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By using the Avoid Area feature, you can identify
areas or freeways that you would like the
NISSAN Navigation System to avoid when plot-
ting routes. For example, if you know of a freeway
or area that is always congested with traffic, you
can program the NISSAN Navigation System to
plot routes that go around that particular freeway
or area.
For more information on the Avoid Area feature,
please refer to section 8.If you miss a turn while using the Route Guid-
ance feature, the NISSAN Navigation System
will automatically recalculate a new route to your
destination.
For more information on the Automatic Reroute
feature, please refer to section 9.If you hear about a traffic accident on the radio
that is 4 miles (6 km) ahead of you and traffic is
backing up fast, you can use the Detour function
to calculate an alternative route that will help you
avoid the gridlock caused by the traffic accident.
The NISSAN Navigation System has the ability
to find an alternative route using secondary
roads that will return you to primary roads after a
specified number of miles.
For more information on the Detour feature,
please refer to section 9.AVOID AREA AUTOMATIC REROUTE DETOUR
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— 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 a range of 1.5
miles (2.5 km) from the vehicle, a message
saying so will appear on the screen. Try
requesting route calculation when the vehicle
is closer to the main road.
— If there is no main road within a range of 1.5
miles (2.5 km) from the destination or way-
point, a message saying so will appear on the
screen. Try 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 regu-
lations, etc.
— If the only route to reach the destination or
waypoints is extremely complicated.
— If the destination, current vehicle position or
waypoint is within the avoid area.— If the setting of avoid areas covers the routes
to the destination, route calculation may not
be possible.
The following may occur when the route is
being displayed.
— If you are requesting a calculation from the
main road, the origin of the route may not
exactly match the current vehicle position.
— If you are requesting a calculation to a des-
tination on the main road, the end of the route
may not exactly match the destination.
— If you are requesting a calculation from the
main road, the system may show a route from
another main road. This may be because 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 calculation again.
— There are cases in which the system shows a
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 dif-
ferent travel directions are shown separately.Such places are interchanges and service
areas.
— This system makes no distinction between
limited traffic control and total control (block-
age). 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. To avoid this,
set a waypoint on another road type and
request calculation.
— Even if the preference is set to OFF for a ferry
line, the route may be set on it. To avoid this,
set a waypoint on a road and request calcu-
lation.
— Ferry lines, except those which accept only
pedestrians, bicycles and motorcycles, are
stored in this system. When using them, take
into consideration the travel time required
and operational condition to decide whether
to use them or not.
ABOUT THE DISPLAY ERRORThe 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
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Abbreviation Meaning
ACCS ACCESS
ACRS ACRES
ALY ALLEY
APPR APPROACH
AVE AVENUE
BCH BEACH
BND BEND
BLF BLUFF
BLVD BOULEVARD
BRG BRIDGE
BRK BROOK
BYP BYPASS
BYWY BYWAY
CYN CANYON
CSWY CAUSEWAY
CTR CENTER
CHSE CHASE
CIR CIRCLE
CLFS CLIFFS
CLB CLUB
COR CORNER
CT COURT
CV COVE
CRK CREEK
CRES CRESCENT
XING CROSSING
CURV CURVE
DL DALE
DR DRIVE
EST ESTATES
EXP EXPRESS
EXPY EXPRESSWAY
EXT EXTENSION
FRY FERRY
FLD FIELD
FLDS FIELDS
FLTS FLATS
FRD FORD
FWY FREEWAY
GDNS GARDENS
GTWY GATEWAY
GLN GLEN
GRV GROVE
HVN HAVEN
HTS HEIGHTS
HWY HIGHWAY
HL HILL
HLS HILLS
HOLW HOLLOW
JCT JUNCTION
KY KEY
KNL KNOLL
KNLS KNOLLS
LNDG LANDING
LN LANE
LCK LOCK
MNR MANOR
MDWS MEADOWS
ML MILL
MT MOUNT
MTN MOUNTAIN
OPAS OVERPASS
PKWY PARKWAY
PSGE PASSAGE
PNES PINES
PL PLACE
PLZ PLAZA
PT POINT
PROM PROMENADE
RNCH RANCH
RDG RIDGE
ABBREVIATIONS DEFINITION
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Symptom Possible cause Remedy
Although the system is set with the moving direction
as the preference, it does not find the route by
matching the preference.There is no route found in that direction. This condition is not abnormal.
Route is not indicated. There is no road that can be found by this system
close to the destination.Reset the destination closer to the road displayed in
orange. Especially with roads which have separate
lanes for opposite directions, be careful in setting the
destination or waypoints on it, because results may
differ depending on the lane you choose.
The starting point to the destination is too close. Set more distant destinations.
The system may not calculate a route if the current
vehicle location is too far away from the destination.Divide your trip by selecting one or two intermediate
destinations.
The route is not displayed continuously at waypoints,
for example, that are not calculated route from the
vehicle’s current position.Suggested routes may be displayed discontinuously
near waypoints as route calculation is done at each
waypoint.This condition is not abnormal.
The suggested route the vehicle has traveled is
erased.Suggested routes are stored in memory by the
blocks; if the vehicle travels past waypoint block 1,
the previous data will be erased.This condition is not abnormal.
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