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Destination entry
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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select
from among the following options:
>Entering a destination manually, see
below
>Selecting destination via information,
refer to page 118
>Selecting from among recent destina-
tions, refer to page 119
>Selecting destination from address
book, refer to page 120.
After selecting your destination you can
proceed to start the destination guidance
system, refer to page 123.
Enter data only when the vehicle is
stationary, and always obey the traffic
regulations and road signs in the event of
any contradiction between traffic and road
conditions and the instructions issued by
the navigation system. If you do not
observe this precaution, you may be in vio-
lation of the law, and can endanger vehicle
occupants and other road users.<
Entering a destination
manually
The system supports the wordmatch prin-
ciple to make it easier for you to enter the
names of streets or towns. This enables
input of different spellings and supple-
ments your input automatically so that
stored names can be adopted as destina-
tions as quickly as possible, refer to
page 122.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16: 1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "New destination" and press the
controller
>Select "Enter address" and press the
controller.
Note the following special features:
>If you do not enter a street, the system
will guide you to the downtown area of
a town or city
>Depending on the data stored on your
navigation CD/DVD, you can also enter
the house or building number on some
streets
>You can skip the entry of country and
locality if the current entries are being
retained for your new destination
>Destination input using the Control
Center differs from destination entry
using the voice command system.
Select the country of the destination
When the name of a country appears in
white letters on the Control Display, this
indicates that data for more than one coun-
try is stored on the map CD/DVD.

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1.Select "Country" or the displayed coun-
try and press the controller.
A list of available countries appears in
the display
2.Select the country of destination and
press the controller.
Entering city of destination
or zip code
In order to be able to start the destination
guidance, at least the city of destination or
its zip code must be entered.
1.Select "City" or the displayed city and
press the controller
2.To enter the zip code:
Select digits individually and press the
controller.
The corresponding city of destination is
supplemented.
To enter the city of destination:
Select the first starting letters and press
the controller.
A list of all towns/cities starting with this
letter appears on the Control Display
3.If necessary, enter other letters.
The list gradually grows smaller each
time you enter a new letter.To enter blanks:
Select and press the controller.
To delete the last letter:
Select and press the controller
4.Select the city name from the list and
press the controller.
Entering street, house number and
intersection
1.Select "Street" or the displayed street
and press the controller
2.For instructions on entry, refer to Enter-
ing city of destination.
After the street you can also enter the inter-
section or the house number.
The procedure for entering intersections is
basically the same as that used for streets.
Entering house number, e.g. "194":
1.Select "House number" and press the
controller
2.To enter "194":
Select digits individually and press the
controller.
To delete the last letter or digit:
Select and press the controller
3.Select the house number shown on the
Control Display and press the control-
ler.
If all of the house numbers on a street
are not stored on the navigation CD/
DVD, a selection list with number
ranges is displayed. The option for
entering house numbers will not be
offered if no house numbers are stored
for the selected street on your naviga-
tion CD/DVD.

Destination entry
118 If destination guidance is not to be started
immediately, the destination can be
accepted as one of the recent destinations,
refer to page 119:
Select "Add to destination list" and press
the controller.
Starting destination guidance with
manual destination entry
Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
Destination guidance starts immediately.
Map-guided destination
selection
Assume that you only know the general
position of your destination's street or
locality. Then the system offers you maps
in which you can use the target cursor to
limit the destination and then adopt it into
the destination guidance.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "New destination" and press the
controller
3.Select "Input map" and press the con-
troller.
A map section is displayed on the Con-
trol Display around the first destination
from the destination list, even if the des-
tination guidance is switched off
4.Push the controller in the desired direc-
tion to localize your destination.
The controller can be moved to the left,
right, forward, back and also diagonally.To adjust the scale:
Turn the controller.
The destination is detected for scales
under 0.5 mls/1 km
5.Press the controller to display the
selected city of destination and a list of
additional menu items:
6.Select the desired menu item and press
the controller:
> closes "Input map"
>"Start route guidance" switches the
destination guidance on
>"Show current position" places the
position back in the center of the
map
>"Show destination position" places a
selected city of destination in the
center of the map
>"Proceed" switches back to "Input
map".
Selecting destination using
information
You can obtain a display of selected desti-
nations for certain cities or countries and
adopt them into the destination guidance,
e.g. hotels, sights or hospitals.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "New destination" and press the
controller
3.Select "Information" and press the con-
troller

