navigation MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2005 W211 Comand Manual

143 Navigation*
During route guidance

Personal
option:
The symbols to be displayed can be
selected from a list (
page 143).

None
option:
No symbols will be displayed on the
map.
Setting personal symbol display

After activating the
Personal
option,
press the
Change
soft key.
The list of available symbols will
appear.

Use  or to select a list entry.

Press  to activate or deactivate the
symbol depending on its previous
state.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
The setting is stored.
One of the following orientations can be
selected:

2D North up

Fixed map orientation, north is always
pointing up,

2D Heading up

Dynamic map orientation, driving direc-
tion is always pointing up.

In the Display menu (
page 142),
press the
View
soft key.
Both options appear.
iThe
Change
soft key is only available if
the
Personal
option is selected. Other-
wise, it will appear shaded out.
iEmpty square = symbol deactivated
Solid square = symbol activated
Any number of symbols can be activat-
ed.Setting map orientation
iEmpty circle = deactivated
Solid circle = activated

144 Navigation*During route guidanceChanging map orientation 
Use  or to select the deactivat-
ed option.

Press.
The orientation changes.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.If you activate GPS position display and
full-screen map display (
page 134), the
following data is displayed in the status
bar:

The current position as coordinates.

The number of satellites that can cur-
rently be received.

The current elevation (ALT = altitude)
above sea level.

In the Display menu (
page 142),
press the
GPS
soft key.
The Options On and
Off
appear.

Use  or to select the desired
option.

Press .
iDuring route guidance, a symbol will
appear on the left-hand side of the bot-
tom status bar if map display is
switched ON.
North symbol :
Fixed map orientation, north is al-
ways pointing up,

Compass symbol :
Dynamic map orientation, driving
direction is always pointing up.
Switching GPS position display
ON/OFF
iThe solid circle shows the current
setting.

145 Navigation*
During route guidance
Depending on the previous setting,
GPS position display will be switched
ON or OFF.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
If you have set the map view to full screen
(
page 134) and the automatic map tog-
gling function is activated, then the follow-
ing happens:

The system automatically switches to
the split-screen map display when a
driving maneuver is announced.

As soon as the driving maneuver is
completed, the system automatically
returns to full-screen map display.
Switching automatic toggling ON/OFF

In the Display menu (
page 142),
press the
Auto
soft key.The Options
On and
Off
appear.

Use  or to select the desired
option.

Press .
Depending on the previous setting, au-
tomatic map toggling will be switched
ON or OFF.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
You can select whether the full-screen and
split-screen map scales are to be set to-
gether (default setting) or individually.

In the Display menu, press the
(page 142)
Zoom
soft key.
The
Standard setting
and
Manual
options
appear.
Automatic map toggling
iThe solid circle shows the current
setting.
Scales for full-screen and
split-screen map display


146 Navigation*During route guidance

Standard setting
option:
The scales for full-screen and split-
screen map display are always
identical. Changing the scale
(
page 133) on one map changes
the scale of the other.

Manual
option:
The scales can be different. Chang-
ing the scale on one map has no ef-
fect on the current scale of the
other map.

Use  or  to select the desired op-
tion.

Press .
Depending on the previous setting, the Standard
(identical scale) or
Manual
(indi-
vidual scale) option is activated.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
iThe solid circle shows the current
setting.

147 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory

Last destinations and destination memory
The
Last destinations
memory automatically
stores the last destination for which route
guidance had been started.
The current vehicle position and positions
selected via the map can also be stored as
a destination in this memory (
page 128).
Such destinations are marked with the
symbol.
Altogether amaximum of 50 destinations
can be stored.
Calling up the Last destinations memo-
ry and selecting a destination

Call up the Navigation main menu
(page 110).

Use to select the
Last
destinations

menu item.

Press .
The list of last destinations is dis-
played. The most recently stored desti-
nation is at the top of the list.

Use or  to select a destination.
The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.Selectable soft keys and options

Save
soft key
Stores the selected destination in the
standard destination memory
(
page 148).

