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Entering a Destination
Adding Addresses to the
Personal Address Book
There are two ways to enter addresses to
the personal Address Book:
 Entering them in the personal
Address Book feature in Set up (see
page74).
 Adding them in the Address Book directly from the Calculate route to
screen (see page42).
NOTE:
 Destinations chosen from the Address Book do not show up in Previous
Destinations.
 Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page85.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page123.
By Go Home
Selecting Go Home from the Enter
destination by screen takes you home
or to a frequently used address you have
chosen.
If a Go Home PIN has been set in Set
up, the system prompts you to enter
your PIN. Say or enter your PIN, and
say or select Done. The system will
then display the Calculate route to
screen (see Driving to Your Destination
on page42).
If a Go Home PIN has not been set, the
system displays the Calculate route to
screen after you select Go Home (see
Driving to Your Destination on
page42). NOTE:
 To edit Home Address, see
Home
Address in System Set-up on page77.
 Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page85.
 PINs are optional. If you choose to use a PIN, make sure you remember
it. If you forget your PIN, your dealer
will have to reset it for you.
 If a PIN is desired, enter it using the Personal preference PIN number
feature in Set up.
See page79 for information on
entering your Go Home PIN.
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Driving to Your Destination
Driving to Your Destination
A route typically has three phases.
 Initial route calculation (Calculate
route to screen) (see page42)
 Change the route while en route (see page60).
 Resume the route when restarting the engine (see Continue Trip Screen on
page64).
Calculate Route to Screen
Say or select OK. The system calculates
the route using the method shown on the
screen (see Map Screen on page45).
NOTE:
 Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page85.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page123. Further selections from the
Calculate
route to screen include:
ADD TO Address Book
Allows you to add the destination to
your Address Book. See By Address
Book on page40.
NOTE:
If the button is grayed out, the
destination is already in your Address
Book.
ADD TO Today’s Destinations
Allows you to add the destination to
your Today’s Destination list. See By
Today’s Destinations on page38.
NOTE:
If the button is grayed out, the Today’s
Destination list is already full (five
destinations have been stored).
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Driving to Your Destination
Changing the Routing Method
The system lets you select the way you
want to drive to your destination. Select
the desired method using the CHANGE
METHOD scroll bar back ( ) or
forward ( ) buttons.
The following methods are available to
change after you have set a destination:
While on a map screen, press the
MENU button. The Change route by
screen will be displayed. Say or select
Change Routing Method , and the
screen changes to:  “Direct Route” (the factory default) is
the route that is the quickest (least
time) and is usually the best choice. If
you choose any other method, it
becomes the new default for all future
routing. Make sure to check the
routing method if the displayed route
is not what you expected to see.
 “Easy Route” produces a route with the least turns.
 “Maximize Freeways”, “Minimize Freeways”, and “Minimize Toll
Roads” are also available.
NOTE:
If the trip is greater than 100 miles, then
“Minimize Freeways” and “Minimize
Toll Roads” may be grayed out. This is
normal. The generated route may not be the
route you would choose. For safety
reasons, the system
generally applies the
following rules to your route:
 It tries to avoid “short cuts” through residential areas.
 Right turns are favored over left turns or U-turns.
 Restricted turns (turns that cannot be made during certain hours), are not
used for routing during any time of
the day.
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Viewing the Routes
Touching View Routes allows you to
scroll through and view the various
routes (Direct, Easy, Maximize
Freeways, etc.) to your destination. If
you select View Routes , the display
changes to:
You can change the method for
calculating the route by using the voice
control system and saying “Next” or
“Previous” or by touching Next or
Prev . The system will display another
calculated route. NOTE:
 It may take several minutes (the
system displays an hour glass while it
is calculating) to show all route
methods, and it is not unusual for the
different methods to pick the same
route. Voice commands cannot be
used while the system is calculating.
 If the trip is greater than 100 miles, then “Minimize Freeways” and
“Minimize Toll Roads” may be
grayed out. This is normal.
 Zoom IN/OUT to view route details is not available on this screen. After you
choose a “route method,” you can
then zoom in or out on the map screen
to view your route in details. Say or select
Summary to display the
distance and time to go for each route.
Based on the summary data, you can
change the routing by using the Next
and Prev . buttons.
Once you confirm your selection, say or
select OK on the screen.
NOTE:
Distances and times show for each
method in the Summary are
approximate.
Driving to Your Destination
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Driving to Your Destination
After calculating the route with the new
method, the system displays a map of
your current location. The calculated
route will be highlighted as a blue line,
and a voice prompt will tell you how to
proceed along the hi ghlighted route.
