TomTom Vio User Manual

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Lane closure 
 
Road closure 
 
Advanced Lane Guidance 
Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. 
Advanced Lane Guidance 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 VIO device. 
 
 
Tip: To close the lane image, tap the device screen. 
 
Approaching a traffic jam warning 
A warning is given as you approach a traffic jam. You are warned in several ways: 
 The VIO device screen shows the traffic jam warning symbol. 
 You hear a warning sound. 
To change the way you are warned, select Sounds & Warnings in the Settings menu.  
						

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About search 
You use search to find a wide range of places and then navigate to them. You can search for the 
following: 
 A specific address, for example, 123 Oxford Street, London. 
 A partial address, for example, Oxford st Lon. 
 A type of place, for example, petrol station or restaurant. 
 A place by name, for example, Starbucks. 
 A postcode, for example, W1D 1LL for Oxford Street, London. 
 A city to navigate to a city centre, for example, London. 
 A POI (Point of Interest) near your current location, for example, restaurant near me. 
 A contact in your smartphone contacts app. 
 A mapcode, for example, WH6SL.TR10 
 Latitude and longitude coordinates, for example, 
N 51°30′31″      W 0°08′34″. 
Tip: To search for a specific street in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands, type in a postcode, 
then leave a space and then type in the house number. For example, 1017CT 35. For other 
countries, postcodes are area-based and will give you a list of matching cities, towns and streets 
in your search results. 
 
Entering search terms 
Tap the search bar at the top of the VIO app to start searching for addresses, POIs or contacts.  
 
The search screen opens showing the device keyboard and the following buttons: 
Using Quick Search  
						

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Tip: Hide the phone keyboard to show the whole search screen. 
 
1. Back button 
Select this button to go back to the previous screen. 
2. Search input box 
Enter your search term here. As you type, matching addresses, POIs and contacts are found. 
3. Search results list 
Select Addresses, Points of Interest or Contacts to show the results column, or swipe left or 
right. 
4. Type of search button 
By default, the whole of the current map is searched. Once you have used search, the last 
search type you selected is used. Select this button to change the type of search to any of the 
following: 
  
Whole map 
Select this option to search the whole of your current map with no 
limit to the search radius. Your current location is the centre of the 
search. The results are ranked by exact match. 
  
Near me 
Select this option to search with your current GPS location as the 
search centre. The results are ranked by distance.  
						

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In town or city 
Select this option to use a town or city as the centre for your search. 
You need to enter the town or city name using the keyboard. When 
you have selected the town or city from the results list, you can 
search for an address or POI in that city. 
  
Along route 
When a route has been planned, you can select this option to search 
along your route for a specific type of location, for example, petrol 
stations. When prompted, enter the type of location and then select it 
in the right-hand column to carry out the search. 
  
Near destination 
When a route has been planned, you can select this option to use your 
destination as the centre for your search.  
  
Latitude Longitude 
Select this option to enter a pair of latitude longitude coordinates. 
5. Map button 
Select this button to return to the app map. 
6. List/map button 
Select this button to switch between showing the results in a list or showing the results on the 
app map. 
7. Show/hide keyboard button 
Select this button to show the keyboard. Hide the keyboard using your phones hide keyboard 
function. 
Tip: To cancel a search, select the map button or the back button. 
 
Working with search results 
Your search results are shown in the columns Addresses, Points of Interest and Contacts. Select a 
column or swipe left or right to show the column. 
Address and city matches are shown in the Addresses column, and POIs, types of POIs and Places 
are shown in the Points of Interest column. The Contacts column shows contacts that are in your 
phones Contacts app. 
Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list. 
Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the 
list/map button:  
 
Select an address from the list of search results. You can choose to show it on the map, add a 
crossroad or plan a route to that chosen location. To get an exact address you can add the house 
number.  
						

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If you show the result on the map, you can use the pop-up menu to add the location to My Places. 
Note: The best search results are shown on the map. When you zoom in, the lower ranked search 
results are gradually shown. 
 
