on holiday and want to plan and save a route. Your route 
includes scenic roads, stops at various hotels, and other places like tourist attractions. 
 While touring - You want to follow a tour you have downloaded from the Internet, or drive a route 
another user has shared with you. 
 While commuting to work - You want to add one or two regular stops between home and work. 
Your route back home in the evening is the reverse of your route to work in the morning. 
Routes can be created and saved on your VIA or in MyDrive. You can also use a tool such as Tyre 
Pro to create and edit routes and tracks. 
About routes and tracks 
The term route includes two types of route from one place to another: 
 Routes have a starting point and a destination, and perhaps some stops. Your device calculates 
your preferred type of route between all these points, for example, the fastest or most economical, 
and uses Traffic. You can edit a route by, for example, adding stops or moving the starting point. 
Routes can be imported but cannot be exported from your device. 
 
 Tracks also have a starting point and a destination, but have no stops. Your route follows the 
track as closely as possible, ignoring your preferred type of route and traffic conditions, and any 
traffic on the route. You can only edit tracks using tools such as Tyre Pro. Tracks can be imported 
and exported from your device. 
  
Tip: Tracks have a dotted arrow! 
Important: Routes and tracks cannot be stored on the same memory card as maps because different 
memory card formatting is used.  
About GPX and ITN files 
GPX files (GPS exchange format) 
GPX files contain a very detailed recording of where you have been on your track, including any 
off-road locations. GPX files become tracks after import. 
My Routes  
						

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Using GPX files  
There are several things you can do with your GPX file:  
 Use a tool such as Tyre Pro to view your track file.  
 Export to a memory card or directly to your computer, then use your computer to view the file 
using software such as Google Earth.  
Note: W hile viewing your recording, you may notice that the recorded GPS locations do not 
always correspond with the roads. This can happen for several reasons. Firstly, your device tries 
to keep the files small and this can cause a slight loss of data precision. Secondly, your device 
records the actual data from the GPS chip for an accurate representation of where you’ve been, 
rather than what you see on your screen. Thirdly, the software with which you view the recording 
may have the maps misaligned.  
 Share the file with friends by exporting it.  
Note: Tracks can be imported and exported. 
 
ITN files (TomToms own Itinerary file format) 
An ITN file contains less detail than a GPX file. An ITN file can contain a maximum of 255 locations 
which is enough to recreate a route accurately. ITN files become routes after import. 
Using ITN files 
There are several things you can do with your ITN file:  
 You can import an ITN file onto your TomTom VIA so you can travel that same route again and 
get navigation instructions.  
 Use tools such as Tyre Pro to view your route.  
Note: Routes can be imported but cannot exported. 
 
Saving a route 
1. Plan a route using the steps described in Planning a route. 
Tip: If you cannot see your planned route on the map view, select the back button to show your 
route.  
2. Select the route. 
3. Select the pop-up menu button to open the menu. 
 
4. Select Manage Route, then Add to My Routes. 
The name of the route is shown in the edit screen.  
						

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5. Edit the name of the route so that you can easily recognise it. 
6. Save your route in the My Routes list. 
Tip: You can also save a route using the Add to My Routes button in the Current Route menu. 
 
Navigating using a saved route 
To navigate using a previously saved route, do the following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select a route from your list. 
The route is shown on the map view. 
 
3. To navigate to the start of the saved route, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are 
using. 
The starting point of the saved route is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned. 
Guidance to your destination begins from your current location. As soon as you start driving, the 
guidance view is shown automatically. 
 
Tip: There are two other ways to navigate using a saved route: 
Select the starting point of the route. When the pop-up menu opens, select Change to a Stop. 
Alternatively, select Drive to Route or Ride to Route in the Current Route menu. 
 
Navigating to a stop on a saved route 
You can navigate from your current location to a stop on your saved route instead of to the start of the 
saved route. The stop is changed to the start of your route. Your new starting point might be one 
closer to your current location, or you might just want to make your route shorter.  
						

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Note: The route from the original starting point up to the new starting point is removed from the 
route.  
Note: Your original route in My Routes is not changed. If you want to see the whole route, select the 
route again in My Routes. 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select a route from your list. 
The route is shown on the map view. 
 
3. Select the stop that you want to use as your starting point, then select the pop-up menu button to 
open the menu. 
 
4. Select Start Route From Here. 
Your route is calculated from the new starting point. 
 
5. Select Drive/Ride.  
						

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The starting point of your route is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned from 
your current location. Guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the 
guidance view is shown automatically. 
 
Tip: There are two other ways to navigate using a saved route: 
Select the starting point of the route. When the pop-up menu opens, select Change to a Stop. 
Alternatively, select Drive to Route or Ride to Route in the Current Route menu. 
 
Adding a stop to a saved route using the map 
Note: You can also press and hold a location on the map and select Add to Current Route from 
the pop-up menu. 
1. Press the switch view button to show the map. 
Your complete route is shown on the map. 
2. Select the route. 
3. Select the pop-menu button to open the menu. 
 
4. Select Manage Stops. 
5. Select Add Stop to Route. 
6. Select your new stop on the map. 
Tip: If you know the name of your new stop, you can use Search to select your stop instead of 
using the map. 
7. Select the Add Stop button to add this location as a stop. 
Your route is recalculated to include your stop.