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    TomTom Navigation app for iPhone/iPad  
    Reference Guide  
      
    						
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    Contents 
    Getting Started   6 
    Start TomTom Navigation app for iPhone/iPad ..............................................................  6 
    Updating your TomTom Navigation app for iPhone/iPad  ...................................................  6 
    Sharing information with TomTom .............................................................................  6 
    GPS reception ......................................................................................................  7 
    Location Services ..................................................................................................  7 
    Connecting to a car kit ...........................................................................................  7 
    Planning a Route   8
     
    Planning a route....................................................................................................  8 
    Route summary .....................................................................................................  9 
    Sharing your route .................................................................................................  9 
    Other destination options  ........................................................................................  9 
    Home .............................................................................................................  9 
    Favourite ......................................................................................................  10 
    Address ........................................................................................................  10 
    Recent Destination ..........................................................................................  10 
    Places ..........................................................................................................  10 
    People..........................................................................................................  10 
    Events ..........................................................................................................  11 
    Point of Interest  ..............................................................................................  11 
    Copied Address ...............................................................................................  11 
    Photo ...........................................................................................................  12 
    Postcode .......................................................................................................  12 
    Point on Map ..................................................................................................  12 
    Coordinates ...................................................................................................  12 
    Finding an alternative route ...................................................................................  12 
    Planning a route in advance ...................................................................................  12 
    Add a route to your Calendar ..................................................................................  13 
    Clipboard feature ................................................................................................  13 
    Driving View   15
     
    The Driving View .................................................................................................  15 
    Moving around in the Driving View ............................................................................  16 
    Setting the volume ..............................................................................................  16 
    Quick Access Toolbar ............................................................................................  17 
    Map settings ......................................................................................................  17 
    Advanced Lane Guidance   18
     
    About Advanced Lane Guidance  ...............................................................................  18 
    Route Options   19
     
    About Route Options ............................................................................................  19 
    Minimise Delays ..................................................................................................  19 
    Find Alternative  ..................................................................................................  19 
    Travel Via... ......................................................................................................  20 
    Route Demo .......................................................................................................  21 
    Clear Route .......................................................................................................  21  
    						
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    Instructions .......................................................................................................  21 
    Map of Route......................................................................................................  21 
    Add to my Calendar .............................................................................................  21 
    Settings   22
     
    Change Settings ..................................................................................................  22 
    Set Home Location...............................................................................................  22 
    Manage Favourites ...............................................................................................  22 
    Recent Destinations .............................................................................................  22 
    Voice ...............................................................................................................  22 
    Alerts ...............................................................................................................  23 
    Audio ...............................................................................................................  24 
    Map .................................................................................................................  24 
    Route planning ...................................................................................................  25 
    Distance Units ....................................................................................................  25 
    Social Media.......................................................................................................  25 
    Advanced ..........................................................................................................  26 
    About ...............................................................................................................  27 
    Reset ...............................................................................................................  27 
    Customise menus ................................................................................................  28 
    Main Menu   29
     
    The Main Menu ...................................................................................................  29 
    Navigate To menu ...............................................................................................  30 
    Home ...........................................................................................................  30 
    Favourite ......................................................................................................  30 
    Address ........................................................................................................  30 
    Recent Destination ..........................................................................................  31 
    Places ..........................................................................................................  31 
    People..........................................................................................................  31 
    Events ..........................................................................................................  31 
    Point of Interest ..............................................................................................  32 
    Copied Address ...............................................................................................  32 
    Photo ...........................................................................................................  32 
    Postcode .......................................................................................................  32 
    Point on Map ..................................................................................................  33 
    Coordinates ...................................................................................................  33 
    Return to Driving View ..........................................................................................  33 
    Browse Map   34
     
    Browsing a Map ...................................................................................................  34 
    Markers ............................................................................................................  34 
    Selecting Items on the Map ....................................................................................  34 
    Changing and copying coordinates  ............................................................................  36 
    Map Toolbar .......................................................................................................  36 
    Map Corrections with TomTom Map Share   38
     
