TomTom 20 - Manual

9 Device not starting In rare cases, your TomTom Start navigation device may not start correctly or may stop responding to your taps. First, check that the battery is charged. To charge the battery, connect your device to the car charger. It can take up to 2 hours to fully charge the battery. If thi...

10 Positioning the mount Consider carefully where to attach the mount in your car. The mount should not block or interfere with any of the following:  Your view of the road  Any of the controls in your car  Any of your mirrors  Any airbags When your navigation device is in the mount, you should ...

11 Planning a route Important : In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. To plan a route on your TomTom Start, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu. 2. Tap Navigate to or Drive to . 3. Ta...

13 To plan a different route, tap Change route . Your TomTom Start starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and on-screen directions. Route summary The route summary shows an overview of your route, the remaining distance to your destination and the remaining estimated jour...

16 You will arrive 19 minutes late. If the estimated arrival time is later than the time you entered, it is shown in red. Status bar settings Tap Status bar settings in the Settings menu, to enable or disable arrival time notifications. To enable arrival time notifications, select Leeway . Navigatio...

17 Point on map Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using the map browser. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to enter a destination using latitude and longitude values. Position of last stop Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. Plan...

18  Fastest route - the route which takes the least time.  Eco route - the most fuel-efficient route for your journey.  Shortest route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This may not be the quickest route, especially if the shortest route is through a town or city.  Avoid mot...

20 About the Driving View When your TomTom Start device starts for the first time, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current position. Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. You can choose the screen shown when you switch on your devic...

21 Tap this part of the status bar to switch between a 3D map and a 2D map. 8. The name of the street you are on. 9. Navigation instruction for the road ahead and the distance to next instruction. If the second instruction is less that 150m after the first instruction, you see it shown immediately i...

22 About lane guidance Note : Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your TomTom Start 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 ...

23 Making changes to your route After you plan a route, you may want to change the route or even the destination. There are various ways to change your route without the need to completely replan the entire journey. To change the current route, tap Change route in the Main menu: Change route Tap thi...

25 About viewing the map You can view the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map. The map shows your current location and many other locations such as Favourites and POIs. To view the map in this way, tap View map or View route in the Main menu. You view different locations...

26 Markers point to your current location (blue), your home location (yellow) and your destination (red). The marker shows the distance to the location. Tap a marker to centre the map on the location pointed to by the marker. You can also set your own marker. Tap the cursor button, then tap Set mark...

27 Cursor menu The cursor can be used to do more than highlight a location on the map. Position the cursor on a location on the map, then tap Cursor and then tap one of the following buttons: Navigate there Tap this button to plan a route to the cursor position on the map. View location Tap this but...

29 About TomTom Map Share™ TomTom Map Share helps you correct map errors. You can correct several types of map error. To make corrections to your own map, tap Map corrections in the Services menu. Note : TomTom Map Share is not available in all regions. For more information, go to tomtom.com/mapshar...

30 Types of map correction To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the Services menu, then tap Correct a map error . There are several types of map correction available. (Un)block street Tap this button to block or unblock a street. You can block or unblock the street in one or both...

34 About sounds and voices Your TomTom Start uses sound for some or all of the following:  Driving directions and other route instructions  Traffic information Note : To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiver. Traffic services are not supported in all c...

35  In the Settings menu. Tap Settings in the Main menu, then tap Volume settings and move the slider to adjust the volume. Tap Test to listen to the new volume level. Automatic volume control To set your TomTom Start to automatically adjust the volume, do the following: 1. Tap Settings in the Main...

36 About Settings You can change the way your TomTom Start looks and behaves. Most of the settings on your device can be accessed by tapping Settings in the Main Menu. 2D/3D settings 2D/3D settings Tap this button to set the default view of the map. To switch between 2D and 3D views while driving, t...

38 Change car symbol Change car symbol Tap this button to select the car symbol that shows your current location in the Driving view. Change Home location Change Home location Tap this button to set or change your Home location. You enter the address in the same way as you do when you plan a route. ...

41 Planning settings Planning settings Tap this button to set the way your TomTom Start calculates the routes that you plan. Set the type of route you want your Start to calculate. Tap IQ Routes to set if you want the device to use IQ Routes information to help find the best route. Set whether you w...

46 About Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples:  Restaurants  Hotels  Museums  Parking garages  Petrol stations Creating POIs Tip : For help on managing third party POIs, see: tomtom.com/13814 1. Tap the screen to open the Main Menu. ...

50 Manage POIs Tap Manage POIs to manage your POI categories and locations. You can set your Start to let you know when you are near to selected POI locations. In this way you could, for example, set the device to let you know you when you are approaching a petrol station. You can create your own PO...

51 About getting help Tap Help in the Main Menu to navigate to emergency services centres and other specialist services. For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use the Help menu to find the contact details for the nearest hospital, call them using a phone and tell them your ex...

53 About Favourites Favourites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to enter the address. They do not need to be favourite places, they can simply be seen as a collection of useful addresses. Creating a Favourite To create a Favourite, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to brin...

54 My location Tap this button to add your current location as a Favourite. For example, if you stop somewhere interesting, while you are there you can tap this button to create the Favourite. Point on map Tap this button to create a Favourite using the Map Browser. Select the location of the Favour...

56 About RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC), also known as RDS-TMC, transmits traffic information as a radio signal and is available free of charge in many countries. TMC is not a TomTom Service, but is available when using the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver. Note : TomTom is not responsible...

59 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 location...

60 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 ...

62 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 or tap Traffic i...

64 About Speed Cameras The Speed Cameras service warns you about the following roadside camera locations:  Speed camera locations.  Accident blackspot locations.  Mobile speed camera locations.  Average speed camera locations.  Toll road camera locations.  Traffic light camera locations. Speed...

66 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 Accident black spot Bi-directional speed camera Ungated railway crossing Report button To show the report button in the Driving View, do t...

68 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 t...

69 Start of zone warning As you approach the start of an average speed check zone, you see a visual warning in the top left hand corner of the Driving View with a distance to the camera underneath it. You hear an audible warning. You also see a small icon on the road showing the position of the aver...

71 About MyTomTom MyTomTom helps you manage the contents and services of your TomTom Start navigation device, as well as giving you access to the TomTom community. You log in to MyTomTom on the TomTom website. It is a good idea to frequently connect your navigation device to MyTomTom to ensure you a...

72 Once the MyTomTom support application is installed, you can access MyTomTom from the notification area on your desktop. Tip: When you connect your navigation device to your computer, MyTomTom tells you if there are any updates for your device. MyTomTom account To download content and services fro...

73 Getting help to use your navigation device You can get further help by going to tomtom.com and clicking Support . For warranty information, go to tomtom.com/legal . Status & information Status & information Tap this button to open the Status & information menu. Version information Tap...

74 Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based system that provides location and timing information around the globe. GPS is operated and controlled under the sole responsibility of the Government of the United States of Am...