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Split Screen Guidance
When on route to a destination, you
have two display options: single screen
mode (the factory default) and the split
screen mode.
Single screen mode - a map is
displayed with occasional guidance
pop-up windows as you approach a
maneuver.
Split screen mode - the map is always
displayed on the left of the screen, and
the maneuver or direction list is
displayed on the right hand side of the
screen.
Guidance mode can be changed in either
Setup (see Guidance Mode on page99),
or by accessing the icon bar (see
CHANGE GUIDANCE MODE on
page65). When you get near the maneuver, the
map
screen changes to:
On the map screen, the location of the
maneuver is marked with a small yellow
square. The guidance window is simply
an enlargement of the area indicated by
the yellow square. After you complete
the maneuver, the display returns to a
full map screen when the single screen
mode is set, or to a map and direction
list screen when the split screen mode is
set.
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Map Scale
Rotate the Interface Dial knob or a voice command such as “Display 1/2 mile scale” (see page 147) to cha nge the scale of the
map. Zooming in increases the detail, whil e zooming out gives you a view of a wider area. After changing the scale, give the
system a few moments to update the display.
Functions available at various map scales
NOTE:
 You can change between miles or kilometers in Setup (see Units on page
90 ).
 For information on the av ailable voice commands, see Voice Command Index on page146.
Map Scale (English and Metric)
For selecting uni ts, see page
90.1/20 mi.1/8 mi. 1/4 mi. 1/2 mi. 1 mi. 2 mi. 5 mi. 15 mi. 50 mi. 150 mi. 350 mi.
80 m200 m 400 m800 m1.6 km3km 8km24 km 80 km240 km 560 km
POI icon symbols (like ATM) page 62 XX
Breadcrumbs (off-road tracking dots) page 67 XXXX
Freeway exit info rmation icons page
62 XXX
One-way traffic icon page
62 X
Unverified road displa y (light brown) page
92 XXX
Map orientation “Heading up” page
61 XXXXX
Map orientation “North up” page
61 XXXXXXXXXXX
Map features (like pa rk, golf course) page
54 XXXXXXXXXX
Avoid area shown on map page
96 XXX
Avoid area scales (when creating) page
96 XXX
Waypoint “flag” icons page
71 XXXXXXXXXXX
Traffic speed/incident page
22 XXXX
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Map Orientation
The map can be orientated two ways:
 North-up: North pointing up as you
would normally view a paper map.
 Heading-up: The map constantly rotates so the road you are driving on
always points up (as you see the road
through your front windshield).
NOTE:
The red arrow in both heading symbols
always shows the direction north.
Push in on the Interface Dial on the
map or guidance screen and select
North-up or Heading-up to switch
between the available orientation, or say
“Display heading up” or “Display north
up.” In the larger map scales (above 1 mile or
1.6 kilometer), the map is always
oriented with north facing upward. You
cannot change the orientation.
To view other areas on the map, move
the
Interface Dial left, right, up, or
down. The map will shift in that
direction. To return the map to your
current location, press either the MAP/
GUIDE , the CANCEL , or the NAVI
BACK button on the steering wheel.
The display automatically changes to
the map screen when you reach your
destination. Press the MENU button to
return to the Enter destination by
screen.
NOTE:
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page146.
 If you are on a route and the Interface Dial is moved, the “Time
to Destination” and “Distance to
Destination” indications are
replaced with an indicator showing
distance from the current vehicle
location.
Destination Icon
The destination icon only shows the
approximate location of the destination.
This occurs because a city block can
have as many as 100 possible addresses
(for example, the 1400 block is followed
by the 1500 block.) Since most cities
use only a portion of the 100 possible
addresses (for example, in the 1400
block, the addresses may only go up to
1425 before the 1500 block starts).
Therefore, the address 1425 will be
shown a quarter of the way down the
block by the system instead of near the
end of the block where the destination is
actually located.
Tip:
When on a route, you can view a map
showing your destination. Using voice
control, say “Display destination map.”
