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 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.
To change the language of the navigation screens, see Driver Information Center (DIC) for more information.
To change the navigation screens from English or metric, see DIC Operation and Displays for more information.
This navigation system can record and store personal information such as names and addresses. Delete this information when selling your vehicle or returning a leased vehicle. See "Edit Address Book -- Edit/View" under Configure Menu for deleting information from the address book.
The navigation system may have this feature.
Touch the Limit Features While Driving screen button to turn the ability to limit functions on and off 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 will remain limited regardless of the setting.
To set preset radio stations, do the following:
See "Storing Radio Station Presets" under Navigation Audio System for more information.
The navigation system time and the analog clock operate independently. Changing the time through the navigation system does not change the time on the analog clock. See Analog Clock to change the analog clock time.
To set the time for the navigation system:
See "Setting the Clock" under Configure Menu for more information.
Enter a destination by inputting the city name first:
If five or less names are available, a list displays. If more than five are available, the List screen button displays a number. This number represents the number of available cities. Select this button to view the list and select a city.
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 displays a number. This button 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), do the following:
If five or less names are available, a list displays. If more than five are available, the List screen button displays a number. This button represents the number of available POIs. Select this button to view the list.
See "Point of Interest (POI)" under Destination for more information.
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.
See "Preset Destination" under Destination for more information.
Guidance is canceled once the final destination is reached. To cancel guidance prior to arrival at the final destination:
Adjust the volume of voice guidance prompts:
See "Voice Prompt " under Configure Menu for more information.