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Chapter 7
Using Traffic Information
Using RDS-TMC Information
You can check real-time traffic information trans-
mitted by the Traffic Message Channel (TMC) of
the FM Radio Data System (RDS) on the screen.
Such traffic information is updated periodically.
When the navigation system receives updated
traffic information, the navigation system will
overlay the traffic information on your map, and
also display detailed text information when availa-
ble. When you are travelling along a route and
there is traffic information on your current route,
the system will detect it, and ask you if you would
like to be rerouted, or suggest another route auto-
matically.
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The system acquires the traffic information in
the range between 32 km and 160 km in diam-
eter from the vehicle position. (According to
the amount of traffic information acquired at
the same time, the reception range is auto-
matically adjusted in the range between
32 km and 160 km with your vehicle at the
centre.)
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The navigation system provides the following
functions by using the information from RDS-
TMC service:
• Displaying a list of traffic information
• Displaying traffic information on a map
• Suggesting a route to avoid traffic jam
by using traffic information
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The term “traffic jam” in this section indicates
the following types of traffic information: slow,
queuing and stationary traffic and closed/
blocked roads. This information is always
taken into consideration when checking your
route, and the information related with these
events cannot be turned off. If you select other
traffic information in [
Traffic Settings
], the
information can be displayed in a list or on a
map.
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“Selecting traffic information to display”
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Viewing traffic list
Traffic Information is displayed on screen in a list.
This allows you to check how many traffic inci-
dents have occurred, their location, and their dis-
tance from your current position.
Checking all traffic information
1
Touch [Info/Phone] in the navigation
menu, then touch [Traffic List].
The list with received traffic information is
shown.
2
Touch or to view the incident list.
Places (street names) where incidents have
occurred are displayed in the list.
(1) Street or place
(2) Direction
(3) Incident
(4) Distance to the location
(5) The incident numbers currently dis-
played and the total number of incidents
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The incidents that have already been read
will be displayed in white. Unread inci-
dents will be in yellow.
(3)
(1)
(2) (4)
(6)
(7)
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