tow Acura RL 2008 Navigation Manual

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Introduction
Verified streets (dark colored) Unverified streets (light colored)
When
displayed These roads are found within metropolitan areas, and
include interstate freeways
and major roads connecting
cities. These roads are found in rural
areas, and typically include
residential streets away fr om the center of a town.
Street color Shown on daytime
map screen as black or red, such as
interstate freeways. Shown on the daytime
map screen as light brown.
Map Quality The database vendor has
verified these streets.
Information like turn restri ctions, average speed, and
whether it is a one way street have been gathered and
used when creating your route to a destination. These streets have not
been verified by the database vendor.
The system does not contain in formation on one-way streets,
turn restrictions, or the road’s average speed. They are shown
on the map for reference and can have errors in map location,
naming, and address range.
Routing
differences While driving to your destin
ation, the displayed route
line is solid blue. The syst em provides voice and map
guidance to your destination. Your route line is either a blue
dotted “vector line,” or a dashed
pink/blue line. For information on selecting this option, and the
routing differences, see Unverified Area Routing on page93.
Cautions There are no pop up boxes urging extra caution during a
route. However, because ro
ads constantly change, you
are urged to use common sense, and always obey
posted traffic restrictions. Regardless of whether the user
chooses route guidance, there
are cautionary screens before and during the route urging the
user to be extra cautious, and obey all traffic restrictions. see
Unverified Area Routing on page93.
Guidance
voice Voice guidance issues maneuvers such as “In a half
mile make a right turn.” The suffix “if possible” is adde
d to each guidance maneuver.
For example: “In a half mile ma ke a right turn, if possible.”
Time and
distance
“to go” The time and distance “to go,
” displayed while on route
to a destination, is based on the average speed and
distance for the roads used for your route. Because the average speed of thes
e roads is not known, the time
and distance “to go” is based on a fixed average speed of
25 mph for these roads.
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If the system does not find an exact
match, select LIST when you finish
entering the name of the city. Most of
the cities and towns for that state are
listed.
Listings of cities and towns in the non-
detailed coverage area may have an
asterisk “*” next to their names. If you
select one, a pop-up box is displayed
saying; “No detailed street data is
available...”, and a st reet address cannot
be entered (see Map Coverage on
page120). Try entering the street first,
and then select the city if available.
Select View Dest. Map and use the
Interface Dial to select an icon,
approximate area, or street you wish to
choose as your destination. Otherwise, a
central location of the city will be
selected. If you select a point of interest
(POI) or road in an unverified area, you
may or may not have routing in these
areas. See Map Overview on page6.Selecting the Street
By Voice Control:
After you have selected the city, or if
you say “Street” on the Find address
by screen, the display changes to the
Say street name screen. Say the street
name and the searching will begin.
To enter the street name by voice
spelling, say or select CHANGE TO
SPELL MODE on the Say street
name screen, and the display will
change to the Enter street name
screen. Say the street name by saying individual
letters or numbers, or words that
represent the letters, one at a time.
Entering a Destination
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By Interface Dial:
Select City, and the display then
changes to the Enter city name screen.
Use the Interface Dial to enter the
name of the city.
The system will display a list of city
names, with the closest match to the
name you entered at the top of the list.
Select the number (1 -6) of the desired
city from the list. If the system does not find an exact
match, select
LIST when you finish
entering the name of the city. Most of
the cities and towns for that state are
listed.
Listings of cities and towns in the non-
detailed coverage area may have an
asterisk “*” next to their names. If you
select one, a pop-up box is displayed
saying; “No detailed street data is
available...”, and a street address cannot
be entered. See Map Coverage on
page120.
Select View Dest. Map and use the
Interface Dial to select an icon,
approximate area, or street you wish to
choose as your destination. Otherwise, a
central location of the city will be
selected. If you select a point of interest
(POI) or road in an unverified area, you
may or may not have routing in these
areas. See Map Overview on page6.
Selecting the Street
By Voice Control:
After you have selected the city, or if
you say “Street” on the Find
intersection by screen, the display
changes to the Say street name screen.
Say the street name and the searching
will begin.
To enter the street name by voice
spelling, say or select CHANGE TO
SPELL MODE on the Say street
name screen, and the display will
change to the Enter street name
screen.
