TomTom Navigator Manual

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You can then select from the following options:
Browse as 
text
Tap this button for a list of all the turn instructions on the route.
This is very useful if you need to explain a route to someone else.
Browse as 
images
Tap this button to see each turn in the journey. Tap the right and left arrows 
to move forwards and backwards through the journey.
Tap the screen to turn off the 3D display and view the map from above.
Browse map 
of route
Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map...

Finding alternative routes4.
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Finding alternative routesOnce you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the 
route, without changing your destination.
Why change the route?
Maybe for one of these reasons:
• You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead.
• You want to travel via a particular location, to pick someone up, stop for 
lunch or fill up with petrol.
• You want to avoid a difficult junction or a road you don’t like.
Find alterna-
tive...
Ta p  Find alternative... in...

13 Travel via...
Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location, 
perhaps to pick someone up on the way.
You choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a 
destination. So you can select from all the same options: for example, 
Address, Favourite, Point of Interest and Point on map.
Your NAVIGATOR will calculate a new route to your destination that passes 
the location you chose. Unlike your final destination, your NAVIGATOR 
does not inform you when...

Help me!5.
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Help me!Help me! provides an easy way to navigate to emergency services centres 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.
How do I use Help me! to phone a local service?
You can use Help me! to find and make contact with a service centre.
When you select a service centre, your current location and the phone number 
of the POI are shown....

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Options
Phone for help
Use your TomTom NAVIGATOR to find the location of a service, and the 
contact details.
•Emergency services
•Emergency breakdown services
•Nearest police station
•Nearest doctor
•Nearest hospital
•Nearest public transport
•Nearest car repair services
•Nearest dentist
•Nearest pharmacy
•Nearest vet
Note: In some countries, information may not be available for all services.
Drive to help
Use your TomTom NAVIGATOR to navigate your way by road to a service 
centre.
•Nearest car...

16 Where am I?
Your TomTom NAVIGATOR shows your current location.
You can then tap Phone for help to select the type of service you want to 
contact.
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. 

Browse Map6.
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Browse MapTo look at the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper 
map, tap Browse map in the Main Menu.
You can move the map by touching the screen and moving your finger across 
the screen.
AThe scale bar
BYour current position.
CGPS button
Tap this button to centre the map on your current position.
DOptions
EThe cursor
FThe Find button
Tap this button to find specific addresses.
GThe Cursor button
Tap this button to navigate to the cursor position, make a Favourite...

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Position the cursor over a location on the map, then tap one of the following 
buttons:
Navigate 
there
Tap this button to navigate to the cursor position. Your NAVIGATOR will 
calculate the route. 
Find POI 
nearby
Tap this button to find a POI near the cursor position. For example, if you 
have found a restaurant to go to, you can search for a parking garage 
nearby.
Add as 
Favourite
Tap this button to create a Favourite at the cursor position.
Add as POI
Tap this button to create a POI at the...

TomTom Map Share7.
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TomTom Map ShareTomTom Map ShareTM is a free service that lets you make updates to your 
map and if you want to, share those updates with other members of the 
TomTom Map Share community.
If you find a street that has recently been blocked to traffic which was open 
before, you can use Map Share to update your map and then share the update 
with other Map Share members.
You can use Map Share to send and receive map updates during the first year 
after the map’s release date. This...

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This type of update is investigated by TomTom and once verified, is included 
in the next map release. These updates are therefore not shared with the Map 
Share community.
Making a map update
Marking a map error while on the move
If you notice an item on your map that needs attention, you can mark the 
location using the Report button and then enter the details when you are no 
longer driving.
To show the Report button in the Driving View, do the following:
1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu.
2....