TomTom Go 50 Manual

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To get more information about an incident, select an incident in the route bar. The map opens 
zoomed in on the incident and a pop-up opens showing detailed information about the traffic 
incident. 
 
The information shown includes: 
 The type of traffic incident - general, accident, road works, lane closure or weather such as 
heavy rain or snow.  
 The severity of the incident - slow traffic, queuing traffic or stationary traffic.  
 The delay time. 
 The length of the incident.  
For a...

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Unknown incident 
 
Roadworks 
 
Lane closure 
 
Road closure 
 
Advanced Lane Guidance 
Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. 
Advanced Lane Guidance helps you prepare for motorway exits and junctions by showing the correct 
driving lane for your planned route. 
As you approach an exit or junction, the lane you need is shown on the screen and in the instruction 
panel. 
 
 
Tip: To close the lane image, select anywhere on the screen or press the back...

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Important: The speed limit shown in the speed panel is only an indication. You must always obey 
the actual speed limit for the road you are on and the conditions you are driving in.  

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About TomTom MyDrive 
TomTom MyDrive is the easy way to set a destination, share locations and favourites, and save your 
personal navigation information. MyDrive synchronises your TomTom GO with your My Drive 
account. You can use MyDrive in a web browser on a computer or as a mobile app on a smartphone 
or tablet. 
Important: To use TomTom MyDrive you need a compatible navigation device. 
Use TomTom MyDrive to do the following: 
 Find a destination on the MyDrive map and send it to your GO....

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Tip: You can search for a destination or you can move the map and select a destination. You 
can also select a destination from Recent Destinations in the Main Menu or your My Places list. 
3. Click on the location, then open the pop-up menu and select Send to device. 
The destination is sent to your MyDrive account. 
4. Log in to MyDrive on your GO. 
Your GO syncs with your MyDrive account and receives the new MyDrive destination. 
 If do not already have a route planned, your GO plans a...

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Syncing My Places locations with MyDrive 
When you are logged in to MyDrive on your GO, the locations you have added to My Places are 
automatically synced with your MyDrive account. You can see your My Places locations and the POI 
place lists when you are logged in to MyDrive in a web browser or when using the MyDrive app.  
Importing a community POI list 
You can find collections of community POIs on the Internet and upload them to My Places using 
MyDrive in a web browser. A POI...

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 All imported POI place lists. 
Tip: MyDrive also syncs your locations in My Places with your MyDrive account. You can see your 
My Places locations and the POI place lists you have imported in MyDrive on a web browser or on 
the MyDrive app.  

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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, 123 Oxford Street, London. 
 A partial address, for example, Oxford st Lon. 
 A type of place, for example, petrol station or restaurant. 
 A place by name, for example, Starbucks. 
 A postcode, for example, W1D 1LL for Oxford Street, London. 
 A city to navigate to a city centre, for example, London. 
 A POI (Point of Interest) near...

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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...

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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 the drive button: 
 
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...