Table of Contents Introduction........4 AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic™..23 Showing the Map of Current Traffic Status Indicator......23 Position ..........47 Manual Overview ......4 Viewing Flow Data......24 Showing the Map of City .....48 System Overview....... 4 Viewing Incident Reports ....25 Showing the Map of State ....49 Accessories Precautions.....
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Table of Contents Continue Trip to Screen....79 Map Orientation ........63 Address Book ........95 AcuraLink Messages ....... 80 Current Location .........64 Home Address........99 Map Legend .........65 PIN Number........100 Information Features ....81 Map Scale ........66 Previous Destinations......101 INFO Screen (Main Info.) ....81 Destination Icon.......
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Table of Contents Color ..........117 Database Limitations ....130 Map Scale Commands .......164 Map Color..........117 Find Place Commands ......165 Client Assistance......132 Menu Color........118 Route Commands.......166 Reporting Errors ......132 Climate Control Commands ...166 Switching Display Mode Manually..118 Acura Automobile Client Audio Commands......167 Switching Display Mode Service ........
Introduction Manual Overview System Overview The back of this manual contains: Your navigation system is a highly • Map Coverage (page 134) The manual is divided into the sophisticated location system with voice • Cities with Traffic Coverage following sections: control that uses satellites and a map (page 148) database to show you where you are and...
Introduction The navigation system applies location, Accessories Precautions Important Safety Information direction, and speed information to the If you have front or side window tinting The navigation system can distract your maps and calculates a route to the installed, be aware that if the tint has attention from the road if you focus on destination you enter.
Introduction The navigation system is designed to Map Overview provide route information to help you WARNING reach your destination. However, this Current Street Using the navigation system route guidance may sometimes conflict The current street on which your vehicle while driving can take your with current road conditions such as is located appears at the bottom of the attention away from the road,...
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Introduction Verified streets Unverified streets These roads are found within metropolitan areas, and These roads are found in rural areas, and typically include When include interstate freeways and major roads connecting residential streets away from the center of a town. displayed cities.
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Getting Started System Controls CANCEL button Cancels the current screen and returns to the previous screen display. NOTE: The BACK button on the steering wheel performs the same basic function. See page 13. Screen MAP/GUIDE button Displays the map. When en route, switches between the map and guidance screens.
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Getting Started You can also rotate the Interface Dial Display Mode button Interface Dial/ENTER button knob to scroll through a list or Adjusts the screen brightness for Day or highlight items in a list to select. Night mode, or turns the screen OFF. ENTER Knob After making a selection in a menu or...
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Getting Started Screen Lower Display All selections and instructions are Shows a summary of the audio and displayed on the screen. The display is climate control information, as well as not a “touch screen” - you can enter the time. This summary is helpful as a information into the system either by confirmation when adjusting audio or voice or by using the Interface Dial.
Getting Started Voice Control Basics BACK button This button has the same function as the Your vehicle has a voice control system CANCEL button. When you press and that allows hands-free operation of most release it, the display returns to the of the navigation system functions.
Getting Started If the system does not understand a If you hear a prompt such as “Please use Using the Voice Control System command or you wait too long to give a the Interface Dial to...” or “Please You should use the voice control system command, it responds with “Pardon,”...
Getting Started • Adjust the dashboard and side vents Selecting an Item (Button) Selecting an Item in a List so air does not blow against the To scroll through a list, do one of the on the Screen microphone on the ceiling. following: On most screens, there are items that •...
Getting Started If a letter has options (such as accent Entering Information Tip: marks or symbols), they will appear in When the system needs input from you, When entering a name of a city, street, gray next to the selected letter on the the display changes to a screen similar or place, or if you are unsure of the upper row.
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Getting Started NOTE: The voice command names that can be used for each letter are shown below. For additional keyboard symbols, see page 173. Or say “...” Or say “...” Or say “...” Or say “...” Alpha/Apple Hotel/Henry Oscar Victor Bravo/Boy India/Igloo Papa/Paul...
Getting Started If you do not push in on the Interface System Start-up System Language Selection Dial, the screen will go dark after 30 When you turn the ignition to ON (II), it Move the Interface Dial to the right to seconds.
Getting Started ® ® If you have entered any Calendar If you select Remind Later and push Bluetooth HandsFreeLink reminders, they are displayed after you in on the Interface Dial, the reminder If you have a Bluetooth-compatible cell select OK. See Calendar on page 88. will show up again the next time you phone that is paired with the system, start the vehicle.
Landmark Icon - Generic (see page 67) Current Street (see page 6) Acura Dealer Grocery Store Current Map Scale Honda Dealer Hotel/Lodging (see page 66) Gas Station Message Icon (see page 80) School Hospital Indicates that you have an AcuraLink message.
Getting Started Map Screen Description Displaying Current Location NOTE: You can see the current address, The elevation will not appear when the Zoom In/Out latitude, longitude, and elevation at any system is temporarily lacking proper Rotate the Interface Dial knob to time by doing one of the following: GPS information.
Getting Started Traffic Display Legend Viewing Incident Details: Hearing Incident Details: To view incident details, use the If this screen is displayed, the system will Interface Dial to position the cursor start reading incident details. (round red circle) over an incident To view the message on the screen, push icon and push in.
Getting Started The current metropolitan areas that have AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic Status Indicator traffic coverage can be seen on You can confirm the reception status of Traffic™ page 148. For more current metro traffic information (traffic flow and The navigation screen can display coverage information, go to incidents).
Getting Started Naturally, only roads with these sensors Viewing Flow Data • The displayed traffic flow may will show traffic information. The Traffic flow data is displayed as colored conflict with other audio- or Internet- amount of flow data varies considerably bands on either side of the freeway (see based traffic information.
Getting Started To view incident details, say the number Viewing Incident Reports Listing Traffic Incidents by Voice of the incident you want to select. A Incident reports appear as small Control map showing the location of the From the map screen (any scale), say diamond- or circle-shaped icons (see incident will be displayed, and the “Display traffic incidents”...
