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For instance, let’s assume that your 
hospital is not displa yed 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 above).
 Second, you select  Icon Options 
and verify that hospital 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 icons options are 
displayed: In the example above, 
POST OFFICE 
and  SCHOOL  are selected and will 
show up on the map. To also see 
HOSPITAL  on the map, this would 
need to be turned on to select it so it 
appears as below.
Exit, and save your settings by selecting 
Done . NOTE:
 When viewing the 
map screen, you 
can turn some icons on using voice 
control.
 See  Voice Command Index  on 
page
133   for the available 
“Display” and “Hide” icon 
command.
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Driving to Your Destination
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 then give you a new route 
instruction. This is done automatically if 
you have set Rerouting to Automatic  
on the  Setup screen (second) (see 
page
86 ).
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 
touch the  Recalc. button 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 (second) 
is set to On (see page 94 ). 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 temporary 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.
Use the  ZOOM buttons 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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Changing the Route
While on route, you may wish to alter 
your route, add an interim “Waypoint” 
(pit stop), choose a different destination, 
or cancel your current destination.
To change your present route, you can 
do any of the following:
Say “Menu,” or press the  MENU button 
to view the  Change route by  screen:
 Add a waypoint or pit stop (page
66 ).
 Delete waypoints (page
67)
 Avoid a certain street or streets  (page
67).
 Detour (page 67).
 Change routing method (page 67 ).
 Cancel the current route (page
68).
 Back to the current route (page 68). Choose a different destination (other 
methods):
 Saying, “Find nearest...” to find a POI 
(page
68).
 Saying, “Go home” (page 68).
 Using the joystick to select a different POI or address on the map (page
68 ).
Pressing the  MENU button twice to 
get to the  Enter destination by  
screen (page
69).
Change Route By Screen
Pressing the MENU button displays the 
Change route by  screen:
Waypoints
Waypoints allow you to add an interim 
“pit stop” while traveling to a 
destination. For inst ance, you may want 
to stop for gas or food, and then 
continue on to your destination. 
Although you can enter up to five 
waypoints at a time, typically you may 
never use more than one at a time. 
Waypoints are routed to in the order 
they were entered (number 1 first, etc.), 
with your final destination routed to last. 
If you wish to create a custom route of 
several destinations , and then control 
the order of routing, the function 
“Today’s Destinations” is probably a 
better choice (see  By Today’s 
Destinations  on page
43 ).
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Driving to Your Destination
When you enter waypoints, they appear 
on the  map screen as small red flags 
numbered 1-5.Adding Waypoints
From the  Change route by  screen, if 
you say or select  Search Places on 
Route , then the  Select a search 
method  screen is displayed. Select 
either  Places Along the Route  or 
Places Around the Destination .
Next, select your “Waypoint Category,” 
then follow the menu  prompts to select a 
destination. When  the system performs 
a search from  Places Along the 
Route , it displays matches that lie 
within a corridor on either side and in 
front of you, along your route. From 
Places Around the 
Destination , the system displays 
matches in a spiral pattern outward from 
the destination. Th e search “corridor” 
distance value can be changed in  Edit 
Waypoint Search Area  in Setup (see 
page
93 ).
To add another waypoint, press the 
MENU  button and repeat the procedure. 
If  Search Places on Route  is grayed 
out, the maximum of five waypoints has 
been entered.
NOTE:
The system does not allow you to select 
the roads you want to use to get to a 
destination. However, after you enter a 
destination, you can select intersections 
or POI “waypoints” that the system will 
use to “tailor” your route.
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With the desired address displayed, 
push in on the joystick. The  Calculate 
route to  screen is displayed. Say or 
select  OK. Say or select either  Set as 
New Destination  or Set as 
Waypoint  on the pop-up screen.
The system will return to the  map 
screen, and recalculat e the route to your 
new destination or waypoint.
NOTE:
When you scroll the  map screen while 
on route to a destin ation, some voice 
controls will not function. These 
include:
 Display “Heading up”
 Display “North up”Entering a Destination from the 
Menu Screen (while on route)
If you say “Menu” or press the  MENU 
button twice, the sy stem displays the 
Enter destination by  screen. Follow 
the procedure described in  Entering a 
Destination , which begins on page
23 .
With the desired address displayed, 
push in on the joystick. The  Calculate 
route to  screen is displayed. Say or 
select  OK. Say or select either  Set as 
New Destination  or Set as 
Waypoint  on the pop-up screen.
The system will return to the  map 
screen, and recalculate  the route to your 
new destination or waypoint.
Continue Trip Screen
If you restart the vehicle, without having 
completed your prior trip, you will see 
the following screen:
 To continue to your destination or  other waypoints, say or select  OK.
 To cancel your destination, press the  CANCEL  button or the  NAVI 
BACK  button on the steering wheel, 
or using the voice control system, say 
“Cancel” or “Back.”
 If you wish to change the route  method, say or select  CHANGE 
METHOD .
 For additional information on  changing the routing method, see 
Changing the Routing Method  on 
page
48 .
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Information Features
Information Screen
When you say “Information” or press 
the INFO  button, the display changes to:
For Touring model:
For EX-L model: NOTE:
If some items appear to be grayed out, 
and cannot be selected, it is because you 
did not select 
OK on the initial 
Disclaimer  screen. See  System Start-up  
on page
18.
Cellular Phonebook (Touring 
Model Only)
This function is available only for the 
Touring model.
The Cellular Phonebook  option 
allows you to store up to 1,000 names 
and 10,000 phone numbers in the 
phonebook of Bluetooth® 
HandsFreeLink® (HFL) from your 
cellular phonebook. With the HFL, you 
can then automatically dial any name or 
number in the phonebook.
