language Acura MDX 2011 Navigation Manual
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Navigation System1
Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................... 4
Manual Overview .............................. 4
System Overview ............................... 4
Accessories Precautions .....................5
Important Safety In formation ............5
Map Overview ................................... 6
Current Street ........................................6
Verified/Unverified Street ......................6
User Agreement ...............................8
Getting Started .............................. 10
System Controls ............................... 10
Voice Control Basics ....................... 13
Using the Voice Control System .......... 14
Improving Voice Recogn ition ..............14
Selecting an Item (Button) on the 
Screen ........................................... 15
Selecting an Item in a List ............... 15
Entering Information ....................... 16
System Start-up ................................ 18
System Language Selection ............. 18
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink®........... 19
Map Screen Legend ......................... 20
Map Screen Description .................. 21
Zoom In/Out.........................................21
Map Scrolling ......................................21
Displaying Current Location ...........21
Traffic Display Legend .................... 22AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic™ ......
23
Traffic Status Indicator........................ 23
Viewing Flow Data .............................. 24
Viewing Incident Reports .................... 25
System Function Diagram ...............27
Entering a Destination .................28
By Address ...................................... 29
Selecting the State or Province............ 29
Selecting the ZIP Code ........................ 30
Selecting the City ................................. 30
Selecting the Street .............................. 32
Entering the Street Number ................. 34
By Address Book .............................34
Adding Addresses to the Personal 
Address Book ................................... 35
By Previous Destination .................. 35
By Place Name ......... .......................36
By Place Category .... .......................37
Subcategories ...................................... 38
Place Name .......................................... 41
City Vicinity ......................................... 41
Sort by Distance to Travel ................... 41
Search by Keyword .............................. 42
By Place Phone Number..................43
By ZAGAT® 2010............ ...............43
By Coordinate .................................. 44
By Intersection................................. 46
By Map Input ............ .......................46
Showing the Map of Current 
Position ............................................ 47
Showing the Map of City .....................48
Showing the Map of Stat e ....................49
Showing the Map of Continental USA  and Canada ...... ................................ 50
By Go Home 1 or 2 .......................... 51
Driving to Your Destination ........52
Driving to Your Destination ............. 52
Calculate Route to Screen ................ 52
Changing the Route Preference........... 53
Viewing the Routes .............................. 53
Viewing the Destination Map .............. 54
Map Screen .......................................54
Route Line............................................ 54
Voice Guidance Prompts ..................... 55
Map Screen Legend ............................. 56
Guidance Screen ...............................57
Guidance Screen Legend ..................... 57
Distance and Time to Destination ....58
Map Menu ........................................ 58
Guidance Menu ................................ 59
Directions ............................................ 59
Exit Info. 
(Freeway Exit Information) ............. 60
Guidance Mode ................................... 61
Map Information...............................61
Showing Icons on the Map ..................62
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Navigation System3
Table of Contents
Color .............................................. 117
Map Color.......................................... 117
Menu Color ........................................ 118
Switching Display  Mode Manually....118
Switching Display Mode  Automatically ................................. 119
AcuraLink/Messages ..................... 120
Language........................................ 120
Wallpaper ....................................... 121
Selecting Wallpaper Pictures ............ 121
Delete Pictures on HDD .................... 121
Importing Pictures from USB ............ 122
Reset Factory Default Settings ......123
Clear Personal Data ....................... 123
Traffic & Weather Status ............... 124
Multi-view Rear Camera ............... 125
Visible Range of the Rearview 
Image.............................................. 125
Three-way Rearview Modes .............. 126
Multi-view Rear Camera Brightness  Adjustment...................................... 126
System Initialization ...................127
System Initialization ......................127
Entering the Security Code ............ 127
GPS Initialization.................. .........127
Map Matching ................................ 128
System Limitations......................129
GPS Reception Issues ........................ 129
Database Limitations .................130
Client Assistance......................... 132
Reporting Errors ............................ 132
Acura Automobile Client Service.. 132
Visiting Your Dealer .....................133
Obtaining a Navigation Update  DVD ........................................... 133
Coverage Areas........................... 134
Map Coverage................................ 134
U.S. Detailed Coverage Areas...........134
Canada Detailed Coverage Areas .....139
Operation in Alaska, Hawaii, 
Canada, and Puerto Rico ............ 149
Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Puerto 
Rico ................................................149
INFO Screen Differences...................150
Shipping a Vehicle .............................150
Frequently Asked Questions ..... 151
Troubleshooting.......................... 159
Glossary ....................................... 160
Glossary ......................................... 160
Voice Command Index...............163
Global Commands ......................... 163
Navigation Commands .................. 163
General Commands ...........................163
Map Display Commands ...................164
Map Scale Commands .......................164 Find Place Commands ......................