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Getting Started No Traffic Incidents Selecting an Incident Icon from the NOTE: If you say “Display traffic incidents” or Map Screen • Incident reports may be displayed on select Traffic Incidents, but there are Zoom in or out so that you are between roads that have no traffic flow data no incidents, the following screen will the 1/20 and 5 mile scales.
Getting Started System Function Diagram This diagram shows the navigation system features, starting at the center and working outward in layers. The navigation program starts at “Key ON,” and then displays the navigation system globe screen (blue). If OK is selected on the Disclaimer screen, the functions in the yellow segments of the diagram become available in the...
Entering a Destination When you press the MENU button, the Place Name (see page 36) NOTE: display changes to: You can input the names of places to If you press the MENU button while en search for your destination. route, the MENU screen (Route) will be displayed.
Entering a Destination Coordinate (see page 44) By Address NOTE: You can search for the destination by After you select Address from the • If you find that your city is not listed, inputting the latitude and longitude for MENU screen (Dest. MENU 1), the it may be part of a larger the destination.
Entering a Destination The Say city name screen will not Selecting the ZIP Code Selecting the City display when a language other than If you move the Interface Dial to the This is helpful if the street runs through English has been selected. You will right to select ZIP CODE while on the several cities, and you know what city have to enter the city name using the...
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Entering a Destination The system has a talk back function. By Interface Dial: If your spoken letter is not recognized, Select City, and the display then the system will talk back to you. For changes to the Enter city name screen. example, if you say “E”...
Entering a Destination If the system does not find an exact Say the street name by saying individual Selecting the Street match, select LIST when you finish letters or numbers, or words that entering the name of the city. Most of represent the letters, one at a time.
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Entering a Destination The system will display a list of street By Interface Dial: names, with the closest match to the After you have selected the city, or if name you entered at the top of the list. you selected Street in the beginning, Select the number (1-6) of the desired the display changes to the Enter street street from the list.
Entering a Destination If you did not select a city in the Entering the Street Number By Address Book beginning, the street name you selected After you have completed the street This selection allows you to choose a might appear in more than one city. The name, the display changes to the Enter personal address entry for a destination.
Entering a Destination The system then displays a list of the Adding Addresses to the By Previous Destination places entered in your personal Address Every time you route to a destination, Personal Address Book Book. By using the Interface Dial, you that destination is saved by the system.
Entering a Destination Scroll through the list and say the line If you select a restaurant name with the By Place Name number (1-6) of the destination, or icon next to it, move the Interface If you select Place Name from the select the desired destination you want.
Entering a Destination • The second best method is to select By Place Category NOTE: Place Category, then Restaurant, When there are more than 2,000 After you select Place Category from then CAFÉ/COFFEE SHOP, and the MENU screen (Dest. MENU 1), the destinations, the ordering of the items in then enter the keyword “Bucks.”...
Entering a Destination To delete a category from the favorites, Subcategories Tip: move the Interface Dial down. Select If you select a category, the If you are not sure of the spelling of a categories you want to delete and select Subcategory screen will appear.
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Bed & Breakfast Resort Accessories/Jewelry Pharmacy/Drug Store Acura Roadside Assistance Car Wash & Detailing Auto Parts & Electronics Pet Food/Supplies Leisure Honda Dealers*1 Motorcycle Dealers ALL TYPES (LEISURE)*2 Museum Books/Music/Video Sewing/Linen Gas Station*1 Other Car Dealers Amusement Park Park/Recreation Area...
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Entering a Destination By voice, select the tab by saying “Food,” “Decor,” and “Service” Finding a restaurant “Zagat list number X” (where X is the categories (red frame) are rated using The ZAGAT SURVEY for some line number 1-3). Alternatively, use the numbered values (e.g., 22, 21, 20 etc.) restaurants is available in the system.
Entering a Destination After selecting a subcategory and City Vicinity Sort by Distance to Travel subcategory, the system will give you The system allows you to find points of When you select this option, the system the options of Place Name, Sort by interest in the vicinity of the city you gives you a list of all the places in the Distance to Travel, City Vicinity, or...
Entering a Destination If you select the Sort by Distance to If you select the City Vicinity option, Search by Keyword Travel option, the Enter keyword for the Enter city name screen appears. If you do not know the exact name of place screen appears.
Entering a Destination ® After entering the number, move the By Place Phone Number By ZAGAT 2010 Interface Dial down and select OK. You can select a destination by phone The ZAGAT 2010 option allows you to Multiple listings for the same phone number.
Entering a Destination When you select a sorting method, the By Coordinate NOTE: list of restaurants will appear. • Selecting this sorting method will If you select Coordinate from the show you Zagat’s highest-rated MENU screen (Dest. MENU 2), the restaurants by the options, and not display will change to the Enter necessarily by distance from your...
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Entering a Destination After entering the latitude, move the NOTE: Interface Dial down and select OK. Information icons are displayed at The display will change as follows. scales from 1 mile to 1/4 mile, POI icons are displayed at 1/8 mile or less, and On the Enter longitude screen, use the roads are displayed at 1/4 mile or less.
Entering a Destination If the two streets that you have selected By Intersection By Map Input do not intersect, no intersection will After you select Intersection from the After you select Map Input from the appear. MENU screen (Dest. MENU 2), the MENU screen (Dest.
Entering a Destination If desired, rotate the Interface Dial Showing the Map of Current knob to change the map scale. When Position you have the crosshairs on the desired The Current Position selection icon, polygon, or road, push in on the assumes that you are looking for a Interface Dial.
Entering a Destination The Say city name screen will not By Voice Control: display when a language other than Say “City” on the Show map of screen, English has been selected. and the display changes to the Say city name screen. Say the city name and the To enter the city name by voice spelling, searching will begin.
Entering a Destination The system has a talk back function. If Showing the Map of State By Interface Dial: your spoken letter is not recognized, the With the City selection, the display system will talk back to you. For changes to the Enter city name screen. By Voice Control: example, if you say “E”...
