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If you have entered any Calendar
reminders, they are displayed after you
select OK. See Calendar on page88.
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 first 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 page79.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 official website
(www.acura.com/handsfreelink ).
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Getting Started
Viewing Flow Data
Traffic flow data is displayed as colored
bands on either side of the freeway (see
Traffic Display Legend on page22).
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 traffic flow data, your
route line color is used to display the
traffic flow data. This means that when
the map scale is set to one of the traffic
scales (1/20 through 5 mile scale), your
blue route line may appear as alternating
orange, red, or green segments (see
Traffic Display Legend on page22).
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 traffic speed
information indicate free-flow traffic.
The road has no sensors, and traffic conditions are unknown (they could
be congested). Naturally, only roads with these sensors
will show traffic information. The
amount of flow data varies considerably
from one city to another. This map
display is refreshed continuously. You
can only view traffic information in the
city where you are located.
NOTE:
Traffic flow and incident icons are
displayed on the 5 miles (8 km) or
less map scale.
Not all freeways within a metropolitan area have traffic flow
data (colored bands on the side of the
freeways) - this is normal, and you
cannot assume that a lack of data
implies no traffic.
Not all cities have traffic flow information. See cities listed on
page 148.
Due to freeway maintenance and construction, tra ffic flow may be
available only for one side of a road,
or be missing entirely for some
portion of the freeway. The displayed traffic flow may
conflict with other au dio- or Internet-
based traffic information.
If traffic flow is not showing, verify that the “TRAFFIC” selection for the
Icon Bar is ON, and that the icon
options for traffic are both ON (see
page 62).
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System Function Diagram
This diagram shows the navigation
system features, starting at the center
and working outward in layers. The
navigation program starts at “Key ON,”
and then displays the navigation
system globe screen (blue). If OK is
selected on the Disclaimer screen, the
functions in the yellow segments of the
diagram become available in the
SETUP and INFO screens.
The items above the map screen show
various methods to begin driving to
your destination (orange). You are
provided with map/voice guidance,
routing cautions, an d a direction list.
While driving to your destination, use
the voice control system as much as
possible to interact with the navigation,
audio, and climate control systems
(green).
REMINDERS(pg19)CALENDAR
-THEMAPSCREEN(pg.20)-
(MAP/VOICEGUIDANCE,ROUTINGCAUTIONS,DIRECTIONSLIST)
-DRIVINGTOYOURDESTINATION-
VOICE: "HELP" (ALL)
(pg. 163)
VOI CE:
"INFORMATION SCREEN"(pg. 81)
VOICE:
"MENU" (to
change route) (pg. 75)
VOICE:
"HOW FAR OR LONG
TO THE DESTINATION?" (pg. 166)
VOICE:
"DISPLAY (OR SAVE)
CURRENT LOCATION" (pg. 64)VOICE
"WHAT TIME IS IT?"
(pg 163)
VOICE:
"AUDIO"
(pg 167 - 173)
VOI CE:
CLIMATE
FA N , TEMP
(pg. 166)
ENTER
WAYPOINTS (pg. 76)
VIEW
TRAFFIC(pg. 23)
VOICE:
"ZOOM IN/ZOOM OUT" (pg. 66, 164)
VOICE:
"HIDE/DISPLAY ICONS" (pg. 69, 164)
VIEW TRAFFIC(pg. 23)
BRIGHTNESS (pg 94)CONTRAST (pg 94)BLACK LEVEL (pg 94)VOL UME (pg 95)INF DIAL F/B (pg 95)PERSONAL INFO (pg 95)MUSIC SEARCH (pg 102)
BASIC (pg 104)RT & GUID (pg 105)CLOCK (pg 114)VEHICLE (pg. 115)COLOR (pg. 117)ACURALINK (pg. 1 20)LANGUAGE (pg. 120)
TFC & WTHR
STA TUS (pg. 124)
CLEAR DATA (pg. 123)RESET (pg. 123)WALLPAP ER (pg. 121)
RS ASSISTANCE (pg. 92)ZAGAT RATING (pg. 92)
TFC INCIDENT (pg. 82)CELL PHONE (pg 81)
MESSAGES (pg. 86)VOICE HELP (pg. 86)SETUP (pg. 87)CALENDAR (pg. 88)
SYS/DVC INFO. (pg. 91)MAP UPDATE (pg. 92)
SHOW WP (pg. 93)
SCENIC RD INFO . (pg. 90)
PRESS
OK
SELECT BAND/FREQUENCYVOL BALANCECD FUNCTIONSOTHER AUDIOBRIGHTNESS
REAR CAMERA(REVERSE)
INFO/PHONE BUT TON
(pg. 94)AUD IO
BUTTON (pg. 11)
INFO PHONE BUTTON(pg. 81)THEDISCLAIMERSCREEN(pg.18)
VOICE: "FINDNEAREST..." ATM, ETC.(pg. 165)
SELECT A
DESTINATION WITH
INTERF ACE DIAL
(pg. 78)
VOI CE:
"GO HOME" (pg. 51)
VOICE:
"MENU" FOR ENTER
DESTINATION SCREEN(pg 28)
CONTINUE TO THE
DESTINATION (RESUME)
AFTER RESTART (pg. 79)
GLOBESCREENKEYONVOICECOMMANDSMUSIC SEARCH
(pg 170)AUDIO (pg 167 173)
CLIMATE CONTROL
(pg 166)
Formoreinformation,see
yourOwner’sManual.
