warning MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2007 W251 Comand Manual

182 Navigation*
Route guidance
OFF ROADIf there is no road shown on map at the
current position, the vehicle is OFF ROAD.
COMAND is able to guide you to an OFF
ROAD destination or from an OFF ROAD
location.
COMAND will inform you with the
OFF
ROAD
indication and the direction arrow
pointing to the destination. Corresponding
announcements may be audiable.
1Current vehicle OFF ROAD location and
direction of travel y
2Road known to the system, name is
shown above
3Arrow indicates the direction of the
destination and the distance to
destination
4
OFF ROAD indication
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance
continues in the usual way.
WarningG
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver's sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by va-
rious factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into considerati-
on by the COMAND system.
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An OFF ROAD destination is not itselve
recorded on the map. You can enter an
OFF ROAD destination using the map,
for example (
page 167).

188 Navigation*
During route guidance
This function allows you to select an
intermediate destination while route
guidance is active. A stopover destination
may be a gas station or a restaurant or any
other place. When the route to the
stopover destination is calculated, the
system calculates the route from the
stopover destination to the main
destination.
Entering a stopover destination
Activate the soft key display
(
page 184).
Press the Stopovr soft key.
The map is displayed in full view.
or
The Stopover still active menu will
appear (
page 190) if a stopover
already exists.Available soft keys
After pressing a softkey on the left side, a
corresponding list (
page 189) or, if a POI
is close by, the map will appear with one
POI spotlighted (
page 204).
 soft key:
Shows a list of Mercedes-Benz Centers
near your location.
 soft key:
Shows a list of filling stations or the
map with one filling station spotlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of parking facilities or the
map with one parking facility
spotlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of restaurants or the map
with one restaurant highlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of hospitals or the map
with one hospital spotlighted.
If you press this soft key the following
warning message will appear:
Stopover function

211 Navigation*
Software Updates
1Ejecting DVD
2Opening/closing the display unit
3Warning message
Press EJECT to
close
You can update the system with a new
navigation DVD. The DVD may include new
map/road information.Starting an update
DVDs are loaded and ejected at the
navigation module.
Switch the COMAND on (page 34).Ejecting
Press l.
The display unit moves forward and
then tilts down. The DVD NAVIGATION
slot is visible.
Press the l button left of the
DVD NAVIGATION slot.
The navigation module ejects the DVD.
The message
No DVD in drive.
Please insert Navigation DVD.

will appear.
Remove the DVD from the slot.
WarningG
The display unit can cause injury if
contacted when open. Please close after
inserting a navigation DVD.
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Do not place anything on the lowered
display panel (i.e. do not use as a shelf).
Placing objects on the lowered display
panel may result in damage to the
display or COMAND
unit which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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Updating may take several minutes.
During updating, the operation of
COMAND is restricted. You cannot
switch off the system.
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The navigation module is located
behind the display unit of the COMAND
(
page 210).
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There are two l buttons. One is on
the display unit 2. The other is located
left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot 1
behind the display.