    About TomTom Map Share .....................................................................................  38 
    Map corrections ..................................................................................................  38 
    Switching Map Share on and off ...............................................................................  38 
    Downloading and sending map corrections ..................................................................  38 
    Reporting a map error ..........................................................................................  39 
    Types of map correction ........................................................................................  39  
    						
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    Points of Interest (POIs)  41 
    About POIs ........................................................................................................  41 
    Navigating to a POI ..............................................................................................  41 
    Finding a POI on the Map Browser  ............................................................................  43 
    Showing POIs on the map .......................................................................................  44 
    Selecting which POIs to show on the map ...................................................................  44 
    Help Me  45
     
    About Help Me ....................................................................................................  45 
    Using Help Me to phone a local service ......................................................................  45 
    Favourites   46
     
    About Favourites .................................................................................................  46 
    Creating a Favourite .............................................................................................  46 
    Home ...........................................................................................................  46 
    Address ........................................................................................................  46 
    Recent Destination ..........................................................................................  47 
    Places ..........................................................................................................  47 
    People..........................................................................................................  47 
    Events ..........................................................................................................  47 
    Point of Interest ..............................................................................................  48 
    Copied Address ...............................................................................................  48 
    Photo ...........................................................................................................  48 
    My Location ...................................................................................................  48 
    Postcode .......................................................................................................  49 
    Point on Map ..................................................................................................  49 
    Coordinates ...................................................................................................  49 
    Using a Favourite ................................................................................................  49 
    Changing the name of a Favourite ............................................................................  49 
    Changing the order of your Favourites .......................................................................  50 
    Deleting a Favourite  .............................................................................................  50 
    Traffic Information   51
     
    TomTom Traffic ..................................................................................................  51 
    Using traffic information .......................................................................................  51 
    Checking traffic incidents in your area ......................................................................  54 
    Traffic incidents .................................................................................................  54 
    Regional a vailability .............................................................................................  56 
    Buying a new Traffic subscription ............................................................................  56 
    Checking your Traffic subscription ...........................................................................  56 
    Renewing your Traffic subscription ...........................................................................  56 
    Speed Cameras   57
     
    About speed cameras ...........................................................................................  57 
    Speed camera warnings .........................................................................................  57 
    Types of speed cameras and safety-related features  .....................................................  58 
    Frequency of speed camera updates  .........................................................................  59 
    Report a speed camera .........................................................................................  59 
    Remove a speed camera ........................................................................................  60 
    Regional availability  .............................................................................................  60 
    Settings for speed camera warnings ..........................................................................  60 
    Buying a new Speed Cameras subscription ..................................................................  60 
    Checking your Speed Cameras subscription .................................................................  61  
    						
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    Renewing your Speed Cameras subscription ................................................................  61 
    Danger Zones   62
     
    About danger zones .............................................................................................  62 
    Danger zone warning ............................................................................................  63 
    Frequency of danger zones updates ..........................................................................  63 
    Report a risk zone ...............................................................................................  64 
    Settings for danger zone warnings ............................................................................  64 
    Buying a new Danger Zones service ..........................................................................  64 
    Checking your Danger Zones subscription ...................................................................  64 
    Renewing your Danger Zones service .........................................................................  65 
    Search with Places   66
     
    About search using Places ......................................................................................  66 
    Using Places to search ..........................................................................................  67 
    Sharing and Checking In   68
     
    About Sharing and Checking In  ................................................................................  68 
    Sharing your information .......................................................................................  68 
    What you can share ..........................................................................................  69 
    How you can share a location or place...................................................................  71 
    How you can share your route .............................................................................  72 
    Check in using Facebook........................................................................................  73 
    Check in using Foursquare ......................................................................................  73 
    Using the TomTom app with Apple Maps   74
     
    About Apple Maps ................................................................................................  74 
    Using the TomTom app with Apple Maps ....................................................................  74 
    ’Add to TomTom’   75
     
    About ’Add to TomTom’ ........................................................................................  75 
    Using the Add to TomTom’ button ...........................................................................  75 
    Backup and restore using Apple iCloud   76
     
    About back up and restore using Apple iCloud  ..............................................................  76 
    Turn on iCloud backup for your TomTom app ..............................................................  76 
    Turn off iCloud backup for your TomTom app ..............................................................  77 
    Restore using Apple iCloud .....................................................................................  77 
    Addendum   78 
    Copyright notices   80
      
