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129 Navigation
Destination input
Entering a street
The system will display one of the following
menus after you have entered the city:
In the case of cities with more than 15
streets: Enter Street menu
(page 129).

In the case of cities with up to 15
streets: Select Street menu
(page 130)

If no streets are available for the
destination: Select CityCtr list
(page 128)
The respective menu is indicated on the
status bar.
In addition to the street selection, you can
use the following soft keys to determine
your destination:

Map
soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 135).

CityCtr
soft key:
Brings you to the district (center)
selection (page 128).

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
selection menu (
page 160).

Press h, H, g and G to select
the characters. After each selection,
press E.
Press F and f to select characters
diagonally.
or

Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.

Press the
Delete
soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered or the
character last accepted by the system
is deleted.
iFor quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the streets stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified. The
system will accept the entry if the input
matches the name of a street stored on
the navigation DVD. iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).

130 NavigationDestination input
Press E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
or

Select the ( symbol in the Entry
menu. Press H, h, g, G to do
so.

Press E.
The street list will appear. You can now
select a street.Selecting a street

Use g or G to select a street.

Press E.
The menu for starting the route
guidance function with the destination
data you have entered is displayed.The following soft keys are available to
further define your destination:

Map
soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 135).

Intrsct.
soft key:
You can select an intersection for the
destination street (
page 131).

Hse No.
soft key:
Brings you to the destination street
house number input (
page 132).
iIf several options of streets are availab-
le, another menu will appear where you
must make and confirm your desired
selection.

131 Navigation
Destination input

Mode
soft key:
Brings you to the
Change
mode

selection menu (
page 120).

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
(POI) menu (
page 161).

Parking
soft key:
Brings you to the menu for inputting a
parking near the destination street
(
page 134).

Save
soft key:
You can enter your destination into the
Destination memory (
page 156).Entering an intersection
After you have entered a destination street
(
page 129) you can select an
intersection to that street.

Press the
Intrsct.
soft key.The system will display one of the following
menus:

In the case of streets with more than
15 intersections: Enter Intersection
menu.

Enter the name as specified in
“Entering a street” (
page 129).

Press the
List
soft key.
The Select Intersection menu will
appear. It displays a list of roads
intersecting with the previously input
intersection.

Select an intersection (
page 132).
iYou can select either an intersection or
the house number. You cannot enter
both.
iThe
Intrsct.
soft key is only
available if appropriate streets are
saved on the navigation DVD.

132 NavigationDestination input
In the case of streets with up to 15
intersections: Select Intersection
menu 
Press g or G to select an
intersection.

Press E.
The Start Route Guidance menu will
appear (
page 139).
Entering a house number
A house number can be entered after
entering the destination street
(
page 129).

Press the
Hse No.
soft key.
Either the menu for entering a house
number or a list of house numbers to
select from will appear (
page 133).

Press h, H, g and G to select
the numbers. After each selection,
press E.

Press F and f to select numbers
diagonally.
or

Press the appropriate number keys
0, 1 to 9.
iYou can enter an intersection instead
of the house number. You cannot enter
both.
iThe
Hse No.
soft key is only available
if appropriate streets are stored on the
navigation DVD.

133 Navigation
Destination input

Press the
Delete
soft key if
necessary.
The number last entered is deleted.

Press E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 139) or a list for selecting a
house number or a house number area
will appear.Selecting a House Number Area

Press g or G to select the desired
house number area.

Press E.
The Start Route Guidance menu will
appear (
page 139).
Entering a parking
After entering the destination street
(
page 129) or selecting a city center
(page 128), you can select parking
nearby.
iYou can only select admissible
numbers. The number selected
appears magnified. iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
iHouse numbers may be displayed in
the list as single numbers, e.g.
1, or as
number areas, e.g.
2..8
.

135 Navigation
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press c.
The map view set via the
Display
soft
key will appear, e.g. bird’s eye view
(
page 153).

If you press one of the buttons H,
h, g, G, F, f the cross-hairs
appear.
or

Press the
Map
soft key, e.g. in the
Destination Entry menu (
page 125).
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

Coord.
soft key
:
Brings you to the destination
coordinates input (
page 137)

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
(POI) menu (
page 161).

Memory
soft key (if c was pressed):
A window appears with the
message Position Saved as
MemPt
. (page 122).

Display
soft key (if c was
pressed):
The Map View display will appear.
You can adjust the map orientation
(
page 153).

Soft key +:
Zooming in for more detailed map.

Soft key ):
Zooming out for less detailed map.

Back
soft key (if c was pressed):
Returns you to the previous menu.
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.

136 NavigationDestination input
Press H, h, g, G, F, f to
move the cross-hairs.
The direction of movement of the
buttons depends on the map direction
selected (
page 153).

2D North Up, 2D Heading Up:
Press F and f to move the
cross-hairs diagonally.

Bird’s-Eye View:
Use H and h to turn the map
round the vertical axis of the cross-
hairs.
Press g or G to move your
position on the map forward or
backward.This allows you to select your destination.

Release the button.
If the system is able to assign a street
name to the selected location, it is
displayed on the status bar.
In this example:
NEWPORT
RD

Press E.
The system uses the point at the center
of the cross-hairs as destination.
Route guidance will begin.
iIf you press the
Back
soft key, your
selection will be discarded. The system
then uses the data of the previous
destination.

137 Navigation
Destination input
Selecting a destination using coordi-
nates
With either the map type (
page 135)
or (
page 144) displayed, press the
Coord.
soft key.
The
Coord.Entry
menu will appear.
The menu displays either

the coordinates of the current ve-
hicle position
or

the position of the cross-hairs on
the map.

Use h or H to select one of the
items degree, minute or second.

Press g or G.
Depending on the selection, set the
desired value.

Press E.
The setting is saved. The map with the
cross-hairs is displayed. The cross
hairs are positioned on the previously
input coordinates.iThe values which can be set for latitude
(NORTH, SOUTH) and longitude (EAST,
WEST) are dependent on map data
available on the DVD.
iChange-over between NORTH and
SOUTH (latitude) and between EAST
and WEST (longitude) is effected auto-
matically in accordance with the input.