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123 Navigation*
During route guidance
In the Info menu (
page 121), 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.
Press the Page soft keys to scroll
through the list page by page.
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.Activate function and setting length of
route segment to be blocked
The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).
Press the Detour soft key.
If the detour function has already been
activated, then you can change the
length of the route segment to be
blocked (
page 124) or switch off the
function (page 124).
If the function has not been activated,
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 soft key More or
Less until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is set.
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.Detour function
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124 Navigation*During route guidance
The distance 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.
1Symbol = current position
Press .
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked road segment.Switching OFF
Show the soft key displays
(page 121).
If a Detour is already active, the Detour
soft key is displayed in no color.
Press the Detour soft key.
Use to select the Delete detour
menu item.
Press.
The blocked road segment or detour re-
quirement is cancelled. The system re-
calculates the route.
Changing detour
The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).
Press the Detour soft key.
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125 Navigation*
During route guidance
Use to select the Change detour
menu item.
Press.
You can now enter a road segment to
be blocked.
Continue to press the soft key More or
Less until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is set.
Press.
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked segment.
This function offers the option of selecting
a stop-over destination while route guid-
ance is active.
A stop-over destination can be, for exam-
ple, a gas station, a rest area, or a hospital,
etc. Once the stop-over destination has
been reached, the system automatically
calculates the route to the final destina-
tion.Entering an stop-over destination
The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).
Press the St-over soft key.
The full-screen map display appears.Selectable soft keys:
soft key:
A list of Mercedes-Benz Centers in the
area appears.
soft key:
A list of gas stations in the area ap-
pears.
soft key:
A list of parking areas and multi-story car
parks in the area appears.
soft key:
A list of restaurants in the area ap-
pears.
soft key:
A list of hospitals in the area appears.
Other soft key:
The Enter Destination menu appears
when pressing this soft key. Any desti-
nation city can now be entered. Please
see “Entering a city” section for the re-
maining steps (
page 105).
Stop-over
iRoute guidance to a stop-over is al-
ready active if the color of the St-over
softkey changes.
To change or delete the stop-over des-
tination, see (
page 126).
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126 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).
If appropriate destinations are avail-
able, a list with restaurants in the area
appears.
Use or to select a destination
from the list.
Press the Details soft key, if neces-
sary.
Details of this destination appear.
Press after the selection of a desti-
nation.
The system begins to calculate the
route to the selected stop-over destina-
tion.
Changing/deleting stop-over destina-
tions
The soft key displays are shown
(page 121)
.
iThe arrows point in the direction of the
destination.
Distance information specifies the di-
rect distance to the destination.
iA stop-over destination can be
changed or deleted only while the route
guidance to this stop-over is active (in-
dicated by St-over soft key with no
color).
The full-screen map display is shown
instead of the menu if no stop-over has
been entered. The stop-over destina-
tion can now be entered (
page 125)
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127 Navigation*
During route guidance
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
Use to select the
Replace active stopover entry.
Press .
The stop-over is deleted, a new stop-
over destination can be entered
(page 125).
The system can store the current vehicle
location as a destination in the Last
destinations destination memory
(
page 132).
The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).
Press the Memory soft key.
The current position is stored. The
Memory soft key display will change its
color for a short period of time.
The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).
Press the Display soft key.
The Display menu appears.
Storing the current location
iSuch destinations are marked in the
Last destinations memory with
(page 132).
If you wish to store a destination for lat-
er retrieval or repeat usage, you can
save the current destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 133).
Defining route guidance displays
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128 Navigation*During route guidanceSelectable soft keys:
Symbols soft key:
Allows access to setting the symbols
display (
page 128).
View soft key:
Allows access to setting the map orien-
tation (
page 129).
GPS soft key:
Allows access to the Position Display
menu (
page 130).
Auto soft key:
Allows access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu (
page 130).
Zoom soft key:
Allows access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display (
page 131).
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.
In the Display menu (
page 127)
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 and set (
page 129).
Setting symbol displays iThe 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 119).
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129 Navigation*
During route guidance
None option:
No symbols will be displayed on the
map.
Setting personal symbol display
After activating the Personal option,
press the Change soft key.
The list of available symbols will
appear.
Use or to select a list entry.
Press .
Activate or deactivate the symbol de-
pending on its previous state. Several
symbols can be activated.
Finally, press the Back soft key.
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 127),
press the View soft key.
Both options appear.Changing map orientation
Use or to select the deactivat-
ed option.
Press.
The orientation changes.
Finally, press the Back soft key.
iThe Change soft key is available, only if
the Personal option is selected. In
both other cases it will appear shaded
out.iEmpty square = symbol deactivated
Solid square = symbol activated
Setting map orientation
iEmpty circle = deactivated
Solid circle = activated
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130 Navigation*During route guidanceIf you activate GPS position display and
full-screen map display (
page 120), the
following data is displayed in the status
bar:
The current position as coordinates.
The number of satellites that can cur-
rently be received.
The current elevation above sea level.
In the Display menu, press the
(page 127) GPS soft key.
Option On or Off appears.
Use or to select the desired
option.
Press .
Depending on the previous setting,
GPS position display will be switched
ON or OFF.
Finally, press the Back soft key.
If you have set the map view to full screen
(
page 120) and the automatic map tog-
gling function is activated, then the follow-
ing happens:
The system automatically switches to
the split-screen map display when a
driving maneuver is announced.
As soon as the driving maneuver is
completed, the system automatically
returns to full-screen map display.
iDuring route guidance, a symbol will
appear on the left-hand side of the bot-
tom status bar if map display is
switched ON.
North symbol :
Fixed map orientation, north is al-
ways pointing up,
Compass symbol :
Dynamic map orientation, driving
direction is always pointing up.
Switching GPS position display
ON/OFF
iThe solid circle shows the current
setting.Automatic map toggling