“North Up”
“Heading Up”
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Landmark and Incident
Icons
Landmark icons are shown in the map
screen on 1/20 and 1/ 8 mile scale, or 80
and 200 meter scale. The Freeway exit
information is displayed on the 1/4, 1/2,
and 1 mile scales. Incident icons are
displayed on the 1/2 through 5 mile
scales. The icons are:
Landmark icon
Incident icon Some icons can be turned on or off;
you can either display them or hide
them by pushing in on the
Interface
Dial on the map or guidance screen
and select Show Icon on Map (see
page65), or by using voice commands
(see page146).
You can select most landmark and
incident icons with the Interface Dial
to display the icon’s information. See
the table on the following page for
exceptions.
NOTE:
 The same icon list can be viewed on the screen by selecting Map Legend
from the Information screen.
 When there are overlapping landmark icons, a list of the points of
interest (POIs) is displayed.
 If the keyless remo tes are unlinked
(guest mode), the displayed icon
changes are not saved.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page146.
One-Way Traffic Icon
The one-way traffic icons (see Map
Screen Legend on page54) are only
shown on the 1/20 mile scale and only
when turned on in ICON OPTIONS
(see page65).
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
Weather
Accident / Incident (other)
Construction
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For some icons you can choose either to show or hide them on th e map, while others like Acura Dealers, are always shown. The
table below shows the features for each icon type. Some Points of Interest (POIs) like Police Stations are not shown as an icon ,
but you can still locate the near est one with the voice command, “Find nearest Police station.”
Landmark icon
POI type Icon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hiddenIcon
selection by
voiceIcon can be selected as
a destination on the
map
screen with the
Interface Dial POI can be found on
the
map screen using
voice command
“Find...”
Honda/Acura dealer Ye s, always No No Yes Yes
Hospital Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
School Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ATM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gas station *1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restaurants *2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Post office Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grocery store *1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hotel *1/ Lodging Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Police station No icon No icon No No Yes
Shopping, Tourist attr action, Bank No icon No icon No No Yes
Parking garage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Parking lot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freeway exit information Yes Yes Yes Yes (choose POI) No
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Incident icon
*1. When gas stations, hotels, and convenience stores are selected for view on the map, some icons are shown as “brand icons.”
*2. When selecting Restaurant on the Select category for icon settings screen (see Icon Options on page65), specialty types
of restaurants, like Chinese or Italian, can be individually displayed or hidden. See Show Icon on Map on page145. Also see
the Voice Command Index on page146 for the “Display,” “Hide,” and “Find” commands.
*3. You can display the nearest traffic incide nts by saying, “Display traffic incidents.”
POI typeIcon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hiddenIcon
selection by
voiceIcon can be selected as
a destination on the
map
screen with the
Interface Dial POI can be found on
the
map screen using
voice command
“Find...”
Traffic speed Yes Yes Yes No No
Traffic incident Yes Yes Yes No Yes *3
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Showing Icons on the Map
Selecting Show Icon on Map from
the Map menu (see page56) displays
the following screen:
The screen consists of the following
items:
Icon Bar (curved row of icon
symbols)
The icon bar allows you to manually
select the icons that are displayed on the
map (see page62 for a list of these icons).
In the screen above, both traffic and
restaurants are selected. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob and push in to
select (goes blue) or remove them
(symbol is gray). You can also display or
hide the same icons by using the
“Display” or “Hide” voice commands
(see page147).
CURRENT LOCATION (Interface
Dial Left)
This allows you to display and/or save
your current location. See page68 for
more information.
ICON OPTIONS (Interface Dial
Right)
This feature allows you to “fine tune”
some of the icons on the Icon bar (See
Icon Options below for more
information).
CHANGE GUIDANCE MODE
(Interface Dial Down)
When on route, this item allows you to
select between a single screen (with
occasional pop-up guidance windows),
or a split screen (containing one half
map, and one half guidance/directions
list window). See page59 for an
explanation of this feature, and see
page99 for Setup.
Exit Screen
Press the CANCEL button to return to
the map screen.