165
Route Commands ............................... 166
Climate Control Commands ...........166
Audio Commands ........................... 167
Radio Commands............................... 167
Disc Commands ................................. 168
HDD Commands .... ........................... 168
USB Commands ................................. 169
iPod Commands................................. 169
Bluetooth
® Audio Commands............ 170
AUX Commands ................................ 170
Song By Voice™ Co mmands .............170
Rear Radio Commands .. ....................170
Rear CD Commands .......................... 171
Rear DVD Commands ....................... 171
Rear HDD Commands....................... 172
Rear iPod Commands ........................ 173
Rear AUX Commands........................ 173
Cellular Phone Commands .............173
SETUP Screen (Main Setup)  Commands................................... 173
On-Screen Commands .................... 174
On-Screen Spelling  Assist ..............174
Index ............................................ 178
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18Navigation System
Getting Started
System Start-up
When you turn the ignition to ON (II), it 
takes about 10 seconds for the 
navigation system to boot up.
The first screen to appear is the 
navigation system globe screen. The 
screen then changes to the  Disclaimer 
screen:
NOTE:
Driver information will display on the 
upper right side of  the screen. If there 
are any unread messages, the Message 
icon will display on the bottom left side 
of the screen. See page 20.
System Language Selection
Move the Interface Dial  to the right to 
select  CHANGE LANGUAGE. On the 
Select a language screen, you can 
select the language to  be used by the 
entire system by choosing from the 
language choices that are displayed.
After you have changed the language 
settings, you will be returned to the 
Disclaimer  screen.
Read this disclaimer carefully so you 
understand it before continuing. Push in 
on the Interface Dial  to select OK, and 
the  map  screen will appear on the 
display. The “OK” cannot be activated 
by voice. If you do not push in on the 
Interface 
Dial , the screen will go dark after 30 
seconds. (You can also display the 
Wallpaper  screen. See page 121.) To 
return to the  Disclaimer screen, press 
any navigation or voice control button.
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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 
SETUP and  INFO screens.
The items above the  map screen show 
various methods to begin driving to 
your destination (orange). You are 
provided with map/voice guidance, 
routing cautions, and a direction list. 
While driving to your destination, use 
the voice control system as much as 
possible to interact with the navigation, 
audio, and climat e control systems 
(green).
REMINDERS(pg.19)CALENDAR
-THEMAPSCREEN(pg.20)-
(MAP/VOICEGUIDANCE,ROUTINGCAUTIONS,DIRECTIONSLIST)
-DRIVINGTOYOURDESTINATION-
VOICE: "HELP" (ALL)
(pg. 163)
VOICE:
"INFORMATION SCREEN"(pg. 81)
VOICE:
"MENU" (to
change route) (pg. 75)
VOICE:
"HOW FAR OR LONG
TO THE DESTINATION?" (pg. 166)
VOICE:
"DISPLAY (OR S AV E)
CURRENT LOCA TION"
(pg. 64)VOICE:
"WHAT TIME IS IT?"
