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In the previous example, only POST
OFFICE and SCHOOL are selected
and will show up on the map. To also
see HOSPITAL on the map, this would
need to be turned on by first selecting it
and then pushing in on the Interface
Dial to select it so it appears as below. Exit, and save your settings by moving
the
Interface Dial down to select OK.
NOTE:
When viewing the map screen, you can
turn some icons on using voice control.
See the Voice Command Index on
page 164 for the available “Display”
and “Hide” icon commands.
Map Orientation
The map can be orientated two ways:
North-up: North pointing up as you
would normally view a paper map.
Heading-up: The map constantly rotates so the road you are driving on
always points up (as you see the road
through your front windshield).
NOTE:
The red arrow in both heading symbols
always shows the direction north.
“North Up”
“Heading Up”
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Select North-up or Heading-up on
the Map information screen, or say
“Display heading up” or “Display north
up.”
In the larger map scales (above 2 mile),
the map is always oriented with north
facing upward. You cannot change the
orientation.
NOTE:
For information on the available voice
commands, see Voice Command Index
on page 163.Current Location
Whenever you are on a map screen, you
can always obtain your current location
either by pushing in on the Interface
Dial , selecting Current Location
from Map Information , or by using
the voice control system and saying
“Display current location.” A screen
pops up which shows the address of
your current location, as well as the
latitude, longitude , and elevation. NOTE:
The elevation will no
t appear when the
system is temporarily lacking proper
GPS information. The system elevation
may not agree with elevations shown on
roadside elevation signs, and may
fluctuate plus or minus 100 feet or more.
You can store the current location for
later use. It does not change or cancel
your current route.
For example, you are following the
system’s directions to get to a
destination. While sitting at a stoplight
you notice a store on the corner, but do
not have time to visit it right now.
You can save the location to select as a
destination at a later date.
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Map Scale
Rotate the Interface Dial knob or a voice command such as “Display 1/2 mile scale” (see page 164) to change the scale of the
map. Zooming in increases the detail, while zooming out gives you a view of a wider area. After changing the scale, give the
system a few moments to update the display.
Functions available at various map scales
NOTE:
You can change between miles or kilometers in SETUP (see Units on page 104).
For information on the available voice commands, see Voice Command Index on page163.
Map Scale (English and Metric)
For selecting units, see page 104.1/20 mi. 1/8 mi. 1/4 mi. 1/2 mi. 1 mi. 2 mi. 5 mi. 15 mi. 50 mi. 150 mi. 350 mi.1000 mi.
80 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1.6 km 3 km 8 km 24 km 80 km 240 km 560 km 1600 km
POI icon symbols (like ATM) page 67XX
Breadcrumbs (off-road tracking dots)page71 XXXX
Freeway exit information icons page 67XXX
One-way traffic icon page67 X
Unverified road display (purple)page6 XXX
Map orientation “Heading-up” page 63XXXXX
Map orientation “North-up” page 63XXXXXXXXXXX X
Map features (park, golf course, etc.) page 56XXXXXXXXXXX
Avoid area shown on map page110 XXX
Avoid area scales (when creating) page 110XXX
Waypoint “flag” icons page76 XXXXXXXXXXX X
Traffic speed / incident page22 XXXXXXX
Weather Information page68 XXXXXXXXXXX X
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Destination Icon
The destination icon only shows the
approximate location of the destination.
This occurs because a city block can
have as many as 100 possible addresses
(for example, the 1400 block is followed
by the 1500 block.) Since most cities
use only a portion of the 100 possible
addresses (for example, in the 1400
block, the addresses may only go up to
1425 before the 1500 block starts).
Therefore, the address 1425 will be
shown a quarter of the way down the
block by the system instead of near the
end of the block where the destination is
actually located.
Tip:
When en route, you can view a map
showing your destination. Using voice
control, say “Display destination map.”
Various Other Icons
Landmark Icons
Landmark icons are shown in the map
screen on 1/20 and 1/8 mile scales. The
Freeway exit information is displayed
on the 1/4, 1/2, and 1 mile scales. The
icons are:
One-Way Traffic Icon
The one-way traffic icons (see Map
Screen Legend on page56) are only
shown on the 1/20 mile scale. Some icons can be turned on or off. To
hide or display icons, use the
Interface
Dial to select Map Information from
the Map menu, and select Show Icon
on Map (see page 62). You can also
hide or display icons by using voice
commands (see page 164).
You can select most landmark, traffic,
or weather icons with the Interface
Dial to display the icon’s information.
