TomTom Vio User Manual

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Tip: If you enter a house number that is not found, then the number appears red. The nearest 
house number that is found is shown in the Ride button. You can enter a new house number, 
or you can select Ride to ride to the nearest house number. 
6. For a POI or a contact, the location is shown on the map. 
7. Select Ride. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device. 
Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. (Android only.) 
Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. (Android only.) 
 
Planning a route to a city centre 
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 a city centre using search, do the following: 
1. Tap Search at the top of the VIO app map. 
2. Enter the name of the city you want to plan a route to. 
 
You can search for a town, city, or postcode. 
Tip: To search for a specific city you can use the citys postcode or the country. For example, 
searching for Essen will return many results. If you search for Essen 2910 or Essen Belgium then 
that city will be at the top of the results. You can then search in the city. 
Tip: When searching, the whole map is searched. If you want to change how the search is 
done, select the button to the right of the search box. You can then change where the search 
is done, for example, to being along the route or in a city. 
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:  
  
						

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4. Select the city in the Addresses column. 
 
5. Select the Points of Interest column, then Select the city centre POI. 
The city centre location is shown on the map. 
 
6. Select Ride. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device. 
Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. (Android only.) 
Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. (Android only.) 
 
Planning a route using the map 
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 using the map, do the following: 
1. On the VIO app map, move the map and zoom in until you can see the destination that you want 
to navigate to.  
						

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Tip: You can also select a map symbol to open the pop-up menu, then select the Ride button 
to plan a route to that location. 
2. When you have found your destination on the map, select it by pressing and holding the screen 
for about one second.  
A pop-up menu shows the nearest address. 
 
3. Select Ride. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device. 
Tip: Select the pop-up menu to use the location other ways, such as adding it to My Places. 
 
Planning a route using My Places 
Tip: Its easier to select a saved location directly from your VIO device. 
To navigate to one of My Places from your current location, do the following: 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select My Places. 
 
A list of all your saved Places opens. 
3. Select the Place you want to navigate to.  
						

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Your chosen Place is shown on the map with a pop-up menu. 
 
4. Select Ride. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device.  
Selecting a saved location on your VIO device 
You can plan a route to a recent destination or a saved location directly from your device - your 
phone can stay in your pocket. Your app and device must both be on, and your device must be 
connected with your phone. 
You can edit your recent destinations and your saved places in My Places in the VIO app. 
Note: You cant plan a route to a new location. You must do that in the VIO app. 
1. Tap the device arrival panel at the top of the device screen to open the menu. 
 
2. Select a location in the one of the following ways: 
 Select Recents, then swipe left or tap the right side to find the recent destination you want 
to ride to. 
 Swipe left or tap the right side find a saved place you want to ride to. 
3. Tap the recent destination or saved place.  
						

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A route is planned to your chosen location. The route is shown on the VIO app and device. 
 
4. Just start riding. 
Guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device or tap Ride.  
Planning a route to a MyPlaces contact 
Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
Note: This feature is only available in the VIO app for Android. On both app versions you can 
search for a contact. 
Note: To plan a route using a contact in your smartphone contacts app, the contact must have a 
full address. 
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.  
 
2. Select My Places. 
 
3. Select Contacts then select a contact from the list. 
The contact’s address is shown on the map. 
Note: If your contact has multiple addresses, all the locations are shown on the map. Select a 
location to show the address. 
4. Select Ride. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device.  
Planning a route from your contacts app 
Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
Note: This feature is only available in the VIO app for Android. 
Note: To plan a route using a contact in your smartphone contacts app, the contact must have a 
full address. 
To plan a route using a contact in your smartphone contacts app, do the following:  
						

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1. Open the contacts app on your phone. 
2. Select the contact you want to plan a route to. 
3. Select the contacts address. 
The option screen opens. 
4. Select the VIO button. 
The VIO opens and the contacts address is shown on the map. 
5. Select Ride. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device.  
Planning a route using coordinates 
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 using a pair of coordinates, do the following: 
1. Tap Search at the top of the VIO app map. 
2. Select the type of search button. 
 
