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I had another play around with it this morning and whilst I think I've configured it correctly the Traffic on Route button is greyed out. I have tried inputting a destination thinking that maybe this will work. Admittedly I have yet to set off on a journey. The TMC stations it picks up in the Yorkshire area are Classic FM and Real radio. Incidentally, I have found more info on how the service operates here for those wanting a more technical explanation... http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-57465

Thanks for that - I found a useful link about TMC here http://www.tmcforum.com/en/about_tmc/tmc_faq/tmc_faq.htm but will have to have a session in the car tomorrow and play around with it a bit more. If I find anything that may help other newbies I'll post it here. i am far away from your location (Austria) so i can give only some general hints. hope somebody here in the forum can tell you more useful information for your area. first you must have a radio station broadcasting TMC information’s. in the TMC setup screen you can set it to a specific radio station or to automatic. in any case the car radio must be on and able to receive a radio station broadcasting TMC information’s. out of my experience sometimes it takes up to 15 minutes until you get the first TMC info and very often you get the info about the traffic jam ahead of you to late and you are already in the middle of it. i use the TMC service very often manually, means without the navigation system. but to do so you must have the navigation override active otherwise you have no access to this screen when your car is in motion. if you have access to it (navigation override is active) you can set the TMC to the street you driving and watch the incoming messages and there details. hope you enjoy your car! i will reach 30.000km in the next weeks.

Picked up my 400H SE about a week ago and have almost done 500 miles averaging around 30.5 mpg on a mixture of motorway and city centre driving. Having got my head around the Sat Nav I still can't figure out how the TMC service operates - I've gone through the manual and the various options for setting it but on my work route I have been using Sat Nav and have been involved in some lengthy jams but no warnings. Am I missing something - is there an idiots guide in the forum somewhere - any tips and advice most welcome. Seasons greetings