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If the Traffic list item is touched from
the Map Menu and Traffic is not
available because the SiriusXM
subscription is not valid, a pop-up
will display with information on how
to reactivate the subscription along
with the SiriusXM radio ID.
Traffic Types
Touch to access the Traffic
Types menu.The system can be configured to
filter out certain types of traffic
events. If a particular type has been
turned off, the system does not
display it on the map, and does not
alert the driver.
Display Places of Interest Icons
Places of Interest (POI) icons can
be displayed on the map using
this view.
.
The POI icons can be turned ON
and OFF. Touch the check box
next to the POI icon to display
the icon.
. Touch Clear All to reset the
icons that are displayed on
the map. .
A subcategory can be selected
instead of the entire category.
Touch the list item rather than
the check box. The
subcategories will display. Select
any of those categories to
navigate down the hierarchy.
. When a higher-level category
has some of its subcategories
selected, the checkmark next to
it is grayed out. This indicates
that only some of the categories
below are shown. Touch the
grayed-out checkmark to turn all
of the icons for that category on
or off.
Routing Preferences
Touch the Routing Preferences list
item to access the Routing
Preferences menu. Options on how
the routes are created for route
guidance are listed on this menu.
Route Style
Touch this list item to change the
route type preferences.
The options are:
. Fast (default)
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can be selected to plan a route.
Some destination items may be
grayed out if no destination was
previously entered or saved.
Another way to enter a destination
is to connect to the OnStar
®system
(if equipped) and ask an OnStar
Advisor to download a destination
into the embedded navigation
system. See OnStar
®System075.
Touch the DESTINATION button to
go to the destination entry views.
Available Methods of Search
.
Voice Recognition
. Address
. Recent Destinations
. Contacts .
POIs
Touch the DESTINATION button
and the last used destination view is
shown.
Navigation Next Turn Maneuver
Alert
The navigation system has an alert
feature. The navigation system may
need to get the attention of the
driver.
If not in the navigation application
when a near maneuver prompt is
given, it is shown as an alert. The
alert contains the turn indicator and
button to display the main
navigation view, or dismiss the alert.
The alert also contains the name of
the street to turn on and a
countdown bar. Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
The keyboard is used in multiple
locations throughout the system and
can be used with many features.
The navigation system uses the
keyboard's alpha-numeric keyboard.
The keyboard can also be modified
to include characters appropriate for
the region configured in the vehicle
settings.
@GO :
Touch to search for the
destination details of an address or
place of interest entered in the text
field. Once the GO screen button is
pressed, the activity indicator
displays in the list of possible
matches.
|(Dropdown Arrow) : Touch to
display a list of matches.
When there are multiple matches, a
dropdown arrow is shown after the
autocomplete text. This dropdown
displays an entire list of matches.
Touch the appropriate match without
having to enter more text.
z(Delete) : Touch to delete the last
typed character. Press and hold this
screen button to clear the entire text
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field. If the entire text field has been
deleted, this screen button becomes
an Undo button. Touching Undo will
restore the deleted text.
Exit :Touch to return to the
previous Map view.
Sym : Touch to show the symbol
keyboard.
Space : Touch to enter a space
between characters or the words of
a name.
R(Up Arrow) : Touch to display
the Interaction Selector.
Special Characters
As the characters are typed on the
keyboard, a pop-up of the letter
touched displays above the key that
was touched.
Continue to touch and hold, and any
additional special characters
associated with that letter are
displayed around the current letter.
To select one of the special
characters, slide a finger left or right
to adjust the highlight of the special
character. Special Character List
The following characters have
special characters beneath them:Creating and Downloading
Predefined POIs (My POIs)
In addition to the POIs already
stored in the Infotainment system,
predefined POIs can be created.
While creating a predefined POI, the
GPS coordinates for longitude and
latitude of the POI’s location and a
descriptive name will need to be
entered.
After creating the predefined POIs,
they can be downloaded to the
infotainment system from either a
USB stick or SD card.
Once downloaded, the POI data
becomes a selectable destination in
the My POIs menu.
