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uuPersonal InformationuCategory History
System Setup
Category History
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuPersonal Info tabuCategory History
The navigation system maintains a list of your recently used place categories as a
shortcut for selecting the same categories in the future. You can delete some or all
of your recently used categories from the list.
1.Select the category to delete.
uRepeat the procedure as
necessary.
uItems to be deleted are
indicated with a trash icon.
2.Select OK to delete the selected
categories.1Category History
Up to 50 destinations can be stored.
To cancel the selection of a category, select the
category again.
Selecting Select All allows you to select all
categories.
Trash icon
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System Setup
Routing
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuRouting tab
Choose various settings that determine the navigation system functionality during
route calculation.
Select an item.
The following items are available:
•Route Preference: Changes the route preferences (calculating method).
2Route Preference P. 39
•Unverified Routing: Sets whether you use the route guidance in unverified
areas.
2Unverified Routing P. 40
•Traffic Rerouting: Sets whether you use automatic recalculation based on traffic
information.
2Traffic Rerouting P. 42
•Edit POI Search Radius Along Route: Sets the distance from the route to find
waypoints.
2Edit POI Search Radius Along Route P. 43
•Avoided Area: Specifies areas to avoid when calculating a route.2Avoided Area P. 44
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uuRoutinguRoute Preference
System Setup
Route Preference
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuRouting tabuRoute Preference
Change the route preference by selecting minimum or maximum driving methods.
1.Select an item.
2.Select MIN or MAX.
3.Select OK.1Route Preference
The calculated route may not be the shortest route or
the route you would choose. For safety reasons, the
system generally applies the following rules to your
route:
•Shortcuts through residential 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.
On Canadian models, Highways is displayed as
Freeways.
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uuRoutinguUnverified Routing
System Setup
Unverified Routing
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuRouting tabuUnverified Routing
Receive turn-by-turn map and voice guidance in unverified areas.
Select On or Off.1Unverified Routing
Unverified roads are found in rural areas, and
typically include residential streets away from the
center of a town. They may not be accurate, and can
contain errors in location, naming, and address
range.
Straight line guide
Pink route line
DifferencesOff On (factory default)
On or Off?The driver wishes to manually
navigate using the navigation
map and choose the streets that
lead to the destination.The driver chooses to let the
navigation system suggest possible
routing, knowing that the
guidance may not be accurate.
Route
calculationRoute is usually longer, using
verified roads whenever
possible.Route is shorter, but uses
unverified (purple) streets that
may not be accurate.
Route lineThe route line uses verified
streets only (when possible).
If Straight Line Guide is set to
On, a pink vector line is
displayed on map that
continually points to your
destination.
2Straight Line Guide P. 55
A pink route line highlights
suggested unverified streets on
the map while traveling to your
destination.
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uuRoutinguTraffic Rerouting
System Setup
Traffic Rerouting
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuRouting tabuTraffic Rerouting
A faster route can be calculated based on continuously updated traffic information.
2Traffic ReroutingTM P. 109
Select an option.
The following options are available:
•On: The system reroutes automatically based on traffic information.
•Off (factory default): Disables the feature.
1Traffic Rerouting
You must be in or near a traffic-enabled city to
receive coverage for that area. Traffic information is
available in certain areas in the lower 48 states,
Hawaii, and Canada.
2Traffic Information P. 228
Automatic traffic rerouting may not provide a detour
route depending on circumstances.
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uuRoutinguEdit POI Search Radius Along Route
System Setup
Edit POI Search Radius Along Route
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuRouting tabuEdit POI Search Radius
Along Route
Select the distance from your highlighted route line (on either side of your route)
that the system will search for a waypoint.
2Adding Waypoints P. 112
You can specify a different search distance for freeways and surface streets.
1.Select an option.
2.Select a search distance.
3.Select OK.
The following options are available:
•On Freeways: 1, 2, 5, or 10 miles (1.6, 3, 8, or 16 km) can be set. Factory default
is 2 miles (3 km).
•On Surface Streets: 1/2, 1, 2, or 5 miles (800 m, 1.6, 3, or 8 km) can be set.
Factory default is 1/2 mile (800 m).
1Edit POI Search Radius Along Route
The search distance does not affect the search range
used for the Find Nearest voice commands (e.g., say
“Find nearest gas station”).
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uuRoutinguAvoided Area
System Setup
Avoided Area
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuRouting tabuAvoided Area
Specify up to five areas to avoid (e.g., road construction, closures), if possible, when
the system calculates routes to your destination.
1.Select New Area or an existing
area to edit.
2.Select Name to label the area to
avoid.
3.Enter a name or title. Select OK.
4.Select Area to define the area to
avoid.
The following items are available (after an area is set):
•View Area: Displays the selected avoid area on the map.
•Delete: Deletes the selected avoid area.1Avoided Area
The maximum size of an “avoid area” is 1/2 square
mile (800 m square).
If your selected area contains a freeway, you are
asked “Would you like to avoid the portion of
the freeway that runs through this area?”
Selecting No allows you to use a route through an
avoid area on a freeway. The pop-up message
appears when you calculate the route including the
area.
You can select areas to avoid, however you cannot
select roads or areas that you want the system to use
for routing.
You can enter up to 25 characters for the name.
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System Setup
Guidance
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuGuidance tab
Choose various settings that determine the navigation system functionality during
route guidance.
Select an item.
The following items are available:
•Guidance Mode: Sets whether to display only the map screen or a split
map/guidance screen.
2Guidance Mode P. 47
•Enhanced Voice Guidance: Sets whether to read out certain routing points (if
stored in the database) during voice guidance.
On: Voice guidance includes certain routing points.
Off (factory default): Disables the feature.