Reference Guide

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Contents
Welcome to navigation with TomTom 6
What's new 7
New in this release ................................................................................................ 7
Get going 8
Installing in your car .............................................................................................. 8
Positioning the device ............................................................................................ 8
Switching on and off .............................................................................................. 8
Setting up ........................................................................................................... 9
GPS reception ...................................................................................................... 9
Sending information to TomTom ................................................................................ 9
Memory card slot ................................................................................................ 10
Device not starting .............................................................................................. 10
Charging your device ............................................................................................ 10
Caring for your GO ............................................................................................... 10
Connecting to TomTom services 11
About TomTom services ........................................................................................ 11
TomTom MyDrive App for iOS or Android .................................................................... 11
Connect to TomTom services using your smartphone ..................................................... 12
Reconnect to TomTom services using your smartphone .................................................. 12
Connect to TomTom services using a different smartphone ............................................. 13
Deleting phones .................................................................................................. 13
Unable to get a connection .................................................................................... 13
What's on the screen 15
The map view..................................................................................................... 15
The guidance view ............................................................................................... 16
The route bar ..................................................................................................... 18
Distances and the route bar ............................................................................... 19
The quick menu .................................................................................................. 19
Navigation buttons............................................................................................... 19
Other buttons ..................................................................................................... 21
Volume control ................................................................................................... 23
Using gestures .................................................................................................... 23
Changing the text and button size ............................................................................ 24
Reordering the Main Menu buttons ........................................................................... 24
Traffic 25
About TomTom Traffic .......................................................................................... 25
The route bar ..................................................................................................... 25
Looking at traffic on the map ................................................................................. 26
Looking at traffic on your route ............................................................................... 27
Traffic incidents ................................................................................................. 28
Advanced Lane Guidance ....................................................................................... 29
Time-dependent speed limits ................................................................................. 29