2003 NISSAN MAXIMA navigation

NOTES ON ROUTE GUIDANCE

The route selected by the system may not
be the shortest, nor are other circumstances
such as traffic jams considered.

Because of the inevitable difference in road
conditions and circumstances between the
time you use this system and the time the
information was produced from the CD,
there may be discrepancies in roads and
regulations. In such cases, follow the actual
information available.

During route calculation, the map will not
scroll, however the vehicle icon will move
with the actual vehicle’s movement.

During route calculation, buttons such as
MAP , DEST , ZM− and ZM+ and
the joystick will be disabled.

In some cases, after the calculation is com-
plete, it may take some time to get the cal-
culated route on the display .
Waypoints that have been passed will not
be covered by the re-routing calculation.

If you scroll the map while the suggested
route is being drawn, it may take more time
to finish drawing.

If waypoints are set, the system is calculat-
ing multiple routes between waypoints si-
multaneously , and the following may result.
— If one section (or more) of the routes be-
tween the waypoints is not found, none of
the route will be displayed.
— The route may not connect completely at
some waypoints.
— The route may require a U-turn close to
some waypoints.

Route calculation may not be completed in
the following cases.
— If there is no main road within 3.1 miles (5
km) from the vehicle, a message saying so
will appear on the screen. T ry requestingroute calculation when the vehicle is closer
to the main road.
— If there is no main road within 3.1 miles (5
km) from the destination or waypoint, a
message saying so will appear on the
screen. T ry setting the location closer to the
main road.
— If the vehicle is too close to the destination
or if there are no branches of the roads to
the destination. A message saying so will
appear on the screen.
— If it is deemed impossible to reach the des-
tination or waypoints because of traffic
regulations, etc.
— If there is only an extremely complicated
route to reach the destination or waypoints.
— If the destination, current vehicle position
or waypoint is within the
avoid area.
— If the setting of
avoid areascovers the
routes to the destination, route calculation
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may not be possible.

The following may occur when the route is
being displayed.
— Even if you are requesting calculation from
the main road, the origin of the route may
not exactly match the current vehicle posi-
tion.
— Even if you are requesting calculation to the
destination on the main road, the end of the
route may not exactly match the destination.
— Even if you are requesting calculation from
the main road, the system may show a route
from another main road. This may be be-
cause the icon to show the current vehicle
position (vehicle icon) is not set accurately .
In that case, park the car in a safe place and
reset the vehicle icon, or continue driving
to see if the vehicle icon appears on the
main road before requesting route calcula-
tion again.
— There are cases in which the system showsa detoured route to reach the destination or
waypoints, if you set them from memory or
facility information. In order to correct this,
you will have to be careful about the traffic
direction, especially when the lanes with
different travel directions are shown sepa-
rately . Such places are interchanges and
service areas.
— This system makes no distinction between
limited traffic control and total control
(blockage). It may show a detoured route
even if the road is usable.
— Even if the freeway preference is set to OFF ,
the route may be set on them. T o avoid this,
set a waypoint on another road type and re-
quest calculation.
— Even if the preference is set as OFF for a
ferry line, the route may be set on it. T o
avoid this, set a waypoint on a road and re-
quest calculation.
— Ferry lines, except those which accept onlypedestrians, bicycles and motorcycles, are
stored in this system. When using them,
take into consideration the travel time re-
quired and operational condition to decide
whether to use them or not.
ABOUT THE DISPLAY ERROR
The following cases may affect the display ac-
curacy of the vehicle’s position or travel direc-
tion. The accuracy will return to normal if the
driving conditions return to normal.
— When there is a similar road nearby .
— When the vehicle is traveling on a long
stretch of straight road or series of curves
with a large radius.
— When the vehicle is traveling in an area with
a checkerboard road system.
— When the vehicle is making consecutive S
curves.
— When the vehicle is at a large Y -shaped
junction.
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— When the vehicle is on a loop bridge.
— When the vehicle is on a snow-covered or
unpaved road.
— When the vehicle has made several con-
secutive turns or traveled zigzag.
— When the vehicle is rotated on a parking lot
turntable while the ignition switch is OFF .
— Immediately after the vehicle is driven out
of a parking garage or underground parking
lot.
— When the vehicle has different sizes of tires
or tire chains.
— When the vehicle is moved immediately af-
ter the engine is started.
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V ARIOUS W A YS TO SET
THE DESTINA TION (OR
W A YPOINT)
WARNING
T o operate the navigation system or
to use the screen functions, first park
the vehicle in a safe place and set the
parking brake. Using the system
while driving can distract the driver
and may result in a serious accident.
SEVEN CATEGORIES
T o set the destinations and waypoints, you can
choose from the seven categories described
below. Use these options to choose the best
way to find the route to the destinations and
waypoints.

