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Map Scale
Rotate the Interface Dial knob or say a voice command such as “Display 1/2 mile scale” (see page 154) 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 th e
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
99).
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice Command Index on page153.
Map Scale (English and Metric)
For selecting uni ts, see page
99.1/20 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 m 200 m 400 m 800 m1.6 km3 km 8 km 24 km 80 km240 km 560 km
POI icon symbols (like ATM) page 63 XX
Breadcrumbs (off-road tracking dots)page69 XXXX
Freeway exit information icons page 63 XXX
One-way traffic icon page
63 X
Unverified road display (light brown)page101 XXX
Map orientation “Heading-up” page 62 XXXXX
Map orientation “North-up” page
62 XXXXXXXXXXX
Map features (like park, golf course)page55 XXXXXXXXXX
Avoid area shown on map page 105 XXX
Avoid area scales (when creating) page
105 XXX
Waypoint “flag” icons page
74 XXXXXXXXXXX
Traffic speed / incident page
21 XXXXXXX
Weather Information page
64 XXXXXXXXXXX
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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 automati
cally changes to
the map screen when you reach your
destination. Press the MENU button to
return to the MENU screen ( Enter
destination by ).
NOTE:
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page153.
 If you are en 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.
“North Up”
“Heading Up”
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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). 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 en route, you can view a map
showing your destination. Using voice
control, say “Display destination map.”
Various Other Icons
Landmark Icons
Landmark icons are shown in the map
screen on the 1/20 and 1/8 mile scales or
80 and 200 meter scales. The Freeway
Exit information is displayed on the 1/4,
1/2, and 1 mile scales. The icons are:
Incident Icons
Incident icons are displayed on the 1/20
through 5 mile scales. The icons are:
NOTE:
The Congestion icon is not displayed on
the map screen. This icon is displayed
on the Traffic Incident screen (see
Listing Traffic Incidents by Voice
Control on page24).
One-Way Traffic Icon
The one-way traffic icons (see Map
Screen Legend on page55) are only
shown on the 1/20 mile scale and only
when turned on in ICON OPTIONS
(see page67).
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
Weather
Road ClosedAccident/Incident
Construction
Congestion
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Weather Icons
Weather icons are displayed on all map
scales. The icons are:
Daytime mode
Nighttime mode
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
page67), or by using voice commands
(see page153). You can select most
landmark, traffic, or weather 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 INFO screen ( Other).
 When there are overlapping landmark icons, a list of the points of
interest (POIs) is displayed.
 Weather icons are on ly visible if you
have a current traffic/weather
subscription with XM. See page115.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page153.
Partly Cloudy
Fog
Freezing Rain
Clear
Cloudy
Rain
Snow
Partly Cloudy
Fog
Freezing Rain
Clear
Cloudy
Rain
Snow
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For some icons, you can choose either to show or hide them on the map, while others like Acura Dealer 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
*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 page67), specialty types
of restaurants, like Chinese or Italian, can be individually displayed or hidden. See Show Icon on Map on page152. Also see
the Voice Command Index on page153 for the “Display,” “Hide,” and “Find” commands.
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...”
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 attraction, Bank No icon No icon No NoYes
Parking garage/Parking lot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freeway exit information Yes Yes Yes Yes (choose POI) No
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Incident icon
*1.You can display the nearest traffic incidents by saying, “Display traffic incidents.”
Weather 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...”
Traffic speed Yes Yes Yes No No
Traffic incident Yes Yes Yes No Yes *1
One-way traffic icon Yes Yes Yes No No
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...”
Weather information Yes Yes Yes No No
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Showing Icons on the Map
Selecting Show Icon on Map from
the Map menu (see page57) 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 page63 for a list of these icons).
In the screen above, traffic, gas stations,
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 page154).
CURRENT LOCATION (Interface
Dial Left)
This allows you to display and/or save
your current location. See page70 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 for more information).
CHANGE GUIDANCE MODE
(Interface Dial Down)
When en 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 page60 for an
explanation of this feature, and see
page108 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
five icon choices, “Parking” (lot or
garage), “Restaurant” (specific type or
types of food), “Other Icons” (hospitals,
schools, etc.), “Traffic” (traffic speed or
incident), and “Weather” (weather or
warning), can each be tailored to your
needs.
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For instance, let’s assume that your
school 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 “OTHER ICON” button on the Icon
bar is blue (see Icon Bar on page67).
 Second, you select ICON OPTIONS
and verify that the school option is
also on (blue). This procedure is
explained below.
If you select Other Icons from the
Select category for icon settings
screen, the other icon options are
displayed: In the example above, only
ATM and
POST OFFICE are selected and will
show up on the map. To also see
SCHOOL 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.
 See Voice Command Index on
page154 for the available “Display”
and “Hide” icon command.
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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, and then give you a new
route instruction. This is done
automatically if you have set
Rerouting to AUTOMATIC
on the SETUP screen (Other) (see page100).
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
want 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
(Other) is set to ON (see page111). By following the dots, you can backtrack
to the mapped road you originally left.
“Breadcrumbs” may occasionally be
displayed in urban areas, such as large
parking lots in shoppi
ng malls, or in new
subdivisions where th e roads are not yet
in the database. In other cases, you may
see dots if the system temporarily 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:
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 store 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 MENU screen ( Enter destination
by ) to select the saved location and
return to the same spot.
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