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Entering a DestinationZAGAT
The following items are available:
•Place Name : Searches for a place in the subcategory by name. Enter a city name
when prompted.
• City Vicinity : Searches for a place in the subcate gory within a 20-mile radius of a
specific city. Enter a city name and then a place name when prompted. Only the
first 1000 matching places/landmarks are displayed.
• Sort by Distance to Travel : Displays all the places in the subcategory sorted by
distance from your current location. The closest place is displayed at the top.
• Search by Keyword : Searches for a place by keyw ord when you do not know the
exact category. Select Sort by Distance to Travel for locations near your current
location, or select City Vicinity for locations in a specific city. Enter a keyword
when prompted. Move r to select LIST to view a list of possible locations if one is
not found automatically.
• Sort by ZAGAT Rating : Searches for a restaurant by ZAGAT® SURVEY Rating
information.
2 Finding Restaurants by ZAGAT Rating P. 86
2.Rotate i to select a restaurant.
Press u.
The ZAGAT® ratings are shown
across the top of the screen.
Move y to select z to view
the rating information.
3. Set the route to your destination.
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1ZAGAT®
Selecting this sorting method will show you
ZAGAT's highest-rated restaurants by the
options, and not necessari ly by distance from
your current location.
You can move y to select z (or say d
“ZAGAT List Number X,” where X is the list item
number) to view the complete ZAGAT® review.
•Press u (or say d “Read List” ) to have the
system read the ZAGAT® review.
•Move y to select ? (or say d “Key to ZAGAT
Rating” ) for details on the ra tings and symbols.
2 Key to ZAGAT Ratings P. 214
•Scrolling through the review is disabled while
the vehicle is moving.
•Move r to select SET AS DEST. to set the
route to your destination.
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Restaurant information for Mexico cannot be
searched with ZAGAT 2012.
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Calculating the Route
This section describes how to calculate your route.1.Rotate i to select OK. Press u.
The system calculates and
displays the route line on the
map screen.
2Route Line P. 95
The following options are available:
• Route Pref. : Changes the route preferences (calculating method).
2Changing the Route Preference P. 92
• View Routes : Displays three different routes.
2Viewing the Routes P. 92
• DESTINATION MAP : Move r to select DESTINATION MAP to display a map of
the destination.
2 Calculating the Route on the Destination Map P. 93
2. Follow the route guidance to your
destination.
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The system provides you with
pop-up messages if your route
passes through unverified areas,
avoid areas, areas with traffic
restrictions, or weather warning
areas.
1Calculating the Route
The current route prefer ences are displayed as
icons on the top right of the Calculate Route
screen. The straight line distance (as the crow
flies, not driving distan ce) and direction to the
destination are shown t ogether with weather
information. You must have an AcuraLink Real-
Time Weather™ subscripti on to receive weather
information.
2 AcuraLink Real-Time Weather™ P. 15
2 Subscribing to XM® Radio P. 146
You cannot use voice commands while the
system is calculating the route.
Add to Address Book
You can add the destination address to the
address book.
2 Adding an Address Book Entry P. 37
Add to Dest. List
You can add the address to the Destination List.
2 Editing the Destination List P. 128
Call
You can place a telephone ca ll to the destination
phone number.
2 Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® P. 180
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Calculating the RouteChanging the Route Preference
Navigation
Changing the Route Preference
Change the route preference by selecting minimum or maximum driving methods.
1.Rotate i to select an item.
2. Rotate i to select MIN or MAX .
Press u.
Repeat step 1 and 2 as
necessary.
3. More r to select OK.
Viewing the Routes
View three different routes to your destination.
Rotate i to select a route. Press u.
The travel distance and estimated
travel time is displayed for each
route.
The system calculates and displays
the route line on the map screen.
2Route Line P. 95
1Changing the Route Preference
The calculated route may be the shortest route or
the route you would choose. For safety reasons,
the system generally appl ies the following rules
to your route:
•Shortcuts through resi dential areas are
avoided.
•Right turns are favored over left turns or U-
turns.
•Time-restricted turns (turns prohibited at
certain times of the day) are not used.
Check the ferry schedule when the calculated
route includes ferry route.
1Viewing the Routes
It is not unusual for so me calculated route
options to be identical.
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Calculating the RouteCalculating the Route on the Destination Map
Calculating the Route on the Destination Map
Calculate the route from the map of the destination address.Rotate i to select Calculate Route .
Press u.
The system calculat es and displays
the route line on the map screen.
2 Route Line P. 95
1Calculating the Route on the Destination Map
d “Display Destination Map” (when en route)
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Navigation
Driving to Your Destination
This section describes how to follow the route guidance to your destination, receive
traffic and weather information and choose the icons displayed on the map screen.
Viewing the Route
After calculating the route to your
destination, the route is displayed on
the map screen.
2Map Screen Legend P. 10
As you drive, the system tracks your
position on the map in real time and
provides guidance as you approach
each guidance point on the route.
■ Map Screen
1 Viewing the Route
d “Display Map”
You can change the map scale using voice
commands (e.g., say d “Display 2 mile scale”).
2 Map Scale Commands P. 245
You can also change the map scale by rotating
i .
You can control the icons displayed on the map
screen using voice commands (e.g., say d
“Display post office” ).
2 Map Display Commands P. 244
You can obtain information about the route
using voice commands (e.g., say d “How long
to the destination?” ).
2 Route Commands P. 246
You can display the next guidance point on the
map screen by saying d “Display Map Guide”
(when en route).
If you scroll the map while en route, the time and
distance to destination indicators are replaced
with an indicator showing distance from the
current vehicle position.
The map screen can be viewed in single-screen or
split-screen mode.
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Driving to Your DestinationViewing the Route
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•If Unverified Area Routing is ON,
the route line changes to a dashed
blue-pink line to indicate that the
route line uses unverified streets.
If you leave the calculated route, the system automatically recalculates a route to the
desired destination based on your current location and direction.
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Blue-pink route line
■Deviating From the Planned Route1 Deviating From the Planned Route
If Rerouting is set to MANUAL and you go off
route, the system wait s for you to manually
initiate recalculation. Rotate i to select
Recalculation and press u.
2 Rerouting P. 49
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Driving to Your DestinationViewing the Route
If you leave all mapped (digitized) roads, the system automa tically starts displaying a
series of dots (breadcrumbs) to track the path you are taking. If needed, you can
follow the dots back to the mapp ed road you originally left.
2Off-road Tracking P. 60
■Driving Off-road1 Driving Off-road
A message “Not on a digi tized road” may appear
when you drive half a mi le away from a mapped
road.
Breadcrumbs may occasionally be displayed in
urban areas, such as large parking lots in
shopping malls, in new subdivisions where the
roads are not yet in the database, or in areas
where a GPS signal is unavailable, such as in a
parking garage.
Off-road tracking breadcrumbs are limited to
approximately 150 miles. Breadcrumbs at the
beginning of the trail are deleted if you exceed
that distance.
Breadcrumbs are displayed only at 1/20, 1/8, 1/4,
and 1/2 mile map scales.
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Map MenuGuidance Menu
Navigation
HENTER button (on map)  Guidance Menu  Directions
Display a list of the guidance points on your route for your confirmation. 1.Rotate i to select a guidance
point from the list. Press u.
The system displays a map of
the guidance point.
2. Press u to select RETURN or press
the CANCEL button to return to
the previous screen.
■ Directions1 Directions
Guidance points with exit information are
indicated by a (freeway exit information)
icon. Move y to select Exit Info to display the
exit information.
2 Freeway Exit Information P. 103
The route guidance inform ation is automatically
deleted when you reac h your destination.
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