TomTom Go 50 Manual

 
 
 
TomTom GO 
Reference Guide 
 
 
  

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Contents 
Welcome to navigation with TomTom 6 
Whats new 7 
New in this release ................................................................................................ 7 
Recent videos ....................................................................................................... 8 
Get going 10 
Installing in your car ............................................................................................ 10 
Positioning the device...

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Looking at traffic on your route ............................................................................... 30 
Traffic incidents ................................................................................................. 31 
Advanced Lane Guidance ....................................................................................... 32 
Time-dependent speed limits ................................................................................. 32 
Syncing TomTom MyDrive 34 
About...

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My Routes 75 
About My Routes ................................................................................................. 75 
Saving a route .................................................................................................... 75 
Navigating using a saved route ................................................................................ 76 
Adding a stop to a saved route using the map .............................................................. 76 
Deleting a route...

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Deleting a location from My Places ........................................................................... 98 
Settings 99 
Appearance ....................................................................................................... 99 
Display ......................................................................................................... 99 
Route Bar ..................................................................................................... 100 
Guidance view...

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This Reference Guide explains all you need to know about your new TomTom GO. 
If you want a quick read of the essentials, we recommend that you read the Get going chapter. This 
covers installation, switching on, setting up and planning your first route. 
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...

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New in this release 
Version 15.300 
GO 40, GO 50, GO 60, GO 400, GO 500, GO 510, GO 600, GO 610, GO 5000, GO 5100, GO 6000, 
GO 6100 
Recent destinations and My Places in search results 
You will now see your recent destinations and saved places listed in search results. 
To learn more, go to Working with search results in this guide. 
TomTom Traffic Geo Expansion 
You can now receive real-time traffic updates in Greece and Hungary. Your device must be 
connected to TomTom Services. 
Map...

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Avoid part of route 
You can now select specific sections of your route to avoid. Access this option by going to Current 
Route -> Avoid Part of Route and selecting one of the route sections. The route is then recalculated 
avoiding this specific section. If you want to avoid multiple sections of your route, you can just 
repeat the steps above.  
To learn more, go to The Current Route Menu in this guide. 
See previews of specific sections of your route 
Know where your device is taking you in...

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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...