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Product details

Item Weight: 186 g
Boxed-product Weight: 454 g
Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required.
Item model number: XL IQ Routes 2 Europe
ASIN: B003EQ4HQA
Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 4 Jan 2010

Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (383 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,049 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
- #28 in Electronics > Car & Vehicle Electronics > GPS Devices > Car GPS

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Manufacturer's Description

TomTom’s IQ Routes™ provides you with the fastest route any time of day.

TomTom's unique IQ Routes™ provides you with the fastest route any time of day. Click here for a larger image

Get started with a widescreen navigation system that works right from the box. The TomTom XL IQ Routes™ edition² Europe is a great introduction to what satellite navigation can do for you, and is ideal for casual journeys around the continent. Featuring a responsive wide touchscreen and tools to help you find the fastest route at any time of day, you'll discover that driving need not be so stressful.

Looking to stay closer to home? Check out the XL IQ Routes™ edition² UK & ROI. Or, if you want something more from your satellite navigation, why not check out the full range of TomTom in-car sat navs, and see how innovative, up to date information can improve your journey.

Enhance Safety

Safety is always the number-one priority when driving, and the XL IQ Routes™ edition² gives you the tools to make your journey go more smoothly - from easy-to-read screens and warnings of cameras ahead, to local emergency information.

4.3" Widescreen (11 cm)

See more and drive easily with a wide screen. Touch screen technology gives you the optimum view with the easiest control to make operating your device a pleasure.

Help Me! Emergency Menu

You can find help with local emergency service information at your fingertips. From hospitals to roadside assistance, this information will be useful in any area.

Camera Alerts

Your device comes with fixed speed camera alerts pre-installed, to help you to drive more safely and responsibly.

Advanced lane guidance gives clarity even when navigating difficult junctions. Click here for a larger image

Reduce Driver Stress

Find the right route every time with the XL IQ Routes™ edition², including easy and clear instructions on how to get started.

Advanced Lane Guidance

Drivers often feel stressed at unfamiliar junctions when there are a lot of lanes to choose from. Advanced lane guidance provides extra clarity to drivers in these circumstances, so they won't miss a turn or have to make a last-minute lane crossing. It works by giving them a still 3D image on the screen that clearly indicates the lane they need to take. So even at the most complex junctions and in the heaviest traffic, drivers can stay relaxed and in control.

Plug & Go

Your device couldn't be simpler to use - just plug in and tap the touch screen. You will be on your way very quickly with our intuitive user interface.

Text-to-Speech

Helping you to keep your eyes on the road, spoken instructions include street names, to make turnings even clearer.

Quickly find what you want with the simplified menu system. Click here for a larger image

Save Time & Money

Drive smarter with the XL IQ Routes™ edition². Now can you find your position quickly, and work out the best route to your destination at any given time.

Simplified Menu

A simplified menu to let you find the route you need more quickly.

IQ Routes™ Technology

Only TomTom uses actual speed data collected from millions of users to calculate the fastest routes at any point in time. Imagine a route that takes into account rush hour, traffic lights, zebra crossings, school exits or even shopping crowds, every minute of every day. That's how smart IQ Routes is!

QuickGPSfix™

QuickGPSfix™ speeds up the time it takes to fix your GPS position to help you drive off more quickly.

TomTom HOME Desktop Software

We design our devices to be really easy to use and work straight out of the box. But when used with TomTom HOME, they're even better. TomTom HOME is our free software for PC and Mac which allows users to keep their TomTom device up-to-date. Drivers can download new maps, access free content from the TomTom community to personalise their device and subscribe to great services. The software is easy to install and compatible with all TomTom products.

Through TomTom HOME drivers can: Check the device has the latest map pre-installed, download free daily map corrections with TomTom Map Share™, download the latest TomTom software, download free content to personalise the device, buy maps and premium content such as funny voices, subscribe to services, and make a backup of the TomTom device's content.

RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver

This TomTom device is compatible with our TMC Traffic Receivers, so your routing can be optimised for the traffic ahead.

Customer Reviews

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822 of 831 people found the following review helpful

Lost the UK Map during update 6 Oct 2010

By C. C. Weaver

Model:XL IQ Routes 2 Europe

I purchased a new XL IQ Routes 2 (UK ROI & Europe) and it arrived at mid afternoon. I checked it on a short run in my car, then hooked it up to my laptop to downloaded updated maps. An hour later after updating my map I found that the update procedure (which is totally controlled by the Tom Tom software) had completely erased my UK map.

After emailing TomTom and receiving a facile email intimating that I'm technophobe. I returned the unit for a refund.

Then I found a really helpful guy in Halfords - he told me this model has a 2gb memory (and no facility to increase). It's delivered with about 1.7gb of files pre-loaded (including the UK & Western Europe Map) - but if you look at the free map update (which now includes Turkey) it exceeds 2gb - so it erases the original, finds it can't fit on the new map and offers either Central Europe or Eastern Europe instead - both are less than 2gb but neither include UK.

Tom Tom dropped a brick with this model and map update combination: The specialist suppliers are NOT recommending XL IQ Routes 2 (UK ROI & Europe) for this reason. So whatever you do DON'T DOWNLOAD A MAP UPDATE if you bought the UK ROI & Europe version until they've fixed this bug.

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177 of 179 people found the following review helpful

Fantastic value, fantastic technology 26 Jun 2009

By Mr. W. Mullan

Model:XL IQ Routes UK & RoI

I've used several satnav sets and this one is the best yet. The Lane guidance is very neat and the overall ease of use is fantastic. The screen size is just about right and the unit is fairly compact. The quick release mounting is very neat and easy to use. Highly recommended. Can't comment on the customer service - I know some others have had problems in this area but so far so good for me - not had to call for support. Seems to be very reliable and the GPS locks onto satellites really quickly.

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108 of 109 people found the following review helpful

Poor service from Tom Tom 1 Dec 2009

By P. Bougeard

Model:XL IQ Routes Europe

If you purchase a Tom Tom and have no issues, they are a fantastic product. However, if anything goes wrong and you have to deal with their customer service, things turn into a nightmare. My Tom Tom went wrong when activating the blue tooth, so my advice is to stick to the basics of just letting the thing get you from A to B.

Back to Tom Tom's customer service, it took me over 8 months to finally get a replacement after this the product had been sent to Germany, Scotland and Holland. Emails unanswered, 55 minutes plus spent on the phone and numerous occasions reformatting the hard drive. I really got the distinct impression that Tom Tom were hoping that I would just give up.

Unfortunately some of their devices do have faults, but why make people endure such a protracted process before replacing items? I cannot recommend Tom Tom on any level as their customer care is a total disgrace and will leave you frustrated and angry.

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