2017 Acura MDX Navigation Manual

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System Limitations
GPS
The signals received from the GPS satellites
are extremely weak (less than a millionth
of the strength of a local FM station) and
require an unobstructed view of the sky.
The GPS antenna is located in the
dashboard. The signal reception can easily
be interrupted or interfered with by the
following:
• Metallic window tint on the front or side
windows
• Cell phones, PDAs, or other electronic
devices docked in a cradle or lying loose
on the dashboard
• Remote starters or “hidden” vehicle
tracking systems mounted near the
navigation unit
• Audio electronic devices mounted near
the navigation unit
• Trees, tall buildings, highway
overpasses, tunnels, or overhead
electrical power wires
The GPS is operated by the U.S.
Department of Defense. For security
reasons, there are certain inaccuracies built
into the GPS for wh ich the navigation
system must constantly compensate. This can cause occasional positioning errors of
up to several hundred feet.
Address Calculation
The destination icon shows only the
approximate location of a destination
address. This occurs if the number of
possible addresses is different from the
number of actual addresses on a block. For
example, the address 1425 on a 1400
block with 100 possible addresses
(because it is followed by the 1500 block)
will be shown a quarter of the way down
the block by the system. If there are only
25 actual addresses
on the block, the
actual location of address 1425 would be
at the end of the block.
Database
The digitized map database reflects
conditions as they existed at various points
in time before production. Accordingly,
your database may contain inaccurate or
incomplete data or information due to the
passage of time, road construction,
changing conditions, or other causes.
For example, some places/landmarks may
be missing when you search the database
because the name was misspelled, the
place was improperly categorized, or a
place/landmark is not yet in the database.
This is also true for police stations,
hospitals, and other public institutions. Do
not rely on the navigation system if you
need law enforcement or hospital services.
Always check with local information
sources.

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In addition, the map database contains
verified and unverified areas. Unverified
streets may be missing from the map, in
the wrong location, or have an incorrect
name or address range. A message will
warn you if your route includes unverified
streets. Exercise additional caution when
driving in unve rified areas.
The database does not include, analyze,
process, consider, or reflect any of the
following categories of information:
• Neighborhood quality or safety
• Population density
• Availability or proximity of law
enforcement
• Emergency, rescue, medical, or other
assistance
• Construction work, zones, or hazards
• Road and lane closures
• Legal restrictions (such as vehicular type,
weight, load, height, and speed
restrictions)
• Road slope or grade
• Bridge height, width, weight, or other
limits
• Traffic facilities safety
• Special events •
Pavement characteristics or conditions
Every effort has been made to verify that
the database is accurate. The number of
inaccuracies you experience increases the
longer you go without obtaining an
updated map database.
2 Obtaining a Navigation Update P. 347
We assume no liability for any incident that
may result from an error in the program, or
from changed conditions not noted above.

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Client Assistance
Resolving Problems
If you run into a specific issue that you
cannot resolve, consult the following help
resources:
• For navigation system issues:
2 Troubleshooting P. 330
There are also FAQs available online at
www.acuranavi.ca.
• For traffic-related issues:
2 Traffic P. 332
• For reporting issues with the database
or places/landmarks:
2 Reporting Errors P. 346
• Call Acura Client Relations.
2 Acura Client Relations Contact
Information
P. 346
Reporting Errors
You can help to improve database
accuracy by reporti ng any errors you
encounter.
• Report errors in highways and main
“verified” roads shown in black on the
map at http://mapreporter.navteq.com/
dur-web-external/ .
• Please do not report errors in purple
“unverified” roads. Maps for these
areas are provided for reference only.
2 Unverified Routing P. 57
• Please do not report errors in places/
landmarks, such as changes in business
names. Information about points of
interest are constantly being updated.
An updated database is available for
purchase, usually in the fall of each year.
2 Obtaining a Navigation Update P. 347
• For vehicle position ic on errors, screen
error messages, or other GPS-related
errors:
2 Troubleshooting P. 330
2System Limitations P. 344
Acura Client Relations
Contact Information
Acura Navi
Acura Client Relations
Honda Canada Inc.
Telephone: (888) 9-ACURA-9
Hours: 8:00 am to 7:30 pm
Monday to Friday (Eastern time)
180 Honda Boulevard Markham,
L6C 0H9, ON
E-Mail: [email protected]
Visiting a Dealer
If you have a question that you cannot
resolve using the available help resources,
you can consult a dealer. Please identify
the specific is sue (e.g., error occurs when
you enter a specific a ddress, when driving
on a certain road, or just when it’s cold) so
that the service technician can refer the
issue to the factory so that a solution can
be found. Be patient, the service technician
may be unfamiliar with your specific issue.

