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Day/Night Mode
Touch to access the Day/Night
Mode menu.
.Day Mode: Brightens the map
background.
. Night Mode: Darkens the map
background.
. Automatic: Adjusts the screen
background automatically
depending on the exterior
lighting conditions.
Traffic (If Equipped)
Touch to browse the traffic in the
area as well as adjust the traffic
settings. Where traffic information is
available, it is displayed on the map. Where live traffic flow data is
available, it is displayed as a solid
line adjacent to the road. The road
is displayed in colors to show the
flow rate as:
.
Black –Stopped or Closed
. Red –Poor
. Yellow –Slow
. Green –Normal
There are several options on the
Traffic menu:
.
Show Nearby Traffic Incidents
. Show Flow On Map ON/OFF
. Show Icons On Map ON/OFF
. Traffic Routing Preferences
. Traffic Types
1. Touch Show Nearby Traffic
Incidents to access the Traffic
List menu. This menu displays
the incident symbol and
highway name, along with the
distance and heading to the
incident.
2. Touch on the incident to display additional details about the
incident as well as an option to
avoid that particular incident if
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Traffic Routing Preferences
The system can be configured as to
how it reacts when receiving traffic
information. Touch Traffic Routing
Preferences to access the Traffic
Routing menu.
When this setting is OFF, the
system will never take traffic
conditions into account when
creating routes. In addition, the two
options below are grayed out. If one
of the grayed-out options is
touched, it automatically turns the
traffic avoidance feature ON and
performs the desired selection.
The two options, Ask Me Before
Avoiding and Automatically Avoid
Traffic will adjust the system as
follows:.
If the Automatically Avoid Traffic
list item is touched, the system
will automatically adjust the
route based on traffic without
notifying the driver.
. If the Ask Me Before Avoiding
list item is touched, the system
will always use Alerts to show
when there is an incident and
allow it to be avoided by
touching the avoid button.
If the Traffic list item is touched from
the Map Menu and Traffic is not
available because the SiriusXM
subscription is not valid, a pop-up
will display with information on how
to reactivate the subscription along
with the SiriusXM radio ID. Traffic Types
Touch to access the Traffic
Types menu.
The system can be configured to
filter out certain types of traffic
events. If a particular type has been
turned off, the system does not
display it on the map, and does not
alert the driver.
Display Places of Interest Icons
Places of Interest (POI) icons can
be displayed on the map using
this view.

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.The POI icons can be turned ON
and OFF. Touch the check box
next to the POI icon to display
the icon.
. Touch Clear All to reset the
icons that are displayed on
the map.
. A subcategory can be selected
instead of the entire category.
Touch the list item itself rather
than the check box. The
subcategories will display. Select
any of those categories to
navigate down the hierarchy.
. When a higher-level category
has some of its subcategories
selected, the checkmark next to
it is grayed out. This indicates
that only some of the categories
below are shown. Touch the grayed-out checkmark to turn all
of the icons for that category on
or off.
Routing Preferences
Touch the Routing Preferences list
item to access the Routing
Preferences menu. Options on how
the routes are created for route
guidance are listed on this menu.
Route Style
Touch this list item to change the
route type preferences.
The options are:
. Fast (default)
. Eco Friendly (if equipped)
. Short
. Edit Eco Profile
Edit Eco Profile can be used to
configure two parameters for the
Eco Friendly route. These
parameters are roof load and trailer.
For each parameter, the options are
None, Small, Medium, and Large.
Touch to scroll through the list. The
default for both is None. These preferences are used for all
routes generated.
Route segment preferences are
other options showing on the
Routing Preferences menu.
These include:
.
Use Toll Roads ON/OFF
. Use Freeways ON/OFF
. Use Carpool Lanes ON/OFF
. Avoid Slow Traffic ON-OFF
. Use Tunnels ON/OFF
. Use Time Restricted Roads
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Personal Data
Data that the system has saved
during the course of using the
navigation system can be managed
through:
.Address Book
. Recent Destinations
. My POIs (if equipped)
. Upload Saved Locations
Address Book
1. Touch Edit Address Book to display the Address Book
to edit.
2. Touch Delete All Entries to delete the entire list of
contacts. A pop-up displays to
confirm. Recent Destinations
.
Touch Delete Individual
Destinations to display a recent
destinations list. Select the
individual entry to delete.
. Touch Delete All Destinations to
delete the entire recent
destination list. A pop-up
displays asking to confirm the
deletion.
My POIs
. Touch My POIs to display a
menu of other options.
. Select Delete Individual
Categories. A My POIs category
list displays.
. Select the individual entry to
delete.
. Touch Delete All My POIs to
delete the entire list of
categories. A pop-up displays
asking to confirm the deletion.