(pg. 163)
VOI CE:
"AUDIO"
(pg. 167 - 173)
VOI CE:
CLIMATE
FAN, TEMP (pg. 166)
ENTER
WAY POINTS
(pg. 76)
VIEW
TRAFFIC(pg. 23)
VOICE:
"ZOOM IN/ZOOM OUT" (pg. 66, 164)
VOICE:
"HIDE/DISPLAY ICONS" (pg. 69, 164)
VIEW TRAFFIC(pg. 23)
BRIGHTN ESS (pg. 94)CONTRAST (pg. 94)BLACK LEVEL (pg. 94)VOLUME  (pg. 95)INF DIAL F/B (pg. 95)PERSONAL INFO. (pg. 95)MUSIC SEARCH (pg. 102)
BASIC (pg.  104)RT & GUID (pg. 105)CLOCK (pg. 114)VEHICLE (pg.  115)COLOR (pg. 117)ACURALINK (pg. 120)LANGUAGE (pg. 120)
TFC & WTHR 
STA TUS (pg. 124)CLEAR D ATA (pg. 123)RESET (pg. 123)WAL LPAPER (pg. 121)
RS ASSISTANCE (pg.  92)ZAGAT RATING (pg. 92)
TFC INCIDENT (pg. 82)CELL PHONE (pg. 81)
MESSAGES (pg. 86)VOICE HELP (pg. 86)SETUP (pg. 87)CALENDAR (pg. 88)
SYS/DVC INFO. (pg. 91)MAP UPDATE (pg. 92)
SHOW  WP (pg. 93)
SCENIC RD INFO . (pg. 90)
PRESS
OK
SELECT BAND/FREQUENCYVOL BALANCECD FUNCTIONSOTH ER AUDIOBRIGHTNESS
REAR CAMERA(R EVERSE)
INFO/PHONE
BUTTON(pg. 94)AUD IO
BUTTON (pg. 11)
INFO/PHONE BUTTON(pg. 81)THEDISCLAIMERSCREEN(pg.18)
VOI CE: "FIND
NEARES T..."
AT M , ETC.
(pg. 165)
SELECT A
DESTINATION WITH
INTERFACE DIAL (pg. 78)
VOICE:
"GO HOME" (pg. 51)
VOICE:
"MENU" FOR ENTER
DESTINATION SCREEN(pg. 28)
CONTINUE TO THE
DESTINATION (RESUME)
AFTER RESTART (pg. 79)
GLOBESCREENKEYONVOICECOMMANDSMUSIC SEARCH
 (pg. 170)AUD IO (pg. 167 - 173)
CLIMATE CONTR OL
(pg. 166)
Formoreinformation,see
yourOwner’sManual.
SETUP
(OTHER)
ACURALINK WTHR  (pg. 82)
CALC. (pg. 90)
MAIN INFO
OTHER
SETUP
(MAIN)
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30Navigation System
Entering a Destination
Selecting the ZIP Code
If you move the Interface Dial to the 
right to select  ZIP CODE while on the 
Find address by  screen, the Enter ZIP 
code  screen will display.
When you input the ZIP code and select 
OK  by moving the  Interface Dial 
down, the  Select a city screen will 
appear, listing all c ities with that ZIP 
code.
Tip:
This system is enabled for both 
American and Canadian ZIP codes.
Selecting the City
This is helpful if the street runs through 
several cities, and you know what city 
includes the street. Th e city you are in is 
displayed on the screen.
By Voice Control:
Say “City” on the  Find address by 
screen, and the display changes to the 
Say city name screen. Say the city 
name and the searching will begin.
If the city you want is displayed on the 
screen, say “Select current city.” If your 
desired destination is  in another city, say 
or enter that city.
NOTE:
To improve voice  recognition when 
saying the city name, pronounce the 
syllables as clearly as possible. The 
Say city name  screen will not 
display when a language other than 
English has been selected. You will 
have to enter the city name using the 
Interface Dial .
To enter the city na me by voice spelling, 
say  CHANGE TO SPELL MODE  on 
the Say city name  screen, and the 
display will change to the  Enter city 
name  screen.
Say the city name by saying individual 
letters, or words that represent the 
letters, one at a time.
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48Navigation System
Entering a Destination
Select an item from the list. Then select 
Set as Dest. to calculate a route to the 
selected destination.
Showing the Map of City
You can search for a city name in all 
coverage areas.
By Voice Control:
Say “City” on the  Show map of screen, 
and the display changes to the  Say city 
name  screen. Say the city name and the 
searching will begin.
NOTE:
To improve voice  recognition when 
saying the city name, pronounce the 
syllables as clearly as possible. The 
Say city name  screen will not 
display when a language other than 
English has been selected.
To enter the city na me by voice spelling, 
say  CHANGE TO SPELL MODE  on 
the Say city name  screen, and the 
display will change to the  Enter city 
name  screen.
Say the city name by saying individual 
letters, or words that represent the 
letters, one at a time.
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102Navigation System
System Setup
SETUP Screen (Other)
Select the “Other” tab by moving the 
Interface Dial to the right to view 
additional SETUP functions and the 
following screen appears:
Music Search
From the  SETUP screen (Other ), say 
or select  Music Search  and the Music 
search setup  screen appears.
