2005 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class key

146 Navigation*Destination entryStart route guidance to the selected
destination
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(page 150) appears if route guidance
has not yet been activated.

Press
.
Route calculation begins.
If route guidance is already active, you
will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to use the location the cursor is
pointing to as the new destination.

Press

to select
Yes
.

Press
.
Route calculation begins.Destination input via coordinates (longi-
tude and latitude) will only be possible if
the map display is visible and if the
Coord.

soft key is displayed.

Press the
Coord.
soft key.
The menu for entering coordinates ap-
pears. You can set the individual values
for the longitude and latitude in this
menu.
1"Hours" longitude value
2"Minutes" longitude value
3"Seconds" longitude value
4"Seconds" latitude value
5"Minutes" latitude value
6"Hours" latitude value
Entering a destination via geo
coordinates

147 Navigation*
Destination entry

Press

or

to select the value you
wish to set.

Select the desired value using


or

.

Keep repeating the last two steps until
you have set the required longitude and
latitude.

Press
.
If the coordinates entered are located
in the digital map range, the display will
switch to map display with cursor. The
center point of the cursor indicates the
position of the coordinates entered on
the map.

Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(page 150) appears if route guidance
has not yet been activated.

Press
.
Route calculation begins.
If route guidance is already active, you
will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to use the coordinates set as the
new destination.

Press

to select
Yes
.

Press
.
Route calculation begins.

iTo store the indicated position, press
the
Memory
soft key. For details on stor-
ing map locations (
page 148).

148 Navigation*Destination entryYou 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 172).
If you wish to store such entries for later
retrieval or repeat usage, you can save
them in the Destination memory
(page 174).Storing current vehicle position
1Symbol = current position

Press%.

If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.

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.
Storing a location selected via the map

Press%.

If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.

Move the map and select a location
(page 145).
iRoute guidance is only possible to co-
ordinates within the digital map range.Storing map locations

149 Navigation*
Destination entry
.
Press the
Memory
soft key.
The system stores the selected loca-
tion.
While storage takes place, the Memory
soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.

150 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 the follow-
ing soft keys are available:

Map
soft key
Provides access to further destination
input directly via road map
(page 144),

Mode
soft key
For setting the route mode
(
page 126),

Save
soft key
Stores the entered destination in the
destination memory (
page 175),

POIs
soft key
A POI on or near the destination can be
entered (
page 178).

To start route guidance, press .
The route is calculated and route guid-
ance begins.
aDepending on the distance to the destina-
tion, route calculation can take some time.
While the route is being calculated,
Reading
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and an arrow point-
ing 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.
Starting route guidance menu
Route calculation

154 Navigation*Route guidance
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 (
page 167).
Changing map display
The map display can be switched between
split-screen mode and full-screen mode
manually or automatically.
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.

156 Navigation*During route guidanceUsing the soft keys, diverse menus or dis-
plays can be requested and settings ad-
justed during route guidance.
COMAND automatically hides the soft key
displays, when not activated, after a cer-
tain 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 157),

Detour
soft key
Provides access to the Detour function
(
page 159),

St-over
soft key
Provides access to the stop-over func-
tion (page 161),

Symbol
soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (page 166),

Memory
soft key
Stores the current position
(
page 148),

Display
soft key
Provides access to the Display menu
(
page 165),

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.
Showing soft key displays

157 Navigation*
During route guidance

If the soft key displays are shown
(page 156), press the
Info
soft key.
The Info menu appears. It shows the
main destination and a stop-over
destination that may have been en-
tered.
1Estimated time of arrival
2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes
3Remaining journey (distance)1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-over
destination. You'll only see the details
for the final destination when you arrive
at your stopover and the system has
calculated the route to the main desti-
nation.Selectable soft keys

Route
soft key:
Provides access to the display of the
route on the map,

Mode
soft key:
Provides access to the setting of the
route mode (
page 126).

In the Info menu, press the
Route
soft
key.
Info menu
s
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 190).
Displaying the route on the map