Operation Manual
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• Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you and then explain the 
route to them in detail.
To plan a route in advance, follow these steps:
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap the arrow button to move to the next menu screen and tap Prepare 
route.
3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way that you would 
select your destination.
4. Set the destination for your journey.
5. Choose the type of route that should be planned. 
• 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 motorways - a route which avoids motorways.
• Walking route - a route designed for making the journey on foot.
• Bicycle route - a route designed for making the journey on a bicycle.
• Limited speed - a route for a vehicle which can only be driven at a limited 
speed. You have to specify the maximum speed.
6. Choose when you will make the journey you are planning. There are three 
options:
• Now
• Specific date and time - you will be asked to enter the date and time.
• No specific date and time
If you select either Now or Specific date and time, your GO uses IQ Routes 
to work out the best possible route at that time, using the real average 
speeds measured on roads. In this way you can compare how long a jour-
ney takes at different times of day, or on different days of the week.
7. Your TomTom GO plans the route between the two locations you selected.
More information about a route
You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping View 
route in the Main Menu or the Details button on the route summary screen.
You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping the 
Details button on the route summary screen.
You can then select from the following options:
Prepare route
Browse as 
text
Tap this button for a list of all the turn instructions on the route.
This is very useful if you need to explain a route to someone else.










