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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:
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:
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.
Browse map
1. Tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu.
2. Tap 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.
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.