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122 Navigation
Introduction
To exit menu: Slide omp.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
Route mode
This functions allows you to set the follow-
ing options for route guidance:

“Avoid Highways”

“Avoid Toll Roads”

“Avoid Tunnels”

“Avoid Ferries”

“Avoid AutoTrains”
1Sets route options
Setting route options
To set: Display menu system if applica-
ble (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Mode”.
To switch option on/off: Select re-
quired option.
Depending on the previous status, the
option will be switched on D or off C.
You may activate several options.
i The calculated route may include ferry con-
nections, for example, even if the option “Avoid
ferries” has been activated.
i If you change the route type setting when
route guidance is active, COMAND calculates a
new route.
Block Area
You can define an area within the map dis-
play that is not to be used by the system in
calculating a route, if possible.
i The calculated route may include a blocked
area if the destination is within a blocked area or
if the destination can only be reached using
roads that lead through a blocked area.
To set, change or delete: Display
menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Block Area”.If no areas were previously set, the
map display appears ready to select
an area.
Slide qmr, omp or wmx to select an
area.
Press n.
The blocked area appears in red.
Rotate ymz to change the size of the
blocked area.
Press n.
The area is added to the blocked area
list

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Introduction
A checked entry indicates an active
blocked area.
i You can block several areas for the route
calculation and activate or de-activate them by
setting or removing the check mark.
Displaying and changing an existing
block area
To select the area you want to dis-
play or change: Slide qmr.
Select “Display/Change”.
The map display appears with the block
area marked red.
Rotate ymz until the desired size of
the block area is set.
Slide qmr, omp or wmx to shift the
block area to the desired region.
To confirm the area and exit map
display: Press n.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
Defining a new Block area
Select “Avoid New Area”.
The map display appears with a default
new block area in red.
Rotate ymz until the desired size of
the new block area is set.
Slide qmr, omp or wmx to shift the
new block area to the desired region.
To confirm the area and exit map
display: Press n.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
Deleting a block area
To select the area you want to de-
lete: Slide qmr.
Select “Options” K“Delete”.
You will be prompted to confirm that
you wish to delete the block area.
Select “Yes” or “No”.If you select “Yes” COMAND deletes
the entry. A message will be displayed.
Information on map
You can have map information displayed at
the bottom edge of the screen during route
guidance.
To set: Display menu system if applica-
ble (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Information On Map”.
A dotR indicates the current setting.
Select “Arrival Time / Distance” or
“Current Street” or “Geo-coordinates”
or “None”.
To exit menu: Slide omp.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).

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Destination input
No stopover destination available yet
Select a category.
A stopover destination exists
To change: Select “Change Stopover”.
Select a category.
Select another stopover destination
Selecting a predefined category
COMAND first searches for destinations
along the route within the selected catego-
ry. COMAND then searches for destina-
tions in the vicinity of the vehicle’s
location.
If COMAND is unable to find any destina-
tions, a message to that effect will be dis-
played.
Select “OK”.
If necessary, select another category.
If COMAND finds destinations, a list is
displayed in the right-hand part of the
screen.Here you will find the stopover destina-
tions in the selected category, sorted
by increasing distance from the current
vehicle location.
The list shows:

Name

Information on the location of the
stopover destination in relation to
the direction of travel and the

Current distance to the stopover
destination.
To choose a destination: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
To select a destination: Press n.
The Enter Destination menu appears
and displays the address of the desti-
nation.
To cancel selection: Select “Back”.
To start route calculation: Select
“Start”, see also (
page 135).Entering another destination as stop-
over destination
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “Stopover”.
To enter: Select “OTHER”.
Choose from:

“Address Entry”

“From Memory”

“From Last Destinations”

“From POIs”
Select a menu item.
The rest of the destination entry will vary
depending on the selection made:
For the “Address Entry” option see:
Entering a destination via the address
(
page 126).
For the “From Memory” option see:
Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory (
page 135).