Entering a Destination
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Coverage Areas
MassachusettsBoston/Cape Cod Metro
Cape Cod
Springfield Metro area
Complete coverage of all cities in
Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex,
Hampshire, Hampden, Middlesex,
Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and
Worcester Counties
Michigan Detroit Metro area - including Ann
Arbor, Pontiac, Flint, Clinton, Eaton,
and Monroe Counties
Grand Rapids Metro
Kalamazoo
Lansing Metro
Northern Michigan Resort area -
including Traverse City, Elk Rapids,
Petoskey, Charlevoix, Boyne City,
and Harbor Springs
Minnesota Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro -
including cities in Anoka Scott and
Carver Counties
Moorhead
Rochester
Mississippi Biloxi/Gulfport
Jackson Missouri
Branson
Columbia
Kansas City (KS-MO) Metro -
including Platte County
St Louis Metro (IL-MO) - including
additional cities in Jefferson County
Montana Billings
Nebraska Lincoln (Lancaster County)
Omaha
Nevada Las Vegas Metro
Reno/Lake Tahoe
New Hampshire Manchester
Nashua
New Jersey Southern New Jersey - including
Atlantic City/Cape May/Cumberland
Metro
Camden Metro
Newark Metro
Trenton Metro - including Ocean and
Hunterdon Counties New Mexico
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Taos Ski Resorts
New York The Adirondack
Binghamton
Buffalo - including Erie and Niagara
Counties
Cooperstown
Eastern New York - including New
York City Metro, Albany, Glen Falls,
Schenectady, Troy
Ithaca
Lake Placid
Oneonta
Rochester - including cities in
Monroe County
Syracuse
Utica
North Carolina Asheville
Charlotte Metro
Hickory
Morgantown
Raleigh-Durham Metro
Wilmington
Winston-Salem/Greensboro Metro
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Coverage Areas
North Dakota
Fargo Metro
Ohio Akron
Columbus/Marysville Metro
Cincinnati Metro - including Butler
County
Cleveland Metro - including Geauga
County
Dayton
Toledo (Lucas County)
Oklahoma Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Oregon Bend
Eugene
Portland/Salem Metro
Pennsylvania Allentown
Erie
Gettysburg
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia Metro
Pittsburgh Metro - including
Washington County
Reading State College/University Park
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
York
Rhode Island Newport
Providence Metro
South Carolina Beaufort
Charleston
Columbia
Greenville/Spartanburg - including
additional cities in Greenville and
Spartanburg Counties
Myrtle Beach Metro
Rock Hill Metro
South Dakota Sioux Falls
Tennessee Chattanooga
Johnson City/Kingsport/Bristol
Knoxville/Farragut Metro
Memphis Metro - including Desoto
and Tunica Counties
Nashville Texas
Austin Metro
Big Bend
Bryan/College Station
Corpus Christi
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro - including
additional cities in Grayson County
El Paso
Houston Metro - including additional
cities in Galveston County
Midland/Odessa Metro
San Antonio Metro
South Padre Island
Utah Moab
Ogden
Park City
Salt Lake City Metro
Vermont Burlington
Montpelier
Virginia Washington D.C. detailed area -
including Alexandria, Arlington,
Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier
County, Fredericksburg City,
Manassas, and additional cities in
Loudoun and Prince William
Counties
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Coverage Areas
NiagaraFort Erie
Grimsby
Lincoln
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara Falls
Pelham
Port Colborne
St Catharines
Thorold
Wainfleet
Welland
West Lincoln
Peel Brampton
Caledon
Mississauga
Simcoe Bradford West Gwillimbury
Toronto Toronto
Waterloo Cambridge
Kitchener
North Dumfries
Waterloo Wellington
Guelph
Puslinch
York Aurora
East Gwillimbury
Georgina
King
Markham
Newmarket
Richmond Hill
Vaughan
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Windsor
EssexLasalle
Tecumseh
Windsor
Inter-Town (partial) Coverage
Counties/Districts/Regional
MunicipalitiesBrant
Bruce
Chatham-Kent
Dufferin
Elgin
Essex Frontenac
Gray
Haldimand-Norfolk
Haliburton
Hastings
Huron
Kawartha Lakes
Lambton
Lanark
Leeds and Granville
Lennox and Addington
Middlesex
Muskoka
Northumberland
Oxford
Perth
Peterborough
Prescott and Russell
Prince Edward
Simcoe
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Waterloo
Wellington
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CANADA CONNECTOR ROADS
The Cross-Canada Connector Road
allows for travel between the
provinces of British Columbia and
Quebec in DCA 11. Major
metropolitan city Points of interest
are also included.
