Read this manual thoroughly to become familiar with how the navigation system operates.
The navigation system includes navigation and audio functions.
While entering the vehicle or when turning the vehicle off, some DVD Map Disc noise is normal.
Keeping your eyes on the road and your mind on the drive is important for safe driving. The navigation system has built-in features intended to help keep your eyes on the road and mind on the drive. Some features may be disabled while driving. Note that these functions will be grayed-out. A grayed-out function indicates it is not available when the vehicle is moving.
All functions are available when the vehicle is parked. Do the following before driving:
• | Become familiar with the navigation system operation, hard keys on the faceplate, and touch-sensitive screen buttons of the navigation system. |
• | Set up the audio by presetting favorite stations, setting the tone, and adjusting the speakers. |
• | Set up the navigation features before beginning driving, such as entering an address or a preset destination. |
• | Set up your phone numbers in advance so they can be called easily with the press of a single button or a single voice command (for navigation systems equipped with phone capability). |
Caution: Taking your eyes off the road too long or too often while using the navigation system could cause a crash resulting in injury or death to you or others. Focus your attention on driving.
Caution: Avoid looking too long or too often at the moving map on the navigation screen. This could cause a crash and you or others can be injured or killed. Use the turn-by-turn voice guidance directions whenever possible.
Use the navigation system to:
• | Plan a route. |
• | Select a destination using various methods and choices. |
• | Follow turn-by-turn route and map guidance with voice prompts, only if permitted by traffic laws, controls, and conditions. |
You should always be alert and obey traffic and roadway laws and instructions, regardless of the guidance from the navigation system. Because the navigation system uses street map information that does not include all traffic restrictions or the latest road changes, it may suggest using a road that is now closed for construction or a turn that is prohibited by signs at the intersection. Because the system uses limited information, you must always evaluate whether following the system's directions is safe and legal for the current conditions.
When the navigation system is turned on, a screen may appear with the information below, and you must read and acknowledge the information it contains.
Caution: Taking your eyes off the road for extended periods could cause a crash resulting in injury or death to you or others.
To help avoid a crash in which you or others could be killed:
• | Always concentrate on your driving first by keeping your eyes and mind on the road, and your hands on the wheel. |
• | Follow system directions only if permitted by traffic laws, controls, and conditions. |
• | Before using this system, read the owner's manual and learn how it operates. |
• | Some system controls cannot be used the when vehicle is moving. |
After you acknowledge the start up information you will be able to access the NAV (navigation) and DEST (destination) functions. Once accessed, you can enter or delete information in the navigation system or access other functions. See instructions later in this section.
Every fifty times the vehicle is started and the navigation system is turned on, the Caution screen appears. After reading the caution, select OK to load the map DVD information. If OK is not selected, all hard keys except for NAV (Navigation) and DEST (Destination) can be accessed. You can also press the NAV hard key to have this Caution screen appear.
When getting started, set the navigation system to your preference or delete information you may have entered using various options.
For vehicles with a Driver Information Center (DIC), see "DIC Vehicle Customization" in the Index of the vehicle's owner manual to change the language of the navigation screens.
For vehicles without a Driver Information Center (DIC), the radio can be used to change the language of the navigation screens:
To change the navigation screens from English or metric, see "DIC Operation and Displays" in the Index of the vehicle's owner manual.
The navigation system may have this feature.
Touch the Limit Features While Driving screen button to turn on and off the ability to limit functions while driving. When this screen button is highlighted, the following functions are limited while driving:
• | Music Navigator Scrolling |
• | Radio Category Scrolling |
• | Navigation Menu Scrolling and some functions |
See "Category" under Navigation Audio System for more information. See "From Map" under Destination for more information.
Some functions remain limited regardless of the setting.
This navigation system can record and store personal information such as names and addresses. It is recommended that stored personal information is deleted when disposing the vehicle. See "Edit Address Book -- Edit/View" under Configure Menu for deleting information from the address book.
To set preset radio stations:
See "Storing Radio Station Presets" under Navigation Audio System for more information.
See "Setting the Clock" under Configure Menu for more information.
To enter a destination by entering the city name first:
• | Enter the name or enter the two-letter abbreviation. A list displays. |
• | Select the List screen button and select the state or province. |
• | If five or less names are available, a list displays. |
• | If more than five are available, the List screen button has a number in it that represents the number of available cities. Select this button to view the list and select a city. |
Do not enter directional information or street type. Use the space symbol screen button ( ) between street or city names. For example, the street name N. Royal Oak Rd. should be entered as royal oak. Use the backspace ( ) screen button if an incorrect character has been entered.
• | If five or less streets are available for the selected city, the system displays the list of streets. |
• | If more than five streets are available the system displays the alpha keyboard. Start entering the street name. If five or less names are available, a list displays. If more than five are available, the List screen button has a number in it that represents the number of available streets. Select this button to view the list and select a street. |
See "Address Entry" under Destination for more information.
To set a destination by entering a Point of Interest (POI):
• | Enter the name or enter the two-letter abbreviation. A list displays. |
• | Select the List screen button and select the state or province. |
• | If five or less names are available, a list displays. |
• | If more than five are available, the List screen button has a number in it, it represents the number of available POIs. Select this button to view the list. |
See "Point of Interest (POI)" under Destination for more information.
Choose from a list of recent destinations with this method:
Enter a destination. See Destination for more information on how to enter a destination.
The name appears in that preset destination screen button and is now available to select from the Destination Entry screen. See "Using Your Stored Preset Destinations" next in this section to select it as a destination.
See "Adding or Changing Preset Destinations" under Destination for more information on how to add preset destinations.
These destinations are available for selection while driving.
The preset destination buttons overwrite and provides guidance to the selected destination even if the guidance is in place. Pressing a preset destination cancels the current route and then, routes to the single preset destination.
If more waypoints or stops are desired after the preset is used, follow the adding stopover method to load a total of four additional waypoints.
See "Preset Destination" under Destination for more information.
Guidance is canceled once you arrive at your final destination. To cancel guidance prior to arrival at the final destination:
To adjust the volume of voice guidance prompts:
See "Voice Prompt " under Configure Menu for more information.
Turning the (volume) knob during a voice or navigation prompt also changes the volume.