TomTom Go Mobile App For Iphone Reference Guide

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3. Traffic incidents on roads that are not visible at your current zoom level.  
Looking at traffic on your route 
Information about traffic incidents on your route is shown in the route bar. 
The route bar tells you about traffic delays while you are driving, using symbols to show you where 
each traffic incident is located on your route. 
Note: If your GO Mobile app isnt receiving any traffic information, a symbol showing traffic with 
a cross appears underneath the arrival information panel. 
Note: To make the route bar more readable some incidents may not be shown. These incidents 
will always be of minor importance and only cause short delays. 
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 complete list of incident types, see Traffic incidents. 
Select the back button to go back to the guidance view.  
Traffic incidents 
Traffic incidents and weather warnings are shown in the map view and in the route bar. 
Traffic incident symbols: 
 
Stationary traffic 
 
Queuing traffic 
 
Slow traffic 
 
Unknown accident  
						

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Unknown incident 
 
Roadworks 
 
Lane closure 
 
Road closure 
Weather symbols: 
 Wind 
 Rain 
 Fog 
 Snow 
 Ice 
 
Approaching a traffic jam warning 
A warning is given as you approach a traffic jam. You are warned in several ways: 
 
 
 
 A warning symbol is shown in the route bar. 
 The route bar zooms in to the start of the traffic jam. 
 Your distance to the start of the traffic jam is shown in the route bar. 
 The colour of the road on the route bar changes to orange or red, 
depending on the severity of the traffic jam. 
 The background colour of the route bar background changes to red if 
you are driving too fast towards the traffic jam. 
 You hear a warning sound. 
To change the way you are warned, select Sounds & Warnings in the Settings menu.   
						

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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. 
To turn lane images off, select the Settings button in the Main Menu, then select Appearance. 
Switch off the Show previews of motorway exits setting.  
Time-dependent speed limits 
Some speed limits change depending on the time of day. For example, you may see the speed limit 
near schools decrease to 40 km/h or 25 mph in the morning between 08.00 - 09.00 and in the 
afternoon between 15.00 - 16.00. Where possible, the speed limit shown in the speed panel changes 
to show these variable speed limits. 
Some speed limits change depending on driving conditions. For example, the speed limit will 
decrease if there is heavy traffic, or the weather conditions are bad. These variable speed limits are 
not shown in the speed panel. The speed shown in the speed panel is the maximum speed limit 
allowed in good driving conditions. 
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 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, type in 123 Oxford Street, London. 
 A partial address, for example, type in Oxford st Lon. 
 A type of place or POI (Point of Interest), for example, type in petrol station or restaurant. 
 A place by name, for example, type in Starbucks. 
 A postcode, for example, type in W1D 1LL for Oxford Street, London. 
 A city to navigate to a city centre, for example, type in London. 
 A mapcode, for example, type in WH6SL.TR10 
 Latitude and longitude coordinates, for example, type in: 
N 51d30′31″      W 0d08′34″ 
Tip: To search for a specific street in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands, type in a postcode, 
then leave a space and then type in the house number. For example, 1017CT 35. For other 
countries, postcodes are area-based and will give you a list of matching cities, towns and streets 
in your search results. 
 
Planning a route to a POI using search 
Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
To plan a route to a POI (Point of Interest) type or a specific POI using search, do the following: 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu. 
 
2. Select Search. 
 
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing. 
3. Swipe the screen left to show the Points of Interest column. 
4. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the place you want to plan a route to. 
Using Quick Search  
						

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Tip: You can copy and paste an address or part of an address from other apps on your device, 
for example an Internet browser. 
 
You can search for a POI type, such as a restaurant or tourist attraction. Alternatively, you can 
search for a specific POI, for example Rosies Pizzeria. 
Tip: When searching, the whole map is searched. If you want to change where the search is 
done, select the type of search button then select a search option. 
5. As you type, suggestions based on what you have entered are shown. You can continue typing or 
select a suggestion. 
 
Tip: Swipe the screen right or left to show the Addresses or the Points of Interest column. 
Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list. 
Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the 
list/map button:  
 
6. Select a POI type or an individual POI. If you selected a POI type, select a POI. 
The location is shown on the map. 
7. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically.  
						

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Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and 
the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated 
time of arrival is the local time at your destination. 
 
Entering search terms 
Select Search in the Main menu to start searching for addresses or POIs. The search screen opens 
showing the device keyboard and the following buttons: 
Tip: Hide the device keyboard to show the whole search screen. 
 
