2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Navigation

129 Navigation*
Route guidance
After route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays and
navigation announcements.Current navigation announcementsIf a navigation announcement is not readily
understood, it can be repeated at any time. 
Press
6
.
The current navigation announcement
is repeated.
Switching navigation announcements
ON/OFF Switching OFF
During a navigation announcement,
press
1
.
For a short period of time, the message Voice
announcements
muted
is dis
-
played. Now further route guidance takes
place using only the symbols in the dis
-
play. If a new route guidance cycle is
started, the announcements are auto
-
matically switched ON again.
Switching ON manually
Press
6
.
The navigation displays are visible only
with activated route guidance.
To switch to the navigation display
from another display, e.g. from CD
mode, press

or
%
.
Two display examples are shown below.Display example 1The 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 indicates the dis
-
tance to the next driving maneuver.
Navigation announcementsWarning
G
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.
Navigation displays
iThe display unit can be changed to km
or miles using the control system (see
your vehicle Operator's Manual).


130 Navigation*Route guidanceThe 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 2On the right-hand side of the display the
symbol for the next driving maneuver is in
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dicated (here left turn).

On the very right is a distance bar. The
dark blue part of the bar and the informa
-
tion 700ft, in this example, indicate the
distance to the next driving maneuver.If available, the street following the driving
maneuver with its name is shown in the top
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 scaleThe currently selected map scale is shown
in the left-hand corner of the bottom status
bar
.
iWhen 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). iThe colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.
s
iThe 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,
COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).

When the display unit is set to km,
COMAND will indicate distances in kilo
-
meters (km) and meters (m).

131 Navigation*
Route guidance

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 map scale bar in the status bar will
show the map scale currently selected.
Map orientationDuring 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 manually ( page
144)
.
Changing map displayThe 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
Press
%
.
Each time
%
is pressed, the system
alternates between split-screen and
full-screen display mode.
Switching automaticallySee “Automatic map toggling” ( page
146)
.
iIf no soft key is selected within

approx. 8 seconds, the soft key display
will disappear.
iDepending on the map display setting ( page
145)
, in the full-screen mode
the status bar will be display:
the estimated time of arrival/re
-
maining distance to the destination
or stopover destination

the position display

132 Navigation*Route guidanceRoute guidance ends when the selected
destination is reached.
In navigation mode, press

.
A prompt as to whether or not route
guidance is to be cancelled appears.

Use

to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press

.
Route guidance is cancelled. After a
short time, the Navigation main menu
appears.
If the destination is within a partially
digitized areaCOMAND guides you through fully digitized
areas for as long as possible. Route guid
-
ance is conducted in the usual manner, i.e.
with navigation announcements and route
guidance displays.
Destination reachedCancelling route guidance
iRoute guidance can be continued again
in the Navigation main menu ( page
108)
.
Partially digitized areasiThe digital map may contain areas that
are only partially digitized although
they are within a digitized region.Warning
G
Due to incomplete digitization, the route
shown on the map may differ from the actual
road/traffic situation.
Warning
G
If you follow the route shown on the map, for
example, it is possible that you could drive
the wrong way down a one-way street or
that a street cannot be driven on.When using route guidance in a partially dig
-
itized area, you must therefore be sure to
observe all relevant traffic regulations and
the course of the road.All relevant traffic regulations and the
course of the road always take priority over
the route shown on the map.

133 Navigation*
Route guidance
Before the vehicle reaches a partially digi
-
tized area, COMAND notifies you of this
with the following announcements:
“Be prepared to enter an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be provid
-
ed.”

“In 700
feet you will enter an area
where turn by turn guidance cannot be
provided.”

“You are about to enter an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be provid
-
ed.”
Route guidance within a partially digi
-
tized areaIf you start route guidance in this type of
area, you will hear the following announce
-
ment: “You are currently in an area where
turn by turn guidance cannot be provided.”Route guidance is provided by means of a
direction arrow showing the compass
heading to the destination. COMAND will
not generate automatic navigation an
-
nouncements.
If you try to call up or repeat an announce
-
ment manually,
( page
129)
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 divid
-
ed. 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. How
-
ever, it may not be possible to follow the
suggested route because, for example, the
road is closed or not open for car traffic.If, during route guidance, COMAND leads
you back into a fully digitized area, route
guidance will simply continue in the usual
manner.
iThe indicated distance can be seen
here by way of example. In reality, it
may be different.
iWhen you call up the info menu to this
type of destination,
( page
136)
the
following data shown there may differ
from the actual situation:
Estimated time of arrival

Remaining driving time to the desti
-
nation

Remaining distance to the destina
-
tion

134 Navigation*Route guidanceRoute guidance to an off-road destina
-
tion
COMAND 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.
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 destinationIf 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 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-mapWarning
G
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.

135 Navigation*
Route guidance
Route guidance from an off-map loca
-
tion to a destinationIf 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 guidanceThe 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.

136 Navigation*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.
Press any soft key while route guidance
is activeThe 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
s