Song By Voice™ (SBV)
Song By Voice™ allo ws you to search 
for and play music from your HDD or 
iPod device using voice commands.
To activate this mode, press the  TALK 
button on the steering wheel and say 
“Hard Disc Drive Search” or “iPod 
Search” depending on the media that 
you would like to access. From this 
mode, you can use the following voice 
commands to select songs or display a 
song list. Say the desired voice command 
followed by the artist, song title, album, 
genre, playlist, or composer you wish to 
select. For example, when you say “Play 
artist Radiohead,” the system will 
provide voice feedback and start playing 
all songs of Radiohead.
NOTE:
 For information on the available 
voice commands in the Song By 
Voice™ mode, see  Song By Voice™ 
Commands  on page170.
 Languages other than English may  not be available for artist name, song 
title, album title, etc.
 You can turn this feature ON  or 
OFF .
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System Setup
For “SEARCH ALONG,” the system 
looks in front of you within a corridor 
width specified by your values for “On 
Freeways” or “On Surface Street.”
The system checks the upcoming area, 
based on your input.
For “SEARCH AROUND,” the system 
searches outwards in a spiral from the 
destination. In this case, specific search 
values are not needed; the matches are 
displayed in order of distance from 
destination.
NOTE:
These settings do not affect the search 
range used for the  voice commands like 
“Find nearest gas station” that are also 
available when viewing the map  screen.Guidance Mode
Allows you to select the guidance 
display mode: Single Screen  or Split 
Screen .
To get to Guidance Mode from the 
SETUP screen, select the “Other” tab, 
Routing & Guidance, and 
Guidance Mode .
The factory default is Single Screen .
NOTE:
Guidance Mode  can also be selected 
on the  Guidance menu  screen. See 
Guidance Mode  on page61.
Street Name Guidance
Allows voice guidan ce to include the 
street names (for example, “Turn right 
on Main Street”). You can choose to 
turn this feature ON  or OFF .
To access this feature from the SETUP 
screen, select the “Other” tab,  Routing 
& Guidance , and Street Name 
Guidance .
This feature is set to  OFF as a factory 
default.
NOTE:
If the system language selection is not 
English,  Street Name Guidance will 
be grayed out, making its selection 
impossible.
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120Navigation System
System Setup
AcuraLink/Messages
For complete details on setting up your 
AcuraLink messaging, refer to the 
AcuraLink section in your Owner’s 
Manual, or visit www.myacura.com.
NOTE:
AcuraLink relies on a satellite signal. It 
will not work in Alaska, Hawaii, 
Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Language
Selects the language to be used on each 
screen that the system displays. From 
the  SETUP screen ( Other), say or 
select  Language  and the following 
screen will be displayed.
You can choose from three languages: 
English, Français , or Español . NOTE:
 Voice confirmation of cities and 
streets only occurs when English has 
been selected.
 When Français or Español is  selected, some messages will 
continue to be displayed in English.
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158Navigation System
Frequently Asked Questions
Daylight saving time occurred, but the navigation system did 
not change time even though SETUP shows  Auto Daylight 
is  ON . The automatic daylight saving time feature does not work in regions where 
the daylight saving time 
system is not adopted.
The navigation system  automatic daylight time feature is not 
switching the navigation system clock on the correct dates. 
Why is this? 1) Go to the 
Clock adjustment  screen in SETUP and ensure that  Auto 
Daylight  is ON .
2) The automatic daylight  saving time feature does not work in regions 
where the daylight saving ti me system is not adopted.
For more information, see page 114.
The navigation system  clock switched by one hour for no 
apparent reason. Wh at can cause this? You may be driving near 
a time zone boundary (see  Auto Daylight on 
page 114). See page 115 (Auto Time  Zone) for more information.
My battery was disconnected  or went dead, and the 
navigation system is asking for  a code. Where do I find this 
code? There should be a card in the glove box with the anti-theft code for the 
navigation/audio syst
em. This card contains the  5-digit security code and 
serial number. If you cannot find it , your dealer can help you out.
I speak a language other than  English. Are there any other 
languages available for the system? Besides English, you may select Fr
ançais or Español for your language 
setting.
Problem
Solution
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