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The estimated time to the
destination displays. Touch the
Arrival option to toggle to duration
and to the distance of the
destination.
This symbol indicates the
recommended maneuver that
should be performed. Touch it to
display the turn list or waypoint list.
The No GPS symbol appears when
there is no Global Positioning
System (GPS) satellite signal. When
the GPS is gone, the vehicle
position on the map may not be
accurate.Autozoom
As a maneuver is being
approached, the map automatically
zooms in to give greater detail.
If lane guidance is available for the
maneuver, this is also shown.
When the system begins to
autozoom, it zooms in to its
minimum level. After the maneuver
is performed, the system slowly
zooms back out.
Destination
If route guidance is not active, touch
Nav on the Home Page to access
the map view. Touch the Destination
option on the infotainment display
from the map view to enter a
destination. Available methods of
entering a destination are Address,
Intersection, POIs, Recent, and
Contacts. Several options can be
selected to plan a route. Some
destination items may be grayed out
if no destination was previously
entered or saved.
Another way to enter a destination
is to press the blue OnStar icon and
ask an OnStar Advisor to download
a destination into the embedded
navigation system. See
OnStar
System 046.
Touch the Destination option on the
infotainment display to go to the
destination entry views.
Available Methods of Search
.
Address (entries by hierarchy)
. Intersection
. Places of interest (POIs)
. Recent (destinations)
. Contacts

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Address and Contact matches are
shown in full width list format. The
match results will display unique
icons for full addresses, streets,
intersections, cities, states/
provinces, and countries.
POIs show in a split list format with
the map on the right displaying the
locations of the matches. The brand
icon or category icon will display for
the match results.
When a list displays, the results for
a particular type can be filtered by
touching the filters along the top of
the screen. If there are no particular
results for a selected type, a
message is indicated in the list.
For example:
.For no addresses: “No
Addresses Found Within
. For no POIs: “No POIs Found
Within <75 km/50 mi/ 800 km/
500 mi>.” This distance is shown
depending on what radius is
completed and what current
units are selected. .
For no contacts: “No Contacts
Found.”
The system performs partial
searches on contacts, so typing a
first name or last name would find a
match. The entire contact name
does not need to be entered for it to
be found in a search.
Touching a contact listed on the
results list displays the standard
contact details view to select an
item, such as an address to start
routing, or a phone number to place
a call.
Address
. A destination can be searched
by typing out the address,
intersection, highway, or freeway
entrance ramps on the keyboard. This information is
typed and displayed in the
information field. Touch the
search icon to start the search.
For example:
City:
Crawford
Street: Main Rd
House #: 12334
. Country information does not
have to be included in the
search field if entering an
address that is located in the
same state.
. Whenever the keyboard view is
entered, the last text that was
typed, even if it was not
searched on, will display.
. A partial or complete address
can be typed in the search field.
If a partial address is typed, the
system attempts to use local
knowledge to fill in additional
information. For example, if no
city name or state/province are
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Example: 7.0350000,
50.6318040,“Michaels Home,”
“123 Maple Lane,”
“02379234567.”
. The GPS coordinates must be
expressed in decimal degrees
and can be taken from a
geographical map. The
additional information and phone
number strings are optional.
. The POI name and the
additional information string may
not exceed 60 characters.
. POI information for each
destination address must be
entered in a single separate line.
Storing the POI on a USB Device
In the root directory of a USB
device, create a folder name
“myPOIs,” for example, “F:\”is the
root directory of the USB device.
In the “myPOIs” folder, store the text
file with your POIs, for example, “F:
\myPOIs\TomsPOIs.csv.” Downloading the POI to the
Infotainment System
Connect the USB device containing
the POI information to the USB port
of the infotainment system.
A message displays prompting
whether or not to download the POI
information from the USB drive. All
POIs found are saved even if they
are in multiple folders.
Subfolders can also be created to
organize the POIs into categories,
for example,
“F:\myPOIs
\Restaurants\TomsPOIs.csv.”
If the message is dismissed or
ignored, no POI information is
downloaded. This prompt will not
reoccur for the current ignition cycle.
When the system is finished
downloading, a pop-up displays
asking to specify a category for the
new POIs, if desired.
