2011 CHEVROLET VOLT DIC

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Navigation
Using the Navigation
System
Read this section thoroughly to
become familiar with how the
navigation system operates.
Keeping your eyes on the road and
your mind on driving is important for
safe driving. The navigation system
has built-in features intended to
help do this. Some features may be
disabled while driving. A grayed-out
function indicates it is not available
when the vehicle is moving.
All functions are available when the
vehicle is parked. Do the following
before driving:
.Become familiar with the
navigation system operation,
buttons on the faceplate, and
touch-sensitive screen buttons
of the navigation system.
.Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
.Set up the navigation features
before beginning to drive, such
as entering an address or a
preset destination.
.For vehicles equipped with
phone capability, set up phone
numbers in advance so they
can be called with the press
of a single button or a single
voice command.
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often while using the
navigation system could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death
to you or others. Focus your
attention on driving.
{WARNING
Avoid looking too long or too
often at the moving map on the
navigation screen. This could
cause a crash and you or others
can be injured or killed. Use the
turn-by-turn voice guidance
directions whenever possible.
Use the navigation system to:
.Plan a route by selecting a
destination using the various
methods and choices.
.Follow turn-by-turn instructions
and map guidance with voice
prompts, when permitted by
traffic laws, controls, and
conditions.
.Receive RDS broadcast
announcements.

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Voice Prompt
This menu allows changes to the
voice features.
The touch screen buttons
available are:
Voice Volume:Adjust the voice
volume for guidance and voice
recognition prompts by pressing
the −or + screen buttons or by
turning the VOL/
Oknob on
the infotainment system. Press
Guidance Volume to preview
the selected sound level.
Voice Guidance: Press to
enable or disable voice guidance.
A checkmark indicates on.
Speech Confirmation
Feedback: Press to turn the
speech confirmation feedback on
or off. A checkmark indicates on.
Traffic Voice Prompt: Press
to enable or disable traffic voice
prompts. If the voice prompts are on
and an Alert for Approaching Traffic
displays, the related voice prompt is
provided. A checkmark indicates on. Route Preference
Press the Route Preference screen
button to change route options
when a route is calculated.
Avoid Freeway:
Major roads are
avoided.
Avoid Toll Road: Toll roads are
avoided.
Avoid Ferry: Ferries are avoided.
Avoid Time and Seasonal
Restricted Roads: Time restricted
and seasonal roads are avoided.

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Map Adjustments
The scale of view on the map can
be adjusted.
Map Scales
There are two methods to change
the map scale:
.Turn the TUNE/MENU knob
clockwise or counterclockwise
to zoom out or in.
.Press the Map Scale button on
the left bottom corner of the map
screen to change the zoom
level.
The map scale bar times out if
the zoom level is not changed
within a few seconds.The scale ranges from 100 m
(150 ft) to 400 km (250 mi).
To change from metric to English,
see
Driver Information Center (DIC)
on page 5‑43 for more information.
Scroll Features
.To scroll within the map, touch
anywhere on the map screen
and the scroll symbol displays.
.Tap the map to center that
location on the screen.
.Press the screen in any direction
outside the scroll symbol to
scroll the map in that direction.
.Scroll speed increases when
touching closer to the edge of
the screen.
.Press NAV on the faceplate to
exit map scrolling and return to
the current vehicle location on
the map.
.While scrolling the map, this
symbol can display the distance
to the crosshair area.
For example, this shows that the
map has been scrolled 160 m
(0.1 mi) away from the current
vehicle position.

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Navigation Symbols
Following are the most common
symbols that appear on a map
screen.
The vehicle symbol indicates
the current position and heading
direction of the vehicle on the map.
The destination symbol marks the
final destination after a route has
been planned.
The waypoint symbol marks
a set waypoint and is numbered
depending on how many have
been set.
A waypoint is a stopover destination
point added to the planned route.
If waypoints have been added
to the current route, each waypoint
destination displays estimated time
and distance to the destination.
This symbol indicates that the map
view is North-up: North-up displays
North at the top of the map screen
regardless of the direction the
vehicle is traveling. Select this
screen symbol to change the
view to Heading-up or 3-D.
This symbol indicates that the map
view is Heading-up.
Heading-up view displays the
direction the vehicle is traveling
at the top of the map screen.
The shaded triangle indicates North.