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Map Coverage
The navigation system provides map
coverage for the United States, Canada,
Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The map
coverage consists of accurately mapped
(verified) metropolitan areas and a less
accurate (unverified) rural database. Note
that unverified areas are constantly being
reviewed and converted to verified areas
each year.
Map coverage update information is
available from Acura Client Relations or
online at www.acuranavi.ca .
To find navigation system update
information:
1. Visit www.acuranavi.ca .
2. Enter your vehicle model and model
year.
3. Click Map Coverage to display a list of
verified coverage areas on the most
recent update.
4. Click Map Coverage Details to display a
PDF document with a full listing of all
coverage areas.
Adobe® Reader® is required for
viewing and printing the Portable
Document Format (PDF) documents.
To download the latest version of
Adobe Reader, visit http://
get.adobe.com/reader/ .
Obtaining a Navigation
Update
Acura is continually expanding the scope
of the navigation system. Navigation
system software upgrades may be made
available periodically, usually in the fall of
each year.
To purchase an update:
1.Obtain your vehicle’s VIN number and
the System/Device Information.
2 System Device Information P. 302
2. Order online at www.acuranavi.ca.
An update is not available from a dealer.
However, the dealer may assist you in
obtaining one for you out of courtesy.
There is no program for free updates.

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Traffic Information
Continuously updated traffic information is
available in major metropolitan areas
across the 48 contiguous states and some
cities in Canada. A list of coverage areas is
available online.
To find traffic information:
1.Visit www.acura.com/realtimetraffic .
2. Select Real-Time Traffic on the MDX.
3. Click AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic.
Operation in Alaska,
Hawaii, Canada, Puerto
Rico, and Mexico
All roads displayed on the map screens are
verified roads. Information in this manual
relating to “unverified” roads or areas is
not applicable.
Entering a destination address or place/
landmark on another island may result in a
screen caution messag e. This is because
there are no ferry routes between islands
in the database.
If Street Name Guidance is set to On, the
street names will not be read out by voice
guidance. This may change in a future data
update.
■ Map Coverage
■Address and Place Entry
Screens
■Puerto Rico and Mexico

