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Navigation
Using the Navigation
System
Touch the NAV icon on the Home
Page or the Nav icon on the
applications tray to access the
navigation application.
Touch the Menu icon from the map
view to access the Navigation
Menu. Features displayed in the
Navigation Menu can be selected to
adjust navigation preferences.
It is advised to set up preferences
before setting a destination. To set a
destination, seeDestination057. The icons on the infotainment
display will time out when not
interacting. Tap anywhere on the
display to reveal the controls, then
touch the desired control.
Additional navigation features are:
.
Cancel Route/Resume To
. Navigation Voice Preferences
. Current Location
. Traffic
. Map View
. Routing Preferences
. Display “Places of Interest”
Icons
. Personal Data Cancel Route/Resume To
.
While under route guidance, this
display shows Cancel Route.
Touch Cancel Route to cancel
route guidance. No further
prompts will be given. The
option then changes to
Resume To.
. Touch Resume To for resuming
route guidance to the last
entered destination.
. The last location that the system
has provided guidance to can be
resumed by touching on this
option.
. If the route includes waypoints,
the entire route can be
suspended using the Cancel
Guidance option. When Resume
Guidance is touched, all
waypoints are resumed for
guidance.
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Navigation Voice Preferences
If equipped, touch the Navigation
Voice Preferences touch to adjust
the voice preferences:
.Voice Prompts On-Off
. Voice Volume
. Prompts During Phone Calls
On-Off
Voice Prompts
Touch the Voice Prompts option to
toggle voice prompts On and Off.
Voice Volume
Adjust the loudness of the audio
feedback by touching –or +. If a
maneuver prompt is being played and the main volume is adjusted,
the prompt volume will update and
be saved.
Prompts During Phone Calls
When enabled, the system plays a
shorter prompt while on a phone
call. This setting can be configured
as to whether a prompt would be
heard during a phone conversation.
When this setting is Off, only the
short alert tone is played when
approaching the maneuver.
Voice Prompts Mute Icon
Touch the mute icon on the left side
of the map while in map view to turn
voice prompts On or Off.
Current Location
Touch the Current Location option to
display a Current Location list.
The following information is
displayed on the Current
Location list:
.
Nearest Address
. Lat/Long
. Nearest Hospital
. Nearest Police
. Nearest Fuel
. Nearest Roadside Assistance
Touch on any of the options to
display the destination details view
for the selected location to begin
guidance.
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Touch Nearest Address and then
Save to store the current location to
the Address Book.
Traffic (If Equipped)
Touch to browse the traffic in the
area as well as adjust the traffic
settings. Where traffic information is
available, it is displayed on the map.
When live traffic flow data is
available, it is displayed as a solid
line adjacent to the road. The road
is displayed in colors to show the
flow rate as:
.Black –Stopped or Closed
. Red –Poor
. Yellow –Slow
. Green –NormalThere are several options on the
Traffic menu:
.
Show Nearby Traffic Incidents
. Show Flow On Map On-Off
. Show Icons On Map On-Off
. Traffic Routing Preferences
. Traffic Types
1. Touch Show Nearby Traffic
Incidents to access the Traffic
List menu. This menu displays
the incident symbol and
highway name, along with the
distance and heading to the
incident. 2. Touch the incident to display
additional details about the
incident as well as an option to
avoid that particular incident if
it is along the current route.
Traffic Routing Preferences
The system can be configured as to
how it reacts when receiving traffic
information. Touch Traffic Routing
Preferences to access the Traffic
Routing menu.
When this setting is off, the system
will never take traffic conditions into
account when creating routes. In
addition, the two options below are
grayed out. If one of the grayed-out
options is touched, it automatically
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turns the traffic avoidance feature
on and performs the desired
selection.
The two options, Ask Me Before
Avoiding and Automatically Avoid
Traffic will adjust the system as
follows:
.If the Automatically Avoid Traffic
option is touched, the system
will automatically adjust the
route based on traffic without
notifying the driver.
. If the Ask Me Before Avoiding
option is touched, the system
will always use Alerts to show
when there is an incident and
allow it to be avoided by
touching Avoid.
If the Traffic option is touched from
the Map Menu and Traffic is not
available because the SiriusXM
subscription is not valid, a pop-up
will display with information on how
to reactivate the subscription along
with the SiriusXM radio ID. Traffic Types
Touch to access the Traffic
Types menu.
The system can be configured to
filter out certain types of traffic
events. If a particular type has been
turned off, the system does not
display it on the map, and does not
alert the driver.
Map View
Touch to select the desired
map view.
A checkmark appears to indicate a
view has been selected.
3D View :
The 3D View is a
Heading Up view but it includes
perspective. Map items will appear
larger as the vehicle comes closer.
Heading Up View : The Heading
Up View keeps the vehicle's current
heading at the top of the view. The
vehicle icon always faces the top of
the view as the map rotates.
North Up View : The North Up
View keeps north at the top of the
view. The vehicle icon is placed in
the center of the view and rotates to
indicate the heading for the vehicle.
Audio Information On/Off : Touch
to turn the audio information view on
or off from the main map view.
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The audio status screen contains
the following elements:
.Station Frequency
. Artist Information
. Song Information
.
r/j g dStation and Channel
Controls
Press the
gordstation controls
to go to the next or previous strong
signal station or digital channel.
When the audio status pane
displays Artist and Song
Information, press
gordto go to
the next or previous track based on
the current media mode.
Day/Night Mode
Touch to access the Day/Night
Mode menu.
The options are:
. Day Mode: Brightens the map
background.