Upload Saved Locations
Touch to upload any saved locations
such as downloaded POIs and all
entries in the vehicle address book
to the USB device. .
Touch Upload Saved Locations
to save the Vehicle Contacts list
and any My POIs that have been
saved to the vehicle.
. Once saved locations have been
uploaded to a USB, they can be
transferred to a different vehicle
or restored to the current
address book.Map Adjustments
ZOOM −/+ can be used to adjust
the scale of view on the map. When
the end of the zoom level is
reached, ZOOM −/+ will gray out.
. ZOOM −(minus): To zoom out.
. ZOOM + (plus): To zoom in.
The zoom scales can be configured
for English or metric units. To
change from English to metric, see
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Scroll Features
.To scroll within the map, touch
anywhere on the map screen.
. Nudge or slide a finger on the
map; the map moves in the
direction of the finger.
. Fling a finger on the map; the
map will start scrolling in a short
continuous scroll.
. Touch a finger on the location on
the map; the map recenters to
the location that was
touched on.
. Touch a finger twice on a
location on the map; the map
zooms in one level to the
location that was touched
twice on. .
When the map is recentered
away from being locked to the
vehicle position, the crosshairs
will show in the center of the
map. As the map continues to
be recentered, the crosshairs
will remain on the screen. When
the crosshairs are shown on the
screen, a callout with more
information displays. If the map
is moved from the current
location, the crosshairs will
disappear along with the callout.
. Touch a finger on the callout
next to the crosshairs and the
destination details view displays.
From this view, route guidance
can be received or saved to the
vehicle's contact list.
. When the map is recentered, the
straight-line distance from the
vehicle to the selected point is
displayed in the callout. In
addition, a heading direction in
the form of an arrow is displayed
to indicate the direction. The
arrow is shown in relation to the
current vehicle heading. .
Touch a finger on a POI icon
shown on the map; the name of
the POI is shown in the address
callout, along with the city name
and state. If the callout is
selected, the destination details
view for the POI shown.
. After panning the map away
from the vehicle, touch RESET
to return the map back to the
current position.
. Touch the Overview button to
quickly get a view of the entire
route. The route Overview button
takes the place of the RESET
button while under route
guidance. Touch the RESET
button to return the map to the
current position.

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Maps
The map database is stored in the
internal flash memory that is used in
the navigation system.
Detailed Areas
Road network attributes are
contained in the map database for
detailed areas. Attributes include
information such as street names,
street addresses, and turn
restrictions. A detailed area includes
all major highways, service roads,
and residential roads. The detailed
areas include Places of Interest
(POIs) such as restaurants, airports,
banks, hospitals, police stations,
gas stations, tourist attractions, and
historical monuments. The map
database may not include data for
newly constructed areas or map
database corrections that are
completed after production. The
navigation system provides full
route guidance in the detailed map
areas.
Navigation Symbols
Following are the most common
symbols that appear on a map
screen.
or
The symbol indicates the current
position and heading direction of the
vehicle on the map. When under
route guidance, a circle with an
arrow is added to the symbol which
indicates the direction to the
destination.Vehicle Address Callout
Tap on the vehicle icon; the current
address of the vehicle is overlaid on
the map next to the vehicle icon in a
callout. Another tap hides the
information.
Any address information about the
vehicle’s current location will be
shown, including the street, city, and
state names.
Tap on this callout to save the
current address to the vehicle
address book.
The destination symbol marks the
final destination after a route has
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The waypoint symbol marks one or
more set waypoints.
A waypoint is a stopover destination
point added to the planned route.
The estimated time to the
destination displays. Touch the
Arrival button to toggle between
duration time and distance to the
destination.
This symbol indicates the
recommended maneuver that
should be performed. Touch it to
display the turn list or waypoint list.
The No GPS symbol appears when
there is no Global Positioning
System (GPS) satellite signal. When
the GPS is gone, the vehicle
position on the map may not be
accurate.
Autozoom
As a maneuver is being
approached, the map automatically
zooms in to give greater detail.
If lane guidance is available for the
maneuver, this is also shown.
When the system begins to
autozoom, it zooms in to its
minimum level. After the maneuver
is performed, the system slowly
zooms back out.
Destination
If route guidance is not active, touch
the NAV screen button on the Home
Page to access the map view.
Touch the Destination icon from the
map view to enter a destination.
Available methods of entering a
destination are Voice Recognition,
Address, Recent Destination,
Contacts, and POIs. Several options
can be selected to plan a route.
Some destination items may be
grayed out if no destination was
previously entered or saved.
If equipped, another way to enter a
destination is to connect to the
OnStar
®system and ask an OnStar
Advisor to download a destination
into the embedded navigation
system. See OnStar
®
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Touch the DESTINATION button to
go to the destination entry views.
