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The Say city name screen will not
display when Puerto Rico or Mexico
has been chosen, or when a language
other than English has been selected.
To enter the city name by voice
spelling, say CHANGE TO SPELL
MODE on the Say city name screen,
and the display will change to the Enter
city name screen.
Say the city name by saying individual
letters, or words that represent the
letters, one at a time. The system has a talk back function.
If your spoken letter is not recognized,
the system will talk back to you. For
example, if you say “E” but the system
does not recognize the command, it
will ask you “Please select the number
of the input letter from the list” and the
following pop-up box will appear:
You should select a letter by saying the
number.
Alternatively, to improve voice
recognition, you can say “Echo” or
“Edward” instead of “E.” See page
17 for
a list of available words for each letter. By Interface Dial:
With the City selection, the display
changes to the Enter city name
screen.
For instructions on entering the city
name, see Selecting the City on page 30 .
When you have entered the desired
city, the display changes to a map. The
starting location will be the central
position in the selected city.
See Showing the Map of Current
Position on page 46 for instructions
on fi nding and entering your desired
destination.

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Show Map of State
By Voice Control:
Say “State” on the Show map of
screen, and the display changes to the
Select a state screen. Say the state
name (e.g., California or CA) or the
state number (1-7).
You can select either the Canada /AK,
USA, or Mexico tab by moving the
Interface Dial to the left and right.
If you select Canada /AK , Canada and
Alaska will be displayed. If you choose
USA , the American mainland, Hawaii,
and Puerto Rico will be displayed. If
you select Mexico , the states of Mexico
will be displayed.
Say the state name by saying individual
letters, or words that represent the
letters, one at a time. By Interface Dial:
With the State
selection, the display
changes to the Select a state screen.
After you select the desired state, the
display changes to a map of the state,
with the crosshairs located near the
middle.The yellow box indicates the area you
will see when you click on the current
map with the Interface Dial . The
scale will decrease each time you push
in on the Interface Dial .
Use the Interface Dial to move the
crosshairs to the area of the state close
to your intended destination. If desired,
rotate the Interface Dial knob to
change the map scale. When you have the crosshairs in the desired area, push
in on the Interface Dial
. The address
of the location you have selected will
appear at the top of the screen.
NOTE:
Information icons are displayed at
scales from 1 mile to 1/4 mile, POI
icons are displayed at 1/ 8 mile or less,
and roads are displayed at 1/4 mile or
less.
If this is the desired address, push in
on the Interface Dial again. If not,
use the Interface Dial to reposition
the crosshairs, then push in on the
Interface Dial again to display the
new address.
If you selected a single icon or road
segment, select Set as Dest. to
calculate a route to the selected
destination. If you selected multiple icons
within the cursor radius, select an item
from the list. Then select OK to calculate
a route to the selected destination.

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Show Map of Continental USA,
Canada and Mexico
With the USA , Canada /AK and
Mexico selection, the display changes
to:
The yellow box indicates the area you
will see when you click on the current
map with the Interface Dial . The
scale will decrease each time you push
in on the Interface Dial .
Use the Interface Dial to move the
crosshairs to the area of the country
close to your intended destination.
Then push in on the Interface Dial .If desired, rotate the Interface Dial

knob to change the map scale. When
you have the crosshairs on the desired
icon, polygon, or road, push in on the
Interface Dial . The address of the
location you have selected will appear
at the top of the screen.
NOTE:
Information icons are displayed at
scales from 1 mile to 1/4 mile, POI
icons are displayed at 1/ 8 mile or less,
and roads are displayed at 1/4 mile or
less.
If this is the desired address, push in
on the Interface Dial again. If not,
use the Interface Dial to reposition
the crosshairs, then push in on the
Interface Dial again to display the
new address.
If you selected a single icon or road
segment, select Set as Dest. to
calculate a route to the selected
destination. If you selected multiple icons
within the cursor radius, select an item
from the list. Then select OK to calculate
a route to the selected destination.
By Go Home 1 or 2
Selecting Go Home 1 or 2 from the
DEST screen ( Dest. MENU 1 or 2 )
takes you to the address you have set as
“home.”
If a Go Home 1 or 2 PIN has been
set, the system prompts you to enter
your PI N.
Say or enter your PIN. The system will
then display the Calculate route to
screen (see Driving to Your Destination
on page 52 ).
If a Go Home 1 or 2 PIN has not been
set, the system displays the Calculate
route to screen after you select Go
Home 1 or 2 (see Driving to Your
Destination on page 52 ).

