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Table of Contents
Navigation System
1
Introduction .................................4
Manual Overview............................ 4
System Overview ........................... 4
Accessories Precautions ................. 5
Important Safety Information ........ 5
Map Overview................................. 6
Current Street ................................... 6
Ve r i fi ed/Unverifi ed Street ............... 6
User Agreement ...........................8
Getting Started ........................... 10
System Controls ............................ 10
Voice Control Basics .................... 13
Using the Voice Control System ....14
Improving Voice Recognition ........14
Selecting an Item (Button) on the Screen ...................................... 15
Selecting an Item in a List ........... 15
Entering Information ................... 16
System Start-up ............................ 18
System Language Selection .......... 18
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink® ..... 19
Map Screen Legend ...................... 20
Map Screen Description ................ 21
Zoom In/Out .................................. 21
Map Scrolling ................................ 21
Displaying Current Location ......... 21 Tra f fi
c Display Legend .................. 22
AcuraLink Real-Time Traffi c
™ ..... 23
Tra f fi c Status Indicator .................. 23
Viewing Flow Data ........................ 24 Viewing Incident Reports .............. 25
System Function Diagram ............ 27
Entering a Destination ...............28
By Address .................................... 29
Selecting the State or Province ..... 29Selecting the ZIP Code ................. 30Selecting the City ........................... 30Selecting the Street ........................ 32Entering the Street Number .......... 33
By Address Book .......................... 34
Adding Addresses to the Personal Address Book ........................... 35
By Previous Destinations .............. 35
By Place Name .............................. 36
By Place Category ........................ 37
Subcategories ................................ 37Place Name .................................... 40City Vicinity .................................. 40Sort by Distance to Travel .............41Search by Keyword ........................41
Sort by Zagat Rating ..................... 42
By Place Phone Number ............... 43
By ZAGAT® 2010 .......................... 43
By Coordinate ............................... 44
By Intersection .............................. 45
By Map Input ................................ 46
Showing the Map of Current Position ...................................... 46
Showing the Map of City ............... 47 Show Map of State ......................... 49Show Map of Continental USA, Canada and Mexico ................... 50
By Go Home 1 or 2 ....................... 50
Driving to Your Destination ......52
Driving to Your Destination .......... 52
Calculate Route to Screen ............ 52
Changing the Routing Method ...... 53Viewing the Routes ....................... 53Viewing the Destination Map ........ 54
Map Screen .................................. 55
Route Line ..................................... 55Voice Guidance Prompts ............... 55Map Screen Legend ...................... 57
Guidance Screen .......................... 58
Guidance Screen Legend .............. 58
Distance and Time to Destination 59
Map Menu ..................................... 59
Guidance Menu ............................. 60

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Clock Adjustment ........................ 116
Auto Daylight ............................... 116
Auto Time Zone ........................... 116Time Adjustment........................... 117
Vehicle ........................................117
Off-road Tracking ........................ 117Correct Vehicle Position .............. 118
Color .......................................... 119
Map Color ....................................119Menu Color ..................................119Switching Display Mode Manually ................................. 120
Switching Display Mode Automatically ..........................121
Language ..................................... 122
Wallpapers Setting ...................... 122
Importing Pictures from USB ...... 123Selecting Wallpaper Pictures ....... 123Delete Pictures on HDD .............. 124
Reset Factory Default Settings .... 124
Clear Personal Data .................... 125
AcuraLink/Messages .................. 126
Tra f fi c & Weather Status ............ 126
Rearview Camera ........................ 127
Rearview Camera Brightness
Adjustment ............................. 127
Rearview Camera Image ............. 127
System Initialization .................128
System Initialization .................. 128
Entering the Security Code ......... 128
GPS Initialization ....................... 129
Map Matching ............................ 129
System Limitations ................... 131
GPS Reception Issues ..................131
Database Limitations ............... 132
Client Assistance ......................134
Coverage Areas .........................136
Map Coverage ............................. 136
U.S. Detailed Coverage Areas .... 136 Canada Detailed Coverage Areas 142
Operation in Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Puerto Rico,
and Mexico ............................. 152
Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Puerto Rico,
and Mexico ...............................153
Other Map Issues ..........................153 INFO Screen Differences .............153Shipping a Vehicle To or From Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico .................... 154
Frequently Asked Questions .... 155
Troubleshooting ........................ 163 Glossary .................................... 164
Glossary ...................................... 164
Voice Command Index ............. 167
Global Commands ...................... 167
Navigation General Commands .. 167
Navigation Display Commands... 168
Find Place Commands ................ 169
Climate Control Commands ....... 170
Radio Voice Commands ............. 171
Disc Voice Commands ............... 172
HDD Voice Commands .............. 172
AUX Voice Commands .............. 172
USB Voice Commands ............... 173
iPod Voice Commands ................ 173
Bluetooth
® Audio Commands .. 173
Song By Voice™ Commands . 174
Cellular Phone Commands ......... 174
SET
UP Screen (Main Set up)
Commands .............................. 174
On-Screen Commands ................ 175
On-Screen Spelling Assist ......... 175
INDEX ....................................... 179
Others ........................................ 183