Available Methods of Search
.Voice Recognition
. Address
. Recent Destinations
. Contacts
. POIs (Points of Interest)
Touch the DESTINATION button
and the last used destination view is
shown. This mode is retained. The
initial default is Address. Navigation Next Turn Maneuver
Alert
The navigation system may need to
get the attention of the driver in
certain situations.
If not in the navigation application
when a near maneuver prompt is
given, it is shown as an alert. The
alert contains the turn indicator and
button to display the main
navigation view, or dismiss the alert.
The alert also contains the name of
the street to turn on and a
countdown bar.
Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
The keyboard is used in multiple
locations throughout the system and
can be used with many features.
The navigation system uses thealpha-numeric keyboard which
includes 1 through 0, A through Z in
QWERTY layout, hyphen, comma,
period, Space, and Sym which
would show additional characters
needed.
The keyboard can also be modified
to include characters appropriate for
the region configured in the vehicle
settings.
@GO :
Touch to search for the
destination details of an address or
place of interest entered in the text
field. Once the GO screen button is
touched, the activity indicator
displays in the list of possible
matches.
|(Dropdown Arrow) : Touch to
display a list of matches.
When there are multiple matches, a
dropdown arrow is shown after the
autocomplete text. This dropdown
displays an entire list of matches.
Touch the appropriate match without
having to enter more text.
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field. If the entire text field has been
deleted, this screen button becomes
an Undo button. Touching Undo will
restore the deleted text.
Exit :Touch to return to the
previous Map view.
Sym : Touch to show the symbol
keyboard.
Space : Touch to enter a space
between characters or the words of
a name.
R(Up Arrow) : Touch to display
the Interaction Selector.
E: If equipped, touch to switch
between Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
and Character Recognition.
Special Characters
As the characters are typed on the
keyboard, a pop-up of the letter
touched displays above the key that
was touched.
Continue to touch and hold, and any
additional special characters
associated with that letter are
displayed around the current letter.
To select one of the special characters, slide a finger left or right
to adjust the highlight of the special
character.
Special Character List
The following characters have
special characters beneath them:
Creating and Downloading
Predefined POIs (My POIs)
In addition to the POIs already
stored in the Infotainment system,
predefined POIs can be created.
While creating a predefined POI, the
GPS coordinates for longitude and
latitude of the POI’s location and a
descriptive name will need to be
entered.
After creating the predefined POIs,
they can be downloaded to the
infotainment system from either a
USB drive or SD card.
Once downloaded, the POI data
becomes a selectable destination in
the My POIs menu.
Creating a Text File with
Information
Create a text file by using a simple
text editor software. Save this file
with a name and extension of .csv,
for example,
“TomsPOI.csv.”
Enter the POI information into the
text file in the following format:
. Longitude coordinate, Latitude
coordinate, “Name of POI,”
“Additional information,” “Phone
number.”
Example: 7.0350000,
50.6318040, “Michaels Home,”
“123 Maple Lane,”
“02379234567.”
. The GPS coordinates must be
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geographical map. The
additional information and phone
number strings are optional.
. The POI name and the
additional information string may
not exceed 60 characters.
. POI information for each
destination address must be
entered in a single separate line.
Storing the POI on a USB Drive
In the root directory of a USB drive,
create a folder name “myPOIs,”for
example, “F:\”is the root directory of
the USB drive.
In the “myPOIs” folder, store the text
file with your POIs, for example, “F:
\myPOIs\TomsPOIs.csv.”
Downloading the POI to the
Infotainment System
Connect the USB drive or SD card
containing the POI information to
the USB port or SD card slot of the
infotainment system. A message
displays prompting whether or not to
download the POI information from the USB drive. All POIs found are
saved even if they are in multiple
folders.
Subfolders can also be created to
organize the POIs into categories,
for example,
“F:\myPOIs
\Restaurants\TomsPOIs.csv.”
If the message is dismissed or
ignored, no POI information is
downloaded. This prompt will not
reoccur for the current ignition cycle.
When the system is finished
downloading, a pop-up displays
asking to specify a category for the
new POIs, if desired.
Importing and Overwriting
Categories
When POIs are found on a media
device, the date of the file is
examined and compared to the date
for the files already in the system.
If the file being downloaded is
newer than the one on the system,
that particular category of POIs is
overwritten. Any other POIs that had
previously been saved in other
categories are not affected. Address Book Download
If an Address Book is found on the
connected USB device, the same
alert is used to indicate that
locations have been found and they
can be downloaded. If there is
already content in the vehicle
Address Book, the system prompts
if the stored content should be
overwritten. Select Save to
overwrite the existing Address Book
information. Select Cancel to abort
the import of information.
Browsing Downloaded POIs
Access the downloaded POIs by
selecting the My POIs list item in the
POIs list.
Edit My POIs