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Table of Contents
Navigation System
1
Introduction .................................. 4
Manual Overview ............................ 4
System Overview ........................... 4
Accessories Precautions ................. 5
Important Safety Information ......... 5
Map Overview ................................. 6
Current Street ................................... 6
Ve r i fi ed/Unverifi ed Street ................ 6
User Agreement ............................ 8
Getting Started ........................... 10
System Controls ............................ 10
Voice Control Basics ..................... 13
Using the Voice Control System .....14
Improving Voice Recognition .........14
Selecting an Item (Button) on the
Screen ....................................... 15
Selecting an Item in a List ............ 15
Entering Information .................... 16
System Start-up ............................. 18
System Language Selection .......... 18
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink® ......... 19
Map Screen Legend ...................... 20
Map Screen Description ................ 21
Zoom In/Out .................................. 21
Map Scrolling ................................ 21
Displaying Current Location......... 21
Tra f fi c Display Legend .................. 22
AcuraLink Real-Time Traffi c .......23
Tra f fi c Status Indicator .................. 23
Viewing Flow Data ........................ 24
Viewing Incident Reports .............. 25
System Function Diagram ............. 27
Entering a Destination ...............28
By Address .................................... 29
Selecting the State or Province ...... 29
Selecting the ZIP Code .................. 30
Selecting the City ........................... 30
Selecting the Street ........................ 32
Entering the Street Number ........... 33
By Address Book .......................... 34
Adding Addresses to the Personal
Address Book ............................ 35
By Previous Destinations .............. 35
By Place Name .............................. 36
By Place Category ......................... 37
Subcategories ................................. 37
Place Name .................................... 40
City Vicinity .................................. 40
Sort by Distance to Travel ..............41
Search by Keyword .........................41
Sort by Zagat Rating ...................... 42
By Place Phone Number ............... 42
By Coordinate ............................... 43
By Destination Lists ...................... 44
Verifying Destination Lists............ 45
Editing Destination Lists ............... 45
By Intersection .............................. 45
By Map Input ................................ 46
Showing the Map of Current
Positi on ...................................... 46
Showing the Map of City ............... 47
Show Map of State ......................... 49
Show Map of Continental USA and Canada ................................ 50
By Go Home 1 or 2 ....................... 50
Driving to Your Destination ......52
Driving to Your Destination .......... 52
Calculate Route to Screen ............. 52
Changing the Routing Method ...... 53
Viewing the Routes ........................ 53
Viewing the Destination Map ........ 54
Map Screen ................................... 55
Route Line ...................................... 55
Map Screen Legend ....................... 56
Guidance Screen ........................... 57
Guidance Screen Legend ............... 57
Distance and Time to Destination ...58
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Vehicle ........................................ 112
Off-road Tracking .........................112
Correct Vehicle Position ...............113
Color .......................................... 114
Map Color ..................................... 11 4
Menu Color ...................................11 5
Switching Display Mode Manuall y ..................................11 5
Switching Display Mode Automaticall y ........................... 11 6
Language ......................................117
Wallpapers Setting .......................117
Importing Pictures from USB ....... 118
Selecting Wallpaper Pictures ........ 118
Delete Pictures on HDD ...............119
Reset Factory Default Settings .... 119
Clear Personal Data .................... 120
AcuraLink/Messages .................. 121
Tra f fi c & Weather Status ............ 121
Rearview Camera ........................ 122
Rearview Camera Brightness
Adjustmen t .............................. 12 2
Rearview Camera Image ............. 122
System Initialization ................. 123
System Initialization ................... 123
Entering the Security Code ......... 123GPS Initialization........................
123
Map Matching ............................. 124
System Limitations ...................125
Database Limitations ............... 126
Client Assistance ...................... 128
Coverage Areas ......................... 130
Map Coverage ............................. 130
U.S. Detailed Coverage Areas ..... 130
Canada Detailed Coverage Areas ...135
Operation in Alaska, Hawaii,
Canada, and Puerto Rico ........ 142
Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and
Puerto Rico ...............................14 2
Other Map Issues ..........................14 2
INFO Screen Differences .............143
Shipping a Vehicle To or From Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Puerto Rico ...............................14 3
Frequently Asked Questions .... 144
Troubleshooting ........................ 152
Glossary .................................... 153
Glossary ...................................... 153
Voice Command Index .............156
Global Commands ...................... 156
Navigation General Commands... 156
Navigation Display Commands... 157
Find Place Commands ................ 158
Climate Control Commands ....... 159
Radio Voice Commands ............. 160
Disc Voice Commands ................ 161
HDD Voice Commands .............. 161
AUX Voice Commands............... 161
USB Voice Commands ............... 162
iPod Voice Commands ................ 162
Bluetooth AUDIO Commands .... 162
Cellular Phone Voice Commands .............................. 163
SET
UP Screen (Main Set up)
Commands .............................. 163
On-Screen Commands ................ 163
On-Screen Spelling Assist .......... 164
Index ..........................................168
Others ........................................ 172
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Introduction
Navigation System7

