TomTom GO Manual

 
 
 
TomTom GO 
User Manual 
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Contents 
Welcome to navigation with TomTom 6 
Whats new 7 
New in this release ................................................................................................ 7 
TomTom videos .................................................................................................... 7 
Get going 9 
Installing in your car .............................................................................................. 9 
Positioning the device...

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Looking at traffic on your route ............................................................................... 29 
Traffic incidents ................................................................................................. 30 
Approaching a traffic jam warning ........................................................................... 31 
Avoiding a traffic jam on your route ......................................................................... 31 
Advanced Lane Guidance...

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Route features ................................................................................................... 73 
Avoiding a route feature on your route ...................................................................... 74 
Adding a stop to your route from the current route menu ............................................... 74 
Adding a stop to your route using the map ................................................................. 74 
Deleting a stop from your route...

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Danger zone and risk zone warnings ......................................................................... 98 
Changing the way you are warned ............................................................................ 99 
Reporting a risk zone ............................................................................................ 99 
Updating locations for danger zones and risk zones ...................................................... 100 
My Places 101 
About My Places...

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This Reference Guide explains all you need to know about your new TomTom GO. 
To learn about getting started with your device and installing it in your vehicle, we recommend that 
you read the Get going chapter. 
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 even on the routes you drive every day....

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New in this release 
Version 16.1 
 
GO 40, GO 50, GO 51, GO 60, GO 61, GO 400, GO 500, GO 510, GO 600, GO 610, GO 5000, GO 
5100, GO 6000, GO 6100 
 
START 40, START 50, START 60 
 
Record and export tracks, and import tracks and routes 
You can now record a track while you drive, with or without a route planned. The track is saved in 
My Routes. 
You can export tracks as GPX files and save them on a memory card for sharing with other users. 
You can import track GPX and route ITN files from a...

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French (France):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYpPDxxXSwk 
Spanish (Spain):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZqdD5MkHI 
German:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skg6PWMbRxI 
Italian:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AybGRzpgu1s 
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 power...

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You can also press the On/Off button for more than 2 seconds until you see the Sleep and Turn Off 
buttons. Select Sleep to make the device sleep. 
Tip: To send your navigation device to sleep when the USB cable is unplugged or whenever it is 
removed from the mount, go to Battery settings in the Settings menu. 
Switching your device off completely 
To switch off your navigation device completely, you can do one of the following: 
 Press and hold the On/Off button for more than 2 seconds until...