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About My Routes 
My Routes provides an easy way to save and retrieve routes and tracks. 
You may want to use My Routes in one or more of the following situations: 
 While working - Your job involves driving several routes with multiple stops on a daily basis. 
Your routes can change and you need to be flexible and be able to change the order of your 
stops or change the planned route.  
 While on holiday - You are going on holiday and want to plan and save a route. Your route 
includes scenic roads, stops at various hotels, and other places like tourist attractions. 
 While touring - You want to follow a tour you have downloaded from the Internet, or drive a 
route another user has shared with you. 
 While commuting to work - You want to add one or two regular stops between home and work. 
Your route back home in the evening is the reverse of your route to work in the morning. 
Routes can be created and saved on your START or in MyDrive. You can also use a tool such as Tyre 
Pro to create and edit routes and tracks. 
About routes and tracks 
The term route includes two types of route from one place to another: 
 Routes have a starting point and a destination, and perhaps some stops. Your device calculates 
your preferred type of route between all these points, for example, the fastest or most eco-
nomical. You can edit a route by, for example, adding stops or moving the starting point. Routes 
can be imported but cannot be exported from your device. 
 
 Tracks also have a starting point and a destination, but have no stops. Your route follows the 
track as closely as possible, ignoring your preferred type of route and traffic conditions. You can 
only edit tracks using tools such as Tyre Pro. Tracks can be imported and exported from your 
device. 
  
Tip: Tracks have a dotted arrow! 
  
About GPX and ITN files 
GPX files (GPS exchange format) 
GPX files contain a very detailed recording of where you have been on your track, including any 
off-road locations. GPX files become tracks after import. 
Using GPX files  
There are several things you can do with your GPX file:  
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 Use a tool such as Tyre Pro to view your track file.  
 Export to a memory card or directly to your computer, then use your computer to view the file 
using software such as Google Earth.  
Note: While viewing your recording, you may notice that the recorded GPS locations do not 
always correspond with the roads. This can happen for several reasons. Firstly, your device 
tries to keep the files small and this can cause a slight loss of data precision. Secondly, your 
device records the actual data from the GPS chip for an accurate representation of where 
you’ve been, rather than what you see on your screen. Thirdly, the software with which you 
view the recording may have the maps misaligned.  
 Share the file with friends by exporting it.  
Note: Tracks can be imported and exported. 
 
ITN files (TomToms own Itinerary file format) 
An ITN file contains less detail than a GPX file. An ITN file can contain a maximum of 255 locations 
which is enough to recreate a route accurately. ITN files become routes after import. 
Using ITN files 
There are several things you can do with your ITN file:  
 You can import an ITN file onto your TomTom START so you can travel that same route again 
and get navigation instructions.  
 Use tools such as Tyre Pro to view your route.  
Note: Routes can be imported but cannot exported. 
 
Saving a route 
1. Plan a route in advance. 
Tip: If you cannot see your planned route on the map view, select the back button to show 
your route.  
2. Select the route. 
3. Select the pop-up menu button to open the menu. 
 
4. Select Manage Route. 
5. Select Add to My Routes. 
The name of the route is shown in the edit screen. 
6. Edit the name of the route so that you can easily recognise it.  
						

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7. Select Add to save your route in the My Routes list. 
Tip: You can also save a route using the Add to My Routes button in the Current Route menu. 
 
Navigating using a saved route 
To navigate using a previously saved route, do the following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select a route from your list. 
The route is shown on the map view. 
 
3. To navigate to the start of the saved route, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you 
are using. 
The starting point of the saved route is converted to your first stop and then the route is 
planned. Guidance to your destination begins from your current location. As soon as you start 
driving, the guidance view is shown automatically. 
 
Tip: There are two other ways to navigate using a saved route: 
Select the starting point of the route. When the pop-up menu opens, select Change to a Stop. 
Alternatively, select Drive to Route or Ride to Route in the Current Route menu. 
 
Navigating to a stop on a saved route 
You can navigate from your current location to a stop on your saved route instead of to the start of 
the saved route. The stop is changed to the start of your route. Your new starting point might be 
one closer to your current location, or you might just want to make your route shorter. 
Note: The route from the original starting point up to the new starting point is removed from the 
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Note: Your original route in My Routes is not changed. If you want to see the whole route, select 
the route again in My Routes. 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select a route from your list. 
The route is shown on the map view. 
 
3. Select the stop that you want to use as your starting point, then select the pop-up menu button 
to open the menu. 
 
4. Select Start Route From Here. 
Your route is calculated from the new starting point. 
 
5. Select Drive/Ride.  
						

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The starting point of your route is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned 
from your current location. Guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, 
the guidance view is shown automatically. 
 
Tip: There are two other ways to navigate using a saved route: 
Select the starting point of the route. When the pop-up menu opens, select Change to a Stop. 
Alternatively, select Drive to Route or Ride to Route in the Current Route menu. 
 
Adding a stop to a saved route using the map 
Note: You can also press and hold a location on the map and select Add to Current Route from 
the pop-up menu. 
1. Press the switch view button to show the map. 
Your complete route is shown on the map. 
2. Select the route. 
3. Select the pop-menu button to open the menu. 
 
