2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class navigation

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Route guidance
Preparation phase
COMAND prepares you for the next driving
maneuver. Based on the example display
shown below, the announcement is made
using “Prepare to turn right”. The display is
not split and displays the map over the en-
tire width.
1Point at which the driving maneuver
takes place (light-blue dot)
2Next road to be taken
3Current vehicle location, the tip of the
triangle points in the vehicle’s direction
of travel
4Road currently being driven downi Depending on the selected basic setting in
“Information on map” (
page 123) in 4 you
will see

Information on “Arrival Time / Distance”

Road currently being driven down

Geo-coordinate display
If the menu item “None” is selected, the display
is hidden.
Announcement phase
COMAND announces the imminent driving
maneuver. Based on the example display
shown below, the announcement is made
900 ft. ahead of the driving maneuver us-
ing “Please turn right in 900 ft. and follow
the ’road name’.”.
i The announced distance to the maneuver
depends on the class of road and its speed limit.
The display is now split in two. The normal
map display is shown in the left-hand half.
In the right-hand half is either an enlarged
detail of the area around the junction
(junction zoom) or a 3D image generated
for the course of the road with the route for
the next driving maneuver drawn in
(
page 150).The example illustrated below shows the
junction zoom in the right-hand half.
1Next road to be taken
2Point at which the driving maneuver
takes place (light-blue dot, shown in
the left-hand and the right-hand dis-
play)
3Visual distance indicator to the driving
maneuver
4Driving maneuver (turn right here)
5Distance information to the driving ma-
neuver
6Route (highlighted in blue, shown in the
left-hand and right-hand display)
i The solid part of the visual distance indicator
3 reduces from bottom to top as the an-
nounced driving maneuver gets closer.

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Route guidance
Maneuver phase
COMAND announces the imminent driving
maneuver. In the example, the announce-
ment is made 90 ft. ahead of the driving
maneuver using “Now turn right.”. The dis-
play is also split into two halves here as in
the announcement phase.
1Current vehicle location, tip of the tri-
angle points in the vehicle’s direction
of travel
2Visual distance indicator to the next
driving maneuver
3Distance information to the driving ma-
neuver
Once the driving maneuver is complete,
COMAND will automatically switch back to
full-screen display.1Route (highlighted in blue)
2Current vehicle location
3Road currently being driven down
4Set map orientation, for explanation
and setting see (
page 120)
5Set map scale, for explanation and set-
ting see (
page 119)
i The map may display other symbols, e.g. the
destination
< or the stopover destination =
(if a stopover destination has been entered).
On multi-lane roads, COMAND may display
traffic lane recommendations for imminent
driving maneuvers. For this there must be
corresponding data available on the digital
map.
With respect to the next two driving ma-
neuvers, COMAND displays the traffic lane
recommendations 6, 7 and 8.
Example display without driving ma-
neuverTraffic lane recommendations

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Route guidance
1Point of the next driving maneuver
2Point of the second driving maneuver.
3Next driving maneuver, exit on right
here
4Visual distance indicator to the next
driving maneuver
5Distance information to the next driv-
ing maneuver
6Recommended lane
7Possible lane
8Lane not recommended
9Current vehicle location, tip of the tri-
angle points in the vehicle’s direction
of travel
i The vehicle’s instrument cluster also dis-
plays traffic lane recommendations. Here only
the recommended lanes are displayed.
Explanation of the traffic lane recom-
mendations

Recommended lane 6:
From this lane it is possible to carry out
the next two driving maneuvers without
changing lanes.

Possible lane 7:
From this lane it is only possible to car-
ry out the next driving maneuver with-
out changing lanes.

Lane not recommended 8:
From this lane it is not possible to carry
out the next driving maneuver without
changing lanes.Depiction of the traffic lane recommen-
dations
The color depiction of the traffic lane rec-
ommendations differs depending on
whether the display is set to day or night
design.
Day designNight design
Recommended
lane 6 = dark blueRecommended
lane 6 = light blue
Possible lane
7 = light bluePossible lane
7 = dark blue
Lane not recom-
mended 8 = greyLane not recom-
mended 8 = grey

152 Navigation
Route guidance
Once you have reached your destination, a
checkered flag is displayed and route guid-
ance is ended automatically.Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tion
COMAND can also guide you to destina-
tions that are within the area covered by
the digital map, but are not themselves in-
cluded on the map.
Such destinations are off-road destina-
tions, which you can enter, for example, by
entering the destination via the map.
In this case, COMAND guides you on roads
known to the system for as long as possi-
ble using navigation announcements and
route guidance displays.1Off-road destination
2Off-road route segment (dashed line)
3Current vehicle location, tip of the tri-
angle points in the vehicle’s direction
of travel
4Off-road, no road name available
Just before reaching the last known point
on the map, the message “You will enter an
area with unreliable map data in xx miles” is
announced.
When the vehicle is entering the area that
is not covered by the digital map, the
screen is split. On the right half of the
screen an arrow appears that points to the
off-road destination
1 and the system
announces: “Please follow the arrow on the
display”. When the vehicle comes close to
the destination the message “Destination
region reached” is given.
Destination or destination region
reached
Off-road and off-map
G Warning
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
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.