Importing and Overwriting
Categories
When POIs are found on a media
device, the date of the file is
examined and compared to the date for the files already in the system.
If the file being downloaded is
newer than the one in the system,
that particular category of POIs is
overwritten. Any other POIs that had
previously been saved in other
categories are not affected.
Address Book Download
If an Address Book is found on the
connected USB device, the same
alert is used to indicate that
locations have been found and they
can be downloaded. If there is
already content in the vehicle
Address Book, the system prompts
if the stored content should be
overwritten. Select Save to
overwrite the existing Address Book
information. Select Cancel to abort
the import of information.
Browsing Downloaded POIs
Access the downloaded POIs by
selecting the My POIs list item in the
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.Location Name saved as
First Name
. Phone Number saved as Work
. Address saved as Work
. POI Information saved as Notes
. Category saved in Category
Field
After touching Create New Contact,
the newly created contact is then
displayed.
Favorite Destinations
. Destinations can be saved as
Favorites for recall later.
Depending on the favorite, when
an address or POI favorite is
recalled, the Destination Details
view is shown.
. When a favorite address is being
routed to, it is shown active.
Touch the active favorite, to
suspend that route.
. Save locations as Favorites for
recall later in the Destination
Details view.
. Save trips from the
Address Book. Storing Favorites from the Contact
Details List
A contact name or any of the
contact’
s information such as phone
number or address from Contact
Details can be stored as a Favorite.
. Touch and hold on the favorite
location while viewing a contact
on the Contact Details List. The
contact name and all contact
information can be stored.
. Touch to save as a favorite. The
favorite label will be the name of
the contact.
. Touch the Favorite to display the
destination view.
Storing Favorites from MapFavorite locations can be stored
from the Map View.
If not under route guidance, the
current vehicle location will be
saved as a Favorite. If under route
guidance, the final destination will
be saved.
Touch and drag up from near the
bottom of the display to show the
Favorites. Touch and hold a preset
from the map view to save it.
Route Guidance
. Touch Go to go to the main
navigation view and to start
route guidance.
. If the system has an active
route, a pop-up will display,
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this destination?”The options
are: Add As Waypoint, Set New
Destination, or Cancel.
. If a waypoint is added, it is
placed in the location that leads
to the most efficient route.
. There is a maximum number of
waypoints that can be added to
the system. When the maximum
number of waypoints has been
reached, a pop-up displays
indicating that a waypoint must
first be deleted before a new one
can be added. The system will
hold this waypoint into a
Pending Waypoints list and it will
automatically be added to the
route once a position is
available, either by arriving at a
waypoint, or by deleting one.
. To save a location, drag up from
near the bottom of the display to
show the Favorites. Touch and
hold on a favorite location to
save the shown location as a
Favorite. Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
and Distance
.
When under route guidance, the
system shows the ETA or travel
time, or the driving distance.
. The ETA and travel time are
calculated using any available
traffic information.
. If in a waypoint trip, the ETA,
travel time, and driving distance
are all shown relative to the final
destination.
. The final ETA is shown taking
into consideration any time zone
crossings that the route has
traveled through.
. Touch the ETA information area
to switch between the estimated
arrival time, total driving time
resulting, and driving distance.
Current Street Name
The current street name that the
vehicle is driving on is displayed
along the bottom center of the
display. When driving off-road or on an
unknown road,
“Off Road Location”
displays.
City Lane Guidance
When a maneuver is approached
that has city lane guidance
information, it replaces the normal
maneuver indicator.
The arrows will expand toward the
center of the display so that the
maneuvers can be identified in an
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Highway Lane Guidance
The junction view image displays on
the right edge of the display and
temporarily covers the Distance
information. The current vehicle
position and street name is moved
left and centered in the available
map display when this is displayed.
Off-Road Mode
When the vehicle is off-road, the
system displays the off-road arrow
in the turn indicator and displays
“Off Road Location”in the street
name field. Destination Arrival
The route review information
displays in the turn indicator location
and the destination address
displays in the street name field.
Audio Information
The audio information remains in
the same position in the lower right
corner of the display.
The current street name information
remains in the same location, but
will truncate if needed.
Turn List
Touch the next turn indicator shown
on the map to display the turn list or
waypoint list. The interaction
selector is minimized automatically.