Entering a Destination in on the Interface Dial. The address Showing the Map of Continental By Interface Dial: of the location you have selected will With the State selection, the display USA and Canada appear at the top of the screen. changes to the Select a state screen.
Entering a Destination If desired, rotate the Interface Dial By Go Home 1 or 2 NOTE: knob to change the map scale. When • To edit Home Address, see Home Selecting Go Home 1 or 2 from the you have the crosshairs on the desired Address on page 99.
Driving to Your Destination Driving to Your Destination Calculate Route to Screen ADD TO Address Book Allows you to add the destination to A route typically has three phases. your Address Book. See By Address • Initial route calculation (the Book on page 34.
Driving to Your Destination • Shortcuts through residential areas You can select one of the three routes Changing the Route Preference are avoided. (1-3) by rotating the Interface Dial The system lets you select the way you knob. The system will calculate the want to drive to your destination.
Driving to Your Destination Based on the route data, you can change Viewing the Destination Map Map Screen the routing method by rotating the If you move the Interface Dial down When you select OK on the Calculate Interface Dial knob. and select DESTINATION MAP on the route to screen, the map screen Calculate route to screen, a map of the...
Driving to Your Destination Voice Guidance Prompts NOTE: As you get near the guidance point, you • You can say “Voice” at any time, or will hear a voice reminder and see a select Voice after pushing in on the pop-up window showing you the Interface Dial to be reminded of the guidance point.
Time to Destination (see page 58) Landmark Icon - Generic (see page 67) Vehicle Position (see page 64) Acura Dealer Grocery Store Current Map Scale (see page 66) Honda Dealer Hotel/Lodging Gas Station Current Street (see page 64) School Hospital...
Driving to Your Destination Guidance Screen Guidance Screen Legend The guidance screen offers an alternative way to view your route information. Many of the icons and screen features are similar to those on Direction of Destination, “as the crow flies” the map screen.
Driving to Your Destination Traffic Incidents - Displays a list of the Distance and Time to Map Menu traffic incidents around your current When the map screen is displayed, Destination position or on your current route. You pressing in on the Interface Dial When you select a destination, the can view this same list by saying displays the Map menu.
Driving to Your Destination Find Nearest … - Selects a subcategory Guidance Menu Directions from the list to search the nearest POI You can display a list of the guidance When you select Guidance Menu from your current location. For detailed points on your route and confirm the from the Map menu, the Guidance information on this feature, see...
Driving to Your Destination When you select Exit Info. by moving On the map screen, you can display Exit Info. (Freeway Exit the Interface Dial to the right, you can Freeway Exit information using the Information) display a list of the freeway exits en Interface Dial.
Driving to Your Destination Guidance mode can be changed in Guidance Mode Map Information SETUP (see Guidance Mode on When en route to a destination, you When you select Map Information page 113). have two display options: single-screen from the Map menu, the Map mode (the factory default) or split- information screen appears.
Driving to Your Destination In the screen shown, traffic, gas stations, The four icon choices – Parking, Showing Icons on the Map and restaurants are selected. Rotate the Restaurant, Other Icons, and Selecting Show Icon on Map on the Interface Dial knob and push in to Traffic –...
Driving to Your Destination Exit, and save your settings by moving Map Orientation the Interface Dial down to select OK. The map can be orientated two ways: • North-up: North pointing up as you NOTE: would normally view a paper map. When viewing the map screen, you can turn some icons on using voice control.
Driving to Your Destination Select North-up or Heading-up on Current Location NOTE: the Map information screen, or say Whenever you are on a map screen, you The elevation will not appear when the “Display heading up” or “Display north can always obtain your current location system is temporarily lacking proper up.”...
Driving to Your Destination To save the location, say “Save current Map Legend location” or select Save on the Current You can use the Map legend screens to location screen. The Edit address learn the meaning of map features, screen with the current location data icons, colors, etc.
Driving to Your Destination Map Scale Rotate the Interface Dial knob or a voice command such as “Display 1/2 mile scale” (see page 164) to change the scale of the map. Zooming in increases the detail, while zooming out gives you a view of a wider area. After changing the scale, give the system a few moments to update the display.
Acura Dealer Grocery Store Dial to display the icon’s information. 1425 before the 1500 block starts). Honda Dealer Hotel/Lodging See the table on page 69 for exceptions. Therefore, the address 1425 will be Gas Station...
Driving to Your Destination Incident Icons Weather Icons NOTE: Incident icons are displayed on the 1/20 Weather icons are displayed on all map Weather icons are only visible if you through 5 mile scales. The icons are: scales. The icons are: have a current traffic/weather subscription with XM.
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POI type manually manually selection by map screen with the voice command displayed hidden voice Interface Dial “Find...” Honda/Acura dealer Yes, always Hospital School Gas station*1 Restaurants*1*2 Post office Grocery store*1 Hotel*1/ Lodging Police station No icon No icon...
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Driving to Your Destination Incident icon Icon can be selected as POI can be found on Icon can be Icon can be Icon a destination on the the map screen using POI type manually manually selection by map screen with the voice command displayed hidden...
Driving to Your Destination By following the dots, you can Going Off the Route Off-road Tracking backtrack to the mapped road you If you leave the calculated route, If you drive away from a mapped road, originally left. “Breadcrumbs” may “Recalculating...”...
Driving to Your Destination • Your route includes traffic • Your route includes unverified areas Pop-ups and Disclaimers restrictions in the vicinity of the (see Unverified Area Routing on When you say “OK” in the Calculate departure point or destination. page 106).
Driving to Your Destination • You actually entered an unverified Traffic Rerouting area (see Unverified Area Routing on When driving en route to your page 106). destination with Traffic Rerouting is ON, the system can find a faster route based on traffic flow information or detect a Road Closed incident and find a detour route.
Driving to Your Destination When you say or select Return, the Choose a different destination (other Changing the Route display returns to the list screen. When methods) by: While en route, you may wish to alter you select Avoid, the system your route, add an interim “Waypoint”...
