MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-Class CABRIOLET 2003 C209 Comand Manual

153 Navigation
Route guidance
If an audio source is switched on, e.g. the
radio, the voice output will be mixed with
that of the audio source.
You can individually set the audio volume
differential between voice output/audio
source (
page 64). COMAND mutes navi-
gation voice outputs during telephone/
Tele Aid operation.
Repeating current voice output

Press the left-hand rotary/push-button
v briefly.
Muting current voice output

Press Ö briefly during a voice out-
put. You will hear the next announce-
ment normally.Switching the voice output off for the
duration of the current route guidance

Press Ö longer than 2 seconds du-
ring a voice output.
You will see the message “Voice output
is muted”.
Switching the voice output on again
The current route guidance has been com-
pleted.
Voice output will automatically switch on
again.
During a voice output

Press the left-hand rotary/push-button
v.Altering the voice output volume
At the COMAND control unit

Turn the left-hand rotary/push-button
v during a voice output.
COMAND will accept this setting for
following voice outputs.
At the multifunctional steering wheel
You can alter the volume with the steering
wheel keys during a voice output as well.
To raise the volume

Press J.
To lower the volume

Press I.

154 NavigationRoute guidanceExample of a traffic situation with voice
output
1“Prepare to turn right” (advance notice)
2“Turn right after 250 feet”
3“Please, turn next right”
Manual recall of the current voice instruc-
tion
Press left-hand rotary/push-button v.Advance notice of right turn
4Name of the street you are to turn onto
5Arrow indicating driving direction
6Name of the street you are travelling on
7Distance in miles to right turn Just before a right turn
8Name of the street you will to turn onto
9Right-turn arrow
10Name of the street you are now driving
on
11Distance graph to turning point, redu-
ces as you approach the intersectionTurning onto a street
iAs you approach a junction or inter-
change (e.g. I-695), COMAND will advi-
se you the direction of travel to follow
(e.g. North) as well as the name of the
route.
iIn special situations, e.g. when turning
quickly several times in succession,
there may be deviations in the accuracy
of the voice instructions.

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Route guidance
1Distance to destination
2Arrow indicating driving direction
3Name of the road you are currently dri-
ving on
4Distance in miles to the next maneuver
point1Name of the street onto which you are
to drive
2Part of the street, not to be followed
3Name of the street you should drive on
4Distance graph to turning-pointBefore you drive through an intersection,
you will be informed of the continued rou-
te, e.g.


“Prepare to bear left soon” (advance
notice)


“Bear left after 250 feet”


“Please bear left”
Please note the following difference in
voice output
Following the course of the road
Driving through an intersectioniAs you approach a junction or inter-
change (e.g. I-695), COMAND will advi-
se you the direction of travel to follow
(e.g. North) as well as the name of the
route.
Situation
Example of voice
output
Making a turn
onto a street
...turn left/right.
Driving through

an intersection ...bear left/right.

156 NavigationRoute guidance1Activating map display2Return to symbol display
3Last scale selected
Altering the map scale (
page 158)
4Actual vehicle location
5Name of the street you will turn ontoYou can select one of the two possibilities:

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm 1.
or

Press l.
The map will appear in the scale last se-
lected.
Changing to map display
iCOMAND will remove the menu bar (ex-
cept for 3) after 6 seconds.
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to recall the menu bar to
the screen.

157 Navigation
Route guidance
If the function Mix is switched on, the sym-
bol display is activated automatically from
the map display before making a maneu-
ver. After you have made the maneuver,
the map will appear again.
Switching the mix function on
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Mix” in the symbol dis-
play and press to confirm.
“Mix” appears in red.
Switching the mix function off

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Mix” in the map or sym-
bol display and press to confirm.
“Mix” appears in black again.Map display before a maneuver, mix func-
tion is switched on
-Before a maneuver off e.g. a U-turn, CO-
MAND will activate the symbol display.
After you have made the U-turn, the map
will appear again.
Mix of map and symbol display

158 NavigationRoute guidanceActivate the scale selector
Press + or ,.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.
The scale bar will appear.
1Current map scale
2Scale selector
3New map scale
Zooming in for more detailed map

Press +.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the left.
The map will appear automatically.Zooming out for less detailed map

Press ,.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right.
The map will appear automatically.
Altering the map scaleiA division mark corresponds to an avai-
lable scale. You can select 13 different
scales ranging from 0.05 miles/inch to
500 miles/inch.

159 Navigation
Route guidance
You can either select the map north or po-
sition it with the driving direction pointing
up.North-up: Map is displayed facing north 1Selecting map orientation
North arrow ! or compass needle <
(black tipping pointing to the north)
2Symbol for current vehicle locationSelecting driving direction pointing up
Heading-up: Map is displayed facing driving
direction pointing up
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.
Symbol 2 points in the driving direc-
tion, the compass needle will appear.To return to North-up

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.
The north arrow will appear again.
Selecting map orientation
Map orienta-
tion
Characteristics
North-up
North arrow always
points to the top
The symbol for the cur-
rent vehicle location is
turning on the map
Heading-up
The symbol for the cur-
rent vehicle location al-
ways points to the top
The compass needle is
turning, the black point
always points north

160 NavigationRoute guidanceYou can store a way point during route
guidance.
1Activate “Way Point” menu
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.
The “Way Point” menu will appear.
“Way Point” menu2Select a category
3Activate the main address menu
(
page 123)
4Activate the “Points of Interest” selec-
tion menu (
page 137)
5Activate the main destination memory
menu (
page 174)
6Activate the “Coordinate Destination”
input menu (
page 135)

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 2 to 6 press to confirm.

Select the desired way point.

Start route guidance.
Marking a way point

161 Navigation
Route guidance
Starting route guidance
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “Start
Guidance…”.You will now see the information corres-
ponding to route calculation and hear the
voice output: “The route to your intermedi-
ate destination is being calculated”.
The previously selected route mode will be
maintained.
After you reach the way point, you will con-
tinue to follow the route to the original in-
put destination.
iAfter you have entered an address, the
menu fields “Intersection…” and
“House No...” may appear in black, indi-
cating that it is possible to select them.
P82.85-9220-31

162 NavigationRoute guidanceCancel the calculation 
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “Cancel”.Deleting way point

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Stop” in the symbol or
map display and press to confirm.
The “Way Point” menu will appear, “De-
lete stop-over...” is highlighted.
If the menu bar is not visible in the
map:
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The menu bar will appear.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “Delete stop-
over...”.
The way point has been deleted.
If you do not want to delete the way point

Press *.iIt is also possible to delete a way point
in the menu (
page 167).