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About My Places 
My Places provides an easy way to select a location without the need to search for the location each 
time. You can use My Places to create a collection of useful or favourite addresses. 
Tip: The terms favourite and place mean the same thing - favourites are places that you go to 
often. 
The following items are always in My Places: 
 Home - Your home location can be your home address or somewhere you often visit. This feature 
provides an easy way to navigate there. 
 Work - Your work location can be your workplace address or somewhere you visit often. This 
feature provides an easy way to navigate there. 
 Recent destinations - Select this button to select your destination from a list of locations you 
have recently used as destinations. These also include your stops. 
 Marked locations - You can mark a location and temporarily add it to My Places. 
You can add a location to My Places directly in My Places, by selecting a location from the map, by 
searching for a location or by marking a location. 
You can upload community POI lists using TomTom MyDrive and choose to show the POI locations 
on the map. 
Your home location, work location, marked locations and the locations that you have added appear in 
a list in My Places and are shown with a marker on the map. 
 
 
Setting your home or work location 
You can set your home or work locations in the following ways: 
Setting your home or work location using My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Add Home or Add Work. 
Tip: To set your home location, you can also select Add Home from the main menu. 
3. To select a location for home or work, do one of the following: 
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 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the location, 
then select Set. 
 Select the Search button and search for a location. Select a location to set as home or work, 
then select Set. 
Setting your home or work location using the map 
1. In the Map View, move the map and zoom in until you can see your home or work location. 
2. Press and hold to select the location. 
A pop-up menu shows the nearest address. 
1. Open the pop-up menu and select Add to My Places. 
2. In the name bar, enter the name Home or Work. 
Note: Home must have a capital letter H and W ork must have a capital letter W. 
3. Save the location. 
Your home or work location is shown on the map.  
Changing your home location 
You can change your home location in the following ways. 
Changing your home location using My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Home. 
Your home location is shown on the map, with a pop-up menu. 
 
3. Select Edit Location. 
4. To select a new home location, do one of the following: 
 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the location, 
then select the home location symbol. 
 Select the Search button and search for a location. Select a location to set as home. Select 
Set home location. 
Changing your home location using the map 
1. In the Map View, move the map and zoom in until you can see your new home location. 
2. Select the location by pressing and holding the screen for about one second. 
A pop-up menu shows the nearest address. 
1. Open the pop-up menu and select Add to My Places. 
2. In the name bar, enter the name Home. 
Note: Home must have a capital letter H.  
						

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3. Select Add. 
Your home location is changed to the new location.  
Adding a location from My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Add a new place. 
3. To select a location, do one of the following: 
 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the location, 
then select the add location symbol. 
 Search for a location. Select Show on Map, then select the add location symbol. 
 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
4. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognise it. 
5. Select Done to save your location in the My Places list.  
Add a location to My Places from the map 
1. Move the map and zoom in until you can see the destination that you want to navigate to. 
2. Press and hold to select the location. 
 
3. Select the pop-up menu button. 
 
4. Select Add to My Places. 
The name of the location is shown in the edit screen. 
5. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognise it. 
6. Select Done to save your location in the My Places list. 
The location you added is shown with a marker on the map.  
Adding a location to My Places using search 
1. Search for a location. 
2. Select the location then select Show on map.  
						

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3. When the map view shows the location, select the pop-up menu button. 
 
4. Select Add to My Places. 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
5. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognise it. 
6. Select Done to save your location in the My Places list.  
Adding a location to My Places by marking 
To mark a location and temporarily add it to My Places, do the following: 
1. Make sure that your current location is the location you want to mark. 
2. Select the current location symbol or the speed panel in the guidance view to open the quick 
menu.  
3. Select Mark Location. 
4. Once marked, the location is saved in My Places in the Marked Locations list. 
If you want to permanently save a marked location, add it My Places by doing the following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Marked Locations and choose your location from the list. 
The marked location is shown on the map. 
3. Select Add to My Places from the pop-up menu. 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
4. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognise it. 
5. Select Add.  
Deleting a recent destination from My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Recent Destinations. 
3. Select Edit List. 
4. Select the destinations you want to delete. 
5. Select Delete.  
Deleting a location from My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Edit List. 
3. Select the locations you want to delete. 
4. Select Delete.  
Using community POI lists 
You can find collections of community POIs on the Internet and upload them to My Places using 
MyDrive in a web browser. A POI collection might contain, for example, campsites or restaurants for 
the area you are travelling in, and provides an easy way to select a location without the need to search 
for the location each time. 
Tip: Some TomTom Navigation devices have POI lists pre-installed. 
Your VIA uses .OV2 files for POI collections.  
						