. Night Mode: Darkens the map
background.
. Auto: Adjusts the screen
background automatically
depending on the exterior
lighting conditions.
3D Buildings On/Off : When 3D
building information is available for
a particular area, the icons are
shown at a zoomed level. If the
current vehicle position would be
hidden by another building, the
building is shown as see through so
the vehicle icon is visible. Touch to
turn the 3D Buildings feature On
or Off.
Autozoom On/Off : At certain zoom
levels, street detail is removed to
keep the view uncluttered. Touch to
turn the Autozoom feature On
or Off. Routing Preferences
Touch the Routing Preferences
option to access the Routing
Preferences menu. Options on how
the routes are created for route
guidance are listed on this menu.
Route Style
Touch this option to change the
route type preferences.
The options are:
.
Fast (default)
. Eco Friendly (if equipped)
. Short
. Configure Eco Profile
The Configure Eco Profile can be
used to configure two parameters
for the Eco Friendly route. These
parameters are roof load and trailer.
For each parameter, the options are
None, Small, Medium, and Large.
Touch to scroll through the list. The
default for both is None.
These preferences are used for all
routes generated.
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Route segment preferences are
other options showing on the
Routing Preferences menu.
These include:
.Use Toll Roads On-Off
. Use Freeways On-Off
. Use Carpool Lanes On-Off
. Avoid Slow Traffic On-Off
. Use Tunnels On-Off
. Use Time Restricted Roads
On-Off
Display Places of Interest Icons
Places of Interest (POI) icons can
be displayed on the map using
this view.. The POI icons can be turned On
and Off. Touch the check box
next to the POI icon to display
the icon.
. Touch Clear All to reset the
icons that are displayed on
the map.
. A subcategory can be selected
instead of the entire category.
Touch the list item rather than
the check box. The
subcategories will display. Select
any of those categories to
navigate down the hierarchy.
. When a higher-level category
has some of its subcategories
selected, the checkmark next to
it is grayed out. This indicates
that only some of the categories
below are shown. Touch the grayed-out checkmark to turn all
of the icons for that category on
or off.
Personal Data
Data that the system has saved
during the course of using the
navigation system can be managed
through:
. Contacts
. Recent Destinations
. My POIs (if equipped)
. Upload Saved Locations
. Delete Autocomplete
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Contacts:1. Touch Delete All Entries to delete the entire list of
contacts. A pop-up displays to
confirm.
2. Touch Edit Contacts List to display the Contacts to edit.
Recent Destinations
. Touch Delete All Destinations to
delete the entire recent
destination list. A pop-up
displays asking to confirm the
deletion.
. Touch Delete Individual
Destinations to display a recent
destinations list. Touch the
individual entry to delete.
My POIs
. Touch My POIs to display a
menu of other options.
. Touch Delete Individual
Categories. A My POIs category
list displays.
. Touch the individual entry to
delete. .
Touch Delete All My POIs to
delete the entire list of
categories. A pop-up displays
asking to confirm the deletion.
. To exit out of a list, touch Exit in
the top right corner of the map to
return to the main map view.
Upload Saved Locations
. Touch Upload on the Upload
Saved Locations menu to save
the Vehicle Contacts list and any
My POIs that have been saved
to the vehicle.
. Once saved locations have been
uploaded to a USB, they can be
transferred to a different vehicle
or restored to the current
contacts list.
Delete Autocomplete
Touch Delete on the Delete
Autocomplete History menu to clear
personal data from the keyboard.
A pop-up displays a message to
Delete all keyboard autocomplete
history. The system clears all
navigation addresses, POIs, etc.
The autocomplete will not delete
recent destinations. Touch Cancel to
stop the process.
Map Adjustments
ZOOM –/+ can be used to adjust
the scale of view on the map. When
the end of the zoom level is
reached, ZOOM –/+ will gray out.
The zoom scales can be configured
for English or metric units. To
change from English to metric, see
“Instrument Cluster” in the owner's
manual.
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Scroll Features
.To scroll within the map, touch
anywhere on the map view.
. Nudge or slide a finger on the
map; the map moves in the
direction of the finger.
. Fling a finger on the map; the
map will start scrolling in a short
continuous scroll.
. Touch the location on the map;
the map recenters to the location
that was touched on.
. Touch the location twice on the
map; the map zooms in one
level to the location that was
touched. .
When the map is recentered
away from being locked to the
vehicle position, the crosshairs
will show in the center of the
map. As the map continues to
be recentered, the crosshairs
will remain on the display. When
the crosshairs are shown on the
display, a callout with more
information displays. If the map
is moved from the current
location, the crosshairs will
disappear along with the callout.
. Touch on the callout next to the
crosshairs and the Destination
Details view displays. From this
view, route guidance can be
received or saved to the
vehicle's contact list.
. When the map is recentered, the
straight-line distance from the
vehicle to the selected point is
displayed in the callout. In
addition, a heading direction in
the form of an arrow is displayed
to indicate the direction. The
arrow is shown in relation to the
current vehicle heading. .
Touch on a POI icon shown on
the map; the name of the POI is
shown in the address callout,
along with the city name and
state/province. If the callout is
touched, the Destination Details
view for the POI is shown.
. After panning the map away
from the vehicle, touch the
Reset option to return the map
back to the current position.
. Touch Overview for a view of the
entire route. The route Overview
takes the place of Reset while
under route guidance. Touch the
Reset option to return the map
to the current position.
Maps
The map database is stored in the
internal flash memory that is used in
the navigation system.