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begun navigating, guidance to your destination will also be 
displayed in the instrument cluster display.
When the turn-off is immediately ahead, the arrow points in the 
direction in which you should turn. In addition, the name of the 
s t r e e t  i s  s h o w n  u n d e r  t h e  a r r o w. A  b a r  g r a p h  
page 114, fig.119 on 
the right in the display takes you precisely to the turn-off point.If it is necessary to make a lane change before the turn off, you are 
warned in plenty of time about this lane change before the turn-off 
arrow by a second arrow 
page 111, fig.114.
Tips
With active guidance, you can switch to the trip computer display* 
by pressing the trip computer reset button*. Pushing the trip 
c o mp ut e r  re s e t  b ut to n *  a g a in  r e t ur n s  y o u to  g u i d a n c e . Yo u c a n  fin d  
detailed information about the trip computer* in the Owner's 
Manual.Selecting navigation function
The navigation functions can be selected with the 
 function button.Fig. 120  Display: Main navigation menu
Display
Short descriptionDistance remaining to next turn pointEstimated time of arrival at destination or current 
stopoverDirectional arrowLocation-dependent display of freeway, highway 
and street names 
An arrow before the display identifies the name of 
the street onto which you should turn.Total kilometers to destination or current stopoverChange of direction arrowBar graph (countdown): bars decreasing in size indi-
cate how the distance to the immediate turn-off 
point is decreasing; the bar graph is not shown until 
a change of direction arrow is displayed.If there is another side street before the turn-off 
point which is not part of current guidance, this side 
street is represented by a side-street symbol in the 
instrument cluster display.
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– Select Select city center to navigate to the center of the 
selected locality, or
– Select Input street name, Special destination in city or 
Destination input on map to set more detailed destina-
tion criteria.
– Select Start route guidance page 129.After you have started route guidance, you are offered up to three 
routes 
page 130, f i g .1 3 6 . S e l e c t  o n e  o f  t h e  r o u t e s  b y  r o t a t i n g  a n d  
pressing the control knob. If you do not select any of the routes 
s u g g e s t e d ,  t h e  r o u t e  m a r k e d  i s  a u t o m a t i c a l l y  i m p o r t e d  a f t e r  a  d e l a y  
once the trip has started or during the trip. The delay gives you the 
opportunity to change the route selection one more time. You can 
find additional information on route selection starting on 
page 130.
Switch from the letter speller to the number speller to enter a city 
with special characters (e.g. hyphen, apostrophe or period) page 125.
Selection “Select city center”
The Navigation System calculates route guidance to the center of 
the city entered.
Selection “Input street name”
B y  i n p u t t i n g  t h e  s t r e e t  i n  a  c i t y,  y o u  c a n  s p e c i f y  t h e  d e s t i n a t i o n  m o r e  
precisely.
After selecting the street, you can specify more detailed destination 
criteria by inputting an Intersection, a House number or through 
Enter destination on map 
page 128.
If you would like to find a street independently of the city, select 
Street after selecting the country in the destination entry menu.Selection “Special destination in city”
By selecting a special destination in the specified city, tourist attrac-
tions or public facilities (e.g. hospital, movie theater,) can be 
selected directly as a destination.
If you would like to find a particular special destination indepen-
dently of the city, select Special destination after selecting the 
country in the destination entry menu 
page 126.
Selection “Destination input on map”
You can find destinations for a specified city from the map display.
If the map is being displayed to select a destination, the crosshairs 
are in the center of the city in question. By moving the crosshairs 
horizontally and vertically, you can set a new destination 
page 149.
If additional detailed information is available for the selected point 
on the map, you can display it using the Detail info function.
I f  y o u  a r e  n a v i g a t i n g  i n  s i n g l e  d e s t i n a t i o n  m o d e ,  t h e  Set as stopover 
function is greyed out 
page 139.
Yo u  c a n  a l s o  Save to directory 
page 135 the selected map destina-
tion 
By inputting a street, you can predetermine the map location in 
greater detail.
Tips
If you have entered a city in the speller display, you can confirm 
the entry for this city by pressing and holding the control knob. Or, 
y o u e n t e r  p a r t  o f a  c it y  a n d  yo u  a l re a d y r e c o g n i z e  t h e  d e s i re d  c i t y  i n  
the speller display list, you can shift directly to the city list by 
keeping pressure on the control knob.
Entered destinations can be saved 
page 135. 
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– Select Start route guidance page 129, fig.135, the 
route is calculated and the map display is shown auto-
matically.
– Select one of the routes suggested in the single destina-
tion mode page 130 on the map display by rotating 
and pressing the control knob.
– In the route plan map display, confirm the route 
suggested page 132 by rotating and pressing the 
control knob.After calculating route guidance, the Navigation System switches 
a ut o ma t i c a l ly  to  ma p  d i s p l a y  m o d e . The  ro u t e  g u id a n c e  i s  s h o w n  in  
simplified form in the instrument cluster display 
page 113. You 
are additionally receive navigation voice prompts page 112.
When you have entered a final destination 
page 119 and started 
route guidance, you are offered up to three different routes to reach 
your destination 
page 119.
