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Incident Icons
Incident icons are displayed on the 1/20
through 5 mile scales. The icons are:
Accident /Incident
Construction
Congestion
Weather
Road Closed
Weather Icons
Weather icons are displayed on all map
scales. The icons are:
Daytime mode
ClearPartly Cloudy
CloudyFog
RainFreezing Rain
Snow
Night mode
ClearPartly Cloudy
Icons with
indicate a possibility for
high wind.
For example:
Rain
Rain with high wind NOTE:
Weather icons are only visible if
you have a current traffi c /weather
subscription with XM. See page
121 .
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For some icons, you can choose to show or hide them on the map, while others like Honda Dealers are always shown. The table bel ow
shows the features for each icon type. Some Points of Interest (POIs) like Police Stations are not shown as an icon, but you ca n still
locate the nearest one with the voice command, “Find nearest Police station.” See Find Place Commands on page 158 .

Landmark icon
POI type Icon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hidden
Icon selection
by voiceIcon can be selected
as a destination on
the
map screen with
the Interface Dial POI can be found
on the
map
screen using voice
command “Find...”
Honda /Acura dealer Yes, always No No Yes Yes
H o s p i t a l Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
S c h o o l Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
ATM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gas station*1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restaurants*2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Post offi c e Ye sYe sYe sYe s Ye s
Grocery store*1 YesYesYesYes Yes
Hotel*1/ Lodging YesYesYesYes Yes
Police station No icon No icon No icon No icon No icon
Shopping, Tourist attraction, Bank No icon No icon No NoYes
P a r k i n g g a r a g e Ye sYe sYe sYe s Ye s
Parking lot YesYes YesYes Yes
Freeway exit information YesYes YesYes (choose POI) No
One-way traffi c icon NoNoNoNo No
*1. When gas stations, hotels, and convenience stores are selected for view on the map, some icons are shown as “brand icons.”
*2. When selecting Restaurant on the Select category for icon settings screen (see Icon Options on page 68 ), specialty
types of restaurants, like Chinese or Italian, can be individually displayed or hidden. See Showing Icons on the Map on page

68 . Also see the Voice Command Index on pag e 157 for the “Display,” “Hide,” and “Find” commands.
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Incident icon
Icon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hidden
Icon selection
by voiceIcon can be selected
as a destination on
the
map screen with
the Interface Dial POI can be found
on the
map
screen using voice
command “Find...”
Tra f fi c speed YesYesYesNo No
Tra f fi c incident YesYesYes No Yes *1
*1 You can display the list of the nearest traffi c incidents by saying, “Display traffi c incidents.”
Weather icon
Icon can be
manually
displayed Icon can be
manually
hidden
Icon selection
by voiceIcon can be selected
as a destination on
the
map screen with
the Interface Dial POI can be found
on the
map
screen using voice
command “Find...”
Weather information Yes Yes Yes No No
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Showing Icons on the Map
Selecting Show Icon on Map from
Map Information on the Map menu
(see page 58 ) displays the following
screen:
The screen consists of the following
items:
Icon Bar
The icon bar allows you to manually
select the icons that are displayed on
the map (see pag e 66 for a list of these
icons). In the screen shown, traffi
c, gas
stations, and restaurants are selected.
Rotate the Interface Dial knob
and push in to select (blue with box
checked) or remove them (black with
box unchecked). You can also display
or hide the same icons by using the
“Display” or “Hide” voice commands
on the map screen (see page 157 ).
ICON OPTIONS
This feature allows you to “fi ne tune”
some of the icons on the Icon bar (See
Icon Option s to the right for more
information).

Icon Options
If you move the Interface Dial down
and select ICON OPTIONS , the
following screen will be displayed:
The fi ve icon choices – Parking ,
Restaurant , Other Icon , Tr a f c
Information , and Weather – can
each be tailored to your needs.

