Instruction: Generate an answer to the question by utilizing the information contained in the document.

Input:
Question: Does the 540TM have accurate maps for Europe?  Not sure I care about lifetime updates as this may be a once in a lifetime trip.
Document: I have only owned the TomTom XXL 540TM WTE for a few days. In general, it is an excellent product which is accurate and simple to use. I have one big caveat, however. It comes with old versions of North American and Western Europe maps which only just fit in the 4GB memory. Consequently, when you try to upgrade using Lifetime maps (NA) or the Latest Map Guarantee (Europe) the new maps will not both fit on the unit. No SD card slot is provided to expand memory.This is blatantly false advertizing by TomTom.
I then spoke to a supervisor who explained that there was a miscommunication and that everyone thought that I was trying to update after one year and Europe maps are only updated for a 1 year period (again TomTom states free updates for life).All lies by TomTom - they do not want to update to the latest Europe maps. I did get my upgrade and I found out that it was handled as a courtesy.This is not a courtesy - the box and all of the TomTom documentation for the XXL 540TM World Edition states "Free Lifetime Traffic and Map Updates for the US, Canada, Mexico & Europe.
As a Garmin nuvi user, I got the XXL540 WTE for the European maps (an upcoming trip) and N. America lifetime updates (you are allowed 4 updates yearly, none for Europe). This model comes with double the memory (4gb) to accommodate both N. America and European maps. It comes with outdated maps from perhaps Sept. 2010.When updating maps, it is, as others have noted, REALLY slow, reputedly due to the USB 1.1 interface. Also, to my surprise, the new version of Europe maps won't fit on the device without removing the N. America map.
This is not true. She seemed to be getting the Latest Map Guarantee and Lifetime Map Updates confused (the lifetime updates do only apply the the North America map).I decided to call tech support to see if I could get advice that would actually help. The woman I spoke with was extremely helpful. She told me that the answers I received in the email were not correct. She made sure the latest version of the Europe map (released this month) was available to me and waited to make sure I was able to start the download.Bottom line: Because of the features I need and the price, I will keep this device.
Several TomTom Tech support people assisted me by email and by phone, they called me back and were courteous and professional. I followed every instruction and step, worked on it for several hours to no avail. The final diagnosis was damage to internal memory and irreparable. I didn't expect the &#34;lifetime&#34; to be my own lifetime, but at least 5 years or more. Keep in mind, the lifetime is only the device's lifetime, you may have the rights to lifetime map updates, but the hardware may not hold all the maps and software updates.
I have read some comments that traffic updates worked in Germany and England. However, in the product description here at Amazon there is an asterisk with the information: "Lifetime Traffic available in the U.S. and Canada". I tried to buy the option for traffic updates via TomTom Home, but none is available.So, to clarify, has anyone used the XXL 540TM World Traveler in Europe with the proper cable and had access to traffic updates?
I ordered this for a friend who needs it for a trip. It arrived early, however, when her husband went to set up the Tom Tom, the screen was frozen. She called Tom Tom customer service, and was told to let the battery drain and try again. I'll update this review if we have good news, otherwise be returning the item for replacement.TomTom XXL 540TM World Traveler 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Traffic & Maps and World Maps
From the TomTom website: "When you buy a brand new TomTom device there may already be a newer version of your map available. With the TomTom Latest Map Guarantee, you can get every update to your map that becomes available within 90 days of first using your device. This ensures you will start driving with the latest map, guaranteed! "This preinstalled map of Europe was from February 2010, so I wanted to make sure I was able to update the three-year old map. When I was in TomTom home, I kept getting a notification that my map was out-of-date with an option to update.
Got my TomTom XXL 540TM World Traveler 5-Inch from Amazon.com. It comes with a lifetime map and travel update. The 4GB memory was already near full with the North America/Mexico/Canada and Europe map. I followed the instructions to update both. Guess what the new updates would not fit the 4GB. So, I had to move the Europe map to computer using TomTom Home software. It worked for 2 days. A week ago, I was asked for a new update of the North America/Mexico/Canada map.
Anyway, the new unit shows up, and before I connect it to TomTom Home to update it, I turn it on and make sure it works, which it does. So I then hook it up to TomTom Home, update the application and the maps, and this one gets bricked as well - unbelivable. Almost (but not quite) the same problem. This one linked with TomTom Home OK, however that may have been because I started it up before connecting it (first time around I just plugged it straight into TomTom Home to update it before doing anything else).
Answer: We bought ours on-line in the States in April 2012, for a trip to the UK in May 2012.  The maps were excellent, even showing which lane to favor when approaching exits and roundabouts; the exceeding-speed-limit warning was a god-send and quite accurate in its determination of local speed limits.The only short-comings were its ignorance of a just-started road maintenance project in Glasgow, and the fact that its battery was not intended for use outside the vehicle.It even had accurate maps for Orkney.