Acura TL 2010 Navigation Manual
Manufacturer: ACURA, Model Year: 2010, Model line: TL, Model: Acura TL 2010Pages: 174, PDF Size: 15.4 MB
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•  When you cannot receive  Weather 
Info , this feature cannot be 
selected. After a period of 15 
minutes,  Weather Info . may be 
selected but the message “Weather 
information could not be received” 
will be displayed.  For information 
regarding the verifi cation of 
reception status, please see  Tra f fi c & 
Weather Status  on page  120 .
 We at h er   For e c a s t
You can view the weather forecast 
for the current position or the city 
you selected. Say or select  Weather 
Forecast , and the display changes to:
When you select  Current Position , 
the  Forecast  screen will be displayed. When you select City Vicinity
, 
the  Enter city name  screen will be 
displayed. Enter the name of the city 
using the Interface Dial . If the system 
does not fi  nd an exact match, select 
LIST  when you fi nish entering the 
name of the city. Select a desired city 
from the list. The Forecast  screen will 
be displayed.
When you select the “1 day” tab, you 
can view the one-day forecast and get 
information about the current weather, 
forecast, and temperature. When you 
select the “3 day” tab, you can view the 
three-day forecast (day/night). NOTE:
•  When the GPS signal or weather 
information cannot be received, 
“NA” or “No Data” will be 
displayed.
•  You can view the same information  by selecting the weather icon for a 
city on the  map screen.
  Warning List 
Y ou can view a list of all weather 
warnings in the United States. Say 
or select Warning List Sorted by 
Distance , and the display changes to:
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You can view three types of lists by 
selecting a sorting method from “All 
US,” “Within 500mi,” or “On Route.” 
A warning icon in the list indicates that 
your vehicle is in the warning area, or 
the calculated route runs through the 
area. When you select a listed item by 
pushing in on the Interface Dial , the 
detailed information will be displayed.
Say “ Read List” or push in on the 
Interface Dial , and the information 
will be read to you.
NOTE:
•  The “On Route” tab can be selected  only when en route.
•  Scrolling through the Weather  Warning screen is disabled when the 
vehicle is moving.   Warning Map 
Y
o
u ca
n view the warning map, which 
contains different colors according 
to the type of warning. Say or select 
Warning Map , and the display 
changes to:
Select the colored area by moving the 
Interface Dial . If desired, rotate the 
Interface Dial knob  to change the 
map scale (15, 50, or 150 miles). When 
you have the crosshairs in the desired 
area, push in on the Interface Dial . 
The  Weather Warning screen will be 
displayed. Radar Map
To view a radar map displaying rain 
or other weather systems, say or select 
Radar Map. The display changes to:
:heavy rain
:moderate rain
:light rain
:heavy freezing rain
:light freezing rain
:heavy snow
:light snow
Move the Interface Dial  to scroll the 
map. To change the scale (50, 150, or 350 
miles), turn the Interface Dial knob .
NOTE:
•  Moving the cursor does not display  the detailed information.
•  Changes to the scale of the Radar  Map are not refl ected on the original 
map screen.
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Weather Information on Map 
Weather Icons
Weather icons can be displayed on the 
map screen when turned on (see page 
 64  ). They appear next to the city names 
on all map scales.
When you scroll through the map using 
the  Interface Dial , the weather icon is 
displayed at the top right of the screen. 
This shows you the weather at the 
cursor position.
When you select the weather icon 
next to a city name and push in the 
Interface Dial , the Forecast screen 
will be displayed. To return to the  map 
screen, press the CANCEL  button. 
 Warning  Icon 
The warning icon indicates that a 
weather warning area exists near 
your current location or along your 
calculated route. To check the weather 
warnings, see     Warning Map  
 on page  
 82 
 
. Weather Information for Destination
When you select a destination from the 
MENU screen, the Calculate route to 
screen will be displayed. Weather icons 
for the destination will display on the 
right side of the screen.
