TomTom Rider 3 Manual

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1. To select the first letter p, tap the pqrs key once. 
Tip: To select another letter from the same key, for example, p followed by r, you need to 
wait for half a second in between selecting letters. 
2. To select the second letter, for example q, tap the pqrs key twice in rapid succession. 
3. To select the third letter, for example, r, tap the pqrs key three times in rapid succession. 
4. To select the fourth letter s, tap the pqrs key four times in rapid succession. 
 
If your gloves still...

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A thrilling route is a trip that includes interesting or challenging roads and uses as few motorways as 
possible. You can choose the level of turns included in your ride, and also the degree of hilliness.  
Tip: As Plan a Thrill is for creating instant routes, thrilling routes cannot be saved in My Routes.  
Tip: Thrilling routes are round trips by default but you can plan a route to a destination if you 
choose. 
 
Planning a thrilling round trip route using stops 
If you just need to go out...

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Your Rider plans a thrilling round trip route through your chosen stops. 
 
Tip: Select the pop-up menu button to reorder your stops. 
6. Select the level of turns and the degree of hilliness for your thrilling route. 
 Select this button to choose one of three settings for turns. 
 Select this button to choose one of three settings for hilliness. 
Your Rider plans a thrilling round trip route with turns and hills through your chosen stops. 
7. When you have planned your thrilling route,...

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3. Select a location by pressing and holding the screen for about one second. 
 
4. Select the destination button. 
Your Rider plans a thrilling route to your chosen destination. 
 
5. If you want to add more stops to your route, move the map and select more stops. 
Your Rider plans a thrilling route through your chosen stops to your destination. 
Tip: Select the pop-up menu button to reorder your stops. 
6. Select the level of turns and the degree of hilliness for your thrilling route. 
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Select one of the three tabs to see statistics for todays riding, for your current trip and for all-time.  
Tip: All-Time are the statistics that have been collected since the device was purchased and first 
switched on.  
Tip: A dot is included in large distances, for example, 20047,64 kilometres is shown as 20.047,6 
km. 
Statistics for your current trip 
 
To see statistics for the trip you are riding now, select the Since --/--/-- tab.  
To start a new trip, select the Clear trip button,...

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You see the screen shown below with large buttons and a volume control: 
 
Tip: When wearing gloves, select the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons underneath the volume slider 
to change the volume, instead of trying to move the slider with gloves on. 
 
Installing Tyre Pro 
You can use Tyre Pro® to search, create and edit routes on your computer before you upload them 
to your TomTom Rider. 
To get free access to Tyre Pro®, follow the steps below: 
1. Go to tomtom.com/getstarted and select your...

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Settings 
Bluetooth Connections 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Bluetooth Connections.  
 
Your Rider can use the following Bluetooth connections: 
 Headset - Connect a Bluetooth headset to hear spoken instructions and warning sounds, and for 
hands-free calling. 
 Hands-free calling - Connect a Bluetooth headset and your smartphone so you make hands-free 
calls using your phone. 
 Network - Connect your Rider to your smartphones internet connection so you can get TomTom...

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Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Touch Sensitivity. 
 
Select Touch Sensitivity to choose higher or lower sensitivity when touching the buttons on your 
Rider: 
 Choose Thin Gloves when wearing no gloves or summer-weight gloves. 
 Choose Thick Gloves when wearing winter gloves or when it is raining. 
Tip: In very wet weather select Thick Gloves to prevent rain drops from causing false inputs on 
the screen.  

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Positioning the device 
Be careful where you install your Rider. The Rider shouldnt block or interfere with any of the 
following: 
 Your view of the road. 
 The controls in your vehicle. 
 Your rear-view mirrors. 
 The airbags. 
You should be able to reach your Rider easily without leaning or stretching. In a car, you can attach 
your Rider to the windscreen or side window or you can use a Dashboard Mount Disk to attach the 
mount to your dashboard.   
Switching on and off 
Switching your...

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To ensure good satellite reception, use your Rider outdoors and keep it upright. Large objects such 
as tall buildings can sometimes interfere with reception. 
Important: QuickGPSfix contains information about satellite positions which helps your Rider find 
your position faster. QuickGPSfix information is sent to Always Connected devices in real time and 
to Smartphone Connected devices when connected to TomTom services using your smartphone. You 
can also update QuickGPSfix using MyDrive....