TomTom Start 2 Manual

21 
 
 
 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Press and hold the button you want to move for two seconds. 
Tip: Alternatively, select the Edit button in the Main Menu. 
 
The menu button is shown with left and right arrows. 
3. Press the left or right arrow on the menu button to move the button to a new position in the menu. 
4. Select and move other buttons to the order you want. 
5. Select Done.  

22 
 
 
 
About TomTom MyDrive 
TomTom MyDrive is the easy way to import community POI files on your TomTom START.  
Logging in to your TomTom account 
You must log in to MyDrive to sync to your TomTom account. When you log in to your TomTom 
account from your navigation device or when using a web browser, syncing with your account 
happens automatically. 
Logging in to MyDrive on your START 
1. Connect your START to your computer using MyDrive Connect. 
2. In the Main Menu on your device, select TomTom...

23 
 
 
 
Planning a route with stops using MyDrive 
When you are logged in to MyDrive using a web browser, you can create a route with stops 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. 
Creating a route with stops 
1. Connect your START to your computer using MyDrive Connect. 
2. In a web browser, log in to your TomTom account. 
3. On the map, select a destination. 
Tip: You can...

24 
 
 
 
 
Deleting a MyDrive destination from My Places 
1. Connect your START to your computer using MyDrive Connect. 
2. In the Main Menu of your device, select Recent Destinations. 
Tip: Alternatively select My Places, followed by Recent Destinations. 
3. Select Edit List. 
4. Select the locations you want to delete. 
5. Select Delete.  
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 START My Places...

25 
 
 
 
Deleting a community POI list 
You can only delete an uploaded POI list when your START is connected to your computer using 
MyDrive Connect. 
To delete a POI list, do the following: 
1. Connect your START to your computer using MyDrive Connect. 
2. In MyDrive, select the POI file you want to delete, then select Delete. 
The POI list is removed from your My Places list.  
Importing a track GPX file 
GPX files (GPS exchange format) 
GPX files contain a very detailed recording of a route,...

26 
 
 
 
Saving and restoring your personal navigation information 
When you are logged in to MyDrive on your START, and your START is connected to your computer, 
your personal navigation information is continuously and automatically saved to your TomTom 
account. 
If you reset your START, or log in to MyDrive on a different device, your saved personal navigation 
information is restored to your START or the different device. 
The following personal navigation information is saved to your TomTom...

27 
 
 
 
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 of...

28 
 
 
 
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....

29 
 
 
 
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...

30 
 
 
 
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. 
Tip:...