light HONDA CIVIC SEDAN 2009 Navigation Manual (in English)
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6Navigation System
While driving, do not look at the screen 
or operate the system  controls for more 
than a second or so at a time, and only  
after deciding you can  do so safely. Pull 
to the side of the road if you need more 
time to look at the screen or operate the 
controls. The navigation system is designed to 
provide route information to help you 
reach your destination. However, this 
route guidance may sometimes conflict 
with current road conditions such as 
street closures, road construction, 
detours, and out-of-date map data. 
Additionally, the system itself has  
certain limitations (see page99). 
Therefore, you must verify the audio 
and visual route information provided 
by the system by caref
ully observing the 
roadway, signs and signals, etc. If you 
are unsure, proceed with caution. 
Always use your own good judgment, 
and obey traffic laws while driving.
Map Overview
Current Street
The current street on which your vehicle 
is appears at the bottom of the  map 
screen (see page19). A message saying 
“Not on a digitized road” may appear 
instead when you drive half a mile away 
from a mapped road. For more details, 
see  Off-road Tracking on page60.
Verified/Unverified Street
Your navigation system has two kinds 
of streets: verified (dark colored) and 
unverified (light colored). The 
differences between the two types of 
streets are contrasted in the chart on 
page7.
Using the navigation system
while driving can take your
attention away from the road,
causing a crash in which you
could be seriously injured or
killed.  
Follow all operating instructions 
and safety information in this
manual.
WARNING 
“Unverified” Road
“Verified” Road
Introduction
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Navigation System7
Introduction
Verified streets (dark colored)  Unverified streets (light colored) 
When 
displayed These roads are found within
 metropolitan areas, and 
include interstate freeways and major roads 
connecting cities. These roads are found in rural 
areas, and typically include 
residential street s away from the center of a town.
Street color Shown on daytime 
map screen as black or red, such as 
interstate freeways. Shown on the daytime 
map screen as light brown.
Map quality The database vendor has 
verified these streets.
Information like tu rn restrictions, average speed, and 
whether it is a one-way street  have been gathered and 
used when creating your  route to a destination. These streets have not been veri
fied by the database vendor. The 
system does not contain inform ation on one-way streets, turn 
restrictions, or the road’s average speed. They are shown on the 
map for reference and may have e rrors in map location, naming, 
and address range.
Routing 
differences While driving to your destin
ation, the displayed route 
line is solid blue. The system provides voice and map 
guidance to your destination. Your route line is either a blue 
dotted “vector line,” or a dashed 
pink/blue line. For information on  selecting this option, and the 
routing differences, see  Unverified Area Routing  on page
84.
Cautions There are no pop-up boxes urging extra caution during 
a route. However, because 
roads constantly change, 
you are urged to use common  sense, and always obey 
posted traffic restrictions. Regardless of whether the user c
hooses route guidance, there are 
cautionary screens before and dur ing the route urging the user to 
be extra cautious, and obey a ll traffic restrictions. See  Unverified 
Area Routing  on page84.
Guidance 
voice Voice guidance issues instruct
ions such as “In a half-
mile, make a right turn.” The phrase “if possible” is added 
to each guidance instruction. 
For example: “In a half-mile, ma ke a right turn, if possible.”
Time and 
distance 
“to go” The time and distance “t
o go,” displayed while en 
route to a destination, is based on the average speed 
and distance for the roads used for your route. Because the average speed of thes
e roads is not known, the time 
and distance “to go” is based on  a fixed average speed of 25 mph 
for these roads.
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Navigation System11
Getting Started
Joystick/ENT button
Moves left, right, up, and down to move 
the highlighting around the display, to 
scroll through lists, or to look around a 
displayed map. After making a selection 
in a menu or list, push in on the joystick 
to enter the selection into the system.
In almost all cases, you can enter a 
selection into the system by using the 
voice control system, highlighting the 
item and pushing in on  the joystick, or 
by touching the appropriate item you 
wish to select.
INFO  button
Displays the screen for selecting 
Cellular Phonebook , Voice 
Command Help , Map Legend, 
Calendar, and  Calculator. See 
page
69.
MAP/GUIDE  button
Displays the map. When en route, 
switches between the  map, guidance ,  
and  Direction list  screens. See page
19 
or 50.
MENU  button
Displays the  Enter destination by  
screen. When en r oute, displays the 
Change route by  screen. SETUP button
Displays the 
Setup screens to change 
and update informa tion in the system. 
See page
74 .
CANCEL  button
Cancels the current sc reen and returns to 
the previous screen display.
