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Destination entry
Entering characters
For character entry, the 12 button keypad
or the keypad menu can be used.Entering a character via keypad menu
Use, , , , or to
select a character
Press.
The character is entered.
Entering a character via 12 button key-
pad
Use the - keys to enter a char-
acter.
A key must be pressed once or several
times in quick succession.After pressing the first time, the char-
acter display 1 appears.
1Character display
You can see which characters can be
entered when using the keys.
Each additional depression moves you
to the next available character. The
character selected appears black.Wait until the character display disap-
pears, or press.
The character is entered.
Entering data
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For more convenient entry, COMAND
offers only available characters from
the character set based on your selec-
tions and the data stored on the navi-
gation DVD.
The character selected appears magni-
fied or black.
The system will complete the entry if
the input matches data stored on the
navigation DVD.
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Selectable menu items
Destination memory
You can select destinations from the
Destination memory (page 148) only if
destinations have alreday been stored.
Destination entry
You can enter a destination manually
via the Destination entry menu
(
page 117).
Last destinations
You can select from the list of last des-
tinations (
page 147) only if the sys-
tem has already stored destinations.
POIs
You can input POIs (points of interest),
for example gas stations, airports or
hospitals.
Current location
Provides access to store the current lo-
cation as home address (
page 116)
or select a home address using the
map (
page 116).
Storing current location as home
address
Use or to select the
Current location menu item and
press.
To store the displayed address as
home address, press .
Select a home address using the map
Use or to select the
Current location menu item and
press.
Press the Map soft key.
Proceed as described under “Moving
the map and selecting a destination”
(
page 126).
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Or, to store the selected destination as
home adress, press.
Call up the Navigation main menu
(
page 110).
Use or to select the
Destination entry menu item and
press.
The Destination entry menu appears.
The destination displayed last can now
be adopted (
page 118), or another
location can be entered (
page 118).
Call up the Destination entry menu. The
Destination entry menu represents the
starting point.
Besides entering the name of a city
(
page 118), the following soft keys are
available for selecting a destination:
Map soft key
Provides access to destination input di-
rectly via road map (
page 125).
Region soft key
Provides access to the region input
(
page 117).
Street soft key
Provides access to input of the destina-
tion street (
page 121).
CityCtr soft key
Provides access to the input of a city
section (center) (
page 120).
POIs soft key
Provides access to the input of a POI
(Point of interest) (
page 151).
List soft key
Allows selecting a destination city from
a city list (
page 119).
In the Destination entry menu
(
page 117) the region currently selected
is indicated by the characters in parenthe-
sis in the status bar.
To change the region press the Region
soft key.
The region list appears.
Destination entry menu
Entering a destination
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The Street, CityCtr, and POIs soft key
functions refer to the city on display.
If you wish to choose global POIs not
referring to a city (
page 151).
Selecting the region
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Use or to select a region.
Press .
Selecting a different region deletes the
city last entered. The first city of the
newly selected region appears (in al-
phabetical order).
The Destination entry menu (
page 117)
represents the starting point.
Enter city (USA) appears in the status bar.
The characters in parenthesis indicate the
selected region.
Accepting the displayed destination
Press and hold for approx. 2 sec-
onds.Entering a different city
Use the keypad menu or the 12 buttton
keypad to enter the data of the city
(
page 114).
After entering the city a selection list of
cities appears. Now continue with se-
lecting a city.
Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a city.
Press the List soft key.
The selection list appears. Now contin-
ue with selecting a city.
Entering a cityi
Do not confuse the button with the
symbol in the main screen.
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Selecting a city
Use or to select the destina-
tion city. The
Page soft keys allow scroll-
ing through the list page by page.
Press.After selecting the desired city, one of
the following menus appears:
For larger cities with more than 15
streets:
Enter Street menu (
page 121).
For smaller cities with up to
15 streets:
Select Street menu (
page 121).
If no streets are registered for the
selected city:
Select City Center menu
(
page 120).
The appropriate menu can be identified
from the display in the status bar.
.
Besides entering a street name
(
page 121), the following soft keys are
available for narrowing the destination:
Map soft key
Provides access to further destination
input directly via road map
(
page 125).
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The selection is cancelled if the Back
soft key is pressed.
Narrowing of the destination after
selecting city
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CityCtr soft key
Provides access to the selection of a
section of the city (center)
(
page 120).
POIs soft key
Provides access to the input of a POI
referring to the destination city
(
page 152).
After the destination city (
page 118) has
been entered, the associated city center
(section of the city) can be selected.
Press the CityCtr soft key.
Enter center is displayed in the status
bar.
.
Accepting the destination displayed
Press and hold for approx. 2 sec-
onds.
Entering a center
Use the keypad menu or the 12 buttton
keypad to enter the data of the center
(
page 114).
After entering the center a selection
list of centers appears. Now continue
with selecting a center.Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a center.
Press the List soft key.
The selection list appears. Now contin-
ue with selecting a center.
Selecting a city center
.
Use or to select a city center.
The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Entering a city center
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Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 130) appears.
The system accesses one of the following
menus after entering of a destination city
(
page 118):
For larger cities with more than 15
streets:
Enter Street menu.
For smaller cities with up to 15 streets:
Select Street menu (
page 121).
If no streets are registered for the se-
lected city, or if a street extends
through several city centers:
Select City Center menu (
page 120).
The appropriate menu can be identified
from the display in the status bar.Entering a street
Use the keypad menu or the 12 buttton
keypad to enter the data of the street
(
page 114).
After entering the street a selection list
of streets appears. Now continue with
selecting a street.
Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a street.
Press the List soft key.
The selection list appears. Now contin-
ue with selecting a street.Selecting a street
Use or to select a street. The
Page soft keys allow scrolling through
the list page by page.
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu with
the selected destination information
appears;
or
If the street extends through several
city centers, the list of city centers re-
ferring to the street selected appears.
Entering a street in the destination
city
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Use or to select the sym-
bol and press.
The house number list appears. Now a
house number range can be selected.
Selecting a house number range
Use or to select the desired
range of house numbers. The
Page soft
keys allow scrolling through the list
page by page.
Press.
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 130) appears.
Calling up the map display
Press;
or
Press the Map soft key if it appears in a
menu.
The map appears in full-screen display.
If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.Selectable soft keys
Coord. soft key
Allows entering a destination via geo
coordinates (
page 127).
Symbol soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 142)
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The symbol can only be selected if
the system recognized the house num-
ber.
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Entering a destination using the map
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If no soft key is selected within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key dis-
plays will disappear.
