2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class display

135 Navigation*
Route guidance
Route guidance from an off-map loca-
tion to a destination
If the vehicle position is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehi-
cle is in an off-map location.
C O M A N D i s a l s o a b l e t o g u i d e y o u t o a d e s -
tination from such a location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the
Off Map message and a direction ar-
row. The direction arrow shows the com-
pass heading to the actual destination.
The route is highlighted blue from the near-
est road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con-
tinues in the usual way.Off-road during route guidance
Th e r o a d l a y o u t m a y d i f f e r f r o m t h e d a t a o n
the digital map, due to road construction
measures, for example.
In such cases, the system cannot allocate
the vehicle’s position to the digital map
and the vehicle is therefore in an off-road
position.
The Off Road message and an arrow show-
ing the compass heading to the destina-
tion appear on the display.
As soon as the system can allocate the ve-
hicle position’s to the map again, route
guidance continues in the usual way.

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During route guidance
Using the soft keys, diverse menus or dis-
plays can be requested, and settings can
be adjusted during route guidance.
COMAND automatically hides the soft key
displays after a certain period of time.
P r e s s a n y s o f t k e y w h i l e r o u t e g u i d a n c e
is active
The soft key displays appear.Selectable soft keys
Info soft key
Provides access to the Info menu
(
page 136).
Detour soft key
Provides access to the Detour function
(
page 138).
St-over soft-key
Provides access to the stop-over func-
tion (
page 140).
Symbol soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 143)
Memory soft key
The map position is stored
(
page 126).
Display soft key
Provides access to the Display menu
(
page 143).
 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.
If the soft key displays are shown
(
page 136), press the Info soft key.
The Info menu appears. This shows you
the main destination and a stopover
destination that may have been en-
tered.
Showing soft key displays
Info menu
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During route guidance
1Estimated time of arrival
2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes
3Remaining journey (distance)
Points 1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-
over destination. You'll only see the de-
tails for the final destination when you
arrive at your stopover and the system
has calculated the route to the main
destination.Selectable soft keys:Route soft key
Provides access to the display of the
route on the map (
page 137).
Mode soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (
page 109).
In the Info menu (page 136), press
the
Route soft key.The map appears. The route remaining
is highlighted in blue color.
The destination is marked with a flag
, any stop-over destination is marked
with a flag . The current vehicle posi-
tion is identified with the symbol.
Depending on the distance to the des-
tination, it may take some time before
the route display appears.
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The 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 164).
Displaying the route on the map
s

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During route guidance
In the Info menu (page 136), press
the
Route soft key.
The route appears on the map.
Press the List soft key.
The list of road/route sections remain-
ing appears. The road currently trav-
elled on appears at the top.
Use% or & to scroll through the
list. The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.The Detour function blocks a route seg-
ment ahead.
The length of this route segment can be
entered. The system then calculates a de-
tour route, if possible.
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
The Detour soft key display indicates
whether the Detour function is active.
= not active
= activeDetour function is not active
You can activate the function and set the
length of a route segment to be blocked
(
page 138).
Detour function is already active
You can change the length of the route
segment to be blocked (
page 139), or
switch off the Detour function by deleting
the detour (
page 139).
Activating detour function and setting
length of route segment to be blocked
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
Press the Detour soft key.
The system gives you a full-screen map
and freezes the map and screen show-
ing the position of the vehicle. You can
now set the distance of the route seg-
ment to be blocked.
Displaying the route listi
Depending on the distance to the des-
tination, it may take a few moments be-
fore the route list is completed.
The list is completed only when the
route calculation is completed.
Dest. is
displayed before the last list entry.
Detour function

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During route guidance
Continue to press the soft key More or
Less until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is
reached.
The length of the route segment
blocked ahead appears in the status
bar. The section of the road that is
blocked appears as a red and white
dotted line on the map.
1Symbol = current position
Press '.
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked road segment.Changing detour
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
Press the Detour soft key.
Use &0to select the Change detour
menu item.
Press'.
You can now enter the length of the
road segment to be blocked.
Continue to press the More or Less soft
key until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is set.
Press'.
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked segment, if possi-
ble.
Deleting detour
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136). If a Detour is already active, the
Detour
soft key is displayed in no color.
Press the Detour soft key.
Use % to select the Delete detour
menu item.
Press'.
The blocked road segment or detour re-
quirement is cancelled. The system re-
calculates the route.

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During route guidance
This function offers the option of selecting
a stop-over destination while route guid-
ance is active.
A stop-over destination can be, for exam-
p l e , a g a s s t a t i o n , a r e s t a r e a , o r a h o s p i t a l .
Once the stop-over destination has been
reached, the system automatically calcu-
lates the route to the final destination.
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136). The
St-over soft key display indicates
whether the stop-over function is ac-
tive.
= not active
= active
Route guidance to a stop-over destination
is not active:
You can enter a stop-over destination
(
page 140).
Route guidance to a stop-over destination
is already active:
You can change the stop-over destination
or cancel the route guidance to it by delet-
ing the stop-over (
page 142).
Entering an stop-over destination
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
Press the St-over soft key.
The full-screen map display appears.Selectable soft keys
 soft key:
Provides access to a list of Mercedes-
Benz Centers in the area.
 soft key:
Provides access to a list of gas stations
in the area.
 soft key:
Provides access to a
list of parking areas
and multi-story car parks in the area.
Stop-over

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During route guidance
Press the Details s o f t k e y , i f y o u w a n t t o
see details of the selected destination.
The details disappear again after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details soft key again.
Press ' to confirm the selection of a
destination.
The system begins to calculate the
route to the selected stop-over destina-
tion.
Changing/deleting stop-over destina-
tions
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
.
Press the St-over soft key.
The menu for deleting or changing the
stop-over destination appears.
Use% to select the
Delete active stopover entry.
Press '.
This will delete the stop-over. The sys-
tem calculates the route to the final
destination;
or
Use& to select the
Replace active stopover entry.
Press '.
The stop-over is deleted, a new stop-
over destination can be entered
(
page 140).
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A stop-over destination can be
changed or deleted only while the route
guidance to this stop-over is active (in-
dicated by ).
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If no route guidance to a stop-over des-
tination is active yet (
page 140).

143 Navigation*
During route guidance
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
Press the Display soft key.
The Display menu appears.
Selectable soft keys:
Symbols soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 143).
View soft key
Provides access to setting the map ori-
entation (
page 144).
Map soft key
Provides access to the Map Display
menu (
page 145).
Auto soft key
Provides access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu (
page 146).
Zoom soft key
Provides access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display (
page 146).
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.
In the Display menu (page 143)
press the
Symbols soft key.
The available options appear.
Use % or &0to select an option.
Press'.
The selected option is activated. A solid
circle designates an activated op-
tion.
Standard option:
The symbols for the system default
setting are displayed on the map.
Defining route guidance displays
Setting symbols displays
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The symbols are on display only if the
map scale is set at 0.05 mi (50 m),
0.1 mi (100 m), 0.2 mi (200 m), or
0.5 mi (500 m).
To set the map scale (
page 130).