2017 Acura MDX light

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RoutingUnverified Routing
System Setup
Unverified Routing
HSETTINGS button  Navi Settings  Routing  Unverified Routing
Receive turn-by-turn map and voice guidance in unverified areas. Rotate i to select On or Off . Press
u .1Unverified Routing
Unverified roads are found in rural areas, and
typically include residential streets away from the
center of a town. They may not be accurate, and
can contain errors in location, naming, and
address range.
Unverified roads are s hown only when viewing
the map in the 80, 200, 400, 800 (m), 1.6 and
3.2 (km) map scales.
Straight line guide
Blue-pink route line
Differences OffOn (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
calculation Route is usually longer, using
verified 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 the
map that continually points to your
destination.
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A blue-pink route line highlights
suggested unverified streets on
the map while traveling to your
destination.
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RoutingEdit POI Search Radius Along Route
System Setup
Edit POI Search Radius Along Route
HSETTINGS button  Navi Settings  Routing  Edit POI Search Radius
Along Route
Select the distance from your highlighted route line (on either side of your route)
that the system will search for a waypoint.
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Adding Waypoints P. 129
You can specify a different search dist ance for highways and surface streets.
1.Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
2. Rotate i to select a search
distance. Press u.
The following item s are available:
• On Highways : 1.6, 3, 8, or 16km can be set. Factory default is 3km.
• On Surface Streets : 0.8, 1.6, 3, or 8km can be set. Factory default is 0.8km.

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MapColor
System SetupIllumination control Priority Operation
a
button1Selects Day, Night, or Off display mode. This button has
the highest priority and overrides all other display control
adjustments listed below.
Remember : Once you press this button, you assume full
manual control of the display mode until the power mode
is set to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK).
Sunlight sensor
(see your
Owner’s Manual
for location) 2 If the sunlight sensor detects daylight and the headlights
are turned on, the system automatically overrides the
Night display and displays the Day display mode.
Remember : If desired, use the a button to override
this automatic choice.
Dash illumination
adjustment
buttons (see your
Owner’s Manual
for location)3When headlights are turned on, and you wish to have the
Day display mode, adjust the illumination to the full
brightness setting (beeps).
Remember : Adjust the dash brightness back to mid-range
to allow auto switching by sensing the headlights are on or
off.
Headlights
(Auto/On/Off) 4 When turned on, the display changes to Night display
mode. The previous three controls listed above can
“cancel” this function.
Remember : Use the a button, or adjust the dash
illumination to full brightness, to set the display to your
desired choice.
Screen color
choiceN/AThe user can select the color of the screen that will be
displayed for the Day and Night display modes described
above.
Remember : For best contrast, ensure that the map color is
white for Day and black for Night.

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Entering a DestinationAddress
Navigation
2.Rotate i to select your
destination city fr om the list. Press
u .
A list of matching hits is
automatically displayed after
you enter several letters, with
the closest match at the top of
the list. Matching letters are
highlighted.
Next, you are prompted to enter
a street name.
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H MENU button
 Address  Street
1.Enter the name of your destination
street.
Do not enter the street type
(e.g., street, road, avenue) or
direction (e.g., north, south,
east, west).
Move r to select OK to display
a list of streets. Press u.
1Selecting a City
If your city is not listed, it may be part of a larger
metropolitan area. Try entering the street first.
Non-detailed area mark: Try entering the
street first and then select the city.
■ Selecting a Street1 Selecting a Street
When entering the names of major highways,
you can use the following abbreviations. For
Trans-Canada and Prov incial highways, use
“Hwy” (HWY-7). For County roads, use “CR”
(CR-32). For Regional Roads, use “RR” (RR-5).
For interstates, use an “I” (e.g., I-10). For U.S.
freeways, use “US” (e.g., US-18). For state
freeways, use the two-character state
designation (e.g., CA-101). For county roads, use
the appropriate desi gnation (e.g., G-2).
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Entering a DestinationAddress
Navigation
2.Rotate i to select your
destination street from the list.
Press u.
A list of matching hits is
automatically displayed after
you enter several letters, with
the closest match at the top of
the list. Matching letters are
highlighted.
3. Enter the street number.
Only valid street numbers can be
entered.
4. Move r to select OK. Press u.
5. Set the route to your destination.
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1Selecting a Street
If you did not select a city first and there is more
than one city with the specified street, a list of
cities is displayed.
Rotate i to select the desired city from the list.
Press u.

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Entering a DestinationPlace Category
Navigation
3.Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
The following items are available:
• Search by Name : Searches for a place in the subcategory by name. Enter a city
name when prompted.
• City Vicinity : Searches for a place in the subcategory within a 32km 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.
4.Rotate i to select a place name
from the list. Press u .
5. Set the route to your destination.
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1Place Category
The straight line distance (as the crow flies, not
driving distance) and dire ction to the destination
are shown for the highlighted place.

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Entering a DestinationPlace Name
Navigation
If the place name is in multiple categories in the map database, the following screen
is displayed.
1.Rotate i to select a place name.
Press u.
2. Rotate i to select a subcategory.
Press u.
■Place Name in Multiple Categories1 Place Name in Multiple Categories
Matching letters are in highlighted.
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Driving to Your DestinationViewing the Route
Navigation
When driving on verified streets, the route line is light blue. The route line display
changes when driving on unverified streets:
•If Unverified Routing is Off , the
route line uses verified streets only
(when possible). If Straight Line
Guide is set to On, a pink “vector
line” pointing directly towards your
destination is displayed.
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• If Unverified Routing is On , the
route line changes to a blue-pink
line to indicate that the route line
uses unverified streets.
■ Route Line1 Route Line
You can set Unverified Routing to Off to
follow your own route to the destination. If
Unverified Routing is On, be aware that
unverified streets ma y not be displayed
accurately.
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The route line may also c onsist of red, orange, or
green segments when traffic information is
displayed.
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Straight line guide
Blue-pink route line