NOTE:
The  NAVI BACK  button on the steering 
wheel performs the same basic function.
ZOOM (IN)/ (OUT)  buttons
Press ZOOM to zoom in (to show 
more detail), or ZOOM to zoom out 
(to show more area and less detail) 
while a  map screen is displayed. 
ZOOM IN reduces the scale (showing 
less area with greater detail). ZOOM 
OUT increases the scale (showing more 
area with less detail).
AUDIO  button
Press to display the audio  screen.
For information on audio system 
features, see the  Audio section of the 
vehicle Owner’s manual. Other buttons
See the Audio sectio
n of the vehicle 
Owner's manual.
Screen
All selections and instructions are 
displayed on the screen. In addition, the 
display is a “touch screen” – you can 
enter information into the system by 
touching the images (icons) on the 
screen with your finger.
For example, if you need to enter a 
street name, a keyboard will be 
displayed. You can type in the street 
name by saying or selecting the 
individual character s on the screen.
Clean the screen with a soft damp cloth. 
You may use a mild cl eaner intended for 
use on liquid crystal displays (LCDs). 
Harsher chemicals may damage the 
screen.
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12Navigation System
Getting Started
Voice Control Basics
Your vehicle has a voice control system  
that allows hands-free operation of most 
of the navigation system functions. You 
can also control the audio system. The 
voice control system uses the  NAVI 
TALK  and NAVI BACK  buttons on the 
steering wheel and a microphone near 
the map lights on the ceiling. 
(Sedan Controls shown) 
NOTE: 
While using the voice control system, all  
of the speakers are muted.
NAVI TALK  button
This button activates the voice control 
system. Press and release it when you 
want to give a voice command. See 
Voice Command Index  on page138 for 
a list of voice commands.
NAVI BACK  button
This button has the same function as the 
CANCEL button. When you press and 
release it, the disp lay returns to the 
previous screen. When the previous 
screen appears, the system replays the 
last prompt. This button is enabled for 
the navigation system commands only. 
However, it can be  used to cancel an 
audio voice command up to one second 
after the command confirmation. 
NOTE: 
The  NAVI TALK  and NAVI BACK  
buttons are deactivated while using the  
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® feature. 
See your vehicle Owner’s manual and 
the official website 
(handsfreelink.honda.com ) for 
information on this system.
NAVI BACK 
button
NAVI TALK 
button
HFL TALK 
button
HFL BACK button
Microphone
(on the ceiling)
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14Navigation System
Getting Started
 If more than one person is speaking at 
the same time, the system may  
misinterpret your command.
 After pressing and releasing the  NAVI TALK  button, wait for the 
beep, then give a voice command.
 Give a voice command in a clear,  natural speaking voice without 
pausing between words.
 If the system cannot recognize your  command because  of background 
noise, speak louder.
 If you are still having trouble with the  voice control sy stem, refer to Voice 
Command Help  on the 
Information  screen.Selecting an Item (Button)  
on the Screen
On most screens, there are items that  
can be selected (like buttons with titles 
such as OK or Return ). To select an 
item on any screen, do one of the 
following: 
 Use the voice control system and say  the name of the desired item. Almost  
all selectable items on the screen, 
including some listed items, are 
recognized by the voice control 
system.
 Touch the desired item on the screen. 
 Move the highlighting to the desired  item with the joystick, then push in  
on the joystick.
Tip: 
If items are grayed out, this means that  
they cannot be selected.
Selecting an Item in a List
To scroll through a list, do one of the 
following: 
 Use the joystick to scroll through the  list item by item.
 Use the voice control system and say  “Next” or “Previous” or use the “on- 
screen” scroll up or down buttons, or 
the  ZOOM  buttons to  scroll through 
the list page by page.
If you cannot find the desired name, or 
have made an error, return to the 
previous screen by pressing the 
CANCEL  or the NAVI BACK  button.
To select the desired item in the list, do 
one of the following: 
 Use the voice control system, and say  the item number of  the desired item.
 Touch the item on the screen.
 Use the joystick to move the  highlighting to the it em, then push in 
on the joystick.
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Navigation System15
Getting Started
Using the On-screen  
Keyboard
When the system needs input from you,  
the display changes to a keyboard. Use 
the displayed letters to enter the 
information. Enter each  letter by one of 
the following methods: 
 Using the voice control system, say  the desired letter on the screen.
 Move the highlighting to the desired  letter using the joystick, then push in  
on the joystick.
 Touch the desired le tter on the screen.