1. Back button. 
Select this button to go back to the previous screen. 
2. Search input box. 
Enter your search term here. As you type, matching addresses and POIs are found. 
Tip: To edit, press and hold on a word you have already typed to place the cursor. You can 
then insert or delete characters. 
Tip: You can copy and paste an address or part of an address from other apps on your device, 
for example an Internet browser. 
3. Search results list 
Swipe the screen right or left to show the Addresses or the Points of Interest column. 
4. Type of search. 
You can search the whole of the current map, or you can search in a specific area, for example 
in a town or city, or near your destination. Select this button to change the type of search to 
any of the following: 
  
Whole map 
Select this option to search the whole of your current map with no 
limit to the search radius. Your current location is the centre of the 
search. The results are ranked by exact match. 
  
Near me 
Select this option to search with your current GPS location as the 
search centre. The results are ranked by distance.  
						

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In town or city 
Select this option to use a town or city as the centre for your search. 
You need to enter the town or city name using the keyboard. When 
you have selected the town or city from the results list, you can 
search for an address or POI in that city. 
  
Along route 
When a route has been planned, you can select this option to search 
along your route for a specific type of location, for example, 
restaurants. When prompted, enter the type of location and then 
select it in the right-hand column to carry out the search. 
  
Near destination 
When a route has been planned, you can select this option to use your 
destination as the centre for your search.  
  
Latitude Longitude 
Select this option to enter a pair of latitude longitude coordinates. 
5. View button. 
Select this button to return to the map view or guidance view. 
6. List/map button. 
Select this button to switch between showing the results in a list or showing the results on the 
map. 
7. Show keyboard. 
Select this button to show the keyboard. Hide the keyboard using the devices back function. 
Tip: To cancel a search, select the view button in the top right-hand corner of the screen. 
 
Working with search results 
Your search results are shown in two columns. Swipe the screen right or left to show the Addresses 
or the Points of Interest column. 
Address and city matches are shown in the Addresses column, and POIs, types of POIs and Places 
are shown in the Points of Interest column. 
Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list.  
						

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Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the 
list/map button:  
 
 
When you select an address from the list of search results, you can choose to show it on the map, 
add a crossroad or plan a route to that chosen location. To get an exact address you can add the 
house number. 
 
If you show the result on the map, you can use the pop-up menu to add the location to My Places. 
  
						

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Note: The best search results are shown on the map. When you zoom in, the lower ranked search 
results are gradually shown. 
 
About postcodes 
When searching using a postcode, your results depend on the type of postcode used in the country 
that you are searching in. 
The following types of postcodes are used: 
 Postcodes that navigate you to a street or part of a street. 
 Postcodes that navigate you to an area comprising, for example, a single town, several villages 
in a rural area or a district in a large city. 
Postcodes for streets 
Countries such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom use this type of postcode. When you 
search using this type of postcode, enter the postcode, then leave a space and then optionally enter 
the house number. For example, 1017CT 35. Your device then plans a route to a specific house or 
building on a specific street. 
Postcodes for areas 
Countries such as Germany, France and Belgium use this type of postcode. If you search using a 
postcode for an area, your results include all the streets in a city district, the whole town, or the 
villages within that postcode.    
You may get results from multiple countries if you enter a postcode for an area.  
Note: If you search using a postcode for an area, you will not get a specific address in your 
results. 
This type of postcode is still very useful in reducing the number of search results. For example, a 
search for Neustadt in Germany returns a long list of possible results. Adding a space followed by 
the postcode for an area narrows the results down to the Neustadt that you are looking for. 
As another example, if you want to search in a city, enter a postcode for an area and select the city 
centre you are searching for from the results.  
About mapcodes 
In countries where roads and houses have no names or addresses, you can use a mapcode instead. A 
mapcode represents a location.  
Every location on Earth, including those in the sea like islands and oil rigs, can be represented by a 
mapcode. Mapcodes are short, and easy to recognise, remember and communicate. They are 
precise to a few metres, which is good enough for every-day use.  
Go to mapcode.com for instructions on how to find the mapcode for a location. 
Mapcodes are more precise and more flexible than the address on a business card. You can choose a 
location that you want to associate with your address, for example, the main entrance or the 
entrance to a car park.  
List of POI type icons 
  
Legal and financial services  
						

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Court house 
 
Cash dispenser 
 
Legal - Solicitors 
 
Financial institution 
 
Legal - other services   
Food services 
 
Convenience store 
 
Fast food restaurant 
 
Restaurant 
 
Chinese restaurant 
Accommodation 
 
Hotel or motel 
 
Luxury hotel 
 
Camping ground 
 
Economy chain hotel 
Emergency services 
 
Hospital or polyclinic 
 
Dentist 
 
Police station 
 
Veterinarian 
 
Doctor 
 
Fire station 
Car-related services 
 
Outside parking 
 
Petrol station 
 
Parking garage 
 
Car wash 
 
Car dealer 
 
Vehicle inspection centre