Driving to Your Destination MENU Screen (Route) Detour NOTE: Calculates a detour route for you if you Pressing the MENU button displays the Although you can choose streets to encounter an unexpected obstacle such MENU screen (Route): avoid, you cannot choose specific as a closed road or extremely heavy streets you want to use.
Driving to Your Destination Next, select the category from the Waypoint Adding Waypoint “Main” or “Fav. Subcategory” tab on From the MENU screen (Route), if you Waypoints allow you to add an interim the Category screen, then follow the say or select Waypoint, the Add “pit stop”...
Driving to Your Destination If you add a waypoint, the Add to dest. Destination List NOTE: list screen will be displayed. If you push If you select Destination List from Prior to departure, you can set areas to in on the Interface Dial and select OK, the MENU screen (Route), you can avoid.
Driving to Your Destination If this is not your desired new Changing Your Destination Using Interface Dial to Change destination, press the CANCEL button There are four methods by which you Destination or the BACK button on the steering can change or add a waypoint to your While following a calculated route, you wheel to return to the map screen.
Driving to Your Destination When the pop-up menu is displayed, Entering a Destination from the Continue Trip to Screen select Set as New Destination. to set If you restart the vehicle without having Menu Screen (while en route) your location as a replacement completed your prior trip, you will see If you say “Menu”, or press the MENU destination, or Add to Dest.
Driving to Your Destination The Interface Dial controls most AcuraLink Messages NOTE: AcuraLink functions. For more AcuraLink enhances your ownership See your Owner’s Manual for more information on AcuraLink, refer to: experience by providing a direct details on this feature. communication link between you and •...
Information Features The INFO function consists of two main INFO Screen (Main Info.) Cellular Phone screens. To display the INFO screen The Cellular Phone option (available When you say “Information” or press (Main Info.), say “Information” or press on some phones) allows you to import the INFO/PHONE button, the display the INFO/PHONE button.
Information Features If you select an incident from the list AcuraLink Weather • For questions about the HFL Cellular and push in on the Interface Dial, the Phonebook, call HandsFreeLink The Weather Info. option allows you detailed information and the map of the customer support at (888) 528-7876, to view the weather forecast, warning surrounding area will appear.
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Information Features When you select City Vicinity, the • When you cannot receive Weather NOTE: Enter city name screen will be Info. and select this feature, the • When the GPS signal or weather displayed. Enter the name of the city message “Weather information could information cannot be received, using the Interface Dial.
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Information Features You can view three types of lists by Warning Map Radar Map selecting a sorting method from “All You can view the warning map, which To view a radar map displaying rain or US,” “Within 500mi,” or “On Route.” A contains different colors according to other weather systems, say or select warning icon in the list indicates that...
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Information Features route. To check the weather warnings, NOTE: see Warning List on page 83. • Moving the cursor does not display the detailed information. Weather Information for • Changes to the scale of the Radar Destination Map are not reflected on the original When you select a destination, weather map screen.
Information Features You can also view the weather When the system calculates a route and Messages information for your destination when there is a warning on the route, the See AcuraLink Messages on page 80. you select the destination directly from following screen will be displayed: the map screen (use the Interface Dial Voice Help...
Information Features There is a tutorial available for the voice When you make a command help Setup command help. Say or select Getting selection under any of the help screens, When you select Setup, you will see started, and the display changes to: you will see the help commands that can the following screen: be used with voice control.
Information Features You can scroll through the calendar day INFO Screen (Other) Calendar by day by rotating the Interface Dial The Calendar option allows you to enter Select the “Other” tab to view additional knob, or select the day by voice. When events and be reminded of them in the information, and the following screen you move the Interface Dial up or...
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Information Features Once you have entered the message, say Edit Date Entering Your Schedule or select OK. The message will be Set your schedule by selecting the day on This allows you to move your calendar displayed on the specified date on the the calendar, and the display changes to: entry to a different date.
Information Features Scenic Road Information Calculator NOTE: Say or select Scenic Road When you say or select Calculator on • Only one entry can be stored for each Information while on the INFO screen the INFO screen (Other), the display calendar day.
Information Features To perform a conversion: 4. Select the base unit (e.g., mm) that System/Device Information you wish to convert to some other Say or select System/Device 1. Enter a numeric value to be converted unit. All other units will change Information while on the INFO screen (for example, 1000).
Information Features Map Data Update Status Roadside Assistance Key to ZAGAT Ratings During data updates, you can check the Acura Roadside Assistance is provided By saying or selecting Key to ZAGAT update status for map data. as a service to Acura clients. When Ratings on the INFO screen (Other), paired with a Bluetooth-enabled cell you can see the explanation of the data...
Information Features Use the Interface Dial to scroll through Show Wallpaper the Key to ZAGAT ratings screens. If you say or select Show Wallpaper from the INFO screen (Other), the wallpaper that is currently selected will be displayed on the screen. If you push in on the Interface Dial, the original screen will return.
System Setup SETUP Mode SETUP Screen (Main Setup) Contrast The screen contrast has 11 settings. The SETUP function consists of two Select Setup from the INFO screen To adjust the contrast, use the voice main screens that allow you to change (Main info.), and the following screen control system and say “Contrast up”...
System Setup Volume Interface Dial Feedback Personal Information The navigation voice volume has 11 This setting allows you to control when From the SETUP screen (Main Setup), settings and can be adjusted by: (and if) the system will read the current say or select Personal Information selection you choose with the Interface and the following screen appears:...
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System Setup You may choose to use a Personal Accessing the Address Book List Entering an Address Identification Number (PIN) to protect After selecting the Address Book, your privacy. However, PINs are move the Interface Dial down while optional, and if you decide to use one, on the Select an address screen to record it in case you forget the number change to DRIVER 1 or DRIVER 2.
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System Setup Place Name - Allows you to select one Edit Name Edit Address of the Point of Interest (POI) locations You may use the “Name” field to give When you say or select Edit Address, already stored in the system as one of the entry a name or title that you will the display changes to: your personal addresses.