Drag up from near the bottom to
reveal the following options:
Destination
Touch the Destination option to add
a waypoint or change the
destination while viewing the turn
list. When Destination is touched,
the display shows the Destination
menus.End Guidance
Touch the End Guidance option to
suspend the current route in the turn
list. When End Guidance is touched,
the turn list is exited and the display
returns to the main map view.
Avoid Areas
Touch the Avoid Areas option to
select the highway name that is to
be avoided. The system shows a
pop-up asking how many miles or if
the entire road should be avoided.
Turn List
.
When under a waypoint trip,
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turn list. When entering a turn
list, the next maneuver
instruction is spoken.
. The turn list title is the name or
address of the destination.
Touch the information icon next
to the name of the destination to
display the destination
information.
. The turn list is sorted in order
with the next maneuver at the
top of the list and the
subsequent maneuvers listed
below it. The next maneuver is
always highlighted upon entry
into the Turn List to quickly show
what the next maneuver is.
. Each maneuver indicates the
distance between it and the
previous maneuver or the
vehicle’s current location. The
next maneuver at the top will
count down until the maneuver
is reached, and then the next
maneuver will begin to
count down. .
Each maneuver has an
estimated time of arrival based
on the current driving conditions.
Saved Trips
Waypoint trips can be saved for
later recall. Touch Add in the
waypoints list to save the trip to the
Saved Trips list in the vehicle’ s
contacts list. When trips are saved,
they are given a default title of the
final destination. Saved trips can be
edited by selecting Edit to access
the edit display for the saved entry.
The only field that can be edited is
the name field. Touch the name field
to access the keyboard view. Type
the name change. This change is
automatically saved when executed
by the keyboard.
The saved trip can also be deleted
from the edit mode. Touch Delete
and a delete confirmation pop-up
will display. Waypoints
.
When under a waypoint trip,
touch the next turn indicator to
bring up the waypoint list. The
last waypoint view is shown,
which could be Waypoints, Turn
List, or Edit Route.
. The waypoint list is sorted in
order with the next waypoint at
the top of the list. Each waypoint
is indicated with a numbered
icon, starting with the next
waypoint.
. To indicate what segment of the
route is for the next waypoint,
and what is for the remainder of
the route, they appear in
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Optimized Route
.Touch the Optimize option to
optimize the current
waypoint trip.
. The optimization is done
according to how the
preferences are set for new
routes, for example, fastest
route, shortest distance, or eco
friendly.
. While the system is optimizing
the route, the waypoint trip has
the activity indicator displayed
over top of it. If the system is
calculating the ETA and travel
distance for a waypoint, the
activity indicator is displayed in
the list header.
. When either a waypoint trip is
first created, or additional
waypoints are added to an
existing waypoint trip, they are
added in the location that would
lead to an optimized route.
. If a destination is already
planned and a waypoint is
added, it is either added before or after the current destination,
whichever leads to the most
optimal route.
. If under an existing waypoint trip
consisting of two or more
destinations, any additional
waypoints are added in the
location that would lead to the
most optimal route.
Edit Route
. Touch the Edit Route option to
modify the order or remove a
waypoint from the route. Touch
delete to remove a waypoint
from the route.
. A pop-up displays asking for
confirmation of the waypoint
deletion.
OnStar System
With a connected plan, an OnStar
Advisor can download a destination
to the vehicle or into the built-in
navigation system. If an OnStar
Turn-by-Turn route is in progress, all
other internal navigation functions
are disabled until the route is
completed. When navigation is selected, the
OnStar Turn-by-Turn displays.
Turn-by-Turn Navigation
Touch Menu on the infotainment
display to go to the
Turn-by-Turn Menu.
The following options may display:
.
Plan Route (if the vehicle is off
the route)
. Cancel
Plan Route
Select My Destination to display a
special version of the Maneuver
View. The Destination Address is
displayed in the Street Name and
the total distance to the destination
is displayed in the Distance to
Maneuver View. Touch Done to
return to the Maneuver View.
Cancel a Route
If a route is in progress using either
the vehicle navigation system or the
OnStar Turn-by-Turn route, and a
new route is requested, the current
route in progress will be canceled.