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You can also view the weather 
information for your destination when 
you select the destination directly from 
the map  screen (use the  Interface 
Dial  to position the target mark on your 
desired destination, and then push in on 
the  Interface Dial ).
NOTE:
When the GPS signal or weather 
information cannot be received, “NA” 
will be displayed. When the system calculates a route 
and there is a warning on the route, the 
following screen will be displayed:
Select 
Check Info. , and the warning 
list will be displayed (see page  81  ).
  Voice Info 
When you say or select Voic e I nfo  on 
the  INFO  screen ( Main Info ), you will 
see the following screen: 
You can select the “MAP,” “MENU,” or 
“AUDIO” tab by moving the  Interface 
Dial  to the left or right.
NOTE: 
You can select an item by saying either 
the line number or the item name. 
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There is a tutorial available for the 
voice command help. Say or select 
Getting started, and the display 
changes to: 
Select the line number of the desired 
tutorial you want to view, and the 
tutorial will automatically be read. 
To stop the reading, push in on the 
Interface Dial  and select STOP . To 
resume the reading, push in on the 
Interface Dial  again.  When you make a command help 
selection under any of the help screens, 
you will see the help commands that 
can be used with voice control. You 
can say “Read List” or push in on the 
Interface Dial
 to select Using the 
talk button , and the system will read 
the list to you. 
For a listing of all voice commands, see 
  Voice  Command  Index   on page  158 . 
   Calendar  
The Calendar option allows you 
to enter events and be reminded of 
them in the future. When you say 
or select Calendar  from the INFO 
screen (Other ), the system shows the 
calendar with the current calendar day 
highlighted. 
Dates with an icon indicate there is a 
scheduled entry for that date. 
NOTE:
Entries may be stored in the calendar 
for 10 years.
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You can scroll through the calendar day 
by day by rotating the  Interface Dial 
knob , or select the day by voice. When 
you move the Interface Dial  up or 
down, you can also scroll through the 
calendar week by week. To change the 
month, say “Next month” or “Previous 
month,” or move the Interface Dial 
right or left.   Entering Your  Schedule 
Set your schedule by selecting the day on 
the calendar, and the display changes to: 
Reminder 
The default for Reminder is 
ON. This 
allows the system to remind you of the 
calendar item the next time you start the 
vehicle. See     S y s t e m   S t a r t - u p    on page   18 .  Edit Date 
This allows you to move your calendar 
entry to a different date. If you say or 
select 
Edit Date , the Edit Date  screen 
is displayed with existing entries grayed 
out. When you select a new date, the 
display will return to the  Schedule 
screen.
Edit Title 
Say or select Edit Title , then enter the 
name of your title using the  Interface 
Dial . Once you have entered the title, 
say or select  OK. The title will be 
displayed on the specifi ed date on the 
Calendar  screen and the display will 
return to the  Schedule screen.
Edit Message 
Say or select Edit Message , and the 
system will show the  Edit Message 
screen. You can enter a message on two 
lines. Use  to change the line. 
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Once you have entered the message, 
say or select OK. The message will be 
displayed on the specifi ed date on the 
Calendar  screen and the display will 
return to the  Schedule screen.
Message Icon 
Say or select Message Icon , and 
the system displays a list of icons you 
can select to help identify the type of 
message you entered. The message icon 
you choose will be displayed alongside 
the specifi  ed date on the Calendar  
screen. 
Delete 
Say or select Delete  to display the 
confi  rmation screen. If you select 
YES , the entry that is displayed will be 
deleted.  Back to Calendar View
Once you have fi
 nished entering the 
schedule, say or select  BACK TO 
CALENDAR VIEW  by moving the 
Interface Dial  down. The Calendar  
screen will appear and display the 
scheduled entry.
NOTE: 
•  Only one entry can be stored for  each calendar day.
•  A maximum of 50 entries can be  stored in the calendar. After you 
reach 50 entries, a warning message 
will appear telling you that the limit 
has been reached. You can clear any 
older entries as needed.
•  The system displays active calendar  entries only after you answer OK  on 
the Disclaimer screen. 