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Press this screen symbol to change
to 3‐D mode.
The 3-D symbol is the same as the
Heading-up symbol, but the map is
in 3-D.
The No GPS symbol appears
when there is no Global Positioning
System (GPS) satellite signal.
The upper symbol indicates the
information can be displayed on
the right side of the map. The lower
symbol indicates the information
can be hidden to show a full screen
map view.
This symbol indicates that a menu
is available and displays on the
left side of the screen. Press this
symbol or the TUNE/MENU knob
to access the screen menu.
Driving on a Route
While driving on a route, the next
maneuver the map screen displays
is either an urgent maneuver or a
non-urgent maneuver.

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Urgent Maneuver
An urgent maneuver is displayed
when the next maneuver is less
than or equal to 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
away on a residential road or less
than or equal to 1.5 km (2 mi) away
on a highway.
Driving on a Highway
Driving on a Residential Road
Non-Urgent Maneuver
A non-urgent maneuver is when
the distance to the next maneuver
is greater than 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
when driving on a residential
road or greater than 1.5 km (2 mi)
when driving on a highway. This
is indicated by a small arrow in
the top right corner of the screen.
Map Screen Options
While on route, several options are
available while viewing the map
screen. To access this menu:
Press the TUNE/MENU knob to
display the menu on the left side.
See Navigation Symbols on
page 7‑47 to learn how to change
the map view to North-up,
Heading-up, or 3-D view.

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Previous Destinations
Previously downloaded OnStar
destinations are saved under
Previous Destinations in the
navigation system where they
can be accessed or saved to
the address book.
Map Destination Screen Functions
Destination Map Screen
If the map screen is used to show
destination, it has map screen
capabilities such as Go, Save,
Zoom, Scroll, etc. The address is
shown at the top of the screen.
Configure Menu
Adjust features and preferences
through the Configure Menu.
The last selected menu screen
displays. Adjust features for Sound,
Radio, Nav (navigation), Display,
or Time.
Radio
Press the CONFIG button to
enter the Menu options. Turn the
TUNE/MENU knob to scroll through
the available menu options. Press
the TUNE/MENU knob or press
Radio to display the radio settings.
Press this feature to make changes
for radio information displayed,
preset pages, Auto Volume, Audio
Cue Options, and XM Categories
Restore. See Satellite Radio on
page 7‑16 for more information.
Nav (Navigation)
Press the CONFIG button to
enter the Menu options. Turn the
TUNE/MENU knob to scroll through
the available menu options. Press
the TUNE/MENU knob or press the
Nav screen button.
XM NavTraffic®(if equipped)
The navigation system might
have an XM NavTraffic receiver.
It is a subscription service provided
through XM Satellite Radio.
A service fee is required to
receive the XM NavTraffic service.
Real-time traffic information is
provided to fully integrate the
navigation system to display
current traffic conditions for
the chosen route.
A screen displays to indicate if the
XM NavTraffic subscription is not
activated.

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It could take some time to sort the
received information. The list of
traffic conditions displays in the
order of distance from the vehicle,
for up to approximately 125 km
(75 mi). With a route planned,
traffic events display on the route.
Not all traffic conditions may display.
To view the traffic condition location
and information on the map:
1. Press NAV to show the map,then press the TUNE/MENU
knob for the map menu. 2. Scroll down and press the Traffic
screen button. A list of traffic
conditions with distance from
the vehicle’ s current position
displays.
An arrow may appear before the
distance. The arrow indicates
the distance is a straight line
distance and the direction of the
event from the vehicle’s current
position. If no arrow appears, the
distance indicates how far the
event is ahead on current route.
No more than three pages of
traffic events may be viewed
while the vehicle is moving.
3. Select a traffic condition to get more detailed information.
Select Options. A Traffic Options
menu displays. Select the
traffic-related option.