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Taking the fastest route 
Your TomTom device regularly looks for a faster route to your destination. If the traffic situation 
changes and a faster route is found, your device offers to replan your journey so you can use the 
faster route. 
You can also set your device to automatically replan your journey whenever a faster route is found. 
To apply this setting, tap Traffic settings in the Traffic menu. 
To manually find and replan the fastest route to your destination, do the following: 
1. Tap the traffic sidebar. 
Tip: If you find that tapping the sidebar opens the Main menu instead of the traffic menu, try 
tapping the sidebar with your finger resting on the edge of the screen. 
A summary of traffic on your route is shown. 
2. Tap Options. 
3. Tap Minimise delays. 
Your device searches for the fastest route to your destination. 
The new route may include traffic delays. You can replan the route to avoid all traffic delays, 
but a route which avoids all delays will usually take longer than the fastest route. 
4. Tap Done.  
Setting the radio frequency for RDS-TMC information 
Note: Not all devices support setting the radio frequency. 
If you know the frequency of a particular radio station you want to use for RDS-TMC traffic 
information, you can set the frequency manually. To activate this feature, you must first enable 
manual tuning as follows: 
1. Tap the Traffic bar in the Driving View, tap Options, then tap Traffic settings. 
2. Select Tune manually by entering a frequency and then tap Done. 
Now you can enter the frequency of the radio station. 
3. Tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View. 
4. Tap Tune Manually. 
 
5. Enter the frequency of the radio station. 
6. Tap Done. 
Your TomTom navigation device looks for your radio station. If it doesnt find a radio station at the 
frequency you set, it automatically continues to search for the next available station.  
Minimising delays 
You can use TomTom Traffic to minimise the impact of traffic delays on your route. To minimise 
delays automatically, do the following: 
1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 
2. Tap Traffic. 
3. Tap Traffic settings. 
4. Choose between always taking the faster route automatically, being asked or never changing 
your route. 
5. Tap Next and then Done. 
6. Tap Minimise delays.  
						

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Your device plans the quickest route to your destination. The new route may include traffic 
delays and may remain the same as the original route. 
You can re-plan the route to avoid all delays, but this route is unlikely to be the quickest 
possible route. 
7. Tap Done.  
Making commuting to work easier 
The Home to work or Work to home buttons in the Show home-work traffic menu lets you check 
your route to and from work with one tap of a button. 
When you use either of these buttons, your device plans a route between your home and work 
locations and checks the route for possible delays. 
The first time you use Home to work, you must set your traffic home and work locations by doing 
the following: 
1. Tap the traffic sidebar to open the Traffic menu. 
Note: If you already have a route planned, a summary of traffic incidents on your route is 
shown. Tap Options to open the Traffic menu. 
2. Tap Show home-work traffic. 
3. Set your home location and your work location. 
If you have already set the locations and want to change them, tap Change home-work. 
 
You can now use the Home to work and Work to home buttons. 
Note: The home location you set here is not the same as the home location you can set in the 
Settings Menu. In addition, the locations you use here do not have to be your actual home and 
work locations. If there is another route that you often travel, you can set Work/Home to use 
these locations instead. 
 
For example, to check for delays on your route home before you leave the office, do the following: 
1. Tap the traffic sidebar to open the Traffic menu. 
Note: If you already have a route planned, a summary of traffic incidents on your route is 
shown. Tap Options to open the Traffic menu. 
2. Tap Show home-work traffic. 
3. Tap Work to home then tap Done.  
						

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The Driving View is shown and a message is displayed telling you about traffic incidents on this 
route. The Traffic sidebar also shows any delays.  
Getting more information about an incident 
To check for delays on your route, tap Show traffic on route in the Traffic menu. Your navigation 
device shows a summary of the traffic delays on your route. 
The total includes any delays due to traffic incidents and those due to busy roads, with information 
provided by IQ Routes. 
Tap Minimise delays to check if you can reduce the delay. 
 
Tap the left and right arrow buttons to move through each incident in turn, viewing the details of 
each one. This includes the type of incident, for example road works, and the length of delay 
caused by this incident. 
 
