navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2004 W211 Comand Manual

122 Navigation*During route guidance1Estimated time of arrival
2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes
3Remaining journey (distance)
Points 1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-
over destination. You'll only see the de-
tails for the final destination when you
arrive at your stopover and the system
has calculated the route to the main
destination.Selectable soft keys:

Route soft key:
Allows access to the display of the
route on the map (
page 122).

Mode soft key:
Allows access to the setting of the
route mode (
page 99).

In the Info menu (
page 121), press
the Route soft key.The map appears. The route remaining
is highlighted in blue color.
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.
iThe 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 148).
Displaying the route on the map
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123 Navigation*
During route guidance

In the Info menu (
page 121), 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.
Press the Page soft keys to scroll
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.Activate function and setting length of
route segment to be blocked

The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).

Press the Detour soft key.
If the detour function has already been
activated, then you can change the
length of the route segment to be
blocked (
page 124) or switch off the
function (page 124).
If the function has not been activated,
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 soft key More or
Less until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is set.
Displaying the route list
iDepending 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


124 Navigation*During route guidance
The distance 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.Switching OFF

Show the soft key displays
(page 121).
If a Detour is already active, the Detour
soft key is displayed in no color.

Press the Detour soft key.

Use  to select the Delete detour
menu item.

Press.
The blocked road segment or detour re-
quirement is cancelled. The system re-
calculates the route.
Changing detour

The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).

Press the Detour soft key.

125 Navigation*
During route guidance

Use to select the Change detour
menu item.

Press.
You can now enter a road segment to
be blocked.

Continue to press the soft key More or
Less until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is set.

Press.
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked segment.
This function offers the option of selecting
a stop-over destination while route guid-
ance is active.
A stop-over destination can be, for exam-
ple, a gas station, a rest area, or a hospital,
etc. Once the stop-over destination has
been reached, the system automatically
calculates the route to the final destina-
tion.Entering an stop-over destination

The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).

Press the St-over soft key.
The full-screen map display appears.Selectable soft keys:

soft key:
A list of Mercedes-Benz Centers in the
area appears.

soft key:
A list of gas stations in the area ap-
pears.

soft key:
A list of parking areas and multi-story car
parks in the area appears.

soft key:
A list of restaurants in the area ap-
pears.

soft key:
A list of hospitals in the area appears.

Other soft key:
The Enter Destination menu appears
when pressing this soft key. Any desti-
nation city can now be entered. Please
see “Entering a city” section for the re-
maining steps (
page 105).
Stop-over
iRoute guidance to a stop-over is al-
ready active if the color of the St-over
softkey changes.
To change or delete the stop-over des-
tination, see (
page 126).


126 Navigation*During route guidance
Press one of the soft keys, for example
the soft key.
One of several food categories can be
chosen (if available).
If appropriate destinations are avail-
able, a list with restaurants in the area
appears.

Use  or to select a destination
from the list.

Press the Details soft key, if neces-
sary.
Details of this destination appear.

Press  after the selection of a desti-
nation.
The system begins to calculate the
route to the selected stop-over destina-
tion.
Changing/deleting stop-over destina-
tions

The soft key displays are shown
(page 121)
.
iThe arrows point in the direction of the
destination.
Distance information specifies the di-
rect distance to the destination.
iA stop-over destination can be
changed or deleted only while the route
guidance to this stop-over is active (in-
dicated by St-over soft key with no
color).
The full-screen map display is shown
instead of the menu if no stop-over has
been entered. The stop-over destina-
tion can now be entered (
page 125)

127 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 125).
The system can store the current vehicle
location as a destination in the Last
destinations destination memory
(
page 132).

The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).

Press the Memory soft key.
The current position is stored. The
Memory soft key display will change its
color for a short period of time.

The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).

Press the Display soft key.
The Display menu appears.
Storing the current location
iSuch destinations are marked in the
Last destinations memory with
(page 132).
If you wish to store a destination for lat-
er retrieval or repeat usage, you can
save the current destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 133).
Defining route guidance displays


128 Navigation*During route guidanceSelectable soft keys:
Symbols soft key:
Allows access to setting the symbols
display (
page 128).

View soft key:
Allows access to setting the map orien-
tation (
page 129).

GPS soft key:
Allows access to the Position Display
menu (
page 130).

Auto soft key:
Allows access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu (
page 130).

Zoom soft key:
Allows access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display (
page 131).
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.

In the Display menu (
page 127)
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 and set (
page 129).
Setting symbol displays iThe 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 119).

130 Navigation*During route guidanceIf you activate GPS position display and
full-screen map display (
page 120), 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 above sea level.

In the Display menu, press the
(page 127) GPS soft key.
Option On or Off appears.

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.
If you have set the map view to full screen
(
page 120) 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.
iDuring 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
iThe solid circle shows the current
setting.Automatic map toggling

133 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Starting route guidance to a selected
last destination 
Select a destination (
page 133)

Press .
The full destination appears.

Press to accept the destination,
otherwise press the Back soft key.
The Start Route Guidance menu
(page 116) appears.Deleting a destination from the last
destinations memory

Select a destination (
page 133)

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.
Destinations can be stored in the destina-
tion memory under any name.
Saving a destination in the
destination memory

In the Start Route Guidance menu
(page 116), press the Save soft key,
or

Select a destination from the Last
destinations memory (
page 132)
and press the Save soft key.
The system automatically takes the city
name as the destination name; howev-
er, another name can also be chosen.

For this purpose, use , ,  or
 to select the characters. Press 
after each selection.
Destination memory
iThe name must have at least one char-
acter.

134 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memory
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 address.
Calling up the destination memory


Call up the Navigation main menu
(page 98).

Use  or  to select the
Destination memory menu item.

Press .
The destination memory appears.Selecting a destination in the
Destination memory

Call up the destination memory
(page 134).

Use, , , or  to select the
desired entry.
The following options are now available:

Start route guidance to the selected
destination (
page 135).

Delete the selected destination
(page 135).

Display the details of the selected des-
tination (if available):
Press the Details soft key for this
purpose.
iDo not confuse the Delete soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
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