MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2006 R171 Comand Manual

160 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 159), 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.
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Displaying the route list
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Depending 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.

161 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 158).
.
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 162),
or switch OFF the Detour function by
deleting the detour (
page 162).
Activating detour function and setting
length of route segment to be blocked
If the soft key displays are shown
(
page 158), 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
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The Detour soft key display indicates
whether the Detour function is active.
= not active.
= active.


162 Navigation*
During route guidance
1Symbol = current position
Press .
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked road segment.Changing detour
If the soft key displays are shown
(
page 158), 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 158).
If a Detour is already active, the
Detour
soft key is displayed with no color.
Press the Detour soft key.

163 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 158).
.
Stop-over
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The St-over soft key display indicates
whether route guidance to a stop-over
is already active.
= not active.
= active.


164 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 166).
Entering a stop-over destination
The soft key displays are shown
(
page 158).
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 137).

165 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.
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The arrows point in the direction of the
destination.
Distance information specifies the di-
rect distance to the destination.


166 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 158).
.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
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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 .
If no route guidance to a stop-over des-
tination is active yet (
page 164).

167 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 164).
The soft key displays are shown
(
page 158).
Press the Display soft key.
The Display menu appears.Selectable soft keysSymbols soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 168),
View soft key
Provides access to setting the map ori-
entation (
page 169),
GPS soft key
Provides access to the Position Display
menu (
page 170),
Auto soft key
Provides access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu (
page 171),
Zoom soft key
Provides access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display (
page 172).
Defining route guidance displays

168 Navigation*
During route guidance
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.
In the Display menu (page 167)
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;
Personal option:
The symbols to be displayed can be
selected from a list (
page 169);
None option:
No symbols will be displayed on the
map.
Setting symbols display
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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 155).i
The Change soft key is only available if
the
Personal option is selected. Other-
wise, it will appear shaded out.

169 Navigation*
During route guidance
Setting personal symbol display
After activating the Personal option
(
page 168), press the Change soft key.
The list of available symbols appears.
Use  or to select a list entry.
Press to activate or deactivate a se-
lected symbol depending on its previ-
ous 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 167),
press the
View soft key.
Both options appear.
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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