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If the town you hear is incorrect, but the correct town is in the list, say the number next to the 
correct town or tap the name of the town. 
For example, if the correct city is Rotterdam and this town is shown at the third item in the list, 
you can say, Three or tap the name, Rotterdam. 
If the name is not in the list, then say Back or No or tap Back to return to the previous 
screen and say the town again when you hear the beep. 
4. Say the streetname. 
Your device shows a list of streetnames which sound similar to what you said and tells you 
which streetname is at the top of the list. 
If the streetname you hear is the same as the streetname you requested then say, Done or 
OK or Yes or One or tap the streetname at the top of the list. 
Tip: Different locations may have the same name, such as a road that spans multiple post-
codes. When this happens you need to look at the screen and tap the correct location. 
If the street name you hear is incorrect, but the correct streetname is in the list, say the num-
ber next to the correct streetname or tap the streetname in the list. 
If the streetname is not shown in the list, say Back or No or tap Back to return to the previ-
ous screen and then say the streetname again when you hear the beep. 
5. Say the house number. 
Important: Numbers need to be spoken in the same language as the button names and 
menus on your device. 
 
Numbers should be pronounced in the same way you normally say a number, in one contin-
uous sentence. So 357 is pronounced, Three hundred and fifty seven. 
If the number is shown correctly then say, Done or OK or tap the keyboard to enter the 
number. 
If the number is shown incorrectly then say, Back or No or tap the Backspace key and re-
peat the number. 
Tip: If you say, Back when there are no numbers on the screen, your device will return you 
to the previous screen. 
When the number is shown correctly say, Done or OK. Alternatively, enter the number by 
tapping the screen. 
6. When the route has been calculated and the route summary is shown, tap Done.  
						

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Your device starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and onscreen 
directions.  
Entering addresses using your voice 
Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
Even if you dont use voice control to start planning a journey, you can still use your voice to enter 
the address. 
To start planning a journey tap Navigate to or Drive to in the Main menu, then tap Address. 
To enter the destination using your voice, tap one of the following buttons: 
 
Spoken address  
Tap this button to enter an address entirely using speech. 
Spoken address helps you to enter information without tapping the 
screen. 
This option recognises the following spoken terms: 
 Commands: Yes, No, Back, Done, OK, Crossing. 
 Streetnames. 
 Cities and towns and their centres. 
 Favourites and POIs. 
 Plan alternative route, Recalculate original, Avoid roadblock, Mini-
mise delays, Clear route, Travel via... and Recent destination. 
  
Tap this button at the base of the keyboard to use speech to enter an 
address. When the button is grey, you cannot use speech to enter an 
address. 
This button is available for the following types of destination: 
 City centre - to select a city or town centre. 
 Street and house number - to select an address. 
 Crossing or intersection - to select the point where two streets meet. 
Tips 
Your device recognises places and streetnames when they are spoken in the local language 
using local pronunciation. 
Spoken address entry is not possible for postcodes which must be entered using the keyboard. 
Spoken address entry is not available for all maps in all countries.  
						

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About the Driving View 
When your TomTom navigation device starts for the first time, you are shown the Driving View 
along with detailed information about your current position. 
Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. 
You can choose the screen shown when you switch on your device by tapping Settings in the 
Main Menu, then tapping Start up.  
The Driving View 
 
