MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2007 R171 Comand Manual

140 Navigation*
During route guidance
1Estimated time of arrival
2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes
3Remaining journey (distance)
1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-over desti-
nation. You'll only see the details for the fi-
nal destination when you arrive at your
stopover and the system has calculated
the route to the main destination.Selectable soft keysRoute soft key:
Provides access to the display of the
route on the map,
Mode soft key:
Provides access to the setting of the
route mode (
page 113).
In the Info menu, press the Route soft
key.The map appears. The route remaining
is highlighted in blue.
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.
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The 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 166).
Displaying the route on the map
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141 Navigation*
During route guidance
In the Info menu (page 139), 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 travelled on appears
at the top.
Press% 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 139).
.
Detour function is not active:
You can activate the function and set
the length of a route segment to be
blocked;
or
Detour function is already active:
You can change the length of the route
segment to be blocked (
page 142),
or switch OFF the Detour function by
deleting the detour (
page 142).
Displaying the route list
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Depending 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
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The Detour soft key display indicates
whether the Detour function is active.
= not active.
= active.

142 Navigation*
During route guidance
Activating detour function and setting
length of route segment to be blocked
If the soft key displays are shown
(
page 139), press the Detour soft k ey.
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.
Continue to press the More or Less soft
key until the desired 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
If the soft key displays are shown
(
page 139), press the Detour sof t key.
Use &7to 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 139).
If a Detour is already active, the
Detour
soft key is displayed with no color.
Press the Detour soft key.

143 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 139).
.
Route guidance to a stop-over destina-
tion is not active:
You can enter a stop-over destination;
or
Route guidance to a stop-over is al-
ready active:
You can change the stop-over destina-
tion or cancel the route guidance to it
by deleting the stop-over (
page 145).
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.

144 Navigation*
During route guidance
Entering a stop-over destination
The soft key displays are shown
(
page 139).
Press the St-over soft key.
The full-screen map display appears.
Selectable soft keys
 soft key
Provides access to a list of Mercedes-
Benz Centers in the area,
 soft key
Provides access to a list of gas stations
in the area,
 soft key
Provides access to a list
of parking ar-
eas and multi-story car parks in the area,
 soft key
Provides access to a list of restaurants
in the area,
 soft key
Provides access to a list of hospitals in
the area,
Other soft key
Provides access to the Destination en-
try menu (
page 119).
Press one of the soft keys, for example
the soft key.
One of several food categories can be
chosen (if available).
Use % or &7to select a category
from the list.
The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Press '.
If appropriate destinations are avail-
able, a list with restaurants in the area
appears.

145 Navigation*
During route guidance
Use % or &7to select a destination
from the list.
The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Press the Details s o f t k e y i f y o u w a n t t o
see details of a selected destination.
The details disappear again after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details soft key again.
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 139).
.
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The arrows point in the direction of the
destination.
Distance information specifies the di-
rect distance to the destination.
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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 144).


146 Navigation*
During route guidance
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
Use& to select the
Replace active stopover entry.
Press '.
The stop-over is deleted, a new stop-
over destination can be entered
(
page 144).
The soft key displays are shown
(
page 139).
Press the Display soft key.
The Display menu appears.Selectable soft keys
Symbols soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 147),
View soft key
Provides access to setting the map ori-
entation (
page 148),
Map soft key
Provides access to the Map Display
menu (
page 148),
Auto soft key
Provides access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu (
page 149),
Zoom soft key
Provides access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display (
page 150).
Defining route guidance displays

147 Navigation*
During route guidance
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.
In the Display menu (page 146)
press the
Symbols soft key.
The available options appear.
Use % or &7to 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:
Th e s y m b o l s t o b e d i s p l a y e d c a n b e
selected from a list (
page 147);
None option:
No symbols will be displayed on the
map.Setting personal symbol display
After activating the Personal option
(
page 147), press the Change soft k ey.
The list of available symbols appears.
Use % or &7to select a list entry.
Press '7to activate or deactivate a se-
lected symbol depending on its previ-
ous state.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
The setting is stored.
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 133).
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The Change soft key is only available if
the
Personal option is selected. Other-
wise, it will appear shaded out.
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Empty square = symbol deactivated
Solid square = symbol activated
Any number of symbols can be activat-
ed.

148 Navigation*
During route guidance
One of the following orientations can be
selected:
2D North up
Fixed map orientation, north is always
pointing up;
2D Heading up
Dynamic map orientation, driving direc-
tion is always pointing up.
In the Display menu (page 146),
press the
View soft key.
Both options appear.Changing map orientation
Use % or &7to select the desired
option.
Press'.
The orientation changes.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.You can set the following to be displayed in
the status bar:
Time of arrival/Dist. to Dest.
If the full-screen map display is activat-
ed (
page 134), the estimated time of
arrival and the remaining distance to
the destination will be displayed. If you
have entered a stopover destination
(
page 143), the corresponding data
will be displayed.
Current-Location display
If the full-screen map display is activat-
ed (
p a g e 1 3 4 ) , t h e f o l l o w i n g d a t a w i l l
be displayed:
The current position as coordi-
nates.
The number of satellites that can
currently be received.
The current elevation (ALT = alti-
tude) above sea level.
Setting map orientation i
Empty circle = deactivated
Solid circle = activated
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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.
Map display menu

149 Navigation*
During route guidance
No display
The name of the current road is dis-
played.
In the Display menu (page 146),
press the
Map soft key.
The possible options appear.
Use % or &7to select the desired
option.
Press '.
The map display is switched.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
If you have set the map view to full screen
(
page 134) 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 146),
press the
Auto soft key.
Option
On or Off appears.
Use % or &7to select the desired
option.
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The COMAND uses GPS to calculate
the elevation above sea level. For rea-
sons of tolerance, this value may devi-
ate from the actual value.
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The solid circle shows the current
setting.
Automatic map toggling
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The solid circle shows the current
setting.