Say or select  Cellular Phonebook  
from the  Information  screen, and the 
display changes to:
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Information Features
You can scroll through the calendar day 
by day by pushing the joystick or select 
the day by voice. To change the month, 
say “Next” or “Previous,” use the 
ZOOM buttons, or touch the triangles at 
the top of the screen.
If you say or select  List, your entries are 
listed. Press the  CANCEL button to 
return to the  Calendar screen.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  System Start-up  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 Calendar  screen 
is displayed with existing entries grayed 
out. Select a new day and the display 
returns to the  Edit schedule  screen 
with a new date.
Edit Title
Say or select  Edit Title, then enter the 
name of your title using the on-screen 
keyboard. Once you have entered the 
title, say or select  Done.
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. 
Once you have entered the message, say 
or select  Done.
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System Set-up
Setup Mode
The Setup function consists of two 
different screens that allow you to 
change and update information in the 
system. To display the  Setup screens, 
use the voice control system and say 
“Setup,” or press the  SETUP button. To 
change it to another  Setup screen, say 
or select  More in the upper right corner 
of the screen.
On any of the  Setup screens, you can 
use the voice control system to select 
any item on the screen.
NOTE: 
 If some items appear to be grayed  out, and cannot be selected, it is 
because you did not select  OK on the 
initial  Disclaimer  screen. See 
System Start-up  on page
18.
 For information on the available  voice commands, see  Voice 
Command Index  on page
132 .
Setup Screen (first)
From any screen, say “Setup” or press 
the SETUP  button, and the following 
screen appears:
Brightness
The screen brightness has 11 settings. 
To change the brightness, use the voice 
control system and say “Brightness up” 
or “Brightness down.” You can also 
select the  Bright. bar and move the 
cursor by pushing the joystick left or 
right, or by touching the arrowhead in 
the bar.
Tip:
If you are having trouble viewing the 
screen in bright li ghting conditions, try 
increasing the brightness. NOTE:
You can have a separate daytime and 
nighttime setting for brightness. Adjust 
each setting when the display is in either 
daytime or nighttime mode.
Volume
The navi voice volume
 is adjustable in 
10 steps, and also can be turned off. To 
adjust the volume, us e the voice control 
system and say “Volume up” or 
“Volume down.” You can also select the 
Volume  bar and move the cursor by 
pushing the joystick left or right, or by 
touching the arrowh eads in the bar. 
After adjusting the volume, you will 
hear beeps at the new volume level. You 
can also select volume off.
NOTE:
If you turn the volume off, you will not 
hear route guidance or voice command 
confirmations.
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System Set-up
Display
There are two screen display modes:
Day and  Night . The recommended 
setting is  Auto, which automatically 
switches the screen between  Day and 
Night  modes as you turn the headlights 
on or off.
You can select  Day or Night  mode to 
override the  Auto mode. This is a 
useful feature for driver’s that like to 
use headlights during the day, and want 
to temporarily override  Night mode. 
However, the screen in  Day mode will 
be extremely bright at night.
Day ModeNight Mode
Display 
Mode How setting affects 
display mode: To override setting 
while driving: But remember:
Auto
(factory 
default) Automatically switches 
between 
Day and  Night  
mode by sensing if the 
headlights are on. Override night display 
-
 Adjust dash brightness 
(with headlights on) to 
full bright.
Override day display
-  Turn on headlights and 
ensure the dash 
brightness is not at full 
bright. Remember to adjust the 
dash brightness (with 
headlights on) back to 
normal to allow auto 
switching by sensing 
headlights.
Day Stays in Day mode. Push and hold the 
joystick for 10 seconds 
(switches to Night 
mode). There is no auto 
Night/
Day  mode change with 
the headlights on/off. 
You control the setting.
Night Stays in Night mode. Push and hold the 
joystick for 10 seconds 
(switches to  Day mode). There is no auto 
Night/
Day  mode change with 
the headlights on/off. 
You control the setting.
Clock Displays the clock on 
the screen. To return to the previous 
screen, press the 
NAVI 
BACK  button. Touch any button to 
return to your last 
screen.
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System Set-up
When you select Clock mode, the 
clock  screen is displayed (see page
18). 
Voice guidance contin ues to work while 
in Clock mode or DISPLAY OFF mode.
DISPLAY OFF
When you touch the  DISPLAY OFF 
button, the screen is turned off. To turn 
on the screen, press any navigation or 
voice control button.
Clock Type
Allows you to choose the design of the 
clock  screen from one of three  Clock 
Types  and one of two  Background 
images.
Say or select  Return to return to the 
previous screen.
Guidance Prompts
While you drive to your destination, the 
system displays and announces 
guidance prompts for your next 
maneuver. This setting allows you to 
adjust the number of guidance prompts 
before each maneuver. The settings 
Min , Normal , and Max are described 
below. The factory default is  Normal, 
so you can adequately prepare for the 
next maneuver. If you wish to change 
the number of guidance prompts, select 
your preferred setting, as shown in the 
following table.
*Uses street name in guidance phrase. NOTE:
To temporarily turn off voice guidance 
prompts, select 
Off for the “Volume” 
setting in Setup.
Contrast
You can adjust the contrast and black 
level. Adjusting thes e settings can make 
the display easier to read.
NOTE:
You can have separate daytime and 
nighttime settings for Brightness, 
Contrast, and Black Level. Adjust each 
setting when the display is in either 
daytime or nighttime mode.
Setting Distance before maneuver
About
1/2
mile
Max Normal
(factory
default) Min About
1/4
mile
Just
before
maneuver
Ye s * Ye s * Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
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