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The information and specifications included in this publication were in effect at the time of approval for printing. Honda Motor Co., Ltd., reserves the right,
however, to discontinue or change specifications or design at any time without notice and without incurring any obligation.
Accessories Precautions
The GPS antenna is located in the dashboard. Metallic front or side window tinting can seriously degrade or obstruct GPS recept ion.
Signal noise from devices such as radar detectors, vehicle tracking devices, remote starters, and additional amplifiers can dis rupt the navigation system. If you
install any such item, install it away from the navigation display and antenna.
Important Safety Information
Avoid focusing on the screen or manually operating the system controls while driving.
Enter information before you begin driving or when stopped. As yo u drive, listen to the audible instructions and use voice commands when possible. Pull to the
side of the road if you need more time to look at the screen or operate the controls.
Route guidance may conflict with street closures, road construction, detours, and out-of-date map data.
The system itself may also have limitations. Verify route info rmation by carefully observing roads, signs, and signals. Always use your own judgment and obey
traffic laws.
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System Limitations P. 344
00X31-TZ5-N300 2017 MDX Navigation Manual
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Interface SettingsClock Adjustment
System Setup
Clock Adjustment
HSETTINGS button System Settings Clock
Set the automatic adjustment of the system clock for daylight saving and
international time zones.
Rotate i to select an item. Press u .
The following item s are available:
• Clock/Wallpaper Type : Changes the clock display type and the wallpaper type.
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Setting the Clock Type P. 31
• Clock Adjustment : Adjust the current time manually.
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Setting the Clock P. 31
• Clock Format : Sets the time notation to either 12-hour clock (12H, factory
default) or 24-hour clock (24H).
• Auto Time Zone : The navigation system automati cally adjusts the clock when
driving through different time zones.
On (factory default): Adjust s the clock automatically.
Off : Disables the feature.
• Auto Daylight : The navigation system automati cally adjusts the clock (“spring
ahead” or “fall back” by one hour) when a daylight saving time change occurs.
On (factory default): Adjust s the clock automatically.
Off : Disables the feature.
• Clock Reset : Resets the settings of all items in the Clock group.
1Clock Adjustment
Auto Time Zone
If you live and work in two different time zones,
you may want to turn Auto Time Zone to OFF.
When driving near a time zone boundary, the
displayed time zone ma y fluctuate between the
two zone times.
Auto Daylight
This function is not activated in areas that have
not adopted daylight saving time, even if you
have set Auto Daylight to ON .
You can turn the clock display in the audio/
information screen on and off.
2 Header Clock Display P. 38
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RoutingRoute Preference
System Setup
Route Preference
HSETTINGS button Navi Settings Routing Route Preference
Change the route preference by select ing minimum or maximum driving methods.
1.Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
2. Rotate i to select Min or Max.
Press u.
Repeat step 1 and 2 as
necessary.
3. Move r to select OK. Press u.
1Route Preference
The calculated route may be the shortest route or
the route you would choose. For safety reasons,
the system generally appl ies the following rules
to your route:
•Shortcuts through resi dential areas are
avoided.
•Right turns are favored over left turns or U-
turns.
•Time-restricted turns (turns prohibited at
certain times of the day) are not used.
Check the ferry schedule when the calculated
route includes ferry route.
ETC is short for the Electronic Toll Collection
system.
Server Route
•You can view three r outes distributed from
AcuraLink®.
2 Viewing the Routes P. 113
•Set to On and select Optimal route to select
your desired route.
2 Optimal Routes P. 56
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System Setup
On Demand Multi-Use Display™
Changing the Screen Settings
Adjusts the screen settings of the On Demand Multi-Use Display™1.Select More.
2. Select Screen Settings .
3. Use N, B or other icons to adjust
the setting.
Use the /// icons to
turn the page.
Select to go back to the
previous screen.
The followings are adju stable screen settings:
• Sync Display Brightness : Selects whether the screen brightness synchronizes
with the instruments panel brightness.
