2007 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class navigation system

133 Navigation*
Route guidance
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.
The circle shows the current vehicle lo-
cation. The arrow in the circle designates
the current driving direction.
The remaining route is highlighted in color. Display example 2
On the right-hand side of the display the
symbol for the next driving maneuver is in-
dicated (here left turn).On the very right is shown a distance bar.
The dark blue part of the bar and the infor-
mation 700ft, in this example, indicate the
distance to the next driving maneuver.
If available, the street following the driving
m a n e u v e r w i t h i t s n a m e i s s h o w n i n t h e t o p
status bar (here
CHESTNUT RIDGE RD).
The destination is marked with a flag on
the map, any stop-over destination is
marked with a flag .
Changing map scalei
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).
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The colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.
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134 Navigation*
Route guidance
The currently selected map scale is shown
in the left-hand corner of the bottom status
bar .
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
Press the or soft key.
Depending on your selection, the map
will zoom in and display greater detail
or zoom out and show a wider area.
The m ap sc ale bar in t he stat us ba r will
show the map scale currently selected.
Map orientation
During route guidance, a symbol will ap-
pear on the left of the bottom status bar if
map display is switched ON:
North symbol :
Fixed map orientation, north is always
pointing up;
or
Compass symbol :
Dynamic map orientation, driving direc-
tion is always pointing up.
Map orientation can be set (
page 148).Changing map display
The map display can be switched between
split-screen mode and full-screen mode
manually or automatically.
Split-screen mode
The map is shown on the left, while in-
formation concerning the next driving
maneuver is shown on the right.
Full-screen mode
The map covers the entire screen.
Switching manually:
Press5.
Each time 5 is pressed, the system
alternates between split-screen and
full-screen display mode.
Switching automatically:
See “Automatic map toggling”
(
page 149).
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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).
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If no soft key is selected within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key display
will disappear.

137 Navigation*
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.
I n t h e s e c a s e s , C O M A N D g u i d e s y o u f o r a s
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 a p p e a r s i n a d -
dition below the arrow.When you leave the last known point in the
digitized road network, direction arrows
showing the compass heading to the desti-
nation guide you. You will also see the
Di-
rection to destination
display.
Route guidance from an off-road loca-
tion to a destination
If there is no road available on map at cur-
rent position of the car, vehicle is off road.
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 Road 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 and off-map
WarningG
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
n o t b e c a p a b l e o f t r a v e r s i n g t h r o u g h w i t h o u t
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
various factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into consider-
ation by the COMAND system.

138 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
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 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.

140 Navigation*
During route guidance
1Estimated time of arrival
2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes
3Remaining journey (distance)
1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-over desti-
nation. You'll only see the details for the fi-
nal destination when you arrive at your
stopover and the system has calculated
the route to the main destination.Selectable soft keysRoute soft key:
Provides access to the display of the
route on the map,
Mode soft key:
Provides access to the setting of the
route mode (
page 113).
In the Info menu, press the Route soft
key.The map appears. The route remaining
is highlighted in blue.
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 166).
Displaying the route on the map
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141 Navigation*
During route guidance
In the Info menu (page 139), 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 travelled on appears
at the top.
Press% 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 139).
.
Detour function is not active:
You can activate the function and set
the length of a route segment to be
blocked;
or
Detour function is already active:
You can change the length of the route
segment to be blocked (
page 142),
or switch OFF the Detour function by
deleting the detour (
page 142).
Displaying the route list
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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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The Detour soft key display indicates
whether the Detour function is active.
= not active.
= active.

142 Navigation*
During route guidance
Activating detour function and setting
length of route segment to be blocked
If the soft key displays are shown
(
page 139), press the Detour soft k ey.
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.
Continue to press the More or Less soft
key until the desired 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
If the soft key displays are shown
(
page 139), press the Detour sof t key.
Use &7to 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 139).
If a Detour is already active, the
Detour
soft key is displayed with no color.
Press the Detour soft key.

143 Navigation*
During route guidance
Use % to select the Delete detour
menu item.
Press'.
The blocked road segment is can-
celled. The system recalculates the
route.
The Stop-over function offers the option of
selecting a stop-over destination while
route guidance is active. A stop-over destination can be, for exam-
ple, a gas station, a rest area, or a hospital,
but also a regular destination. Once the
stop-over destination has been reached,
the system automatically calculates the
route to the final destination.
Show the soft key displays
(
page 139).
.
Route guidance to a stop-over destina-
tion is not active:
You can enter a stop-over destination;
or
Route guidance to a stop-over is al-
ready active:
You can change the stop-over destina-
tion or cancel the route guidance to it
by deleting the stop-over (
page 145).
Stop-over
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The St-over soft key display indicates
whether route guidance to a stop-over
is already active.
= not active.
= active.