TomTom Bridge 16 6 User Manual

 
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My Vehicle 
Important: Route planning for a specific vehicle type is available only when a truck map is installed. 
If a truck map is not installed, a car route is planned instead. 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select My Vehicle. 
 
On this screen, you can set your vehicle type and dimensions. 
Routes planned by your device avoid restrictions for the vehicle type, and take into account the 
vehicles specifications. 
 Vehicle Type 
Select this setting to choose your vehicle type. When...

 
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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. 
 Automatic map view switching 
By default, automatic changing of views is on. This means, for example, that your Bridge shows 
the map view when an alternative route is being suggested, along with several other sets of 
circumstances. Also, for example, that your Bridge shows the guidance view when you start 
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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. 
 
 
Arrival information 
Select Arrival information to change the following settings: 
 Show remaining distance 
Select this setting to show the remaining distance left to travel in the arrival information panel 
during navigation.  
 Show remaining time 
Select this setting to show the remaining time left to travel in the arrival information panel...

 
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Guidance view 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance.  
 
 Show current street name 
This setting displays name of the street you driving along on the guidance view. 
 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. 
 
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 Read aloud early instructions 
For example, if you switch on this setting, you could hear early instructions such as After 2 km 
take the exit right or Ahead, turn left. 
Note: When a recorded voice is chosen, you see only this setting because recorded voices 
cannot read out road numbers, road signs, etc. 
 Read aloud road numbers 
Use this setting to control whether road numbers are read aloud as part of navigation instruc-
tions. For example, when road numbers are read aloud, you hear Turn...

 
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Route Planning 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Route Planning.  
 
When a faster route is available 
If a faster route found while you are driving, TomTom Traffic can replan your journey to use the 
faster route. Select from the following options: 
 Always take the fastest route 
 Ask me so I can choose 
 Dont ask me  
Always plan this type of route 
The types of route you can choose from are as follows:  
 Fastest route - the route which takes the least time.  
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 Sounds 
Hear only warning sounds. 
 None 
No warning sounds are given.  
Speed camera warnings 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Sounds & Warnings.  
 
Switch on Speed camera warnings to see and hear speed camera warnings as you drive.   
Cameras 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Sounds & Warnings.  
 
Select Cameras to set how you want to be warned for the different types of cameras. You can set 
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Read aloud traffic warnings 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Sounds & Warnings.  
 
Switch on Read aloud traffic warnings to hear spoken warnings about traffic on your route.  
Units 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Units. 
 
On this screen, you can change the following settings: 
 Distance 
Select this setting to choose the units used on your device for features such as route planning. If 
you want the units to be set to those used in your current location, select...

 
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Help 
Select Help from the Main Menu or the Settings menu. 
 
On this screen, you can see the following information: 
 About 
This is an information screen rather than a setting and shows you information about your 
TomTom Bridge. 
Getting Help  

 
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External Camera App