Introduction
Navigation System
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V e r i fi ed streets Unverifi ed streets
When
displayed These roads are found within metropolitan areas, and
include interstate freeways and major roads connecting
cities. These roads are found in rural areas, and typically include
residential streets away from the center of a town.
Street color Shown as red (freeways), pink (state routes), or gray
(ver i fi
ed streets) on the daytime map screen. Shown on the daytime map
screen as purple.
Map quality The database vendor has verifi
ed these streets.
Information like turn restrictions, average speed, and
whether it is a one-way street have been gathered and used
when creating your route to a destination. These streets have not been verifi
ed by the database
vendor. The system does not contain information on one-
way streets, turn restrictions, or the road’s average speed.
They are shown on the map for reference and may have
errors in map location, naming, and address range.
Routing
differences While driving to your destination, the displayed route line
is solid blue. The system provides voice and map guidance
to your destination.
Your route line is either a purple dotted “vector line,” or
a dashed pink/blue line. For information on selecting this
option, and the routing differences, see
Unverifi ed Area
Routing on page 108 .
Cautions There are no pop-up boxes urging extra caution during
a route. However, because roads constantly change, you
are urged to use common sense, and always obey posted
traffi
c restrictions. Regardless of whether the user chooses route guidance,
there are cautionary screens before and during the route
urging the user to be extra cautious, and obey all traffi
c
restrictions. See Unverifi ed Area Routing on page 108 .
Guidance
voice Voice guidance issues instructions such as “In a half-mile,
make a right turn.”
The phrase “if possible” is added to each guidance
instruction. For example: “In a half-mile, make a right
turn, if possible.”
Time and
distance
“to go” The time and distance “to go,” displayed while en route to
a destination, is based on the average speed and distance
for the roads used for your route.
The time and distance “to go,” displayed while en route to
a destination, is based on the average speed and distance
for the roads used for your route.

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Navigation System11
PHONE button
Press to display the Cellular phone
screen.
For more information, see the
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink® section of
your owner’s manual.
CANCEL button
Cancels the current screen and returns
to the previous screen display.
NOTE:
The BACK button on the steering
wheel performs the same basic
function. See BACK button o n p a g e 1 3 . Interface Dial/ENTER button
SELECTOR
ENTER
KNOB
To see areas beyond the map that is
displayed, you can move the Interface
Dial left, right, up, or down. Rotating
the Interface Dial knob allows
you to change the scale. Rotating it
clockwise reduces the scale, showing
less area with greater detail. Rotating
it counterclockwise increases the scale,
showing more area with less detail. You can also rotate the Interface
Dial knob
to scroll through a list
or highlight items in a list to select.
After making a selection in a menu
or list, push in on the Interface Dial
( ENTER button) to enter the selection
into the system.
In almost all cases, you can enter a
selection into the system by pushing in
on the Interface Dial .

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Using the Voice Control System
You should use the voice control system
as much as possible, and consider
manual entry using the Interface Dial
as a backup method.
Most of the system’s functions can be
controlled by voice commands activated
with the TA L K button. To control your
navigation system by voice:
• Press and release the TA L K button on
the map screen. A voice recognition
screen will be displayed. Or press and
release the TA L K button on a screen
other than the map screen. A pop-
up voice icon
will appear in the
upper left corner of the screen.
• Wait for the beep.
• Give a voice command. (Voice commands that the system recognizes
are highlighted.)
Once the microphone picks up your
command, the system changes the
display in response to the command
and prompts you for the next command.
Using the TA L K button, answer the
prompts as required. If the system does not understand a
command or you wait too long to give
a command, on the Voice Recognition
Example Commands screen, it responds
with “Pardon? No command was heard.
Please press the
TA L K button and say
a command. To return to the previous
screen, press the BACK button.” On
any other screen, it responds with
“Pardon? No command was heard.
Please press the TA L K button and
say a command.” If the system cannot
perform a command or the command is
not appropriate for the screen you are
on, a beep will sound.
You can fi nd out which voice
commands are available for a particular
screen by saying “Help.” The system
will display and read the list of
available commands to you. (When
Help is grayed out, this feature cannot
be used.)
When you speak a command, the
system generally either repeats the
command as a confi rmation or asks you
for further information. If you do not
wish to hear this feedback, you can turn
it off. However, hearing the feedback will
familiarize you with the way the system
expects commands to be phrased. See
the
Voice Recognition Tutor setting
in SET UP.
If you hear a prompt such as “Please
use the Interface Dial to...” or “Please
choose an area with the Interface
Dial ,” the system is asking for input that
cannot be performed using the voice
control system.
Improving Voice Recognition
To achieve optimum voice recognition
when using the navigation or Bluetooth®
HandsFreeLink® voice control system,
the following guidelines should be
followed:
NOTE:
Make sure the correct screen is
displayed for the voice command that
you are using. See Voice Command
Index on page 167 .
• It is best if the windows and sunroof are closed. If they are open, speak
a little louder to overcome the wind
noises.

