navigation MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2005 R171 Comand Manual

156 Navigation*During route guidanceUsing the soft keys, diverse menus or dis-
plays can be requested and settings ad-
justed during route guidance.
COMAND automatically hides the soft key
displays, when not activated, after a cer-
tain period of time.
Press any soft key while route guidance
is active.
The soft key displays appear.Selectable soft keys

Info
soft key
Provides access to the Info menu
(
page 157),

Detour
soft key
Provides access to the Detour function
(
page 159),

St-over
soft key
Provides access to the stop-over func-
tion (page 161),

Symbol
soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (page 166),

Memory
soft key
Stores the current position
(
page 148),

Display
soft key
Provides access to the Display menu
(
page 165),

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.
Showing soft key displays

157 Navigation*
During route guidance

If the soft key displays are shown
(page 156), press the
Info
soft key.
The Info menu appears. It shows the
main destination and a stop-over
destination that may have been en-
tered.
1Estimated time of arrival
2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes
3Remaining journey (distance)1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-over
destination. You'll only see the details
for the final destination when you arrive
at your stopover and the system has
calculated the route to the main desti-
nation.Selectable soft keys

Route
soft key:
Provides access to the display of the
route on the map,

Mode
soft key:
Provides access to the setting of the
route mode (
page 126).

In the Info menu, press the
Route
soft
key.
Info menu
s
iThe estimated time of arrival does not
refer to the time zone of destination,
but always refers to the time zone of
the vehicle's current location. For a
correct calculation, make sure that the
system clock is set correctly
(page 190).
Displaying the route on the map


158 Navigation*During route guidance
The map appears. The route remaining
is highlighted in blue.
The destination is marked with a flag
, any stop-over destination is marked
with a flag . The current vehicle posi-
tion is identified with the symbol.
Depending on the distance to the des-
tination, it may take some time before
the route display appears.

In the Info menu (
page 157), press
the
Route
soft key.
The route appears on the map.

Press the
List
soft key.The list of road/route sections remain-
ing appears.
The road currently travelled on appears
at the top.

Press or  to scroll through the
list.
The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
s
Displaying the route list
iDepending on the distance to the des-
tination, it may take a few moments be-
fore the route list is completed.
The list is completed only when the
route calculation is completed.
Dest.
is
displayed before the last list entry.

159 Navigation*
During route guidance
The Detour function blocks a route seg-
ment ahead.
The length of this route segment can be
entered. The system then calculates a de-
tour route if possible.
Show the soft key displays
(page 156).
.
Detour function is not active:
You can activate the function and set
the length of a route segment to be
blocked;
or
Detour function is already active:
You can change the length of the route
segment to be blocked (
page 160),
or switch OFF the Detour function by
deleting the detour (
page 160).
Activating detour function and setting
length of route segment to be blocked

If the soft key displays are shown
(page 156), press the
Detour
soft key.The system gives you a full-screen map
and freezes the map and screen show-
ing the position of the vehicle. You can
now set the distance of the route seg-
ment to be blocked.

Continue to press the
More
or
Less
soft
key until the desired 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.
Detour function iThe
Detour
soft key display indicates
whether the Detour function is active.
= not active.
= active.


160 Navigation*During route guidance1Symbol = current position
Press .
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked road segment.Changing detour

If the soft key displays are shown
(page 156), 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 156).
If a Detour is already active, the
Detour

soft key is displayed with no color.

Press the
Detour
soft key.

161 Navigation*
During route guidance

Use  to select the
Delete detour

menu item.

Press.
The blocked road segment is can-
celled. The system recalculates the
route.The Stop-over function offers the option of
selecting a stop-over destination while
route guidance is active.
A stop-over destination can be, for exam-
ple, a gas station, a rest area, or a hospital,
but also a regular destination. Once the
stop-over destination has been reached,
the system automatically calculates the
route to the final destination.

Show the soft key displays
(page 156).
.
Stop-over
iThe
St-over
soft key display indicates
whether route guidance to a stop-over
is already active.
= not active.
= active.


162 Navigation*During route guidance
Route guidance to a stop-over destina-
tion is not active:
You can enter a stop-over destination;
or
Route guidance to a stop-over is al-
ready active:
You can change the stop-over destina-
tion or cancel the route guidance to it
by deleting the stop-over (
page 164).
Entering a stop-over destination

The soft key displays are shown
(page 156).

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 ar-
eas and multi-story car parks in the area,

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
Provides access to the Destination en-
try menu (
page 135).

163 Navigation*
During route guidance

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.

Press the
Details
soft key if you want to
see details of a selected destination.
The details disappear again after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details
soft key again.
iThe arrows point in the direction of the
destination.
Distance information specifies the di-
rect distance to the destination.


164 Navigation*During route guidance
Press  to confirm the selection of the
destination.
The system begins to calculate the
route to the selected stop-over destina-
tion.
Changing/deleting the stop-over desti-
nation

The soft key displays are shown
(page 156).
.

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
iA stop-over destination can be
changed or deleted only while the route
guidance to this stop-over is active (in-
dicated by .
If no route guidance to a stop-over des-
tination is active yet (
page 162).

165 Navigation*
During route guidance

Use to select the Replace active stopover
entry.

Press .
The stop-over is deleted, a new stop-
over destination can be entered
(page 162).

The soft key displays are shown
(page 156).

Press the
Display
soft key.
The Display menu appears.Selectable soft keys

Symbols
soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (page 166),

View
soft key
Provides access to setting the map ori-
entation (
page 167),

GPS
soft key
Provides access to the Position Display
menu (
page 168),

Auto
soft key
Provides access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu (
page 169),

Zoom
soft key
Provides access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display (
page 170).
Defining route guidance displays