TomTom Rider V2 Manual

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Favourites
What are Favourites?
Favourites are places that you often visit. You can create Favourites so that 
you don’t have to enter the address every time you want to navigate there.
They don’t have to be places you especially like, just useful addresses.
How can I create a Favourite?
From the Main Menu, tap Add Favourite. 
Note: The button Add Favourite may not be shown on the first page of the 
Main Menu. Tap the arrow to open other pages in the Main Menu. 
You can then select the...

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destination
Select a Favourite 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 Favourite. 
Does it make sense to do this?
If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add 
it as a Favourite.
To add a POI as a Favourite, tap this button, then do the following:
1. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is. 
You can select one of these options:
•POI near you...

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How can I use a Favourite?
You will normally use a Favourite as a way of navigating to a place without 
having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favourite, do the following:
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu.
2. Tap Navigate to...
3. Tap Favourite.
4. Select a Favourite from the list.
Your RIDER calculates the route for you.
5. When the route is calculated, tap Done. 
Your RIDER will immediately start guiding you to your destination with spoken 
instructions and visual instructions on...

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Points of InterestPoints of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some 
examples:
• Restaurants
•Hotels
•Museums
• Parking garages
• Petrol stations
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.
Navigating to a POI
You can use a POI as your destination. For example, if you are...

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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...

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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...

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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.
Favourite
You can create a POI from a Favourite.
You can only create a limited number of Favourites. If you want to create 
more Favourites you have to delete some Favourites first. Before you 
delete a Favourite, 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...

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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...

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Itinerary Planning
What is an Itinerary?
An Itinerary is a plan for a journey including more locations than your final 
destination.
An Itinerary can include the following items:
• Destination - a location on your journey where you want to stop.
• Waypoint - a location on your journey where you want to travel through 
without stopping.
Here’s an example of an Itinerary:
When would I use an Itinerary?
You could use an Itinerary for trips such as:
• A driving holiday through a...

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2. Tap Itinerary planning.
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 RIDER calculates the remaining 
distance and time to the first...