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Routing & Guidance
From the SETUP screen ( Other), say
or select Routing & Guidance and
the following screen appears:
Rerouting
If Rerouting is set to AUTOMATIC
and you deviate from the route, you will
see “Recalculating...” at the top of the
screen for several seconds as the system
calculates a new route. This is followed
by new routing instructions.
If Rerouting is set to MANUAL, you
will hear a tone when the “Off route”
message is displayed. Say
“Recalculation” or select
Recalculation on the screen to make
the system recalculate your new route.
NOTE:
It is strongly recommended that you leave the system set to the factory
default (Automatic).
If you live in an area with poor mapping, you may wish to set
Rerouting to MANUAL to avoid
constant recalculation. However, you
will have to manually select
Recalculation on the screen to have
the system plot a new route.
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Unverified Area Routing
Allows you to receive turn-by-turn map and voice guidance in unverified areas when en route to a destination (see Map Overview
on page 6). The chart below illustrates the routing differences with this setting ON or OFF .
Unverified Area Routing: OFF (factory default) Unverified Area Routing: ON
Decision:
Why choose
ON or OFF ?
The driver wishes to naviga te manually by using the
navigation map and choosing the streets that lead to the
destination. The driver understands that unverified
roads may not be accurate, and can contain errors in
location, naming, and address range. The driver chooses to let the navigation system suggest
possible routing. The driver understands that in some
cases, guidance may not be appropriate. Unverified
roads may not be accurate, and can contain errors in
location, naming, and address range.
What you will
see...
A blue dotted vector line is displayed on the map that
continually points to your destination. The driver
should stop and then use the
map to select streets that
lead to the destination. A blue-pink dashed route line highlights suggested
unverified streets on the map while traveling to your
destination. This is in sharp
contrast to the normal blue
route line displayed in verified areas.
Cautionary
messages
There are cautionary pop-up screens and voice
announcements, before and during the route. These
serve as reminders that you should obey all traffic
restrictions. There are cautionary pop-up screens and voice
announcements, before and during the route. These
serve as reminders that you should exercise additional
caution, and obey all traffic restrictions.
Guidance
(map/voice)
There is no turn-by-turn map or voice guidance. V
oice guidance commands end with the phrase “if
possible.” This is to remind the driver to verify all
traffic restrictions before getting near the guidance
point.
Directions list
A direction list is typicall y not available. However,
depending on your route, directions are provided to
help you reach the first available verified road. A direction list is provided showing street names and
turn symbols in pink.
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Unverified Area Routing
When driving to your destination, you
have the choice of using or not using
“unverified” roads. You make this
choice in the SETUP screen. The next
few pages contain an example of a route
to a destination in an unverified area
explaining the routing differences found
in unverified areas.
With Unverified Area Routing OFF ,
the system tries to use verified roads
whenever possible. In this example,
since only verified streets are used, it
created a longer route than necessary.
With Unverified Area Routing ON ,
the route is shorter, but consists of
unverified (purple) streets that may not
be accurate. Because the streets are
unverified, there may be errors in street
location, name, or address range.
Additional caution is recommended in
these areas. Always obey posted traffic
restrictions. Because both routes bypass or use
unverified streets, it is recommended
that you stop and review the map.
Unverified Area Routing “OFF”
Unverified Area Routing “ON”
NOTE:
Unverified roads are
shown only when
viewing the map in the 1/20, 1/8, 1/4
mile map scales.
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With Unverified Area Routing OFF ,
before you enter an unverified street, a
caution box appears on the screen and a
voice message is given. This lets you
know that you are about to enter an
unverified area and that you will be
following a dotted “vector line” that
points to your destination.
With Unverified Area Routing ON ,
a caution box appears on the screen and
is read by the voice. In this case, you
will be presented with a dashed blue/
pink line instead of the regular blue
route line. This is your signal to pay
attention to posted traffic restrictions.
You cannot assume that all guidance is
appropriate.
In both cases, when you actually enter
the unverified street, a short caution will
remind you. You will see and hear this
short caution message whenever you
enter unverified areas.
If you regularly enter and leave
unverified roads for short amounts of
time, there may be cases where no
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With Unverified Area Routing OFF ,
you are presented with a blue “vector
line” that always points to the
destination. You must manually choose
streets from the map that will lead to
your destination. No guidance is
provided, and there are no directions to
the destination.