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NOTE:
• To edit Home Address, see Home
Address on page 101 .
• When no Home Address 1 or 2 has been set, the SETUP screen will be
displayed. For details, see Home
Address on page 101 .
• Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page 112 .
• PINs are optional. If you choose to use a PIN, make sure you remember
it. If you forget your PIN, your dealer
will have to reset it for you , and all
PINs will be cleared.
• If a PIN is desired, enter it using the PIN feature in SET UP. See page
102 for information on entering your
PIN.

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Driving to Your Destination
A route typically has three phases.
• Initial route calculation ( Calculate
route to screen) (see page 52 )
• Change the route while en route (see page 76 ).
• Resume the route when restarting the engine (see Continue Trip to Screen
on page 81 ).

Calculate Route to Screen
Say or select OK . The system calculates
the route (see Map Screen
on page 55 ).
NOTE:
• Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page 112 .
• For information on the available voice commands, see Vo i c e
Command Index on page 167 .
Further selections from the Calculate
route to screen include: ADD TO Address Book
Allows you to add the destination to
your Address Book. See
By Address
Book on page 34 .
NOTE:
If EDIT Address Book is displayed,
the destination is already stored in your
Address Book. You can edit the address
in your Address Book by selecting this
button. For information on editing your
Address Book, see Destination Lists on
page 78 .
ADD TO Dest. Lists
Allows you to add a location to the
Destination Lists as a destination
or waypoint . While on the Calculate
route to screen, rotate the Interface
Dial knob and select ADD to Dest .
List . The Add to Dest. List screen
appears and the destination is added.
CALL
Dials the number on the screen
when available. See Bluetooth
®
HandsFreeLink® on page 19 .

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Changing the Routing Method
The system lets you select the way you
want to drive to your destination. Select
Route Pref. on the Calculate route
to screen by rotating the Interface
Dial knob .
• You can choose MAX or MIN for
three settings: Use Freeways , Use
To l l R o a d s , and Use Ferries . The
route calculations for the current
selection will be displayed in the
upper right-hand corner of the screen. The generated route may not be the
route you would choose. For safety
reasons, the system generally applies
the following rules to your route:
• Shortcuts through residential areas
are avoided.
• Right turns are favored over left turns or U-turns.
• Restricted turns (turns that cannot be made during or at certain times of the
day) are not used.
Viewing the Routes
If you select View Routes on the
Calculate route to screen, you can
view three possible routes to your
destination. You can also use the
Interface Dial to verify the areas
peripheral to the map. If you select
View Routes , the display changes to:
These different routes are shown and
calculated based on the setup options in
Route Preference .
You can select one of the three routes
(1-3) by rotating the Interface Dial
knob . The system will calculate the
selected route and display the map
screen.

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NOTE:
• The driving distance and time
estimated for the various routes is
displayed.
• It is not unusual for the different methods to pick the same route.
Voice commands cannot be used
while the system is calculating.
• Zoom IN/OUT to view route details or traffi c conditions is not available
on the View Routes screen. After
moving the Interface Dial and
scrolling through the map, you can
then zoom in or out on the map
screen to view your route in details. Based on the route data, you can change
the routing method by rotating the
Interface Dial knob
.
Once you confi rm your selection, say
the number of the desired routing
method or push in on the Interface
Dial .
The calculated route will be highlighted
as a blue line, and a voice prompt
will tell you how to proceed along the
highlighted route.
Push in on the Interface Dial and
select Voic e to have the guidance
repeated. Viewing the Destination Map
If you move the Interface Dial down
and select DESTINATION MAP while
on the Calculate route to screen,
a map of the destination vicinity is
displayed. Press the CANCEL or
BACK button, or select Return to
return to the previous screen. You can
view the destination map anytime while
en route by saying “Display destination
map.”

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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
10 8 for 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
Traffi 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)
Voice Guidance Prompts
As you get near the guidance point,
you will hear a voice reminder and
see a pop-up window showing you the
guidance point. You will typically hear
three prompts:
• The fi rst is about 1/2 mile from the
guidance point if you are traveling on
an ordinary road or street, or about 2
miles from the guidance point if you
are traveling on a freeway.
• The next is about 1/4 mile from the guidance point if you are traveling on
an ordinary road or street, or about 1
miles from the guidance point if you
are traveling on a freeway.
• The fi nal prompt is close to your
actual turn.
If the distance between the next two
guidance points is very small, both of
them are displayed on the screen in
a single window, and the voice will
remind you of them at the same time.