key MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

124 Navigation*Destination entry
Memory
soft key

The current map location is stored ( page
126)
.

Display
soft key

You can select which POIs will appear
as symbols on the map
( 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.
Moving the map and selecting a desti
-
nation
Move the cursor using

, 
, ,
, (
or
+
to select the desired
destination.

Release the button.If the system finds a street name at the
location the cursor is pointing to, the
corresponding street name is shown in
the status bar. In this example:
WATER
ST
Start route guidance to the selected
destination
Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap
-
pears if route guidance has not yet
been activated.
Press

.
Route calculation begins.
If route guidance is already active, you
will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to accept the new destination.
Press

to select
Yes
.

Press

.
Route calculation begins.
iThe soft keys
Coord.
, Memory
and
Dis
-
play
are visible only if the map has
been called up using
%
.
iThe destination selection will be lost
when pressing the
Back
soft key.

The system reverses to the details of
the previously entered destination.

125 Navigation*
Destination entry
Destination input via coordinates (longi
-
tude and latitude) will only be possible if
the map display is visible and if the
Coord.

soft key is displayed.

Press
%
.

Press any soft key if the soft key dis
-
plays are hidden.The soft key displays appear.

Press the
Coord.
soft key.
The menu for entering coordinates ap
-
pears. You can set the individual values
for the longitude and latitude in this
menu.
1“Hours” longitude value2“Minutes” longitude value3“Seconds” longitude value4“Seconds” latitude value5“Minutes” latitude value6“Hours” latitude value

Press

or

to select the value you
wish to set.

Select the desired value using

or

.

Keep repeating the last two steps until
you have set the required longitude and
latitude.

Press

.
If the coordinates entered are located
in the digital map range, the display will
switch to map display with cursor. The
center point of the cursor indicates the
position of the coordinates entered on
the map.
Entering a destination via geo coor
-
dinates


126 Navigation*Destination entry
Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap
-
pears.

Press

.
Route calculation begins.
You can store the current vehicle position
or a location selected via the map as an en
-
try in the
Last
Destinations
memory.
Therein such entries are marked with

( page
148)
.
If you wish to store such entries for later
retrieval or repeat usage, you can store
them in the standard destination memory ( page
149)
.
Storing current vehicle position
Press
%
.

Press any soft key if the soft key dis
-
plays are hidden.The soft key displays appear.
1Symbol
= current vehicle location

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

While storage takes place, the
Memory

soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.
iRoute guidance is only possible to co
-
ordinates within the digital map range.
Storing map location

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

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

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.