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151 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.

152 Navigation*
Route guidance
You 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 146),
Mode soft key
For setting the route mode
(
page 128),
Save soft key
Stores the entered destination in the
destination memory (
page 177),
POIs soft key
A POI on or near the destination can be
entered (
page 180).
To start route guidance, press .
The route is calculated and route guid-
ance begins.
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Depending on the distance to the destina-
tion, route calculation can take some time.
While the route is being calculated,
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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 menuRoute calculation

154 Navigation*
Route guidance
Switching navigation announcements
ON/OFF
Switching OFF:
During a navigation announcement,
press  for approx. 2 seconds.
For a short period of time, the message
Voice announcements muted is displayed.
Further route guidance takes place
only via the symbols in the display.
If a new route guidance cycle is started,
the announcements are automatically
switched ON again.
Switching ON manually:
Press .The navigation displays are visible only
with activated route guidance.
To switch to the navigation display
from another display, e.g. from CD
mode, press or .
Two display examples are shown below.
Display example 1:The road currently travelled on is indicated
in the status bar at the bottom, in this ex-
ample
I-80 E (Interstate 80 East).
The information 1.2 mi on the very right in-
dicates the distance to the next driving ma-
neuver.
Navigation displays
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The 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).

158 Navigation*
During route guidance
Using 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 159),
Detour soft key
Provides access to the Detour function
(
page 161),
St-over soft key
Provides access to the stop-over func-
tion (
page 163),
Symbol soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 168),
Memory soft key
Stores the current position
(
page 150),
Display soft key
Provides access to the Display menu
(
page 167),
 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

193 System
System settings
The following options are now available:
Setting the time
Setting the date
Setting the date/time format
Setting the time
The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat-
ellites has to be set to the local time zone.
This enhances:
correct navigation for routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance, and
correct calculation of the estimated
time of arrival.
Use or  to select the hours or
the minutes.
Press or .
Depending on the selection, hours or
minutes are set.
Setting the minutes:
With GPS reception, each time you
press  or  changes the time in in-
crements of 30 minutes. Without GPS
reception, the time is changed in 1
minute increments.
Setting the hours:
Each time you press  or , the
hours change in increments of 1 hour.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
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There is no automatic change from day-
light saving time to standard time.
This has to be changed manually.
When you change the time zone, the
clock time also changes automatically.
If you enter an incorrect time, the time
difference remains unchanged when
you change time zone.

194 System
System settings
Setting the date
Use or  to select the day, the
month or the year.
Press or .
Depending on the selection, the day,
the month, or the year is set.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.Setting the Date/Time format
Press the Format soft key.
You will see the date and time following
the currently selected format, as well
as a list of possible formats.
Setting the format:
Use or  to select a format.
Press.
The appropriate format is selected.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
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The date can be set only if GPS recep-
tion is available.
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List entry 1-3: Date formats
List entry 4 and 5: Time formats
(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex-
ample below.)
Solid circle : format set
Empty circle : format not set

196 System
System settings
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
The requested sounds are switched ON
or OFF.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
Open the System menu (page 192).
Press the Display soft key.
The Display Settings menu appears.The following option and soft key are avail-
able:Switching the display dimming charac-
teristic
Bright. soft key
Provides access to adjusting the dis-
play brightness
(page 197)
Setting the display dimming
characteristics
You can select from 3 display dimming
modes:
Day mode:
The display is constantly set to daytime
design.
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The square next to a list entry shows
the status.
Empty square = sound OFF
Solid square = sound ON
Display settings

197 System
System settings
Night mode:
The display is constantly set to night-
time design.
Automatic:
The display will change depending on
the illumination of the instrument clus-
ter.
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
Adjusting display brightness
In the Display Settings menu, press the
Bright. soft key.
The Brightness display appears.
Press or .
The brightness changes accordingly.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.Actuating the Reset function resets
COMAND to the factory settings.
In addition, it deletes:
Telephone*: All phone book entries
SMS: All SMS messages.
Navigation*: All entries in the Destina-
tion memory and in the
Last destina-
tions
memory.
Reset activation
Call up the System menu (page 192).
Press the Reset soft key.
Reset function