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117 Navigation*
Route guidance
After route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays and
voice instructions. (
page 117).Current voice instructions
If a navigation announcement is not readily
understood, it can be repeated at any time.
Press .
The current navigation announcement
is repeated.
Cancelling voice instructions
Press .
The current announcement is can-
celled.
The next navigation announcement will
again be audible.
Switching voice instructions ON/OFF
Switching OFF:
During a navigation announcement,
press for approx. 2 seconds.
For a short period of time, the message
Voice announcements muted is dis-
played. Now further route guidance takes
place using only the symbols in the dis-
play. If a new route guidance cycle is
started, the announcements are auto-
matically switched ON again.
Switching ON manually:
Press .
The navigation displays are visible only
with activated route guidance.
To switch to the navigation display
from another display, e.g. from CD
mode, pressor .
Two display examples are shown below.
Voice instructionsWarning
G
Voice instructions are intended to direct you
while driving without diverting your atten-
tion from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Consulting the symbols or map display for
directions may cause you to divert your at-
tention from driving and increase your risk
of an accident.
Navigation displays
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118 Navigation*Route guidanceDisplay example 1:
The road currently travelled on is indicated
in the status bar at the bottom, in this ex-
ample I-80 (Interstate 80).
The information 1.2 mi indicates the dis-
tance to the next driving maneuver.The circle shows the current vehicle lo-
cation. The arrow on the circle designates
the current driving direction.
The route remaining is highlighted in color. Display example 2:
On the right-hand side of the display the
symbol for the next driving maneuver is in-
dicated (here left turn).
On the very right is a distance bar. The
dark blue part of the bar and the informa-
tion 700ft, in this example, indicate the
distance to the next driving maneuver.
iThe display unit can be changed to km
or miles using the control system (see
your vehicle Operator's Manual).
When the display unit is set to miles,
the COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the display unit is set to km, the
COMAND will indicate distances in kilo-
meters (km) and meters (m). iThe colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.
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119 Navigation*
Route guidance
If available, the street following the driving
maneuver with its name is shown in the top
status bar (here CHESTNUT RIDGE RD).
The destination is marked with a flag on
the map, any stop-over destination is
marked with a flag .
Changing map scale
The currently selected map scale is shown
in the left-hand corner of the bottom status
bar .
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
Press the or soft key.
Depending on your selection, the map
will zoom in and display greater detail
or zoom out and show a wider area.
The map scale bar in the status bar will
show the map scale currently selected.
Map orientation
During route guidance, a symbol will ap-
pear on the left of the bottom status bar if
map display is switched ON.
North symbol :
Fixed map orientation, north is always
pointing up,
or
Compass symbol :
Dynamic map orientation, driving direc-
tion is always pointing up.
Map orientation can be selected
(
page 129).
s
iThe display unit can be changed to km
or miles using the control system (see
your vehicle Operator's Manual).
When the display unit is set to miles,
the COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the display unit is set to km, the
COMAND will indicate distances in kilo-
meters (km) and meters (m). iIf no soft key is selected within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key display
will disappear.
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120 Navigation*Route guidanceChanging map display
The map display can be switched between
split-screen display and full-screen display
manually or automatically. In split-screen
mode, the map is shown on the left, while
information concerning the next driving
maneuver is shown on the right. In full-
screen mode, the map covers the entire
screen.
Switching manually:
Press.
Each time is pressed, the system
alternates between split-screen and
full-screen display mode.
Switching automatically:
See “Automatic map toggling”
(
page 130).
.Route guidance ends when the selected
destination is reached.
In navigation mode, press .
A prompt as to whether or not route
guidance is to be cancelled appears.
Use to select the menu item Yes.
Press .
Route guidance is cancelled. After a
short time, the Navigation main menu
appears.
iInformation concerning the current lo-
cation is shown in the status bar if GPS
display (
page 130) and full-screen
display are activated.
Destination reached
Cancelling route guidance iRoute guidance can be continued again
in the Navigation main menu
(page 98).
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121 Navigation*
During route guidance
During route guidance
Using the soft keys, other menus or dis-
plays can be requested, and settings can
be adjusted during route guidance.
COMAND automatically hides the soft key
displays after a certain period of time.
Press any soft key while route guidance
is active
The soft key displays appear.Selectable soft keys:
Info soft key:
Allows access to the Info menu
(page 121).
Detour soft key:
Allows access to the Detour function
(page 123).
St-over soft-key:
Allows access to the stop-over function
(page 125).
Memory soft key:
Stores the current position
(page 127).
Display soft key:
For access to the Display menu
(page 127).
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.
The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).
Press the Info soft key.
The Info menu appears. This shows you
the main destination and a stopover
destination that may have been en-
tered.
Showing soft key displays
Info menu
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122 Navigation*During route guidance1Estimated time of arrival
2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes
3Remaining journey (distance)
Points 1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-
over destination. You'll only see the de-
tails for the final destination when you
arrive at your stopover and the system
has calculated the route to the main
destination.Selectable soft keys:
Route soft key:
Allows access to the display of the
route on the map (
page 122).
Mode soft key:
Allows access to the setting of the
route mode (
page 99).
In the Info menu (
page 121), press
the Route soft key.The map appears. The route remaining
is highlighted in blue color.
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.
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 148).
Displaying the route on the map
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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.
