Acura MDX 2015 Navigation Manual
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Client Assistance
Resolving Problems
If you run into a specific issue that you 
cannot resolve, consult the following help 
resources:
• For navigation system issues: 
2 Troubleshooting P. 292
There are also FAQs  available online at 
www.acuranavi.com.
• For traffic-related issues: 
2 Traffic P. 294
• For reporting issues with the database 
or places/landmarks: 
2 Reporting Errors P. 310
• Call Acura Client Relations. 
2 Acura Client Relations Contact 
Information 
P. 310
Reporting Errors
You can help to improve database 
accuracy by reporti ng any errors you 
encounter.
• Report errors in freeways and main 
“verified” roads shown in black on the 
map at  http://mapreporter.navteq.com/
dur-web-external/ .
• Please do not report errors in purple 
“unverified” roads. Maps for these 
areas are provided for reference only. 
2 Unverified Routing P. 56
• Please do not report errors in places/
landmarks, such as changes in business 
names. Information about points of 
interest are constantly being updated. 
An updated database is available for 
purchase, usually in the fall of each year. 
2 Obtaining a Navigation Update P. 311
• For vehicle position ic on errors, screen 
error messages, or other GPS-related 
errors: 
2 Troubleshooting P. 292
2System Limitations P. 308
Acura Client Relations 
Contact Information
Acura Navi
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Acura Client Relations
Mail Stop 500-2N-7E
1919 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90501-2746
Tel: (800) 382-2238
Visiting a Dealer
If you have a question that you cannot 
resolve using the available help resources, 
you can consult a dealer. Please identify 
the specific is sue (e.g., error occurs when 
you enter a specific a ddress, when driving 
on a certain road, or just when it’s cold) so 
that the service technician can refer the 
issue to the factory so that a solution can 
be found. Be patient, the service technician 
may be unfamiliar with your specific issue. 
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Map Coverage
The navigation system provides map 
coverage for the United States, Canada, 
Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The map 
coverage consists of accurately mapped 
(verified) metropolitan areas and a less 
accurate (unverified)  rural database. Note 
that unverified areas are constantly being 
reviewed and converted to verified areas 
each year.
Map coverage update information is 
available from Acura Client Relations or 
online at  www.acuranavi.com .
To find navigation system update 
information:
1. Visit  www.acuranavi.com .
2. Enter your vehicle model and model 
year.
3. Click Map Coverage to display a list of 
verified coverage areas on the most 
recent update.
4. Click Map Coverage Details to display a 
PDF document with a full listing of all 
coverage areas.
Adobe® Reader® is required for 
viewing and printing the Portable 
Document Format (PDF) documents. 
To download the latest version of 
Adobe Reader, visit  http://
get.adobe.com/reader/ .
Obtaining a Navigation 
Update
Acura is continually expanding the scope 
of the navigation system. Navigation 
system software upgrades may be made 
available periodically, usually in the fall of 
each year.
To purchase an update:
1.Obtain your vehicle’s VIN number and 
the System/Device Information. 
2 System Device Information P. 286
2. Call the Acura Navigation Disc 
Fulfillment Center at (888) 549-3798, or 
order online at  www.acuranavi.com.
An update is not available from a dealer. 
However, the dealer may assist you in 
obtaining one for you out of courtesy. 
There is no program for free updates. 
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Traffic Information
Continuously updated traffic information is 
available in major metropolitan areas 
across the 48 contiguous states and some 
cities in Canada. A list of coverage areas is 
available online.
To find traffic information:
1.Visit  www.acura.com/realtimetraffic .
2. Select Real-Time Traffic on the MDX.
3. Click AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic.
Operation in Alaska, 
Hawaii, Canada, Puerto 
Rico, and Mexico
All roads displayed on the map screens are 
verified roads. Information in this manual 
relating to “unverified” roads or areas is 
not applicable.
Entering a destination address or place/
landmark on another island may result in a 
screen caution messag e. This is because 
there are no ferry routes between islands 
in the database.
If  Street Name Guidance  is set to On, the 
street names will not be read out by voice 
guidance. This may change in a future data 
update.
