MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

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 orientationDuring 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 displayThe 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
Press
%
.
Each time
%
is pressed, the system
alternates between split-screen and
full-screen display mode.
Switching automaticallySee “Automatic map toggling” ( page
146)
.
iIf no soft key is selected within

approx. 8 seconds, the soft key display
will disappear.
iDepending 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 guidanceRoute guidance ends when the selected
destination is reached.
In navigation mode, press

.
A prompt as to whether or not route
guidance is to be cancelled appears.

Use

to 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 areaCOMAND guides you through fully digitized
areas for as long as possible. Route guid
-
ance is conducted in the usual manner, i.e.
with navigation announcements and route
guidance displays.
Destination reachedCancelling route guidance
iRoute guidance can be continued again
in the Navigation main menu ( page
108)
.
Partially digitized areasiThe digital map may contain areas that
are only partially digitized although
they are within a digitized region.Warning
G
Due to incomplete digitization, the route
shown on the map may differ from the actual
road/traffic situation.
Warning
G
If you follow the route shown on the map, for
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 areaIf 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
area where turn by turn guidance cannot be
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.
iThe indicated distance can be seen
here by way of example. In reality, it
may be different.
iWhen 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 guidanceRoute guidance to an off-road destina
-
tion
COMAND can guide you to destinations
within the area covered by the digital map,
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.In these cases, COMAND guides you for as
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 addition 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 destinationIf there is no road available on map at cur
-
rent position of the car, vehicle is off road.COMAND is also able to guide you to a des
-
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-mapWarning
G
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 destinationIf the vehicle position is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehi
-
cle is in an off-map location.COMAND is also able to guide you to a des
-
tination from such a location.At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the
Off Map
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 during route guidanceThe road layout may differ from the data on
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.
Press any soft key while route guidance
is activeThe 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
s

137 Navigation*
During route guidance
1Estimated time of arrival2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes3Remaining 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.
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
164)
.
Displaying the route on the map
s

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 = active
Detour function is not activeYou can activate the function and set the
length of a route segment to be blocked ( page
138)
.
Detour function is already activeYou 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 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

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

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
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.

140 Navigation*During route guidanceThis 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
136)
.
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
140)
.
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
142)
.
Entering an stop-over destination 
Show the soft key displays ( page
136)
.

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