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and some incidents might not be detected on time. Quality, coverage and reporting 
times will differ from one region to the other. Pay attention to changes in usual traffic 
routes, construction detours and other road conditions which may not be reported by 
the TomTom Traffic Plug-In. 

     

Adhere to all applicable traffic laws and regulations at all times.   

     

Please note that traffic information is not available in all countries covered by 

TomTom maps. Check 

www.tomtom.com

 for the latest on traffic coverage. 

     

TomTom will not collect information, such as GPS positions, from devices connected 

to the TomTom Traffic Server. 

Getting started 

 

To start TomTom MOBILE select 

TomTom MOBILE 

from your phone menu. From the 

main screen, open the menu option 

 

Traffic [3]

 . You will be prompted to enter 

the login and password of your TomTom Traffic account. Enter your login and select 

OK

 , then enter password and select 

OK

 .

The 

  

Traffic [3] 

menu will now be enabled. In the main screen a route scheme 

will appear, and 

   

Minimise traffic delays [2][6] 

is now available in the 

Find 

alternative 

menu. 

Select 

  

Disable traffic [3][1]

 to hide all traffic functions.  

 

Updating traffic information

 

To get the latest traffic information, select 

 

Update traffic info [3]

[3]

 . TomTom MOBILE will attempt to connect to Internet. When connected to the 

TomTom Traffic server, TomTom MOBILE will log in and retrieve the latest traffic 
information. The information on the Traffic server is continuously updated.

The icon above the route scheme indicates the traffic status:

Summary of Contents for Mobile

Page 1: ...ction 2 Warnings 3 Getting started 4 Updating traffic information 5 Before heading off 5 1 Browse map 5 2 Show traffic info 6 Traffic en route 6 1 Where are the jams 6 2 Finding your way 7 Traffic Preferences 8 More information 9 Notice ...

Page 2: ...te traffic info 3 3 means traffic can be updated by pressing the 3 button twice while driving Warnings To receive traffic information from the TomTom Traffic server your phone needs a working GPRS internet connection The Traffic Plug In has been designed to retrieve traffic information over a GPRS connection Do not use the Traffic Plug In with a GSM Data connection as this can lead to substantial ...

Page 3: ...select TomTom MOBILE from your phone menu From the main screen open the menu option Traffic 3 You will be prompted to enter the login and password of your TomTom Traffic account Enter your login and select OK then enter password and select OK The Traffic 3 menu will now be enabled In the main screen a route scheme will appear and Minimise traffic delays 2 6 is now available in the Find alternative...

Page 4: ... GPRS mobile internet connection or for help on setting up GPRS The TomTom Traffic Server denied access This can happen when The login and password were incorrect Select Update traffic info 3 3 again If access was denied you will be asked to enter login and password again The account is registered for another device Should you have a new device select New device in the MyTraffic section of MyTomTo...

Page 5: ... Browse map 3 4 in the Traffic menu opens a map with traffic incidents Incidents are drawn on the map colours and icons indicate the type of incident and severity Slow traffic Road works Stationary traffic One or more lanes closed Road works or other incident Road closed Traffic incident Fog Avoided traffic incident Snow Ice Hail Accident Rain Traffic jam Wind Storm To zoom in press the joystick T...

Page 6: ...shows the total number of incidents in the map The map shows the location of the incident The text below the map provides a description of the incident its location delay and cause Select Update to update the incident details Select Done to return to the traffic map view Show traffic info Show traffic info 3 2 provides information on traffic on your route When opened it shows route summary informa...

Page 7: ...tion to the incident The map shows the location of the incident The text below the map provides a description of the incident its location delay and cause Select Avoid to plan a new route avoiding only this incident Select Recalculate original 2 4 to clear all avoids and calculate a route ignoring all traffic delays Traffic on your route Where are the jams When driving the route scheme will inform...

Page 8: ...3 3 to update traffic information manually In Change Traffic Preferences 3 5 you can configure TomTom MOBILE to automatically update traffic at regular intervals when driving Finding your way Traffic information is available for main roads When you plan a route MOBILE will calculate the quickest route to your destination regardless of the presence of traffic incidents on your route TomTom MOBILE w...

Page 9: ...ent on your route completely select Show traffic info 3 2 select the incident with the joystick and select Avoid MOBILE will now plan a route avoiding this incident entirely Avoided incidents are displayed in the map and route scheme like this If you chose to minimise traffic delays on your previous route 2 6 this will apply to the new route as well but the selected incident will always be avoided...

Page 10: ...egular intervals when you are driving You can enter the interval duration after selecting Done Beep when route traffic situation changes When checked a sound will warn you when an incident on your route is reported updated or cleared More information On www tomtom com go to MyTomTom and select MyTraffic In the MyTraffic menu you can find information on setting up and testing a GPRS connection subs...

Page 11: ...pied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from TomTom B V Copyright 2004 TomTom BV TomTom and the TomTom logo are registered trademarks of TomTom BV The Netherlands All other marks are the property of their respective owners The use of the TomTom products is governed by a license agreement which is included in this package and or the products This license contains a limited warr...

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