■ Map Coverage
■Address and Place Entry 
Screens
■Puerto Rico and Mexico 
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Copyrights
•Infogroup-Data: Certain business data 
provided by Infogroup © 2011, All 
RIghts Reserved.
• EXIT-Data: © ZENRIN CO., LTD. 2011. 
All rights reserved.
• Building foot print: © ZENRIN CO., LTD. 
2011. All rights reserved.
• Junction View Data: © ZENRIN USA, 
INC. 2011. All rights reserved.
• Brand icon: The marks of companies 
displayed by this product to indicate 
business locations are the marks of their 
respective owners. The use of such 
marks in this product does not imply any 
sponsorship, approval, or endorsement 
by such companies of this product.
User Agreements
In using this HDD  “Satellite Linked 
Navigation System” (the “HDD”), which 
includes HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. 
software, ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC. 
software, and NAVTEQ database contents 
(hereinafter referred to as “Licensors”), 
you are bound by the terms and conditions 
set forth below. By using your copy of the 
HDD, you have expre ssed your Agreement 
to the terms and conditions of this 
Agreement. You should, therefore, make 
sure that you read and understand the 
following provisions. If for any reason you 
do not wish to be bound by the terms of 
this Agreement, please return the HDD to 
your dealer.
• The HDD may not be copied, duplicated, 
or otherwise modified, in whole or in 
part, without the express written 
permission of the Licensors.
• The HDD may not be transferred or 
sublicensed to any third party for profit, 
rent or loan, or lice nsed for reuse in any 
manner.
■ Navigation System User 
Agreement
• The HDD may not be decompiled, 
reverse engineered or otherwise 
disassembled, in whole or in part.
• The HDD may not be used in a network 
or by any other manner of simultaneous 
use in multiple systems.
• The HDD is intended solely for personal 
use (or internal use  where the end-user 
is a business) by the consumer. The HDD 
is not to be used for commercial 
purposes.
• The Licensors do not  guarantee to the 
client that the functi ons included in the 
HDD meet the specific objectives of the 
user.
• Licensor shall not be responsible for any 
damages caused by the use of the HDD 
to the actual user or  to any third party.
• The warranty on the HDD shall not 
extend to an exchange or refund due to 
misspelling, omission of letters, or any 
other cosmetic discrepancy in the 
contents of the HDD.
• The right to use the HDD shall expire 
either when the user destroys the HDD 
or software, or when any of the terms 
of this Agreement are violated and the 
Licensors exercise the option to revoke 
the license to use the HDD or software.
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•The terms and conditions hereof apply 
to all subsequent users and owners as 
well as to the original purchaser.
• The logos of oil companies, hotels, 
convenience stores, and other 
businesses are displayed for your 
information and convenience, and in no 
way imply any sponsorship, approval or 
endorsement of these companies, or 
their products. The logos are trademarks 
of their respective owners.
• The marks of companies displayed by 
this product to indicate business 
locations are the marks of their 
respective owners.
• The use of such marks in this product 
does not imply any sponsorship, 
approval, or endo rsement by such 
companies of this product.
The user shall indemnify and save harmless 
the Licensors, and their officers, employees 
and agents, from and against any claim, 
demand or action, irrespective of the 
nature of the cause of the claim, demand 
or action, alleging loss, costs, expense, 
damages or injuries (including injuries 
resulting in death) arising out of the use or 
possession of the HDD or software. Use, duplication, or 
disclosure of this HDD 
by or on behalf of the United States 
government is subject to “Restricted 
Rights” as set forth at FAR 52.227-14, -19 
or DFARS 252.227-7013, as applicable. 
Manufacturers are the Licensors, including 
HONDA MOTOR CO., LT D., 2-1-1 Minami 
Aoyama Minato-Ku Tokyo 107-8556 
JAPAN., Alpine Electronics, Inc., 20-1 
Yoshima Kogyodanchi,  Iwaki, Fukushima 
970-1192 JAPAN., NAVTEQ Corporation, 
425 W Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60606, 
USA.
You have acquired a device (“DEVICE”) 
that includes software licensed by Alpine 
Electronics, Inc. (collectively “ALPINE”) 
from an affiliate of Microsoft Corporation 
(collectively “MS”). Those installed 
software products of MS origin, as well as 
associated media, printed materials, and 
“online” or electronic documentation 
(“SOFTWARE”) are protected by 
international intellectual property laws and 
treaties. The SOFTWARE is licensed, not 
sold. All righ ts reserved.