    						
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    Start TomTom Navigation app for iPhone/iPad 
     
    TomTom  
     
    Tap this 
    button on your iPhone, iPod, iPad or iPad mini to start the 
    TomTom app.  
    When the TomTom app supports the same language you selected for your 
    iOS device, the language used for buttons and menus in the app is the 
    same as the language on your iOS device. If t he TomTom app does not 
    support the language you selected for your iOS device, then English is used 
    in the app. 
    If a route is already planned, the  Driving View is shown and navigation 
    starts immediately. If no route is planned the  Main menu is shown.  
    The TomTom app works in the same way on the iPhone, the iPod touch, the iPad and the iPad mini. 
    The iPad and the iPad mini have larger screens which means that menus appear over the 
    Driving 
    View instead of as full- screen menus. 
    Starting for the first time  
    When you start the TomTom app for the first time or after a reset
    , you will see the following 
    screens:  
      Legal Notice  -  You must read and agree to the Lega l Notice before you can use the app. 
       Voice Download  -  If your TomTom App supports Advanced voices in your language you are given 
    the option to download an Advanced  voice
    . 
    If you want to use a feature that requires you to share your information with TomTom or other app 
    providers, you will be asked if you want your  information to be sent to TomTom
    . 
    When you start your TomTom app for the first time  you will also see information about the apps 
    new features.  
    If the TomTom app cannot find your location, check that Location Services are enabled for the app 
    in your iOS Privacy settings.  
     
    Updating your TomTom Navigation app for iPhone/iPad  
    If you have an old version of TomTom app on your iOS device, you must update to the latest version 
    of TomTom app before continuing to read this guide. 
    To download and update your iOS device with the latest version of TomTom app, go to the iOS App 
    Store.  
     
    Sharing informat ion with TomTom  
    Many of the features on the TomTom Navigation app for iPhone/iPad require you to share info r-
    mation with TomTom or with another iOS app. To share information we need your permission. When 
    you use a feature, such as  Traffic
    , information must be collected from your device or sent to your 
    device for the feature to work.  
    The first time you use a feature that requires you to share your information you will be asked to 
    allow your information to be sent. If you dont agree  to send your information the feature will not 
    work.  
    You can read more read more about the information you share with us by doing the following:  
    Getting Started  
    						
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    1.  Tap the screen to open the Main menu.  
    2.   Tap  Change Settings . 
    3.   Tap  About . 
    4.   Tap  Your Information . 
    5.   Tap  Read More....  
    6.   Select a feature from the list to read more about the information sharing for that feature.  
     
    GPS reception 
    The iPod touch, the iPad (Wi- Fi only models), and the original iPhone do not include a GPS recei v-
    er.  To use these devices for navigation, you need to  connect them to a GPS accessory device.   
    Note : Using a  GPS accessory device can also improve the accuracy of GPS in other iOS models.  
    When you first start the TomTom app, it may need a few minutes to find your GPS position and 
    show your current location on the map.  
    To make sure you have good GPS reception, you should use your device outdoors. Large objects such 
    as tall buildings can sometimes interfere with reception.  
    Important: The TomTom app cannot give you route instructions until it has received locatio n data. 
    Make sure Location Services are switched on. 
    If your device has no GPS reception, the TomTom app uses positioning information from WiFi 
    networks or mobile phone towers. This information is used for route planning and to determine your 
    approximate location. 
     
    Location Services 
    Location Services on your iOS device allow the TomTom app to use cellular, Wi- Fi and Global 
    Positioning System (GPS) networks to determine your location. If Location Services are turned off, 
    the TomTom app will not be able to  determine your location or guide you to your destination.  
    If Locations Services are turned off you see the message Turn On Location Services to Allow 
    TomTom app To Determine Your Location .  
    To turn Location Services on, do the following:  
    1.   Tap  Settings  in th e Location Services message to open the iOS Location Services screen.  
    Tip: You can find Location Services in the iOS Settings menu in the Privacy sub -menu.  
    2.  Tap  Location Services  to switch it ON . 
    3.   A list of apps which use Location Services is shown. Tap TomTom app  to turn it  ON so it can use 
    Location Services.  
     