You can also access the details about individual incidents by tapping View map in the Main Menu 
and then tapping on the traffic incident symbol. 
When shown on the map, a traffic incident starts with an icon. In the case of a traffic queue, the 
direction of the incident is from the icon towards the other end.  
Checking traffic incidents in your area 
Get an overview of the traffic situation in your area, using the map. To find local incidents and 
their details, do the following: 
1. Tap the traffic sidebar then tap Options to open the Traffic menu. 
2. Tap View map. 
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3. If the map does not show your location, tap the marker to centre the map on your current 
location. 
The map shows traffic incidents in the area. 
 
4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. 
A screen is shown that gives you detailed information about the incident you chose. To display 
information about surrounding incidents use the left and right arrows at the bottom of this 
screen.  
Changing traffic settings 
Use the Traffic settings button to choose how traffic information works on your navigation device. 
1. Tap the traffic sidebar then tap Options to open the Traffic menu. 
2. Tap Traffic settings. 
 
3. If you are using an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver, you will be able to select the setting Tune 
manually by entering a frequency. If you select this option, the button Tune manually is 
shown in the Traffic menu. Tap Tune manually to enter the frequency of a particular radio 
station you want to use for RDS-TMC traffic information 
4. If a faster route is found while you are driving, Traffic can replan your journey to use the faster 
route. Select one of the following options and then tap Done. 
 Always switch to that route 
 Ask me if I want that route 
 Never change my route  
Traffic incidents 
Traffic incidents and warnings are shown on the map, in the Driving View and on the Traffic sidebar. 
To find out more about an incident, tap View Map in the Main Menu. Tap on a traffic incident 
symbol on the map to see information about that incident. To display information about surrounding 
incidents, use the left and right arrows at the bottom of the screen. 
There are two types of incident and warning signs: 
 Symbols shown in a red square are traffic incidents. Your navigation device can replan to avoid 
them. 
 Symbols shown in a red triangle are weather related. Your device does not replan to avoid these 
warnings. 
Traffic incident symbols:  
						

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Accident 
 
Road works 
 
One or more lanes closed 
 
Road closed 
 
Traffic incident 
 
Traffic jam 
Weather related symbols: 
 
Fog 
 
Rain 
 
Wind 
 
Ice 
 
Snow 
 
 
 
Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that 
you avoid using a traffic service. 
 
Traffic menu 
To open the Traffic menu, tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View then tap Options, or tap 
Traffic in the Services menu. 
The following buttons are available: 
 
Minimise traffic 
delays  
Tap this button to re-plan your route based on the latest traffic 
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Show home-work 
traffic  
Tap this button to calculate the quickest route from your home location to 
your place of work and back. 
 
Show traffic on 
route  
Tap this button for an overview of traffic incidents along your route. 
Tap the left and right buttons for more detailed information about each 
incident. 
Tap Minimise delays to replan your route and avoid the traffic incidents 
that are shown on the map. 
 
View map  
Tap this button to browse the map and see the traffic incidents shown on 
the map. 
 
Traffic settings  
Tap this button to change your settings for how the Traffic service works 
on your device. 
 
Read aloud traffic 
info  
Tap this button to hear spoken information about traffic incidents on your 
route. 
Note: Your TomTom device must have a computer voice installed to 
read information aloud. 
  
						

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About Speed Cameras 
Note: You may be able to use LIVE Services when travelling abroad. LIVE Services are not 
available in all countries or regions, and not all LIVE Services are available in all countries or 
regions. For more information on available services, go to tomtom.com/services. 
The Speed Cameras service warns you about a range of speed cameras and safety alerts including 
the following: 
 Fixed speed camera locations. 
 Accident blackspot locations. 
 Mobile speed camera locations. 
 Average speed check camera locations. 
 Traffic light camera locations. 
 Ungated railway crossings. 
Note: In France, no warnings are given for individual cameras or different types of camera. It is 
only possible to warn about danger zones. Danger zones are areas where there may be cameras. 
Its possible to report or confirm the location of danger zones, but its not possible to remove 
them. 
 
Speed camera warnings 
By default, warnings are given 15 seconds before you reach a speed camera location. To change the 
warning sound and when to be warned, tap Alert settings in the Speed Cameras menu. 
You are warned in three ways: 
 Your device plays a warning sound. 
 The type of speed camera and your distance from the camera location is shown in the Driving 
View. If a speed restriction has been reported for the camera, the speed is also shown in the 
Driving View. 
 The location of the speed camera is shown on the map. 
Note: For average speed cameras, you are warned by a combination of icons and sounds at the 
start, middle and end of the average speed check zone. 
 
