TomTom GO User Manual

TomTom GO User Manual

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Contents

What's new

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New in this release ................................................................................................7 Video workshops ................................................................................................... 8

Get going

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Installing in your car ..............................................................................................9 Positioning the device ............................................................................................ 9 Switching on and off ..............................................................................................9 Safety Notice ..................................................................................................... 10 Setting up ......................................................................................................... 10 GPS reception .................................................................................................... 10 Sending information to TomTom .............................................................................. 10 Memory card slot ................................................................................................ 11 Device not starting .............................................................................................. 11 Charging your device ............................................................................................ 11 Caring for your GO............................................................................................... 11

TomTom services

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About TomTom services ........................................................................................ 13 Personal Area Networks ........................................................................................ 13

Connecting a smartphone

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Why do I want to connect a smartphone to my device? .................................................. 15 Connecting a smartphone ...................................................................................... 15 Disconnecting a smartphone ................................................................................... 16 Reconnecting a smartphone ................................................................................... 16 Unable to get a connection .................................................................................... 17

What's on the screen

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The map view..................................................................................................... 18 The guidance view ............................................................................................... 19 The route bar ..................................................................................................... 21

Distances and the route bar ............................................................................... 22 The quick menu .................................................................................................. 22 Navigation buttons............................................................................................... 23 Main Menu smaller buttons and symbols..................................................................... 25 Volume control ................................................................................................... 26 Using gestures .................................................................................................... 27 Changing the text and button size............................................................................ 27 Reordering the Main Menu buttons ........................................................................... 28

Traffic

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About TomTom Traffic .......................................................................................... 29 About RDS-TMC ................................................................................................... 29 The route bar ..................................................................................................... 29 Looking at traffic on the map ................................................................................. 30 Looking at traffic on your route............................................................................... 31 Traffic incidents ................................................................................................. 32

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Approaching a traffic jam warning ........................................................................... 33 Avoiding a traffic jam on your route ......................................................................... 33 Advanced Lane Guidance ....................................................................................... 34 Time-dependent speed limits ................................................................................. 34

Syncing using TomTom MyDrive

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About TomTom MyDrive ........................................................................................ 35 Logging in to MyDrive ........................................................................................... 35 Setting a destination using MyDrive .......................................................................... 36 Planning a route with stops using MyDrive .................................................................. 36 Showing a planned destination in MyDrive .................................................................. 37 Clearing a MyDrive destination ................................................................................ 37 Deleting a MyDrive destination from My Places ............................................................ 37 Set a phone contact as your destination using the MyDrive app ........................................ 37 Finding and syncing locations using MyDrive ................................................................ 38 Syncing My Places locations with MyDrive ................................................................... 38 Importing a community POI list ............................................................................... 38 Deleting a community POI list ................................................................................. 38 Importing a track GPX file...................................................................................... 39 Deleting a track GPX file ....................................................................................... 39 Saving and restoring your personal navigation information .............................................. 40

Using Quick Search

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About search...................................................................................................... 41 Planning a route to a POI using search....................................................................... 41 Planning a route to a POI using online search .............................................................. 43 Entering search terms........................................................................................... 45 Working with search results ................................................................................... 46 About postcodes ................................................................................................. 48 About mapcodes ................................................................................................. 48 List of POI type icons............................................................................................ 48

Planning a route

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Using destination prediction ................................................................................... 53 Planning a route to an address using search ................................................................ 53 Planning a route to a city centre ............................................................................. 55 Planning a route to a POI using search....................................................................... 57 Planning a route to a POI using online search .............................................................. 59 Planning a route using the map ............................................................................... 61 Planning a route using My Places ............................................................................. 62 Planning a route using coordinates ........................................................................... 63 Planning a route using a mapcode ............................................................................ 65 Finding an alternative route ................................................................................... 65 Planning a route in advance ................................................................................... 66 Finding a car park ............................................................................................... 68 Finding a petrol station ......................................................................................... 70

Changing your route

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The Current Route menu ....................................................................................... 72 Avoiding a blocked road ........................................................................................ 74 Avoiding part of a route ........................................................................................ 75 Types of route .................................................................................................... 75 Route features ................................................................................................... 75 Avoiding a route feature on your route ...................................................................... 76

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Adding a stop to your route from the current route menu ............................................... 76 Adding a stop to your route using the map ................................................................. 76 Deleting a stop from your route............................................................................... 77 Skipping the next stop on your route ........................................................................ 77 Reordering stops on a route ................................................................................... 77

My Routes

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About My Routes ................................................................................................. 78 About GPX and ITN files ........................................................................................ 78 Saving a route .................................................................................................... 79 Navigating using a saved route ................................................................................ 80 Navigating to a stop on a saved route ....................................................................... 80 Adding a stop to a saved route using the map .............................................................. 82 Recording a track ................................................................................................ 83 Navigating using a track ........................................................................................ 83 Deleting a route or a track from My Routes................................................................. 84 Exporting tracks to a memory card ........................................................................... 84 Importing routes and tracks from a memory card ......................................................... 85

Voice control (Speak&Go)

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About voice control.............................................................................................. 86 Starting voice control ........................................................................................... 86 Making your own wake-up phrase ............................................................................. 86 The voice control screen ....................................................................................... 87 Some tips for using voice control ............................................................................. 88 What you can use voice control for........................................................................... 88 Saying commands in different ways .......................................................................... 88 Entering an address using voice control ..................................................................... 89 Going to home using voice control ........................................................................... 89 Going to a POI using voice control ............................................................................ 90 Changing a setting using voice control ....................................................................... 90 Talking to Siri or Google NowTM ................................................................................ 91

