MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2007 W211 Comand Manual

130 Navigation*
Route guidance
The circle shows the current vehicle lo-
cation. The arrow in the circle designates
the current driving direction.
The remaining route is highlighted in color. Display example 2
On the right-hand side of the display the
symbol for the next driving maneuver is in-
dicated (here left turn).
On the very right is a distance bar. The
dark blue part of the bar and the informa-
tion 700ft, in this example, indicate the
distance to the next driving maneuver.
If available, the street following the driving
maneuver with its name is shown in the top
status bar (here
CHESTNUT RIDGE RD).
The destination is marked with a flag on
the map, any stop-over destination is
marked with a flag .Changing map scale
The currently selected map scale is shown
in the left-hand corner of the bottom status
bar .
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When the display unit is set to miles,
the COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the display unit is set to km, the
COMAND will indicate distances in kilo-
meters (km) and meters (m).
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The colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.
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The display unit can be changed to km
or miles using the control system (see
your vehicle Operator's Manual).
When the display unit is set to miles,
COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the display unit is set to km,
COMAND will indicate distances in kilo-
meters (km) and meters (m).

131 Navigation*
Route guidance
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
Press the or soft key.
Depending on your selection, the map
will zoom in and display greater detail
or zoom out and show a wider area.
The map scale bar in the status bar will
show the map scale currently selected.
Map orientation
During route guidance, a symbol will ap-
pear on the left of the bottom status bar if
map display is switched ON:
North symbol :
Fixed map orientation, north is always
pointing up;
or
Compass symbol :
Dynamic map orientation, driving direc-
tion is always pointing up.
Map orientation can be set manually
(
page 144).
Changing map display
The map display can be switched between
split-screen mode and full-screen mode
manually or automatically.
Split-screen mode
The map is shown on the left, while in-
formation concerning the next driving
maneuver is shown on the right.
Full-screen mode
The map covers the entire screen.Switching manually
Press6.
Each time 6 is pressed, the system
alternates between split-screen and
full-screen display mode.
Switching automatically
See “Automatic map toggling”
(
page 146).
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If no soft key is selected within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key display
will disappear.
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Depending on the map display setting
(
page 145), in the full-screen mode
the status bar will be display:
the estimated time of arrival/re-
maining distance to the destination
or stopover destination
the position display

132 Navigation*
Route guidance
Route guidance ends when the selected
destination is reached.
In navigation mode, press 5.
A prompt as to whether or not route
guidance is to be cancelled appears.
Use #0to select the menu item Yes.
Press '.
Route guidance is cancelled. After a
short time, the Navigation main menu
appears.
If the destination is within a partially
digitized area
COMAND guides you through fully digitized
areas for as long as possible. Route guid-
a n c e i s c o n d u c t e d i n t h e u s u a l m a n n e r , i . e .
with navigation announcements and route
guidance displays. Destination reached
Cancelling route guidance
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Route guidance can be continued again
in the Navigation main menu
(
page 108).
Partially digitized areas
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The digital map may contain areas that
are only partially digitized although
they are within a digitized region.
WarningG
Due to incomplete digitization, the route
s h o w n o n t h e m a p m a y d i f f e r f r o m t h e a c t u a l
road/traffic situation.
WarningG
I f y o u f o l l o w t h e r o u t e s h o w n o n t h e m a p , f o r
example, it is possible that you could drive
the wrong way down a one-way street or
that a street cannot be driven on.
When using route guidance in a partially dig-
itized area, you must therefore be sure to
observe all relevant traffic regulations and
the course of the road.
All relevant traffic regulations and the
course of the road always take priority over
the route shown on the map.

