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Features
1. Press the (home) button.
2. Select Smart Shortcuts .
3. Select a shortcut to take the action
suggested.
• Call Suggestions: When selected, a call to the cont act or number suggested will
be placed and shown in the B-zone. Base d on your calling patterns, contacts will
be suggested for you to call.
u Connect your smartphone through Bluetooth® to get contact suggestions.
u Call suggestions will not be displayed when you are connected to Apple
CarPlay.
• Navigation Suggestions
*: When selected, a route will be started to the
suggested destination and the embedded navigation app will open.
u When a long route is set in your navigation system, you can receive
recommendations for gas stations an d places to stop at along the way.
u The places you frequently navigate to while using the embedded navigation
system will be suggested as shortcuts.
u Save your home location in the embedded navigation app to have a shortcut
suggestion for it when you’re away from home.
■How to Use1How to Use
You can change the profile by selecting on the top
of the Smart Shortcuts screen.
You can customize the foll owing items by selecting
MENU on the top of the Smart Shortcuts screen.
•Profiles : Create, change, a nd manage profiles.
•View App Walkthrough : View the Smart
Shortcuts walkthrough.
•Suggestion Settings : Change where suggestions
can appear.
To create a profile:
1. Select MENU on the Smart Shortcuts screen.
2. Select Profiles .
3. Select Manage Profiles .
4. Select + Add New Profile .
5. Enter name for your profile.
6. Click on the A-zone touchpad to confirm.
To change a profile:
1. Select MENU on the Smart Shortcuts screen.
2. Select Profiles .
3. Select Change Current Profile .
4. Select a profile from the list. u
A new profile has been created and the Smart
App will automatically switch to that profile.
u The change to the selected profile has been
made.
* Not available on all models
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• Radio Suggestions: When selected, the corresponding radio app (FM, AM, or
SiriusXM ®) will open and it will start playing the station.
u From radio apps you can receive:
- FM, AM, SiriusXM ®: Most frequently listened stations.
- FM, SiriusXM ®: Genre-based suggestions.
u Considerations:
- FM suggestions will appear only when they are within range, according to
your vehicle’s tuner signal.
- SiriusXM ® suggestions will be avai lable as long as there is an active account in
the vehicle.
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Features
System Updates
The audio system’s firmware can be updated with the telematics control unit (TCU)
through the subscrip tion-based service.
■Wireless connection mode setup
1.Press the (home) button.
2. Select System Updates .
3. Select MENU .
4. Select Connection Setup.
5. Select Change Mode .
6. Select Network .
u The display will return to the network list.
7. Select an access point from the network list,
then select OK.
u If the access point requires a password,
enter a password.
■How to Update Wirelessly
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■How to update
When an audio system update is available, the notification is shown on the audio/
information screen. Use the following procedure to update the system.
1.Press the (home) button.
2. Select System Updates .
3. Select via Wireless Connection .
u When the download is complete, the
screen for step 5 will be displayed.
4. Select Download Now .
u A notification will appear on the screen.
Notification
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5. Select Install Now or Install while
Vehicle OFF .
u A notification appears on the screen if
the update is su ccessful when Install
Now is selected.
u If you select Install while Vehicle OFF ,
proceed to steps 6 and 7.
6. Set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF
(LOCK).
u A notification will appear on the screen.
If you select Postpone Update , the
update will be postponed.
7. Exit from your vehicle.
u The system will start the firmware
update.
u If the update is succ essful, a notification
informing you of this fact will appear on
the screen the next time you set the
power mode to ON.1 How to update
The system may cancel the firmware update if the
battery is low on power, even if you have selected
Install while Vehicle OFF . If you want to install the
updated data, recharge th e battery or select Install
Now .
If you select Install Now , the system may reboot.
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■Automatic download settings
Use the following procedure to change to the automatic download setting.
1. Press the (home) button.
2. Select System Updates .
3. Select MENU .
4. Select Auto Download .
5. Select the access point, then Allow .
■View update status
Use the following procedure to confirm the update status.
1. Press the (home) button.
2. Select System Updates .
3. Select MENU .
4. Select Update Result .
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■Download the up date files from the server
1.Press the (home) button.
2. Select System Updates .
3. Select via USB .
u A notification appears on the screen.
4. Connect a USB device into the USB port in
the console compartment.
u The inventory data is copied into the USB
device.
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5.Remove the USB device from the USB port.
6. Connect the USB device into your
computer, and then do wnload the update
files.
u Follow the link to do wnload the required
software update files. Refer to
https://usb.acura.com for instructions.
■How to Update with a USB Device1How to Update with a USB Device
A USB device with a minimum of 8 GB of free space
or more is recommended.
Be sure to delete any pr evious inventory or update
files from the USB device before starting the USB
update process.
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■Update the audio system
1.Press the (home) button.
2. Select System Updates .
3. Select via USB .
u A notification appears on the screen.
4. Connect the USB device with the update
files into the USB port.
u A notification appears on the screen.
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5.Select Install Now or Install while
Vehicle OFF .
u A notification appears on the screen if
the update is successful when Install
Now is selected.
u When you select Install while Vehicle
OFF go to step 6.
6. Set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF
(LOCK).
u A notification appears on the screen. If
you select Postpone Update , the
update is postponed.
7. Exit from your vehicle.
u The system will start the firmware
update.
u A notification appears on the screen if
the update is successful at the next time
you set the power mode to ON.
1Update the audio system
The system may stop the firmware update when
battery is low on power, even when you selected
Install while Vehicle OFF .
If you want to install the updated data, recharge the
battery or select Install Now.
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