Road Inclusion
Roads in the province of British
ColumbiaHwy-1/Trans Canada Hwy from
Alberta/BC boundary to Vancouver
detailed city.
Hwy-3/Crowsnest Hwy from Hwy-1/
Trans Canada Hwy (Hope) to Hwy-5/
Coquihalla Hwy (Hope)
Hwy-5/Coquihalla Hwy (in Hope) to
Hwy-1/Trans Canada Hwy (in
Kamloops)
Hwy-99 between Vancouver and
Whistler
Roads in the province of Alberta Hwy-1/Trans Canada Hwy across
whole province
Hwy-1A from Cochrane to Canmore
Hwy-1X from Hwy-1A to Hwy-1/
Trans Canada Hwy
Morley Road from Hwy-1/Trans
Canada Hwy
Hwy-3/Crowsnest Hwy (at Medicine
Hat) to Lethbridge
Hwy-4 (at Lethbridge) to 1-15 (US border)
Hwy-36 between Hwy-3 (in Taber)
and Hwy-4 (in Warner)
Hwy-3/Crowsnest Hwy (in
Lethbridge) to Hwy-2 (in Fort
Macleod)
Hwy-2 (in Fort Macleod) to Hwy-1/
Trans Canada Hwy (in Calgary)
Roads in the province of Saskatchewan Hwy-1/Trans Canada Hwy across
whole province
Roads in the province of Manitoba
Hwy-1/Trans Canada Hwy across
whole province
Hwy-100/Trans Canada Hwy in
Winnipeg (partial beltway)
Hwy-75 from Hwy-100/Trans
Canada Hwy (Winnipeg) south to
link with 1-29 (US border)
Roads in the province of Ontario Hwy-69/Trans Canada Hwy from
Muskoka district to Sudbury
Hwy-17/Trans Canada Hwy from
Ottawa Detailed Area Coverage to
Manitoba border
Hwy-17B at Sault Ste Marie to link
with 1-75 (US border)
Hwy-61 from Hwy-17 at Thunder
Bay to link with US-61 (US border)
Hwy-11 from Muskoka district to
North Bay
Hwy-60 and Hwy-127 in Nipissing
County
Cities with available real-time in-
car traffic information
The following citie s currently have
available real-time traffic information. Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Dallas - Ft. Worth, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Fresno, CA
Hartford - New Britain - Middle
town, CT
Houston, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Jacksonville, FL
Kansas City, KS
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Memphis, TN
Miami - Ft. Lauderdale, FLMilwaukee, WI
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN
Nashville, TN
Coverage Areas
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Glossary
Vehicle Speed Sensor - Provides speed
signal to the navigation system for
moving the VP icon on the map.
Verified Streets - These streets consist
of the detailed metropolitan coverage
areas, and all other inter-town
connection roads. These roads are
shown in black on the map.
Voice Control - See VR.
VP - Vehicle Position. When in map
mode, this circular icon shows the
vehicle position on the map. Push in
on the Interface Dial , select Show
Icon on Map , move the Interface
Dial left to select Current
Position . It shows the latitude,
longitude, and elevation of your
current position.
VR - Voice Recognition. This allows
voice control of many of the
navigation functions. The hardware
consists of the microphone, voice
control switch ( NAVI TALK/NAVI
BACK buttons), and the front
speakers.
Waypoint - A temporary destination
you may enter with on route (e.g., a
gas station, ATM, etc.). See page71. Yaw Rate Sensor -
Senses when the
vehicle makes a turn, which makes
the VP change direction on the map
as you turn.
Zagat Ratings - Restaurant ratings
information prov ided by Zagat
Survey. See the Information screen
on page80 for an explanation of the
ratings.
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