4. Select Manage Stops. 
5. Select Add Stop to Route. 
6. Select your new stop on the map. 
Tip: If you know the name of your new stop, you can use Search to select your stop instead of 
using the map. 
7. Select the Add Stop button to add this location as a stop. 
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Tip: To update the saved route in your My Routes list with the changes, select the route om 
the map then select Save Changes to Route in the pop-up menu. 
 
Recording a track 
You can record a track while you drive, with or without a route planned. After recording, you can 
then export your track so that you can share it with others or view it using tools such as Tyre Pro. 
To record a track, do the following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select Start Recording. 
A red dot appears in the lower right-hand corner of the screen and initially flashes 3 times to 
show that you are now recording. The dot remains on the screen until you stop recording. 
2. To stop recording, select Stop Recording in the Main Menu. 
3. Enter a name for your track or you can leave it at the suggested date-time combination. 
4. Select Add or Finished, depending on the device you are using. 
5. Your track is saved in My Routes. 
Note: You can export tracks as GPX files and save them on a memory card for sharing with 
others. 
 
Navigating using a track 
You can import tracks on to your START using MyDrive. To navigate using an imported track, do the 
following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select a track from your list. 
The track route is shown on the map view. 
  
						

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3. Select the track, then select the pop-up menu. 
 
4. Select Drive to Starting Point. 
The starting point of the track is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned. 
Guidance to your destination begins from your current location. As soon as you start driving, the 
guidance view is shown automatically. 
Note: You see two different colours on the map for your route and track. You see one colour 
for the route from your current location to the starting point, and another second colour for 
the track.  
Tip: There are two other ways to navigate using a saved route: 
Select the starting point of the route. When the pop-up menu opens, select Drive to Starting 
Point. 
Alternatively, select Drive to Starting Point or Ride to Route in the Current Track menu. 
 
Deleting a route or a track from My Routes 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select Edit List. 
3. Select the routes you want to delete. 
4. Select Delete.  
Exporting tracks to a memory card 
You can export tracks as GPX files and save them on a memory card for sharing with other users. 
Note: Currently, you can export only tracks from your START. 
To export one or more tracks, do the following: 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Routes. 
2. Select Share Tracks. 
Tip: Alternatively, when in map view, select a track and select Share Track from the pop-up 
menu. 
3. Select one or more tracks from your list for export. 
Tip: To select or deselect all routes for export, select the pop-up menu button. 
4. Select Share then select Export to Memory Card. 
You see the message Saving. 
Tip: If there is not enough space on your memory card or your card is not formatted correctly, 
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5. When you see a message that your tracks have been exported successfully, remove your memory 
card to share your tracks with other users. 
Note: Each exported route is saved as a GPX file in the TomTom Routes folder on your 
memory card. 
 
Importing routes and tracks from a memory card 
You can import two types of files from a memory card: 
 GPX files - these become tracks after import. 
 ITN files - these become routes after import. 
ITN files are TomTom itinerary files. Other users can record itinerary files and and share them with 
you, or you can download both ITN and GPX files tools such as Tyre Pro. 
To import one or more routes and tracks from a memory card, do the following: 
1. Insert a memory card into the card slot on your TomTom START. 
If routes are found on your memory card, a message confirms this. 
2. Select Import Routes. 
3. Select one or more routes from the list on your memory card for import. 
4. Select Import. 
You see the message Importing tracks. Your routes are imported onto your device. 
5. When you see a message that your routes have been imported successfully, remove your 
memory card. 
6. To view your imported routes and tracks, select My Routes in the Main Menu.  
						

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About Map Share 
You can report map changes using Map Share. These map changes are then shared with other 
TomTom device users when they receive a map update. 
There are two ways to report a map change: 
 Select a location on the map and create the change report immediately. 
 Mark a location and create the change report later. 
To send your map change reports to TomTom, you must connect your START to your computer and 
use MyDrive Connect. 
All map changes are verified by TomTom. These verified changes are then available as part of the 
next map update which you can get when you connect your device to MyDrive Connect using a USB 
connection. 
Tip: If a road closure is reported using Map Share, the closure is verified and immediately shown 
by RDS-TMC Traffic. 
 
Creating a map change report 
Important: For safety reasons, do not enter the full details of a map change while you are driving. 
You can always mark the location and create the report later. 
To create a map change report, do the following: 
1. Press and hold to select the location of the map change on the map view. 
2. Select the pop-up menu button to open the menu. 
3. Select Report Map Error from the pop-up menu. 
 
4. Select the type of map change you want to apply. 
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Note: If you want to report a map change of a type not shown in the menu, use the Map Share 
Reporter at tomtom.com. 
 
5. Follow the instructions for your chosen type of map change. 
6. Select Report. 
7. Connect your START to MyDrive Connect to send your map change report to TomTom and 
receive map changes from other TomTom users.  
Creating a map change report from a marked location 
If you see a map inconsistency while you are driving, you can mark the location so you can report 
the change later. 
Tip: You can mark your current location even when you are driving. 
Important: Do not report map changes while you are driving. 
1. In the map view or the guidance view, select the current location symbol or the speed panel. 
The Quick Menu opens. 
 
2. Select Mark Location. 
The marked location is stored in My Places with the date and time you saved the location. 
3. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
4. Open the Marked locations folder and select the marked location. 
The marked location is shown on the map. 
5. Select Report Map Error from the pop-up menu. 
6. Select the type of map change you want to apply.