Creating a Text File with
Information
Create a text file by using a simple
text editor software. Save this file
with a name and extension of .csv,
for example,
“TomsPOI.csv.”
Enter the POI information into the
text file in the following format:
. Longitude coordinate, Latitude
coordinate, “Name of POI,”
“Additional information,” “Phone
number.”
Example: 7.0350000,
50.6318040, “Michaels Home,”
“123 Maple Lane,”
“02379234567.”
. The GPS coordinates must be
expressed in decimal degrees
and can be taken from a
geographical map. The
additional information and phone
number strings are optional.
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touched, the turn list is exited, and
the display returns to the main
map view.
Avoid Areas
Touch the Avoid Areas screen
button to select the highway name
that is to be avoided. The system
shows a pop-up asking how many
miles or if the entire road should be
avoided.
Turn List
.When under a waypoint trip,
touch on the TURN LIST
Interaction Selector button to
show the turn list. When entering
a turn list, the next maneuver
instruction is spoken. .
The turn list title is the name or
address of the destination.
Touch on the information button
next to the name of the
destination to display the
destination information.
. The turn list is sorted in order
with the next maneuver at the
top of the list and the
subsequent maneuvers listed
below it. The next maneuver is
always highlighted upon entry
into the Turn List to quickly show
what the next maneuver is.
. Each maneuver indicates the
distance between it and the
previous maneuver or the
vehicle’s current location. The
next maneuver at the top will
count down until the maneuver
is reached, and then the next
maneuver will begin to
count down.
. Each maneuver has an
estimated time of arrival based
on the current driving conditions. Saved Trips
Waypoint trips can be saved for
later recall. Touch the + add button
in the waypoints list to save the trip
to the Saved Trips list in the
vehicle’s contacts list. When trips
are saved, they are given a default
title of the final destination. Saved
trips can be edited by selecting the
Edit list item button to access the
edit screen for the saved entry. The
only field that can be edited is the
name field. Touch on the name field
to access the keyboard view. Type
the name change. This change is
automatically saved when executed
by the keyboard.
The saved trip can also be deleted
from the edit mode. Touch the
delete button and a delete
confirmation pop-up will display.
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the content cannot be accessed
directly with one command like
“Play
The restriction is that the command
“Play Song”must be spoken first;
the system will then ask for the song
name. The reply command would be
to say the name of the song to play.
Similar limits exist for album
content. If there are more than
4,000 albums, but less than 8,000,
the content cannot be accessed
directly with one command like,
“Play
command “Play Album” must first be
spoken; the system will then ask for
the album name. The reply would
be to say the name of the album
to play.
Once the number of songs has
exceeded approximately 8,000,
there is no support for accessing the
songs directly through voice
commands. There will still be
access to the media content by
using commands for playlists,
artists, and genres. The access commands for playlists,
artists, and genres are prohibited
after the number of this type of
media exceeds 4,000.
The system will provide feedback
the first time voice recognition is
initiated if it has become apparent
that any of these limits are reached
during a device initializing process.
Voice Recognition for
Navigation
“Navigation”
:Begin a dialog to
enter specific destination
information.
“Navigation Commands” :Begin a
dialog to enter specific destination
information.
“Destination Address” :Begin a
dialog to enter a specific destination
address, which includes the entire
address consisting of the house
number, street name, and city and
state.
“Destination Intersection” :Begin
a dialog to enter a specific
destination intersection. “Destination Place of Interest”
:
Begin a dialog to enter a destination
Place of Interest category or major
brand name (if equipped).
Not all brand names of businesses
are available for voice entry. Most
major chains, such as chains with
more than 20 locations, should be
available to search for by name, but
the name must be precisely spoken.
Nicknames or short names for the
businesses will not likely be found.
Lesser known businesses might
have to be located by category,
such as fast food, hotels, or banks.
“Destination Contact” :Begin a
dialog to enter a specific destination
contact name.
“Cancel Route” :End route
guidance.
Voice Recognition for the
Phone
“Call
call to an entered contact. The
command may include location if
the contact has location numbers
stored.