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104 NavigationDestination inputYou can use the following functions
entering the house number
selecting an intersection to that street 
(page 106).
Press the appropriate number keys 
0, 1 to 9. 
or
Push the joystick to h, H, g or 
G to select the numbers. After each 
selection, press E.
Push the joystick to F or f to 
select numbers diagonally.Confirming a house number
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
or
Select the ( symbol. Push the 
joystick to h, H, g or G to do 
so.
Press E.The Select city list (
page 105) will 
appear.
or
The Start route guidance menu 
(
page 115) will appear, if the entered 
address information (street name and 
house number) is unique in the 
selected state or province.
or
The Ent er cit y menu will a ppear if  more 
than 7 cities share the entered address 
information (street name and house 
number). 
iFor quicker input, COMAND offers 
available numbers from the number 
set based on your selections and the 
house numbers stored on the 
navigation DVD. The number 
selected appears magnified.
Greyed out numbers are not available 
and cannot be selected.
iEach option is possible as long as the 
entered house number is available 
from the information stored on the 
DVD. 
iIf there is only one match for the 
entered house number, the ( symbol 
is highlighted automatically. 
         
        
        
     
        
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108 NavigationDestination input
In the Enter city menu push the joystick 
to h, H, g or G to select the 
characters. After each selection, press 
E. 
Push the joystick to F or f to 
select characters diagonally.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to 
9 and 0.
Press the 
Delete
 soft key if 
necessary.
The character last entered is deleted.
Back to the previous menu
Press the 
Back
 soft key.
Confirming a city (menu)
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
or
Select the ( symbol. Push the 
joystick to h, H, g or G to do 
so.
Press E.
iIf you enter the first character, the 
Map
 
and 
State
 soft keys and a city name 
already available disappear.
The status bar shows the number of 
current matches.
iFor quicker input, COMAND offers 
available characters from the character 
set based on your selections and the 
names of the cities stored on the 
navigation DVD. The character 
selected appears magnified.
Greyed out characters are not available 
and cannot be selected. 
iIf there is only one match for the 
entered city name, the ( symbol is 
highlighted automatically. 
         
        
        
     
        
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110 NavigationDestination inputSelecting a parking lot
The map is displayed and shows the 
destination and the available parkings lots.
One of the parking lot is spotlighted. The 
name belonging to it is shown on the 
status bar.
Use the 
Next
 or 
Prev.
 soft key to 
select a parking lot on the map.
Press the 
Details
 soft key to see 
more information about the parking lot.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will 
appear (
page 115). 
         
        
        
     
        
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111 Navigation
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press c.
Push the joystick to H, h, g, G, 
F, f.
or
Press the 
Map
 soft key, e.g. in the Start 
route guidance menu (
page 115).
The map is shown in full view and 
cross-hairs appear.
If soft key displays are hidden:
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys
POIs
 soft key:
Spotlight a POI if POIs are on the map 
(
page 141).
Memory
 soft key:
Set a memory point and saved it in the 
Last destinations memory (
page 99).
Display
 soft key:
The Map view display will appear.
(
page 128).
Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section.
Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section.
iThe system automatically places the 
cross-hairs on the current destination 
address.
ic was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx. 
8 seconds, the soft key display will 
disappear again. 
iThe 
POIs
, Memory
 and 
Display
 soft 
keys are available if the 
Map
 soft key 
was pressed. 
         
        
        
     
        
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117 Navigation
Route guidance
The navigation displays are only visible 
while route guidance is active.
To switch to the navigation display from 
another display, e.g. from CD operation: 
Press b or c.
Two examples are shown below:
Display example 1:The road you are currently driving on is 
shown on the status bar, in this case 
EAST I-90
. The indication 
571 mi
 is the 
distance to the next driving maneuver.
If the GPS position display (
page 130) is 
active, the GPS data are shown instead of 
the street name.Important map symbols:
Current vehicle location and direction 
of travel y
If the map orientation 
Heading Up 
(page 130) is chosen, the arrow will 
always point upward.
The remaining route section is 
highlighted in blue color.
Navigation displays
iUsing the control system, the display 
unit can be changed between km or 
miles (see your vehicle’s 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 kilometers (km) or 
meters (m). 
iThe colored highlight only appears 
when the system has completed the 
route calculation.  
         
        
        
     
        
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125 Navigation
During route guidance
This function allows you to select an 
intermediate destination while route 
guidance is active. A stopover destination 
may be a gas station or a restaurant or any 
other place. When the route to the 
stopover destination is calculated, the 
system calculates the route from the 
stopover destination to the main 
destination.
Entering a stopover destination
Activate the soft key display 
(page 121).
Press the 
Stopovr
 soft key.
The map is displayed in full view.
or
The Stopover still active menu will 
appear (
page 127) if a stopover 
already exists.Available soft keys
After pressing a softkey on the left side, a 
corresponding list (
page 126) or, if a POI 
is close by, the map will appear with one 
POI spotlighted (
page 141).
 soft key:
Shows a list of restaurants or the map 
with one restaurant spotlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of filling stations or the 
map with one filling station spotlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of parking facilities or the 
map with one parking facility 
spotlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of ATMs or the map with 
one ATM spotlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of hospitals or the map 
with one hospital spotlighted.
If you press this soft key the following 
warning message will appear:
Stopover function 
         
        
        
     
        
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126 NavigationDuring route guidance
More
 soft key: 
If you press this soft key, the 
Navigation main menu (
page 96) will 
appear. 
Enter
 stopover
 will appear 
on the status bar.
You can now enter an stopover 
destination by
selecting one from the destination 
memory (
page 135)
typing one in the Enter street menu 
(page 100)
selecting one in the 
Last
destinations
 memory 
(
page 134)
selecting a Point of interest 
(page 138)
entering a POI by phone number 
(page 142)
selecting one in the 
Today’s
plan 
memory (
page 144)
Press a soft key, e.g. .
One of the following displays will 
appear
a list with restaurants (see below)
the map with one restaurant 
spotlighted if the POI is close by.
Select a POI on the map 
(page 141).
The arrows indicate the direction of the 
destination. The distances indicated are 
straight line distances to the destination.Selecting a POI in a list
Push the joystick to G or g to 
select an entry.
Use the 
Page
 soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).
Press the 
Details
 soft key if required.
Details on the destination are shown.
After you have selected a destination, 
press E.
The Start route guidance menu will 
appear (
page 115).
Press E.
The system calculates the route to the 
selected stopover destination. After 
that, the route to the main destination 
is also calculated from the stopover 
destination. 
         
        
        
     
        
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141 Navigation
POIs (Points of Interest)
Press c.
The full view of the map will appear. 
Your current position and the special 
destinations are indicated by symbols.
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.
If required, move the map pushing the 
joystick to H, h, g, G,F or 
f.
Press the 
POIs
 soft key.
One of the POI is spotlighted. The name 
belonging to it is shown on the status 
bar.
Use the 
Next
 or 
Prev.
 soft key
to select the desired POI.
Press the 
Details
 soft key if required.
Details on the POI selected are shown.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will 
appear (
page 115).
Selecting a POI on the mapiYou can define which symbols will be 
shown on the map (
page 129).