2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Comand Manual

128 Navigation*Destination entry
Press.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.

Press.
Route calculation begins.You can store the current vehicle position
or a location selected via the map as an en-
try in the
Last
Destinations
memory. Therein
such entries are marked with
(
page 147).
If you wish to store such entries for later
retrieval or repeat usage, you can store
them in the standard destination memory
(page 148).
Storing current vehicle position

Press.

Press any soft key if the soft key dis-
plays are hidden.
The soft key displays appear.1Symbol = current vehicle location

Press the
Memory
soft key.
The system stores the current vehicle
position.
While storage takes place, the
Memory

soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.
iRoute guidance is only possible to co-
ordinates within the digital map range.
Storing map location

129 Navigation*
Destination entry
Storing locations selected via the map
Press.

Move the map and select a location
(page 126).

Press the
Memory
soft key.
The system stores the current cursor
position.
While storage takes place, the
Memory

soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.

130 Navigation*Route guidanceYou can start route guidance when the
destination input is complete and Start Route Guidance
is displayed at the bot-
tom of the main area.
Besides starting route guidance following
soft keys are available:

Mode
soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (page 111).

Save
soft key
Stores the entered destination in the
destination memory (
page 148).

To start route guidance, press .
The route is calculated and route guid-
ance begins.
Depending on the distance to the destina-
tion, route calculation can take some time.
While the route is being calculated,
Reading
Navi DVD... Please Wait
and an arrow pointing
towards the destination are displayed.
Once route calculation is complete, route
guidance begins.
Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps may not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.
The system will calculate a new route dur-
ing active route guidance if the driver fails
to follow the route guidance.
During recalculation,
NEW RTE
is displayed.
The arrow is not solid.
Start route guidance menu
Route calculation
Route re-calculation

131 Navigation*
Route guidance
After route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays and
navigation announcements.Current navigation announcements
If a navigation announcement is not readily
understood, it can be repeated at any time.

Press .
The current navigation announcement
is repeated.
Cancelling navigation announcements

Press .
The current announcement is can-
celled.
The next navigation announcement will
again be audible.
Switching navigation announcements
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 displayed.
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.
Navigation announcementsWarning
G
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting
your attention 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

132 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 E
(Interstate 80 East).
The information 1.2 mi indicates the dis-
tance to the next driving maneuver.The circle shows the current vehicle lo-
cation. The arrow in the circle designates
the current driving direction.
The remaining route 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.

133 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 set manually
(
page 143).
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,
COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the display unit is set to km,
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.

134 Navigation*Route guidanceChanging map display
The map display can be switched between
split-screen mode and full-screen mode
manually or automatically. 
Split-screen mode
The map is shown on the left, while in-
formation concerning the next driving
maneuver is shown on the right.

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 145).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 144) and full-screen
display are activated.
Destination reached
Cancelling route guidance iRoute guidance can be continued again
in the Navigation main menu
(page 110).

135 Navigation*
During route guidance

During route guidance
Using the soft keys, diverse 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
Provides access to the Info menu
(
page 135).

Detour
soft key
Provides access to the Detour function
(
page 137).

St-over
soft-key
Provides access to the stop-over func-
tion (page 139).

Symbol
soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 142)

Memory
soft key
The map position is stored
(
page 128).

Display
soft key
Provides access to the Display menu
(
page 142).

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.

If the soft key displays are shown
(page 135), 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
s