2008 NISSAN ALTIMA Navigation Manual

Scale level of the Birdview™ display
Map scale Actual distance
1:20.48 million 160 miles (256 km)
1:5.12 million 32 miles (64 km)
1:2.56 million 16 miles (32 km)
1:1.28 million 8 miles (16 km)
1:640,000 4 miles (8 km)
1:320,000 2 miles (4 km)
1:160,000 1 mile (2 km)
1:80,000 1/2 mile (1 km)
1:40,000 1/4 mile (500 m)
1:25,000 1/6 mile (250 m)
Setting by voice command
1. Press the
button on the steering
wheel switch.
2. After the tone sounds, say a command.
cTo change the map scale say “Zoom level (1
to 10)”.Other settings are also available for the map
screen, such as changing the map direction, turn
list, etc.
SETTING OF HEADING/NORTH
MAP VIEW
You can change the map direction (orientation)
in Plan View or change the position of the vehicle
icon to view a wider area in the traveling
direction.
These settings are available only in the Plan View
mode.
Example: The widest levelLNV0139
OTHER SETTINGS FOR THE MAP
SCREEN
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Touch the compass icon key to toggle between
Heading Up or North Up.
Available map orientations:
cNorth Up:
North is set at the top of the map.
cHeading Up:
The traveling direction is set at the top of the
map.
INFO:
If the map orientation is switched, the icon dis-
played is also switched
: North Up
: Heading Up
LNV0141North UpLNV0141Heading UpLNV0142
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INFO:
You can also set the orientation of the map using
the following procedure.
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Touch the “Navigation” key.
3. Touch the “Map View” key.
CHANGING THE 3D (Birdview™)
ANGLE
This changes the 3D angle. This setting is only
available in the 3D mode.1. While in the 3D (Birdview™) map view,
touch the
key orkey to change
the angle of the map.You can also set the 3D (Birdview™) angle using
the following procedure.
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Touch the “Navigation” key.
3. Touch the “Map View” key.
4. Touch the “3D” key.
5. Touch the
key orkey to
change the angle of the map.
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Some landmarks in the surrounding area can be
displayed as icons on the screen.
DISPLAYING LANDMARK ICONS
This allows you to display or hide the landmark
icons by type.
Landmark icons that can be displayed:
cRestaurant
cGas station
cHotel
cAT M
cRest area1. Touch the “MENU” key while the current lo-
cation map screen is displayed.2. Touch the “Landmark Icons” key.
LNV0130LNV0145
MAP ICONS
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3. Touch the preferred icon by touching the
“ON” key.
The icon display setting toggles on and off
each time you touch the “ON” key. The indi-
cator of the selected icon illuminates.4. Press the MAP button or the “Back” key.
The activated landmark icons are displayed
on the map.INFO:
You can also set the landmark icons using the
following procedure.
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Touch the “Navigation” key.
3. Touch the “Landmark Icons” key.
MAP SYMBOLS
The navigation system uses symbols to display
facilities.
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2D icons (Plan View)
LNV0545
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3D icons (Birdview™)
LNV0546
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Road color
The road types are differentiated by colors.
Freeway: Red
Main road: Yellow
Narrow street: Gray
Road with incomplete map data: Green
XMTNAVTRAFFIC™ SYMBOLS
When displaying the map with XMTNavTraffic™
(if so equipped) enabled the following might be
displayed:
cColored road meanings:
– Green: Light traffic.
– Yellow: Heavy traffic and moving at ap-
proximately 21 MPH (34 km) to 44 MPH
(71 km) .
– Red: Traffic jam or accident and moving
at approximately 20 MPH (30 km) to 0
MPH (0 km) .
– Purple: Road closed.
cRoad symbol meanings:
: Accident
: Closed Road
: Information
: Road Work
: Slippery Road
: Weather
: Incident
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