navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

127 Navigation*
Destination entry
Storing locations selected via the map
Press
%
.

Move the map and select a location ( page
124)
.

Press the
Memory
soft key.
The system stores the current cursor
position.

While storage takes place, the
Memory

soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.

128 Navigation*Route guidanceYou can start route guidance when the
destination input is complete and Start
Route
Guidance
is displayed at the
bottom of the main area.
Besides starting route guidance following
soft keys are available:
Mode
soft key

Provides access to the route mode set
-
ting for certain road types to be avoid
-
ed
( page
109)
.

Save
soft key

Stores the entered destination in the
destination memory
( page
149)
.

To start route guidance, press

.
The route is calculated and route guid
-
ance begins.
Depending on the distance to the destina
-
tion, route calculation can take some time.
While the route is being calculated, Reading Navi DVD... Please Wait
and an
arrow pointing towards the destination are
displayed. Once route calculation is com
-
plete, route guidance begins.Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.
As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con
-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps may not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.The system will calculate a new route dur
-
ing active route guidance if the driver fails
to follow the route guidance. During recalculation,
NEW
RTE
is displayed.
The arrow is not solid.
Start route guidance menu
Route calculation
Route re-calculation

129 Navigation*
Route guidance
After route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays and
navigation announcements.Current navigation announcementsIf a navigation announcement is not readily
understood, it can be repeated at any time. 
Press
6
.
The current navigation announcement
is repeated.
Switching navigation announcements
ON/OFF Switching OFF
During a navigation announcement,
press
1
.
For a short period of time, the message Voice
announcements
muted
is dis
-
played. Now further route guidance takes
place using only the symbols in the dis
-
play. If a new route guidance cycle is
started, the announcements are auto
-
matically switched ON again.
Switching ON manually
Press
6
.
The navigation displays are visible only
with activated route guidance.
To switch to the navigation display
from another display, e.g. from CD
mode, press

or
%
.
Two display examples are shown below.Display example 1The road currently travelled on is indicated
in the status bar at the bottom, in this ex
-
ample
I-80 E
(Interstate 80 East).

The information 1.2 mi indicates the dis
-
tance to the next driving maneuver.
Navigation announcementsWarning
G
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting
your attention from the road and driving. Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Consulting the symbols or map display for
directions may cause you to divert your at
-
tention from driving and increase your risk
of an accident.
Navigation displays
iThe display unit can be changed to km
or miles using the control system (see
your vehicle Operator's Manual).


130 Navigation*Route guidanceThe 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 2On 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 scaleThe currently selected map scale is shown
in the left-hand corner of the bottom status
bar
.
iWhen 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). iThe colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.
s
iThe 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 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

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.

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.