With Unverified Area Routing ON ,
a blue/pink route line is shown for
unverified segments. Voice guidance
commands in unverified areas always
end with “if possible.” This is your
signal that you should use additional
caution, and obey all traffic restrictions.
The guidance window “arrow” shows
any portions of unverified turns in blue/
pink dashes.
These guidances are only a suggestion.
You should always confirm that the
guidance is possible.
A directions list is also provided that
shows any unverified roads in a blue
color, with pink a rrows pointing to the
next guidance point. Unverified Area Routing “OFF”
NOTE:
For the pop-up menu displayed when
pushing in on the
Interface Dial from
the map screen, Voice is grayed out.
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Traffic Rerouting
This feature considers traffic
information when carrying out
automatic rerouting. Select either ON or
OFF for this function. See Traffic
Rerouting on page73.
To access the guidance mode from the
SETUP screen, select the “Other” tab,
Routing & Guidance , and Traffic
Rerouting. See Traffic & Weather
Status on page 124 regarding verifying
reception status.
This is set to OFF as factory default.
NOTE:
Automatic traffic rerouting may give
inappropriate guidance in metro areas
with limited or incomplete traffic flow
data.
Edit Avoid Area
This function allows you to select areas
you wish to avoid when calculating a
route to your destination. You can select
up to five areas to avoid. You may wish
to set up an “avoid area” to route around
long-term road construction, closures,
or any area you wish to avoid. If you
enter a route that takes you through or
into an “avoid area,” a pop-up box will
warn you that your route takes you into
one of these areas. However, you can
still choose destinations in an avoided
area.
When you select Edit Avoid Area , the
following list screen is displayed. You can select
New Area, or select one
of your existing areas to modify. If you
choose New Area , the following screen
is displayed:
Say or select Edit Name, and use the
Interface Dial to enter the name on the
Enter avoid area name screen (25
characters max). Say or select OK to
return to the previous screen.
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Say or select Edit Area to create the
area to be avoided. The following screen
appears:
Either select Address or Map Input
on the Enter avoid area by screen.
Each choice provides a slightly different
way to locate the approximate map
display for drawing the area you wish to
avoid. After selecting the choice, a
map screen
will be displayed.
Rotate the Interface Dial knob to
select the map scale. Use the Interface
Dial to move the crosshairs (red circle)
to the desired start po int and push in on
the Interface Dial to “set” the start
point. Then move the Interface Dial in
a straight or diagonal direction to
encompass the area to be avoided. NOTE:
The maximum size of the “Avoid area”
is 1/2 mile in length or width.
The selected area will be displayed as a
shaded box with a yellow border. Push
in on the
Interface Dial to set the end
point of the avoided area. To “redraw”
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Say or select OK to return to the Edit
avoid area screen.
If your selected area contains a freeway,
the system will prompt you with a pop-
up box saying “Do you want to avoid
freeways?” Answering “No” allows you
to enter a route through an avoided area
on a freeway and skip the “Avoid area
caution box” (see Pop-ups and
Disclaimers on page72).
When you return to the Edit avoid area
screen, the “Area” field is automatically
filled in by the system. Re-edit the area
“Name” if desired. Select OK on the
Edit avoid area screen to finish editing.
Your new avoided area will now appear
on the “Avoid area” list and be viewable
on the map screen.
NOTE:
You can select areas to avoid, however
you cannot select roads or areas that
you want the system to use for routing.Edit Waypoint Search Area
When driving en route to your
destination, you can select a temporary
destination waypoint (marked with a
small flag on the map) along your route
for gas, a restaurant, or other POI.
When you resume your trip from the
waypoint, the system continues the trip
to your original destination. To use this
feature, see Waypoint on page76.
This SETUP item allows you to select
the distance from your highlighted route
line (on either side of your route) that
the system will search for a waypoint.
From the Routing & Guidance screen,
select Edit Waypoint Search Area ,
and then choose the desired search
distance for either “On Freeways” or
“On Surface Street.” The diagram below shows how the
system handles the search for
“SEARCH ALONG” or “SEARCH
AROUND the Destination” (see
Waypoint
on page76).
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