1. Zoom button - tap the magnifying glass to show buttons for zooming in and out. 
2. Quick menu - to enable the quick menu, tap Make your own menu (page 57) in the Settings 
menu. If there are only one or two buttons in your menu, both buttons are shown in the Driv-
ing view. 
3. Your current position. 
4. Road sign information or the next street name. 
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5. Traffic sidebar. Tap the sidebar to see details of traffic incidents on your route. 
The traffic sidebar is only shown if your device has either a Traffic subscription or an 
RDS-TMC Receiver connected. Traffic information is not available in all countries or regions. 
6. Battery level indicator. 
7. Microphone button for voice control. 
Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. 
8. The time, your current speed and the speed limit, if known. To see the difference between 
your preferred arrival time and your estimated arrival time, check the Leeway checkbox in the 
Status bar settings. 
Tap this part of the status bar to switch between a 3D map and a 2D map. 
9. The name of the street you are on. 
10. Navigation instruction for the road ahead and the distance to next instruction. If the second 
instruction is less that 150m after the first instruction, you see it shown immediately instead of 
the distance. 
Tap this part of the status bar to repeat the last voice instruction and to change the volume. 
You can also tap here to mute the sound. 
11. The remaining journey time, the remaining distance and your estimated arrival time.  
Tap this part of the status bar to open the Route Summary screen. 
To change the information shown in the status bar, tap Status bar in the Settings menu.  
Driving View Symbols 
  Sound muted - this symbol is shown when the sound has been muted. 
To turn the sound back on, tap the middle panel in the status bar. 
  Battery - this symbol is shown when the battery level is low. When you 
see this symbol, you should charge your navigation device immediately. 
  Connected to computer - this symbol is shown when your navigation 
device is connected to your computer. 
  
Mobile phone not connected - this symbol is shown when the selected 
mobile phone is not connected to your device. You must have already 
established a connection to this phone. 
  LIVE Services off - this symbol is shown when the data connection has 
been lost.  
About replanning settings 
Your TomTom device helps you reach your destination as quickly as possible by showing you a 
faster alternative route when one is available.  
To change how you are asked about alternative routes, tap Settings and then Route planning. Tap 
Next until you reach Replanning settings. 
Note: This setting is only available if your device has either a traffic subscription or an 
RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not available in all countries or regions. For more 
information about TomTom traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services.  
						

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Set whether you want your TomTom device to replan the current route if a faster route is found 
while you are driving. This is useful if traffic builds up or clears, further ahead on your route. 
Choose from the following settings: 
 Always switch to that route   - select this option to receive no messages when a faster route 
is found. The current route is automatically re-calculated to be the fastest one. 
 Ask me if I want that route - select this option to be asked if you want to take the new route. 
When asked if you wish to take the alternative route, tap Yes to have the current route 
re-calculated as the fastest one. Tap No if you dont want to take alternative route. If you 
change your mind, tap the balloon at the top of the screen to take the alternative route.  
Tap Info to see a summary of both the original and alternative routes. You can then tap Done 
to take the fastest route or Current route to remain on your original route. 
 Dont ask, just show me - select this option to receive no messages and simply be shown the 
new route on the screen. You can then tap the balloon if you decide you want to use the al-
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About lane guidance 
Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. 
Your TomTom navigation device 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.  
Using lane guidance 
There are two types of lane guidance: 
 Lane images 
 
To turn lane images off, tap Settings in the Main menu, then tap Advanced settings. Clear the 
checkbox for Show lane images. 
Tip: Tap anywhere on the screen to return to the Driving View. 
 Instructions in the status bar 
 
Advanced Lane Guidance  
						

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Tip: If no lane guidance is shown in the status bar and all lanes are highlighted, you can use 
any lane.  
						

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Making changes to your route 
After you plan a route, you may want to change the route or even the destination. There are 
various ways to change your route without the need to completely replan the entire journey. 
To change the current route, tap Change route in the Main menu: 
 
Change route 
 
 
Tap this button to change the current route. 
This button is only shown while there is a planned route on your device. 
 
Change route menu 
To change the current route or your destination, tap one of the following buttons: 
 
Calculate alterna-
tive  
Tap this button to find an alternative to the current route. 
This button is only shown while there is a planned route on your 
TomTom device. 
This is a simple way to search for a different route to your current 
destination. 
Your device calculates a new route from your current location, to reach 
your destination using completely different roads. 
The new route is shown next to the original route so that you can select 
the route you want to use. 
 
Avoid roadblock  
Tap this button while driving on a planned route, to avoid a roadblock or 
traffic congestion on the road ahead. 
Your device will suggest a new route which avoids the roads on your 
current route for the selected distance. 
If the roadblock or traffic congestion suddenly clears, tap Recalculate 
route to replan your original route. 
Important: Be aware that when a new route is calculated, you might 
immediately be asked to turn off the current road. 
 
