TomTom Start 606 Manual

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About lane guidance 
Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. 
Your TomTom navigation device helps you prepare for motorway exits and junctions by showing the 
correct driving lane for your planned route. 
As you approach an exit or junction, the lane you need is shown on the screen.  
Using lane guidance 
There are two types of lane guidance: 
 Lane images 
 
To turn lane images off, tap Settings in the Main menu, then tap Advanced settings. Clear the...

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Making changes to your route 
After you plan a route, you may want to change the route or even the destination. There are various 
ways to change your route without the need to completely replan the entire journey. 
To change the current route, tap Change route in the Main menu: 
 
Change route 
 
 
Tap this button to change the current route. 
This button is only shown while there is a planned route on your device. 
 
Change route menu 
To change the current route or your destination, tap one...

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Change destination  
Tap this button to change the current destination. 
When you change the destination, you are shown the same options and 
asked to enter the new address in the same way as when you plan a new 
route. 
 
Avoid part of route  
Tap this button to avoid part of the current route. 
You are shown a list of the street names on your route. When you tap one 
of the street names, your device calculates a detour to avoid the selected 
street. The route summary shows both the new...

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About viewing the map 
You can view the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map. The map shows 
your current location and many other locations such as Favourites and POIs. 
To view the map in this way, tap View map or View route in the Main menu. 
You view different locations on the map by moving the map across the screen. To move the map, 
touch the screen and drag your finger across the screen. If your device supports gestures, you can 
also zoom in and out by...

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Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiver. 
Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit 
tomtom.com/services. 
3. Marker 
A marker shows the distance to a location. Markers are coloured as follows: 
 Blue - points to your current location. This marker is grey if you lose your GPS signal. 
 Yellow - points to your home location. 
 Red - points to your destination.  
Tap a marker to centre the...

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Cursor menu 
The cursor can be used to do more than highlight a location on the map. 
Position the cursor on a location on the map, then tap the arrow and then tap one of the following 
buttons: 
 
Navigate there  
Tap this button to plan a route to the cursor position on the map. 
 
View location  
Tap this button to view information about the location on the map such as 
the address. 
 
Set marker position  
Tap this button to create your own green marker and place it at the cursor 
position....

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About Map Share 
Map Share helps you correct map errors. You can correct several types of map error. 
To make corrections to your own map, tap Map corrections in the Settings menu. 
Note: Map Share is not available in all regions. For more information, go to 
tomtom.com/mapshare. 
 
Correcting a map error 
Important: For safety reasons, do not enter the full details of a map correction while you are 
driving. Mark the location of the map error instead and enter the full details later. 
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4. Tap Done. 
Your device shows the street and whether the traffic is blocked or 
allowed in each direction. 
 
5. Tap one of the direction buttons to block or unblock the flow of traffic 
in that direction. 
6. Tap Done. 
 
Reverse traffic 
direction  
Tap this button to correct the traffic direction of a one-way street, where 
the direction of traffic is different from the direction shown on your map. 
Note: Reverse traffic direction only works for one-way streets. If you 
select a two-way...

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Add or remove 
roundabout  
Tap this button to add or remove a roundabout. 
 
Add missing POI  
Tap this button to add a new Point of Interest (POI). 
For example to add a new restaurant near to your current location: 
1. Tap Add missing POI. 
2. Tap Restaurant in the list of POI categories. 
3. Tap Near you. 
You can select the location by entering the address or by selecting the 
location on the map. Select Near you or Near home to open the map 
at your current location or at your Home...

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City  
Tap this button to report an error about a city, town or village. You can 
report the following types of error: 
 City is missing 
 Wrong city name 
 Alternative city name 
 Other 
 
Motorway 
entrance/exit  
Tap this button to report an error about a motorway entrance or exit. 
 
Postcode  
Tap this button to report an error about a postcode. 
 
Other  
Tap this button to report other types of corrections. 
These corrections are not immediately applied to your map but are saved...