See the table on page 69 for exceptions.
NOTE:
The same icon list can be viewed on the screen by selecting Map Legend
from the Map information screen in
the Map menu .
When there are overlapping landmark icons, a list of the points of
interest (POIs) is displayed when
selected.
For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page163.
Grocery Store
Hotel/Lodging
Gas Station
Hospital
Post Office
Restaurant
Acura Dealer
Honda Dealer
AT M
School
Parking Lot
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
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Incident Icons
Incident icons are displayed on the 1/20
through 5 mile scales. The icons are:
Weather Icons
Weather icons are displayed on all map
scales. The icons are:
Daytime mode
Night mode
Icons with indicate a possibility for
lightning. For example: Rain
Rain with lightning
Icons with indicate a possibility for
high wind. For example: Rain Rain with high wind NOTE:
Weather icons are only visible if you
have a current traffic/weather
subscription with XM. See page
124.
Accident/Incident (other)
Congestion
WeatherConstruction
Road Closed
Rainy
Freezing Rain
Snow
Clear
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy
Fog
Partly Cloudy
Clear
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For some icons, you can choose to show or hide them on the ma p, while others like Acura Dealers are always shown. The table
below shows the features for each icon type. Some Points of Interest (POIs) like Poli ce Stations are not shown as an icon, but you
can still locate the nearest one with the voice command, “Find nearest Police station.” See Find Place Commands on page165.
Landmark icon
*1.When these types are selected for view on the map, some icons are shown as “brand icons.”
*2.When selecting Restaurant on the Select category for icon settings screen (see ICON OPTION on page62), specialty
types of restaurants, like Chinese or Italian, can be individually displayed or hidden. See Showing Icons on the Map on
page 62. Also see the Voice Command Index on page164 for the “Display,” “Hide,” and “Find” commands.
POI type Icon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hiddenIcon
selection by
voice Icon can be selected as
a destination on the
map
screen with the
Interface Dial POI can be found on
the
map screen using
voice command
“Find...”
Honda/Acura dealer Yes, always NoNoYes Yes
Hospital Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
School Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ATM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gas station*1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restaurants*1*2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Post office Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grocery store*1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hotel*1/ Lodging Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Police station No icon No icon No NoYes
Shopping, Tourist attraction, Bank No icon No icon No NoYes
Parking garage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Parking lot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freeway exit information Yes Yes Yes Yes (choose POI) No
One-way traffic icon Yes Yes Yes No No
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Incident icon
*1.You can display the nearest traffic incidents by saying, “Display traffic incidents.”
Weather icon
POI type Icon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hiddenIcon
selection by
voice Icon can be selected as
a destination on the
map
screen with the
Interface Dial POI can be found on
the
map screen using
voice command
“Find...”
Traffic speed Yes Yes Yes No No
Traffic incident Yes Yes Yes No Yes *1
POI type Icon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hiddenIcon
selection by
voice Icon can be selected as
a destination on the
map
screen with the
Interface Dial POI can be found on
the
map screen using
voice command
“Find...”
Weather information Yes Yes Yes No No
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Going Off the Route
If you leave the calculated route,
“Recalculating...” is displayed at the top
of the screen. The system will
recalculate the route from your current
location and direction to the desired
destination then give you a new route
instruction. This is done automatically if
you have set Rerouting to
AUTOMATIC on the SETUP screen
(Other ) (see page 105).
If the Rerouting option in SETUP is
set to MANUAL , “Off route” appears at
the top of the screen when you leave the
calculated route. Say “Recalculate,” or
select Recalculation whenever you
want the system to perform a
recalculation.
Off-road Tracking
If you drive away from a mapped road,
“Not on a digitized road” appears at the
bottom of the screen.
The map screen starts displaying a
series of dots (bread crumbs) to show the
path you have taken if Off-road
Tracking on the SETUP screen
(Other ) is set to ON (see page 115). By following the dots, you can
backtrack to the mapped road you
originally left. “Breadcrumbs” may
occasionally be displayed in urban
areas, such as larg
e parking lots in
shopping malls, or in new subdivisions
where the roads are not yet in the
database. In other cases, you may see
dots if the system temporarily goes off
route, like in a parking garage where the
GPS signal is unavailable. These dots
appear only in the 1/20, 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2
mile map scales. Rotate the Interface
Dial knob to change scales if
necessary.
Off-road Tracking continues for
approximately 150 miles; dots at the
beginning of the trail will start
disappearing when you exceed that
distance. When you reach a mapped
road, the system stops displaying dots.
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