2018 INFINITI Q50 steering

9. Navigation (if so equipped)
5. Enter the name of the street. Afterfinishing the entry, touch [List]. A list of
streets is displayed.
6. Touch the street of the destination from the list.
Lower display without waypoint
INFO:
Touch [
] on the lower display or []
on the upper display to return to the
previous screen.
7. Touch [Start] to start route guidance.
INFO:
.After setting a destination, the loca- tion of the destination can be ad-
justed and the location can be stored
in the Address Book, etc.
“Procedures after setting route” (page 9-28)
Voice command
1. Push <
>located on the steering-
wheel.
2. After the tone sounds, speak a com- mand.
To searches for a destination by address:
“Navigation”, "Street Address”
FINDING POINTS OF INTEREST
This allows you to find a facility by name or
by category. Specify the region and city of
the destination to find it more quickly.
NOTE:
Locations and business hours of facilities
are subject to change, which may not be
reflected in the map data. Double-check this
information before you go to an emergency
facility to ensure that you can receive the
proper support. Otherwise, you may not
receive emergency help when you arrive at
the destination.
A confirmation message also appears on the
navigation screen. Follow the displayed
instructions and check the items required.
Searching by a landmark name
1. Push

9. Navigation (if so equipped)
.[Spell Name]:Enter the facilities name to narrow
down the search.
.[City/Area]:
— [Within a City]: Input the city to narrow down the
target city.
— [Near Destination]: When the destination is set, this
indicates a list of facilities around
the destination.
— [Show Along Route]: The system displays the facilities
located along the route.
5. Touch the preferred destination facility from the list.
Touch [Start] to start route guidance.
INFO:
. After setting a destination, the location
of the destination can be adjusted.
“Procedures after setting route”
(page 9-28)
. If the nearest POI cannot be searched, a
message asking whether to search from
an extended area will be displayed. When [Yes] is selected, the system starts to
search for POI in a wider area.
SETTING HOME AS DESTINA-
TION
The home location can be set as the
destination if the home location is stored in
advance. This function is especially useful
when searching for a route to return to the
home location.
1. Push

9. Navigation (if so equipped)
INFO:
.Touch [Update List] to update the listinformation.
.Touch [Details] to preview the routeon the upper display.
.Touchto display facility informa-
tion.
4. The selected route plan is displayed. Touch [Start] after confirming the loca-
tion of the displayed destination.
INFO:
. Journey Planner is an Infiniti InTouch
TM
Services feature. Subscription is required
to use the Infiniti InTouchTMServices.
. Journey Planner cannot be used if [De-
cline] is touched on the Start-up Screen.
. Refer to the INFINITI Owner’s Portal
Website for how to set the destination
using Journey Planner.
SEARCHING FROM HISTORY
A previous destination can be set as the
destination.
Up to 100 previous destinations will be
automatically stored. If the number of pre-
vious destinations exceeds 100, the oldest
one will be replaced by the newest one.
1. Push

INFO:
Touch [Sort] and touch [By Distance] to
sort the list by the nearest distance.
Touch [By Road No.] to sort by the road
no.
7. Touch [Start] to start route guidance.
SETTING CITY CENTER
It is possible to set the center of a specified
city as a destination.
1. Push

