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113 Navigation
Destination input

Activate the Navigation main menu
(page 96).

Press the
Home
soft key.
The message No home address
available! Please enter home
address
will appear.

Press the
Change
soft key to edit a
home address.
or
The actual home address is shown.Here you can use the following
functions

changing to the map (
page 111)

setting the routing mode
(page 98)

editing home address (
page 113)

starting route guidance
(page 115)Editing home address

Press the
Change
soft key.
The Change home address menu will
appear.
You can use the following functions

selecting a destination from the
Destination memory (
page 136)

entering destination address
(page 102)
Selecting home address

114 NavigationDestination input
selecting a destination from the Last
destinations memory (
page 134)

selecting a Point of Interest
(page 138)

entering a POI by phone number
(page 142)

selecting a destination from the
Today’s plan memory (
page 144)After entering the address the screen may
look as follows

Press E.
The home address is saved.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 115).

115 Navigation
Route guidance

Route guidance
Route guidance can be started if the
destination input is complete and
Start
route guidance
is displayed at the
bottom of the main area.
Start route guidance menu1Destination address
2Arrow indicates the direction to the
destination and the distance to the
destination (as the crow flies)

Press E.
Route calculation and route guidance
begins.
1Routing mode
Setting the routing mode (
page 98)
2Arrow indicate the direction of the
destination, the distance to destination
and
CALC RTE
indication
3The road you are currently driving onRoute calculation can take some time,
depending on the distance to the
destination and the routing mode.
During route calculation, an arrow pointing
towards the destination, the distance to
the destination (as the crow flies) and
CALC RTE
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.
Starting route guidance
Route calculation
Recalculating an existing route

116 NavigationRoute guidanceAfter route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays
(page 117) 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.
Switching voice instructions On/Off
Switching off

Press J during a navigation
announcement.
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.
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.

117 Navigation
Route guidance
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
EAST I-90
. The indication
571 mi
is the
distance to the next driving maneuver.
If the GPS position display (
page 130) is
active, the GPS data are shown instead of
the street name.Important map symbols:

Current vehicle location and direction
of travel y
If the map orientation
Heading Up
(page 130) is chosen, the arrow will
always point upward.

The remaining route section is
highlighted in blue color.
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).
iThe colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.

118 NavigationRoute guidanceDisplay example 2:
1Current vehicle location and direction
of travel y, remaining route section
2Name of the road you are to turn onto
3Symbol for the next driving maneuver,
distance bar and distance to the next
driving maneuver
4The road you are currently driving onOn the right side of the display, the symbol
for the next driving maneuver is indicated
(here: right turn).
On the very right side next to turn symbol
is the distance bar. It indicates the
distance to the next driving maneuver
(here: 800 ft).
The status bar shows the name of the
street after the driving maneuver, if
available, here:
MAIN ST
The destination is marked with a flag $ on
the map, an intermediate destination is
marked with a flag showing the letter
S.

Press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.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).
iIf no other action is taken within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key
displays will disappear again.

119 Navigation
Route guidance
Altering the map scale
The current map scale is indicated on the
left side of the status bar.
Press the + or ) soft key.
The map section is zoomed in or
zoomed out. A bar indicating the map
scale appears on the status bar.
Selecting map orientation
A symbol is shown on the bottom left side
of the status bar.

Heading Up
<:
Dynamic map alignment, map is
displayed facing driving direction
pointing up
or

North Up
Y:
Map is displayed facing northYou can select the map orientation
(
page 130).
Changing the map display
While route guidance is active, you can
switch between split view and full view.

Split view:
The map is shown on the left side and
information on the next maneuver on
the right.
or

Full view:
Full view of the map.

Press c.
The display changes with every push of
the button.When you reach the destination, you will
see the destination flag. Route guidance
ends.
iIf GPS display (
page 130) is active,
information on your current position is
shown on the status bar.
Arriving at destination

120 NavigationRoute guidance
In navigation mode, press b.
The inquiry menu
Cancel
route
guidance?
will appear.

Press E to confirm
Yes
.
Route guidance is cancelled. The
Navigation main menu appears.Continuing route guidance

Push the joystick to h to select
No
.

Press E.
Cancelling route guidance iYou can continue route guidance from
the Navigation main menu (
page 96).

121 Navigation
During route guidance

During route guidance
During route guidance you can use the soft
keys to activate additional menus and
displays and make settings.
The soft key displays will automatically
disappear after a few seconds.
During route guidance, press any soft
key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys

Info
soft key:
Brings you to the Info menu
(
page 122).

Detour
soft key:
Brings you to the Traffic Jam function
(
page 123).

Stopovr
soft key:
Brings you to the stopover destination
function (page 125).

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the POI function
(
page 141).

Memory
soft key:
Brings you to the save current location
function (page 99).

Display
soft key:
Brings you to the Display menu
(
page 128).

Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section
(page 119).

Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section
(page 119).
Displaying the soft keys

122 NavigationDuring route guidance
Display the soft keys.

Press the
Info
soft key.
The Info menu will appear.
Info menu
Available soft keys
Rte
list
soft key:
Shows a list of the route.

Mode
soft key:
Brings you to the route mode selection
menu (page 98).

Details
soft key:
See all information about the
destination.Displaying the route list

Press the
Rte
list
soft key.
The list of the remaining roads/route
sections appears.
The road currently travelled on is at the
top of the list.

Push the joystick to G or g to scroll
through the list.

Use the
Page
V and
Page
v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Info menu
iIf a stopover destination has been
entered:
The estimated time of arrival and the
remaining distance to the stopover
destination are displayed.
When the stopover destination is
reached, the system indicates
estimated time of arrival and remaining
distance to the main destination.
iDepending on the distance to the
destination, it may take a few moments
before the route list is completed.
The list will only be complete when the
route is completely calculated.