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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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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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Pop-ups and Disclaimers
When you say “OK” in the Calculate
route to screen, or if you change your
route, the system checks your route and
provides you with pop-up messages for
the following situations:
Your route takes you into an area that you previously set as an “Avoid
Area” (see Edit Avoid Area on
page 110). Your route includes traffic
restrictions in the vicinity of the
departure point or destination.
Your route passes through unverified areas (see Unverified Area Routing
on page 106). Your route includes unverified areas
(see Unverified Area Routing on
page 106).
You are about to enter an unverified area (see Unverified Area Routing on
page 106).
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