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Closed/blocked roads
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etc.:
Accidents, constructions, etc.
Setting an alternative route to
avoid traffic congestion
The navigation system checks whether or not
there is the traffic information on your route at
regular time intervals. If the navigation system
detects any traffic jams on your current route,
the system tries to find a better route in the
background.
p The following types of traffic incidents on
the route will be checked: slow, queuing
and stationary traffic, and closed/blocked
roads.
Checking for traffic congestion
automatically
If there is information about traffic congestion
on your current route and if an alternative
route can be found, the navigation system will
recommend a new alternative route automati-
cally. In such a case, the following screen will
appear.
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1 Distance from the current position of your ve-
hicle to the point of entr y into the new route.
2 Difference in distance andtravel time between
the existing route and new route.
p There is no action if the system cannot find
any traffic congestion information on your
route or the system cannot find an alterna-
tive.
1 Touch [New].
The recommended route is displayed on the
screen.
# Touch [Current].
The current route is displayed on the screen.
2 Touch [OK].
The displayed route is set.
p When no selection is made, the screen re-
turns to previous screen.
Checking traffic information manually
Touching the notification icon on the map
screen allows you to check traffic information
on your route while icon is displayed. The noti-
fication icon is only displayed on the naviga-
tion map screen if there is any traffic
information on your route.
p The notification icon will not be available
when your vehicle deviate from the route.
1 Set [Show Traffic Incident] to [View].
= For details, refer to Show Traffic Incident
on page 43.
2 Display the map screen.
The icon appears when the system acquires
traffic information on the current route.
3 Touch the icon while the icon is dis-
played.
Traffic information on the current route is dis-
played on the map screen.
4 Touch [Diversion] to search for an alter-
native route.
After touching [Diversion], the route is recal-
culated taking all traffic congestion on your
current route into account.
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