TomTom GO 720 User Guide - Page 75

Changing traffic preferences Use the Change Traffic preferences button to choose how traffic information works on your device. To change your traffic preferences, do the following: 1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device. Change Traffic preferences 2. Tap Change Traffic preferences. You can change the following preferences: • Automatically minimise delays after every traffic update - if you select this option, your device automatically recalculates your route when new delays occur on your route. • Automatically update traffic info while on route - if you select this option, your device automatically updates traffic information whenever you have a route planned. • Beep when traffic situation on route changes - if you select this option your device beeps when a new traffic incident occurs on your current route. • Ask for traffic updates when preparing a route - if you select this option, your device asks if you want to update traffic information before looking for any delays on routes that you plan. 3. Select or clear the check box next to each preference you want to change. 4. Tap Done. 5. If you chose to automatically update traffic information while on route (one of the options shown above), you are asked if you want to limit how often that information is updated. Tap No to use the default interval of 4 minutes. Tap Yes if you want to change the frequency of your automatic traffic updates. 6. Tap Done. The Traffic sidebar The Traffic sidebar shows you the traffic incidents on your route. It shows the following information: • A symbol for each traffic incident in the order they occur along your planned route. • The estimated delay of the next traffic incident on your route. • The distance from your current location to the first incident on the Traffic sidebar. An example of a Traffic sidebar is shown below. 75