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Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide
Overview—Functions at a Glance
NavigationYou can select any place/landmark as a destination by using voice control or the Interface Dial. The navigation
system gives you turn-by-turn driving directions to your destination.
Store home address (P46)
Register
1 home address.
Track route (P118)
Follow your route in real-time with voice guidance.
AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic
TM (P130)
Bypass congestion and traffic incidents.
Subscription service
Store contacts (P39)
Store up to
200 contacts in 2 address books.
Enter destination (P90)
Select your destination using
13 methods.
Select route (P117)
Set route preferences and select one of
3 routes.
Avoid certain areas (P60)
Set streets and areas to detour around.
Add waypoints (P135)
Add up to
4 “pit stops” along your route.
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Quick Reference GuideAcuraLink®
AcuraLink® Messages
AcuraLink® provides a direct communication link between you and Acura. It sends and receives several kinds of messages through the Acura
server.
AcuraLink Real-Time TrafficTM
Displays continuously updated traffic informat ion and recalculates your route in response to traffic flow, incidents, or road closures.
(P130) The following features are available:

Vehicle feature guide
 Operating quick tips
 Safety and maintenance information
 Diagnostic information
 Dealer appointment and maintenance reminders
Traffic information available
Traffic information off or map
scale too large
No icon: Out of coverage area
Traffic incident icons
Traffic status indicator (P130) Traffic flow indicator
Congestion
Incident
Weather
Heavy
Moderate
Free-flow
Construction
Road Closed
NOTE: AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic
TM is a subscription service. For more information, contact an Acura dealer or visit owners.acura.com (U.S.) or
www.acura.ca/owners/acuralink (Canada).
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uuRouting uRoute Preference
System SetupH SETTINGS button uNavi Settings uRouting uRoute Preference
You can select desired routes by sorting th e route list. The three top routes can be
displayed on the Select a route screen.
2Viewing the Routes P. 117
1.Move and rotate to select
Optimal Routes. Press .
2. Rotate to a route type. Press
.
3. Move and rotate to select
OK . Press .
■Optimal Routes1
Optimal Routes
Optimal Routes is a subscription service. For more
information, contact an Acura dealer or visit
owners.acura.com (U.S.) or www.acura.ca/owners/
acuralink (Canada).
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uuEntering a Destination uLocal Search
Continued
Navigation
Local Search
H MENU button uLocal Search
Select a place via Local Search database as the destination. 1.Rotate to select a category
(e.g., Community ). Press .
2. Rotate to select a
subcategory. Press .1Local Search
When you select Search by keyword , the list of
appropriate categories 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
owners.acura.com (U.S.) or www.acura.ca/owners/
acuralink (Canada).
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uuCalculating the Route uViewing the Routes
Navigation
Viewing the Routes
View three different routes to your destination.
Rotate to select a route. Press .
u The travel distance and estimated
travel time is displayed for each
route.
u The system calculates and displays
the route line on the map screen.
2 Route Line P. 120
■Using the Server Route
The following items are available:
• Quick : Displays the r oute with the shortest travel time.
• Direct : Displays the route with the shortest travel distance.
• Eco : Displays the route with the best fuel efficiency.
1Viewing the Routes
It is not unusual for some ca lculated route options to
be identical.
Server Routes is a subscription service. For more
information, contact an Acura dealer or visit
owners.acura.com (U.S.) or www.acura.ca/owners/
acuralink (Canada).
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uuMap Menu uTraffic ReroutingTM
Navigation
Traffic ReroutingTM
When driving to your destination, the sy stem automatically searches for a faster
route based on traffic flow information and traffic incidents.
2 AcuraLink Real-Time TrafficTM P. 14
2 Traffic Rerouting P. 58
1Traffic ReroutingTM
This feature requires an AcuraLink Real-Time TrafficTM
subscription.
AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic
TM is a subscription
service. For more information, contact an Acura
dealer or visit owners.acura.com (U.S.) or
www.acura.ca/owners/acuralink (Canada).
Automatic traffic rerouting may not provide a detour
route depending on circumstances.
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Audio
This section describes how to operate the audio system. You can play music from a widearray of media sources, and control the audio system using the audio buttons, the
Interface Dial, or voice control.
Audio System.................................................. 148
About Your Audio System .............................. 148
USB Port ........................................................ 149
Auxiliary Input Jack ......... .......................... ..... 150
Audio System Theft Protection ....................... 150
Setting Audio Shortcuts ................................. 151
Customizing Audio Source ............................. 152
Audio Remote Controls .................................. 153
Steering Wheel Controls ................................ 153
Audio Settings ................................................. 155
Adjusting the Sound ...................................... 156
Playing FM/AM Radio ..................................... 158
Selecting FM/AM Mode.................................. 158
Audio Screen Control ..................................... 159
Audio Menu .................................................. 161
Playing SiriusXM ® Radio ................................. 164
Selecting SiriusXM ® Mode .............................. 164
Audio Screen Control ..................................... 165 Audio Menu ................................................... 167
SiriusXM®
Radio Service.................................. 169
Playing a Disc ................................................... 171
Selecting Disc Mode ....................................... 171
Audio Screen Control ..................................... 172
Audio Menu ................................................... 173
Recommended CDs ........................................ 176
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio ............ 178
Selecting HDD Mode ...................................... 178
Recording a Music CD to HDD........................ 179
Audio Screen Control ..................................... 180
Audio Menu ................................................... 181
Playing an iPod ................................................ 190
Selecting iPod Mode....................................... 191
Audio Screen Control ..................................... 192
Audio Menu ................................................... 194
Song By Voice
TM (SBV) .................................... 197 Playing Internet Radio
.................................... 202
Selecting Internet Radio Mode ....................... 202
Pandora ® Menu
*............................................ 203
AhaTM Radio Menu ......................................... 205
Playing a USB Flash Drive ............................... 207
Selecting USB Mode....................................... 208
Audio Screen Control..................................... 209
Audio Menu .................................................. 210
Playing Bluetooth ® Audio .............................. 213
Selecting Bluetooth ® Audio Mode.................. 213
Audio Screen Control..................................... 214
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Audio
Audio System
About Your Audio System
The audio system features AM/FM radio and the SiriusXM® Radio service. It can also
play audio CDs, WMA/MP3/AAC files, Hard Di sc Drive (HDD) audio, USB flash drives,
iPod, iPhone and Bluetooth® devices.
You can operate the audio system from the buttons and switches on the panel, the
icons on the touc hscreen interface.1About Your Audio System
SiriusXM ® Radio is available on a subscription basis
only. For more information on SiriusXM ® Radio,
contact a dealer. 2 SiriusXM ® Radio Service P. 169
SiriusXM ® Radio is available in the U.S. and Canada,
except Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico.
SiriusXM ® is a registered trademark of Sirius XM ®
Radio, Inc.
Video CDs, DVDs, and 3 in (80 mm) mini CDs are not
supported.
iPod, iPhone and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc.
State or local laws may pr ohibit the operation of
handheld electronic devi ces while operating a
vehicle.
When the screen is vi ewed through polarized
sunglasses, a rainbow pa ttern may appear on the
screen due to optical characteristics of the screen. If
this is disturbing, please operate the screen without
polarized sunglasses.
Remote Controls iPod
USB Flash Drive
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