When you have entered a route plan and started route guidance, 
you are shown the route with the different stopovers and various 
information in the overview 
page 132.
Entered destinations can be saved 
page 135 and 
page 137.
Route criteria 
page 141 can be changed at anytime during guid-
ance, and the route will be recalculated.
If you do not complete route guidance you started, this route guid-
a n c e  wi l l  b e  c o n t i n u e d  t he  n e x t  t i m e  t h e  v e h i c l e  i s  s t a r t e d . Th is  a l s o  
applies to destinations entered which cannot be reached because of 
local conditions (e.g. lake or tourist attraction). If you would like to 
terminate this route guidance, select Cancel route guidance 
page 132
Tips
Calculated destinations can also be changed in the map display by 
moving the crosshairs 
page 149
Single destination information before route guidanceFig. 136  Navigation: Example of map display after route has been calculatedWhen you have entered the destination data page 117 
and the road network allows, you are offered up to three 
different routes to choose from.
– Select one of the optional routes by rotating the control 
knob. 
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– Press the control knob to start the route guidance 
desired.When you select a route by rotating the control knob, you are shown 
various information about this route. The information that pertains 
to the selected route is highlighted in white.
The following information can be displayed for the individual 
routes.
Route guidance includes sections of freeway
Estimated freeway kilometers
Route includes sections of road subject to tolls or sticker 
showing the length of the sections
Route includes ferry connection(s)
Route includes roads closed at certain times of day
Route includes seasonally closed roads
Estimated distance to destination
Estimated time of arrival at destination
Destination highlighted on map
Suggested route 1
Suggested route 2
Suggested route 3
Starting point highlighted
Orientation
Scale
When you have entered a single destination and started route guid-
ance, the system switches automatically to route selection display.
The route highlighted after the automatic switch to map display is 
the route which was calculated according to the criteria 
page 141 
that you set. For e x ample, if you set “fast in the “Route criteria”, the 
route with the shortest estimated arrival time is highlighted after switching automatically to the map display. You are also offered a 
second fastest and a short route as a selection where possible.”
If you do not select any of the routes suggested, the route marked 
is automatically imported after a delay once the trip has started or 
during the trip. The delay gives you the opportunity to change the 
route selection one more time.
Tips
The estimated time for the possible routes depends on the various 
route options. As soon as the calculation is complete, these routes 
are shown on the map display. In some cases, visual overlaps may 
result,  in which c ase the route ca n be distinguished  vis ually on ly by 
the change in the distance given or the estimated time of arrival.
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Navigation (NAV) 132Route plan information before starting Route guidanceFig. 137  Navigation: Example of route plan map overview– Press the control knob to start the route guidance 
desired with the stopovers you set.If you are navigating with stopovers, no alternate routes are calcu-
lated. The calculated route shown matches the route criteria 
selected 
page 141.
The following information can be found on the map display before 
starting the route.
Route guidance includes sections of freeway
Estimated freeway kilometers
Route includes sections of road subject to tolls or sticker 
showing the length of the sections
Route includes sections with a ferryRoute includes seasonally closed roads
Route includes roads closed at certain times of day
Estimated distance to destination
Estimated time of arrival at destination
Starting point highlighted
Highlighted stopover 1 on the map
Highlighted stopover 2 on the map
Highlighted stopover 3 on the map
Final destination highlighted on map
Orientation
Scale
Changing/Interrupting route guidance– Press the   function button or press the   
button.
– Select Stop route guidance.
– Change the information if necessary.
– Select Start route guidance.When route guidance is cancelled, the data and settings that have 
already been entered are saved. This allows you, for example, to 
change the route criteria 
page 141 and to recalculate the route.
If you do not complete route guidance you started, this route guid-
ance will be contin ued  the ne xt time the  ve hicle is  star ted . This also 
applies to destinations entered which cannot be reached because of 
local conditions (e.g. lake or tourist attraction). If you would like to 
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Tips
Administration of the directory data is handled through the   
button 
page 98.
Save route
Once calculated, route plans can be saved with the 
route criteria you entered and loaded later as a new 
destination.Fig. 144  Navigation: Route plan– Enter a route plan fig.144.
–Press the Memory co n t ro l  bu t to n  i n  t h e  n a vi g a t i o n  m e n u .
–Select Save route.– Using the speller, enter the name for the route.
– Select OK in the speller. The route plan entered is saved.
A route plan provides the option of setting up to three stopovers in 
addition to a destination 
page 121. You can then drive to each of 
these destinations in turn in the sequence set up.
The route entered will be saved with the final destination and stop-
overs and can be loaded again as a new destination 
page 137.
The route plan can be changed at any time after input is complete. 
Select a destination from the route plan by rotating and pressing 
the control knob. Then you can select Change, Move, Delete o r  Drive 
to now 
page 137.
If you have selected the Drive to now function and you would not 
l i k e  t o  e d i t  t h e  r o u t e ,  r o u t e  g u i d a n c e  i s  i m p o r t e d  a n d  c u r r e n t  v e h i c l e  
location is used as the route guidance starting point after you have 
selected Start route guidance.