Ve r i fi ed streets Unverifi ed streets
When
displayed These roads are found within metropolitan areas, and
include interstate freeways and major roads connecting
cities. These roads are found in rural areas, and typically include
residential streets away from the center of a town.
Street color Shown as red (freeways), pink (state routes), or gray
(ver i fi
ed streets) on the daytime map screen. Shown on the daytime
map screen as purple.
Map quality The database vendor has verifi
ed these streets.
Information like turn restrictions, average speed, and
whether it is a one-way street have been gathered and used
when creating your route to a destination. These streets have not been verifi
ed by the database
vendor. The system does not contain information on one-
way streets, turn restrictions, or the road’s average speed.
They are shown on the map for reference and may have
errors in map location, naming, and address range.
Routing
differences While driving to your destination, the displayed route line
is solid blue. The system provides voice and map guidance
to your destination.
Your route line is either a purple dotted “vector line,” or
a dashed pink/blue line. For information on selecting this
option, and the routing differences, see
Unverifi ed Area
Routing on page 103 .
Cautions There are no pop-up boxes urging extra caution during
a route. However, because roads constantly change, you
are urged to use common sense, and always obey posted
traffi
c restrictions. Regardless of whether the user chooses route guidance,
there are cautionary screens before and during the route
urging the user to be extra cautious, and obey all traffi
c
restrictions. See Unverifi ed Area Routing on page 103 .
Guidance
voice Voice guidance issues instructions such as “In a half-mile,
make a right turn.”
The phrase “if possible” is added to each guidance
instruction. For example: “In a half-mile, make a right
turn, if possible.”
Time and
distance
“to go” The time and distance “to go,” displayed while en route to
a destination, is based on the average speed and distance
for the roads used for your route.
The time and distance “to go,” displayed while en route to
a destination, is based on the average speed and distance
for the roads used for your route.
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If you have entered any Calendar
reminders, they are displayed after you
select OK. See Calendar on page 86 .
The Calendar reminder screen
remains displayed until you select OK
or Remind Later by rotating the
Interface Dial knob and pushing in
on the Interface Dial , or press the
CANCEL button.
If you select OK and push in on the
Interface Dial , the reminder will not
show up again. (It will be deleted from
the Calendar.) If you select
Remind Later and push
in on the Interface Dial , the reminder
will show up again the next time you
start the vehicle. If there are several
reminders, the next reminder will be
displayed.
If you press the CANCEL button, the
system will skip all the reminders. The
reminders will show up again the next
time you start the vehicle.
NOTE:
The system will display the current
message and any older or previously
unread messages, with the newest
message appearing fi rst and the
remaining messages appearing in date
order.
If you turn off the engine during route
guidance and then restart the vehicle,
the Continue Trip to screen will be
displayed. For more information, see
Continue Trip to Screen on page 78 .
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
If you have a Bluetooth-compatible cell
phone that is paired with the system,
then CALL on the Calculate route to
screen will be enabled.
When you select CALL , the system
dials the number shown on the screen.
For more information on Bluetooth®
HandsFreeLink®, see the vehicle
Owner’s manual and the offi cial website
( www.acura.com /handsfreelink ).
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Tr a f c Display Legend
Viewing Incident Details:
To view incident details, use the Interface
Dial to position the cursor (round red circle)
over an incident icon and push in.
Incident Icons
Accident / Incident (other)
ConstructionRoad Closed
Weather
Incident Icon Update Details:
Typically M–F, 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM (varies by metropolitan area)
Continuously updated signal is received.
Map Scale
Traf c ow and incident icons are
displayed on the 5 mile (8 km) or
less map scale Hearing Incident Details:
If this screen is displayed, the system will
start reading incident details.
To view the message on the screen, push
in on the Interface Dial
.
To return to current position, say or select
Return.
Tr a f c Flow Data
(colored lines parallel to road)
(red) Heavy traf c: 0 – 27 mph
(approx.)
(orange) Moderate traf c: 27 – 52 mph
(approx.)
(green)Free ow traf c: 52+ mph
(approx.)
(shown for both sides of the freeway where
available)
Tr a f c Flow Data Update Details:
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

