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If a destination address or location
being entered is outside of the
country, the country abbreviation
must be added after the address.
Spelling Mistakes
The system is able to offer
alternatives if the searched term is
not found exactly. The system uses
the closest term it finds and
provides those results.
The system first searches the
entered term exactly. If no matches
are found, partial words are used.
Search in Process
Touch Search, and the results
display with the activity indicator.
There is a non-selectable List item
in the list that says“Searching”to
indicate that it is in process.
Once the results are found, the
correct list will display. No Results Found
If no results are found from an
entered search term, a pop-up
displays indicating there are no
results found. Touch OK to return to
the keyboard view.
Results Display
If only a single match is found at the
end of a search, the list is not
shown but the Destination Details
view is shown. Touch Back from the
Destination Details view to go back
to the results list. If it was a POI
search, Continue POI Search is
available in case that was not the
desired POI.
Places of Interest (POI)
While at the Home Page, touch the
Nav icon to display a view of the
map. Touch the Destination option
on the infotainment display to go to
the destination entry views.
1. Touch POIs to display a list of
POI categories.
The first list item in every POI
list is a search function. For the
highest level of categories,
touch Spell Name or select a
category and search within that
selection.
2. Select a POI category to display subcategories.
3. If a selected subcategory has no results in the surrounding
area, the search is expanded
until a result is found.
4. If a high-level category is selected, such as restaurants,
the map zooms in to the region
near the vehicle’s position to
show the nearest matches.
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When a list displays, it can be
filtered for a particular type by
touching the filter along the top
of the display. If there are no
particular results for a selected
filter type, it is indicated in
the list.
5. Pan or zoom the map using the finger gestures to minimize the
POI list and to interact with the
map. The icons that were
shown before continue to be
displayed and updated. The list
is also updated based on
where the map was panned or
zoomed. The search for POIs
is constrained to where the
map has been moved to.
6. If the search map is touched to re-center, the crosshairs are
shown to indicate the center of
the new search location. If a
POI icon is touched while in
the full expanded map, a
callout for that location
displays. Touch the callout to
display the Destination
Details view. 7. Touch the map Reset to return
the map to automatic zooming
and searching. It is recentered
around the vehicle’s position,
the route, the destination,
or another location that was
specified for the search. The
map Reset only displays if the
map is manually adjusted.
If multiple types of matches are
found, the All list is shown with the
results sorted by confidence order
with the highest confidence result at
the top.
Using the Keyboard
The POI can be searched by
entering a POI name, category,
name and category, or phone
number on the keyboard. For example, enter the
information as:
POI Name:
Worldwide Food
POI Category: Restaurants
POI Name and Category:
Worldwide Food Restaurants
POI Phone Number: 0001222555
Additionally, a location may be
entered if the POI is not nearby.
This search will then be made
around the location that is given.
For example, enter the
information as:
POI Name and Location:
Worldwide Food Chicago IL
The POI keyboard search results
will display in the order in which
they were found.
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POI Search Location
If browsing for POIs or searching for
results on a keyboard in a different
location than what was searched
previously, touch Search Options on
the map view to specify a different
location.
Touch an option displayed on the
Select Search Area menu.
.POIs Along Route
. POIs Nearby
. POIs Near Destination
. POIs at Another Location
Favorite POIs
Locations, categories, or a particular
POI chain ID can be saved as
Favorites in the POIs view. Drag
lup to display the favorites
locations.
Touch a preset to store a favorite,
then touch on the category to be
saved. Whenever a set of POIs is
grouped, such as in a category, the
whole category is saved in the
favorites for recall. Whenever a set
of POIs that belong to the same
chain ID is saved in the favorites, a
POI chain saving pop-up message
displays asking to save only that
location, or to save the entire chain.
POIs are only grouped by chain
when the sorting order is
Alphabetical. Touch Sort to change
the sorting order.
Recalling a POI Category or Chain
If a POI category or chain favorite is
recalled, the system displays a list
of matching results defaulting to
nearby, but allows a search of other
locations. Touch Search Options to
specify a different location. Creating and Downloading
Predefined POIs (My POIs)
In addition to the POIs already
stored in the infotainment system,
predefined POIs can be created.
While creating a predefined POI, the
GPS coordinates for longitude and
latitude of the POI’s location and a
descriptive name will need to be
entered.
After creating the predefined POIs,
they can be downloaded to the
infotainment system from a USB
device.
Once downloaded, the POI data
becomes a selectable destination in
the My POIs menu.
Creating a Text File with
Information
Create a text file by using a simple
text editor software. Save this file
with a name and extension of .csv,
for example,
“TomsPOI.csv.”
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Enter the POI information into the
text file in the following format:
.Longitude coordinate, Latitude
coordinate, “Name of POI,”
“Additional information,” “Phone
number.”
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 device. 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. Touch Save to overwrite
the existing Address Book
information. Touch Cancel to abort
the import of information.
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Browsing Downloaded POIs
Access the downloaded POIs by
selecting the My POIs list item in the
POIs list.
Editing My POIs
Downloaded POIs can be edited at
a category level. These POIs can
either be deleted as an entire
category or reassigned as another
category. To edit the categories:
.Touch the edit icon at the main
category view to edit the POIs.
The edit icon will display next to
each category name. There is
no POI browsing in this mode;
only edit functions are available.
. Once an action such as deleting
or reassigning has been
selected, the changes are saved
immediately. Changing POI Categories
POI categories can be assigned to a
different category by using the same
method as assigning a category for
an Address Book entry. When
editing, the right side of the display
shows the current category name.
Deleting POI Categories
POI categories can be deleted by
touching the edit icon and then
touching Delete. A pop-up displays
to confirm the deletion.
Saved Destinations
Touch a saved destination from the
Contacts or Recent Destinations. Contacts
Touch Contacts to view the vehicle’
s
contact list or a connected Bluetooth
device. If a particular contact has a
single address associated with it,
that contact has a Quick Route
option next to it. Contacts without
this Quick Route option either have
multiple addresses or no address at
all. Touch the Quick Route option to
go to the destination details view.
Touch an address, either from the
Quick Route on the contact list or a
specific address from the contact
detail list, to go to the destination
view showing that address on
the map.
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Trips from Contacts can be saved
and recalled. The order is based on
when the trip was last used. When
the trips are saved, they are given a
default title of the final destination
name. If there are no saved trips,
this list item is hidden.
Adding a New Contact
When creating a new contact, the
navigation system automatically
saves all data from the selected
location into a new contact.
The information saved will store as:
.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, it is shown active. Touch
on 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, e-mail address, or address
from Contact Details can be stored
as a Favorite.
. Drag
lup to display the
Favorites. .
Touch a preset to store a favorite
contact on the Contact Details
List. The contact name and all
contact information can be
saved.
. Touch and hold to store as a
favorite. The favorite label will be
the name of the contact.
. Touch the saved favorite to
display the destination view.
Storing Favorites from Map
Favorite 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.
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Draglup to display the Favorites.
Touch and hold a preset to store a
favorite location from the map view.
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,
“What would you like to do with
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 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, draglup to
display the Favorites. Touch and
hold a preset to store the shown
favorite location.
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
near the bottom center of the
display.
When driving off-road or on an
unknown road, “Off Road Location”
displays.
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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
easier way.Highway Lane GuidanceThe junction view image shows 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 view 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 on the next turn indicator
shown on the map to display the
turn list or waypoint list. The
interaction selector is minimized
automatically. Drag
lup to reveal
the following options:
Destination
Touch the Destination icon to add a
waypoint or change the destination
while viewing the turn list. When
Destination is touched, the display
shows the Destination menus.