User manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to navigation with TomTom
- What's new
- Get going
- TomTom services
- Connecting a smartphone
- Wi-Fi connection
- What's on the screen
- Traffic
- Syncing using TomTom MyDrive
- About TomTom MyDrive
- Logging in to MyDrive
- Setting a destination using MyDrive
- Planning a route with stops using MyDrive
- Showing a planned destination in MyDrive
- Clearing a MyDrive destination
- Deleting a MyDrive destination from My Places
- Set a phone contact as your destination using the MyDrive app
- Finding and syncing locations using MyDrive
- Syncing My Places locations with MyDrive
- Importing a community POI list
- Deleting a community POI list
- Importing a track GPX file
- Deleting a track GPX file
- Saving and restoring your personal navigation information
- Quick search
- Choosing which search to use
- Using quick search
- Planning a route using quick search
- Using destination prediction
- Planning a route to an address
- Planning a route to a city centre
- Planning a route to a POI
- Planning a route to a POI using online search
- Planning a route using the map
- Planning a route using My Places
- Planning a route using coordinates
- Planning a route using a mapcode
- Planning a route in advance
- Finding a car park
- Finding a petrol station
- Step by step search
- Choosing which search to use
- Using step by step search
- Planning a route using step by step search
- Using destination prediction
- Planning a route to an address
- Planning a route to a POI
- Planning a route to a city centre
- Planning a route to a POI using online search
- Planning a route using the map
- Planning a route using My Places
- Planning a route using coordinates using step by step search
- Planning a route in advance
- Finding a car park
- Finding a petrol station
- Changing your route
- The Current Route menu
- Avoiding a blocked road
- Avoiding part of a route
- Finding an alternative route
- Types of route
- Avoiding features on a route
- Avoiding an incident or route feature using the route bar
- Adding a stop to your route from the current route menu
- Adding a stop to your route using the map
- Deleting a stop from your route
- Skipping the next stop on your route
- Reordering stops on a route
- My Routes
- About My Routes
- About GPX and ITN files
- Saving a route
- Navigating using a saved route
- Navigating to a stop on a saved route
- Adding a stop to a saved route using the map
- Recording a track
- Navigating using a track
- Deleting a route or a track from My Routes
- Exporting tracks to a memory card
- Importing routes and tracks from a memory card
- Voice control (Speak&Go)
- About voice control
- Starting voice control
- Making your own wake-up phrase
- The voice control screen
- Some tips for using voice control
- What you can use voice control for
- Saying commands in different ways
- Entering an address using voice control
- Going to home using voice control
- Going to a POI using voice control
- Changing a setting using voice control
- Talking to Siri or Google Now™
- Map Share
- Speed Cameras
- Danger Zones
- My Places
- About My Places
- Setting your home or work location
- Changing your home location
- Adding a location from My Places
- Add a location to My Places from the map
- Adding a location to My Places using search
- Adding a location to My Places by marking
- Deleting a recent destination from My Places
- Deleting a location from My Places
- Using community POI lists
- Hands-free calling
- About hands-free calling
- Volume control for hands-free calling
- Accepting an incoming call
- Ending or rejecting an incoming call
- Ignoring an incoming call
- Making a hands-free call
- Making a hands-free call using your contact book
- Replying by SMS to a call
- Receiving an SMS or IM
- Switching off messages
- Talking to Siri or Google Now™
- Settings
- Getting Help
- Product certification
- Using MyDrive Connect
- TomTom account
- Addendum
- Copyright notices
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About TomTom services
A VIA connects to TomTom services in one of two ways, depending on the model:
With a permanent connection directly from your VIA. These navigation devices are called 'Always
Connected' devices.
With a connection using your smartphone. These devices are called 'Smartphone Connected'
devices.
To get TomTom services on your VIA you need the following items:
Any VIA.
A smartphone with a data plan from a mobile services provider.
The TomTom MyDrive app for iOS or Android installed on your smartphone.
A TomTom account.
Using TomTom services means that data is sent and received by your phone using your mobile
services provider.
Important: You might have additional costs when you use the internet on your phone, especially if you
are outside the area covered by your data plan. Check with your mobile services provider for more
information.
Note: TomTom services are not available on all VIA devices.
Note: TomTom services are not available in all countries or regions, and not all services are
available in all countries or regions. For more information on available services in each region, go to
tomtom.com/services.
Traffic & Speed Cameras
TomTom services give you real-time information about traffic and speed cameras on your route.
As soon as your device has an internet connection AND you have agreed to the information and
privacy permissions, your device starts receiving traffic information and fixed and mobile speed
camera location updates.
To see information about your Traffic and Speed Camera subscriptions, open the Help screen and
select About.
To see the status of your Traffic connection, look at the top right of the Main Menu. If your VIA is not
connected to Traffic, the Traffic symbol has a cross.
MyDrive
MyDrive gives you control of your device by enabling you to do the following:
Select a destination on your computer, tablet or phone and send it to your device.
Sync your Places and routes with all your devices.
Keep all your data safe.
and more...
For more info, see Syncing using TomTom MyDrive or go to mydrive.tomtom.com.
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