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Map Screen
When you select OK on the Calculate
route to screen, the map screen
appears, showing your highlighted
route (blue line) in real time.
Route Line
When driving on unverifi ed streets
(purple), the route line changes to either
a purple dotted “vector line” pointing
to your destination, or a blue-pink line.
See Unverifi ed Area Routing on page
103 f or a detailed explanation of how
to enable unverifi ed routing, and the
related cautions and disclaimers.
NOTE:
• You can always view the entire route by simply saying, “Display entire
route.”
• When your route line uses streets that display traffi c information, the route
line may consist of orange or red
segments. This is normal. See Tra f fi c
Display Legend on page 22 , and
Viewing Flow Data on page 24 .
“Vector line” (unverifi ed routing off)
Blue-pink unverifi ed route line
(unverifi ed routing on)
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Map Screen Legend
Map Orientation
(see page 63 )
“Heading Up” “North Up”
Streets
(see Map Overview on page 6 )
: Freeways (Red)
: State Route (Pink)
: Veri ed Street (Gray)
: Unveri ed Street (Purple)
Direction of Destination
(when en route)
Distance to Destination
(see page 58
)
Vehicle Position (see page 71 )
Time to Destination (see page 58
)
Current Map Scale (see page 62
)
Message Icon (see page 79
)
Indicates that you have an AcuraLink
message.
Map Scale Adjustment
(Mile or km per half-inch appears only
when you zoom in or out by rotating the
Interface Dial knob .) (see page 62 ) Waypoint
(see page 75
)


Blue Line Calculated route (see page 56)
Current Street
(see page 71 )
Warning Icon
Indicates that there are weather warnings.
To check the warning list, see pag e 84 .
No Entry Icon

Map Menu (see page 58
)
(Push in on the Interface Dial to view.)

“Breadcrumbs”
(see Off-road Tracking on page 70 )
Landmark Icon - Generic (see page 64 )
Honda Dealer (USA)
Honda Dealer (Canada)
HospitalAcura Dealer
Grocery StoreSchool
Gas StationRestaurant
Hotel/LodgingAT M
Parking GarageParking Lot
Freeway Exit
InformationPost Of ce
One-Way Traf c Icon
(1/20 mile only)
(see page 64 )
Map Features
ParkAirport/Stadium/
Business
HospitalWater Area
Shopping MallCemetery
Golf CourseUniversity
NOTE:
If you move the Interface Dial over an
area (map features shown above), the
name is displayed at the top of screen.
NOTE:
See Map Legend in the Map Information on the MAP MENU screen for further
explanation.
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Distance and Time to
Destination
When you select a destination, the
distance to the destination is the actual
road distance of the calculated route,
and not “as the crow fl ies.” When
viewing a list of destinations (points
of interest), such as restaurants, the
distance is “as the crow fl ies” (see Sort
by Distance to Travel on page 41 ).
The displayed time to the destination
may differ from the actual travel time
because the time is calculated based
on the posted road speed data and your
current speed.
NOTE:
If you are en route and the Interface
Dial is moved, the “Time to
Destination” and “Distance to
Destination” indications are replaced
with an indicator showing distance
from the current vehicle location.
Map Menu
When the map screen is displayed,
pressing in on the Interface Dial
displays the Map menu. If the map is
scrolled, the Map menu will not appear.
Press the MAP/GUIDE button, the
BACK button, or the CANCEL button
to return to the basic map screen.
Vo i c e - Button shown if currently en
route. Select to hear the next guidance
maneuver.
New Messages - Indicates that there are
AcuraLink messages for you to read.
These messages consist of quick tips
and other information communicated
to you by Acura. If the button is grayed
out, you have no messages. For detailed
information on this feature, see page 79 .Traffi
c Incidents - Displays a list of
the traffi c incidents around your current
position or on your current route.
You can view this same list by saying
“Display traffi c incidents.” For detailed
information on this feature, see page 25 .
Weather Info - Al

lows you to view the
weather forecast, warning list, warning
map, and radar map. See AcuraLink
Weather on page 81 .
Guidance Menu - Allows you to
confi rm Directions and Freeway Exit
information en route. You also can
change Guidance Mode (single screen/
split screen). For detailed information
on this feature, see Directions on
page 59 , EXIT INFO on page 60 , or
Guidance Mode on page 60 .
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Find Nearest … - Selects a subcategory
from the list to search the nearest
POI from your current location. For
detailed information on this feature, see
Subcategories on page 37 .
Map Information - Allows you to
confi rm information on the map or
change the settings of displaying a map.
For detailed information on this feature,
see Map Orientation on page 63 ,
Showing Icons on the Map on page 68 ,