9. Navigation (if so equipped)
[Trip Time Remaining] Displays the time required to travel to the destination.
Setting item Action
[Guidance Prefer-
ences] [Estimated Time] [Destination]
Switches the display of the estimated travel time to the destination or
waypoint that is displayed on the map screen. Display
of the travel
time to the destination.
[Waypoints] Display
of the travel time to the waypoint.
[Set Average Speeds] [Auto] If set to ON, the system automatically calculates the time required to
travel to the destination.
[Freeway] Adjust the average vehicle speed on a freeway.
[Main Road] Adjust the average vehicle speed on a main road.
[Town Road] Adjust the average vehicle speed on a town road.
[Residential] Adjust the average vehicle speed in a residential area.
[Reset Settings] Sets the average vehicle speeds to the default values.
[Auto Reroute] If the vehicle deviates from the suggested route, the system automatically
recalculates a route that guides the vehicle to the suggested route.
INFO:
The guidance volume can also be adjusted by turning the audio system volume control button or pushing <+>/<−> on the steering-wheel while
voice guidance is being announced.
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9. Navigation (if so equipped)
Available setting items. [Use Traffic Info]:
Enables all traffic information related
functions.
. [Show Incidents on Map]:
Displays the traffic incidents (e.g., acci-
dent) on the map screen.
. [Show Traffic Info]:
Displays the traffic flow with an arrow
on the map screen.
. [Traffic Announcements]:
Announces the traffic information event
on the route.
INFO:
. Even when [Show Traffic Info] and
[Show Incidents on Map] are set to off,
the list display of [Info on Route] and
[Nearby Traffic Info] will not be af-
fected.
. Even when [Traffic Announcement] is
set to off, the route guidance will not be
affected. Also, the announcement of
emergency information and weather in-
formation will not be turned off.
Voice command
1. Push <
>located on the steering-
wheel.
2. After the tone sounds, speak a com- mand.
To turn the traffic information system on
or off:
“Traffic Information”
TRAFFIC INFORMATION ON
MAP
With a subscription to SiriusXM Traffic
service, traffic information is displayed on
both 2D map and Birdview™ map screen.
“Notes on SiriusXM Traffic informa-
tion” (page 8-10)
Screen information
Traffic indicator:
Displays the reception condition of
traffic information transmitted from
the provider. When reception condition of traffic
information transmitted from the pro-
vider is not detected, the traffic in-
dicator will be “grayed-out”.
Estimated travel time to destination
calculated with consideration of traffic
information on route.
Road conditions
Free Flow: Green arrow
Moderate traffic: Yellow arrow
Heavy traffic: Red arrow
Section affected by serious traffic
event: Purple arrow
Traffic information icon:
If a route is not already set, all of the
traffic information icons on the map
screen are displayed in color. When a
route is already set, the icons on the
route are displayed in color, and the
icons outside the route are displayed in
gray.
: Accident
: Closed road
: Information
: Road work
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10. Voice recognition
INFINITI VOICE RECOGNITION
USING VOICE RECOGNITION
SYSTEM
Initialization
When the ignition switch is turned on, Voice
Recognition is initialized. When completed,
the system is ready to accept voice com-
mands. If <
>on the steering-wheel is
pushed before the initialization completes,
the display will show a message to wait until
the system has been ready.
BEFORE STARTING
To get the best recognition performance
from Voice recognition, observe the follow-
ing items.
. The interior of the vehicle should be as
quiet as possible. Close the windows to
eliminate the surrounding noises (traffic
noise, vibration sounds, etc.), which may
prevent the system from correctly re-
cognizing the voice commands.
. Wait until the tone sounds before speak-
ing a command.
. Speak in a natural conversational voice
without pausing between words.
GIVING VOICE COMMANDS
1. Push <>located on the steering-
wheel.
2. A list of commands appears on the
screen, and the system provides the
voice menu prompt.
When this screen is displayed, almost all
of the commands can be recognized.
Available commands for each categories
can be shown on the right side of the
screen. Highlight a category listed in the
left side of the screen with the INFINITI
controller or the steering-wheel switch
to find your preferred command.
INFO:
Selecting a category by touching the
screen or pushing <
/OK>will execute
the command. After executing the cate-
gory command, only the commands related to the selected category can be
recognized.
“Command list” (page 10-7)
3. After the tone sounds and the icon on the screen changes from
to,
speak a command. You can also select a
command by directly touching the screen
or by tilting up or down and pushing <
/OK>on the steering-wheel.
INFO:
The Voice Recognition system will pause
its operation when <
/OK>on the
steering-wheel is tilted up or down or the
INFINITI controller is moved. To resume
the operation, push <
>on the steer-
ing-wheel
4. Continue to follow the voice menu prompts and speak after the tone sounds
until the preferred operation is com-
pleted.
INFO:
To cancel a voice command, push and hold
<
>. Also touch the lower touch screen
display (lower display) to cancel the voice
command
You can interrupt the voice prompt at any
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time by pushing<>.
Operating tips
.Speak a command after the tone.
. If the command is not accepted, the
system announces, “Please say again”.
Repeat the command in a clear voice.
. Push <
>on the steering-wheel switch
once to return to the previous screen.
. Voice commands spoken from the pas-
senger seat cannot be recognized.
. When the <
>on the steering wheel is
pressed while the air conditioner is set to
the Auto mode, the system controls the
air conditioner fan speed in order to
improve voice recognition performance.
When the fan speed is set higher than
the 4th speed position, the fan speed is
decreased to 4th speed. When the air
conditioner is set to the manual mode,
the fan speed does not change. The
accuracy of voice recognition may be
affected depending on the fan speed and
the air direction.
. To skip the voice guidance function and
give the command immediately, push
<
>on the steering-wheel to interrupt
the system. Remember to speak after the tone.
. To cancel the command, push and hold
<
>or <>on the steering-wheel.
. Push <
>on the steering-wheel to stop
the voice prompt and give the command
at once. Remember to wait for the tone
before speaking.
. To adjust the volume of the system
feedback, push the <
>on the steer-
ing-wheel or use the audio system
> while the system is making
an announcement.
. For searching with Street Address, Point
of Interest and City Center, the search-
ing area is automatically set to the state
where your vehicle is located. Use
Change State/Province to change the
search area to another state if necessary.
“Changing region” (page 9-15)
How to see voice command screen
1. Push <>to display the first screen of
the voice command list.
2. Speak a command or select an item from the voice command list. The Second
screen is displayed. 3. Speak a command. The list screen is
screen is displayed.
4. Speak preferred number from the list to perform operation.
INFO:
. The voice commands can be spoken one
at a time following prompts step by step
or the command can be spoken succes-
sively in one step.
First screen
Shows available command list. It is also
available to select a command from this
list by touching or using the INFINITI
controller.
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