Changing the way you are warned 
 
Alert settings 
 
 
To change the way your TomTom device warns you about speed cameras, 
tap the Alert settings button. 
You can set under which conditions you are warned and what type of 
sound will be played. 
For example, to change the sound that is played when you approach a 
fixed speed camera, do the following: 
1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 
2. Tap Speed Cameras. 
3. Tap Alert settings. 
A list of speed camera types is displayed. A speaker is shown next to 
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the speed camera types that have been set for an alert. 
4. Tap Fixed cameras. 
5. Tap Next. 
6. Tap the sound you want to be used for the warning. 
Tips: To switch off warning sounds for a camera type, tap Silence in 
step 7 above. You still see a warning in the Driving View if you switch 
off the warning sound. 
7. Tap Done to save your changes.  
Speed camera symbols 
Speed cameras are shown as symbols in the Driving View. 
When you approach an area where an alert is located, you see a symbol and a warning sound is 
played. 
You can change the warning sound that is issued before reaching the alert. 
  
Fixed speed camera 
  
Traffic light camera 
  
Toll road camera 
  
Restricted road camera - located on a minor road that reduces traffic on a 
larger road 
  
Other camera 
  
Mobile camera hotspot 
  
Average speed check  
						

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Accident black spot 
  
Bi-directional speed camera 
  
Ungated railway crossing 
 
Report button 
To show the report button in the Driving View, do the following: 
1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 
2. Tap Speed Cameras. 
3. Tap Show report button. 
4. Tap Back. 
The report button is shown on left-hand side of the Driving View or if you are already using the 
quick menu, its added to the buttons available in the quick menu. 
Tip: To hide the report button, tap Hide report button in the Speed Cameras menu. 
 
Reporting a new speed camera while on the move 
To report a speed camera on the move, do the following: 
1. Tap the report button shown in the Driving View or in the quick menu to record the location of 
the camera. 
If you tap the report button within 20 seconds of receiving a speed camera warning, you get the 
option to add a camera or remove a camera. Tap Add camera. 
2. Tap Fixed camera or Mobile camera, depending on the type of camera you are reporting. 
3. Select the camera location on the map and confirm that it is correct. 
4. Tap the type of fixed camera you want to report, for example, a traffic light camera. 
Note: If the type of camera you choose has a speed restriction, you can also enter the speed. 
You see a message confirming that a report has been created.  
Reporting a new speed camera while at home 
You do not need to be at the location of a speed camera to report the new location. To report a 
new speed camera location while you are at home, do the following: 
1. Tap Services in the Main Menu on your navigation device. 
2. Tap Speed Cameras. 
3. Tap Report safety camera. 
4. Tap Fixed camera or Mobile camera depending upon the type of speed camera. 
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6. Tap Yes to confirm the location of the camera. 
7. Tap on the type of camera you want to report and if necessary, choose the speed restriction for 
the camera. 
You see a message confirming that a report has been created.  
Reporting incorrect camera alerts 
You may receive an alert for a camera that is no longer there. To report an incorrect camera alert, 
do the following: 
Note: You can only report an incorrect camera alert while you are at the location. 
1. While you are at the location of the missing camera, tap Report in the Driving View. 
Note: This must be done within 20 seconds of receiving the camera alert. 
2. Tap No when asked if the camera still exists. 
Note: Its possible to report or confirm the location of danger zones, but its not possible to 
remove them. 
 
Types of fixed speed camera you can report 
When you report a fixed speed camera, you can select the type of fixed camera you are reporting. 
These are the different types of fixed speed camera: 
 
Speed camera  
This type of speed camera checks the speed of passing vehicles. 
 
Traffic light 
camera  
This type of camera checks for vehicles breaking traffic rules at traffic 
lights. 
 
Toll road camera  
This type of camera monitors traffic at toll road barriers. 
 
Average speed 
check  
This type of speed camera checks the average speed of vehicles between 
two fixed points. 
 
Vehicle restriction  
This type of camera checks traffic on roads where access is restricted.