148 Navigation
Route guidance
COMAND guides you to the destination by
means of driving recommendations in the
form of navigation announcements or
route guidance displays.
i The route guidance displays only appear if
the display has been switched to navigation
mode.
If for some reason you do not follow the
driving recommendations or leave the cal-
culated route, COMAND automatically cal-
culates a new route to the destination.
If the map data contains corresponding in-
formation during route guidance
COMAND tries to avoid roads with limited
passability, e. g. roads that are blocked for
through-traffic and are for residents only.
Time restrictions of roads (e.g. blocked on
Sundays and public holidays) are only tak-
en into account for route guidance if the
digital map contains corresponding infor-
mation during the blocked time periods.Driving maneuvers are given in three phas-
es:

Preparation phase

Announcement phase

Maneuver phase
Route guidance
General information
G Warning
COMAND calculates the route to the desti-
nation without taking account of the follow-
ing:

Traffic lights

Stop and right-of-way signs

Lane merging

Parking or stopping prohibited areas

Other road and traffic rules and regula-
tions

Narrow bridges
COMAND may give incorrect navigation
commands if the data in the digital map
does not correspond with the actual road/
traffic situation. For example, if the traffic
routing has been changed or the direction of
a one-way road has been reversed.
For this reason, you must always observe
applicable road and traffic rules and regula-
tions during your journey. Road and traffic
rules and regulations always have priority
over the navigation commands generated by
the system.
Driving maneuver

154 Navigation
Route guidance
The message “The driving instructions
have been muted” appears briefly.
To switch navigation announce-
ments back on again manually: Se-
lect “Navi”
K 6.
or
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
6.
or
Start new route calculation
(
page 135).
or
If you switch COMAND on again or
start the engine.
To set the volume of the announce-
ments: Set the volume during an auto-
matic announcement Setting the
volume (
page 35).
or
Call up an announcement manually us-
ing “Navi”
K 6 and set the volume
(
page 35).
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Destination”
K “Cancel Route
Guidance”.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Destination”
K “Continue Route
Guidance”.
COMAND calculates the route.
i The Detour function blocks a route segment
ahead. You can set the length of the block.
COMAND calculates a detour route if possible.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Route”
K “Detour”.
To set length of block: Select
“Longer” or “Shorter” repeatedly until
the required length is set.The blocked segment is highlighted in
red/white on the map. Shown at the
top of the display is the length of the
blocked segment and the route seg-
ment to which the block goes.
To cancel the function: Select “Back”.
To start route calculation: Select
“Start”, see also (
page 135).
To change a block: Select “Navi” K
“Route”
K “Detour” K “Change”.
i If a block already exists, the message “De-
tour Already Set” is displayed. You can then
change or delete this.
Then set length of block.
To delete block: Select “Navi” K
“Route”
K “Detour” K “Delete”.
i If a block already exists, the message “De-
tour Already Set” is displayed. You can then
change or delete this.
Cancelling route guidance
Resuming route guidance after
cancelling
Detour function

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Destination memory
i There is always an entry in the destination
memory with the name “My Address” at the top
of the list. You can assign your home address, for
example, to this entry. If the “My Address” entry
already contains data that support navigation
(Q symbol), you can select this for route guid-
ance.
Assigning home address for first time
or changing
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Memo-
ry”.
If there are more than 8 entries in the
destination memory, the destination
memory list with predictive speller is
displayed, otherwise the destination
memory list is displayed without
predictive speller (
page 137).
If the list without predictive speller is
displayed, the entry “My Address” is
highlighted automatically.1Entry already contains data that sup-
port navigation Q
2Calls up options
Switching to the destination memory list
without predictive speller
Slide qm repeatedly until the predic-
tive speller disappears.
The entry “My Address” is highlighted
automatically in the list provided you
have not entered any characters in the
predictive speller.
If you have previously entered charac-
ters in the predictive speller:
Rotate ymz or slide qm in the list
until the entry “My Address” is high-
lighted.
or
To assign address for first time:
Press and hold n until the predictive
speller disappears.
The entry “My Address” is highlighted
automatically in the list.
To exit menu: Select “Back”.
How you proceed from here depends
on whether you wish to enter the ad-
dress manually or use an address book
entry that supports navigation as your
home address.
Entering address manually
Switch to the destination memory list
without predictive speller if necessary.
To assign address for first time:
Press n and select “New Entry”.
To change home address: Select
“Options”
K “New Entry”.
In both cases, the Enter Destination
menu appears.
Enter the address. Proceed as de-
scribed for entering a destination in the
“Entering a destination via the ad-
dress” section (
page 126).
Destination memory
Home address


