MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2005 W211 Comand Manual

140 Navigation*During route guidance
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:
Allows access to the Destination entry
menu (page 117).

Press one of the soft keys, for example
the soft key.
One of several food categories can be
chosen (if available).

Use or  to 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.

Use  or to select a destination
from the list. The
Page
soft keys allow
scrolling through the list page by page.
iThe arrows point in the direction of the
destination.
Distance information specifies the di-
rect distance to the destination.

141 Navigation*
During route guidance

Press the
Details
soft key, if you want to
see details of the selected destination.
The details disappear again after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details
soft key again.

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

Show the soft key displays
(page 135).
.

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 139).
iA stop-over destination can be
changed or deleted only while the route
guidance to this stop-over is active (in-
dicated by ).
iIf no route guidance to a stop-over des-
tination is active yet (
page 139).

142 Navigation*During route guidance
Show the soft key displays
(page 135).

Press the
Display
soft key.
The Display menu appears.
Selectable soft keys:

Symbols
soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (page 142).

View
soft key
Provides access to setting the map ori-
entation (
page 143).

GPS
soft key
Provides access to the Position Display
menu (
page 144).

Auto
soft key
Provides access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu (
page 145).

Zoom
soft key
Provides access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display (
page 145).
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.

In the Display menu (
page 142)
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.
Defining route guidance displays
Setting symbols 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 133).

143 Navigation*
During route guidance

Personal
option:
The symbols to be displayed can be
selected from a list (
page 143).

None
option:
No symbols will be displayed on the
map.
Setting personal symbol display

After activating the
Personal
option,
press the
Change
soft key.
The list of available symbols will
appear.

Use  or to select a list entry.

Press  to activate or deactivate the
symbol depending on its previous
state.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
The setting is stored.
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 142),
press the
View
soft key.
Both options appear.
iThe
Change
soft key is only available if
the
Personal
option is selected. Other-
wise, it will appear shaded out.
iEmpty square = symbol deactivated
Solid square = symbol activated
Any number of symbols can be activat-
ed.Setting map orientation
iEmpty circle = deactivated
Solid circle = activated

144 Navigation*During route guidanceChanging map orientation 
Use  or to select the deactivat-
ed option.

Press.
The orientation changes.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.If you activate GPS position display and
full-screen map display (
page 134), 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 (ALT = altitude)
above sea level.

In the Display menu (
page 142),
press the
GPS
soft key.
The Options On and
Off
appear.

Use  or to select the desired
option.

Press .
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.

145 Navigation*
During route guidance
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 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 142),
press the
Auto
soft key.The Options
On and
Off
appear.

Use  or to select the desired
option.

Press .
Depending on the previous setting, au-
tomatic map toggling will be switched
ON or OFF.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
You can select whether the full-screen and
split-screen map scales are to be set to-
gether (default setting) or individually.

In the Display menu, press the
(page 142)
Zoom
soft key.
The
Standard setting
and
Manual
options
appear.
Automatic map toggling
iThe solid circle shows the current
setting.
Scales for full-screen and
split-screen map display


146 Navigation*During route guidance

Standard setting
option:
The scales for full-screen and split-
screen map display are always
identical. Changing the scale
(
page 133) on one map changes
the scale of the other.

Manual
option:
The scales can be different. Chang-
ing the scale on one map has no ef-
fect on the current scale of the
other map.

Use  or  to select the desired op-
tion.

Press .
Depending on the previous setting, the Standard
(identical scale) or
Manual
(indi-
vidual scale) option is activated.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
iThe solid circle shows the current
setting.

147 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory

Last destinations and destination memory
The
Last destinations
memory automatically
stores the last destination for which route
guidance had been started.
The current vehicle position and positions
selected via the map can also be stored as
a destination in this memory (
page 128).
Such destinations are marked with the
symbol.
Altogether amaximum of 50 destinations
can be stored.
Calling up the Last destinations memo-
ry and selecting a destination

Call up the Navigation main menu
(page 110).

Use to select the
Last
destinations

menu item.

Press .
The list of last destinations is dis-
played. The most recently stored desti-
nation is at the top of the list.

Use or  to select a destination.
The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.Selectable soft keys and options

Save
soft key
Stores the selected destination in the
standard destination memory
(
page 148).

Details
soft key
Displays details on the selected desti-
nation (if available).

Delete
soft key
Allows to delete the selected destina-
tion (page 148).
Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion of the Last destination memory

Select a destination.

Press .
The full destination appears.
Last destinations memory


148 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memory
Press if you want to start route
guidance, otherwise press the
Back
soft
key.
Deleting a destination from the last
destinations memory

Select a destination (
page 147)

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.
Calling up the destination memory and
selecting a destination


Call up the Navigation main menu
(page 110).

Use  or  to select the
Destination
memory
menu item.

Press .
The destination memory appears. This
is indicated by
Destination memory
in the
status bar.

Use, , , or  to select the
desired entry.
Selectable soft keys and options

Details
soft key
Displays details on the selected desti-
nation (if available).

Delete
soft key
Allows to delete the selected destina-
tion (page 149).
Destination memory

149 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion stored in the destination memory 
Select a destination.

Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.

Press if you want to start route
guidance, otherwise press the
Back
soft
key.
Deleting a destination from the destina-
tion memory

Select a destination (
page 148).

Press the
Delete
soft key.
A delete entry prompt appears.

Use  to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press .
The system deletes the entry from the
destination memory.Storing a destination

In the Start Route Guidance menu
(page 130), press the
Save
soft key;
or

Select a destination from the
Last

destinations
memory (
page 147) and
press the
Save
soft key.
The system automatically shows a de-
fault name (the city if applicable) as
Destination name; however a different
name can be entered.
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 address un-
der the default name.Storing under a different name

Press the
Delete
soft key to delete the
default name.
Upper and lower case characters, accent-
ed characters, special characters and
numbers can be entered.
To select lower or upper case or to select
special characters, the following shift sym-
bols on the display are available:

= upper case

= lower case

= special characters
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iThe name must have at least one char-
acter.iSymbol “ ” represents a space. ABCabc...