When speaking the letters or using 
“spell mode,” you can substitute the 
name that represents each letter or 
symbol. This improves recognition. The 
system will only re spond to the names 
shown in the following graphic. For 
example: 
 To select the letter “A”: Say, “ A”; 
“ Alpha ”; or “Apple .”
 To select the letter “M”: Say, “ M”; 
“ Mike”; or “Mary.” The names that can be used for each lette
r are shown below. For additional keyboard 
symbols, see page144.
Alpha 
Apple Bravo
Boy Charlie Delta
Dog Echo
Edward Foxtrot
Frank Golf
George Hotel
Henry Juliet
JohnApostrophe
Kilo
King Lima
Larry Mike
Mary November
Nancy Oscar
Papa
Paul Quebec
Queen Romeo
Robert Sierra
Sam Ta n g o
To mAmpersand
Uniform Uncle Victor
Whiskey
William X-rayYankee
Ye l l o w Zulu
Zebra SlashIndia
Igloo
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Navigation System47
Viewing the Routes
Touching View Routes on the 
Calculate route to  screen allows you to 
scroll through and view the various  
routes (Direct, Easy, Maximize 
Freeways, etc.) to your destination. If 
you select  View Routes, the display 
changes to: 
NOTE: 
 You may only view routes as shown  above from the  Calculate route to 
screen.
 The selected route method and  pertinent details are shown at the top  
of the screen.  It may take several minutes (the 
system displays an hourglass while it 
is calculating) to show all route 
methods, and it is not unusual for the 
different methods to pick the same 
route. Voice commands cannot be 
used while the system is calculating.
 If the trip is greater than 100 miles,  then “Minimize Freeways” and 
“Minimize Toll Roads” may be 
grayed out. This is normal.
Say or select  Summary to display the 
distance and time to go for each route. 
Based on the route data, you can change 
the routing by using the  Next and Prev.  
buttons. Once you confirm your 
selection, say or select  OK on the 
screen. NOTE: 
Distances and times shown for each  
method in the Summary are 
approximate. 
After calculating the route with the new  
method, the system displays a map of 
your current locatio
n. The calculated 
route will be highlighted as a blue line, 
and a voice prompt will tell you how to 
proceed along the highlighted route. 
Touch  VOICE to have the guidance 
repeated.
Driving to Your Destination
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48Navigation System
Driving to Your Destination
Viewing the Destination Map
Touching View Dest. Map  displays a 
map of the destination vicinity. Press the  
CANCEL  or NAVI BACK  button to 
return. You can view the destination 
map anytime while en route by saying, 
“Display destination map.”
Map Screen
When you select  OK on the  Calculate 
route to  screen, the  map screen 
appears, showing your highlighted route 
in real time.
Route Line
When driving to  a destination on 
verified roads in a metropolitan area, the 
route line is displayed as a blue line. 
When driving in rural areas on 
unverified streets (light brown color), 
the route line changes  to either a blue 
dotted “vector line” pointing to your 
destination, or a blue-pink line. See 
Unverified Area Routing  on page84 for 
a detailed explanatio n of how to enable 
unverified routing, and the related 
cautions and disclaimers. 
NOTE: 
You can always view  the entire route by 
simply saying, “Display entire route.” “Vector line” (unverified routing off) 
Blue-pink unverified route line  
(unverified routing on)
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54Navigation System
Driving to Your Destination
Map Scale
Use the ZOOM buttons or say a voice command such as “Display 1/2 m ile scale” (see page139) to change the scale of the map. 
Zooming in increases the detail, while zooming out gives you a vi ew of a wider area. After changing the scale, give the 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
93 ).
 For information on the available voice commands, see  Voice Command Index on page138.
Map Scale (English and Metric)
For selecting uni ts, see page
93.1/20 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 56 X X
Breadcrumbs (off-road tracking dots)page60XXXX
Freeway exit information icons page
53 X X X
One-way traffic icon page
56 X
Unverified road display (light brown) page
84 X X X
Map orientation “Heading-up” page55XXXXX
Map orientation “North-up” page55XXXXXXXXXXX
Map features (like park, golf course)page50XXXXXXXXXX
Avoid area shown on map page
88 X X X
Avoid area scales (w hen creating) page
88 X X X
Waypoint “flag” icons page
63 XXXXXXXXXXX
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Navigation System61
Viewing/Saving the Current  
Location
Whenever you are on a  map screen, you 
can always obtain your current location  
either by touching the Vehicle Position 
icon   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 screen. 
When you select “User 1” or “User 2,” 
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 Enter destination by  screen to 
select the saved location and return to 
the same spot.
Driving to Your Destination
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