navigation MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2007 R230 Comand Manual

154 Navigation
Route guidance
Press the + or ) soft key.
The map section is zoomed in or
zoomed out. A bar indicating the map
scale appears on the status bar.
Selecting map orientation
A symbol is shown on the bottom left side
of the status bar.
2D North Up Y:
Map is displayed facing north
or
2D Heading Up <:
Dynamic map alignment, map is
displayed facing driving direction
pointing upYou can select the map orientation
(
page 169).
Changing the map display
While route guidance is active, you can
switch between split view and full view.
Split view:
The map is shown on the left side and
information on the next maneuver on
the right.
or
Full view:
Full view of the map
Press c.
The display changes with every push of
the button.
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If GPS display (page 170) is active,
information on your current position is
shown on the status bar.

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Route guidance
If the destination is within a partially
digitized area
COMAND guides you through fully digitized
areas for as long as possible. Route
guidance is conducted in the usual
manner, i.e. with navigation announce-
ments and route guidance displays.
Before the vehicle reaches a partially
digitized area, COMAND notifies you of
this with the following announcements:
“Be prepared to enter an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be
provided.”
“In 700 feet you will enter an area
where turn by turn guidance cannot be
provided.”
Partially digitized areas
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The digital map may contain areas that
are only partially digitized although
they are within a digitized region.
WarningG
Due to incomplete digitization, the route
shown on the map may differ from the actual
road/traffic situation.
If you follow the route shown on the map, for
example, it is possible that you could drive
the wrong way down a one-way street, that
a street cannot be driven on or that the road
is of questionable quality.
When using route guidance on a unverified
road in a partially digitized area, you must
therefore be sure to observe all relevant
traffic regulations and the course of the
road.
Drive carefully and keep in mind that all re-
levant traffic regulations and the course of
the road always take priority over the route
shown on the map.
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The indicated distance can be seen
here by way of example. In reality, it
may be different.

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Route guidance
“You are about to enter an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be
provided.”
Route guidance within a partially
digitized area
If you start route guidance in this type of
area, you will hear the following
announcements:
“You are currently in an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be
provided.”
“Please follow the arrow on the
display.”Route guidance is provided by means of a
direction arrow showing the compass
heading to the destination. COMAND will
not generate automatic navigation
announcements.
If you try to repeat the current voice
instruction manually, (
page 151) you will
hear the announcement “You are currently
in an area where turn by turn guidance
cannot be provided.”.
During route guidance, the display is
divided. On the right-hand side you will see
the direction arrow showing the compass
heading to the destination.
On the left-hand side of the display you will
see the map with the suggested route. The
suggested route is highlighted blue.
However, it may not be possible to follow
the suggested route because, for example,
the road is closed or not open for car
traffic.1Current vehicle location and direction
of travel y
2Arrow indicates the direction of the
destination and the distance to
destination
If, during route guidance, COMAND leads
you back into a fully digitalized area, route
guidance will simply continue in the usual
manner.
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When you call up the route info to this
type of destination, (
page 160) the
following data shown there may differ
from the actual situation:
Estimated time of arrival
Distance to the destination

157 Navigation
Route guidance
Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tionCOMAND can guide you to destinations
within the area covered by the digital map,
even if a destination is not located at a
road known to the system.
These destinations are shown as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using
the map, for example.
In these cases, COMAND guides you for as
long as possible with navigation announce-
ments and displays on roads known to the
system.
Shortly before you reach the last known
point in the digitized road network, you will
hear the announcement “The destination
is nearby. Follow the arrow on the display”.
You will then see an arrow that indicates
the direction to the off-road destination.
When the off-road destination is close to
the road, “Area of dest. reached” appears
in addition below the arrow.The section of the route from the last
known point on the map to the off-road
destination is highlighted blue. It simply
shows the direction to the off-road
destination without taking into account
any type of obstacles in the way.
1Current vehicle position, the triangle
indicates the vehicle’s direction of
travel
2Off-road section of the route
3Off-road destination
4Direction arrow, shows compass
heading to destination, the distance to
destination and
OFF ROAD indication
Off-road and off-map
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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Route guidance
On the off-road section of the route, direc-
tion arrows showing the compass heading
to the destination guide you. You will also
see the “Direction to destination” display.
Route guidance from an off-road
location to a destination
If there is no road available on map at cur-
rent position of the car, vehicle is off road.
COMAND is also able to guide you to a des-
tination from such a location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the “Off Road” message and a direc-
tion arrow. The direction arrow shows the
compass heading to the actual destina-
tion.
The route is highlighted blue from the
nearest road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con-
tinues in the usual way.Route guidance from an off-map
location to a destination
If the vehicle position is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehi-
cle is in an off-map location.
COMAND is also able to guide you to a des-
tination from such a location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the “Off Map” message and a direction
arrow. The direction arrow shows the com-
pass heading to the actual destination.
The route is highlighted blue from the near-
est road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con-
tinues in the usual way.Off-road during route guidance
The road layout may differ from the data on
the digital map, due to road construction
measures, for example.
In such cases, the system cannot allocate
the vehicle’s position to the digital map
and the vehicle is therefore in an off-road
position.
The “Off Road” message and an arrow
showing the compass heading to the
destination appear on the display.
As soon as the system can allocate the
vehicle position’s to the map again, route
guidance continues in the usual way.

