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System Setup
Routing
HHOME u Settings u Navigation u Routing tab
Choose various settings that determine th e n
avigation system functionality during
route calculation.
Select an item.
The following items are available:
• Rou te Preference : Changes the route prefer
ences (calculating method).
2Route Preference P. 39
• Unverified Routing : Sets whether you use the r oute guidance in unverified
areas.
2 Unverified Routing P. 40
•Traffic Rerouting : Sets whether you use automatic recalculation based on traffic
information.
2 Traffic Rerouting P. 42
• Edit POI Search Radius Along Route : Sets the distance from the route to find
waypoints.
2 Edit POI Search Radius Along Route P. 43
• Avoided Area : Specifies areas to avoid when calculating a route.2Avoided Area P. 44
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uu Routing u Route Preference
System Setup
Route Preference
H HOME u Settings u Navigation u Routing tab u R oute Preference
Change the route preference by selecting minimum or maximum driving methods. 1.Select an item.
2. Select MIN or MAX .
3. Select OK.1Route Preference
The calculated route may not be the shortest route or
the route you would choose. For safety reasons, the
system generally a pplies the following rules to your
route:
•Shortcuts through residential areas are avoided.
•Right turns are favored over left turns or U-turns.•Time-restricted turns (tur ns prohibited at certain
times of the day) are not used.
Check the ferry schedule when the calculated route
includes ferry route.
On Canadian models, Highways is displayed as
Freeways .
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uu Routing u Unverified Routing
System Setup
Unverified Routing
H HOME u Settings u Navigation u Routing tab u Unverified Routing
Receive turn-by-turn map
and voice guidance in unverified areas.
Select On or Off .
1Unverified Routing
Unverified roads are found in rural areas, and
typically include residentia l streets away from the
center of a town. They ma y not be accurate, and can
contain errors in locati on, naming, and address
range.
Straight line guide
Pink route line
DifferencesOffOn (factory default)
On or Off ?The driver wishes to manually
navigate using the navigation
map and choose the streets that
lead to the destination.The driver chooses to let the
navigation system suggest possible
routing, knowing that the
guidance may not be accurate.
Route
c a
lculation Route is usually longer, using
veri
fied roads whenever
possible.Route is shorter, but uses
unverified (purple) streets that
may not be accurate.
Route lineThe route line uses verified
streets only (when possible).
If Straight Line Guide is
set to
On , a pink vector line is
displayed on map that
continually points to your
destination.
2 Straight Line Guide P. 55
A pink route line highlights
suggested unverified streets on
the map while traveling to your
destination.
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uu Routing u Traffic Rerouting
System Setup
Traffic Rerouting
H HOME u Settings u Navigation u Routing tab u Traffic Rerouting
A faster route can be calculated based on continuously updated tr
affic information.
2Traffic ReroutingTM P. 109
Select an option.
The following options are available:
• On : The system reroutes automatica lly based on
traffic information.
• Off (factory default): Disables the feature.
1Traffic Rerouting
You must be in or near a traffic-enabled city to
receive coverage for that area. Traffic information is
available in certain areas in the lower 48 states,
Hawaii, and Canada. 2 Traffic Information P. 228
Automatic traffic rerouting may not provide a detour
route depending on circumstances.
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uu Routing u Edit POI Search Radius Along Route
System Setup
Edit POI Search Ra dius Along Route
HHOME u Settings u Navigation u Routing tab u Edit POI Se arch Radius
Alon
g Route
Select the distance from your highlighted ro ute line (on eit
her side of your route)
that the system will search for a waypoint.
2Adding Waypoints P. 112
You can specify a different search dist ance for freeways and surface streets.
1.Select an option.
2. Select a search distance.
3. Select OK.
The following options
are available:
• On Freeways : 1, 2,
5, or 10 miles (1.6, 3, 8, or 16 km) can be set. Factory default
is 2 miles (3 km).
• On Surf ace Streets :
1/2, 1, 2, or 5 miles (800 m, 1.6, 3, or 8 km) can be set.
Factory default is 1/2 mile (800 m).
1 Edit POI Search Radius Along Route
The search distance does not affect the search range
used for the Find Nearest voice commands (e.g., say
“Find nearest gas station ”).
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uu Routing u Avoided Area
System Setup
Avoided Area
H HOME u Settings u Navigation u Routing tab u Avoided Area
Specify up to five areas to avoid (e
.g., road construction, closures), if possible, when
the system calculates rout es to your destination.
1.Select New Are
a or an existing
area to edit.
2. Select Name
to label the area to
avoid.
3. Enter a name or title. Select OK.
4. Select Area to define the area to
av
oid.
The following items are availa ble (after an
area is set):
• View Area : Displays the selecte
d avoid area on the map.
• Delete: Deletes the selected avoid area.
1Avoided Area
The maximum size of an “a void area” is 1/2 square
mile (800 m square).
If your selected area contains a freeway, you are
asked “Would you like to avoid the portion of
the freeway that runs through this area? ”
Selecting No allows you to use a route through an
avoid area on a freeway . The pop-up message
appears when you calculat e the route including the
area.
You can select areas to avoid, however you cannot
select roads or areas that you want the system to use
for routing.
You can enter up to 25 ch aracters for the name.
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System Setup
Guidance
HHOME u Settings u Navigation u Guidance tab
Choose various settings that determine th e n
avigation system functionality during
route guidance.
Select an item.
The following items are available:
• Guidance Mode: Sets
whether to display only the map screen or a split
map/guidance screen.
2 Guidance Mode P. 47
•Enhanced Voice Guidance : Sets whether to read out certain routing points (if
stored in the database) during voice guidance.
On : Voi ce guidance includes certain routing points.
Off (factory default): Disables the feature.
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System Setup
Guidance Mode
H HOME u Settings u Navigation u Guidance tab u Gu idance Mode
Select the display mode for the map and guidance screens. 1.Select an option.
2. Select OK.
The following items are available:
• 1 (Map) (factory default): Displays only
the ma
p screen. When you approach a
guidance point, the next guidance point appears.
1Guidance Mode
The guidance mode can also be selected from the
map menu, or selecti ng the orientation icon.
2 Map Menu P. 105
You can also change the ma p orientation (north-up,
heading-up, or 3D). 2 View (Map Orientation) P. 54
12 3
Near the next
guidance point
Map screen Next Maneuver screen
Next guidance point