About postcodes 
When searching using a postcode, your results depend on the type of postcode used in the country 
that you are searching in. 
The following types of postcodes are used: 
 Postcodes that navigate you to a street or part of a street. 
 Postcodes that navigate you to an area comprising, for example, a single town, several villages 
in a rural area or a district in a large city. 
Postcodes for streets 
Countries such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom use this type of postcode. When you 
search using this type of postcode, enter the postcode, then leave a space and then optionally enter 
the house number. For example, 1017CT 35. Your device then plans a route to a specific house or 
building on a specific street. 
Postcodes for areas 
Countries such as Germany, France and Belgium use this type of postcode. If you search using a 
postcode for an area, your results include all the streets in a city district, the whole town, or the 
villages within that postcode.    
You may get results from multiple countries if you enter a postcode for an area.  
Note: If you search using a postcode for an area, you will not get a specific address in your 
results. 
This type of postcode is still very useful in reducing the number of search results. For example, a 
search for Neustadt in Germany returns a long list of possible results. Adding a space followed by 
the postcode for an area narrows the results down to the Neustadt that you are looking for. 
As another example, if you want to search in a city, enter a postcode for an area and select the city 
centre you are searching for from the results.   
						

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About mapcodes 
In countries where roads and houses have no names or addresses, you can use a mapcode instead. A 
mapcode represents a location.  
Every location on Earth, including those in the sea like islands and oil rigs, can be represented by a 
mapcode. Mapcodes are short, and easy to recognise, remember and communicate. They are 
precise to a few metres, which is good enough for every-day use.  
Go to mapcode.com for instructions on how to find the mapcode for a location. 
Mapcodes are more precise and more flexible than the address on a business card. You can choose a 
location that you want to associate with your address, for example, the main entrance or the 
entrance to a car park.  
List of POI type icons 
  
Legal and financial services 
 
Court house 
 
Cash dispenser 
 
Legal - Solicitors 
 
Financial institution 
 
Legal - other services   
Food services 
 
Convenience store 
 
Fast food restaurant 
 
Restaurant 
 
Chinese restaurant 
Accommodation 
 
Hotel or motel 
 
Luxury hotel 
 
Camping ground 
 
Economy chain hotel 
Emergency services 
 
Hospital or polyclinic 
 
Dentist  
						

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Police station 
 
Veterinarian 
 
Doctor 
 
Fire station 
Car-related services 
 
Outside parking 
 
Petrol station 
 
Parking garage 
 
Car wash 
 
Car dealer 
 
Vehicle inspection centre 
 
Rental car facility 
 
Electrical car charging 
point(s) 
 
Rental car parking 
 
Car repair facility 
Other services 
 
Embassy 
 
Pet services 
 
Government office 
 
Telecommunication 
 
Company 
 
Community service 
 
Post office 
 
Pharmacy 
 
Shopping centre 
 
Beauty services 
 
Tourist information office 
 
Shop 
Education  
						

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College or university 
 
School 
 
Library 
 
Convention centre 
Leisure 
 
Casino 
 
Winery 
 
Theatre 
 
Tourist attraction 
 
Cinema 
 
Zoo 
 
Concert hall 
 
Amusement park 
 
Museum 
 
Exhibition centre 
 
Opera 
 
Cultural centre 
 
Nightlife 
 
Leisure centre 
 
Childrens Farm  
Sport 
 
Playing field 
 
Swimming pool 
 
Mountain peak 
 
Water sports 
 
Beach 
 
Tennis court  
						

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Park or recreation area 
 
Ice skating rink 
 
Yacht basin or marina 
 
Sports centre 
 
Stadium 
 
Golf course 
Religion 
 
Church 
 
Place of worship 
Travel 
 
Railway station 
 
Mountain pass 
 
Airport 
 
Scenic or panoramic view 
 
Ferry terminal 
 
Postcode 
Note: Not used in all 
countries. 
 
Border crossing 
 
Residential area 
 
Bus station 
 
City centre 
 
Toll gate 
 
Electrical car charging 
stations 
 
Rest area 
 
Truck stop 
  
						

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Planning a route to an address, a POI or a contact using search 
Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
To plan a route to an address using search, do the following: 
1. Tap Search at the top of the VIO app map. 
2. Enter the name of the address, Point of Interest or contact you want to plan a route to. 
   
You can search for an address, town, city, postcode, mapcode, POI name or contact name. 
Note: When searching, the whole map is searched. If you want to change how the search is 
done, select the button below the search box. You can then change where the search is done, 
for example, to being along the route or in a city. 
Note: To plan a route using a contact in your smartphone contacts app, the contact must have 
a full address. 
3. As you type the address, suggestions based on what you have entered are shown in columns. You 
can continue typing or select a suggestion. 
Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list. 
Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the 
list/map button:  
 
4. Select Addresses, Points of Interest or Contacts to see the suggestions for each column, then 
select a suggestion. 
5. For an address, you can enter the house number if you have one. 
Planning a route