2011 Acura RDX Navigation Manual

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Map Screen Legend
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
Landmark Icon - Generic (see page 63)
Destination Icon (see page 62)
Map Features
NOTE:
If you move the Interface Dial over an area (map
features shown above), the name is displayed on
the screen.
: Par k
: Hospital
: Shopping Mall
: Golf Course
: Water Area
: Cemetery
: University
: Indian Reservation
: Airport/Stadium/Business
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 61) NOTE:
See Map Legend on the INFO screen ( Other) for further explanation (see page 89).
Current Map Scale
(see page 61) Current Street
(see page 70) Vehicle Position
(see page 70)
Breadcrumbs
(see
Off-road Tracking
on page 69) Direction of Destination
(when en route)
(see page 58)
Map Orientation
(see page 62)
Distance to Destination (see page 58)
Time to Destination (see page 58)
Waypoint (see page 74)
Blue Line
Calculated route
(see page 54)
Map Menu (see page 58)
(Push in on the Interface Dial to view.)
One-Way Traffic Icon
(1/20 mile scale only) (see page 63)
Streets
(see
Map Overview on
page 6, or Unverified Area
Routing on page 101)
Interstates or Freeways
Verified Streets
Unverified Streets
No Entry Icon

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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
“DEST.”
Vehicle Heading - The black portion of
the compass symbol indicates north.
NOTE:
The map and voice guidance in unverified areas differ from those in
verified areas.
Current maneuvers and those within 1000 feet will show on the
Countdown bar, indicating the
distance until the next maneuver.
Guidance Screen Legend
Milestone to Destination (see page 57)
Direction of Destination, “as the crow flies” (see page 58)
Distance to Next Driving Maneuver
Street Name of Next
Driving Maneuver
Scroll: to view
guidance maneuvers
(move Interface Dial up
or down)
Current Street (see page 6)
Time to Destination (see page 58)
Distance to Destination (see page 58) Vehicle Heading (b
lack indicates North) (see page 62)
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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 flies.” When
viewing a list of destinations (points of
interest), such as restaurants, the
distance is “as the crow flies” (see Sort
by Distance to Travel on page 37).
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. If part of your route
includes unverified roads, the “distance”
and “time to go” for that portion is
estimated using 25 mph as an average
speed.
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. Move the Interface Dial left or
press the CANCEL button to return to
the basic map screen.
Voice - Button shown if currently en
route. Select to hear the next guidance
maneuver (see page 55).
North-up/Heading-up - Select
Heading-up or North-up button to
change map orientation. See Map
Orientation on page 62 for details. On
scales greater than 1 mile, this button is
grayed out (North-up only mode).
New Messages - Button 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. See page 78
for more information on this feature.
Directions - Button shown if currently en
route. Select to see a list of directions to
your destination (see page 55).
Show Icon on Map - Allows you to select
the icons displayed on the map (for a
thorough description of this feature, see
Showing Icons on the Map on page 67).
By voice control, you can select the icon
by saying the name of the icon (“gas
station,” “ATM,” etc.). Say the icon name
again to turn the icon off.
Traffic Incidents - Select this button to
display a list of the traffic incidents around
your current position or on your current
route. You can view this same list by
saying “Display traffic incidents.” See
page 24 for a discussion of this feature.
Weather Info. - Allows you to view the
weather forecast, warning list, and
warning map. See Weather Information
on page 80.