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Route guidance
Route guidance from an off-road posi-
tion to a destination
If the vehicle location is within the area
covered by the digital map, but the map it-
self does not contain any information on
the location, the vehicle is in an off-road
position. COMAND can guide you from
such a position to a destination.
At the start of route guidance you will see
the message “Off Mapped Road”, an arrow
and the distance to the destination. The ar-
row indicates the direction of the actual
destination.
The blue marking for the route on the map
starts from the nearest road known to the
system.
As soon as the vehicle is travelling again on
a road known to the system, route guid-
ance continues in the usual manner.
Route guidance from an off-map posi-
tion to a destination
If the vehicle location is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehi-
cle is in an off-map position.
COMAND can guide you from such a posi-
tion to a destination.At the start of route guidance you will see
the message “Off Map”, an arrow and the
distance to the destination. The arrow indi-
cates the direction of the actual destina-
tion.
The blue marking for the route on the map
starts from the nearest road known to the
system.
As soon as the vehicle is travelling again on
a road known to the system, route guid-
ance continues in the usual manner.
Off-road during route guidance
The actual path of the road may deviate
from the data in the digital map due to road
works.
In cases like this, the system is temporarily
not able to locate the vehicle location on
the digital map; the vehicle is thus in an off-
road position.
The display then shows the message “Off
Mapped Road”, an arrow and the distance
to the destination. The arrow indicates the
direction of the actual destination.
As soon as the vehicle location is found
again, route guidance continues in the usu-
al manner.
i During an active telephone call, the naviga-
tion announcements are suppressed.
If you missed an announcement, you can
request a current announcement at any
time.
To request current announcement:
Select “Navi”
K 6.
or
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
6.
To switch off navigation announce-
ments: Press
V during the announce-
ment.
Navigation announcements
G Warning
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting
your attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Consulting the symbols or map display for
directions may cause you to divert your at-
tention from driving and increase your risk
of an accident.


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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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Route guidance
i You can have other routes calculated for the
original route guidance using the “Alternative
Route” function.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Route”
K “Alternative Route”.
The display is split into two halves. On
the left is the map, which displays one
or more alternative routes between the
start and the destination. The current
route is highlighted in dark blue, other
alternative routes are light blue.
The right side of the display shows in-
formation on the active alternative
route, e.g. length of the segment and
the estimated time of arrival.
To select next or previous alterna-
tive route: Select “Next” or “Previous”.
The selected route is now highlighted
in dark blue.
To return to the original route guid-
ance: Select “Back”.
To start route guidance with the se-
lected alternative route guidance:
Select “Start”.
i The route browser provides an overview of
the route. You can move along the route seg-
ment by segment using the route browser and
view information and details about the route seg-
ments.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Route”
K “Route Browser”.
The route browser is in the display.
The top of the display shows informa-
tion on the highlighted route segment,
e. g. the road and the segment of the
road to be driven.
The highlighted route segment is iden-
tified on the map by its white color and
red edge.
To display next or previous route
segment: Select “Next” or “Previous”.
To enlarge or reduce the map
display: Select ; or :.
To close route browser: Select
“Back”.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Route”
K “Destination Information”.
The destination information is given in
the display.
Example display with main destination and
stopover destination
1Distance/estimated time of arrival/es-
timated journey time to the stopover
destination
2Stopover destination=
3State and City
4Main destination <
5Distance/estimated time of arrival/es-
timated journey time to the main desti-
nation
Alternative routeRoute browserDisplaying destination information

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Route guidance
i When calculating the estimated time of ar-
rival, COMAND uses the time set on the CO-
MAND as its basis. For this reason, the time on
COMAND must be set correctly (
page 165).
The calculation of the estimated time of arrival
does not specifically take into consideration
whether it is summer time or standard time at
the destination. It is not taken into consideration
whether or not the destination is in a different
time zone.
The distance to the destination, the estimated
time of arrival and the estimated remaining jour-
ney time 1, 5 are not displayed until the route
calculation is complete.
To close destination information:
Slide omp.
or
Press the í button.