•  For more information, see    System 
Start-up    on page   18  .Scenic Road Information
Say or select Scenic Road 
Information  while on the INFO  
screen (Other ), and the display will 
change as indicated below.
The number of scenic roads for each 
state will be listed. 
Select a state and a list of the scenic 
roads in that state will be displayed. 
After making a selection, the scenic road 
will display on the  Map Click screen 
at a scale, where its main portion is the 
focal point of the map. You can then set 
this as a destination or waypoint.
If you select a scenic road that runs 
through multiple states, only the portion 
of the road in the selected state will be 
displayed.
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Calculator 
When you say or select Calculator  on 
the  INFO  screen ( Other), the display 
changes to: 
Use the Interface Dial  and Knob to 
use the following features: 
Calculator 
The calculator function operates like a 
standard handheld calculator.    U n i t   C o n v e r s i o n  
Values entered on the calculator can be 
converted from one unit to another (e.g., 
inches to millimeters). 
To perform a conversion: 
1. Enter a numeric value to be converted 
(for example, 100). 
2. Move  the  Interface Dial  down to 
select  UNIT CONVERSION . The 
screen changes to: 
3. Rotate  the  Interface Dial knob  to 
select the type of unit you want to 
convert (for example, weight) and 
push in on the Interface Dial  to 
select. The screen for that conversion 
type appears (see illustration in step 
4). 4. Select the base unit (e.g., pounds) 
that you wish to convert to some 
other unit. All other units will change 
automatically depending on the base 
unit value. In the example below, 
1000 mm converts to 100 cm, 1 m 
(U.S.), etc. 
NOTE: 
•  If you do not enter a value to be 
converted, only “Temperature” units 
are selectable. 
•  Conversions using negative values  may produce meaningless or 
physically impossible values.
•  To return the Calculator  screen, 
select CALC . by moving the 
Interface Dial  to the right.
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System / Device Information
Say or select System /Device 
Information while on the INFO  
screen (Other ), and the display will 
change as indicated below. 
You will need this information when 
ordering an update DVD. See page 128 for 
more information.
Map Update Status
During data updates, you can check 
the update status for map data for each 
state.  
During the update of map data, say 
or select Map Update Status  while 
on the INFO  screen (Other), and the 
display will change as indicated below.
NOTE:
•  This operation can only be carried  out during a disc update.
•  You can check the data update status  with the status bar that is displayed 
on the screen. 
•  If you say “Question” or select the ?  tab, you can refer to the Map Update 
Status explanation. 
Roadside Assistance
Acura Roadside Assistance is provided 
as a service to Acura clients. When 
paired with a Bluetooth-enabled 
cell phone, the system can call for 
assistance as long as the setting is 
switched  ON.
Say or select Roadside Assistance  
while on the INFO screen (Other), and the  
display will change as indicated below.
When you select the country, the phone 
number for Roadside Assistance and 
vehicle position information will be 
displayed. 
Say “Call” or select  CALL with the 
Interface Dial,  and then select Ye s 
from the confi  rmation screen.
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  Key to Zagat Ratings  
By saying or selecting Key to Zagat 
Ratings  on the INFO  screen (Other), 
you can see the explanation of the 
data displayed for the Zagat-surveyed 
restaurants. 
•  “Food,” “Décor,” and “Service”  categories are rated using numbered 
values (e.g., 0-9, 10-15, etc.) 
•  “Cost” is the average cost of a meal  (including drink and tip). 
The code displayed has the following 
meaning: 
“VE”: Very Expensive
“E”: Expensive
“M”: Moderate
“I”: Inexpensive •  The symbols, if displayed, indicate 
the following information: 
  open on Sunday
  closed on Sunday
  open on Monday
  closed on Monday
  open for lunch
  lunch not served
  serving after 11 PM
  no credit card accepted
Use the Interface Dial  to scroll 
through the Key to Zagat Ratings 
screens. 
 
Copyright© 2008 Zagat Survey, LLC. All rights reserved.
 
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