Details
soft key
Displays details on the selected desti-
nation (if available).

Delete
soft key
Allows to delete the selected destina-
tion (page 148).
Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion of the Last destination memory

Select a destination.

Press .
The full destination appears.
Last destinations memory


148 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memory
Press if you want to start route
guidance, otherwise press the
Back
soft
key.
Deleting a destination from the last
destinations memory

Select a destination (
page 147)

Press the
Delete
soft key.
You are prompted to confirm whether
or not the destination is to be deleted.

Use  to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press .
The destination is deleted.
Calling up the destination memory and
selecting a destination


Call up the Navigation main menu
(page 110).

Use  or  to select the
Destination
memory
menu item.

Press .
The destination memory appears. This
is indicated by
Destination memory
in the
status bar.

Use, , , or  to select the
desired entry.
Selectable soft keys and options

Details
soft key
Displays details on the selected desti-
nation (if available).

Delete
soft key
Allows to delete the selected destina-
tion (page 149).
Destination memory

149 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion stored in the destination memory 
Select a destination.

Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.

Press if you want to start route
guidance, otherwise press the
Back
soft
key.
Deleting a destination from the destina-
tion memory

Select a destination (
page 148).

Press the
Delete
soft key.
A delete entry prompt appears.

Use  to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press .
The system deletes the entry from the
destination memory.Storing a destination

In the Start Route Guidance menu
(page 130), press the
Save
soft key;
or

Select a destination from the
Last

destinations
memory (
page 147) and
press the
Save
soft key.
The system automatically shows a de-
fault name (the city if applicable) as
Destination name; however a different
name can be entered.
Storing under the default name

Press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or

Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press .
The system will store the address un-
der the default name.Storing under a different name

Press the
Delete
soft key to delete the
default name.
Upper and lower case characters, accent-
ed characters, special characters and
numbers can be entered.
To select lower or upper case or to select
special characters, the following shift sym-
bols on the display are available:

= upper case

= lower case

= special characters
ok
iThe name must have at least one char-
acter.iSymbol “ ” represents a space. ABCabc...


150 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memory
If necessary, use,  or to se-
lect one of the shift fields.

Press.
The characters are shifted.

Use , , , ,  or  to
select the characters. Press  after
each selection.

If necessary, press the
Delete
soft key
to delete the character last entered.

Upon completion of the name entry
press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or

Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press .
The system will store the address.
iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key (de-
letion of the last character) with the
Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
ok

151 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)

POIs (Points of Interest)
Via Navigation main menu
Call up the Navigation main menu
(page 110).
The Navigation main menu appears.

Use to select the
POIs
menu item.

Press .
The POIs main menu appears
(page 152).
Via the map
A POI shown on the map can be selected
(
page 155).
Via Destination entry menu

Open the Destination entry menu
(page 117).A POI in the vicinity of a city can now be
selected;
or
If a further location detail, e.g. a street,
is to be entered:
A POI in the vicinity of this detailed lo-
cation can be selected.

Enter the desired details of a desti-
nation (
page 117).

Press the
POIs
soft key.

Proceed as described in the “Se-
lecting POI in the local area of the
current position” section under
“Selecting a POI category”
(page 152).
Entering POIsiPOIs include gas stations, airports,
parking areas, rest stops, hospitals,
etc.

152 Navigation*POIs (Points of Interest)POIs main menu
Selection of one of the following menu
items is possible:
Current positionSelecting a POI in the local area
(page 152).

Select citySelecting a POI in any city to be
selected(
page 153).

Global destinationsA POI from global categories can be se-
lected (
page 153). The selection is
restricted to the region entered last;
however, the region selection can be
changed.

In the POIs main menu, (
page 152)
select the
Current position
menu item.

Press .
A list of POI categories appears for the
selection of a category.Selecting a POI category

Useor  to select a category.
The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press .
If you have selected the Restaurant
category, another list will be displayed
from which you can select a sub-cate-
gory, e.g. Chinese food.
If you have selected any other catego-
ry, this will take you straight to the list
of POIs.
Selecting POI in the local area of the
current position