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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.
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uuGuidanceuGuidance Mode
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System Setup
Guidance Mode
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuGuidance tabuGuidance Mode
Select the display mode for the map and guidance screens.
1.Select an option.
2.Select OK.
The following items are available:
•1 (Map) (factory default): Displays only the map screen. When you approach a
guidance point, the next guidance point appears.1Guidance Mode
The guidance mode can also be selected from the
map menu, or selecting the orientation icon.
2Map Menu P. 105
You can also change the map orientation (north-up,
heading-up, or 3D).
2View (Map Orientation) P. 54
123
Near the next
guidance point Map screen Next Maneuver screen
Next guidance point
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Map
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuMap tab
Select the landmark icons to display on the map, change the orientation of the map,
display your current location, and learn the meaning of the icons, colors, and
symbols displayed on the map.
Select an item.
The following items are available:
•Show Icon on Map: Selects the icons to display on the map.
2Showing Icons on the Map P. 51
•Color (Day): Selects the color of the map for the Day mode.
2Color (Day) P. 53
•Color (Night): Selects the color of the map for the Night mode.
2Color (Night) P. 53
•View: Selects the map orientation (North-up, Heading-up, or 3D map).
2View (Map Orientation) P. 54
•3D Angle Adjustment: Adjusts the viewing angle for the 3D map.
23D Angle Adjustment P. 55
•Straight Line Guide: Sets whether to display a straight guideline to the
destination or waypoint.
2Straight Line Guide P. 55
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System Setup
Showing Icons on the Map
HHOMEuSettingsuNavigationuMap tabuShow Icon on Map
Select the icons that are displayed on the map.
1.Select an icon.
2.Select an option.
uRepeat step 1 and 2 as
necessary.
3.Select OK.
The following options are available:
•All On: Displays the traffic or landmark icons.
2Map Screen Legend P. 10
2Traffic ReroutingTM P. 109
•Customize: Fine-tunes the icon display.
2Fine-tuning the Icons P. 52
•Off: Hides the traffic or landmark icons.
1Showing Icons on the Map
You can display or hide the icons using voice
commands on the map screen (e.g., say “Display
hospital”).
2Map Display Commands P. 244
If there are no icons that can be fine-tuned, On is
displayed instead of All On.
Select All On at the bottom of the screen to select all
icons, and select All Off to deselect all icons.