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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
.
NOTE:
• The map and voice guidance in unverifi ed areas differ from those in
verifi ed areas.
• Current maneuvers and those within 1000 feet will show on the
Countdown bar, indicating the
distance until the next maneuver.
Guidance Screen Legend
Time to Destination (see page 58
)
Milestone to Destination
(see page 57
)
Direction of Destination, “as the crow
ies”
Distance of Next Driving Maneuver Street Name to Next Driving
Maneuver
Scroll: to view guidance maneuvers
(rotate
Interface Dial knob )
Current Street (see page 6 )
Distance to Destination (see page 58 )
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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
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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
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Tra f fi c speed / incident page 22
XXXXXXX
Weather information page 81
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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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Various Other Icons

Landmark Icons
Landmark icons are shown in the map
screen on 1/20 and 1/8 mile scale, or 80
and 200 meter scale. The Freeway exit
information is displayed on the 1/4, 1/2,
and 1 mile scales. The icons are:
Honda Dealer (USA)
Honda Dealer (Canada)
Acura Dealer
HospitalSchool
Grocery
StoreRestaurant
Gas
StationAT M
Hotel/
LodgingParking
Lot
Parking
GaragePost Of ce
Freeway Exit Information One-Way Traffi
c I
con
The one-way traffi c icons (see Map
Screen Legend on page 56 ) are only
shown on the 1/20 mile scale.
Some icons can be turned on or off. To
hide or display icons, use the Interface
Dial to select Map Information from
the Map menu , and select Show Icon
on Map (see page 68 ). You can also
hide or display icons by using voice
commands (see page 157 ).
You can select most landmark, traffi c,
or weather icons with the Interface
Dial to display the icon’s information.
See the table on the following page for
exceptions.
NOTE:
• The same icon list can be viewed on the screen by selecting Map
Legend from the Map Information
screen in the MAP menu.
• When there are overlapping landmark icons, a list of the points
of interest (POIs) is displayed when
selected. • For information on the available
voice commands, see Vo i c e
Command Index on page 156 .
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