Touch Voice to have the guidance
repeated.Viewing the Destination Map
Touching View Dest. Map displays a
map of the destination vicinity. Press the
CANCEL or NAVI BACK button to
return. You can view the destination
map anytime while on route saying
“Display destination map.”
Map Screen
When you select OK on the Calculate
route to screen, the map screen
appears, showing your highlighted route
in real time.
Route Line
When driving to a destination on
verified roads in a metropolitan area, the
route line is displayed as a blue line.
When driving in rural areas on
unverified streets (light brown color),
the route line changes to either a blue
dotted “vector line” pointing to your
destination, or a blue-pink line. See
Unverified Area Routing on page81 for
a detailed expl anation of how to enable
unverified routing, and the related
cautions and disclaimers.
NOTE:
You can always view the entire route by
simply saying, “Display entire route.”
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“Vector line” (unverified routing off)
Blue-pink unverified route line
(unverified routing on)
Guidance Prompts
As you get near the maneuver, you will
hear a voice reminder, and see a pop-up
window showing you the maneuver.
The number of reminders that you will
hear before a maneuver is determined
by Guidance Prompts in Set up on
page73.
With the factory default (Max),
typically you will hear three prompts:
 The first is about 1/2 mile from the maneuver.
 The second is about 1/4 mile from the maneuver.
 The final maneuver is close to your actual turn.
If the distance between the next two
driving maneuvers is very small, both
maneuvers are displayed on the screen
in a single window, and the voice will
remind you of both of them at the same
time. NOTE:
 You can say “Voice” or select
Voice
on the screen at any time to be
reminded of the next maneuver.
 Typically a pop-up guidance window shows your next turn, and a voice
guidance prompt is heard. The timing
of these prompts varies, depending on
the type of road you are on, and the
distance to your next maneuver.
When given guidance in unverified
areas, the words, “If Possible,” are
inserted before each guidance prompt.
See Unverified Area Routing on page81
for more details about unverified
routing.
Driving to Your Destination
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Driving to Your Destination
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
Map Screen Legend
Map Orientation
(see page52)
Map Scale Adjustment
(Mile or km per half inch
appears only when you
ZOOM IN or OUT.)
(see page51) Current Map Scale
(see page51)
ICON Button
(see page55)
“Breadcrumbs”
(see Off-road Tracking on page57)
NOTE:
See Map Legend from the Information screen for further explanation (see page68).
Direction of Destination
(When on route)
(see page49)
Voice
(see page46)
(Announces next
driving instruction)
Distance to Destination
(see page49)
Time to Destination
(see page49)
Waypoint
(When on route)
(see page60)
Current Street
(see page6)
Vehicle Position (see page58)
(Use voice command, “Display curr ent location,” or touch the icon to show the current location.)
Direction List

(see page49)
Blue Line
Calculated route
(see page45) Map Features
Dark Green: Park Violet: Hospital
Brown: Shopping Mall Light
Brown: Indian Reservation
Green: Golf Course Gray: Airport/Stadium/Business
Blue: Body of Water Blue/Green: Cemetery
Matte Blue: University
NOTE:
If you move the joystick over an area (map features shown
above), the name is disp layed on the screen.
Destination Icon
(see page53)
Streets
(see Map Overview on page6, or Unverified
Area Routing on page81)
Red: Interstates or Freeways
Black: Verified Street
Light Brown: Unverified Street
Landmark Icon (see page53)
“North Up”
“Heading Up”
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Guidance Screen
The guidance screen offers an alternative
way to view your route information.
Many of the icons and screen features are
similar to those on the
map screen. While
driving to your destination, press the
MAP/GUIDE button to switch between
the map and guidance screens. The guidance screen shows you:
Milestone to Destination – the position
of the small circular icon shows your
trip progress. As you get closer to your
destination, the indicator will approach
“DEST.”
Vehicle Heading – the black portion of
the compass symbol indicates north.
NOTE:
 The map and voice guidance in unverified areas differ from those in
verified areas.
 Current maneuvers and those within 1000 feet will show on the
Countdown bar, indicating the
distance until the next maneuver.
Guidance Screen Legend
Vehicle Heading (b lack indicates North) ( see page 48 )
Distance to Next Driving Maneuver Street Name of Next
Driving Maneuver
Distance to Destination
(see page
49)
Time to Destination
(see page
49)
Direction List
(see page
49)
Current Street (see page6)
Voice Button
(announces next driv ing instruction)
(see page
46)
Milestone to Destination
(see page
48) Scroll: to view guidance maneuvers.
Direction of Destinatio
n, “as the crow flies” (see page 49)
Freeway Exit Information
(see page50)
ICON Button
(see page
55)
Driving to Your Destination
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