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Route guidance
When you reach the destination, you will
see the destination flag. Route guidance
ends.
In navigation mode, press b.
The inquiry menu
Cancel Current
Route Guidance?
will appear.
Press E and confirm with Yes.
Route guidance is cancelled. The
Navigation main menu appears after a
brief delay.Continuing route guidance
Press h to select No.
Press E.
Arriving at destinationCancelling route guidance
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You can continue route guidance from
the Navigation main menu
(
page 130).

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During route guidance

During route guidance
During route guidance you can use the soft
keys to activate additional menus and
displays and make settings.
The soft key displays will automatically
disappear after a few seconds.
During route guidance, press any soft
key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys
Info soft key:
Brings you to the Info menu.
St-over soft key:
Brings you to the stopover destination
function (
page 165).
Detour soft key:
Brings you to the Traffic Jam function
(
page 163).
Memory soft key:
Brings you to the save current location
function (
page 167).
Display soft key:
Brings you to the Display menu
(
page 167).
Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section.
Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section.
Coord. soft key:
Brings you to the destination
coordinates input (
page 149).
Display the soft keys.
Press the Info soft key.
The Info menu will appear.
1Your destination with estimated time of
arrival and the remaining distance
2A stopover destination, if entered
(
page 165)
Displaying the soft keys
Info menu

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During route guidance
Available soft keys
Route soft key:
Brings you to the route display on the
map.
Mode soft key:
Brings you to the route mode selection
menu (
page 132).
Setting soft key:
Brings you to the audio settings for the
navigation announcements
(
page 133).Displaying the route on the map
In the Info menu (page 160), press
the
Route soft key.
The map will appear. The route ahead
is blue-colored.
The destination is marked with a flag $
on the map, a stopover destination is
marked with a flag showing the letter
S.
Displaying the route list
In the Info menu (page 160), press
the
Route soft key.
The route appears on the map.
Press the List soft key.
The list of the remaining roads/route
sections appears.
The road currently travelled on is at the
top of the list.
Press G or g to scroll through the
list.
Use the
Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
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If a stopover destination has been
entered:
The estimated time of arrival and the
remaining distance to the destination
are displayed.
When the stopover destination is
reached, the system calculates the
route to the main destination and
indicates estimated time of arrival and
remaining distance.
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Depending on the distance to the
destination, it may take some time
before the route display appears. i
Depending on the distance to the
destination, it may take a few moments
before the route list is completed.
The list will only be complete when the
route is completely calculated. This is
indicated by the word
Destination in
front of the last list entry.

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During route guidance
With the via function you can influence
how the route is calculated.
Example:
You wish to travel from Chicago to New
York. You can use the via function to define
whether the route will lead via Cleveland or
Pittsburgh.
In the Info menu (page 160), press
the
Route soft key.
The route is shown on the map.
Press the Via soft key.If the via function is not yet active, you may
now select a via route.
If the via function is already active, the
message
Via Already Active will
appear. You can delete (
page 163) or
change (
page 163) the via route.
Selecting a via route
You can select one via route at a time.
Press G or g to select a list entry.
Press E.
The system calculates the new route.
Via function (soft key via)
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The Via soft key has no function if the
route cannot offer any via routes.
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The selection list always refers to the
currently active route.
Example:
You have entered a main and a
stopover destination. First, the system
will calculate your route to the stopover
destination, so that route is the active
route.
The selection list only shows possible
via routes to the stopover destination.

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During route guidance
Deleting the active via route
Press g to select option Delete
Active Via
.
Press E.
The system deletes the via route and
recalculates the route to the
destination.Changing the active via route
Press g to select option Change
Active Via
.
Press E.
The list for selecting another via route
appears.
Use G or g to select the desired via
route.
Press E.
The system recalculates the route.The detour function blocks a route section
ahead. If possible, the system will
calculate a detour. You can adjust the
length of the route section to be blocked.
Switching on
Activate the soft key display (page 160).
Press the Detour soft key.i
If you enter a new destination, the sys-
tem will automatically delete any active
via route.
Selecting a detour
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If the system does not allow you to
block a route section, the message
No
Detour Possible
is displayed.
Traffic jams are identified by the driver,
not by the COMAND. The detour
function may also be possible if the
vehicle is traveling on a road that does
not appear on the DVD.
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If you have already placed a block on a
route section,
Detour appears written
in black. A menu will appear instead of
the map (
page 164).