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For instance, let’s assume that your
hospital is not displayed on the map,
and you want to make sure that your
settings are correct. You would do the
following:
• First, ensure that the Other Icon
button on the Ic
on Ba
r is selected.
• Second, select Other Icon and
verify that the hospital option is
on (blue with box checked). This
procedure is explained below.
If you select Other Icon from the
Select category for icon settings
screen, the other icon options are
displayed:
In the example shown, only POST
OFFICE and SCHOOL are selected
and will show up on the map. To also
see HOSPITAL on the map, this would
need to be turned on by fi rst selecting it
and then pushing in on the Interface
Dial to select it so it appears as below.
Exit, and save your settings by moving
the Interface Dial down (OK). NOTE:
When viewing the
map screen, you can
turn some icons on using voice control.
See the Voice Command Index on page
157 for the available “Display” and
“Hide” icon commands.
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Going Off the Route
If you leave the calculated route,
“Recalculating...” is displayed at the
top of the screen. The system will
recalculate the route from your current
location and direction to the desired
destination then give you a new route
instruction. This is done automatically
if you have set Rerouting to
AUTOMATIC on the SET UP screen
( Other ) (see page 102 ).
If the Rerouting option in SET UP is
set to MANUAL , “Off route” appears
at the top of the screen when you leave
the calculated route. Say “Recalculate,”
or select Recalculation whenever
you want the system to perform a
recalculation.
Off-road Tracking
If you drive away from a mapped road,
“Not on a digitized road” appears at the
bottom of the screen.
The map screen starts displaying a
series of dots (breadcrumbs) to show
the path you have taken if Off-road
Tr a c k i n g on the SET UP screen
( Other ) is set to ON (see page 112 ). By following the dots, you can
backtrack to the mapped road you
originally left. “Breadcrumbs” may
occasionally be displayed in urban
areas, such as large parking lots in
shopping malls, or in new subdivisions
where the roads are not yet in the
database. In other cases, you may see
dots if the system temporarily goes off
route, like in a parking garage where
the GPS signal is unavailable.
These dots appear only in the 1/20,
1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 mile (or 80, 200, 400,
and 800 meter) map scales. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob
to change scales
if necessary.
Off-road Tracking continues for
approximately 150 miles; dots at
the beginning of the trail will start
disappearing when you exceed that
distance. When you reach a mapped
road, the system stops displaying dots.
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Viewing / Saving the Current
Location
Whenever you are on a map screen,
you can always obtain your current
location either by pushing in on the
Interface Dial , selecting Current
Location from Map Information , or
by using the voice control system and
saying “Display current location.” A
screen pops up which shows the address
of your current location, as well as the
latitude, longitude, and elevation.
NOTE:
The elevation will not appear when the
system is temporarily lacking proper
GPS information. The system elevation
may not agree with elevations shown
on roadside elevation signs, and may
fl uctuate plus or minus 100 feet or
more.
You can store the current location for
later use. It does not change or cancel
your current route.
For example, you are following
the system’s directions to get to a
destination. While sitting at a stoplight
you notice a store on the corner, but do
not have time to visit it right now.
You can save the location to select as a
destination at a later date. To save the location, say “Save current
location” or select Save on the
Current
location screen. The Edit address
book screen with the current location
data will appear. You can edit the name,
phone number, or category name to be
saved in your personal Address Book.
Select Return and you will be returned
to the Map Information screen.
You can then use Address Book from
the MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 1) to
select the saved location, and return to
the same spot.
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• Your route includes traffi c restrictions
in the vicinity of the departure point
or destination.
• Your route passes through unverifi ed
areas (see Unverifi ed Area Routing
on page 103 ) .
• Your route includes unverifi ed areas
(see Unverifi ed Area Routing on
page 103 ).
• You are about to enter an unverifi ed
area (see Unverifi ed Area Routing on
page 103 ).
Pop-ups and Disclaimers
When you say “OK” in the Calculate
Route to screen, or if you change your
route, the system checks your route and
provides you with pop-up messages for
the following situations:
• Your route takes you into an area that you previously set as an “Avoid Area”
(see Edit Avoid Area on page 107 ).
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