2006 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Comand Manual

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During route guidance
Changing map orientation
Use  or to select the deactivat-
ed option.
Press.
The orientation changes.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.If you activate GPS position display and
full-screen map display (
page 134), the
following data is displayed in the status
bar:
The current position as coordinates.
The number of satellites that can cur-
rently be received.
The current elevation (ALT = altitude)
above sea level.
In the Display menu (page 142),
press the
GPS soft key.
The Options
On and Off appear.
Use  or to select the desired
option.
Press .
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During route guidance, a symbol will
appear on the left-hand side of the bot-
tom status bar if map display is
switched ON.
North symbol :
Fixed map orientation, north is al-
ways pointing up,
Compass symbol :
Dynamic map orientation, driving
direction is always pointing up.
Switching GPS position display
ON/OFF
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The solid circle shows the current
setting.

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During route guidance
Depending on the previous setting,
GPS position display will be switched
ON or OFF.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
If you have set the map view to full screen
(
page 134) and the automatic map tog-
gling function is activated, then the follow-
ing happens:
The system automatically switches to
the split-screen map display when a
driving maneuver is announced.
As soon as the driving maneuver is
completed, the system automatically
returns to full-screen map display.
Switching automatic toggling ON/OFF
In the Display menu (page 142),
press the
Auto soft key.The Options
On and Off appear.
Use  or to select the desired
option.
Press .
Depending on the previous setting, au-
tomatic map toggling will be switched
ON or OFF.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
You can select whether the full-screen and
split-screen map scales are to be set to-
gether (default setting) or individually.
In the Display menu, press the
(
page 142) Zoom soft key.
The
Standard setting and Manual options
appear.
Automatic map toggling
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The solid circle shows the current
setting.
Scales for full-screen and
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During route guidance
Standard setting option:
The scales for full-screen and split-
screen map display are always
identical. Changing the scale
(
page 133) on one map changes
the scale of the other.
Manual option:
The scales can be different. Chang-
ing the scale on one map has no ef-
fect on the current scale of the
other map.
Use  or  to select the desired op-
tion.
Press .
Depending on the previous setting, the
Standard (identical scale) or Manual (indi-
vidual scale) option is activated.
Finally, press the Back soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
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The solid circle shows the current
setting.

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Last destinations and destination memory

Last destinations and destination memory
The Last destinations memory automatically
stores the last destination for which route
guidance had been started.
The current vehicle position and positions
selected via the map can also be stored as
a destination in this memory (
page 128).
Such destinations are marked with the
symbol.
Altogether amaximum of 50 destinations
can be stored.
Calling up the Last destinations memo-
ry and selecting a destination
Call up the Navigation main menu
(
page 110).
Use to select the Last destinations
menu item.
Press .
The list of last destinations is dis-
played. The most recently stored desti-
nation is at the top of the list.
Use or  to select a destination.
The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.Selectable soft keys and options
Save soft key
Stores the selected destination in the
standard destination memory
(
page 148).
Details soft key
Displays details on the selected desti-
nation (if available).
Delete soft key
Allows to delete the selected destina-
tion (
page 148).
Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion of the Last destination memory
Select a destination.
Press .
The full destination appears.
Last destinations memory


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Last destinations and destination memory
Press if you want to start route
guidance, otherwise press the
Back soft
key.
Deleting a destination from the last
destinations memory
Select a destination (page 147)
Press the Delete soft key.
You are prompted to confirm whether
or not the destination is to be deleted.
Use  to select the menu item Yes.
Press .
The destination is deleted.
Calling up the destination memory and
selecting a destination

Call up the Navigation main menu
(
page 110).
Use  or  to select the Destination
memory
menu item.
Press .
The destination memory appears. This
is indicated by
Destination memory in the
status bar.
Use, , , or  to select the
desired entry.
Selectable soft keys and options
Details soft key
Displays details on the selected desti-
nation (if available).
Delete soft key
Allows to delete the selected destina-
tion (
page 149).
Destination memory

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Last destinations and destination memory
Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion stored in the destination memory
Select a destination.
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.
Press if you want to start route
guidance, otherwise press the
Back soft
key.
Deleting a destination from the destina-
tion memory
Select a destination (page 148).
Press the Delete soft key.
A delete entry prompt appears.
Use  to select the menu item Yes.
Press .
The system deletes the entry from the
destination memory.Storing a destination
In the Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 130), press the Save soft key;
or
Select a destination from the Last
destinations memory (page 147) and
press the
Save soft key.
The system automatically shows a de-
fault name (the city if applicable) as
Destination name; however a different
name can be entered.
Storing under the default name
Press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or
Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press .
The system will store the address un-
der the default name.Storing under a different name
Press the Delete soft key to delete the
default name.
Upper and lower case characters, accent-
ed characters, special characters and
numbers can be entered.
To select lower or upper case or to select
special characters, the following shift sym-
bols on the display are available:
 = upper case
 = lower case
 = special characters
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The name must have at least one char-
acter.
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Symbol “ ” represents a space.
ABC
abc
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Last destinations and destination memory
If necessary, use,  or to se-
lect one of the shift fields.
Press.
The characters are shifted.
Use , , , ,  or  to
select the characters. Press  after
each selection.
If necessary, press the Delete soft key
to delete the character last entered.
Upon completion of the name entry
press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or
Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press .
The system will store the address.
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Do not confuse the Delete soft key (de-
letion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).ok

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POIs (Points of Interest)

POIs (Points of Interest)
Via Navigation main menu
Call up the Navigation main menu
(
page 110).
The Navigation main menu appears.
Use to select the POIs menu item.
Press .
The POIs main menu appears
(
page 152).
Via the map
A POI shown on the map can be selected
(
page 155).
Via Destination entry menu
Open the Destination entry menu
(
page 117).A POI in the vicinity of a city can now be
selected;
or
If a further location detail, e.g. a street,
is to be entered:
A POI in the vicinity of this detailed lo-
cation can be selected.
Enter the desired details of a desti-
nation (
page 117).
Press the POIs soft key.
Proceed as described in the “Se-
lecting POI in the local area of the
current position” section under
“Selecting a POI category”
(
page 152).
Entering POIs
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POIs include gas stations, airports,
parking areas, rest stops, hospitals,
etc.