■Navigation System END USER 
LICENSE AGREEMENT
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS END USER 
LICENSE AGREEMENT (“EULA”), DO NOT 
USE THE DEVICE OR COPY THE SOFTWARE 
INSTEAD, PROMPTLY CONTACT ALPINE 
FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURN OF THE 
UNUSED DEVICE(S) FOR A REFUND. ANY 
USE OF THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT 
NOT LIMITED TO USE ON THE DEVICE, 
WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT TO 
THIS EULA (OR RATIFICATION OF ANY 
PREVIOUS CONSENT).
• GRANT OF SOFTWARE LICENSE
This EULA grants  you the following 
license: You may use the SOFTWARE 
only on the DEVICE.
• NOT FAULT TOLERANT
THE SOFTWARE IS NOT FAULT 
TOLERANT. ALPINE HAS 
INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINED HOW TO 
USE THE SOFTWARE IN THE DEVICE, 
AND MS HAS RELIED UPON ALPINE TO 
CONDUCT SUFFICIENT TESTING TO 
DETERMINE THAT THE SOFTWARE IS 
SUITABLE FOR SUCH USE.
• NO WARRANTIES FOR THE SOFTWARE
THE SOFTWARE is provided “AS IS” and 
with all faults. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO 
SATISFACTORY QUALITY, 
PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY, AND  
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EFFORT (INCLUDING LACK OF 
NEGLIGENCE) IS WITH YOU. ALSO, 
THERE IS NO WARRANTY AGAINST 
INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR 
ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR 
AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. IF YOU HAVE 
RECEIVED ANY WARRANTIES 
REGARDING THE DEVICE OR 
SOFTWARE THOSE WARRANTIES DO 
NOT ORIGINATE FROM, AND ARE NOT 
BINDING ON, MS.
• NO LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES.
EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, MS, 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION AND THEIR 
AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY 
FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, 
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL 
DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN 
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR 
PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. 
THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF 
ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL 
PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MS, 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION AND/OR 
THEIR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY 
AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF U.S. TWO 
HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS 
(U.S.$250.00). •
SPEECH RECOGNITION
If the SOFTWARE includes speech 
recognition component(s), you should 
understand that spee ch recognition is 
an inherently statistical process and that 
recognition errors are inherent in the 
process. Neither ALPINE nor its suppliers 
shall be liable for any damages arising 
out of errors in the speech recognition 
process.
• LIMITATIONS ON REVERSE 
ENGINEERING, DECOMPILATION, AND 
DISASSEMBLY
You may not reverse engineer, 
decompile, or disassemble the 
SOFTWARE, except and only to the 
extent that such ac tivity is expressly 
permitted by applicable law 
notwithstanding this limitation.
• ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE/SERVICES
The SOFTWARE may permit ALPINE, MS, 
Microsoft Corporation or their affiliates 
to provide or make available to you 
SOFTWARE updates, supplements, add-
on components, or Internet-base service 
components of the SOFTWARE after the 
date you obtain your initial copy of the 
SOFTWARE (“Supplemental 
Components”).If ALPINE provides or makes available 
to you Supplemental Components 
and no other EULA terms are 
provided along with the 
Supplemental Comp onents, then the 
terms of this EULA shall apply.
If MS, Microsoft Corporation or their 
affiliates make available 
Supplemental Components, and no 
other EULA terms are provided, then 
the terms of this EULA shall apply, 
except that MS, Microsoft 
Corporation or affiliate entity 
providing the Supplemental 
Component(s) shall be licensor of the 
Supplemental Component(s).
ALPINE, MS, Microsoft Corporation 
and their affiliates reserve the right to 
discontinue any Internet-based 
services provided to you or made 
available to you through the use of 
the SOFTWARE.
• RECOVERY MEDIA
If SOFTWARE is provided by ALPINE on 
separate media and labeled “Recovery 
Media” you may use the Recovery 
Media solely to restore or reinstall the 
SOFTWARE originally installed on the 
DEVICE.
