TomTom Go 16 4 User Manual

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About search 
You use search to find a wide range of places and then navigate to them. You can search for the 
following: 
 A specific address, for example, type in 123 Oxford Street, London. 
 A partial address, for example, type in Oxford st Lon. 
 A type of place, for example, type in petrol station or restaurant. 
 A place by name, for example, type in Starbucks. 
 A postcode, for example, type in W1D 1LL for Oxford Street, London. 
 A city to navigate to a city centre, for example, type in London. 
 A POI (Point of Interest) near your current location, for example, type in restaurant near me. 
 A mapcode, for example, type in WH6SL.TR10 
 Latitude and longitude coordinates, for example, type in: 
N 51°30′31″      W 0°08′34″. 
Tip: To search for a specific street in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands, type in a postcode, 
then leave a space and then type in the house number. For example, 1017CT 35. For other 
countries, postcodes are area-based and will give you a list of matching cities, towns and streets 
in your search results. 
 
Planning a route to a POI using search 
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 plan a route to a POI type or a specific POI using search, do the following: 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select Search. 
 
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing. 
3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the place you want to plan a route to. 
Using Quick Search  
						

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Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if 
they are available. For example, press and hold the letter e to access characters 3 e è é ê ë 
and more. 
 
You can search for a POI (Point of Interest) type, such as a restaurant or tourist attraction. 
Alternatively, you can search for a specific POI, for example Rosies Pizzeria. 
Note: When searching, the whole map is searched. If you want to change how the search is 
done, select the button to the right of the search box. You can then change where the search 
is done, for example along the route or in a city. 
4. As you type, suggestions based on what you have entered are shown in columns. You can 
continue typing or select a suggestion. 
 
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:  
 
5. Select a POI type or an individual POI. If you selected a POI type, select a POI. 
The location is shown on the map.  
						

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6. To see more information about the POI, select the POI on the map and then select the pop-up 
menu button. Select More Information on the pop-up menu.  
 
You see more information about the POI such as the phone number, full address and email.  
7. 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. 
Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and 
the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated 
time of arrival is the local time at your destination. 
Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. 
Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. 
 
Planning a route to a POI using online search 
Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
Note: Searching online is only available on connected devices. To search online on your GO, you 
must be connected to TomTom services. 
If you did a POI search but could not find the POI you were looking for, you can search TomTom 
Places online. To find POIs by searching online, do the following: 
1. Search for a POI using Search in the Main Menu. 
The search results are shown in two columns. 
 
2. Select Search Places Online.  
						

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3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the POI you want to find, then press the Search button 
on the keyboard. 
Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if 
they are available. For example, press and hold the letter e to access characters 3 e è é ê ë 
and more. 
You can search for a POI (Point of Interest) type, such as a restaurant or tourist attraction. 
Alternatively, you can search for a specific POI, for example Rosies Pizzeria. 
Note: When searching, you can search near your current location, in a town or city, or near 
your destination. If you want to change how the search is done, select the button to the right 
of the search box. 
The search results are shown in a column. 
 
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 an individual POI from the list. 
The location is shown on the map. 
5. To see more information about the POI, select the POI on the map and then select the pop-up 
menu button. Select More Information on the pop-up menu.  
 
You see more information about the POI such as the phone number, full address and email.  
6. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using.  
						

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A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and 
the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated 
time of arrival is the local time at your destination. 
Tip: You can add a add a stop to a route that you have already planned. 
Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. 
 
Entering search terms 
Select Search in the Main Menu to start searching for addresses and POIs. The search screen opens 
showing the keyboard and the following buttons: 
 
1. Back button. 
Select this button to go back to the previous screen. 
2. Search input box. 
Enter your search term here. As you type, matching addresses and POIs are shown. 
Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if 
they are available. For example, press and hold the letter e to access characters 3 e è é ê ë 
and more. 
Tip: To edit, select a word you have already typed to place the cursor. You can then insert or 
delete characters. 
3. Type of search button. 
You can search the whole of the current map, or a specific area such as a town or city, or near 
your destination. Select this button to change the type of search to any of the following:  
						

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Whole map 
Select this option to search the whole of your current map with no 
limit to the search radius. Your current location is the centre of the 
search. The results are ranked by exact match. 
  
Near me 
Select this option to search with your current GPS location as the 
search centre. The results are ranked by distance. 
  
In town or city 
Select this option to use a town or city as the centre for your search. 
You need to enter the town or city name using the keyboard. When 
you have selected the town or city from the results list, you can 
search for an address or POI in that city. 
  
Along route 
When a route has been planned, you can select this option to search 
along your route for a specific type of location, for example, petrol 
stations. When prompted, enter the type of location and then select it 
in the right-hand column to carry out the search. 
  
Near destination 
When a route has been planned, you can select this option to use your 
destination as the centre for your search.  
  
