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126 NavigationDestination input
Press E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm.
or

Select the ( symbol. Press H, h,
g, G to do so.

Press E.
The street list will appear. You can now
select a street.Selecting a street

Use g or G to select a street.

Press E.
The menu for starting the route
guidance function with the destination
data you have entered is displayed.The following soft keys are available to
further define your destination:

Map
soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 131).

Intrsct.
soft key:
You can select an intersection for the
destination street (
page 127).

Hse No.
soft key:
Brings you to the destination street
house number input (
page 128).

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Destination input

Mode
soft key:
Brings you to the
Change
mode

selection menu (
page 116).

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
(POI) menu (
page 156).

Parking
soft key:
Brings you to the menu for inputting a
parking near the destination street
(
page 130).

Save
soft key:
You can enter your destination into the
Destination memory (
page 151).Entering an intersection
After you have entered a destination street
(
page 125) you can select an
intersection to that street.

Press the
Intrsct.
soft key.The system will display one of the following
menus:

In the case of streets with more than
15 intersections: Enter Intersection
menu.

Enter the name as specified in
“Entering a street” (
page 125).

Press the
List
soft key.
The Select Intersection menu will
appear. It displays a list of roads
intersecting with the previously input
intersection.

Select an intersection (
page 128).
iYou can select either an intersection or
the house number. You cannot enter
both.
iThe
Intrsct.
soft key is only
available if appropriate streets are
saved on the navigation DVD.

128 NavigationDestination input
In the case of streets with up to 15
intersections: Select Intersection
menu 
Press g or G to select an
intersection.

Press E.
The Start Route Guidance menu will
appear (
page 134).
Entering a house number
A house number can be entered after
entering the destination street
(
page 125).

Press the
Hse No.
soft key.
Either the menu for entering a house
number or a list of house numbers to
select from will appear (
page 129).

Press h, H, g and G to select
the numbers. After each selection,
press E.

Press F and f to select numbers
diagonally.
or

Press the appropriate number keys
0, 1 to 9.
iYou can enter an intersection instead
of the house number. You cannot enter
both.
iThe
Hse No.
soft key is only available
if appropriate streets are stored on the
navigation DVD.

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Destination input

Press the
Delete
soft key if
necessary.
The number last entered is deleted.

Press E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm.
The Start Route Guidance menu
(page 134) or a list for selecting a
the house number area will appear.Selecting a House Number Area

Press g or G to select the desired
house number area.

Press E.
The Start Route Guidance menu will
appear (
page 134).
Entering a parking
After entering the destination street
(
page 125) or selecting a city center
(page 124), you can select parking
nearby.
iYou can only select admissible
numbers. The number selected
appears magnified. iDo not confuse the Delete soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
iHouse numbers may be displayed in
the list as single numbers, e.g.
1, or as
number areas, e.g.
2..8
.

130 NavigationDestination input
Press the
Parking
soft key.
The Parking Lot Selection menu is
displayed.
Selecting a parking lot
The map is displayed and shows the
destination and the available parkings lots.

Use the
Next
or
Prev.
soft key to
select a parking lot on the map.
The parking lot selected is marked in
color. The name and distance from the
current position are shown on the
status bar.

Press the
Details
soft key to see
more information about the parking lot.

Press E.
Route guidance will begin.
iIf there is no parking lot near
the destination, the message
No
Parking
Found
will appear.

131 Navigation
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press c.

Press one of the buttons H, h, g,
G, F, f.
or

Press the
Map
soft key, e.g. in the
Destination Entry menu (
page 121).
The map is shown in full view and
cross-hairs appear.
If soft key displays are hidden:

Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
(POI) menu (
page 156).

Memory
soft key:
A window appears with the
message Position Saved as
MemPt
. (page 118).

Display
soft key:
The Map View display will appear.
You can adjust the map orientation
(
page 148).

Soft key +:
Zooming in for more detailed map.

Soft key ):
Zooming out for less detailed map.
iThe system automatically places the
cross-hairs on the current destination
address.
ic was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx.
8 seconds, the soft key display will
disappear again.

132 NavigationDestination input
Press H, h, g, G, F, f to
move the cross-hairs.
The direction of movement of the
buttons depends on the map direction
selected (
page 148).

2D North Up, 2D Heading Up:
Press F and f to move the
cross-hairs diagonally.

Bird’s-Eye View:
Use H and h to turn the map
round the vertical axis of the cross-
hairs.
Press g or G to move your
position on the map forward or
backward.This allows you to select your destination.

Release the button.
If the system is able to assign a street
name to the selected location, it is
displayed on the status bar.
In this example:
NEWPORT
RD

Press E.
The system uses the point at the center
of the cross-hairs as destination.
Route guidance will begin.
iIf you press the
Back
soft key, your
selection will be discarded. The system
then uses the data of the previous
destination.

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Destination input

Activate the Navigation main menu
(page 114).

Press the
Home
soft key.
The home address is shown.

Start route guidance (
page 134).Editing home address

Press the
Change
soft key.
The Change Home Addr. menu will
appear.
You can use the following functions

selecting a destination from the
destination memory (
page 153)

entering destination address
(page 121)

selecting a destination from the last
destinations memory (
page 150)

selecting a Point of Interest
(page 157)

choosing the current position

Press g or G to select an option.

Press E.

Select the address.

Press E when the Save as home
address menu will appear.
The new home address is shown.

Start route guidance (
page 134).
Selecting home address

134 NavigationRoute guidanceRoute guidance can be started if the
destination input is complete and Start
Route Guidance is displayed at the bottom
of the main area. 
Press E.
Route calculation and route guidance
begins. Route calculation can take some time,
depending on the distance to the
destination.
During route calculation,
CALC RTE
and an
arrow pointing towards the destination are
displayed.
Route guidance begins when route
calculation is complete.
The system will calculate a new route
during active route guidance if the driver
does not follow the route guidance.
NEW RTE
is displayed during recalculation.
The arrow is not filled out.After route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays
(
page 135) and voice instructions.
Repeating current voice instructions
If you have not understood a navigation
announcement, you can at any time have a
current announcement repeated.

Press j.
The current navigation announcement
is repeated.
Starting route guidance
Route calculationRecalculating an existing route
Voice instructionsWarning
G
Voice instructions are intended to direct you
while driving without diverting your attenti-
on from the road and driving.
Always use this feature instead of consulting
the map display for directions. Consulting
the map displays for directions may cause
you to divert your attention from driving and
increase the risk of an accident.

Route guidance

135 Navigation
Route guidance
Muting current voice instructions
Press J.
The current announcement is stopped.
You will hear the next navigation
announcement normally.
Switching voice instructions On/Off
Switching off

During a navigation announcement
press J for 2 seconds.
The message
Voice Announcements
Muted
will appear briefly.
Further route guidance takes place
using only the symbols in the display.
If a new route guidance cycle is started,
the announcements are automatically
switched on again.
Switching on again

Press j.The navigation displays are only visible
while route guidance is active.
To switch to the navigation display from
another display, e.g. from CD operation:

Press b or c.
Two examples are shown below:
Display example 1:The road you are currently driving on is
shown on the status bar, in this case
I-90
.
The indication
120 mi
is the distance to
the next driving maneuver.
If the GPS position display (
page 149) is
active, the GPS data are shown instead of
the street name.
Navigation displays
iUsing the control system, the display
unit can be changed between km or
miles (see your vehicle’s Operator’s
Manual). 
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 kilometers (km) or
meters (m).