2015 Acura MDX Navigation Manual

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Personal InformationPrevious Destination
System Setup
Previous Destination
HSETTINGS button  Navi Settings  Personal Info  Previous Destination
The navigation system maintains a list of your previously routed destinations as a
shortcut for entering the same destination in the future. You can delete some or all
of your previous destinations from the list.
1.Rotate i to select the destination
to delete. Press u.
Repeat the procedure as
necessary.
Items to be deleted are indicated
with a trash icon.
2. Move r and rotate i to select
OK to delete the selected
destinations.
1 Previous Destinations
Up to 50 destinations can be stored.
To cancel the selection of a previous destination,
rotate i to highlight the destination again.
Press u to de-select it.
Trash icon

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Personal InformationCategory History
System Setup
Category History
HSETTINGS button  Navi Settings  Personal Info  Category History
The navigation system maintains a list of your recently used place categories as a
shortcut for selecting the same categories in the future. You can delete some or all
of your recently used categories from the list.
1.Rotate i to select the category to
delete. Press u.
Repeat the procedure as
necessary.
Items to be deleted are indicated
with a trash icon.
2. Move r and rotate i to select
OK to delete the selected
categories.
1 Category History
Up to 50 categories can be stored.
To cancel the selection of a category, rotate i
to highlight the ca tegory again. Press u to de-
select it.
Trash icon

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Personal InformationDownload POI
System Setup
Download POI
Import custom Points of Interest (POI) into the navigation system and set the POI as a
destination. You can also ad d, edit, and delete POIs.
H MENU button (on map)
 More Search Methods  Download POI
1. Connect a USB flash drive with
stored POI data to the USB
connector.
2. Move r and rotate i to select
Import from USB . Press u.
■Importing POI Categories1 Importing POI Data
For more information about connecting a USB
flash drive.
2 Connecting a USB Flash Drive P. 197
POI data in csv and kml formats can be imported.
You can download POI data from various POI
websites.
If you select From AcuraLink , you can
download POI data from the AcuraLink server.
2 AcuraLink® P. 254

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Personal InformationDownload POI
System Setup
3.Rotate i to select a category to
import. Press u .
H SETTINGS button
 Navi Settings  Personal Info  Download POI
1. Rotate i to select the
downloaded POI category to edit.
Press u.
■Editing POI Categories
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Personal InformationDownload POI
System Setup2.Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
The following item s are available:
• Alert Setting : Alerts you when you approach the places/landmarks in the
category.
On : Beeps and displays a message when your vehicle gets near the places/
landmarks in the category.
Off (factory default): Disables the feature.
• Delete Category : Deletes all places/landmarks a nd icon in the selected category.
• Edit Icon : Changes the category icon.1Editing POI Categories
If you select From AcuraLink , you can edit Alert
only.

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System Setup
Routing
HSETTINGS button  Navi Settings  Routing
Choose various settings that determine the navigation system functionality during
route calculation. Rotate i to select an item. Press u.
The following items are available:
• Route Preference: Changes the route preferen ces (calculating method).
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Route Preference P. 54
• Unverified Routing: Sets whether you use the ro ute guidance in unverified
areas.
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Unverified Routing P. 56
• Traffic Rerouting : Sets whether you use automatic recalculation based on traffic
information.
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Traffic Rerouting P. 58
• Edit POI Search Radius Along Route : Sets the distance from the route to find
waypoints.
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Edit POI Search Radius Along Route P. 59
• Avoided Area : Specifies areas to avoid when calculating a route.
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Avoided Area P. 60

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RoutingRoute Preference
System Setup
Route Preference
HSETTINGS button  Navi Settings  Routing  Route Preference
Change the route preference by select ing minimum or maximum driving methods.
1.Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
2. Rotate i to select Min or Max .
Press u.
Repeat step 1 and 2 as
necessary.
3. Move r to select OK. Press u.
1Route 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.
ETC is short for the Electronic Toll Collection
system.
Server Route
•You can view three r outes distributed from
AcuraLink.
2 Viewing the Routes P. 113
•Set to On and select Optimal route to select
your desired route.
2 Optimal Routes P. 55

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RoutingRoute Preference
System Setup
HSETTINGS button  Navi Settings  Routing  Route Preference
You can select desired routes by sorting th e route list. The three top routes can be
displayed on the Select a route screen.
2Viewing the Routes P. 113
1.Move r and rotate i to select
Optimal Routes . Press u.
2. Rotate i to select a list item to
move. Press u.
3. Rotate i to select a desired
location. Press u.
4. Move r and rotate i to select
OK . Press u.
■Optimal Routes