3. Select Latitude Longitude. 
4. Type in your pair of coordinates. You can enter any of these coordinate types: 
 Decimal values, for example: 
N 51.51000      W 0.13454 
51.51000     -0.13454 
Tip: For decimal values you dont have to use a letter to indicate the latitude and longi-
tude. For locations west of the 0 meridian and locations south of the equator, use a minus 
sign (-) before the coordinate. 
 Degrees, minutes and seconds, for example: 
N 51°30′31″      W 0°08′34″ (Android) 
N 51d30′31″      W 0d08′34″ (iPhone) 
 GPS standard coordinates, for example: 
N 51 30.525      W 0 08.569 
Note: The bar below the coordinates goes red if you enter coordinates that are not recognised 
by your VIO. 
5. As you type in the coordinates, suggestions are shown based on what you have entered. 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:  
 
6. Select a suggestion for your destination. 
The location is shown on the map. 
7. Select Ride. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device. 
Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. (Android only.)  
						

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Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. (Android only.) 
 
Planning a route using a mapcode 
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 using a mapcode, do the following: 
1. Tap Search at the top of the VIO app map. 
2. Enter your mapcode. You can enter any of these mapcode types: 
 International, for example, WH6SL.TR10.  
 Country-specific, for example, GBR 8MH.51. 
 Alternative country-specific, for example, GBR 28.Y6VH or GBR LDGZ.VXR. 
Tip: All the mapcodes in this example are for the same location - Edinburgh Castle in the UK. 
See About mapcodes for information on how to get a mapcode for a location.  
3. As you type in the mapcode, suggestions are shown based on what you have entered. 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 the map code. 
5. Select Ride. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device.  
Finding an alternative route 
Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
Note: This feature is only available in the VIO app for Android. 
To find an alternative route, do the following:  
1. Plan a route as usual. 
2. On the VIO app map, select the route itself. 
3. Select the pop-up menu button to open the menu. 
4. Select Alternative Route and then select Find alternative. 
Up to three alternative routes are shown on the map view. Each alternative route shows the 
difference in travel time in a balloon. 
Tip: Information from the Traffic service is used when calculating alternative routes. Any route 
that is 50% longer in time than the original route is not shown.  
						

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Tip: You can also select Current Route in the Main Menu, followed by Find Alternative.  
 
5. Select your chosen route by tapping on the time balloon or route line. 
Guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device.  
Planning a route in advance 
You can plan a route in advance before you drive it. You can save the route as part of your My 
Routes list (Android only).  
To plan a route in advance, do the following: 
1. Tap Search at the top of the VIO app map. 
2. Search for the location you want to plan a route to. 
Tip: You can also select a location directly from the map. 
Tip: Stops, POIs, Places and the destination can all be selected as starting points using their 
pop-up menus. 
3. Select the location from the list of search results. 
4. Select Show on Map. 
5. Select the pop-up menu button, then select Use as Starting Point. 
6. Repeat the search steps to choose your destination. 
7. Select Ride. 
Your route is planned using your chosen starting point and destination. The estimated journey 
time and distance are shown in the route bar. 
Tip: You can save the route in My Routes. (Android only.) 
8. To drive to the starting point, select Ride to Route in the Current Route menu. 
The starting point of the route is converted to your first stop and then the route is planned. 
Guidance to your destination begins    on your VIO device from your current location.  
Finding a petrol station 
Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving.  
						

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To find a petrol station, do the following: 
1. Tap Search at the top of the VIO app map.  
2. Enter petrol station. 
3. Select the type of search button and choose the location you want to search for a petrol 
station, for example Near me, or Along route if you have a route planned. 
 
4. Select the Points of Interest column, then select a suggestion from the column. 
Tip: Select the POI Petrol station group to show all petrol stations near your selected location. 
Tap this button to show the petrol stations on the map: 
 
The map opens showing the locations of petrol stations. 
 
 
5. Select a petrol station symbol from the map.  
						

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A pop-up opens on the map showing the name of the petrol station. 
 
6. Select Ride. 
A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins on your VIO device. 
Tip: If you have a route planned, select the pop-up menu then select Add to Current Route. 
Your current route is then recalculated to include the petrol station as a stop. (Android only.)