Icon Options
Selecting ICON OPTIONS from the
Icon bar displays the following screen:
This feature allows you to “fine tune”
some of the icons on the Icon bar. The
four icon choices, “Parking” (lot or
garage), “Restaurant” (specific type or
types of food), “Other icons” (hospitals,
schools, etc.), and “Traffic” (traffic
speeds or traffic icons), can each be
tailored to your needs.
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For instance, let’s assume that your real-
time traffic is not displayed on the map,
and you want to make sure that your
settings are correct. You would do the
following:
 First you would ensure that the “Traffic” button on the Icon bar is
blue (See Icon Bar above).
 Second, you select ICON OPTIONS
and verify that both traffic options are
also on (blue). This procedure is
explained below.
If you select Traffic from the Select
category for icon settings screen, the
traffic icon options are displayed: In the example above, only
Traffic
Icons is selected and will show up on
the map. To also see Traffic Speeds
flow on the map, this would need to be
turned on by first selecting it and then
pushing in on the Interface Dial to
select it so it appears as below.
Exit, and save your settings by moving
the Interface Dial to the right
( DONE ). NOTE:
 When viewing the map screen, you
can turn some icons on using voice
control.
 “Traffic Speeds” and “Traffic Icons” must be selected in the “Traffic”
choice of “Icon options” to enable
the traffic display on the map screen.
 You can use voice commands, “Display (or hide) traffic icons,” or
“Display (or hide) traffic speeds.”
See page147.
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Going Off the Route
If you leave the calculated route,
“Recalculating...” is displayed at the top
of the screen. The system will
recalculate the route from your current
location and direction to the desired
destination then give you a new route
instruction. This is done automatically if
you have set Rerouting to
AUTOMATIC on the Setup screen
(second) (see page91).
If the Rerouting option in Setup is set
to MANUAL , “Off route” appears at the
top of the screen when you leave the
calculated route. Sa y “Recalculate,” or
select Recalculation whenever you
wish the system to perform a
recalculation.
Off-road Tracking
If you drive more than half a mile from
a mapped road, “Not on a digitized
road.” appears at the bottom of the
screen.
The map screen starts displaying a
series of dots (breadcrumbs) to show the
path you have taken if Off-road
Tracking on the Setup screen (second)
is set to ON (see page101). By following the dots, you can
backtrack to the mapped road you
originally left. “Breadcrumbs” may
occasionally be displayed in urban
areas, such as larg
e parking lots in
shopping malls, or in new subdivisions
where the roads are not yet in the
database. In other cases you may see
dots, if the system temporary goes off
route, like in a parking garage where the
GPS signal is unavailable.
These dots appear only in the 1/20, 1/8,
1/4, and 1/2 mile (or 80, 200, 400, and
800 meter) map scales. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob to change scales
if necessary.
Tracking continues for approximately
150 miles; dots at the beginning of the
trail will start disappearing when you
exceed that distance . When you reach a
mapped road, th e system stops
displaying dots.
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Viewing/Saving the Current
Location
Whenever you are on a map screen, you
can always obtain your current location
either by pushing in on the Interface
Dial , selecting Show Icon on Map ,
and selecting Current Location , or by
using the voice control system and
saying “Display current location.” A
screen pops up which shows the address
of your current location, as well as the
latitude, longitude, and elevation. NOTE:

Save is not available when the
keyless remotes are unlinked (guest
mode).
 The elevation will not appear when the system is temporarily lacking
proper GPS information. The system
elevation may not agree with
elevations shown on roadside
elevation signs, and may fluctuate
plus or minus 100 feet or more.
You can store the current location for
later use. It does not change or cancel
your current route.
For example, you are following the
system’s directions to get to a
destination. While sitting at a stoplight
you notice a curio shop on the corner,
but do not have time to visit it right now.
You can save the location to select as a
destination at a later date. To save the location, say “Save current
location” or select
Save on the Current
location screen. The Edit address
book screen with the current location
data will appear. You can edit the name,
phone number, or category name to be
saved in your personal Address Book.
After the location is saved, select
Return to return to the map screen.
You can then use Address Book from
the Enter destination by screen to
select the saved loca tion, and return to
the same spot.
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