Patent ID: 7630832

Claim:
A method of guiding a motor vehicle having a navigation system along a drive path, the method comprising: determining a current position of the motor vehicle using a control unit of the navigation system and providing a drive path to a display unit of the navigation system based on the current position of the motor vehicle; determining whether the motor vehicle has arrived at a complex guide point of a guide target, wherein the guide target includes a plurality of road interchanges within a predetermined distance of each other; determining, upon arrival at the complex guide point, a turn angle for the motor vehicle based on suggested vehicle operation through the guide target; determining two or more turn guide icons for the determined turn angle from a plurality of previously stored turn guide icons, wherein the two or more turn guide icons collectively represent the determined turn angle, and wherein the two or more turn guide icons differ from one another; and sequentially displaying, on the display unit of the navigation system, the determined two or more turn guide icons relative to the drive path during the vehicle operation through the guide target.