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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.


Object Number: 2015271  Size: B3

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.

Language -- English/Metric

To change the language of the navigation screens, see "Driver Information Center (DIC)" in your vehicle's owner manual index for more information.

To change the navigation screens from English or metric, see "DIC Operation and Displays" in your vehicle's owner manual index for more information.

Deleting Personal Information

This navigation system can record and store personal information such as names and addresses. At times, such as when you are disposing of your vehicle, you may want to delete this information. See "Edit Address Book -- Edit/View" under Configure Menu for deleting information from the address book.

Limit Features While Driving

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 will remain limited regardless of the setting.

Storing Radio Station Presets

To set preset radio stations, do the following:

  1. Press the (power) knob to turn the system on.
  2. Press the AUDIO hard key and select the desired band (AM, FM1, FM2, XM1, or XM2 (if equipped)).
  3. Use the (tune) knob or the SEEK arrows to tune to the desired station.
  4. Press and hold one of the five preset screen buttons, at the bottom of the screen, until you hear a beep or see the station displayed on the selected preset button.
  5. Repeat the steps for each preset.

See "Storing Radio Station Presets" under Navigation Audio System for more information.

Setting the Clock

To set the time, do the following:

  1. Press the clock touch screen button located in the upper right corner of the screen.
  2. Press the Set screen button.
  3. Press the Hours and Minutes - (minus) and + (plus) signs to decrease and to increase the time. See "Setting the Clock" under Configure Menu for more information.

Setting the Search Area, Entering an Address and Point of Interest, and Storing Preset Destinations

Before entering an Address, Point of Interest, Home, or Preset Destination, select the appropriate region that contains the final destination. Your vehicle must be in PARK (P) to perform this operation.

Setting the Search Area

To set the search area, do the following:

  1. If the radio is already on with a map disc inserted, skip to Step 5.
  2. Press the (power) knob to turn the system on.
  3. Insert the DVD map disc. See "Installing the Map DVD" under Maps for more information.
  4. A caution may appear. Touch the OK screen button to proceed.
  5. Press the DEST hard key.
  6. Press the Change Search Area screen button.
  7. Select the appropriate region numbered screen button that contains your final destination.
  8. Press the Back screen button to return to the Destination Entry menu. See Destination for more information.

Entering an Address

If you are having trouble finding a city or a street name, do the following:

    • Input the street name first instead of the city name, or vice versa.
    • Input more characters or reduce the amount of characters to reduce or expand the available options.

To set a destination by entering a city name, do the following:

  1. If the radio is already on with a map disc inserted, skip to Step 5.
  2. Press the (power) knob to turn the system on.
  3. Insert the DVD map disc. See "Installing the Map DVD" under Maps for more information.
  4. A caution may appear. Touch the OK screen button to proceed.
  5. Press the DEST hard key.
  6. Press the Address Entry screen button.
  7. The City name category will automatically be selected for entry. Start entering the city name.
  8. If five or less names are available for the entered characters, a list will display. If more than five are available, there will be a screen button with a number in it, it represents the number of available cities. Select this button to view the list and select a city.

  9. Once a city is selected the street name category will automatically be selected for entry. Start entering the street name.
  10. Do not enter directional information or street type, and 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 names are available, a list will display. If more than five are available, there will be a screen button with a number in it, it represents the number of available streets. Select this button to view the list.

  11. Select the street name with the correct prefix from the list (Dr., Ln., St., etc.).
  12. Once a street has been selected, the numeric keyboard will display, allowing you to enter the house number. The system will display the house number range that is available for the street.
  13. Select the Go screen button. A map screen, with the destination marked, will appear.
  14. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or Other). The system will calculate and highlight the route.
  15. Select the Start Guidance screen button. You are now ready to start your route.

See "Address Entry" under Destination for more information.

Entering a Point of Interest (POI)

To set a destination by entering a Point of Interest (POI), do the following:

  1. If the radio is already on with a map disc inserted, skip to Step 5.
  2. Press the (power) knob to turn the system on.
  3. Insert the DVD map disc. See "Installing the Map DVD" under Maps for more information.
  4. A caution may appear. Touch the OK screen button to proceed.
  5. Press the DEST hard key.
  6. Press the Point of Interest screen button.
  7. Enter the specific title of the POI in the POI name space (i.e. Washington Monument).
  8. If five or less names are available, a list will display. If more than five are available, there will be a screen button with a number in it, it represents the number of available POIs. Select this button to view the list.

  9. Select the Go screen button. A map screen, with the destination marked, will appear.
  10. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or Other). The system will calculate and highlight the route.
  11. Select the Start Guidance screen button. You are now ready to start your route.

See "Point of Interest (POI)" under Destination for more information.

Storing Preset Destinations

  1. If the radio is already on with a map disc inserted, skip to Step 5.
  2. Press the (power) knob to turn the system on.
  3. Insert the DVD map disc. See "Installing the Map DVD" under Maps for more information.
  4. A caution may appear. Touch the OK screen button to proceed.
  5. Press the DEST hard key.
  6. Enter a destination. See Destinationfor information on how to enter a destination.
  7. Press the Mark screen button from the map screen to add the current final destination as a preset destination.
  8. The address book screen will appear.

  9. Select the Name screen button. An alpha-keyboard will display. Enter the name.
  10. Press and hold one of the screen buttons at the bottom of the screen until a pop-up confirmation displays.
  11. The name will appear 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.

Using Your Stored Preset Destinations

These destinations are available for selection while driving.

  1. If the radio is already on with a map disc inserted, skip to Step 5.
  2. Press the (power) knob to turn the system on.
  3. Insert the DVD map disc. See "Installing the Map DVD" under Maps for more information.
  4. A caution may appear. Touch the OK screen button to proceed.
  5. Press the DEST hard key.
  6. Select one of the available preset destination screen buttons. A map screen, with the destination marked, will appear.
  7. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or Other). The system will calculate and highlight the route.
  8. Select the Start Guidance screen button. You are now ready to start your route.

See "Preset Destination" under Destination for more information.

Canceling Guidance

Guidance will be canceled once you arrive at your final destination. To cancel guidance prior to arrival at the final destination, do the following:

  1. Press the DEST hard key.
  2. Press the Cancel Guidance screen button.

Guidance Volume

To adjust the volume of voice guidance prompts, do the following:

  1. Press the MENU hard key to enter the menu options, then press the MENU key repeatedly until Nav is selected or touch the Nav screen button.
  2. Press the Voice Prompt screen button.
  3. Press the + (plus) or - (minus) screen buttons to increase or to decrease the volume of the voice prompts.

See "Voice Prompt" under Configure Menu for more information.

Hybrid Screens

See the "Two-Mode Hybrid Manual" for more information.