Latitude Longitude 
Select this option to enter a pair of latitude longitude coordinates. 
4. View button. 
Select this button to return to the map view or guidance view. 
5. 123?! button. 
Select this button to use numbers and symbols on your keyboard. Select the =\< button to 
toggle between the numbers and more symbols. Select the ABC button to go back to the general 
keyboard. 
6. Keyboard layout button. 
Select this button to change your keyboard layout to another language. You can choose up to 
four layouts from the list. If you have more than one layout selected, selecting the keyboard 
layout button opens a pop-up so you can quickly swap between your selected keyboard layouts. 
Press and hold this button to go directly to the list of all the layouts. 
7. List/map button. 
Select this button to switch between showing the results in a list or showing the results on the 
map. 
8. Show/hide keyboard button. 
Select this button to show or hide the keyboard. 
Tip: Select the Shift key once to make the next letter you type upper case. Double tap the Shift 
key to use Caps-Lock where all the letters you type are upper case. Select the Shift key once to 
quit Caps-Lock. 
Tip: To cancel a search, select the map/guidance view button in the top right-hand corner of the 
screen. 
 
Working with search results 
Your search results are shown in two columns. 
Address and city matches are shown in the left-hand column, and POIs, types of POIs and Places are 
shown in the right-hand column. Recent destinations and saved places are also shown in your search 
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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:  
 
 
When you select an address from the list of search results, you can choose to show it on the map, 
add a crossroad or plan a route to that chosen location. To get an exact address you can add the 
house number. 
 
If you show the result on the map, you can use the pop-up menu to add the location to My Places. If 
a route is already planned, you can add the location to your current route. 
  
						

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Note: The best search results are shown on the map. When you zoom in, the lower ranked search 
results are gradually shown. 
 
About postcodes 
When searching using a postcode, your results depend on the type of postcode used in the country 
that you are searching in. 
The following types of postcodes are used: 
 Postcodes that navigate you to a street or part of a street. 
 Postcodes that navigate you to an area comprising, for example, a single town, several villages 
in a rural area or a district in a large city. 
Postcodes for streets 
Countries such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom use this type of postcode. When you 
search using this type of postcode, enter the postcode, then leave a space and then optionally enter 
the house number. For example, 1017CT 35. Your device then plans a route to a specific house or 
building on a specific street. 
Postcodes for areas 
Countries such as Germany, France and Belgium use this type of postcode. If you search using a 
postcode for an area, your results include all the streets in a city district, the whole town, or the 
villages within that postcode.    
You may get results from multiple countries if you enter a postcode for an area.  
Note: If you search using a postcode for an area, you will not get a specific address in your 
results. 
This type of postcode is still very useful in reducing the number of search results. For example, a 
search for Neustadt in Germany returns a long list of possible results. Adding a space followed by 
the postcode for an area narrows the results down to the Neustadt that you are looking for. 
As another example, if you want to search in a city, enter a postcode for an area and select the city 
centre you are searching for from the results.  
About mapcodes 
In countries where roads and houses have no names or addresses, you can use a mapcode instead. A 
mapcode represents a location.  
Every location on Earth, including those in the sea like islands and oil rigs, can be represented by a 
mapcode. Mapcodes are short, and easy to recognise, remember and communicate. They are 
precise to a few metres, which is good enough for every-day use.  
Go to mapcode.com for instructions on how to find the mapcode for a location. 
Mapcodes are more precise and more flexible than the address on a business card. You can choose a 
location that you want to associate with your address, for example, the main entrance or the 
entrance to a car park.  
List of POI type icons 
  
Legal and financial services  
						

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Court house 
 
Cash dispenser 
 
Legal - Solicitors 
 
Financial institution 
 
Legal - other services   
Food services 
 
Convenience store 
 
Fast food restaurant 
 
Restaurant 
 
Chinese restaurant 
Accommodation 
 
Hotel or motel 
 
Luxury hotel 
 
Camping ground 
 
Economy chain hotel 
Emergency services 
 
Hospital or polyclinic 
 
Dentist 
 
Police station 
 
Veterinarian 
 
Doctor 
 
Fire station 
Car-related services 
 
Outside parking 
 
Petrol station 
 
Parking garage 
 
Car wash 
 
Car dealer 
 
Vehicle inspection centre  
						

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Rental car facility 
 
Electrical car charging 
point(s) 
 
Rental car parking 
 
Car repair facility 
Other services 
 
Embassy 
 
Pet services 
 
Government office 
 
Telecommunication 
 
Company 
 
Community service 
 
Post office 
 
Pharmacy 
 
Shopping centre 
 
Beauty services 
 
Tourist information office 
 
Shop 
Education 
 
College or university 
 
School 
 
Library 
 
Convention centre 
Leisure 
 
Casino 
 
Winery 
 
Theatre 
 
Tourist attraction 
 
Cinema 
 
Zoo