2012 Acura TL navigation

Driving to Your Destination
56 Navigation System
NOTE:
• You can say “Voice” at any time, or
select Voic e after pushing in on the
Interface Dial to be reminded of the
next guidance point.
• Typically, a pop-up guidance window
shows your next turn, and a voice
guidance is heard. The timing of
guidance varies depending on the
type of road you are on and the
distance to the next guidance point.
When the guidance in unverifi ed areas,
the phrase “if possible” is inserted
before each guidance prompts. See
Unver ifi ed Area Routing on page 106
for more detailed information on the
unverifi ed routing.

Driving to Your Destination
Navigation System57

Map Screen Legend
Map Orientation
(see page 64 )
“Heading Up” “North Up”
Streets
(see Map Overview on page 6 )
: Freeways (Red)
: State Route (Pink)
: Veri ed Street (Gray)
: Unveri ed Street (Purple)
: One-Way Streets (see page 68 )
(1/20 mile scale only)
Direction of Destination
(when en route)
Distance to Destination
(see page 59 )
Vehicle Position (see page 73 )
Time to Destination (see page 59 )
Current Map Scale (see page 66 )
Message Icon (see page 81 )
Indicates that you have an AcuraLink message.
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 66 ) Waypoint
(see page 77 )


Blue Line Calculated route (see page 55)
Current Street
(see page 73 )
Warning Icon
Indicates that there are weather warnings.
To check the warning list, see page 87 .
No Entry Icon

Map Menu (see page 59 )
(Push in on the Interface Dial to view.)

“Breadcrumbs”
(see Off-road Tracking on page 72 )
Landmark Icon - Generic (see page 68 )
Honda Dealer (USA)
Honda Dealer (Canada, Mexico)
HospitalAcura Dealer
Grocery StoreSchool
Gas StationRestaurant
Hotel/LodgingAT M
Parking GarageParking Lot
Freeway Exit
InformationPost Of ce
Map Features
ParkAirport/Business
HospitalBody of Water
Shopping MallCemetery
Golf Course/
StadiumUniversity
NOTE:
If you move the Interface Dial over an
area (map features shown above), the
name is displayed at the top of screen.
NOTE:
See Map Legend in the Map Information on the MAP MENU screen for further explanation.

Driving to Your Destination
58 Navigation System

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.
• Lane information is not displayed while driving on the road in Mexico.
Guidance Screen Legend
Time to Destination (see page 59 )
Milestone to Destination (see page
58 )
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 59 )

Driving to Your Destination
Navigation System59

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 81 . 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 84 .
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 60 , EXIT INFO (Freeway Exit
Information) on page 61 , or Guidance
Mode on page 62 .

Driving to Your Destination
60 Navigation System
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

64 , Showing Icons on the Map o n p a g e 63 ,

Viewing/ Saving the Current Location
on page 73 or Map Legend on page 65 .
Cancel Route - Cancels your current
route. The map screen will display your
current position.Guidance Menu
When you select Guidance Menu
from the Map menu , the Guidance
menu screen appears.
Directions - Select to confi rm the
directions (guidance points) to your
destination (see page 59).
Exit Info. - Allows you to set a new
destination or waypoint located near a
freeway exit when you are en route (see
page 60).
Guidance Mode - Allows you to select
the guidance mode (single screen or
split screen) (see page 61).
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 (
).

Driving to Your Destination
Navigation System61
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 DEST/ROUTE
button to return to the DEST screen
( Dest. MENU 1 or 2 ). 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 page 63 ) .
• Exit Info, cannot be selected when the freeway exit is in Mexico.

Driving to Your Destination
62 Navigation System

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 Gu idance 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.
Map Information
When you select Map Information
from the Map menu , the Map
information screen appears.
Show Icon on Map - Allows you to
select the icons displayed on the map
(see page 63).
North-up /Heading-up - Select North-
up or Heading-up to change map
orientation (see page 63). On scales
greater than 1 mile, this button is
grayed out (North-up only mode).
Current Location - Allows you
to display and/or save your current
location (see page 64).
Map Legend - Allows you to learn the
meaning of map features (see page 65).
Guidance mode can be changed in SET
UP (see
Showing Icons on the Map on
page 63 ).
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.

Driving to Your Destination
Navigation System63

Showing Icons on the Map
Selecting Show Icon on Map from
Map Information on the Map menu
(see page 59 ) 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 page 70 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 165 ).
ICON OPTIONS
This feature allows you to “fi ne tune”
some of the icons on the Icon bar.
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.
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: