display MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2005 W211 Comand Manual

135 Navigation*
During route guidance

During route guidance
Using the soft keys, diverse menus or dis-
plays can be requested, and settings can
be adjusted during route guidance.
COMAND automatically hides the soft key
displays after a certain period of time.
Press any soft key while route guidance
is active
The soft key displays appear.Selectable soft keys

Info
soft key
Provides access to the Info menu
(
page 135).

Detour
soft key
Provides access to the Detour function
(
page 137).

St-over
soft-key
Provides access to the stop-over func-
tion (page 139).

Symbol
soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 142)

Memory
soft key
The map position is stored
(
page 128).

Display
soft key
Provides access to the Display menu
(
page 142).

soft key
The map scale will change to display a
more detailed map.

soft key
The map scale will change to display a
map that shows a wider area.

If the soft key displays are shown
(page 135), press the
Info
soft key.
The Info menu appears. This shows you
the main destination and a stopover
destination that may have been en-
tered.
Showing soft key displays
Info menu
s


136 Navigation*During route guidance1Estimated time of arrival
2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes
3Remaining journey (distance)
Points 1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-
over destination. You'll only see the de-
tails for the final destination when you
arrive at your stopover and the system
has calculated the route to the main
destination.Selectable soft keys:

Route
soft key
Provides access to the display of the
route on the map (
page 136).

Mode
soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (page 111).

In the Info menu (
page 135), press
the
Route
soft key.The map appears. The route remaining
is highlighted in blue color.
The destination is marked with a flag
, any stop-over destination is marked
with a flag . The current vehicle posi-
tion is identified with the symbol.
Depending on the distance to the des-
tination, it may take some time before
the route display appears.
iThe estimated time of arrival does not
refer to the time zone of destination,
but always refers to the time zone of
the vehicle's current location. For a
correct calculation, make sure that the
system clock is set correctly
(page 162).
Displaying the route on the map
s

137 Navigation*
During route guidance

In the Info menu (
page 135), press
the
Route
soft key.
The route appears on the map.

Press the
List
soft key.
The list of road/route sections remain-
ing appears. The road currently trav-
elled on appears at the top.

Use or  to scroll through the
list. The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.The Detour function blocks a route seg-
ment ahead.
The length of this route segment can be
entered. The system then calculates a de-
tour route, if possible.

Show the soft key displays
(page 135).
The Detour soft key display indicates
whether the Detour function is active.
= not active
= activeDetour function is not active
You can activate the function and set the
length of a route segment to be blocked
(
page 137).
Detour function is already active
You can change the length of the route
segment to be blocked (
page 138), or
switch off the Detour function by deleting
the detour (
page 138).
Activating detour function and setting
length of route segment to be blocked

Show the soft key displays
(page 135).

Press the
Detour
soft key.
The system gives you a full-screen map
and freezes the map and screen show-
ing the position of the vehicle. You can
now set the distance of the route seg-
ment to be blocked.
Displaying the route list
iDepending on the distance to the des-
tination, it may take a few moments be-
fore the route list is completed.
The list is completed only when the
route calculation is completed.
Dest.
is
displayed before the last list entry.
Detour function


138 Navigation*During route guidance
Continue to press the soft key
More
or
Less
until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is
reached.
The length of the route segment
blocked ahead appears in the status
bar. The section of the road that is
blocked appears as a red and white
dotted line on the map.
1Symbol = current position

Press .
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked road segment.Changing detour

Show the soft key displays
(page 135).

Press the
Detour
soft key.

Use to select the
Change detour

menu item.

Press.
You can now enter the length of the
road segment to be blocked.

Continue to press the
More
or
Less
soft
key until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is set.

Press.
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked segment, if possi-
ble.
Deleting detour

Show the soft key displays
(page 135). If a Detour is already active, the
Detour

soft key is displayed in no color.

Press the
Detour
soft key.

Use  to select the
Delete detour

menu item.

Press.
The blocked road segment or detour re-
quirement is cancelled. The system re-
calculates the route.

139 Navigation*
During route guidance
This function offers the option of selecting
a stop-over destination while route guid-
ance is active.
A stop-over destination can be, for exam-
ple, a gas station, a rest area, or a hospital.
Once the stop-over destination has been
reached, the system automatically calcu-
lates the route to the final destination.
Show the soft key displays
(page 135). The
St-over
soft key display indicates
whether the stop-over function is ac-
tive.
= not active
= active
Route guidance to a stop-over destination
is not active:
You can enter a stop-over destination
(
page 139).
Route guidance to a stop-over destination
is already active:
You can change the stop-over destination
or cancel the route guidance to it by delet-
ing the stop-over (
page 141).
Entering an stop-over destination

Show the soft key displays
(page 135).

Press the
St-over
soft key.
The full-screen map display appears.Selectable soft keys

soft key:
Provides access to a list of Mercedes-
Benz Centers in the area.

soft key:
Provides access to a list of gas stations
in the area.

soft key:
Provides access to a
list of parking areas
and multi-story car parks in the area.
Stop-over


141 Navigation*
During route guidance

Press the
Details
soft key, if you want to
see details of the selected destination.
The details disappear again after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details
soft key again.

Press  to confirm the selection of a
destination.
The system begins to calculate the
route to the selected stop-over destina-
tion.
Changing/deleting stop-over destina-
tions

Show the soft key displays
(page 135).
.

Press the
St-over
soft key.
The menu for deleting or changing the
stop-over destination appears.

Use to select the Delete active stopover
entry.

Press .
This will delete the stop-over. The sys-
tem calculates the route to the final
destination;
or

Use to select the Replace active stopover
entry.

Press .
The stop-over is deleted, a new stop-
over destination can be entered
(page 139).
iA stop-over destination can be
changed or deleted only while the route
guidance to this stop-over is active (in-
dicated by ).
iIf no route guidance to a stop-over des-
tination is active yet (
page 139).

142 Navigation*During route guidance
Show the soft key displays
(page 135).

Press the
Display
soft key.
The Display menu appears.
Selectable soft keys:

Symbols
soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (page 142).

View
soft key
Provides access to setting the map ori-
entation (
page 143).

GPS
soft key
Provides access to the Position Display
menu (
page 144).

Auto
soft key
Provides access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu (
page 145).

Zoom
soft key
Provides access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display (
page 145).
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.

In the Display menu (
page 142)
press the
Symbols
soft key.
The available options appear.

Use  or to select an option.

Press.
The selected option is activated. A solid
circle designates an activated op-
tion.
Standard
option:
The symbols for the system default
setting are displayed on the map.
Defining route guidance displays
Setting symbols displays iThe symbols are on display only if the
map scale is set at 0.05 mi (50 m),
0.1 mi (100 m), 0.2 mi (200 m), or
0.5 mi (500 m).
To set the map scale (
page 133).

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