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Detailed Areas
Road network attributes are
contained in the map database for
detailed areas. Attributes include
information such as street names,
street addresses, and turn
restrictions. A detailed area includes
all major highways, service roads,
and residential roads. The detailed
areas include Places of Interest
(POIs) such as restaurants, airports,
banks, hospitals, police stations,
gas stations, tourist attractions, and
historical monuments. The map
database may not include data for
newly constructed areas or map
database corrections that are
completed after production. The
navigation system provides full
route guidance in the detailed map
areas.
Navigation Symbols
Following are the most common
symbols that appear on a map view.
or
The vehicle symbol indicates the
current position and heading
direction of the vehicle on the map.
When under route guidance, a circle
with an arrow is added to the
vehicle symbol which indicates the
direction to the destination.
Vehicle Address Callout
Tap on the vehicle icon, to have the
current address of the vehicle
overlaid on the map next to the
vehicle icon in a callout. Another tap
hides the information.Any address information about the
vehicle’s current location will be
shown, including the street, city, and
state/province names.
Tap this callout to save the current
address to the vehicle
address book.The destination symbol marks the
final destination after a route has
been planned.
The waypoint symbol marks one or
more set waypoints.
A waypoint is a stopover destination
point added to the planned route.
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The estimated time to the
destination displays. Touch Arrival
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
the Nav icon on the Home Page to
access the map view. Touch the
Destination option from the map
view to enter a destination.
Available methods of entering a
destination are Voice Recognition,
Address, Recent Destinations,
Contacts, and POIs. Several optionscan 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 075.
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
Touch any of the icons to enter a
method of search, or touch the input
field along the top to go to the
keyboard and enter a search item.
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Navigation Next Turn Maneuver
Alert
The navigation system has an alert
feature. The navigation system may
need to get the attention of the
driver.
If not in the navigation application
when a near maneuver prompt is
given, it is shown as an alert. The
alert contains the turn indicator and
icon to display the main navigation
view, or dismiss the alert.
The alert also contains the name of
the street to turn on and a
countdown bar.
Auto-Capitalization
The shift key is automatically
enabled when a period is entered
on the keyboard. Once the first
character is typed after the period,
the next character will change to
lower-case.Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
The keyboard is used in multiple
locations throughout the system and
can be used with many features.
The navigation system uses the
keyboard's alpha-numeric keyboard.
The keyboard can also be modified
to include characters appropriate for
the region configured in the vehicle
settings.
@:
Touch to search for the
destination details of an address or
place of interest entered in the text
field. Once
@is touched, the
activity indicator displays in the list
of possible matches.
|: Touch to display a list of
matches.
When there are multiple matches, a
dropdown arrow is shown after the
autocomplete text. This dropdown
displays an entire list of matches.
Touch the appropriate match without
having to enter more text.
z: Touch to delete the last typed
character. Touch and hold to clear
the entire text field. If the entire text field has been deleted, this icon
becomes an Undo icon. Touching
Undo will restore the deleted text.
Exit :
Touch to return to the
previous map view.
SYM : Touch to show the symbol
keyboard.
Space : Touch to enter a space
between characters or the words of
a name.
R: Touch to display the
interaction selector.
E: If equipped, touch to switch
between Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
and Character Recognition.
Special Characters
As the characters are typed on the
keyboard, a pop-up of the letter
touched displays above the key that
was touched.
Continue to touch and hold, and any
additional special characters
associated with that letter are
displayed around the current letter.
To select one of the special
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characters, slide a finger left or right
to adjust the highlight of the special
character.
Special Character List
The following characters have
special characters beneath them:
One-Shot Search
Enter a full or partial Address,
Contact, or POI into the search bar
and the system will search and
display all of the matches.
The contacts that are searched
include both the connected phone’s
contacts list and the vehicle’s
contacts list.Search Process
The process of prioritizing the
search is to help shorten the length
of time at finding the results. If there
is a 100% match found when a
search type is carried out, the
remaining searches abort.
The system conducts the search in
the following order:
1. Vehicle Contacts List
2. Connected Phone Contacts List
3. POIs
4. Addresses
The Contacts are done first because
the list will be relatively short and
can be done quickly.
POIs are done next because the
amount of time it takes to search for
the average POI is consistent. The
less deviation during a search would
mean an average of less time taken.
The Addresses are last because the
standard deviation for an address
search is very large. Some address
searches are very quick, but others may take very long. Because of this,
the address search would not be
conducted unless a good match
could not be found in either
Contacts or POIs.
Autocomplete
The autocomplete is preloaded with
all recent destinations and POI
category names. Previous POI
name searches are remembered.
If only one type of result is found,
the single type result screen is
shown. Within each group, they are
listed in confidence order. This
means the highest confidence result
will be at the top.
If multiple types of matches are
found, the result list with the highest
confidence match displays.
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.
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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 a filter along the top of the
display. 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
province>”
. 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
. State/province information does
not have to be included in the
search field if entering an
address that is located in the
same state/province.
. 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
given, the system assumes a
search for something in the
current city or a nearby city in
the current state/province. The
system is also capable of
recognizing address formats
according to other regions.
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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.”