5 mi 1/20 mi
Scales
NOTE:
When driving to a destination on freeways that have traffi c fl ow data, the route line
is used to display moderate and heavy traffi c fl ow status instead of the colored bands
on the side of the road. The route line color indicates the following conditions:
• Free Flow Traffi c - A section of the blue route line will be bordered with a light
green line (this may be diffi cult to see).
• Moderate Traffi c Flow - A section of the route line will change from green to orange.
• Heavy Traffi c Flow - A section of the route line will change from green to red.
• Unknown Traffi c Flow - A section of the route will not be bordered with traffi c
fl ow.
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Viewing Flow Data
Tra f fi c fl ow data is displayed as colored
bands on either side of the freeway (see
Traffi c Display Legend on page 22 ).
The different colored bands represent
the average road speeds as determined
by under-road sensors and other probes.
While driving to your destination on
a road that has traffi c fl ow data, your
route line color is used to display the
traffi c fl ow data. This means that
when the map scale is set to one of
the traffi c scales (1/20 through 5 mile
scale), your blue route line may appear
as alternating orange, red, or green
segments (see Traffi c Display Legend
on page 22 ).
NOTE:
A blue route line segment on a freeway
can mean one of two things:
• Under-road sensors, GPS probes, cell phone probes, and other
methods used to collect traffi c speed
information indicate free fl ow traffi c.
• The road has no sensors, and traffi c
conditions are unknown (they could
be congested). Naturally, only roads with these sensors
will show traffi
c information. The
amount of fl ow data varies considerably
from one city to another. This map
display is refreshed continuously. You
can only view traffi c information in the
city where you are located.
NOTE:
• Traffi c fl ow and incident icons are displayed on the 5 miles (8 km) or
less map scale.
• Not all freeways within a metropolitan area have traffi c fl ow
data (colored bands on the side of
the freeways) - this is normal, and
you cannot assume that a lack of
data implies no traffi c.
• Not all cities have traffi c fl ow information. See cities listed on page
14 0 .
• Due to freeway maintenance and construction, traffi c fl ow may be
available only for one side of a
road, or be missing entirely for some
portion of the freeway. • The displayed traffi c fl ow may
confl ict with other audio- or Internet-
based traffi c information.
• If traffi c fl ow is not showing, verify that the “TRAFFIC” selection for
the Icon Bar is ON, and that the icon
options for traffi c are both ON (see
page 68 ).
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System Function Diagram
This diagram shows the navigation
system features, starting at the center
and working outward in layers. The
navigation program starts at “Key
ON,” and then displays the globe
screen (blue). If OK is selected on the
Disclaimer screen, the functions in the
yellow segments of the diagram become
available in the SET UP and INFO
screens.
The items above the map screen show
various methods to begin driving to
your destination (orange). You are
provided with map/voice guidance,
routing cautions, and a direction list.
While driving to your destination, use
the voice control system as much as
possible to interact with the navigation,
audio, and climate control systems
(green).
INFO BUTTON
THE MAP SCREEN
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BLACK LEVEL (pg.93)

VOLUM
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INFORMATION (pg.94)

INTERFACE
DIAL FEEDBACK (pg.94)
CLOCK ADJUSTMENT
(pg.111)
ROUTING GUIDANCE
(pg.102)
BASIC (pg.101)

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For more information,
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Driving to Your Destination
52 Navigation System

Driving to Your Destination
A route typically has three phases.
• Initial route calculation ( Calculate
route to screen) (see pag e 52 )
• Change the route while en route (see page 74 ).
• Resume the route when restarting the engine (see Continue Trip to Screen
on page 78 ).
Calculate Route to Screen
Say or select OK . The system calculates
the route (see
Map Screen on page 55 ) .
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 page 107 .
• For information on the available voice commands, see Vo i c e
Command Index on page 156 .
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 page 34
.
NOTE:
If EDIT Address Book is displayed,
the destination is already stored in your
Address Book. You can edit the address
in your Address Book by selecting this
button. For information on editing your
Address Book, see Address Book on
page 94 .
ADD TO Dest. Lists
Allows you to add a location to the
Destination Lists as a destination
or waypoint . While on the Calculate
route to screen, rotate the Interface
Dial knob and select ADD to Dest .
List . The Add to Dest. List screen
appears and the destination is added.
CALL
Dials the number on the screen
when available. See Bluetooth
®
HandsFreeLink® on page 19 .
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