TomTom Via 16 2 Reference Manual

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Avoiding part of a route 
If part of a road is blocked or you wish to avoid part of a route, you can select a specific section of 
a route to avoid. 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select Current Route. 
 
3. Select Avoid Part of Route. 
 
A screen opens showing a list of the sections that comprise your current route. 
4. Select the section of the route that you want to avoid. 
A preview shows you the section you have chosen on the map. 
5. Select Avoid. 
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Route features 
You can choose to avoid some features that are on your currently planned route. You can avoid the 
following route features: 
 Toll Roads 
 Ferries and car shuttle trains 
 Carpool Lanes 
 Unpaved Roads 
Note: Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOV lanes) and are 
not present in every country. To travel on these lanes, you may need to have more than one 
person in the car, for example, or the car may need to use environmentally-friendly fuel....

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5. Select Add to Current Route. 
 
Your route is recalculated to include your stop.  
Deleting a stop from your route 
1. Press the switch view button to show the map. 
Your complete route is shown on the map. 
2. In the route bar, press the stop you want to delete. 
The map zooms in to the stop and shows a pop-up menu. 
Tip: If you select the wrong stop press the back button to return to the map. 
3. Select Delete This Stop. 
The stop is deleted and your route is recalculated.   
Skipping the...

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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 
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Using GPX files  
There are several things you can do with your GPX file:  
 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...

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5. Edit the name of the route so that you can easily recognise it. 
6. 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. 
 
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Note: The route from the original starting point up to the new starting point is removed from the 
route.  
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...

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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. 
 
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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. 
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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...