2017 Acura MDX navigation

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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Local Search
Navigation
Local Search
HMENU button  Local Search
Select a place via Local Search database as the destination. 1.Rotate i to select a category
(e.g., Community ). Press u.
2. Rotate i to select a subcategory.
Press u.1Local Search
When you select Search by keyword, the list of
appropriate categor ies is displayed.
The screen in this section may differ from the
actual ones.
Local Search is a subscription service. For more
information, contact an Acura dealer or visit
www.acura.ca/owners/acuralink .

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Entering a DestinationLocal Search
Navigation
3.Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
The following items are available:
• Search nearby : Finds the nearest POI around your vehicle.
• Search from Map: Selects a POI by scrolling the In terface Dial on the map screen.
• Search from Destination : Selects a POI around the destination. Search the
category by scrolli ng the Interface Dial.
4. Set the route to your destination.
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Entering a DestinationPlace Name
Navigation
Place Name
HMENU button  Place Name
Enter the name of a place (e.g., business, hotel, restaurant) stored in the map
database to use as the destination.
1.Enter a place name.
2. Move r to select OK to display a
list of matching hits. Press u.
3. Rotate i to select a place name
from the list. Press u.
If the place name is in multiple
categories, the categories are
displayed when you select it.
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Categories
P. 103
4. Set the route to your destination.
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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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Entering a DestinationPlace Name
Navigation
3.Rotate i to select a place. Press
u .
4. Set the route to your destination.
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1Place Name in Multiple Categories
Move r to select Sort by City or Sort by
Distance .

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Entering a DestinationPlace Phone Number
Navigation
Place Phone Number
HMENU button  More Search Methods  Place Phone Number
Select a destination by phone number. On ly phone numbers in the database are
recognized.
1.Enter the area code and phone
number.
2. Rotate i to select OK. Press u.
3. Set the route to your destination.
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1Place Phone Number
All 10 digits must be entered.
Phone numbers of private residences entered in
your address book are not stored in the database
and thus cannot be used to search for a
destination.
A list is displayed if there are multiple locations in
the database with the same phone number.
Rotate i to select a place from the list. Press
u .

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Entering a DestinationDownload POI
Navigation
Download POI
HMENU button  More Search Methods  Download POI
Select a place imported into the navi gation system as the destination.
1.Rotate i to select a category
from the list. Press u.
2. Rotate i to select a place. Press
u .
3. Set the route to your destination.
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1Download POI
Move r and rotate i to select the following
items:
•Import from USB : Imports POI data into the
navigation system.
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•Delete All: Deletes all POI entries.
•Help with Feature : Views tips for the
Download POI feature.
If you select From AcuraLink , you can
download POI data stored on the AcuraLink
®
server.