Minimise delays  
Tap this button to avoid traffic delays on a planned route. 
It is not always possible to avoid all traffic delays. Though your device 
continuously checks for delays on your route, you can tap this button to 
manually start a check. Your device then calculates the best route to 
avoid all or most of the delays. 
Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic 
subscription or an RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not avail-
able in all countries or regions. For more information about TomTom 
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traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services. 
 
Change destination  
Tap this button to change the current destination. 
When you change the destination, you are shown the same options and 
asked to enter the new address in the same way as when you plan a new 
route. 
 
Avoid part of route  
Tap this button to avoid part of the current route. 
You are shown a list of the street names on your route. When you tap 
one of the street names, your device calculates a detour to avoid the 
selected street. The route summary shows both the new route and your 
original route. Tap the panel on the right to select one of the routes and 
then tap Done. 
If you do not want to use either of the routes shown in the route sum-
mary, tap Change route to find another way to change your route. 
 
Travel via...  
Tap this button to change your route by selecting a location you want to 
travel past, maybe so you can meet someone on the way. 
When you select a location to travel past, you are shown the same 
options and asked to enter the new address in the same way as when 
you plan a new route. 
Your device calculates the route to your destination via the selected 
location. 
The selected location is shown on the map using a marker.  
You receive a warning when you reach your destination and when you 
travel past a marked location.  
About waypoints 
Note: This feature is not available on all TomTom navigation devices.  
You can choose to use waypoints for any of the following reasons: 
 You want to travel along a certain road or through a certain area on the way to your destina-
tion. 
 You want to make stops before reaching your final destination. 
Your route can include the following types of way points: 
 Waypoints with notification - a waypoint that you are likely to want to stop and get out at, for 
example, a POI, a petrol station or a friends house. You are notified when nearing and arriving 
at the waypoint with voice instructions or a message. 
 Waypoints without notification - a waypoint that you are using to help guide your route, for 
example, you want to travel from Amsterdam to Rotterdam using a certain highway. You are 
not notified when nearing the waypoint.  
Adding the first waypoint to your route 
To add the first waypoint to your route, do the following: 
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main menu. 
2. Tap Change route.  
						

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3. Tap Travel via. 
Tip: You can also tap View map and then tap Travel via in the cursor menu. If your device 
supports Voice control, you also speak commands to add waypoints. 
4. Choose the location for your waypoint from a choice of Home, Favourite, Address, Recent 
destination, POI, point on map, longitude/latitude, position of last stop or you can perform a 
search. 
On the route summary screen, a message confirms that the route is being recalculated to in-
clude the waypoint. In the Change route menu, the Travel via button changes to show that you 
now have one waypoint on your current route. 
Note: All waypoints are added initially as waypoints with notification. The maximum number 
of waypoints you can add is three. 
 
Adding further waypoints to your route 
To add more waypoints to your route after the first one has been added, do the following: 
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main menu. 
2. Tap Change route. 
3. Tap Travel via. 
Tip: If your device supports Voice control, you also speak commands to add waypoints. 
4. Tap Add. 
5. Choose the location for your waypoint from a choice of Home, Favourite, Address, Recent 
destination, POI, point on map, latitude/longitude, position of last stop or you can perform a 
search. 
A message tells you where in the list of waypoints the new one has been inserted. 
6. Tap Done. 
On the route summary screen, a message confirms that the route is being recalculated to in-
clude your waypoints.  
7. Repeat to add more waypoints. 
On the Change route menu, the Travel via button changes to show that you now have several 
waypoints on your current route. 
Note: All waypoints are added initially as waypoints with notification.  
 
Changing the order of waypoints 
Waypoints are automatically added in an optimised order but you can still change the order 
manually if you need to. To change the order of waypoints, do the following: 
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main menu. 
2. Tap Change route. 
3. Tap Travel via. 
You see a list of your waypoints. 
4. Tap the waypoint you want to move up or down. 
You see a screen with the name of your waypoint at the top. 
5. Tap Move up or Move down.