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8. Select the POI category in which you want to add the POI.
9. Select the location of your POI from the list below.
Local search
Tap this button to use TomTom Local Search with Google search to help 
you find shops and businesses in and around your current location.
You can choose to search for shops and businesses near you, near your 
destination, near any other destination or in a city.
For example, if you are looking for a swimming pool near your current 
location, enter ’swimming pool’ and choose the best search result.
Home
You can set your Home location as a POI.
If you want to change your Home location, you can create a POI of the 
Home location before you change it.
Favorite
You can create a POI from a Favorite.
You can only create a limited number of Favorites. If you want to create 
more Favorites you have to delete some Favorites first. Before you delete 
a Favorite, make it into a POI so that you don’t lose the address.
Address
You can specify an address to be a POI. When you enter an address, you 
can choose from four options.
•City center
•Street and house number
•Zip code
•Crossing or intersection
Recent 
destination
Select a POI location from a list of places you have recently used as 
destinations.
Point of 
Interest
You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a POI. For example, if you are 
creating a category of POIs for your favorite restaurants, use this option 
instead of entering the addresses of the restaurants.
My location
Tap this button to add your current position as a POI.
For example, if you stop somewhere you like, while you are there you 
can tap this button to create the POI.
Point on map
Tap this button to create a POI using the map browser.
Select the location of the POI using the cursor, then tap Done.
Latitude 
Longitude
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Note: You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and 
share your corrections with the Map Share community.
Navigating to a POI
You can use a POI as your destination. For example, if you are traveling to an 
unfamiliar city, you could choose a POI to help find a parking garage.
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap Navigate to... in the Main Menu.
3. Tap Point of Interest.
4. Tap POI in city.
5. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is located.
You can select one of these options:
•POI near you - to choose from a list of POIs near to your current location.
•POI in city - to find a POI in a particular town or city.
•POI near Home - to choose from a list of POIs near to your Home location.
You can select from a list of POIs which are along your route or close to your 
destination. Choose from one of these options:
•POI along route
•POI near destination
Note: The last POI you viewed is also shown so that you can plan a route there 
more quickly.
6. Type the name of the town you want to visit and select the town when it 
appears in the list.
7. Select the category of POI:
Tap Any POI category to search for a POI by category name.
Tap the category of POI, if it is shown.
Tap the arrow to choose from the complete list of categories. Select the 
category from the list or start to type the name of the category and select it 
when it appears in the list.
8. Tap Parking garage.
9. From the list of POIs shown, select the POI you want to navigate to.
TomTom 
Buddy
Tap this button to make a POI of the current position of a TomTom Buddy.
Position of 
last stop
Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination.
This may be useful if your GO is unable to maintain a strong GPS signal, 
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The table below explains the distances listed next to each POI.
If you know the name of the POI, tap Find and type the name. Select it from 
the list when it is shown.
The next screen shows more detailed information including the location of 
the POI on the map and the phone number of the POI, if available. 
Tap Select to confirm you want to plan a route to this POI.
Once you have selected a POI, the route to the POI is calculated by your 
TomTom GO.
Note: You can also use Google Local Search to find shops and businesses 
wherever you are. For more information, see the chapter on LIVE Services.
Showing POIs on the map
1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences menu.
2. Select the POI categories to display on the map.
Tap Find to search for a POI by name.
3. Tap Done.
The POIs you have selected are shown as symbols on the map.
Calling a POI
Your TomTom GO knows the phone numbers for many POIs. You can, for 
example, call a restaurant to book a table.
1. In the Main Menu, tap Mobile phone.
2. Tap Call....
3. Tap Point of interest.
4. Select the POI you want to call.
You are shown the location on the map and telephone number.
5. Tap Dial.
Your TomTom GO dials the phone number using your mobile phone. POI near you Distance from your current location
POI in city Distance from the city center
POI near Home Distance from your Home location
POI along 
routeDistance from your current location
POI near 
destinationDistance from your destination
Show POI on 
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How can I set warnings for POIs?
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap Change preferences.
3. Tap Manage POIs.
Note: The Manage POIs button is only available when all menu buttons are 
shown. To show all menu buttons, tap Show ALL menu options in the 
Preferences menu.
4. Tap Warn when near POI.
5. Select the category of POI you want to be warned about.
Select the category from the list or start to type the name of the category 
and select it when it is shown in the list.
6. Set how close the POI should be when you receive a warning.
7. Choose the warning sound for the category of POI you selected.
Managing POIs
Note: The Manage POIs button is only available when all menu buttons are 
shown. To show all menu buttons, tap Show ALL menu options in the 
Preferences menu.
You can, for example, do the following:
• Create your own POI categories and add POIs to them.
• Set warnings when you get close to POIs.
Why would I want to create my own POIs?
A POI acts like a shortcut - once you have saved a location as a POI you never 
have to type the address of that POI again. But when you create a POI you can 
save more than just the location.
• Phone number - when you create a POI, you can save a phone number with 
it.
• Categories - when you create a POI you have to put it in a category.
For example, you could create a category of POIs called ‘Favorite restaurants’. 
With each POI, save the phone number so that you can call them from your 
GO to reserve a table.
Warn when 
near POI
Tap this button to receive a warning when you travel near to the location 
of a POI.
Manage POIs
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For example, you could create a category of POIs called ‘Favorite restaurants’. 
With each POI, save their phone number so that you can call them to reserve 
a table.
Note: You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and 
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Itinerary Planning
What is an Itinerary?
An Itinerary is a plan for a trip including more locations than your final 
destination.
An Itinerary can include the following items:
• Destination - a location on your trip where you want to stop.
• Waypoint - a location on your trip you want to travel through without 
stopping.
When would I use an Itinerary?
You could use an Itinerary for trips such as:
• A road trip through a country with lots of stops.
• A two day car trip with an overnight stop.
• A short drive which passes by Points of Interest.
In all these examples you could tap Navigate to... for each place. However, if 
you use an Itinerary, you can save time by planning everything in advance.
Creating an Itinerary
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap Itinerary planning.
Destinations are shown using this symbol.
Waypoints are shown using this symbol.  
						

