TomTom Rider 3 Manual

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Setting a destination using MyDrive 
When you are logged in to MyDrive using a web browser or the MyDrive app, you can select your 
destination on the map and send it to your navigation device. When your navigation device is logged 
in to your TomTom account, your device syncs with MyDrive and receives the destination. 
1. In a web browser or using the MyDrive app, log in to your TomTom account. 
2. On the map, select a destination. 
Tip: You can search for a destination or you can move the map...

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2. Move your cursor left until it changes into a hand symbol. 
3. Click and drag each stop or the destination to the order you want to drive them. 
Each time move a stop or destination, your route is recalculated with the stops in the changed 
order. 
The last stop on the list becomes your destination.   
Showing a planned destination in MyDrive 
When you plan a route on your Rider, the destination is synced with your TomTom account. You can 
see the destination when you are logged in to...

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Finding and syncing locations using MyDrive 
When you are logged in to TomTom MyDrive, you can find locations in MyDrive and sync them with 
your Rider My Places locations. 
1. In a web browser or using the MyDrive app, log in to your TomTom account. 
2. On the map, select a destination. 
Tip: You can search for a destination or you can move the map and select a destination. You 
can also select a destination from your My Places list. 
3. Click on the location, then open the pop-up menu and...

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Deleting a community POI list 
You can only delete an uploaded POI list from your Rider using MyDrive in a web browser. 
To delete a POI list, do the following: 
1. In a web browser, log in to your TomTom account. 
2. In the My Places menu, select POI Files . 
3. Select the POI file you want to delete, then select Delete. 
4. Make sure you are logged in to MyDrive on your Rider. 
The POI list is removed from your My Places list.  
Importing a track GPX file 
GPX files (GPS exchange format) 
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3. Select the track file you want to delete, then select Delete. 
The track is removed from your My Routes list.  
Saving and restoring your personal navigation information 
When you are logged in to MyDrive on your Rider, your personal navigation information is 
continuously and automatically saved to your TomTom account. 
If you reset your Rider, or log in to MyDrive on a different device, your saved personal navigation 
information is restored to your Rider or the different device. 
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Choosing which search to use 
The following two types of search are available: 
 Quick search 
Start typing your destination, place or POI to immediately see a list of street names, places and 
POIs that match. 
 Step by step search 
Find your destination in easy steps. For an address, enter the city, then the street, then the 
house number. For a POI, enter where you want to search, then the type of POI you want to 
search for. 
Both types of search give the same result, so choose the type...

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Using quick search 
About search 
QUICK SEARCH ONLY 
You can use the search feature to find a wide range of places and then navigate to them. You can 
search for the following: 
 A specific address, for example, type in 123 Oxford Street, London. 
 A partial address, for example, type in Oxford st Lon. 
 A type of place, for example, type in petrol station or restaurant. 
 A place by name, for example, type in Starbucks. 
 A postcode, for example, type in W1D 1LL for Oxford Street, London....

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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. 
Tip: To edit, select a word you have already typed to place the cursor. You can then insert or 
delete characters. 
3. Type of search button. 
You can search the whole of the current map, or a specific area such as a town or city, or near 
your destination. Select this button to change the type...

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Tip: To cancel a search, select the map/guidance view button in the top right-hand corner of the 
screen. 
 
Working with search results 
QUICK SEARCH ONLY 
Your search results are shown in two columns. 
Address and city matches are shown in the left-hand column, and POIs, types of POIs and Places are 
shown in the right-hand column. Recent destinations and saved places are also shown in your search 
results. 
Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list. 
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When you select an address from the list of search results, you can choose to show it on the map, 
add a crossroad or plan a route to that chosen location. To get an exact address you can add the 
house number. 
 
If you show the result on the map, you can use the pop-up menu to add the location to My Places. If 
a route is already planned, you can add the location to your current route. 
 
Note: The best search results are shown on the map. When you zoom in, the lower ranked search 
results...