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Direction List
If you select Directions from the Map
menu , the display changes to:
NOTE:
The map and voice guidance in unverified areas differ from those in
verified areas. See Unverified Area
Routing on page 101.
Only maneuvers that occur at freeway exits or contain freeway exit
information will show the exit info
icon ( ) on the right end of the
items in the direction list. If no exit
info icon is shown on the list, the
EXIT INFO is not displayed. You can see the direction list and the
distance to each maneuver. Press the
MAP/GUIDE
button or the CANCEL
button to return to the previous screen.
You can scroll through the Direction
list screen by screen by moving the
Interface Dial up or down, or one
instruction at a time by rotating the
Interface Dial knob.
EXIT INFO (Freeway Exit
Information)
You can search freeway exit
information and add new destinations or
waypoints to the calculated route as a
new destination or waypoint. The exit
info icon ( ) on the right end of the
items in the direction list indicates that
there is freeway exit information
available. Say or select EXIT INFO, and
choose the exit and place to set as a new
destination or waypoint.
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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 page 67).Guidance Mode
When en route to a destination, you
have two display options: single-screen
mode (the factory default) and the split-
screen mode.
Single-screen mode - A map is
displayed with occasional guidance
pop-up windows as you approach a
maneuver.
Split-screen mode - The map is always
displayed on the left of the screen, and
the maneuver or direction list is
displayed on the right-hand side of the
screen.
Guidance mode can be changed in either
SETUP (see Guidance Mode on
page 108), or by accessing the icon bar
(see CHANGE GUIDANCE MODE on
page 67). 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 th e area indicated by
the yellow square. After you complete
the maneuver, the display returns to a
full map screen when the single-screen
mode is set, or to a map and direction
list screen when the split-screen mode is
set.

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Map Scale
Rotate the Interface Dial knob or say a voice command such as “Display 1/2 m ile scale” (see page 159) 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 th e
system a few moments to update the display.
Functions available at various map scales
NOTE:
You can change between miles or kilometers in SETUP (see Units on page 99).
For information on the available voice commands, see Voice Command Index on page 158.
Map Scale (English and Metric)
For selecting uni ts, see page 99.1/20 mi.1/8 mi. 1/4 mi. 1/2 mi. 1 mi. 2 mi. 5 mi. 15 mi. 50 mi. 150 mi. 350 mi.
80 m 200 m 400 m 800 m1.6 km3 km 8 km 24 km 80 km240 km 560 km
POI icon symbols (like ATM) page 63 XX
Breadcrumbs (off-road tracking dots)page 69XXXX
Freeway exit information icons page 63 XXX
One-way traffic icon page 63X
Unverified road display (light brown)page 101 XXX
Map orientation “Heading-up” page 62 XXXXX
Map orientation “North-up” page 62 XXXXXXXXXXX
Map features (park, golf course, etc.)page 56XXXXXXXXXX
Avoid area shown on map page 105 XXX
Avoid area scales (when creating) page 105 XXX
Waypoint “flag” icons page 74XXXXXXXXXXX
Traffic speed / incident page 21XXXXXXX
Weather Information page 64XXXXXXXXXXX
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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).
NOTE:
The red arrow in both heading symbols
always shows the direction north. Push in on the
Interface Dial on the
map or guidance screen and select
North-up or Heading-up to switch
between the available orientation, or say
“Display heading up” or “Display north
up.”
In the larger map scales (above 1 mile or
1.6 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 page 158.
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). 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.”
“North Up”
“Heading Up”

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The display automatically changes to
the map screen when you reach your
destination. Press the MENU button to
return to the MENU screen ( Enter
destination by).
NOTE:
For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page 158.
If you are en route and the Interface Dial is moved, the “Time to
Destination” and “Distance to
Destination” indicators are replaced
with an indicator showing distance
from the current vehicle location.Various Other Icons
Landmark Icons
Landmark icons are shown in the map
screen on the 1/20 and 1/8 mile scales or
80 and 200 meter scales. The Freeway
Exit information is displayed on the 1/4,
1/2, and 1 mile scales. The icons are:
Incident Icons
Incident icons are displayed on the 1/20
through 5 mile scales. The icons are:
NOTE:
The Congestion icon is not displayed on
the map screen. This icon is displayed
on the Traffic Incident screen (see
Listing Traffic Incidents by Voice
Control on page 24).
One-Way Traffic Icon
The one-way traffic icons (see Map
Screen Legend on page 56) are only
shown on the 1/20 mile scale and only
when turned on in ICON OPTIONS
(see page 67).
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
Weather
Road ClosedAccident/Incident
Construction
Congestion
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