133 Navigation*
Route guidance
Before the vehicle reaches a partially digi-
tized area, COMAND notifies you of this
with the following announcements:
“Be prepared to enter an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be provid-
ed.”
“In 700 feet you will enter an area
where turn by turn guidance cannot be
provided.”
“You are about to enter an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be provid-
ed.”Route guidance within a partially digi-
tized area
If you start route guidance in this type of
area, you will hear the following announce-
ment: “You are currently in an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be provided.”
Route guidance is provided by means of a
direction arrow showing the compass
heading to the destination. COMAND will
not generate automatic navigation an-
nouncements.If you try to call up or repeat an announce-
ment manually, (
page 129) you will hear
the announcement “You are currently in an
a r ea wh er e tu rn b y tu r n g ui d a n c e c a n n ot b e
provided.“.
During route guidance, the display is divid-
ed. On the right-hand side you will see the
direction arrow showing the compass
heading to the destination.
On the left-hand side of the display you will
see the map with the suggested route. The
suggested route is highlighted blue. How-
ever, it may not be possible to follow the
suggested route because, for example, the
road is closed or not open for car traffic.
If, during route guidance, COMAND leads
you back into a fully digitized area, route
guidance will simply continue in the usual
manner.
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The indicated distance can be seen
here by way of example. In reality, it
may be different.
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When you call up the info menu to this
type of destination, (
page 136) the
following data shown there may differ
from the actual situation:
Estimated time of arrival
Remaining driving time to the desti-
nation
Remaining distance to the destina-
tion

134 Navigation*
Route guidance
Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tionCOMAND can guide you to destinations
within the area covered by the digital m ap,
even if a destination is not located at a
road known to the system.
These destinations are shown as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using
the map, for example.
I n t h e s e c a s e s , C O M A N D g u i d e s y o u f o r a s
long as possible with navigation announce-
ments and displays on roads known to the
system.
Shortly before you reach the last known
point in the digitized road network, you will
hear the announcement “The destination is
nearby. Follow the arrow on the display”.
You will then see an arrow that indicates
the direction to the off-road destination.
When the off-road destination is close to
the road,
Area of dest. reached appears in ad-
dition below the arrow.When you leave the last known point in the
digitized road network, direction arrows
showing the compass heading to the desti-
nation guide you. You will also see the
Di-
rection to destination
display.
Route guidance from an off-road loca-
tion to a destination
If there is no road available on map at cur-
rent position of the car, vehicle is off road.
C O M A N D i s a l s o a b l e t o g u i d e y o u t o a d e s -
tination from such a location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the
Off Road message and a direction
arrow. The direction arrow shows the com-
pass heading to the actual destination.
The route is highlighted blue from the near-
est road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con-
tinues in the usual way.
Off-road and off-map
WarningG
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver’s sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by
various factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into consider-
ation by the COMAND system.

135 Navigation*
Route guidance
Route guidance from an off-map loca-
tion to a destination
If the vehicle position is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehi-
cle is in an off-map location.
C O M A N D i s a l s o a b l e t o g u i d e y o u t o a d e s -
tination from such a location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the
Off Map message and a direction ar-
row. The direction arrow shows the com-
pass heading to the actual destination.
The route is highlighted blue from the near-
est road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con-
tinues in the usual way.Off-road during route guidance
Th e r o a d l a y o u t m a y d i f f e r f r o m t h e d a t a o n
the digital map, due to road construction
measures, for example.
In such cases, the system cannot allocate
the vehicle’s position to the digital map
and the vehicle is therefore in an off-road
position.
The Off Road message and an arrow show-
ing the compass heading to the destina-
tion appear on the display.
As soon as the system can allocate the ve-
hicle position’s to the map again, route
guidance continues in the usual way.

136 Navigation*
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.
P r e s s a n y s o f t k e y w h i l e r o u t e g u i d a n c e
is active
The soft key displays appear.Selectable soft keys
Info soft key
Provides access to the Info menu
(
page 136).
Detour soft key
Provides access to the Detour function
(
page 138).
St-over soft-key
Provides access to the stop-over func-
tion (
page 140).
Symbol soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 143)
Memory soft key
The map position is stored
(
page 126).
Display soft key
Provides access to the Display menu
(
page 143).
 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 136), 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
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137 Navigation*
During route guidance
1Estimated 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 137).
Mode soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (
page 109).
In the Info menu (page 136), 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.
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The 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 164).
Displaying the route on the map
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138 Navigation*
During route guidance
In the Info menu (page 136), 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 136).
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 138).
Detour function is already active
You can change the length of the route
segment to be blocked (
page 139), or
switch off the Detour function by deleting
the detour (
page 139).
Activating detour function and setting
length of route segment to be blocked
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
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 listi
Depending 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

139 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 136).
Press the Detour soft key.
Use &0to 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 136). 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.