Browsing weather
information
Local weather information can be displayed
on a list. Switching the screen allows you to
see worldwide weather conditions.
Although the MSN Direct service regularly up-
dates weather information, the information
provided may not necessarily correspond to ac-
tual weather conditions. Please refer to
Notice
about MSN Direct
™
on page 64.
Checking the local weather
information
1
Touch [Destination] on the
“
Top Menu
”
,
and then touch [MSN Direct].
2
Touch [Weather].
The local weather information is displayed.
The area name, distance and direction from
current position are displayed on the list. The
items on the list are sorted by distance.
3
Touch the desired area.
Detailed information is displayed.
Touching [
Forecast
] displays the weather fore-
casts for these three days.
Checking worldwide weather
conditions
1
Touch [Destination] on the
“
Top Menu
”
,
and then touch [MSN Direct].
2
Touch [Weather].
The local weather information is displayed.
3
Touch [Worldwide].
Worldwide weather conditions are displayed.
The area name, distance and direction from
current position are displayed on the list. The
list is sorted alphabetically by the area name.
4
Touch the desired area.
Detailed information is displayed.
Using traffic information
You can view current traffic conditions and in-
formation. When the navigation system re-
ceives updated traffic information, it will
overlay the traffic information on your map
and also display detailed text information
when available.
In the default setting, the navigation system
takes into account traffic information and tries
to avoid traffic congestions and suggest better
routes. Also, when you are traveling along a
route and the system finds another better
route for avoiding the traffic congestion, the
current route will be recalculated automati-
cally.
The term
“
traffic congestion
”
in this section in-
dicates the following types of traffic condi-
tions:
—
Stop-and-go traffic
—
Stopped traffic
—
Closed/blocked roads
Viewing the traffic event
Traffic Information is displayed on a screen in
the form of a list. This allows you to check how
many traffic incidents have occurred, their lo-
cation and their distance from your current po-
sition.
Browsing information on MSN Direct
En
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Chapter
07