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System Setup After you have used one of these six Say or select Edit Phone No. to Scroll the screen and select a category options to enter the address, the initial display the Enter phone number by saying the number next to your screen for entering the personal address screen.
System Setup The system will then display everything Home Address NOTE: that you have entered. If all the This feature lets you return “Home” • If your Home Address cannot be information is correct, say or select OK. from any location simply by saying “Go found in the system, then while This will return you to the Address home 1”...
System Setup 4. When you have entered your PIN, the PIN Number Address Book PIN display changes to the Re-enter new If you choose to enter a PIN for the You can set a four-digit PIN (Personal PIN screen. Enter the same number to personal Address Book, you will have to Identification Number) for accessing validate the number you have...
System Setup Previous Destinations Go home 1 or 2 PIN NOTE: Allows you to delete some or all of your To cancel the deletion of Previous 1. Select Go home 1 PIN or Go previous destinations. Destinations, select the address that was home 2 PIN, and the system to have been deleted and push in on the displays the Enter your new PIN...
System Setup SETUP Screen (Other) Music Search Select the “Other” tab by moving the From the SETUP screen (Other), say Interface Dial to the right to view or select Music Search and the Music additional SETUP functions and the search setup screen appears. following screen appears: Say the desired voice command followed by the artist, song title, album,...
System Setup When you say “List artist Radiohead,” When you select New Modification, Phonetic Modification the system will provide the following the following screen appears: You can modify the phonetics for all song list of Radiohead. artists, songs, albums, and composers on the HDD and connected iPod.
System Setup Select Artist, Track, Album, or Basic Settings Composer and then select an item to From the SETUP screen (Other), say modify. or select Basic Settings and the following screen appears: The artist “No Name” is modified to “RADIOHEAD” and you can use the voice command “Play artist Radiohead”...
System Setup Routing & Guidance Rerouting If Rerouting is set to AUTOMATIC From the SETUP screen (Other), say and you deviate from the route, you will or select Routing & Guidance and see “Recalculating...” at the top of the the following screen appears: screen for several seconds as the system calculates a new route.
System Setup Unverified Area Routing Allows you to receive turn-by-turn map and voice guidance in unverified areas when en route to a destination (see Map Overview on page 6). The chart below illustrates the routing differences with this setting ON or OFF. Unverified Area Routing: OFF (factory default) Unverified Area Routing: ON The driver wishes to navigate manually by using the...
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System Setup Because both routes bypass or use Unverified Area Routing “ON” Unverified Area Routing unverified streets, it is recommended When driving to your destination, you that you stop and review the map. have the choice of using or not using “unverified”...
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System Setup With Unverified Area Routing OFF, Unverified Area Routing “OFF” Unverified Area Routing “ON” before you enter an unverified street, a caution box appears on the screen and a voice message is given. This lets you know that you are about to enter an unverified area and that you will be following a dotted “vector line”...
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System Setup With Unverified Area Routing OFF, Unverified Area Routing “OFF” Unverified Area Routing “ON” you are presented with a blue “vector line” that always points to the destination. You must manually choose streets from the map that will lead to your destination.
System Setup You can select New Area, or select one Traffic Rerouting Edit Avoid Area of your existing areas to modify. If you This feature considers traffic This function allows you to select areas choose New Area, the following screen information when carrying out you wish to avoid when calculating a is displayed:...
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System Setup Say or select Edit Area to create the After selecting the choice, a map screen area to be avoided. The following screen will be displayed. appears: NOTE: The maximum size of the “Avoid area” Rotate the Interface Dial knob to is 1/2 mile in length or width.
System Setup Say or select OK to return to the Edit Edit Waypoint Search Area avoid area screen. When driving en route to your destination, you can select a temporary If your selected area contains a freeway, destination waypoint (marked with a the system will prompt you with a pop- small flag on the map) along your route up box saying “Do you want to avoid...
System Setup For “SEARCH ALONG,” the system Guidance Mode Street Name Guidance looks in front of you within a corridor Allows you to select the guidance Allows voice guidance to include the width specified by your values for “On display mode: Single Screen or Split street names (for example, “Turn right Freeways”...
System Setup Guidance Screen Interruption Clock Adjustment Auto Daylight When the audio screen is displayed and Sets automatic daylight saving time ON From the SETUP screen (Other), say you get near the guidance point, the or OFF. If set to ON, the clock will or select Clock Adjustment and the display will automatically switch to the automatically “spring ahead”...
System Setup Auto Time Zone Time Adjustment Vehicle Sets automatic time zone selection by Adjusts the current time in hours and From the SETUP screen (Other), say GPS to ON or OFF. If you are driving minutes. Select ADJUST TIME by or select Vehicle and the following across the country and passing through moving the Interface Dial up, and then...
System Setup After you have traveled approximately 1. Stop the vehicle. Correct Vehicle Position 1/2 mile away from a mapped road, the The system relies on satellites for 2. Select Correct Vehicle Position, system will display a series of white positioning information.
System Setup 4. Rotate the Interface Dial knob so Color Map Color the vehicle position arrowhead is Allows you to choose the map color From the SETUP screen (Other), say pointing in the correct direction, and from one of five colors for the Day and or select Color and the following push in on the Interface Dial.
System Setup Menu Color Switching Display Mode Allows you to choose the menu color Manually from one of five colors for the Day and Pressing the Display Mode button Night modes. allows you to toggle through the screen display modes: Day, Night, or Off.
System Setup Switching Display Mode Automatically llumination control Priority Operation But remember Display Mode button Allows selection of Day, Night, or Off display Once you press this button, you assume full (see page 11) mode. This button has the highest priority and manual control of the display mode until the overrides all other display control adjustments ignition key is cycled again.
System Setup AcuraLink/Messages Language NOTE: For complete details on setting up your Selects the language to be used on each • Voice confirmation of cities and AcuraLink messaging, refer to the screen that the system displays. From streets only occurs when English has AcuraLink section in your Owner’s the SETUP screen (Other), say or been selected.
