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For 1990-2009 cars only

The following symbols are the most common symbols that will appear on a map screen.


Object Number: 811632  Size: A1

Your vehicle is shown as this symbol. It indicates the current position and heading direction of your vehicle on the map screen.


Object Number: 811665  Size: A1

This symbol will appear on the map screen after a route has been planned showing your final destination location.


Object Number: 811674  Size: A1

When a waypoint has been planned, you will see this type of symbol on the map screen.

The waypoint symbol will be numbered from one through five depending on how many waypoints have been set.


Object Number: 811742  Size: A1

This symbol indicates the distance to your final destination.


Object Number: 811651  Size: A2

This symbol indicates the distance and the estimated time remaining to your final destination when the Estimated Travel Time function is selected to be on.


Object Number: 1201055  Size: A2

This symbol show the distance to your destination in a straight line. This symbol will appear before you start driving on the route or if you are on a road where navigation guidance cannot be given.


Object Number: 811639  Size: A1

This symbol indicates the vehicle icon is in "north up" direction.

Regardless of the direction of vehicle travel, the vehicle icon will always follow the north compass direction.


Object Number: 811678  Size: A1

This symbol indicates the vehicle icon is in "heading up" direction.

Select this view to see your vehicle icon always traveling in an up direction on the map screen regardless of compass direction.

By touching either the North Up heading or the Vehicle Up heading will alternate between settings.


Object Number: 811679  Size: A1

This symbol is displayed whenever the Navigation System is unable to utilize the GPS signal.

See Global Positioning System (GPS) for more information.


Object Number: 811628  Size: A1

When a point of interest or street address name is too long to be displayed, an arrow symbol will appear.

Touch the right or left arrow button to scroll through the entire name.


Object Number: 811682  Size: A1

This symbol indicates the position of the next turn instruction.

Auto Reroute

When your destination is set and you are off the planned route, the system will automatically begin to reroute. You will be able to see the new route highlighted on the screen.

Traveling Across Regions

If you plan to drive across many states, you may have to change the region selected to represent the area you are traveling to.

There are two ways you can plan a destination when traveling across regions.

This first method is suggested and provides the most route guidance and map display functions of the two methods.

First Method:

  1. Change the selected region in the search area when you get closer to the area you're traveling to. See "Setting the Search Area" under Maps .
  2. Enter your destination and route settings. See Plan Route for more information.
  3. For example, if you were traveling from Michigan to Florida, change the region currently selected in the search area to Florida. Enter a destination in Florida under the ENTER DESTINATION menu.

Second Method:

Keep your currently selected region in the search area and enter your destination. This method allows you to only select a destination from the Easy Planning Route method or from the All Points of Interest (POI) categories with the "All Search Areas" comment (US Only). For example, tourist is a category that features this comment. See Easy Planning Route for more information.

If you are traveling in or to Canada and you cross the regional border the only map scale views available are 4 mi, 8 mi, 31 mi, and 128 mi (8 km, 16 km, 64 km and 256 km). Change the selected region in the search area when you get closer to the area you're traveling to. See "Setting the Search Area" under Maps for more information.

Using the Keyless Access Transmitter

The number on the back of the RKE transmitter corresponds to driver 1or driver 2. The Navigation System can store memory points for driver 1and 2 individually. See Easy Planning Route for more information.

OnStar®

The volume of the OnStar® call can be adjusted by using the steering wheel volume controls and radio volume knob during OnStar calls. See "OnStar® System" in your vehicle's owner's manual index for more information.