Viewing/ Saving the Current Location
on page 71 or Map Legend on page 61 .
Cancel Route - Cancels your current
route. The map screen will display your
current position.
Directions
You can display a list of the maneuvers
on your route and confi rm the distance
between them.
If you select Guidance Menu from
the Map menu and then select
Directions , the display changes to:
NOTE:
• When you select a maneuver from the
list, a map of the maneuver is shown.
• Maneuvers that occur at freeway exits or contain freeway exit
information will show the exit info
icon (
). Press the CANCEL
button or the
BACK button, or move the Interface
Dial down to return to the previous
screen.
You can scroll one maneuver at a time
by rotating the Interface Dial knob .
The route guidance display disappears
and guidance ends when you reach your
destination. Press the MENU button
to return to the MENU screen ( Dest.
MENU 1 or 2 ).
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EXIT INFO (Freeway Exit
Information)
You can search freeway exit
information (gas stations, restaurants,
ATMs, etc.) and add new destinations
or waypoints to the calculated route.
Select the Guidance Menu from the
Map menu screen. Select Exit Info,
and a list of freeway exits for the route
is displayed.
If you select the freeway exit you plan
on taking, a list of businesses in the
area will be displayed. You can choose
a listing to set as a new destination or
waypoint, and say or select OK. On the map screen, you can display
Freeway Exit information using the
Interface Dial
. The Exit Info icon will
only be displayed on the map screen if
there is any freeway exit information
available. Choose the 1/4, 1/2, or 1
mile scale, then move the crosshairs
to the desired Exit Info icon and push
in on the Interface Dial . Choose a
place from the list and set it as a new
destination or waypoint.
NOTE:
To turn on “Freeway exit information”
on the map screen, display the icon bar
and select the
icon (see pag e 68 ) .
Guidance Mode
When en route to a destination, you
have two display options: single-screen
mode (the factory default) or split-
screen mode.
If you select the Guidance M
enu on
the
Map menu screen and then select
Guidance Mode , the Selection
screen will appear.
Single-screen mode - While the map
screen is displayed, only the map is
shown with occasional guidance pop-up
windows as you approach a maneuver.
When you press the MAP/GUIDE
button and switch to the Guidance
screen, only the Directions screen is
displayed.
Split-screen mode - While the map
screen is displayed, the map is on
the left of the screen, and the next
maneuver is on the right side of the
screen. You will see the same screen
setup when you press the MAP/GUIDE
button.
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Guidance mode can be changed in SET
UP (see Guidance Mode on page 110 ).
When you get near the maneuver, the
map screen changes to:
On the map screen, the location of the
maneuver is marked with a small yellow
square. The guidance window is simply
an enlargement of the next maneuver
area. After you complete the maneuver,
the display returns to a full map screen
when single-screen mode is set, or to a
map and direction list screen when split-
screen mode is set.
Map Legend
You can use the Map legend screens
to learn the meaning of map features,
icons, colors, etc. used in this system.
When you say or select Map Legend,
the display changes to:
Say or select the desired item or item
number to view each section of the map
legend.
Current Location
Displays the current location, address,
city, and state, as well as the latitude
and longitude. If you rotate the
Interface Dial knob and select Save,
this information will be saved to the
Address Book.
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Map Scale
Rotate the Interface Dial knob or a voice command such as “Display 1/2 mile scale” (see page 157 ) to change the scale of the
map. Zooming in increases the detail, while zooming out gives you a view of a wider area. After changing the scale, give the
system a few moments to update the display.
Functions available at various map scales
Map Scale (English and Metric) For
selecting units, see pag e 102 . 1/20mi. 1/8 mi. 1/4 mi. 1/2 mi. 1 mi. 2 mi. 5 mi. 15 mi. 50 mi. 150 mi. 350 mi. 1000 mi.
80 m 200 m400 m800 m1.6 k m3 km 8 km 24 km 80 km240 km 560 km 16 0 0 k m
POI icon symbols (like ATM) page 64
XX
Breadcrumbs (off-road tracking dots) page 70
XXXX
Freeway exit information icons page 64
XXX
One-way traffi c icon page 64

X
Unver ifi ed road display (purple)
page 6 XXXXXXXX
Map orientation “Heading up” page 63
XXXXX
Map orientation “North up” page 63
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Map features (park, golf course) page 56
XXXXXXXXXXX
Avoid area shown on map
pag e 107 XXX
Avoid area scales (when creating)
pag e 107 XXX
Way p o i n t “ fl ag” icons page 75
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Tra f fi c speed / incident page 22
XXXXXXX
Weather information page 81
XXXXXXXXXXXX
NOTE:
• You can change between miles or kilometers in SETUP (see Units on pag e 102 ) .
• For information on the available voice commands, see Voice Command Index on page 156 .
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Map Orientation
The map can be orientated two ways:
• North-up: North pointing up as you
would normally view a paper map.
• Heading-up: The map constantly rotates so the road you are driving on
always points up (as you see the road
through your front windshield).
“North Up”
“Heading Up”
NOTE:
The red arrow in both heading symbols
always shows the direction north. Push in on the Interface Dial
when
you are on the map screen, and select
Map Information . Select North-
up or Heading-up , or say “Display
heading up” or “Display north up.”
In the larger map scales (above 2 mile
or 3 kilometer), the map is always
oriented with north facing upward. You
cannot change the orientation.
NOTE:
For information on the available voice
commands, see Voice Command Index
on pag e 156 .

Destination Icon
The destination icon only shows the
approximate location of the destination.
This occurs because a city block can
have as many as 100 possible addresses
(for example, the 1400 block is followed
by the 1500 block.) Since most cities
use only a portion of the 100 possible
addresses (for example, in the 1400
block, the addresses may only go up to
1425 before the 1500 block starts).
Therefore, the address 1425 will be
shown a quarter of the way down the
block by the system instead of near the
end of the block where the destination
is actually located.
Tip:
When en route, you can view a map
showing your destination. Using voice
control, say “Display destination
map.”
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