If the Save route f u n c t i o n  i s  g r e y e d  o u t ,  t h i s  i n d i c a t e s  t h a t  e i t h e r  t h e  
route memory is full or the Route without stopover function (single 
destination mode) is set. Please delete routes not needed from the 
route memory 
page 138. Or select the Route with stopover func-
tion 
page 139Tips
You can save individual destinations to the directory 
page 135.
Load route–Press the Memory c o n t r o l  b ut to n  i n  t h e  n a v i g a t i o n  m e n u .
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– Select Load route page 134, fig.140.
– Select the route that you would like to load from the list.
– Select Start route guidance.After storing several route plans 
page 137, they can be loaded 
with a few operating steps.
A route plan can be changed at any time. Select a destination from 
the route plan by rotating and pressing the control knob. Then you 
can select Change, Move, Delete or Drive to now.
Change
Here you are entering new navigation data for your destination or 
stopover.
Move
Here you are reordering the sequence of your destination and stop-
overs.
Delete
The selected destination or stopover can be deleted. If you delete a 
destination, the system will automatically select a stopover and 
make that your new destination.
Drive to now
You can drive directly to the selected final destination or stopover.
If you do not want to ed it the  saved  route, the route  will b e sa ved in 
the memory when Start route guidance is activated and the current 
vehicle location will be used as the starting point for navigation.
Tips
A function may not be selected (“greyed-out”) if it is not available 
according to the restrictions you have set, or if not permitted by 
local circumstances.Delete route–Press the Memory control button in the navigation menu.
– Select Delete route.
– Select the route to be deleted from the list.
–Confirm Are you sure you want to delete the route? with 
Ye s. The selected route is deleted. 
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Route control buttonRoute with/without stopoverFig. 145  Navigation: Route with stopoverFig. 146  Navigation: Route plan
Only the type of route guidance which is not active at the 
time is shown in the display as available.
–Press the Route control button in the navigation menu.
– If you would like to visit stopovers on the way to your 
final destination, select Route with stopover fig.146 
and enter your driving route with stopover and destina-
tion addresses into the Route plan page 121.
– If you want the Navigation System to take you to your 
final destination without stopovers, select Route without 
stopover and enter the address of your destination 
page 119.The system operates with the type of route guidance you selected 
until it is changed. For example, if you have selected Route with  
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Navigation (NAV) 140stopover, your route guidance will proceed with stopovers until you 
select and confirm Route without stopover.
Route with stopover
Select this option to be guided to your final destination with stop-
overs.
Stopovers can also be special destinations 
page 126.
Stopovers already entered can be deleted, changed or moved at any 
time, or you can drive to them immediately page 137.
Route without stopover
Select this option to navigate directly to your destination.
Tips
If you switch to the Navigation function and you are shown the 
menu for Route planning 
page 139, fig .1 4 6 ,  y o u a r e  in  r o ut e  g u id -
ance with stopovers. If you would like to navigate directly to a final 
destination, select and confirm Route without stopovers in the menu 
for the Route function.
Route listFig. 147  Navigation: Route list–Press the Route control button in the navigation menu.
– Select Route list page 139, fig.145 . The detai led route 
list appears fig.147.The route list provides you with the following information:
Notes on the route
Distance information
Street designations
City namesTips
If route guidance is not activated, Route list will be greyed-out. 
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Route criteria
Route calculation depends on the route criteria 
selected.Fig. 148  Navigation: Listing of the possible route criteria–Press the Route control button in the navigation menu.
–Select Route criteria.
– Select the desired route criteria fig.148.The route criteria can be changed during route guidance and the 
route can be recalculated.
You have the following route criteria available to you:
Route options
Using the options fast or short, an especially fast or short route is 
taken as the basis for calculating the route.Highway
Comprises the options include and minimize. With Highway 
minimize, an attempt is made to avoid sections of freeway when 
calculating the route. If the destination is more than 300 km away, 
freeways are not avoided.
Ferry
Comprises the options include and minimize. With Ferry minimize 
a n  a t t e mp t  i s  m a d e  n o t  to  i n c l u d e  a ny  s t re t ch  w hi ch  i n c l ud e s  a  fe rr y  
connection when calculating the route.
To l l   r o a d
Comprises the options include and minimize. With To l l   r o a d  
minimize an attempt is made when calculating the route not to 
include any stretch which includes a road which you have to pay to 
drive on.
Time restrict.
Comprises the options include and minimize. With roads closed at 
certain times of day avoid a n  a t t e m p t  i s  m a d e  t o  e x c l u d e  t h e s e  r o a d s  
when planning the route. But only the roads closed at certain times 
of day identified on the Navigation DVD can be avoided.
Season restrict.
Comprises the options include and minimize. With seasonally 
closed roads avoid a n  a t t e m p t  i s  ma d e  to  e x c l u d e  t h e s e  ro a d s  w h e n  
planning the route. But only the seasonally closed roads identified 
on the Navigation DVD can be avoided.
Tips
If you would like to avoid a route criterion, but this makes route 
guidance impossible, this criterion is still included when calculating 
the route. In this case, a voice message will inform you of this.