TomTom Go 60 S Manual

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Tip: You can scroll the route bar to see your whole route. 
 For remaining distances between 6 miles (10 km) and 31 miles (50 km), the complete distance is 
shown. The destination icon is shown fixed at the top of the route bar. 
 For remaining distances of less than 6 miles (10 km) the complete distance is shown. The 
destination icon moves down toward the chevron symbol as you get closer to your destination. 
The top half of the route bar shows twice the distance of the bottom half, as...

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Drive to Work 
 
 
Select this button to drive to your work location. If this button is not 
included in your Main Menu, go to My Places to set up your work location. 
Recent Destination 
 
 
Select this button to open the list of your recent destinations. Select a 
recent destination to plan a route to that destination. 
Current Route / 
Current Track 
 
 
 
Select this button to clear or change your planned route or track. 
Report Safety 
Camera 
 
 
Select this button to report a safety...

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Parking 
 
 
Select this button to find parking lots/garages. 
Gas Station 
 
 
Select this button to find gas stations. 
Voice Recognition 
 
 
Select this button to start voice recognition. 
Tip: You can also say the wake-up phrase to start voice recognition. 
TomTom Services 
 
 
Select this button to see the status of your connection to the internet. 
 
Main Menu smaller buttons and symbols 
On the map view or guidance view, select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu. 
The following...

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Select this button to return to the map view or guidance view. 
 
 
This symbol shows the status of the Bluetooth connection when you use a 
smartphone to connect to TomTom services. 
 
 
This symbol shows the power level of the battery in your GO. 
 
 
This symbol shows that your GO is connected to TomTom services. 
 
 
This symbol shows that your GO is not connected to TomTom services. 
 
 
This symbol shows that GO is connected to your MyDrive. 
 
 
This symbol shows that GO is not...

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Select this button to refresh your screen. 
 
Volume control 
On the map or guidance view, select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu. 
Select and slide the volume control to change the volume of voice instructions and warnings. If the 
voice instructions are turned off, the volume control will still change the volume of the warnings. 
 
 
Using gestures 
You use gestures to control your GO.  
This Reference Guide explains which gestures to use throughout the guide but here is a...

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Tap or select 
  
Tap a single finger on the screen. 
Example of when to use this: Selecting an item in the Main Menu. 
Tip: To open a pop-up menu for an item on the map, select and hold 
the item until the menu opens. 
 
Changing the text and button size 
You can change the size of the text and the buttons you see on the screen, for example to make the 
text easier to read and the buttons easier to use. 
Note: This feature is only available on devices with a 6 inch / 15 cm or larger screen....

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About TomTom Traffic 
TomTom Traffic is a TomTom service providing real-time traffic information. 
In combination with IQ Routes, TomTom Traffic helps you plan the optimum route to your 
destination taking into account the current local traffic conditions and the weather. 
Your TomTom GO regularly receives information about the changing traffic conditions. If traffic 
jams, heavy rain, snow or other incidents are found on your current route, your GO will offer to 
replan your route to try and...

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Tip: To quickly remove a stop, select it in the route bar and use the 
menu. 
 Gas stations that are directly on your route. 
 TomTom Traffic including heavy rain or snow. 
 TomTom Safety Cameras and Danger Zones. 
 Rest stops directly on your route. 
You can choose the information you see on your route. 
The symbols are in the order that they occur on your route. For traffic 
incidents, the symbol for each incident alternates between showing the 
type of incident and the delay in minutes....

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Tip: Select an incident on the map to see more detailed information. 
 
1. Traffic incident that affects your route in your direction of travel. 
A symbol or number at the start of the incident shows the type of incident or the delay in 
minutes, for example 5 minutes.  
The color of the incident indicates the speed of traffic relative to the maximum allowed speed 
at that location, with red being the slowest. The stripes on the traffic jam are also animated to 
show the speed of the traffic,...

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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 an information panel opens showing detailed information about the 
traffic incident. 
 
The information shown includes: 
 The type of traffic incident – general, accident, roadwork, lane closure or weather such as 
heavy rain or snow.  
 The severity of the incident - slow traffic, traffic lining up or stationary traffic.  
 The delay time. 
 The length of the...