2006 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class key

134 Navigation
Destination input
Press the Parking soft key.
The Parking Lot Selection menu is
displayed.
Selecting a parking lot
The map is displayed and shows the
destination and the available parkings lots.
Use the Next or Prev. soft key to
select a parking lot on the map.
The parking lot selected is marked in
color. The name and distance from the
current position are shown on the
status bar.
Press the Details soft key to see
more information about the parking lot.
Press E.
Route guidance will begin.
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If there is no parking lot near
the destination, the message
No
Parking
Found will appear.
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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.
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The system automatically places the
cross-hairs on the current destination
address.
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c was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx.
8 seconds, the soft key display will
disappear again.
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136 Navigation
Destination 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.
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If you press the Back soft key, your
selection will be discarded. The system
then uses the data of the previous
destination.
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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.
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The values which can be set for latitude
(NORTH, SOUTH) and longitude (EAST,
WEST) are dependent on the map data
available on the DVD.
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Change-over between NORTH and
SOUTH (latitude) and between EAST
and WEST (longitude) is effected auto-
matically in accordance with the input.
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138 Navigation
Destination input
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 118).
Press the Home soft key.
The home address is shown.
Start route guidance (page 139). Editing home address
Press the Change soft key.
The Change Home Addr. menu will
appear.
You can use the following functions
selecting a destination from the
destination memory (
page 158)
entering destination address
(
page 125)
selecting a destination from the last
destinations memory (
page 155)
selecting a Point of Interest
(
page 162)
choosing the current position
Press g or G to select an option.
Press E.
Select the address.
Press E when the Save as home
address menu will appear.
The new home address is shown.
Start route guidance (page 139).
Selecting home address
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141
Navigation
Route guidance
Important map symbols:
Current vehicle location and direction
of travel
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If the map orientation
2D Heading Up
(page 153) is chosen, the arrow will
always point upward.
The remaining route section is
highlighted in blue color.
Display example 2: On the right side of the display, the symbol
for the next driving maneuver is indicated
(here: right turn).
On the very right side next to turn symbol
is the distance bar. It indicates the
distance to the next driving maneuver
(here: 300 ft).
The status bar shows the name of the
street after the driving maneuver, if
available, here:
PARK AVE
The destination is marked with a flag
$ on
the map, an intermediate destination is
marked with a flag showing the letter
S.
Altering the map scale
The current map scale is indicated on the
left side of the status bar.
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
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The colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.
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Using the multifunction steering wheel
buttons, the display unit can be
changed between km or miles (see
your vehicle’s 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 kilometers (km) or
meters (m).
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If no other action is taken within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key
displays will disappear again.
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142 Navigation
Route guidance
Press the + or ) soft key.
The map section is zoomed in or
zoomed out. A bar indicating the map
scale appears on the status bar.
Selecting map orientation
A symbol is shown on the bottom left side
of the status bar.
2D North Up Y :
Map is displayed facing north
or
2D Heading Up < :
Dynamic map alignment, map is
displayed facing driving direction
pointing up You can select the map orientation
(
page 153).
Changing the map display
While route guidance is active, you can
switch between split view and full view.
Split view:
The map is shown on the left side and
information on the next maneuver on
the right.
or
Full view:
Full view of the map
Press c.
The display changes with every push of
the button. When you reach the destination, you will
see the destination fl
ag. Route guidance
ends.
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If GPS display (page 154) is active,
information on your current position is
shown on the status bar.
Arriving at destination
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144 Navigation
During route guidance

During route guidance
During route guidance you can use the soft
keys to activate additional menus and
displays and make settings.
The soft key displays will automatically
disappear after a few seconds.
During route guidance, press any soft
key.
The soft key displays will appear. Available soft keys
Info soft key:
Brings you to the Info menu.
St-over soft key:
Brings you to the stopover destination
function (
page 149).
Detour soft key:
Brings you to the Traffic Jam function
(
page 147).
Memory soft key:
Brings you to the save current location
function (
page 151).
Display soft key:
Brings you to the Display menu
(
page 151).
Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section.
Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section.
Coord. soft key:
Brings you to the destination
coordinates input (
page 137).
Display the soft keys.
Press the Info soft key.
The Info menu will appear.
1 Your destination with estimated time of
arrival and the remaining distance
2 A stopover destination, if entered
(
page 149)
Displaying the soft keys
Info menu
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