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Note: Your VIA needs at least 400 MB free space before it can import .OV2 and .GPX files. If you 
see the message You need more space, make space available by deleting unwanted .OV2 or 
.GPX files using MyDrive, or deleting device content, for example delete a map you dont use. 
Using an .OV2 file on your VIA 
1. Upload the .OV2 file using MyDrive on a browser. 
2. Select My Places in the Main Menu. 
Your new POI list is shown in the Places list. 
3. Select your new POI list. 
Your new POI list opens showing all the POIs in the list. 
Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list. 
Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the list/map 
button:  
 
4. Select a POI from the list, or select the map view to see the POIs on the map. 
5. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the 
guidance view is shown automatically. 
Always show your POI list locations on the map 
1. Select Appearance in the Settings menu. 
2. Select Show POI lists on map. 
You see a list of al the POI lists stored on your VIA. 
3. Select the POI list that you always want to see on your map. 
4. Select a symbol for your POI list. 
 
5. Return to the map view. 
6. Switch off your VIA completely, then switch it on again. 
Your POI list locations are shown on the map with the symbol you selected. 
Remove your POI list locations from the map 
1. Select Appearance in the Settings menu. 
2. Select Show POI lists on map. 
You see a list of al the POI lists stored on your VIA. 
3. Select the POI list that you want to remove from your map. 
Tip: The POI list is marked with the symbol you selected. 
4. Select Hide. 
5. Return to the map view. 
6. Switch off your VIA completely, then switch it on again. 
Your POI list locations have been removed from the map.  
						

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About TomTom services 
You can receive incoming calls and make calls to contacts in your phones contacts list and to your 
recent contacts. When you connect your phone to your TomTom VIA your contacts are shown on your 
VIA. 
To make hands-free calls, you must first connect your phone to your VIA.  
Connecting and disconnecting a phone 
Connecting your phone for the first time using Bluetooth 
1. Switch on Bluetooth on your phone, and make sure your phone is discoverable. 
2. From the Main Menu, select Phone. 
 
3. Select Search for Phone. 
Your device searches for your phone. 
4. Select your phone from the list on your navigation device. 
5. On your phone, accept the pairing request from your navigation device. 
The message Phone connected is shown on your navigation device. 
6. Select Next. 
Your phones call history and frequent contacts are imported into your navigation device. 
 
Disconnecting your phone 
You can disconnect your phone in the following ways: 
 Switch off Bluetooth on your phone. 
 Switch off or reset your VIA. 
 Select Bluetooth Connections in the Settings menu. Select Hands-free calling then select your 
phone. Select Disconnect to disconnect your device from your phone. 
Your contacts and call history are temporarily stored on your VIA and are automatically removed 10 
minutes after you disconnect your phone. When you switch off or reset your VIA your contacts and call 
history are removed immediately. 
 
Reconnecting your phone 
Your phone will automatically connect when you switch on your VIA and switch on Bluetooth on your 
phone. Your VIA imports your call history and phone contacts again, including all updates.  
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Accepting an incoming call 
On the screen, select the green button to accept a call.  
Tip: It takes a short while to sync all your phone contacts so if you receive a call immediately after 
setup you may not see the caller ID. 
 
Ending or rejecting an incoming call 
On the screen, select the red button to end or reject a call.   
Making a hands-free call to a recent contact 
1. In the Main Menu select Phone. 
 
Your recent contacts list is shown on your VIA. 
2. Select a recent contact from the list. 
Your contact and the phone number are shown on your VIA. 
3. Select the telephone button to call your contact. 
4. Select the red button to end the call.  
Making a hands-free call to a contact 
1. In the Main Menu select Phone. 
 