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4.Select the city or country and press the
controller:
>"On destination"
>"On location"
>"On a new destination"
The display for entering a city
appears on the Control Display.
Select the desired city and press the
controller
5.Select the desired type of destination,
such as "Hotels and restaurants" and
press the controller.
The Control Display shows
>an alphabetical list of all entries in
the selected destination category
>for the location, a list sorted by dis-
tance with a maximum of ten desti-
nations
6.Select a destination and press the con-
troller
7.Select a menu item:
>To adopt the address into the desti-
nation list:
Select "Select as destination" and
press the controller.
The destination guidance is
switched on
>To set up a telephone connection:
Select "Call" and press the control-
ler.
To exit the menu:
Select and press the controller.
Recent destinations
The system stores the last 20 destinations
entered.Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
indicates the current destination.
1.Select a destination and press the con-
troller
2.The selected destination can be edited:
>To start the destination guidance:
Select "Start guidance" and press
the controller. is displayed with
the destination guidance switched
on
>To display information on the desti-
nation:
Select "Information on destination"
and press the controller
>To edit the entry:
Select "Edit" and press the control-
ler, for operation, refer to Entering
city of destination or zip code,
page 117
>To delete the entry:
Select "Delete entry" and press the
controller
>To delete all entries:
Select "Delete list" and press the
controller; destination guidance is
switched off

Destination entry
120 >To store the entry:
Select "Add to address book" and
press the controller.
Address book
Calling up the address book
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
Storing destinations in the address
book
To make it even easier to enter frequently
required destinations, the system lets you
store approx. 100 destinations in the
address book.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Enter the destination manually, refer to
page 116, and press the controller
2.Select "Add to address book" and
press the controller.
The entry is assigned to a name that
can be changed. For operation, refer to
Entering a destination manually,
page 1163.Select "Store address" and press the
controller.
The entry is stored in the address book.
Selecting destinations from the
address book
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Address book" and press the
controller.
The stored entries are listed on the
Control Display
2.Select the entry and press the control-
ler.
To start the destination guidance:
Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
Editing destinations from the
address book
You can change the name of an entry.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Address book" and press the
controller
2.Select the entry and press the controller
3.Select "Edit address" and press the
controller.
The given name can be changed. For
operation, refer to Entering a destina-
tion manually, page 116.
Deleting individual destinations from
the address book
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:

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Destination guidance
Starting the destination
guidance
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select a destination and press the con-
troller
3.Select "Start guidance" and press the
controller. is displayed with the
destination guidance switched on.
indicates the current destination.
After the route has been calculated, desti-
nation guidance is indicated by arrows or a
route map on the Control Display. 1Time of arrival
2Distance to destination
3Route criteria
4Voice instructions switched on/off
During destination guidance, you can oper-
ate other equipment using the Control Cen-
ter at any time. You are informed of a
required change in direction by means of
spoken announcements in good time prior
to every intersection.
To exit the menu:
Select and press the controller.
Displaying route
You have the option of displaying various
views of the route.
Switching to directional arrow mode
To switch to directional arrow mode:
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "Map, arrow display" and press
the controller.

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Traffic information
Calling up traffic information
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Traffic Info" and press the con-
troller.
A list of the current traffic obstructions
appears on the Control Display
2.If appropriate, select an entry and press
the controller.
Detailed information on the traffic
obstruction is listed.
To exit the menu:
Select and press the controller.
Bypass traffic congestion
1.Select "Detour" and press the controller
2.Select "Yes" and press the controller.
The navigation system determines a new
route that bypasses the traffic congestion
and then returns to the original route.
Terminating/continuing
destination guidance
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
indicates the current destination.
1.Select the current destination and press
the controller
2.Select "Start guidance" and press the
controller. is displayed when the
destination guidance is terminated.
The system suspends active destination
guidance, including voice instructions, until
reactivated.
When you park the vehicle before reaching
the entered destination, upon restarting
you will see the question "Continue guid-
ance to dest.?". "Yes" switches the desti-
nation guidance on again.
This menu item cannot be selected using
the voice command system.

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>you request the current position of your
vehicle, but do not receive a precise
display?
The system is unable to receive enough
GPS signals at your current position
owing to obstructions, your position is
not yet available on your navigation CD/
DVD, or the system is in the process of
calculating your position. As a rule, por-
table communications GSM / GPS
reception is guaranteed under a clear
sky
>the destination guidance does not
adopt a destination?
The data of the destination is not stored
on the navigation CD/DVD that is
loaded. Select a destination that is as
close as possible to the original
>the destination guidance does not
adopt an address without the street
name?
On the navigation CD/DVD, no down-
town area can be determined for the
city or town entered. Enter any street,
or a destination such as the railway sta-
tion etc., then start the destination guid-
ance
>you want to enter a destination for the
destination guidance system, but it is
not possible to select the letters for
your desired entry?
The destination data is not recorded on
the navigation CD/DVD that is loaded.
In this case, the system will not offer
you any letters to choose from. Select a
destination that is as close as possible
to the original
>the system stops furnishing directions
on which way to turn as you approach
intersections?
You are driving in an area that has not
yet been completely recorded on the
navigation CD/DVD. Instead of an arrow
indicating a turn, you will see an arrow
which indicates the general direction of your planned route. Or you have left the
recommended route and the system
requires a few seconds to calculate a
new recommended route
>the battery has been disconnected?
It will take approx. 15 minutes for the
system to resume operation.