2017 Acura MDX display

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Entering a DestinationPrevious Destination
Navigation
Previous Destination
HMENU button  Previous Destination
Select an address from a list of your 50 most recent destinations to use as the
destination. The list is displayed with the most recent destination at the top.
1.Rotate i to select a destination
from the list. Press u.
2. Set the route to your destination.
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1Previous Destination
If Previous Destination is grayed out, there are
no previous destin ations entered.
Your home address and a ddresses stored in your
address book are not added to the list of
previous destinations.
Move r and rotate i to select Delete All to
delete all previ ous destinations.
You can delete unwanted previous destinations
from the list.
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Entering a DestinationPlace Category
Navigation
Place Category
HMENU button  Place Category
Select the category of a place (e.g., Banking, Lodging, Restaurant) stored in the map
database to search for the destination. 1.Rotate i to select a category.
Press u.
2. Rotate i to select a subcategory.
Press u.1Place Category
This option is convenient if you do not know the
exact name of a place or if you want to narrow
down the number of matche s returned for places
with a common name.
Move y to select Category History to access
your recently used place categories. Up to 30
categories can be stored.
You can also delete your recently used place
categories.
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Search POI Categories helps you to search the
subcategory. When you enter a keyword and
select OK, the list of appropria te subcategories is
displayed.

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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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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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.
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Matching letters are in highlighted.
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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Scenic Route
Navigation
Scenic Route
HMENU button  More Search Methods  Scenic Route
Select a scenic road as a dest ination (U.S. and Canada only).
1.Rotate i to select a state. Press
u .
2. Rotate i to select a scenic road.
Press u.
3. Set the route to your destination.
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1Scenic Route
If you select a scenic road that runs through
multiple states, only the portion of the road in
the selected state is displayed.