key MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2004 C215 Comand Manual

141 Navigation
During route guidance
With the via function you can influence the
way how the route is calculated.
Example:
You wish to travel from Chicago to New
York. You can use the via function to define
whether the route will lead via Cleveland or
Pittsburgh.
In the Info menu (
page 139), press
the
Route
soft key.
The route is shown on the map.

Press the
Via
soft key.If the via function is not yet active, you may
now select a via route.
If the via function is already active, the
message
Via Already Active
will
appear. You can delete (
page 142) or
change (
page 142) the via route.
Selecting a via route

Press G or g to select a list entry.

Press E.
The system calculates the new route.
Via function (soft key via)iThe
Via
soft key has no function if the
route cannot offer any via routes.
iThe selection list always refers to the
currently active route.
Example:
You have entered a main and a
stopover destination. First, the system
will calculate your route to the stopover
destination, so that route is the active
route.
The selection list only shows possible
via routes to the stopover destination.

142 NavigationDuring route guidanceDeleting the active via route 
Press g to select option
Delete
Active Via
.

Press E.
The system deletes the via route and
recalculates the route to the
destination.Changing the active via route

Press g to select option
Change
Active Via
.

Press E.
The list for selecting another via route
appears.

Use G or g to select the desired via
route.

Press E.
The system recalculates the route.The detour function blocks a route section
ahead. If possible, the system will
calculate a detour. You can adjust the
length of the route section to be blocked.
Switching on

Activate the soft key display
(page 139).

Press the
Detour
soft key.
Selecting a detouriIf the system does not allow you to
block a route section, the message
No
Detour Possible
is displayed.
Traffic jams are identified by the driver,
not by the COMAND.
iIf you have already placed a block on a
route section,
Detour
appears written
in black. A menu will appear instead of
the map (
page 143).

143 Navigation
During route guidance
You can now enter the length of the route
section to be blocked.
Press the
More
soft key until the
desired length is set.

Press the
Less
soft key to reduce the
length of the traffic jam.

Press E.
The system calculates a new route
around the blocked route section.Switching off

Activate the soft key display
(page 139).

Press the
Detour
soft key.

Press g to select
Delete Detour
.

Press E.
The blocked route section is deleted.
The system calculates the new route.Changing the blocked route section

Activate the soft key display
(page 139).

Press the
Detour
soft key.

Use G to select item
Reset Detour
.

Press E.
You can now change the length of the
route section to be blocked.

Press the
More
soft key until the
desired length is set.

Press the
Less
soft key to reduce the
length of the blocked route section.

Press E.
The system calculates a new route
around the blocked route section.

144 NavigationDuring route guidanceThis function allows you to select an
intermediate destination while route
guidance is active. A stopover destination
may be a gas station or a restaurant or any
other place. When the stopover
destination is reached, the system
calculates the route to the main
destination.
Entering a stopover destination
Activate the soft key display
(page 139).

Press the
St-over
soft key.
The map is displayed in full view.Available soft keys

soft key:
Shows a list of Mercedes-Benz Centers
near your location.

soft key:
Shows a list of filling stations around
you.

soft key:
Shows a list of parkings and multi-
storey car parks around you.

soft key:
Shows a list of restaurants around you.

soft key:
Shows a list of hospitals around you.

More
soft key:
If you press this soft key, the
Navigation main menu will appear.
Enter Stopover
will appear on the
status bar.
You can now enter an stopover
destination by

selecting one from the destination
memory (
page 151)

typing one in the Destination Entry
menu (
page 121)

selecting one in the
Last
destinations
memory
(
page 150)

selecting a POI (
page 155)
Stopover function

145 Navigation
During route guidance

Press a soft key, e.g. .

Press E.
A list of restaurants near your location
is displayed.The arrows indicate the direction of the
destination. The distances indicated are
straight line distances to the destination.

Press G or g to select a destination
from the list.

Press the
Details
soft key if required.
Details on the destination are shown.

After you have selected a destination,
press E.
The Start Route Guidance menu will
appear (
page 134).

Press E.
The system calculates the route to the
selected stopover destination.
Deleting or replacing a stopover
destination

Activate the soft key display
(page 139).

Press the
St-over
soft key.
The menu for deleting or changing a
stopover destination will appear.

Use g to select
Delete Active
Stopover
.
iPrior to this, a list may be displayed in
which you can select the desired
category, e.g.
Barbecue/Southern
,
pressing G or g.
iIf no stopover destination has been
entered, the full view map appears
instead of the menu. You can now
enter a stopover destination
(page 144).