SETUP
(OTHER)
ACURALINK WTHR (pg. 82)
CALC. (pg. 90)
MAIN INFO
OTHER
SETUP
(MAIN)
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When you press the MENU button, the
display changes to:
To display the “Dest. MENU 1” tab or
the “Dest. MENU 2” tab, move the
Interface Dial to the left or right. NOTE:
If you press the
MENU button while en
route, the MENU screen ( Route) will
be displayed. To enter destinations,
select the “Dest. MENU 1” tab by
moving the Interface Dial to the right.
Address (see page 29)
You can enter the street, city, state, or
ZIP code to search for your destination.
Address Book (see page34)
You can select locations stored in the
Address Book as destinations. The
addresses of these locations can also be
saved. The system can store up to a
combined total of 200 DRIVER 1 and
DRIVER 2 addresses.
Previous Destination (see page35)
When you enter a destination with any
of the available selections (except
Address Book , Go Home 1 and Go
Home 2 ), the last 50 destinations are
saved by the system. Use this selection
to choose a destination again.
NOTE:
If Previous Destination is grayed
out, there are no Previous Destinations
entered. Place Name
(see page36)
You can input the names of places to
search for your destination.
Place Category (see page37)
The system has been programmed with
the locations of many businesses, parks,
hospitals, etc. This selection lets you
search these by category, name, or
Zagat 2012 (for restaurant information).
Go Home 1 (see page51)
This selection allows you to select
Home Address 1 as a destination.
NOTE:
If you have no home address entered,
the system prompts you for one.
Place Phone No. (see page43)
You can search for the destination by
inputting a place’s phone number.
ZAGAT 2012 (see page43)
This selection allows you to find a
restaurant by the ZAGAT Rating
information.
Entering a Destination
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Entering a Destination
NOTE:
When there are more than 2,000
destinations, the ordering of the items in
the list cannot be sorted by distance or
name.
When you select a location, the system
displays the Calculate route to screen.
(See Driving to Your Destination on
page 52.)By Place Category
After you select Place Category from
the MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 1 ), the
display changes to:
If you select a cate gory from the list,
you can select even more detailed
subcategories.
Let’s assume you want to find a coffee
shop (restaurant) called “Bucks.”
If you know the phone number of the coffee shop, select Place Phone
No. , then enter the 10-digit number
with area code. This is the quickest
way to find it. See By Place Phone
Number on page 43. The second best method is to select
Place Category , then Restaurant,
then CAFÉ/COFFEE SHOP , and
then enter the keyword “Bucks.” The
list will include all restaurants that
have the letters “bucks” anywhere in
the name.
You can try to enter “Bucks” using Place Name, but you may have to
search through a list that might
include Bucks Welding, Bucks
Surplus, etc.
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 page110.
You can enter the desired destination using the voice control system. For
information on the available voice
commands, see Voice Command
Index on page 163.
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Entering a Destination
By Place Phone Number
You can select a destination by phone
number. Only phone numbers saved in
the system are recognized. The phone
numbers of private residences and
numbers entered in your private address
book are not in the system. If you select
Place Phone No. on the MENU
screen ( Dest. MENU 2 ), the display
will switch to the Enter phone number
screen. Use the Interface Dial to enter
the phone number.
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 110. After entering the number, move the
Interface Dial down and select
OK.
Multiple listings for the same phone
number may be shown.
NOTE:
All 10 digits must be entered.
Tip:
When using the voice control system, the
entry should be spoken as a continuous
string of numbers. For example, the
telephone number (310) 555-4000
should be spoken as “Three, one, zero,
five, five, five, four , zero, zero, zero.”
By ZAGAT® 2012
The ZAGAT 2012 option allows you to
find a restaurant by the ZAGAT Rating
information. When you select ZAGAT
2012 on the MENU screen ( Dest.
MENU 2 ), the system lets you select the
metro area, neighborhood, and food
type to search the restaurant you like.
After you select the food type, the
following display appears:
Food, Decor, Service - When you select
Food , Decor , or Service , the
restaurant will be listed by rating value.
Cost - When you select Cost, the
restaurant will be listed by the average
cost of a meal (including drink and tip).
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Driving to Your Destination
To save the location, say “Save current
location” or select Save on the Current
location screen. The Edit address
screen with the current location data
will appear. You can edit the name,
phone number, or category name to be
saved in your personal Address Book.
Select Return and you will be returned
to the Map information screen.
You can then use Address Book from
the MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 1 ) to
select the saved location, and return to
the same spot.Map Legend
You can use the Map legend screens to
learn the meaning of map features,
icons, colors, etc. used in this system.
When you select Map Legend on the
Map information screen, the Map
legend screen appears.
Say or select the desired item or item
number to view each section of the map
legend.
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Driving to Your Destination
AcuraLink Messages
AcuraLink enhances your ownership
experience by providing a direct
communication link between you and
Acura. AcuraLink messages are
displayed on the navigation screen.
Working through XM® Satellite Radio,
AcuraLink works in conjunction with
your vehicle’s navigation, Bluetooth®
HandsFreeLink®, and audio systems to
send and receive several kinds of
message. These include:
Operating tips and information on your vehicle’s features.
Important recall and safety information.
Maintenance information to keep your vehicle in top condition.
Diagnostic information to provide information about an y problems with
your vehicle.
Planned appointments with your Acura dealer. NOTE:
See your Owner’s Manual for more
details on this feature.
When service information is received
from your vehicle or AcuraLink, an
envelope icon is di
splayed in the bottom
left corner of the navigation screen.
To view messages, press the INFO/
PHONE button and Say or select
Messages . You can also push in on
the Interface Dial on the map screen
to get to the Map menu, and select
New Messages . The
Interface Dial controls most
AcuraLink functions. For more
information on AcuraLink, refer to:
The Advanced Technology Guide for features and a function overview.
Your Owner’s Manual for a detailed explanation of the system.
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