System Setup Wallpaper Selecting Wallpaper Pictures Delete Pictures on HDD If you say or select Select a Picture If you say or select Delete Pictures From the SETUP screen (Other), say for Wallpaper, a list of the images on on HDD, a list of the images on the or select Wallpaper and the following the HDD will appear.
System Setup Importing Pictures from USB NOTE: NOTE: To use a wallpaper image other than the • If there are no images on the HDD, • You can only import images from the factory defaults, you can import pictures “No Entries Exist” will appear. root directory.
System Setup • Routing & Guidance: Rerouting, Reset Factory Default Clear Personal Data Unverified Area Rerouting, Traffic Any uploaded data, calendar entries, Settings Rerouting, Edit Waypoint Search address books, stored destinations, or The Setup settings and Multi-view rear Area, Guidance Mode, Street Name other settings can be cleared or returned camera brightness value settings can be Guidance, Guidance Screen...
System Setup If a PIN number is set, the screen for Traffic & Weather Status entering the PIN code will be displayed. You can confirm the reception status of XM signal, traffic information data, or A pop-up screen verifying whether weather information data.
System Setup Multi-view Rear Camera Visible Range of the Rearview NOTE: Your vehicle is equipped with a Multi- • The Multi-view rear camera has a Image view rear camera as shown in the special lens that makes distances The rearview image is displayed within illustration.
System Setup Three-way Rearview Modes Multi-view Rear Camera The rearview image can be easily Wide view Brightness Adjustment switched between Wide, Normal, and When in reverse, the navigation buttons Top view modes by pushing in on the are locked out, except the rotating Interface Dial.
System Initialization System Initialization Entering the Security Code GPS Initialization If for any reason you lose power to the If the battery goes dead or is Depending on the length of time the navigation system (e.g., the battery was disconnected for any reason, you will battery was disconnected, your system disconnected), the navigation system have to enter a security code for the...
System Initialization If the navigation system finds the Although your navigation system is one Map Matching satellites properly, this box clears and of the most highly sophisticated pieces This part of the initialization matches the Disclaimer screen is shown. If of equipment you will find in a modern the GPS coordinates found above with a within 10 minutes the system fails to...
System Limitations Also, depending on your current view of • Other aftermarket audio electronic The destination icon shows the the sky and the position of the satellites, devices mounted near the navigation approximate location of the destination. the elevation may be shown incorrectly. unit This occurs because a city block can You may also notice some delay of the...
Database Limitations You will find that some points of The digitized map database reflects In addition, this database does not interest (POI) may be missing when you conditions as they existed at various include, analyze, process, consider, or search the database. This can be caused points in time before production.
129, or Troubleshooting on Acura Navi http://mapreporter.navteq.com/dur- page 159. America Honda Motor Co., Inc. web-external/. Acura Client Service • If the error involves a purple MS 500-2N-7E “unverified” road, then do not report 1919 Torrance Blvd.
Client Assistance • Call Acura Client Services (see Acura Visiting Your Dealer Obtaining a Navigation Automobile Client Service on We strive to make this manual as Update DVD page 132). complete as possible and to answer all Acura is continually expanding the questions regarding operation of the •...
Coverage Areas San Francisco Bay (approximately Map Coverage U.S. Detailed Coverage Areas Monterey to Sonoma) – including The system provides map coverage for Alabama Monterey County and Hollister the United States, as well as for Canada Auburn-Opelika Southern California Area - including and Puerto Rico.
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Coverage Areas Fort Myers Metro area – including Hawaii (all cities for the following Indiana Naples Bloomington islands) Fort Pierce Evansville Hawaii Gainesville Fort Wayne Kauai Jacksonville Metro – including St. Gary/Hammond Metro Lanai Johns County Indianapolis Metro Maui Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm Kokomo Metro Molokai Beach Metro...
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Coverage Areas Louisiana Michigan Missouri Baton Rouge Detroit Metro area – including Ann Branson Lafayette Columbia Arbor, Pontiac, Flint, Clinton, New Orleans Metro Jefferson City Eaton, and Monroe Counties Shreveport Kalamazoo Joplin Northern Michigan Resort Area – Kansas City (KS-MO) Metro – Maine including Traverse City, Elk including Platte County...
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Coverage Areas New Jersey North Carolina Oregon Camden Metro Asheville Bend Newark Metro Charlotte Metro Corvalis Southern New Jersey – including Fayetteville Eugene Hickory Medford Atlantic City/Cape May/ Jacksonville Portland/Salem Metro Cumberland Metro Trenton Metro – including Ocean and Morgantown Seaside/Astoria/Cannon Beach Outer Banks Hunterdon Counties...
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Coverage Areas Bryan/College Station South Carolina Virginia Corpus Christi Beaufort Washington D.C. detailed area – Dallas/Fort Worth Metro – including Charleston including Alexandria, Arlington, Columbia additional cities in Grayson County Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier El Paso Greenville/Spartanburg – including County, Fredericksburg City, Houston Metro –...
Coverage Areas Canada Detailed Coverage West Virginia BRITISH COLUMBIA Charleston Areas Greater Vancouver Harper’s Ferry Metro Anmore Huntington ALBERTA Belcarra Morgantown Airdrie Bowen Island Parkersburg Banff Burnaby Beaumont Coquitlam Wisconsin Calgary Delta Appleton Calmar Langley Beloit Canmore Langley Twp Eau Claire Chestermere Lions Bay Green Bay...
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Coverage Areas Saanich Fraser Valley Durham Sidney Abbottsford Ajax Sooke Chilliwack Brock Victoria Mission Clarington View Royal Oshawa Squamish-Lillooet Pickering Lillooet MANITOBA Scugog East St Paul Pemberton Uxbridge Headingley Squamish Whitby West St Paul Whistler Winnipeg Elgin Thompson-Nicola Aylmer Kamloops NOVA SCOTIA Bayham Halifax (partial)
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Coverage Areas Petrolia Grey Muskoka Plympton-Wyoming Blue Mountains Bracebridge Point Edward Georgian Bay Chatsworth Sarnia Gravenhurst Georgian Bluffs St Clair Meaford Huntsville Warwick Lake of Bays Grey Highlands Muskoka Lakes Hanover Lanark Owen Sound Beckwith Middlesex Southgate Carleton Place Adelaide Metcalfe West Grey Drummond/North Elmsley London...