146 NavigationDuring route guidance
Press E.
The stopover destination last input is
deleted. The system calculates the
route to the main destination.
or

Press G to select
Replace Active
Stopover
.

Press E.
The stopover destination is deleted and
you can enter a new stopover
destination (
page 144).The system can save the current position
as a destination in the
Last
Destinations
memory (
page 150).

Activate the soft key display
(page 139).

Press the
Memory
soft key.
The current location is saved.

Activate the soft key display
(page 139).

Press the
Display
soft key.
The Display menu will appear.
You can now use the soft keys to
activate other menus.

Symbol
soft key:
Brings you to the symbol display
settings (page 147).

View
soft key:
Brings you to the map orientation
settings (
page 148).
Saving the current locationiSuch destinations are marked in the Last destinations
memory with _
(
page 150).
If a destination is to be saved for later
or repeated use, the current location
can be stored in the standard
destiantion memory (
page 151).
Defining route guidance displays

147 Navigation
During route guidance

GPS
soft key:
Brings you to the
Position
Display
menu (
page 149).
Setting symbol displays
You can set which POIs are shown as
symbols on the map.

In the Display menu, press the
Symbol

soft key.
The available options are displayed.

Press G or g to select an option.

Press E.
The option is activated _.

Default
option:
The map shows the default
symbols.

Personal
option:
You can determine the symbols
which are displayed. The following
section explains the further
operation.

None
option:
No symbols are shown on the map.
iYou will see the symbols only if the map
scale is 0.05 mi/inch, 0.1 mi/inch, 0.2
mi/inch or 0.5 mi/inch (
page 136).

148 NavigationDuring route guidanceSetting personal symbol display
After selecting the
Personal
option,
press the
Change
soft key.
The list of available symbols is
displayed.

Press G or g to select a list entry.

Press E.
The symbol is activated or deactivated
depending on its previous state. You
may also activate more than one
symbol.

Press the
Back
soft key to confirm.
The settings are saved.
Setting map view
You can select the follwing map
orientations:

2D North UpMap is displayed facing north

2D Heading UpDynamic map alignment, map is
displayed facing driving direction
pointing up

Bird’s-Eye ViewThe map is shown in three dimensions
with sky and horizon.

In the Display menu (
page 146),
press the
View
soft key.
The available options are shown.Changing map view

Press G or g to select the
deactivated option.

Press E.
The orientation is changed.

Press the
Back
soft key to confirm.
Meaning
Symbol
Selected
Q
Unselected
q
Option
Symbol
On
_
Off
-

149 Navigation
During route guidance
Switching the GPS info setting on/off
When the GPS info setting is active, the
following data are displayed on the status
bar: 
your current position in the form of
coordinates

the number of satellites currently
received

the height above the sea level

In the Display menu (
page 146),
press the
GPS
soft key.
The options On
and
Off
are displayed.
The symbol _ indicates the present
setting.

Use button G or g to select the
option with the symbol -.

Press button E.
Depending on the previous setting, the
GPS is switched on or off.

Press the
Back
soft key to confirm.
Automatic map toggling
The system automatically switches to split
view whenever it announces a driving
maneuver.
When the driving maneuver is completed,
the system reverts to the full view.
iA symbol is shown on the bottom left
side of the status bar.
North symbol Y:
Map is displayed facing north

Compass symbol <:
Dynamic map alignment, map is
displayed facing driving direction
pointing up

150 NavigationLast destinations and destination memoryThe
Last destinations
memory
automatically saves last destinations to
which you have started route guidance.
The memory can save a maximum of 50
destinations.
You can save your current position as a
destination in the memory (page 118).
Such destinations are marked with _.
Activating the last destination memory

Activate the Navigation main menu
(page 114).

Press G to select menu item
Last

Destinations
.

Press E.
The last destinations list is displayed.
The most recent destination is at the
top of the list.Selecting a destination from the last
destinations memory

Activate the last destinations list.

Press G or g to select an entry.
Use the
Page
soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list.Now you can

start route guidance to the selected
entry (
page 151)

delete the selected entry (
page 151)

save the selected entry in the
destination memory and at the same
time in the address book
To do this, press the
Save
soft key.
Further operation is explained in
chapter “Save destination in the
destination memory” (
page 151)

view details on the selected entry (if
available)
Press the
Details
soft key.
Last destinations memory
Last destinations and destination memory