TomTom Go Mobile App User Manual

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5. Select a POI type or an individual POI. If you selected a POI type, select a POI. 
The location is shown on the map. 
6. To see more information about the POI, select the POI on the map and then select the pop-up 
menu button. Select More Information on the pop-up menu.  
 
You see more information about the POI such as the phone number, full address and email.  
7. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. 
A route is planned and then...

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2. When you have found your destination on the map, select it by pressing and holding the screen 
for about one second.  
A pop-up menu shows the nearest address. 
 
3. 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: You can use the location you selected in other ways, such as adding it to My Places, by 
selecting the pop-up menu button. 
 
Tip: If...

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2. Select My Places. 
 
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...

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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. Use the keyboard to enter the name of your contact you want to plan a route to. 
Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if 
they are available. For example, press and hold the letter e to access characters 3 e è é ê ë 
and more. 
 
Note: When searching, the whole map is searched. If you want to change how the...

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Your contact is shown on the map. 
 
6. To plan a route to this destination, select the drive button: 
 
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. 
Tip: You...

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The contacts address is shown on the map. 
 
6. To plan a route to this destination, select the drive button: 
 
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....

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 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 51°30′31″      W 0°08′34″ 
 GPS standard coordinates, for example: 
N 51 30.525      W 0 08.569 
Note: The bar below the coordinates goes red if you...

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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. As you type in the mapcode, suggestions...

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Tip: Information from the Lifetime Traffic service is used when calculating alternative routes. 
Any route that is 50% longer in time than the original route is not shown. 
 
5. Select your chosen route by tapping on the time balloon. 
Guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown 
automatically. 
Note: There are two other ways of finding alternative routes:  
1. Select Current Route in the Main Menu, followed by Find Alternative. 
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A pop-up menu shows a list of options. 
 
7. Select Use as Starting Point. 
8. Repeat the search steps to choose your destination, and then select Drive/Ride in the pop-up 
menu. 
Your route is planned using your chosen starting point and destination. The estimated journey 
time is shown at the top of the route bar. 
Tip: Stops, POIs, Places and the destination can all be selected as starting points using their 
pop-up menus. 
Tip: You can save the route in My Routes. 
9. To drive to the...