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•UPGRADES
If the SOFTWARE is provided by ALPINE 
separate from the DEVICE on separate 
media or via web download or other 
means, and is labeled “For Upgrade 
Purposes Only” you may install one (1) 
copy of such SOFTWARE onto the 
DEVICE as a replacement copy for the 
existing SOFTWARE, and use it in 
accordance with this EULA, including 
any additional EULA terms 
accompanying the upgrade SOFTWARE.
• TERMINATION
Without prejudice to any other rights, 
ALPINE or MS may terminate this EULA 
if you fail to comply with the terms and 
conditions of this EULA. In such event, 
you must destroy all copies of the 
SOFTWARE and all of its component 
parts.
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
All title and intellec tual property rights 
in and to the SOFTWARE (including but 
not limited to any images, photographs, 
animations, video, audio, music, text 
and “applets,” incorporated into the 
SOFTWARE), the accompanying printed 
materials, and any copies of the 
SOFTWARE, are owned by MS, 
Microsoft Corporation,  their affiliates or  suppliers. The SOFTWARE is licensed, 
not sold.
You may not copy the printed materials 
accompanying the SOFTWARE. All title 
and intellectual prope
rty rights in and to 
the content which may be accessed 
through use of the SOFTWARE is the 
property of the respective content 
owner and may be protected by 
applicable copyright or other intellectual 
property laws and treaties. This EULA 
grants you no rights to use such 
content. All rights not specifically 
granted under this EULA are reserved by 
MS, Microsoft Corporation, their 
affiliates and suppliers. Use of any on-
line services which may be accessed 
through the SOFTWARE may be 
governed by the respective terms of use 
relating to such services. If this 
SOFTWARE contains documentation 
that is provided only  in electronic form, 
you may print one copy of such 
electronic documentation.
• TRADEMARKS
This EULA does not grant you any rights 
in connection with any trademarks or 
service marks of ALPINE MS, Microsoft 
Corporation, their affiliates or suppliers. •
PRODUCT SUPPORT
Product support for the SOFTWARE is 
not provided by MS, its parent 
corporation Microsoft Corporation, or 
their affiliates or subsidiaries. For 
product support, please refer to ALPINE 
support number provided in the 
documentation for the DEVICE.
Should you have any questions 
concerning this EULA, or if you desire to 
contact ALPINE for any other reason, 
please refer to the address provided in 
the documentation for the DEVICE.
• SOFTWARE TRANSFER ALLOWED BUT 
WITH RESTRICTIONS
You may permanently transfer rights 
under this EULA only as part of a 
permanent sale or transfer of the 
Device, and only if the recipient agrees 
to this EULA. If the SOFTWARE is an 
upgrade, any transfer must also include 
all prior versions of the SOFTWARE.
• EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
You acknowledge that SOFTWARE is of 
US-origin. You agree  to comply with all 
applicable international and national 
laws that apply to the SOFTWARE, 
including the U.S. Ex port Administration 
Regulations, as well as end-user, end-
use and country destination restrictions  
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issued by U.S. and other governments. 
For additional information on exporting 
the SOFTWARE, see http://
www.microsoft.com/exporting/.
Music recognition technology and related 
data are provided by Gracenote®. 
Gracenote is the industry standard in music 
recognition technology and related 
content delivery.
For more information, visit 
www.gracenote.com.
When music is recorded to the HDD from a 
CD, information such as the recording 
artist and track name are retrieved from 
the Gracenote Database and displayed 
(when available).
Gracenote may not contain information 
for all albums.
Gracenote is an in ternet-based music 
recognition service that allows artist, 
album, and track information from CDs to 
display on the HDD.
Gracenote users are allowed 4 free 
updates a year. More information about 
Gracenote, its features, and downloads are ■ Gracenote Music Recognition 
Service (CDDB)available at www.hond a.com (in U.S.) or 
www.honda.ca (in Canada).
CD and music-related data from 
Gracenote, Inc., copyright © 2000 to 
present Gracenote. Gracenote Software, 
copyright © 2000 to present Gracenote.
One or more patents owned by Gracenote 
apply to this product and service. See the 
Gracenote website for a non-exhaustive 
list of applicable Gracenote patents. 