• Brightness: Adjusts the screen's brightness.
• Contrast : Adjusts the screen's contrast.
• Black Level : Adjusts the screen's black level.
• Display : Changes between the daytime or nighttime modes.
• Beep: Turns on or off the beep that sounds every time you touch the screen.
• Keyboard : Changes the on-screen keyboard fro m the alphabetical order to the
qwerty type.
• Vibration : Turns on or off the vibration when you touch the screen.
• Fade Timer : Sets the screen black out timing.
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Navigation
Driving to Your Destination
This section describes how to follow the route guidance to your destination, receive
traffic information and choose the icons displayed on the map screen.
Viewing the Route
After calculating the route to your
destination, the route is displayed on
the map screen.
2Map Screen Legend P. 9
As you drive, the system tracks your
position on the map in real time and
provides guidance as you approach
each guidance point on the route.
2 During Route Guidance P. 10
■Map Screen
1 Viewing the Route
You can change the map scale by rotating i.
If you scroll the map while en route, the time and
distance to destination indicators are replaced
with an indicator showing distance from the
current vehicle position.
You can display only the map screen or a split
map-guidance screen.
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Driving to Your DestinationViewing 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.
2 Straight Line Guide P. 77
• 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.
2 Unverified Routing P. 57
The route line may also c onsist of red, orange, or
green segments when traffic information is
displayed.
2 AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic™ P. 14
2 Traffic Rerouting™ P. 125
Straight line guide
Blue-pink route line
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Audio
Playing FM/AM Radio
Selecting FM/AM Mode
1.Press the MENU button. (in AUDIO mode)
2. Rotate i to select Change Source . Press u.
3. Rotate i to select the frequency band (FM, AM). Press u.
The band and frequency are displayed on the audio/information screen.
1. Select Source .
2. Select the frequency band (AM, FM) icon.
The band and frequency are displayed on the On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM.
Audio Screen Control
Control the audio system through the audio/information screen and On Demand
Multi-Use DisplayTM.
Rotate i to select a station from the
list. Press u.
Rotate i and select Refresh to
update the station list at any time.
Press MENU button to display the
menu items.
2 Audio Menu P. 157
1Playing FM/AM Radio
You can control the AM/FM radio using voice
commands.
2 Voice Control Operation P. 6
The ST indicator appears on the display
indicating stereo FM broadcasts.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not available.Interface Dial
On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM
The radio can receive the complete AM and FM
bands:
AM band: 530 to 1710 kHz
FM band: 87.7 to 107.9 MHz
You can store 6 AM stations and 12 FM stations
into the preset memory.
Frequency bandInterface Dial
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Playing SiriusXM® RadioAudio Screen Control
Audio
HMENU button (in SiriusXM® mode) Playback
The system can record up to the last 60 minutes broadcast of your currently tuned
channel as well as the last 30 minutes broa dcast of preset channels, starting from
the moment you turn the vehicle on. If y ou tuned to preset channel, the system
records up to 60 minutes of a broadcast instead of up to 30 minutes. You can
rewind and replay the last 30 or 60 minutes of a broadcast.
Select an option.
The following options are available:
• OK : Returns to previous channel.
• Play/Pause: Pauses or plays a storing broadcast.
• Go to Live : Returns to real-time broadcast.
• Skip Down : Skips to the previously stored channel.
• Skip Up: Skips to the next channel.
• 15sec Back : Select to skip back 15 seconds in the current selection. Select and
hold to fast-rewind the current selection.
• 15sec Skip : Select to skip forward 15 seconds in the current selection. Select and
hold to fast-forward the current selection.
■ Replay Function1 Replay Function
The system starts stori ng broadcast in memory
when the vehicle is turned on. You can go back
to the program from that point.
You can no longer repl ay any program once the
vehicle is turned off or if the non-preset channel
has been changed.
The audio/information scre en displays how long
the station has been re cording in the replay
status bar.
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