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If you have entered any Calendar
reminders, they are displayed after you
select OK. See Calendar on page 90 .
The Calendar reminder screen
remains displayed until you select OK
or Remind Later by rotating the
Interface Dial knob and pushing in
on the Interface Dial , or press the
CANCEL button.
If you select OK and push in on the
Interface Dial , the reminder will not
show up again. (It will be deleted from
the Calendar.) If you select Remind Later and push
in on the Interface Dial
, the reminder
will show up again the next time you
start the vehicle. If there are several
reminders, the next reminder will be
displayed.
If you press the CANCEL button, the
system will skip all the reminders. The
reminders will show up again the next
time you start the vehicle.
NOTE:
The system will display the current
message and any older or previously
unread messages, with the newest
message appearing fi rst and the
remaining messages appearing in date
order.
If you turn off the engine during route
guidance and then restart the vehicle,
the Continue Trip to screen will be
displayed. For more information, see
Continue Trip to Screen on page 81 .
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
If you have a Bluetooth-compatible cell
phone that is paired with the system,
then CALL on the Calculate route to
screen will be enabled.
When you select CALL, the system
dials the number shown on the screen.
For more information on Bluetooth ®
HandsFreeLink®, see your owner’s
manual and the offi cial website (www.
acura.com /handsfreelink ).

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Tr a f c Display Legend
Viewing Incident Details:
To view incident details, use the Interface
Dial to position the cursor (round red circle)
over an incident icon and push in.
Incident Icons
Accident / Incident (other)
ConstructionRoad Closed
WeatherCongestion
Incident Icon Update Details:
Typically M–F, 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM (varies by metropolitan area)
Continuously updated signal is received.
Map Scale
Traf c ow and incident icons are
displayed on the 5 mile (8 km) or
less map scale Hearing Incident Details:
If this screen is displayed, the system will
start reading incident details.
To view the message on the screen, push
in on the Interface Dial
.
To return to current position, press the
MAP/GUIDE button.
Tr a f c Flow Data
(colored lines parallel to road)
(red) Heavy traf c: 0 – 24 mph
(approx.)
(orange) Moderate traf c: 25 – 52 mph
(approx.)
(green)Free ow traf c: 53 + mph
(approx.)
(shown for both sides of the freeway where
available)
Tr a f c Flow Data Update Details:
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

5 mi 1/20 mi
Scales
NOTE:
When driving to a destination on freeways that have traffi c fl ow data, the route line
is used to display moderate and heavy traffi c fl ow status instead of the colored bands
on the side of the road. The route line color indicates the following conditions:
• Free Flow Traffi c - A section of the blue route line will be bordered with a light
green line (this may be diffi cult to see).
• Moderate Traffi c Flow - A section of the route line will change from green to orange.
• Heavy Traffi c Flow - A section of the route line will change from green to red.
• Unknown Traffi c Flow - A section of the route will not be bordered with traffi c
fl ow.

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Viewing Flow Data
Tra f fi c fl ow data is displayed as colored
bands on either side of the freeway (see
Traffi c Display Legend on page 22 ).
The different colored bands represent
the average road speeds as determined
by under-road sensors and other probes.
While driving to your destination on
a road that has traffi c fl ow data, your
route line color is used to display the
traffi c fl ow data. This means that
when the map scale is set to one of
the traffi c scales (1/20 through 5 mile
scale), your blue route line may appear
as alternating orange, red, or green
segments (see Traffi c Display Legend
on page 22 ).
NOTE:
A blue route line segment on a freeway
can mean one of two things:
• Under-road sensors, GPS probes, cell phone probes, and other
methods used to collect traffi c speed
information indicate free-fl ow traffi c.
• The road has no sensors, and traffi c
conditions are unknown (they could
be congested). Naturally, only roads with these sensors
will show traffi
c information. The
amount of fl ow data varies considerably
from one city to another. This map
display is refreshed continuously.
You can only view traffi c information
from within 200 miles of the vehicle’s
location.
NOTE:
• Traffi c fl ow and incident icons are displayed on the 5 miles (8 km) or
less map scale.
• Not all freeways within a metropolitan area have traffi c fl ow
data (colored bands on the side of
the freeways) - this is normal, and
you cannot assume that a lack of
data implies no traffi c.
• Not all cities have traffi c fl ow information. See cities listed on page
15 0 .
• Due to freeway maintenance and construction, traffi c fl ow may be
available only for one side of a
road, or be missing entirely for some
portion of the freeway. • The displayed traffi c fl ow may
confl ict with other audio- or Internet-
based traffi c information.
• If traffi c fl ow is not showing, verify that the “TRAFFIC” selection for
the Icon Bar is ON, and that the icon
options for traffi c are both ON (see
page 63 ).