Basic Configuration

The navigation system is a highly-sophisticated hybrid locating system that uses satellites and a map database to show you where you are and get you to a destination.

The navigation system receives signals from the GPS (global positioning system) and a network of 24 or more satellites in orbit around the earth. By receiving signals from several of these satellites, the navigation system can determine the latitude, longitude, and elevation of the vehicle. In addition, the signals from the system's yaw rate sensor and the PCM (vehicle speed pulse) enable the system to track the vehicle direction and speed.

This hybrid system has advantages over some dependent systems such as the self-contained type and the GPS-dependent type. For example, the system can track the vehicle position even when satellite signals cannot be received like the self-contained type. In addition, the system also can track the vehicle position even when the vehicle is transported by a ferry like the GPS-dependent type.

The navigation system applies all location, direction, and speed information to the maps and calculates a route to the chosen destination. When you are driving, the system provides both the visual and the audio guidance.