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Note: This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To 
show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
3. Tap Add and select a location.
Tip: You can add items to your Itinerary in any order and rearrange the order 
later.
Following an Itinerary
When you use an Itinerary to navigate, the route will be calculated to the first 
destination on the Itinerary. Your TomTom GO calculates the remaining 
distance and time to the first destination and not for the whole Itinerary.
As soon as you start to use an Itinerary, the route is calculated from your 
current position. You do not need to set a departure point.
When you have passed a waypoint or reached a destination, it is marked as 
visited.
Waypoints are shown on the map. Your GO will not warn you when you are 
approaching a waypoint or when you arrive at a waypoint.
Organizing an Itinerary
Tap an item on your Itinerary to open a page of buttons for editing the item. 
The buttons shown below are available. 
Itinerary 
planning
The Itinerary planning screen opens. At first, there are no items on the 
Itinerary.
Mark as 
waypoint
You can change a waypoint into a destination using this button.
Remember that waypoints are points on your trip to your destination that 
you want to pass and destinations are places where you want to stop.
This button is only shown if the item you tapped is a destination. 
Mark as 
destination
You can change a waypoint into a destination using this button.
Remember that destinations are places where you want to stop, and 
waypoints are points on your trip to your destination that you want to pass.
This button is only shown if the item you tapped is a waypoint. 
Mark ‘visited’
Tap this button to miss out part of your Itinerary. Your GO will ignore this 
item and all the items before it in the Itinerary. 
It will navigate you to the next item in the Itinerary.
This button is only shown if you are still due to visit this item.
Mark ‘to visit’
Tap this button to repeat part of your Itinerary. Your GO will navigate you to 
this item followed by the rest of the items in the Itinerary.
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Start Using an Itinerary
Tap Options, then tap Start navigation.
To save an Itinerary, tap Save Itinerary. 
To load a saved Itinerary, tap Load Itinerary.
To create a new Itinerary, tap New Itinerary and to delete one, tap Delete 
Itinerary. 
Move item up
Tap this button to move the item up the Itinerary.
This button is unavailable if the item is at the top of the Itinerary.
Move item 
down
Tap this button to move the item down the Itinerary.
This button is unavailable if the item is at the bottom of the Itinerary.
Show on map
Tap this button to see the location of the item on the map.
Delete item
Tap this button to delete the item from the Itinerary. 
						

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Help meHelp me provides an easy way to navigate to emergency services centers and 
other specialist services and contact them by phone.
For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use Help me to 
call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location.
Tip: If you do not see the Help me button in the Main Menu, tap Show ALL 
menu options in the Preferences menu.
How do I use Help me to phone a local service?
You can use Help me to search for a service center, make contact by phone 
and inform the center about the precise details of your current location.
When you search for a service center, you are shown a list of nearby locations. 
Select one of the centers in the list to view their address and phone number 
and your current location on the map.
If your phone is connected to your GO, your GO automatically dials the phone 
number.
To use Help me to locate a service center, contact the center by phone and 
navigate from your current location to the center, do the following:
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap Help me.
3. Tap Phone for help.
4. Select the type of service you require, for example, Nearest hospital.
5. To dial, select a center from the list, the nearest is shown at the top of the 
list.
Once the call is answered your GO shows your position on the map along 
with a description of the location. This helps you explain where you are 
while making a call.
6. To navigate your way to the center on foot, tap Walk there.
Your GO starts guiding you to your destination.
Options
Note: In some countries, information may not be available for all services. 
						

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Tap this button to find the contact details and location of a service center.
Drive to help
Tap this button to navigate your way by car to a service center.
Walk to help
Tap this button to navigate your way on foot to a service center.
Where am I?
Tap this button to see your current location on the map. You can then tap 
Phone for help and select the type of service you want to contact and tell 
them your exact location.
First Aid 
Guide
Tap this button to read the British Red Cross First Aid guide.
Other guides
Tap this button to read a selection of useful guides.