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Copyrights
•Infogroup-Data: Certain business data
provided by Infogroup © 2011, All
RIghts Reserved.
• EXIT-Data: © ZENRIN CO., LTD. 2011.
All rights reserved.
• Building foot print: © ZENRIN CO., LTD.
2011. All rights reserved.
• Junction View Data: © ZENRIN USA,
INC. 2011. All rights reserved.
• Brand icon: The marks of companies
displayed by this product to indicate
business locations are the marks of their
respective owners. The use of such
marks in this product does not imply any
sponsorship, approval, or endorsement
by such companies of this product.
User Agreements
In using this HDD “Satellite Linked
Navigation System” (the “HDD”), which
includes HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
software, ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
software, and NAVTEQ database contents
(hereinafter referred to as “Licensors”),
you are bound by the terms and conditions
set forth below. By using your copy of the
HDD, you have expre ssed your Agreement
to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. You should, therefore, make
sure that you read and understand the
following provisions. If for any reason you
do not wish to be bound by the terms of
this Agreement, please return the HDD to
your dealer.
• The HDD may not be copied, duplicated,
or otherwise modified, in whole or in
part, without the express written
permission of the Licensors.
• The HDD may not be transferred or
sublicensed to any third party for profit,
rent or loan, or lice nsed for reuse in any
manner.
■ Navigation System User
Agreement
• The HDD may not be decompiled,
reverse engineered or otherwise
disassembled, in whole or in part.
• The HDD may not be used in a network
or by any other manner of simultaneous
use in multiple systems.
• The HDD is intended solely for personal
use (or internal use where the end-user
is a business) by the consumer. The HDD
is not to be used for commercial
purposes.
• The Licensors do not guarantee to the
client that the functi ons included in the
HDD meet the specific objectives of the
user.
• Licensor shall not be responsible for any
damages caused by the use of the HDD
to the actual user or to any third party.
• The warranty on the HDD shall not
extend to an exchange or refund due to
misspelling, omission of letters, or any
other cosmetic discrepancy in the
contents of the HDD.
• The right to use the HDD shall expire
either when the user destroys the HDD
or software, or when any of the terms
of this Agreement are violated and the
Licensors exercise the option to revoke
the license to use the HDD or software.
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•The terms and conditions hereof apply
to all subsequent users and owners as
well as to the original purchaser.
• The logos of oil companies, hotels,
convenience stores, and other
businesses are displayed for your
information and convenience, and in no
way imply any sponsorship, approval or
endorsement of these companies, or
their products. The logos are trademarks
of their respective owners.
• The marks of companies displayed by
this product to indicate business
locations are the marks of their
respective owners.
• The use of such marks in this product
does not imply any sponsorship,
approval, or endo rsement by such
companies of this product.
The user shall indemnify and save harmless
the Licensors, and their officers, employees
and agents, from and against any claim,
demand or action, irrespective of the
nature of the cause of the claim, demand
or action, alleging loss, costs, expense,
damages or injuries (including injuries
resulting in death) arising out of the use or
possession of the HDD or software. Use, duplication, or
disclosure of this HDD
by or on behalf of the United States
government is subject to “Restricted
Rights” as set forth at FAR 52.227-14, -19
or DFARS 252.227-7013, as applicable.
Manufacturers are the Licensors, including
HONDA MOTOR CO., LT D., 2-1-1 Minami
Aoyama Minato-Ku Tokyo 107-8556
JAPAN., Alpine Electronics, Inc., 20-1
Yoshima Kogyodanchi, Iwaki, Fukushima
970-1192 JAPAN., NAVTEQ Corporation,
425 W Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60606,
USA.
You have acquired a device (“DEVICE”)
that includes software licensed by Alpine
Electronics, Inc. (collectively “ALPINE”)
from an affiliate of Microsoft Corporation
(collectively “MS”). Those installed
software products of MS origin, as well as
associated media, printed materials, and
“online” or electronic documentation
(“SOFTWARE”) are protected by
international intellectual property laws and
treaties. The SOFTWARE is licensed, not
sold. All righ ts reserved.
■Navigation System END USER
LICENSE AGREEMENT
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS END USER
LICENSE AGREEMENT (“EULA”), DO NOT
USE THE DEVICE OR COPY THE SOFTWARE
INSTEAD, PROMPTLY CONTACT ALPINE
FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURN OF THE
UNUSED DEVICE(S) FOR A REFUND. ANY
USE OF THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO USE ON THE DEVICE,
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THIS EULA (OR RATIFICATION OF ANY
PREVIOUS CONSENT).
• GRANT OF SOFTWARE LICENSE
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only on the DEVICE.
• NOT FAULT TOLERANT
THE SOFTWARE IS NOT FAULT
TOLERANT. ALPINE HAS
INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINED HOW TO
USE THE SOFTWARE IN THE DEVICE,
AND MS HAS RELIED UPON ALPINE TO
CONDUCT SUFFICIENT TESTING TO
DETERMINE THAT THE SOFTWARE IS
SUITABLE FOR SUCH USE.
• NO WARRANTIES FOR THE SOFTWARE
THE SOFTWARE is provided “AS IS” and
with all faults. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO
SATISFACTORY QUALITY,
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NEGLIGENCE) IS WITH YOU. ALSO,
THERE IS NO WARRANTY AGAINST
INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR
ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR
AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. IF YOU HAVE
RECEIVED ANY WARRANTIES
REGARDING THE DEVICE OR
SOFTWARE THOSE WARRANTIES DO
NOT ORIGINATE FROM, AND ARE NOT
BINDING ON, MS.
• NO LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES.
EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, MS,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION AND THEIR
AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY
FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF
ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MS,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION AND/OR
THEIR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY
AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF U.S. TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS
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SPEECH RECOGNITION
If the SOFTWARE includes speech
recognition component(s), you should
understand that spee ch recognition is
an inherently statistical process and that
recognition errors are inherent in the
process. Neither ALPINE nor its suppliers
shall be liable for any damages arising
out of errors in the speech recognition
process.
• LIMITATIONS ON REVERSE
ENGINEERING, DECOMPILATION, AND
DISASSEMBLY
You may not reverse engineer,
decompile, or disassemble the
SOFTWARE, except and only to the
extent that such ac tivity is expressly
permitted by applicable law
notwithstanding this limitation.
• ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE/SERVICES
The SOFTWARE may permit ALPINE, MS,
Microsoft Corporation or their affiliates
to provide or make available to you
SOFTWARE updates, supplements, add-
on components, or Internet-base service
components of the SOFTWARE after the
date you obtain your initial copy of the
SOFTWARE (“Supplemental
Components”).If ALPINE provides or makes available
to you Supplemental Components
and no other EULA terms are
provided along with the
Supplemental Comp onents, then the
terms of this EULA shall apply.
If MS, Microsoft Corporation or their
affiliates make available
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the terms of this EULA shall apply,
except that MS, Microsoft
Corporation or affiliate entity
providing the Supplemental
Component(s) shall be licensor of the
Supplemental Component(s).
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and their affiliates reserve the right to
discontinue any Internet-based
services provided to you or made
available to you through the use of
the SOFTWARE.
• RECOVERY MEDIA
If SOFTWARE is provided by ALPINE on
separate media and labeled “Recovery
Media” you may use the Recovery
Media solely to restore or reinstall the
SOFTWARE originally installed on the
DEVICE.
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