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Touch switch operation
This system is operated mainly by the
switches on the screen. To prevent dam-
age to the screen, lightly touch switches
on the screen with your finger. When you
touch a switch on the screen, a beep
sounds.
Do not use objects other than your finger
to touch the screen.
INFORMATION
If the system does not respond to a
touch of a switch, move your finger
away from the screen and then touch
it again.
You cannot operate dimmed
switches.
Wipe off fingerprints on the surface of
the display using a glass cleaning
cloth.
The displayed image may become
darker and moving images may be
slightly distorted when the display is
cold.
Inputting letters and numbers
When searching for an address or a name, or
entering a memo, you can input letters and
numbers via the touch screen.
To input letters
To display the alphabet keys, touch the
“AZ” switch or the “ÀÝ” switch.
Enter letters by touching the alphabet keys di-
rectly.
:Touching this switch erases one let-
ter. Holding this switch will continue
to erase letters.
To input numerals and symbols
To display the number keys and symbol keys,
touch the
“09” switch.
Enter numerals and symbols by touching the
number keys and symbol keys directly.
:Touching this switch erases one let-
ter. Holding this switch will continue
to erase letters.
:Touching this switch displays other
symbols.

40 “Info.”: To display the following information
about each of the 3 routes.
1Time necessary for entire trip
2Distance of entire trip
3Toll road
4Freeway
5Ferry
— Route guidance screen
When starting route guidance, the following
screen is displayed.
This screen displays the route that guides the
driver to the destination.
The route to the destination is indicated by a
highlighted line. Drive along the guided route.
When the vehicle approaches a guidance
point such as an intersection or a freeway, the
screen automatically divides in two to display
the guidance screen. (For details, see page
53.)
The current street name will be displayed at
the bottom of the screen.
In some areas, the roads have not been com-
pletely digitized in our database yet. For this
reason, the route guidance may guide the
road that is not allowed to pass.
— Typical voice guidance
prompts
The voice guidance provides various mes-
sages as you approach an intersection, or
other point where you need to maneuver the
vehicle.
1“Proceed about 5 miles.”
2“In a quarter of a mile, right turn.”
3“Right turn.”
4(Beep sound only)

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Volume
You can use voice guidance when ap-
proaching a destination.
You can adjust the volume of the voice or turn
off voice guidance.
Push the “MENU” button to display the
“Menu” screen, and touch the “Volume”
switch.
To adjust the volume, select the desired level
by touching the appropriate number.
If you do not need voice guidance, touch the
“Off” switch.
The selected item is highlighted in green.
INFORMATION
During route guidance, the voice guid-
ance continues even if the navigation
screen is changed to other screens.
“Adaptive Volume Control”: If you turn the
“Adaptive Volume Control” on, the volume is
turned up automatically when the vehicle
speed exceeds 50 mph (80 km/h).
To turn the “Adaptive Volume Control” system
on, touch the switch. The indicator will be
highlighted.
User selection
The system can memorize the following
settings for up to three users.
Map direction
Map scale
Guidance mode
Setup
Volume
Language
Push the “MENU” button to display the
“Menu” screen. Then touch the
“Select
User”
switch.

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Distance unit
1. Push the “MENU” button.
2. Touch the “Setup” switch.
3. Touch the “km” or “miles” switch of
“Distance” to choose the distance unit.
The selected switch is highlighted in green.
4. Touch the
“OK” switch.
Estimated travel time
You can set the speed that is used for the
calculation of the estimated travel time.
1. Push the “MENU” button.

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Auto reroute
When the “Auto Reroute” feature is turned
on, the system will automatically search
for a new route to the destination if you
strays from the guidance route. This fea-
ture does not operate while you are driving
on roads where guidance is not available.
To turn the “Auto Reroute” mode on:
1. Push the
“MENU” button.
2. Touch the “Setup” switch.
3. Touch the “On” switch of “Auto
Reroute”.
The selected switch is highlighted in green.
INFORMATION
If your vehicle strays from the guidance
route, the system searches for a new
route to the destination. The new route
may or may not take you back to the pre-
vious route depending on how far you
are off the original guidance route.
Adjusting time zone
1. Push the “MENU” button.
2. Touch the “Setup” switch.

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3. Touch the “Change” switch. The
“Adjust Time Zone” screen appears on the
display.4. Touch the desired time zone.
The selected switch is highlighted in green.
5. Touch the
“OK” switch on the screen
and the “Setup” screen will be displayed.
Auto voice guidance
When the “Auto Voice Guidance” feature
is turned on, the voice guidance can be
heard automatically.
When the “Auto Voice Guidance” feature
is turned off, the voice guidance can be
heard only if you push the
“MAP/
VOICE”
button.
To turn the “Auto Voice Guidance” mode
on:
1. Push the
“MENU” button.
2. Touch the “Setup” switch. Then
touch
switch to display page 2 of the
“Setup” screen.

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3. Touch the “On” switch of “Auto Voice
Guidance”.
The selected switch is highlighted in
green.
Voice guidance in all modes
When the “Voice Guidance in All Modes”
feature is turned on, you can hear the
voice guidance in all modes.
When the “Voice Guidance in All Modes”
feature is turned off, voice guidance can-
not be heard when you using the audio
system.
To turn the “Voice Guidance in All Modes”
on:
1. Push the
“MENU” button.2. Touch the “Setup” switch. Then
touch
switch to display page 2 of the
“Setup” screen.

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Screen adjustment
You can adjust the brightness or contrast
of the screen depending on the brightness
of your surroundings. You also can turn
the display off.
Push the
“DISPLAY” button on the bez-
el to display the “Display” screen.
Contrast and brightness adjustment
CONTRAST “+”:
Strengthens the contrast of the screen.
CONTRAST “–”:
Weakens the contrast of the screen.
BRIGHTNESS “+”: Brightens the screen.
BRIGHTNESS “–”: Darkens the screen.
The screen turns off when you push the
“SCREEN OFF”. To turn the display screen
back on, push any bezel switch such as “OP-
TION”, etc. The selected screen appears.
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Depending on the position of the headlight
switch, the screen changes to the day
mode or night mode.
To display the screen in the day mode even
with the headlight switch on, touch “DAY
MODE” on the adjustment screen for bright-
ness and contrast control.
However, if the instrument panel light control
switch is turned fully to the right, mode switch-
ing cannot be done. It remains in the day
mode. In this case, “DAY MODE” is not shown
on the screen.
If the screen is set in the day mode with the
headlight switch turned to on, this condition is
memorized in the system even with the en-
gine turned off.