TomTom XL 340S User Guide - Page 60

Checking traffic incidents in your area Get an overview of the traffic situation in your area, using the map. To find local incidents and their details, do the following: 1. Tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Browse map. Browse map The map browser screen is shown. 3. Tap the blue compass image in the top right of the screen. The map centres itself on you current location and any traffic incidents in the area are shown. 4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. A screen is shown that gives you detailed information about the incident you chose. To display information about surrounding incidents use the left and right arrows at the bottom of this screen. HD Traffic sidebar colours The HD Traffic sidebar changes colours depending on how old the traffic information is on your device. The sidebar colours are: Dark blue - The traffic information on your device is up to date. Lilac - The traffic information on your device has not been updated for at least 10 minutes. HD Traffic still warns you about traffic incidents, but the information is at least ten minutes old. Grey - The traffic information on your device has not been updated for at least 15 minutes. HD Traffic will only warn you about traffic incidents once it has been able to update this information. Note: The traffic information on your device is updated automatically and the HD Traffic sidebar will normally remain dark blue. However, it is possible that device might not update traffic information, if for example there is no or poor network coverage in your area, or you are driving in a country other than the one for which you purchased TomTom HD Traffic. Traffic incidents Traffic incidents are displayed as small symbols on the Driving View and the HD Traffic sidebar. There are two type of symbols: • Symbols shown in a red square are incidents that HD Traffic can help you to avoid. 60