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153 Navigation
Route guidance
Important map symbols:
Current vehicle location and direction
of travel y
If the map orientation
2D Heading Up
(page 169) 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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Route guidance
“You are about to enter an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be
provided.”
Route guidance within a partially
digitized area
If you start route guidance in this type of
area, you will hear the following
announcements:
“You are currently in an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be
provided.”
“Please follow the arrow on the
display.”Route guidance is provided by means of a
direction arrow showing the compass
heading to the destination. COMAND will
not generate automatic navigation
announcements.
If you try to repeat the current voice
instruction manually, (
page 151) you will
hear the announcement “You are currently
in an area where turn by turn guidance
cannot be provided.”.
During route guidance, the display is
divided. On the right-hand side you will see
the direction arrow showing the compass
heading to the destination.
On the left-hand side of the display you will
see the map with the suggested route. The
suggested route is highlighted blue.
However, it may not be possible to follow
the suggested route because, for example,
the road is closed or not open for car
traffic.1Current vehicle location and direction
of travel y
2Arrow indicates the direction of the
destination and the distance to
destination
If, during route guidance, COMAND leads
you back into a fully digitalized area, route
guidance will simply continue in the usual
manner.
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When you call up the route info to this
type of destination, (
page 160) the
following data shown there may differ
from the actual situation:
Estimated time of arrival
Distance to the destination

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Route guidance
Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tionCOMAND can guide you to destinations
within the area covered by the digital map,
even if a destination is not located at a
road known to the system.
These destinations are shown as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using
the map, for example.
In these cases, COMAND guides you for as
long as possible with navigation announce-
ments and displays on roads known to the
system.
Shortly before you reach the last known
point in the digitized road network, you will
hear the announcement “The destination
is nearby. Follow the arrow on the display”.
You will then see an arrow that indicates
the direction to the off-road destination.
When the off-road destination is close to
the road, “Area of dest. reached” appears
in addition below the arrow.The section of the route from the last
known point on the map to the off-road
destination is highlighted blue. It simply
shows the direction to the off-road
destination without taking into account
any type of obstacles in the way.
1Current vehicle position, the triangle
indicates the vehicle’s direction of
travel
2Off-road section of the route
3Off-road destination
4Direction arrow, shows compass
heading to destination, the distance to
destination and
OFF ROAD indication
Off-road and off-map
WarningG
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver's sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by va-
rious factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into considerati-
on by the COMAND system.

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Route guidance
On the off-road section of the route, direc-
tion arrows showing the compass heading
to the destination guide you. You will also
see the “Direction to destination” display.
Route guidance from an off-road
location to a destination
If there is no road available on map at cur-
rent position of the car, vehicle is off road.
COMAND is also able to guide you to a des-
tination from such a location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the “Off Road” message and a direc-
tion arrow. The direction arrow shows the
compass heading to the actual destina-
tion.
The route is highlighted blue from the
nearest 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.Route guidance from an off-map
location 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.
COMAND is also able to guide you to a des-
tination from such a location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the “Off Map” message and a direction
arrow. 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
The road layout may differ from the data on
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
showing the compass heading to the
destination appear on the display.
As soon as the system can allocate the
vehicle position’s to the map again, route
guidance continues in the usual way.

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During route guidance
Available soft keys
Route soft key:
Brings you to the route display on the
map.
Mode soft key:
Brings you to the route mode selection
menu (
page 132).
Setting soft key:
Brings you to the audio settings for the
navigation announcements
(
page 133).Displaying the route on the map
In the Info menu (page 160), press
the
Route soft key.
The map will appear. The route ahead
is blue-colored.
The destination is marked with a flag $
on the map, a stopover destination is
marked with a flag showing the letter
S.
Displaying the route list
In the Info menu (page 160), press
the
Route soft key.
The route appears on the map.
Press the List soft key.
The list of the remaining roads/route
sections appears.
The road currently travelled on is at the
top of the list.
Press G or g to scroll through the
list.
Use the
Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
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If a stopover destination has been
entered:
The estimated time of arrival and the
remaining distance to the destination
are displayed.
When the stopover destination is
reached, the system calculates the
route to the main destination and
indicates estimated time of arrival and
remaining distance.
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Depending on the distance to the
destination, it may take some time
before the route display appears. i
Depending on the distance to the
destination, it may take a few moments
before the route list is completed.
The list will only be complete when the
route is completely calculated. This is
indicated by the word
Destination in
front of the last list entry.