navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2006 R171 Comand Manual

163 Navigation*
During route guidance
Use  to select the Delete detour
menu item.
Press.
The blocked road segment is can-
celled. The system recalculates the
route.The Stop-over function offers the option of
selecting a stop-over destination while
route guidance is active.
A stop-over destination can be, for exam-
ple, a gas station, a rest area, or a hospital,
but also a regular destination. Once the
stop-over destination has been reached,
the system automatically calculates the
route to the final destination.
Show the soft key displays
(
page 158).
.
Stop-over
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The St-over soft key display indicates
whether route guidance to a stop-over
is already active.
= not active.
= active.


166 Navigation*
During route guidance
Press  to confirm the selection of the
destination.
The system begins to calculate the
route to the selected stop-over destina-
tion.
Changing/deleting the stop-over desti-
nation
The soft key displays are shown
(
page 158).
.Press the St-over soft key.
The menu for deleting or changing the
stop-over destination appears.Use to select the
Delete active stopover entry.
Press .
This will delete the stop-over. The sys-
tem calculates the route to the final
destination;
or
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A stop-over destination can be
changed or deleted only while the route
guidance to this stop-over is active (in-
dicated by .
If no route guidance to a stop-over des-
tination is active yet (
page 164).

168 Navigation*
During route guidance
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.
In the Display menu (page 167)
press the
Symbols soft key.
The available options appear.
Use  or to select an option.
Press.
The selected option is activated. A solid
circle designates an activated op-
tion.
Standard option:
The symbols for the system default
setting are displayed on the map;
Personal option:
The symbols to be displayed can be
selected from a list (
page 169);
None option:
No symbols will be displayed on the
map.
Setting symbols display
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The symbols are on display only if the
map scale is set at 0.05 mi (50 m),
0.1 mi (100 m), 0.2 mi (200 m), or
0.5 mi (500 m).
To set the map scale (
page 155).i
The Change soft key is only available if
the
Personal option is selected. Other-
wise, it will appear shaded out.

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.
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The solid circle shows the current
setting.
Automatic map toggling


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
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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
...
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Do not confuse the Delete soft key (de-
letion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
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193 System
System settings
The following options are now available:
Setting the time
Setting the date
Setting the date/time format
Setting the time
The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat-
ellites has to be set to the local time zone.
This enhances:
correct navigation for routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance, and
correct calculation of the estimated
time of arrival.
Use or  to select the hours or
the minutes.
Press or .
Depending on the selection, hours or
minutes are set.
Setting the minutes:
With GPS reception, each time you
press  or  changes the time in in-
crements of 30 minutes. Without GPS
reception, the time is changed in 1
minute increments.
Setting the hours:
Each time you press  or , the
hours change in increments of 1 hour.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
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There is no automatic change from day-
light saving time to standard time.
This has to be changed manually.
When you change the time zone, the
clock time also changes automatically.
If you enter an incorrect time, the time
difference remains unchanged when
you change time zone.

195 System
System settings
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce-
ments.
In the System menu (page 192),
press the
Lang. soft key.
The language list is displayed.The following options are available:
Instr. cluster settings:
The system switches to the language
already set in the vehicle instrument
cluster (
Vehicle Operator’s manual);
All other options:
The system switches to the requested
language.
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
In the System menu, press the
(
page 192) Tones soft key.
The list of available sounds is dis-
played.
Setting the languageSwitching confirmation beeps and
acoustic signals ON/OFF


197 System
System settings
Night mode:
The display is constantly set to night-
time design.
Automatic:
The display will change depending on
the illumination of the instrument clus-
ter.
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
Adjusting display brightness
In the Display Settings menu, press the
Bright. soft key.
The Brightness display appears.
Press or .
The brightness changes accordingly.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.Actuating the Reset function resets
COMAND to the factory settings.
In addition, it deletes:
Telephone*: All phone book entries
SMS: All SMS messages.
Navigation*: All entries in the Destina-
tion memory and in the
Last destina-
tions
memory.
Reset activation
Call up the System menu (page 192).
Press the Reset soft key.
Reset function


199 Glossary
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
Bit
(Bi
nary digit)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate (MP3)
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans-
mitted per time unit.
CD
(C
ompact Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
->CD which can be read and written but
not deleted.
CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Management and Data Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys-
tems, including the radio and CD play-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*).
Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface.DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form for
storing large volumes of data.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organized into directories for im-
proved clarity. Can be likened to a filing
cabinet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu-
ments.
GPS
(G
lobal Positioning System)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
Greenwich meridian
A specific north-south line running
through Greenwich, England.
Glossary