Tom Tom XL turning itself on (ooh er!)

[John D.]

I recently purchased a new Tom Tom XL Europe. This morning I was woken by "You have now reached your destination" being announced from my living room, which was rather surreal along with my hangover!

Now this is not the first time I have found the TT to be on unexpectedly. It happened a couple of weeks ago but I assumed I must have knocked the 'on' button by accident when it was sitting on the shelf. I had'nt used the TT since last weekend this time and it cettainly has'nt been on the whole week.

Anyone else experienced this? Known problem?

[varsas]

Yeah, happens with my TomTom730T. I have even left it completely alone in a room no one uses....was going to the loo at, like 3am, and heard it chatting away to itself. So annoying, everytime I go to use it it's flat, it's not like I can take the battery out while it's not in use. i did wonder if taking the memory card out would help?

Someone said you shouldn't leave them with a route planned (only way I know to do that is to plan a route and cancel it while calculating) didn't help me though.

i have a suspicion something similar broke my old 910, by the end (after 2 years) it would only turn on for 10 seconds at a time, stranding me in the middle of London. I changed the battery but no joy, pretty upset. If the same happens to my 730 I will give up on TomTom's.

[John D.]

Ah ha! So its not me going barmy

Touch wood it has'nt done it again in a while. Might try not leaving it with a route unfinished as you suggest. I do have a tendency to do this as I often turn it off a few miles from home as I know where I am then!

[onlynik]

My XL turned itself on on Thursday evening of its own accord.

No idea why.