Gracenote, CDDB, Musi cID, MediaVOCS, 
the Gracenote logo and logotype, and the 
“Powered by Gracenote” logo are either 
registered trademarks or trademarks of 
Gracenote in the Unit ed States and/or 
other countries.
This application or device contains 
software from Gracenote, Inc. of 
Emeryville, California (“Gracenote”). The 
software from Gracenote (the “Gracenote 
Software”) enables this application to 
perform disc and/or file identification and 
obtain music- related information, 
including name, artist , track, and title 
information (“Gracenote Data”) from 
online servers or embedded databases 
■ Gracenote® END USER 
LICENSE AGREEMENT 
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(collectively, “Gracenote Servers”) and to 
perform other functions. You may use 
Gracenote Data only by means of the 
intended End-User functions or this
application or device.
You agree that you will use Gracenote 
Data, the Gracenote Software, and 
Gracenote Servers for your own personal 
non-commercial use only.
You agree not to assign, copy, transfer, or 
transmit the Gracenote Software or any 
Gracenote Data to any third party.
YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR EXPLOIT 
GRACENOTE DATA, THE GRACENOTE 
SOFTWARE, OR GRACENOTE SERVERS, 
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED 
HEREIN.
You agree that your non-exclusive license 
to use the Gracenote Data, the Gracenote 
Software, and Gracenote Servers will 
terminate if you violate these restrictions. If 
your license terminates, you agree to cease 
any and all use of th e Gracenote Data, the 
Gracenote Software, and Gracenote 
Servers.
Gracenote reserves all rights in Gracenote 
Data, the Gracenote Software, and the 
Gracenote Servers, including all ownership  rights. Under no circumstances will 
Gracenote become liable for any payment 
to you for any in
formation that you 
provide. You agree that Gracenote, Inc. 
may enforce its rights under this 
Agreement against you directly in its own 
name.
The Gracenote service uses a unique 
identifier to track queries for statistical 
purposes. The purpose of a randomly 
assigned numeric identifi er is to allow the 
Gracenote service to count queries without 
knowing anything about who you are. For 
more information, see the web page for 
the Gracenote Privacy Policy for the 
Gracenote service.
The Gracenote Software and each item of 
Gracenote Data are licensed to you “AS 
IS.”
Gracenote makes no representations or 
warranties, express or implied, regarding 
the accuracy of any Gracenote Data from 
in the Gracenote Servers. Gracenote 
reserves the right to delete data from the 
Gracenote Servers or to change data 
categories for any cause that Gracenote 
deems sufficient. No warranty is made that 
the Gracenote Software or Gracenote 
Servers are error-free or  that functioning of Gracenote Software or
 Gracenote Servers 
will be uninterrupted.
Gracenote is not oblig ated to provide you 
with new enhanced or additional data 
types or categories that Gracenote may 
provide in the future and is free to 
discontinue its services at any time.
GRACENOTE DISCLAIMS ALL 
WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, 
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND 
NONINFRINGEMENT. GRACENOTE DOES 
NOT WARRANT THE RESULTS THAT WILL 
BE OBTAINED BY YOUR USE OF THE 
GRACENOTE SOFTWARE OR ANY 
GRACENOTE SERVER. IN NO CASE WILL 
GRACENOTE BE LIABLE FOR ANY 
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL 
DAMAGES OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR 
LOST REVENUES.
copyright © 2000 to  present Gracenote 
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As required by the FCC
1.This device complies  with Part 15 of the 
FCC Rules and Canadian RSS-210/
RSSGen. Operation is subject to the 
following two conditions: (1) this device 
may not cause harmful interference, and 
(2) this device must accept any 
interference received, including 
interference that may cause undesired 
operation.
2. The FCC requires the user to be notified 
that any changes or modifications made 
to this device that are not expressly 
approved by the party responsible for 
compliance may void the user’s 
authority to operate the equipment.
3. This product emits radio frequency 
energy, but the radiated output power 
of this device is far below the FCC and 
IC radio frequency exposure limits. This 
equipment complies with FCC and IC RF 
radiation exposure limits set forth for an 
uncontrolled environm ent. Nevertheless, 
the device should be used in such a 
manner that the potential for human 
contact with the an tenna during normal 
operation is minimized.