navigation MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2007 W211 Comand Manual

139 Navigation*
During route guidance
Continue to press the soft key More or
Less until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is
reached.
The length 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.Changing detour
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
Press the Detour soft key.
Use &0to select the Change detour
menu item.
Press'.
You can now enter the length of the
road segment to be blocked.
Continue to press the More or Less soft
key until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is set.
Press'.
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked segment, if possi-
ble.
Deleting detour
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136). 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.

140 Navigation*
During route guidance
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-
p l e , a g a s s t a t i o n , a r e s t a r e a , o r a h o s p i t a l .
Once the stop-over destination has been
reached, the system automatically calcu-
lates the route to the final destination.
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136). The
St-over soft key display indicates
whether the stop-over function is ac-
tive.
= not active
= active
Route guidance to a stop-over destination
is not active:
You can enter a stop-over destination
(
page 140).
Route guidance to a stop-over destination
is already active:
You can change the stop-over destination
or cancel the route guidance to it by delet-
ing the stop-over (
page 142).
Entering an stop-over destination
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
Press the St-over soft key.
The full-screen map display appears.Selectable soft keys
 soft key:
Provides access to a list of Mercedes-
Benz Centers in the area.
 soft key:
Provides access to a list of gas stations
in the area.
 soft key:
Provides access to a
list of parking areas
and multi-story car parks in the area.
Stop-over

141 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 114).
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 &0to select a destination
from the list. The
Page soft keys allow
scrolling through the list page by page.
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The arrows point in the direction of the
destination.
Distance information specifies the di-
rect distance to the destination.


142 Navigation*
During route guidance
Press the Details s o f t k e y , i f y o u w a n t t o
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 136).
.
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 140).
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A stop-over destination can be
changed or deleted only while the route
guidance to this stop-over is active (in-
dicated by ).
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If no route guidance to a stop-over des-
tination is active yet (
page 140).

143 Navigation*
During route guidance
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
Press the Display soft key.
The Display menu appears.
Selectable soft keys:
Symbols soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 143).
View soft key
Provides access to setting the map ori-
entation (
page 144).
Map soft key
Provides access to the Map Display
menu (
page 145).
Auto soft key
Provides access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu (
page 146).
Zoom soft key
Provides access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display (
page 146).
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.
In the Display menu (page 143)
press the
Symbols soft key.
The available options appear.
Use % or &0to 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
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The 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 130).


144 Navigation*
During route guidance
Personal option:
The symbols to be displayed can be
selected from a list (
page 144).
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 &0to 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 143),
press the
View soft key.
Both options appear.Changing map orientation
Use % or &0to select the deactivat-
ed option.
Press'.
The orientation changes.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
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The Change soft key is only available if
the
Personal option is selected. Other-
wise, it will appear shaded out.
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Empty square = symbol deactivated
Solid square = symbol activated
Any number of symbols can be activat-
ed.
Setting map orientation
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Empty circle = deactivated
Solid circle = activated

145 Navigation*
During route guidance
You can set the following to be displayed in
the status bar:
Time of arrival/Dist. to Dest.
If the full-screen map display is activat-
ed (
page 131), the estimated time of
arrival and the remaining distance to
the destination will be displayed. If you
have entered a stopover destination
(
page 140), the corresponding data
will be displayed.
Current-Location display
If the full-screen map display is activat-
ed (
page 131), the following data will
be displayed:
The current position as coordi-
nates.
The number of satellites that can
currently be received.
The current elevation (ALT = alti-
tude) above sea level.
No display
The name of the current road is dis-
played.
In the Display menu (page 143),
press the
Map soft key.
The possible options appear.
Use % or &0to select the desired
option.
Press '.
The map display is switched.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
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During 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.
Map display menu
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The COMAND uses GPS to calculate
the elevation above sea level. For rea-
sons of tolerance, this value may devi-
ate from the actual value.
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The solid circle shows the current
setting.

146 Navigation*
During route guidance
If you have set the map view to full screen
(
page 131) 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 143),
press the
Auto soft key.The Options
On and Off appear.
Use % or &0to 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 143) Zoom soft key.
The
Standard setting and Manual options
appear.
Automatic map toggling
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The solid circle shows the current
setting.
Scales for full-screen and
split-screen map display

147 Navigation*
During route guidance
Standard setting option:
The scales for full-screen and split-
screen map display are always
identical. Changing the scale
(
page 130) 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 % o r & t o s e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d o p -
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.
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The solid circle shows the current
setting.

148 Navigation*
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 126).
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 108).
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 149).
Details soft key
Displays details on the selected desti-
nation (if available).
Delete soft key
Allows to delete the selected destina-
tion (
page 149).
Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion of the Last destination memory
Select a destination.
Press '.
The full destination appears.
Last destinations memory