2007 CADILLAC XLR Owners Manual

Edit Avoid Point/Area
From this menu you can register, edit, and delete
an area to be avoided while planning a route.
These areas can also be saved so the system can
automatically avoid them when planning a route.
To access the AVOID POINT/AREA menu, do the
following:
1. Press the ROUTE key.
2. Touch Edit Avoid Point/Area.
Registering an Avoid Point/Area
To store an avoid point/area, do the following:
1. Touch Register Avoid Point/Area.
2. Enter a location. SeeEnter Destination on
page 259.
3. If desired, reduce or enlarge the area around
the point you want to avoid by using the
REDUCE or ENLARGE screen buttons.
If an avoid point cannot be avoided, the
system will display “Avoid Point and Area
Stored. Route May Not Avoid the Avoid Point
and Areas.”
4. Touch Enter to set the area as an avoid point
area. When using the REDUCE or ENLARGE
buttons, a box will appear to represent the
area or an X will appear to represent the area
avoided. When an avoid point is set, the
square will appear as green.
5. Touch Return to go back to the previous
screen.
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Editing an Avoid Point/Area
To edit an avoid point/area, do the following:
1. Touch Edit Avoid Point/Area. A list of avoided
points will appear.
2. Select the avoided point/area you want to
change. A map of the avoided area will
appear.
3. Use REDUCE or ENLARGE to edit the
avoided point.
4. Touch Enter to set your new avoided area.
The system will display “Area Adjusted.”
5. Touch Return to go back to the previous
screen.
Deleting an Avoid Point/Area
To delete an avoid point/area, do the following:
1. Touch Delete Avoid Point/Area. A list of
avoided points will appear.
2. Select the avoided point/area you want to
delete.
3. The system will ask you to conrm your
selection. Touch Yes to delete the avoid
point/area or No to cancel.
If Yes is selected, the area will no longer be
avoided when traveling on a planned route.
4. Touch Return to go back to the previous
screen.
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Enter Destination
The DESTINATION menu will give you several
ways to plan a route. Touch the Enter Destination
screen button from the PLAN ROUTE menu to
display the DESTINATION menu.
For destination entry methods listed on the second
page of the DESTINATION menu, touch the
Next Page arrow. Touch the Prev. Page arrow to
return to the rst page.
To enter a destination, choose from one of the
destination entry methods following in this section.After entering a destination, If available, the
system will display up to three routes in a pop-up
window indicating the total mileage and time to
destination for each route. Select a route by
touching NEXT. The map will display each route in
a different color. The selected route will be
highlighted in red.
To start route guidance, touch Start or begin
driving your vehicle. Route guidance will
automatically begin after a short distance.
If you touch CHG ROUTE before touching Start,
you will be able to change route preferences.
SeeRoute Preference on page 269for more
information.
When a route has been planned, it will be
highlighted and a bulls-eye symbol will appear on
the map to show your nal destination.
If you wish to cancel a route that has been set,
see “Cancel Route” underRoute Preference
on page 269.
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Easy Planning Route
With this destination entry method, you can select
a destination using the scroll symbol on the
map screen. SeeMaps on page 271.To use this destination entry method, do the
following:
1. Press the MAP key.
2. Touch the map screen twice for the scroll
symbol to appear. Touch the map or drag
the scroll symbol toward your destination.
3. Touch the map screen continuously to scroll
through the map faster. The address of the
location on the map will appear at the
top of the screen.
If needed, use the zoom feature to locate your
destination. See “Map Scales” underMaps
on page 271for more information.
4. Touch ENT DEST to set this location as your
destination. You may also touch MARK to
store this location as a memory point.
5. Touch Enter to plan your route.
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Address
This destination entry method allows you to input
an address by providing the system with a
house number, street name, and city. Select Street
to begin entering the desired address.
To use this destination entry method, do the
following:
1. Enter the street name using the alpha keypad.
See “Alpha-Numeric Keypad” underUsing the
Navigation System on page 240for more
information.Do not include name extensions such as N. or
Drive. For example, the street name N.
Civic Center Drive should be entered as Civic
Center. As information is entered, the
system will automatically search for available
names, and List will become available.
2. Touch List to view name choices or continue
to spell the street name to further reduce
the number of available items. Select a
street name.
3. If the street name you entered exists in more
than one city on the DVD database, a list of
cities will appear. You can select a city from the
list, or enter the city name by selecting City. As
you begin to enter the city name, you can
select the desired city from the list which will
appear, or continue to spell the city name to
further reduce the number of available items.
4. Once the city name has been selected, enter
the house number using the numeric keypad.
The system will list the house number
range that is available for the street.
5. When you have nished entering all of the
address information, touch Enter to plan
your route.
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All Points of Interest
This destination entry method allows you to choose
a destination from the point of interest (POI) list.
Selecting All Points Of Interest from the
DESTINATION menu will bring up the alpha
keypad. While inputting a POI or city name, the List
option will become available. As information is
entered, the system will search for available POI
and city names based on the information given. The
system will supply a list of names to make a
selection from when the choices are ve or less.You may search for a POI using the following
three methods:Touch NAME to type in a POI by name using
the alpha key pad. As you type in a name,
the system will search for an available match
to your input. Select the desired POI.
Select a POI by touching CATEGORY. Use
the arrows to scroll through the categories
listed. Select a category along with any
appropriate sub-categories. If the list of
available POIs for the selected category is too
long, you may need to enter the POI’s
name or city.
Select CITY, then type in the city you wish to
select a POI from. Choose a city from the list
of cities that will appear. If the list of POIs
for the selected city is too long, enter the POI’s
name or choose a category.
While inputting a POI or city name, the List option
will become available. Touch List to view the
list of name choices, or continue to spell the name
to further reduce the list of available items.
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The system will list all POIs available. You can
sort by name using NAME SORT or touch
DIST SORT to list POIs by distance from your
current location.
Select a location from the list. The system will
show the selected POI on the map. If available, a
pop-up window will be displayed. Touch INFO
to view the POI’s name, address, city, and phone
number, if available.
Touch Enter to plan your route.Memory Points
This destination entry method allows you to set a
memory point as your destination. Each time
you store a destination from the map screen, the
destination is stored under MARKED POINT.
SeeEdit Memory Point on page 250for more
information.
You must have destinations stored as memory
points to select from PERSONAL, BUSINESS,
ENTERTAINMENT, or MARKED POINT. If you
have renamed the memory point category name(s),
the name(s) will appear as you changed them.
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To select a destination using this entry method, do
the following:
1. Touch the Memory Points symbol.
2. Select a category.
3. Select a destination. Use the arrows to scroll
through the memory points. They can be
sorted by date, name, distance, and icon.
4. Touch Enter to plan your route.
Previous Destination
This destination entry method allows you to select
a destination by choosing from a list of the last
10 destinations entered into the system.
To select a previous destination, do the following:
1. Touch the Previous Destination symbol.
2. Touch the screen button next to the desired
destination to select it.
Use the arrows if necessary to view the entire
list of previous destinations.
3. Touch Enter to plan your route.
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