MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2006 R171 Comand Manual

170 Navigation*
During route guidance
Changing map orientation
Use  or to select the desired
option.
Press.
The orientation changes.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.If you activate GPS position display and
full-screen map display (
page 156), the
following data is displayed in the status
bar:
The current position as coordinates.
The number of satellites that can cur-
rently be received.
The current elevation (ALT = altitude)
above sea level.In the Display menu (page 167),
press the
GPS soft key.
Option
On or Off appears.
i
During route guidance, a symbol will
appear on the left-hand side of the bot-
tom status bar if map display is
switched ON.
North symbol :
Fixed map orientation, north is al-
ways pointing up;
Compass symbol :
Dynamic map orientation, driving
direction is always pointing up.
Switching GPS position display
ON/OFF

171 Navigation*
During route guidance
Use  or to select the desired
option.
Press .
Depending on the previous setting,
GPS position display will be switched
ON or OFF.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
If you have set the map view to full screen
(
page 156) and the automatic map tog-
gling function is activated, then the follow-
ing happens:
The system automatically switches to
the split-screen map display when a
driving maneuver is announced.
As soon as the driving maneuver is
completed, the system automatically
returns to full-screen map display.Switching automatic toggling ON/OFF
In the Display menu (page 167),
press the
Auto soft key.
Option
On or Off appears.
i
The solid circle shows the current
setting.
Automatic map toggling


172 Navigation*
During route guidance
Use  or to select the desired
option.
Press .
Depending on the previous setting, au-
tomatic map toggling will be switched
ON or OFF.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
You can select whether the full-screen and
split-screen map scales are to be set to-
gether (default setting) or individually.
In the Display menu, press the
(
page 167) Zoom soft key.
The
Standard setting and Manual options
appear.
Standard setting option:
The scales for full-screen and split-
screen map display are always
identical. Changing the scale
(
page 155) on one map changes
the scale of the other.
Manual option:
The scales can be different. Chang-
ing the scale on one map has no ef-
fect on the current scale of the
other map.
i
The solid circle shows the current
setting.
Scales for full-screen and
split-screen map display
i
The solid circle shows the current
setting.

173 Navigation*
During route guidance
Use  or  to select the desired op-
tion.
Press .
Depending on the previous setting, the
Standard setting (identical scale) or
Manual (individual scale) option is acti-
vated.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.

174 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
The Last destinations memory automatical-
ly stores the last destination for which
route guidance had been started.
The current vehicle position and positions
selected via the map can also be stored as
destinations in this memory (
page 150).
Such destinations are marked with .
Altogether a maximum of 50 destinations
can be stored.
Open the Navigation main menu
(
page 127).
Use to select the
Last destinations menu item.
Press .
The list of last destinations and map
positions is displayed. The most re-
cently stored destination is shown at
the top of the list.Selecting an entry from the Last desti-
nations memoryOpen the Last destinations memory.
Useor to select an entry.
The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Last destinations memory

175 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Selectable soft keys
Save soft key
Stores the selected entry in the Destina-
tion memory (
page 177),
Details soft key
Displays details on the selected entry (if
available),
Delete soft key
Allows the deletion the selected entry
(
page 175).
Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion from the Last destination memory
Select an entry (page 174).
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu with
the full displayed destination appears.
Press if you want to start route
guidance (
page 152), otherwise
press the
Back soft key.Deleting an entry from the Last destina-
tions memory
Select an entry (page 174).
Press the Delete soft key.
You are prompted to confirm whether
or not the destination is to be deleted.
Use  to select the menu item Yes.
Press .
The destination is deleted.

176 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Calling up the Destination memory and
selecting a destination
Open the Navigation main menu
(
page 127).
Use  or  to select the Destination
memory
menu item.
Press .
The Destination memory appears. This
is indicated by
Destination memory dis-
played in the status bar.
Use, ,  or  to select the
desired entry.
Selectable soft keys and options
Details soft key
Displays details on the selected entry
(if available),
Delete soft key
Allows to delete the selected entry
(
page 176),Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion from the Destination memory
Select a destination.
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.
Press if you want to start route
guidance (
page 152), otherwise
press the
Back soft key.
Deleting an entry from the Destination
memory
Select a destination.
Press the Delete soft key.
A delete entry prompt appears.
Destination memory

177 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Use  to select the menu item Yes.
Press .
The system deletes the entry from the
destination memory.
Storing a destination in the
Destination memory
In the Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 152), press the Save soft key;
or
Select an entry from the Last
destinations memory (page 174) and
press the
Save soft key.
The system automatically shows a de-
fault name (the city if applicable) as
Destination name; however, another
name can be chosen.Storing under the default name
Press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or
Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press.
The system will store the destination
under the default name.
Storing under a different name
For a name upper and lower case, accents,
special characters and numbers can be en-
tered.Press the Delete soft key to delete the
default name.ok
i
The name must have at least one char-
acter.


178 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
To select lower or upper case or to select
special characters, the following shift
fields on the display are available:
= upper case
= lower case
= special characters
Use,  or to select one of
the shift fields.
Press.
Use, , , ,  or  to
select the characters. Press  after
each selection.
If necessary, press the Delete soft key
to delete the character last entered.
Upon completion of the name entry
press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or
Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press .
The system will save the entry.
ABC
abc
...
i
Do not confuse the Delete soft key (de-
letion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
ok

179 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)

POIs (Points of Interest)
Via Navigation main menu
Open the Navigation main menu
(
page 127).
The Navigation main menu appears.
Use to select the POIs menu item.
Press .
The POIs main menu appears
(
page 180).
Via the map
A POI shown on the map can be selected
(
page 184).
Via Destination entry menu
Open the Destination entry menu
(
page 135).A POI in the vicinity of a city can now be
selected;
or
If a further location detail, e.g. a street,
is to be entered:
A POI in the vicinity of this detailed lo-
cation can be selected.
Entering POIs
i
POIs include gas stations, airports,
parking areas, rest stops, or hospitals,
etc.