Address Book

Previous Dest.

Address/Street

Intersection
Point of Interest (POI)

City

Map
INFO:

If you set destinations or waypoints, they
will be displayed with icons.

If you want to go to places close to the
stored locations or facilities, use categories
such as facility , nearby facility or memory
for easier setting.

When using either the Point of Interest
(POI) or nearby Points of Interest catego-
ries, the names called up can be set as the
destination if you do not scroll the screen.
If you want to choose a different place on
the screen from the one called up, you will
have to scroll the screen.
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exist under the following conditions, the
street name list may not be displayed:

A street name is being input after the
Citykey has been selected.

List is being displayed by selection of
the
Listkey .
SETTING WITH
Point of Interest (POI)KEY
The Nissan Navigation System includes a da-
tabase of Point of Interest (POI) locations such
as restaurants, hotels, and gas station. (ref.
page 6-9.)
By using this feature, you can set a Point of
Interest location as a destination. For details on
how to use the POI feature, please refer to sec-
tion 6.
SETTING WITHCityKEY
Sets the destination (waypoint) on the map
screen of the area in and around the input city .
1. Press the DEST button.
2. Select the
City key on the [DEST . SET -
TING] screen.
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HA VING THE SYSTEM
GUIDE YOU TO THE DESTI-
NA TIONS
WARNING
T o operate the navigation system or
to use the screen functions, first park
the vehicle in a safe place and set the
parking brake. Using the system
while driving can distract the driver
and may result in a serious accident.
The following two methods of system setting
are available for route guidance from the cur-
rent location to the destination.

For simple route guidance, destinations can
be selected directly from the map.

Details can be selected from the menu.
MAKING THE SYSTEM GUIDE
THE ROUTE WITH EASY OP-
ERATION
Direct destination setting on the map makes it
possible to find routes to destinations easily .
This section explains the method for setting
route guidance to a destination by one
waypoint setting.
1. Scroll the map using the joystick to select
the destination.
Align the waypoint to the cross point on the
screen, and touch the
Setting key .
INFO:
The destination (waypoint) settings with the
joystick cannot be performed in Birdview
TM
display .2. Select the
Destination key .
The street name of the destination will be dis-
played and will be set as destination 1. The
goal mark will be displayed on the map.
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6. Select theOK key .
The [Route Calculation] screen will appear .INFO:
T o cancel the route calculation on the screen,
select the
Stop key .
The map screen will re-appear .

The suggested route is indicated with a
thick blue line.
When the vehicle travels on the route, the
navigation system will start voice guidance.
When the vehicle arrives in the neighbor-
hood of the destination, the route guidance
will end automatically with voice guidance.
MAKING THE SYSTEM GUIDE
THE ROUTE WITH DETAILED
OPTIONS
By choosing the destination from the menu,
you can choose detailed options such as
waypoints and calculation conditions and have
the system guide you from the current position
to the destination.
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ABOUT VOICE GUIDANCE
WARNING
T o operate the navigation system or
to use the screen functions, first park
the vehicle in a safe place and set the
parking brake. Using the system
while driving can distract the driver
and may result in a serious accident.
BASICS OF VOICE GUIDANCE
The Voice Guidance will verbally tell you which
direction to turn when the vehicle approaches
the intersection in which you have to make a
turn to reach the destination.
NOTE:
The navigation system does not take
driving on “CAR POOL LANES” into con-
sideration for the guidance.
There may be some cases in which
the voice guidance and the actual
road conditions do not correspond.
This may occur because of discrep-
ancies between the actual road and
the information on the CD or due to
the vehicle’s speed.

In case the content of the voice guid-
ance does not match the actual road
conditions, follow the information
obtained from traffic signs or notices
on the road.
ADJUSTING THE GUIDE VOL-
UME
1. Change to the current vehicle location
screen.
2. Select the
Setting key .
3. When turning on/off the Voice Guidance,
touch the
Guide Volume key . When the
Guide Volume key is illuminated by the
green indicator , it is activated. When turn-
ing up/down the voice guidance, touch the
Louder orSofter key . The voice will
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