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Coverage Areas Ramara Norfolk Perth Severn Norfolk North Perth Springwater Perth East Northumberland Perth South Alnwick/Haldimand Tiny St. Mary’s Brighton Wasaga Beach Stratford Cobourg West Perth Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Cramahe Cornwall Hamilton Twp Prescott and Russell North Dundas Port Hope Alfred and Plantagenet North Glengarry Trent Hills...
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Coverage Areas Leeds and Granville Wellington Windsor Lennox and Addington Centre Wellington Essex Middlesex Erin Amherstburg Muskoka Guelph Essex Northumberland Guelph/Eramosa Kingsville Oxford Mapleton Lakeshore Perth Minto Lasalle Peterborough Puslinch Leamington Prescott and Russell Wellington North Pelee Prince Edward Tecumseh York Simcoe Windsor...
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Coverage Areas QUÉBEC La Rivìere-du-Nord Le-Haut-Richelieu Prévost Henryville Montreal-Laurentians St-Colomban Lacolle é St-Hippolyte Mont-St-Gr goire Beauharnois-Salaberry St-Jèrôme Noyan Beauharnois Ste-Sophie St-Alexandre Salaberry-de-Valleyfield St-Blaise-sur-Richelieu Ste-Martine La Vallee-du-Richelieu St-Georges-de-Clarenceville É tienne-de-Beauharnois Beloeil St-Jean-sur-Richelieu St-Louis-de-Gonzague Caringnan Î St-Paul-de-L’ le-aux-Noix St-Stanislas-de-Kostka Chambly é St-S bastien St-Urbain-Premier McMasterville...
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Coverage Areas St-Jacques Les-Jardins-De-Napierville Les Moulins St-Liguori Hemmingford Mascouche St-Lin -- Laurentides Hemmingford Village Terrebonne St-Roche-de-l’Achigan Napierville Les Pays-D’en-Haut St-Roch-Ouest St-Bernard-de-Lacolle Lac-des-Seize-Îles â St-Cyprien-de-Ch teauguay Montreal Morin-Heights É douard Baie-D’Urfé Piedmont St-Jacques-le-Mineur Beaconsfield Ste-Adolphe-d’Howard St-Michel Côte-St-Luc St-Sauveur St-Patrice-de-Sherrington Dollard-des-Ormeaux Ste-Adèle é...
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Coverage Areas CANADA CONNECTOR ROADS Roads in the province of Alberta Roads in the province of Manitoba Hwy-1/Trans Canada Hwy across The Cross-Canada Connector Road Hwy-1/Trans Canada Hwy across whole province allows for travel between the whole province Hwy-100/Trans Canada Hwy in provinces of British Columbia and Hwy-1A from Cochrane to Canmore Winnipeg (partial beltway)
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Coverage Areas Kansas City, KS Spokane, WA Cities with available real-time in- Lancaster-York, PA St. Louis, MO car traffic information Las Vegas, NV Syracuse, NY The following cities currently have Lincoln, NE Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL available continuously updated traffic Little Rock, AR Toledo, OH information.
Coverage Areas Operation in Alaska, Hawaii, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Address and POI Entry Screens The following differences occur for Puerto Rico Canada, and Puerto Rico map, address, and POI selection: This section describes the differences in Certain functions that rely on a satellite navigation system operation for vehicles signal will not work correctly.
Coverage Areas Puerto Rico Weather Info. Shipping a vehicle from the U.S. If Street Name Guidance is set to This item is grayed out on the INFO mainland to Alaska, Hawaii, ON, the street names will not be read screen because XM is not available. Canada, and Puerto Rico out by voice guidance.
Frequently Asked Questions Map and Features, Voice Operation, Entering Addresses Problem Solution Why does the Disclaimer screen need to be displayed every The Disclaimer screen reminds you and your guest drivers to always time I start the car? I am the only driver. operate the navigation system in a safe manner.
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Frequently Asked Questions Problem Solution The daytime map screen is dark like the night display mode, Verify the following: The Map Color in SETUP is set to White for Day. and it is hard to see. Why? See Switching Display Mode Manually on page 118. How do I change or remove my PIN? Go to “Personal Information”...
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Frequently Asked Questions Traffic Problem Solution My AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic is missing and is not Verify the following: displaying properly. What is wrong? • Check the traffic icon on the icon bar, and the icon options for traffic. Page 62 walks you through the verification steps. •...
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Frequently Asked Questions Guidance, Routing Problem Solution The navigation system does not route me the same way I The navigation system attempts to generate the optimum route. See would go, or the way some other mapping program displays. Changing the Route Preference on page 53. Why is this? The navigation wants to route me around potential traffic This feature can be turned off.
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Frequently Asked Questions Problem Solution The vehicle position icon on the map “lags” a short distance No. When at an intersection, the system is unaware of the width of the behind, especially when I arrive at an intersection. Is there intersecting road.
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Frequently Asked Questions Update DVD, Coverage, Map Errors, Limitations Problem Solution When is my city going to become part of a fully verified The mapping database vendor is constantly revising map coverage. See detailed coverage area? page 134 for ways to obtain the latest detailed coverage information. Will the navigation system work outside North America? The system contains maps for the 50 U.S.
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Frequently Asked Questions Display, Accessories Problem Solution The display appears dim when starting the car in really cold No. This is normal, and it will become brighter after a few minutes. weather. Is there a problem? Rear Camera Problem Solution When I shift gears, the rear camera image is delayed.
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Frequently Asked Questions Problem Solution Daylight saving time occurred, but the navigation system did The automatic daylight saving time feature does not work in regions where not change time even though SETUP shows Auto Daylight the daylight saving time system is not adopted. is ON.