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Destination memory
After entering the address, select
“Save”.
COMAND then saves the entry. A mes-
sage is displayed and then the Enter
Destination menu with the selected ad-
dress. “Start” is highlighted automati-
cally.
Using address book entry as home ad-
dress
Switch to the destination memory list
without predictive speller if necessary
(
page 157).
To assign address for first time:
Press n and select “Assign to Address
Book Entry”.
or
To change home address: Select
“Options”
K “Assign to Address Book
Entry”.
In both cases you will see either the list
or, if there are more than 8 address
book entries, the search menu with
search speller.
Select the desired address book entry.
Proceed as described in the “Searching
for an address book entry” section
(
page 106).
i Under “Assigning a destination to an ad-
dress book entry” on (
page 160) you will find
out how to link address book entries to data that
support navigation.
To confirm selection: Press n.
Address assigned for first time:
COMAND saves the entry. A message is
displayed and then the Enter Destination
menu with the selected address. “Start” is
highlighted automatically.
To change address:
You will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to overwrite the “My Address”.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” COMAND overwrites
the destination. A message is displayed
and then the Enter Destination menu
with the selected address. “Start” is
highlighted automatically.
If you select “No” the list reappears.Selecting home address for route guid-
ance
i If the “My Address” entry already contains
data that support navigation (Q symbol), you
can select this for route guidance.
If the symbol is missing, then first assign a desti-
nation to this entry (
page 157).
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Memo-
ry”.
If there are more than 8 entries in the
destination memory, the destination
memory list with predictive speller is
displayed, otherwise the destination
memory list is displayed without
predictive speller (
page 137).
Destination memory list with
predictive speller: Slide qm repeat-
edly until the list appears without the
speller.
or
Select B
Press n.
Destination memory list without
predictive speller: Press n.

165 System settings
System settings
Setting the display design

Select “System” K “System Settings”
K “Display”.

Select “Day Mode” or “Night Mode” or
“Automatic”.
The dotRin front of the list entry indi-
cates the current selection.
i In the “Automatic” setting, COMAND evalu-
ates the automatic vehicle light sensor and auto-
matically switches over the display design.
Setting the time
i The correct time is essential for the follow-
ing system functions to operate correctly:
Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic routing
Calculation of estimated time of arrival
Time stamps for calls received and calls di-
aled

Select “System” K “System Settings”
K “Time” K “Set Time”.1Sets the time
2Current date

To set value: Rotate ymz or slide
qmr.

To save setting: Press n.
i The increment for setting the minutes de-
pends on the situation. It is 30 minutes if the ve-
hicle is equipped with a navigation system and if
GPS signals are being received. It is one minute
if GPS reception is not available.
i If you change the time in 30 minute steps,
previously selected settings for time zone and
switching between summer time and standard
time are lost (
page 166).
Setting time/date format

Select “System” K “System Settings”
K “Time” K “Format”.
The format list appears. The dotsRin
front of the list entries indicate the cur-
rent setting.
i The abbreviations mean:
Date format: DD - Day, MM - Month,
YY/YYYY - Year
Time format: HH - Hour, MM - Minute for
24-hour and AM/PM format

To change format setting: Rotate
ymz or slide qmr.

To confirm selection: Press n.

To save setting and quit menu:
Slide omp.
Time settings