Your recent contacts list is shown on your VIA. 
2. Select Tap here to search contacts at the top of the recent contacts list. 
Your contacts list is shown on your VIA. 
3. Select a contact from the list, or select Enter a contact name to search for a contact. 
Note: A search only finds the first part of a word or name, for example smith will find smithson 
but not locksmith. 
Your contact and the phone number are shown on your VIA. 
4. Select the telephone button to call your contact. 
5. Select the red button to end the call.  
						

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Appearance 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance. 
 
On this screen, you can change these settings: 
 Display 
Select Display to change the appearance of the display. 
 Route bar 
Select Route bar to change the information you see in the route bar. 
 Guidance view 
Select Guidance view to change the information you see in the guidance view. 
 Automatic zoom 
Select Automatic Zoom to change how you view a junction as you drive. 
 Show POI lists on map 
Select Show POI lists on map to choose which POI lists you want to show on the map. 
Note: Show POI lists on map is not available on all TomTom navigation devices or apps. 
 Automatic map view switching 
By default, automatic changing of views is on. This means, for example, that your VIA shows the 
map view when an alternative route is being suggested, along with several other sets of circum-
stances. Also, for example, that your VIA shows the guidance view when you start driving and you 
start to accelerate. Select this setting if you want to turn off automatic changing between guidance 
view and map view. 
 Motorway exit previews 
Select Motorway exit previews to change how you view motorway exits or junctions on your route.  
Display 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance.  
 
Theme colour 
Select Theme colour to change the colour used in the menus, buttons and icons, and on the map.  
Tip: The current location symbol and route also change to the selected colour. You can always 
change back to the original colour. 
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Brightness 
Select Brightness to change the following settings: 
 Day brightness 
Move the slider to adjust the brightness level of the screen during the day.  
 Night brightness 
Move the slider to adjust the brightness level of the screen during the night.  
Select Switch to night colours when dark to automatically switch to night colours when it gets dark. 
Size of text and buttons 
Select Size of text and buttons to change the size of the text and the buttons you see on the screen. 
Note: This feature is only available on devices with a 6 inch / 15 cm or larger screen. 
Drag the slider to change the text and button size to small, medium or large, then select Apply this 
change. Your VIA restarts and applies the change.  
Route Bar 
In Route Bar you can change these settings: 
Tip: To find out where the different panels are in the guidance view or map view, see W hats on the 
screen. 
Select Arrival information to change the information shown in the arrival information panel: 
 Show remaining distance 
Select this setting to show the remaining distance left to travel. 
 Show remaining time 
Select this setting to show the remaining time left to travel. 
 Switch between distance and time automatically 
Select this setting to continuously switch between remaining distance and remaining time. 
 Show arrival information for 
Select this setting to show the arrival time for your final destination or your next stop. 
Select Route information to choose the POIs and route information you want to see in the route bar. 
Select Show current time to show the current time at the bottom of the route bar (Android™ only). 
Show wide route bar if possible 
The wide route bar is not shown by default. You can select this setting to switch on the wide route bar 
in the guidance view.  
Note: The wide route bar can only be shown if the screen is wide enough.  
						

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When the wide route bar is shown, you see more information about your route. For example, you see 
time and distance to traffic queues and more. 
 
 
Guidance view 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance.  
 
 Show current street name 
This setting displays name of the street you are driving along. 
 Guidance view style 
Select this setting to choose from 3D or 2D versions of the guidance view. Both the 2D and 3D 
guidance views move in your direction of travel.  
Automatic Zoom 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance. 
 
Select Automatic zoom to change settings for the automatic zoom in Guidance view when you 
approach a turn or a junction. Zooming in can make the turn or junction easier to drive. 
 Zoom in to next turn 
All the turns and junctions on your route are shown zoomed in to the maximum level. 
 Based on road type 
The turns and junctions on your route are shown zoomed in to the standard level for the type of 
road you are on.  
 None 
None of the turns and junctions on your route are shown zoomed in.