Map Share

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About Map Share ................................................................................................. 92 Creating a map change report................................................................................. 92 Creating a map change report from a marked location................................................... 93 Types of map change............................................................................................ 94

Speed Cameras

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About speed cameras ........................................................................................... 97 Crossing into another area or country ....................................................................... 97 Speed camera warnings......................................................................................... 97 Changing the way you are warned ............................................................................ 99 Reporting a new speed camera ............................................................................... 99 Confirm or remove a mobile speed camera ................................................................ 100 Updating locations for cameras and hazards .............................................................. 100

Danger Zones

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About danger zones and risk zones .......................................................................... 101 Crossing into another area or country ...................................................................... 101 Danger zone and risk zone warnings ........................................................................ 101

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Changing the way you are warned ........................................................................... 102 Reporting a risk zone........................................................................................... 102 Updating locations for danger zones and risk zones ...................................................... 103

My Places

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About My Places ................................................................................................. 104 Setting your home or work location ......................................................................... 104 Changing your home location ................................................................................. 105 Adding a location from My Places ............................................................................ 106 Add a location to My Places from the map ................................................................. 106 Adding a location to My Places using search ............................................................... 106 Adding a location to My Places by marking ................................................................ 107 Deleting a recent destination from My Places ............................................................. 107 Deleting a location from My Places .......................................................................... 107

Hands-free calling

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About hands-free calling ...................................................................................... 108 Accepting an incoming call ................................................................................... 108 Ending or rejecting an incoming call ........................................................................ 108 Ignoring an incoming call ...................................................................................... 108 Making a hands-free call....................................................................................... 109 Making a hands-free using your contact book ............................................................. 109 Replying by SMS to a call ...................................................................................... 109 Receiving an SMS or IM ......................................................................................... 110 Switching off messages ........................................................................................ 110 Talking to Siri or Google NowTM ............................................................................... 111

Settings

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Appearance ...................................................................................................... 112 Display ........................................................................................................ 112 Route Bar ..................................................................................................... 113 Guidance view ............................................................................................... 114 Automatic Zoom............................................................................................. 115

Route Planning .................................................................................................. 115 Maps ............................................................................................................... 116 Bluetooth ......................................................................................................... 116 Wi-Fi .............................................................................................................. 117 Updates and New Items........................................................................................ 118 MyDrive ........................................................................................................... 120 Sounds and Warnings ........................................................................................... 120

Warning type ................................................................................................ 120 Speed camera warnings.................................................................................... 121 Cameras ...................................................................................................... 121 Hazards ....................................................................................................... 121 Screen touch sounds........................................................................................ 122 Voices ............................................................................................................. 122 Voice Control .................................................................................................... 123 Language and Units............................................................................................. 123 System ............................................................................................................ 124 Help ............................................................................................................... 125

Getting Help

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Help ............................................................................................................... 126

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Product certification

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Finding product certification information on your device............................................... 127

Using MyDrive Connect

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About MyDrive Connect ........................................................................................ 128 Setting up MyDrive Connect................................................................................... 128 Connecting to the internet using USB ....................................................................... 129

TomTom account

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Addendum

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Copyright notices

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What's new

New in this release

Version 16.4

GO 520, GO 620, GO 5200, GO 6200

Update your device using Wi-Fi You can now update the maps and software and much more on your device using Wi-Fi. To learn more go to Wi-Fi in this guide.

Receive smartphone messages You can now stay connected and get your messages without distraction. Your TomTom GO can read out messages from your phone so you can keep your hands on the wheel. To learn more go to Hands-free calling in this guide.

Compatibility with Siri and Google NowTM Activate and talk to Siri or Google NowTM by tapping a button on your TomTom GO and using the built-in microphone. Get full access to your personal assistant with your phone safely tucked away in your bag or pocket. To learn more go to Talking to Siri or Google NowTM in this guide.

Destination prediction Your TomTom GO now learns your driving habits and predicts when you're likely to drive to frequent destinations that are saved in My Places. Thanks to smart learning, the more you drive with your device the more accurate the predictions will become. To learn more go to Using destination prediction in this guide.

Hands-free calling You can now make and receive high quality calls in your car. Simply connect your phone to your device. To learn more go to About hands-free calling in this guide.

TomTom MyDrive Easily plan trips before you get in your car. Plan routes, check live traffic and save favourite Places from your smartphone, tablet or computer. You can now associate up to ten TomTom devices with one TomTom account. To learn more go to About MyDrive Connect in this guide.

TomTom services are on by default Traffic and Speed Camera services are now enabled automatically out of the box as soon as there is an internet connection. You can connect to the internet using any of the following methods: Wi-Fi. Connect to MyDrive Connect to an internet-connected computer with the USB cable.

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 GPRS. Bluetooth with networking enabled. To learn more go to TomTom services in this guide.

Other bug fixes and improvements Various performance improvements and bug fixes have been implemented.

Video workshops

You can find many videos on our YouTube channel to help you learn about your new TomTom GO and other TomTom products. Visit user/TomTomOfficial/videos to find out more!

Tip: Look on the TomTom YouTube Channel for videos in your own language.

Here are links to some videos that you might find interesting:

TomTom GO - playlist of English videos

Using MyDrive UK English: French (France): Spanish (Spain): German: Italian:



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