Troubleshooting Screen Error Message Solution Display temp is too high. System will shut down until This message will appear briefly when the display temperature is too high, and then display cools down. the display will turn off until the temperature cools down. The system will turn back on when the display cools down.
Glossary Digitized Road - A road that appears on GPS Antenna - Located on the back of Glossary the navigation screen. The road name the navigation display, which is in the The following is a glossary of terms will appear at the bottom of the center of the dashboard.
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Glossary Initialization - This refers to the period Navi - Abbreviation for the navigation POI - Point of Interest. These are the needed to reacquire the GPS satellite system. businesses, schools, etc. found under orbital information whenever the Place category or Place Name on North Pointer - The map symbol navigation system power has been the MENU screen (Dest.
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Glossary USB - Universal Serial Bus. A computer VP - Vehicle Position. When in map Yaw Rate Sensor - Senses when the hardware interface used to store and mode, this circular icon shows the vehicle makes a turn, which makes play audio files from USB devices, vehicle position on the map.
Voice Command Index The “Voice Help” option on the INFO Global Commands Navigation Commands screen (Main Info.) lists many of the The system accepts these commands on following controls. To avoid distraction any screen. General Commands while you are driving, the system can The system accepts these commands on Help (displays the list of commands read the commands for you.
Voice Command Index Hide: (hide the selected icon from the Map Display Commands Map Scale Commands screen) The system accepts these commands on The system accepts these commands a map/guidance screen. on a map/guidance screen. Display current location (shows gas station Display north up current latitude, longitude, and restaurant...
Find nearest: (find the nearest Bed & breakfast Mexican restaurant selection) Hotel Pizza ACURA dealers Resort Seafood restaurant HONDA dealers Amusement park Thai restaurant Gas station Golf course Vegetarian restaurant Hydrogen station Historical monument Vietnamese restaurant Auto parts & electronics shop...
Voice Command Index Route Commands Climate Control Commands Commuter rail station The system accepts these commands on Ferry terminal The system accepts these commands on a map/guidance screen when en route. most screens. Named place How long to the destination? (tells Climate control automatic (controls Park &...
Voice Command Index Audio Commands Temperature # degrees Radio select XM2 (#: 57 - 87 degrees F) XM channel # (#: 1-255) Radio Commands Driver temperature # degrees XM channel up (#: 57 - 87 degrees F) The system accepts these commands on XM channel down most screens.
Voice Command Index Disc Commands HDD Commands What/Who am I listening to? The system accepts these commands on The system accepts these commands on Who is this? most screens. most screens. What’s playing? DISC play HDD play Who’s playing? DISC play track # (#: 1-30) HDD search (activates Song By What album is this? Voice™)
Voice Command Index ® USB Commands iPod Commands Bluetooth Audio Commands The system accepts these commands on The system accepts these commands on The system accepts these commands on most screens. most screens. most screens. USB play iPod play Bluetooth Audio play USB play track # (#:1-30) iPod search (activates Song By Bluetooth Audio skip forward...
Voice Command Index Cellular Phone Commands SETUP Screen (Main Setup) Song By Voice ™ Commands Commands The system accepts these commands on The system accepts these commands most screens. only on the Cellular phone screens. The system accepts these commands on iPod Search (activates Song By Call <Voice Tag>...
Voice Command Index On-Screen Commands On-Screen Spelling Assist NOTE: The system accepts these commands on When speaking the letters or using • The system will only respond to the any screen. There are over 100 on- “spell mode,” you can substitute the names shown in the following tables.
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Voice Command Index Letters Assist Definitions: Or say “...” Or say “...” Or say “...” Or say “...” Alpha/Apple Hotel/Henry Oscar Victor Bravo/Boy India/Igloo Papa/Paul Whiskey/William Charlie Juliet/John Quebec/Queen X-ray Delta/Dog Kilo/King Romeo/Robert Yankee/Yellow Echo/Edward Lima/Larry Sierra/Sam Zulu/Zebra Foxtrot/Frank Mike/Mary Tango/Tom Golf/George November/Nancy...
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Voice Command Index Symbol Assist Definitions: Symbols Say “...” or “Symbol ...” Symbols Say “...” or “Symbol ...” Symbols Say “...” or “Symbol ...” A grave I circumflex Underscore À î A circumflex I umlaut Back quote  ï A umlaut O circumflex Comma Ä...
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Voice Command Index Numbers and Additional Symbol Assist Definitions: Numbers Say “...” or “Number ...” Symbols Say “...” or “Symbol ...” Symbols Say “...” or “Symbol ...” Hyphen Tilde Exclamation point Slash Three Double quote Less than ” < Four Pound Greater than >...
Index ..169 ..... 78 Bluetooth® Audio Commands Changing Your Destination ..19 ......... 30, 48 Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® City ...... 20, 56, 71 ........41 ..96 Breadcrumbs City Vicinity Accessing the Address Book List ........94 ...... 123 Brightness Clear Personal Data Acura Automobile Client ........
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Index ........59 ......... 11 Directions Interface Dial ......168 ....95 Disc Commands Interface Dial Feedback .......11 ......11 Display Mode button ...... 163 Interface Dial knob General Commands .....52 ......29, 46 Driving to Your Destination ....... 10 Intersection Getting Started ......
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Index ......63 ........ 100 ..... 30, 48 Map Orientation PIN Number Selecting the City ........66 ....28, 36, 41, 97 ....29, 46 Map Scale Place Name Selecting the State ....164 ....32, 46 Map Scale Commands Previous Selecting the Street ......20, 56 .....
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Index ...... 13 Voice Control Basics ......55 Voice Guidance ........86 ........13 Voice Help TALK button ..104 ......115 Voice Recognition Feedback Time Adjustment ..14 ........22, 23 Voice Recognition, Improving Traffic ......... 95 ....124 Volume Traffic & Weather Status ....22 Traffic Display Legend ....25, 58, 82...
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As required by the FCC: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.