navigation MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 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

to 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 guidanceThis 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.
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

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.


142 Navigation*During route guidance
Press the
Details
soft key, if you want
to see details of the selected destina
-
tion.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)
.
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
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

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
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

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
143)
,
press the
View
soft key.
Both options appear.
Changing 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.
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

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

to select the desired
option.

Press

.
The map display is switched.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
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.
Map display menu
iThe COMAND uses GPS to calculate
the elevation above sea level. For rea
-
sons of tolerance, this value may devi
-
ate from the actual value.
iThe solid circle
shows the current
setting.

146 Navigation*During route guidanceIf 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

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
143)
Zoom
soft key.
The
Standard setting
and
Manual
op
-
tions appear.
Automatic map toggling
iThe 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

or

to select the desired op
-
tion.

Press

.
Depending on the previous setting, the Standard
(identical scale) or
Manual
(in
-
dividual scale) option is activated.

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

148 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memory




The
Last destinations
memory automati
-
cally 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