    Connecting to a car kit  
    If you use a TomTom Car Kit or other hands -free car kit you can hear warnings from the app on the 
    car kit using your devices Bluetooth connection. Follow the instructions t hat came with your car kit 
    to connect your device to your car kit.  
    Some car kits put the Bluetooth connection in sleep mode if a signal is not received from your 
    device. This can cause delays when the connection is required. To keep the Bluetooth connectio n 
    always active, switch on TomTom Car Kit in the Settings menu.   
    						
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    Planning a route 
    Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should 
    always plan a route before you start driving.  
    To plan a route with the TomTom app, do the following:  
    1.   Tap the screen to open the Main menu.  
    2.   Tap  Navigate To....  
     
    3.  Tap  Address . 
     
    Tip : You can change the country, state or region by tapping the flag before you select a city.  
    4.  Start to type the name of the town you want  to go to. 
    As you type, the names of the towns that match what you have typed are shown. When your 
    destination appears in the list, tap the name of the town to set the destination.  
    Tip: You can also type in the postcode of your destination. First select the  country, then select 
    the postcode from the list shown to display a list of streets in that postcode.  
    5.  Start to type the name of the street.  
    Just as for place names, the names of the streets that match what you have typed are shown. 
    When your destination ap pears in the list, tap the name of the street to set the destination.  
    Tip: The keyboard automatically hides when you scroll the search results. This allows you to 
    see more results on the screen.   
    6.  Enter the house number and then tap  Select. 
    You can also sel ect the point where two streets meet by tapping Crossing . 
    The route is calculated.  
    Tip: If the message Waiting for a GPS signal...  stays on the screen, make sure Location Se r-
    vices are on. 
    By default, the fastest route is planned. You can change the  type of route used for planning.  
    If IQ Routes is available on your map, this information is used to plan the best possible route for 
    vehicles, taking into account the real average speeds measured on the roads.  
    7.   When the new route is shown, tap Done . 
    The TomTom app starts to guide you to your destination using spoken instructions and on -screen 
    directions.  
     
    Planning a Route  
    						
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    Route summary 
    After you plan a route, a summary of the route is shown.  
    The route summary shows an overview of  your route on the map and the estimated travel time 
    including delays caused by busy roads. If you have a TomTom Traffic subscription, the estimated 
    travel time includes delays due to traffic incidents on your route.  
    The bottom of the summary screen shows  the following options: 
       Tap  +1 to add a Travel Via
     stop.  
      Tap  Options  to  change or view your route. 
       Tap  Done  or any part of the screen above the buttons to start route guidance.  
    You can view the route sum mary at any time by tapping the right -hand side of the status bar at the 
    bottom of the Driving View.  
     
     
    Sharing your route 
    After planning a route, you can  share a summary of your route with friends and contacts.   
    Other destination options  
    When you tap Navigate To in the Main menu, you can select your destination in the following ways:   
    Home 
     
    Home   
     
    Tap this button to plan a route to your Home location.
     
    To set your Home location, tap Home  in the Settings menu.  
      
    						
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    Favourite  
     
    Favourite   
     
    Tap this button to select a 
    Favourite as your destination or to edit your 
    Favourites.  
     
    Address 
     
    Address   
     
    Tap this button to enter an address as your destination. To navigate to a 
    postcode, tap the 
    Postcode button at the top of the screen to display the 
    Postcode screen.  
     
    Recent Destination  
     
    Recent Destination   
     
    Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have 
    recently used as destinations. These also include your Travel 
    Via stops. 
     
    Places 
     
    Places   
     
    Tap this button to open the 
    Places menu. Places lets you  search using 
    TomTom Places, Facebook or Foursquare, then navigate to the location of 
    one of the search results.  
     
    People 
     
    People    
    Tap 
    this button to navigate to a contact address or a location where a 
    friend has checked -in.  
    The People menu has the following options:  
     
    Contact  
    Tap this button to select a person from your phone book contacts. You can 
    only navigate to your contact when the contact has an address.   
    						
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