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123 Navigation*
Destination entry
After entering a street (page 121), a
street intersecting with this street can be
entered.
Press the Intrsct. soft key.
The Enter Intersection menu or a list of
all intersecting streets appears. Enter Intersection menu
Proceed the same as when entering a
street (
page 121).List of intersecting streets
Use  or  to select an intersec-
tion. The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 130) appears.
Entering an intersection
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The Intrsct. soft key is only available if
streets intersecting the destination
street are stored as intersections on
the navigation DVD.

124 Navigation*
Destination entry
A house number can be entered after en-
tering the destination street (
page 121).
Press the Hse. no. soft key.The Enter House Number menu ap-
pears (
page 124), or the house num-
ber list appears. Now a house number
range can be selected (
page 125).
Enter House Number menu

Use, , , ,  or to
select the numbers. Press after
each selection.
or
Press  -  to enter the numbers.
Press the Delete soft key if necessary.
The number last accepted by the sys-
tem is deleted.
Press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds to confirm the input;
or
Entering a house number
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An intersection instead of a house
number can be entered (
page 123).
Entry of both is not possible.
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The Hse. no. soft key is only available
when registered house numbers are
stored on the navigation DVD for the
selected street.
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Symbol “”XX represents a space.
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Do not confuse the Delete soft key (de-
letion of the last number) with the
Back
soft key (deletion of the complete en-
try).

125 Navigation*
Destination entry
Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press.
The house number list appears. Now a
house number range can be selected.
Selecting a house number range

Use  or to select the desired
range of house numbers. The
Page soft
keys allow scrolling through the list
page by page.
Press.
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 130) appears.
Calling up the map display
Press;
or
Press the Map soft key if it appears in a
menu.
The map appears in full-screen display.
If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.Selectable soft keys
Coord. soft key
Allows entering a destination via geo
coordinates (
page 127).
Symbol soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 142)
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The symbol can only be selected if
the system recognized the house num-
ber.
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Entering a destination using the map
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If no soft key is selected within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key dis-
plays will disappear.


126 Navigation*
Destination entry
Memory soft key
The current map location is stored
(
page 128).
Display soft key
You can select which POIs will appear
as symbols on the map (
page 142).
 soft key
The map scale will change to display a
more detailed map.
 soft key
The map scale will change to display a
map that shows a wider area. Moving the map and selecting a desti-
nation
Move the cursor using, , ,
,  or  to select the desired
destination.
Release the button.
If the system finds a street name at the
location the cursor is pointing to, the
corresponding street name is shown in
the status bar.
In this example:
WATER ST Start route guidance to the selected
destination
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears if route guidance has not yet
been activated.
Press .
Route calculation begins.
If route guidance is already active, you
will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to accept the new destination.
Press to select Yes.
Press.
Route calculation begins.
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The soft keys Coord., Memory and Display
are visible only if the map has been
called up using.
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The destination selection will be lost
when pressing the
Back soft key.
The system reverses to the details of
the previously entered destination.

127 Navigation*
Destination entry
Destination input via coordinates (longi-
tude and latitude) will only be possible if
the map display is visible and if the
Coord.
soft key is displayed.
Press.
Press any soft key if the soft key dis-
plays are hidden.
The soft key displays appear.
Press the Coord. soft key.
The menu for entering coordinates ap-
pears. You can set the individual values
for the longitude and latitude in this
menu.
1“Hours” longitude value
2“Minutes” longitude value
3“Seconds” longitude value
4“Seconds” latitude value
5“Minutes” latitude value
6“Hours” latitude valuePress or  to select the value you
wish to set.
Select the desired value using or
.
Keep repeating the last two steps until
you have set the required longitude and
latitude.
Press.
If the coordinates entered are located
in the digital map range, the display will
switch to map display with cursor. The
center point of the cursor indicates the
position of the coordinates entered on
the map.
Entering a destination via geo coor-
dinates


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Destination entry
Press.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.
Press.
Route calculation begins.You can store the current vehicle position
or a location selected via the map as an en-
try in the
Last Destinations memory. Therein
such entries are marked with
(
page 147).
If you wish to store such entries for later
retrieval or repeat usage, you can store
them in the standard destination memory
(
page 148).
Storing current vehicle position
Press.
Press any soft key if the soft key dis-
plays are hidden.
The soft key displays appear.1Symbol = current vehicle location
Press the Memory soft key.
The system stores the current vehicle
position.
While storage takes place, the
Memory
soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.
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Route guidance is only possible to co-
ordinates within the digital map range.
Storing map location

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Destination entry
Storing locations selected via the map
Press.
Move the map and select a location
(
page 126).
Press the Memory soft key.
The system stores the current cursor
position.
While storage takes place, the
Memory
soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.

130 Navigation*
Route guidance
You can start route guidance when the
destination input is complete and
Start Route Guidance is displayed at the bot-
tom of the main area.
Besides starting route guidance following
soft keys are available:
Mode soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (
page 111).
Save soft key
Stores the entered destination in the
destination memory (
page 148).
To start route guidance, press .
The route is calculated and route guid-
ance begins.
Depending on the distance to the destina-
tion, route calculation can take some time.
While the route is being calculated,
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and an arrow pointing
towards the destination are displayed.
Once route calculation is complete, route
guidance begins.
Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps may not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.
The system will calculate a new route dur-
ing active route guidance if the driver fails
to follow the route guidance.

During recalculation, NEW RTE is displayed.
The arrow is not solid.
Start route guidance menu
Route calculation
Route re-calculation

131 Navigation*
Route guidance
After route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays and
navigation announcements.Current navigation announcements
If a navigation announcement is not readily
understood, it can be repeated at any time.
Press .
The current navigation announcement
is repeated.
Cancelling navigation announcements
Press .
The current announcement is can-
celled.
The next navigation announcement will
again be audible.
Switching navigation announcements
ON/OFF
Switching OFF
During a navigation announcement,
press  for approx. 2 seconds.For a short period of time, the message
Voice announcements muted is displayed.
Now further route guidance takes
place using only the symbols in the dis-
play. If a new route guidance cycle is
started, the announcements are auto-
matically switched ON again.
Switching ON manually
Press .
The navigation displays are visible only
with activated route guidance.
To switch to the navigation display
from another display, e.g. from CD
mode, press or .
Two display examples are shown below.
Navigation announcements
WarningG
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting
your attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Consulting the symbols or map display for
directions may cause you to divert your at-
tention from driving and increase your risk
of an accident.
Navigation displays

132 Navigation*
Route guidance
Display example 1
The road currently travelled on is indicated
in the status bar at the bottom, in this ex-
ample
I-80 E (Interstate 80 East).
The information 1.2 mi indicates the dis-
tance to the next driving maneuver.The circle shows the current vehicle lo-
cation. The arrow in the circle designates
the current driving direction.
The remaining route is highlighted in color. Display example 2
On the right-hand side of the display the
symbol for the next driving maneuver is in-
dicated (here left turn).
On the very right is a distance bar. The
dark blue part of the bar and the informa-
tion 700ft, in this example, indicate the
distance to the next driving maneuver.
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The display unit can be changed to km
or miles using the control system (see
your vehicle 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 kilo-
meters (km) and meters (m).
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The colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.