TomTom Go Mobile App For Iphone Reference Guide

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A list of all your Places opens. 
 
3. Select the Place you want to navigate to. 
Your chosen Place is shown on the map with a pop-up menu. 
 
4. 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. 
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. 
 
Planning a route using coordinates 
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 using a pair of coordinates, do the following: 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
  
						

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2. Select Search. 
 
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing. 
3. Select the type of search button to the right of the search box. 
 
4. Select Latitude Longitude. 
5. Type in your pair of coordinates. You can enter any of these coordinate types: 
 Decimal values, for example: 
N 51.51000      W 0.13454 
51.51000     -0.13454 
Tip: For decimal values you dont have to use a letter to indicate the latitude and longi-
tude. For locations west of the 0 meridian and locations south of the equator, use a minus 
sign (-) before the coordinate. 
 Degrees, minutes and seconds, for example: 
N 51d30′31″      W 0d08′34″ 
 GPS standard coordinates, for example: 
N 51 30.525      W 0 08.569 
Note: The bar below the coordinates goes red if you enter coordinates that are not recognised 
by your GO Mobile app. 
6. As you type in the coordinates, the address at those coordinates is shown in the results. 
Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the 
list/map button:  
 
7. Select the address. 
The location is shown on the map. 
8. 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. 
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. 
 
Planning a route using a mapcode 
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 using a mapcode, do the following:  
						

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1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu. 
 
2. Select Search. 
 
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing. 
3. Type in your mapcode. You can enter any of these mapcode types: 
 International, for example, WH6SL.TR10.  
 Country-specific, for example, GBR 8MH.51. 
 Alternative country-specific, for example, GBR 28.Y6VH or GBR LDGZ.VXR. 
Tip: All the mapcodes in this example are for the same location - Edinburgh Castle in the UK. 
See About mapcodes for information on how to get a mapcode for a location.  
4. When the full map code has been entered, the location is shown in the Addresses column. 
Towns and roads are shown on the left, POIs are shown on the right. 
Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the 
list/map button:  
 
5. Select the map code in the Addresses column. 
6. 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. 
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. 
 
Planning a route in advance 
You can plan a route in advance before you drive it. 
To plan a route in advance, 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.  
						

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3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the location you want to use as a starting point. 
4. Select an address or POI suggestion. 
5. Select Show on Map. 
6. Select the pop-up menu button. 
A pop-up menu shows a list of options. 
 
7. Select Use as Starting Point. 
Repeat the search steps to choose your destination, and then select Drive in the pop-up menu. 
Your route is planned using your chosen starting point and destination. The estimated time of 
arrival is shown at the top of the route bar. 
Tip: If you dont want to use search to choose your starting point and destination, go to the 
map view and press and hold to select a location. 
Tip: POIs and Places can be selected as starting points using their pop-up menus. 
Changing the starting point to be your current location 
1. Select the starting point of the route in the map view. 
2. Select the pop-up menu button. 
A pop-up menu shows a list of options.  
 
3. Select Remove Starting Point. 
Your route is replanned with your current location as the starting point.   
						

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Finding a car park 
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 find a car park, do the following: 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select Parking. 
 
The map opens showing the locations of car parks. 
 
If a route is planned, the map shows car parks near your destination. If a route isnt planned, 
the map shows car parks near your current location. 
You can change the screen to show a list of car parks by pressing this button: 
 
You can select a car park from the list to locate it on the map. 
  
						

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If you want to change how the search is done, select the button to the right of the search box. 
You can then change where the search is carried out, for example, to search near you or the 
whole map.  
 
3. Select a car park from the map or the list. 
A pop-up menu opens on the map showing the name of the car park. 
 
4. 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.  
Finding a petrol station 
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 find a petrol station, do the following: 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
  
						

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2. Select Petrol Station. 
 
The map opens showing the locations of petrol stations. 
 
If a route is planned, the map shows petrol stations along your route. If a route isnt planned, 
the map shows petrol stations near your current location. 
You can change the screen to show a list of petrol stations by pressing this button: 
 
You can select a petrol station from the list to locate it on the map. 
  
						

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If you want to change how the search is done, select the button to the right of the search box. 
You can then change where the search is carried out, for example, to search near you or the 
whole map.  
 
3. Select a petrol station from the map or the list. 
A pop-up menu opens on the map showing the name of the petrol station. 
 
4. 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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The Current Route Menu 
When you have planned a route, select the Current Route button in the Main Menu to open the 
Current Route Menu. 
The following buttons are available in the Current Route Menu: 
Clear Route 
  
Select this button to clear the currently planned route. 
The Current Route Menu closes and you return to the map view. 
Change Route Type 
  
Select this button to change the type of route used to plan your route. 
Your route will be recalculated using the new route type. 
Avoid on This 
Route 
  
Select this button to avoid some types of route features that are on your 
currently planned route. These include ferries, toll roads and unpaved 
roads. If you cannot select the button then there are no features to avoid 
on your route. 
Play Route Preview 
  
Select this button to watch a preview of your planned route. 
Stop Route Preview 
  
Select this button to stop the preview of your planned route. 
 
Types of route 
Select Change Route Type to change the type of route planned to your current destination. Your 
route is recalculated using the new route type. 
You can select the following types of route: 
 Fastest route - the fastest route to your destination. Your route is constantly checked taking 
into account the traffic conditions. 
 Shortest route - the shortest route to your destination. This may take much longer than the 
fastest route. 
 Most eco-friendly route - the most fuel-efficient route. 
 Avoid Motorways - this type of route avoids all motorways. 
 Walking Route - this type of route is optimised for walking. 
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 Bicycle Route - this type of route is optimised for bicycles. 
You can set the default route type in the Settings Menu.  
Avoiding features on a route 
You can choose to avoid some features that are on your currently planned route. You can avoid the 
following route features: 
 Toll Roads 
 Ferries and car shuttle trains 
 Carpool Lanes 
 Unpaved Roads 
Note: Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOV lanes) and are 
not present in every country. To travel on these lanes, you may need to have more than one 
person in the car, for example, or the car may need to use environmentally-friendly fuel. 
If you choose to avoid a route feature, a new route is planned. 
In Route Planning in the Settings Menu, you can set how each route feature is handled when a new 
route is planned. 
To avoid a feature on your route, do the following. 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select Current Route. 
 
3. Select Avoid on This Route. 
 
A screen opens showing a list of the features you can avoid. The features found on your route 
are highlighted. 
4. Select feature that you want to avoid. 
5. Select OK. 
A new route is found that avoids the route feature. The new route is shown on the map view. 
Note: It may not be possible to find an alternative route around the route feature if none 
exists. 
Guidance to your destination resumes. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown 
automatically.