2008 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class display

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Route guidance
Display examples are shown below:
1Road section known to the system
2Route section between the end of a
verified road and the destination on an
unverified roadIf the vehicle approaches a stopover or a
destination located on a unverified road,
the blue dotted line will disappear and a
red dotted line will appear. The line is your
dynamic reference, it moves with the
current vehicle location.
1Current vehicle location and direction
of travel
y
2
Reference line guides you to 3
3
Destination on an unverified road $
4
Arrow indicates the direction of the
destination, the distance to destination
and
OFF ROAD indicationThis type of line will also appear if you are
currently travelling on a unverified road
to guide you back to a verified road
or
to guide you to a stopover or
destination located on a unverified
road too.
If the vehicle reaches a verified road again,
the red dotted line will disappear and route
guidance will simply continue in the usual
manner.
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Stopover and destination are located
on unverified roads:
The map highlights the route section
between a stopover and a destination
with a blue dotted line first. After the
vehicle reaches the stopover, then the
red dotted line will appear.

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During route guidance

During route guidance
During route guidance you can use the soft
keys to activate additional menus and
displays and make settings.
The soft key displays will automatically
disappear after a few seconds.
During route guidance, press any soft
key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys
Info soft key:
Brings you to the Info menu
(
page 141).
Detour soft key:
Brings you to the Traffic Jam function
(
page 142).
Stopovr soft key:
Brings you to the stopover destination
function (
page 144).
POIs soft key:
Brings you to the POI function
(
page 160).
Memory soft key:
Brings you to the save current location
function (
page 111).
Display soft key:
Brings you to the Display menu
(
page 147).
Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section
(
page 133).
Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section
(
page 133).
Displaying the soft keys

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During route guidance
Display the soft keys.
Press the Info soft key.
The Info menu will appear.
Info menu
Available soft keys
Compass soft key:
Displays direction of travel, altitude
and steering angle of the vehicle
Rte list soft key:
Shows a list of the route.
Mode soft key:
Brings you to the route mode selection
menu (
page 110).
Details soft key:
See all information about the
destination.
Displaying the route list
Press the Rte list soft key.
The list of the remaining roads/route
sections appears.
The road currently travelled on is at the
top of the list.
Push the joystick to G or g to scroll
through the list.
Use the Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Info menui
If a stopover destination has been
entered:
The estimated time of arrival and the
remaining distance to the stopover
destination are displayed.
When the stopover destination is
reached, the system indicates
estimated time of arrival and remaining
distance to the main destination.
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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.

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During route guidance
The detour function blocks a route section
ahead. If possible, the system will
calculate a detour. You can adjust the
length of the route section to be blocked.
Switching on
Activate the soft key display
(
page 140).
Press the Detour soft key.You can now enter the length of the route
section to be blocked.
Press one of the left distance soft keys.
The system calculates a new route
around the blocked route section.Selecting a detour
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If the system does not allow you to
block a route section, the message
Complete detour not possible
is displayed.
Traffic jams are identified by the driver,
not by the COMAND.
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If you have already placed a block on a
route section, the Detour menu will
appear instead of the map
(
page 143).

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During route guidance
Switching off (remove detour)
Activate the soft key display
(
page 140).
Press the Detour soft key.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select
Remove detour.
Press E.
The blocked route section is deleted.
The system calculates the new route.
Changing the blocked route section
Activate the soft key display
(
page 140).
Press the Detour soft key.
Use g or G to select item Change
detour
.
Press E.
You can now change the length of the
route section to be blocked.
Press one of the left distance soft keys.
The system calculates a new route
around the blocked route section.

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During route guidance
This function allows you to select an
intermediate destination while route
guidance is active. A stopover destination
may be a gas station or a restaurant or any
other place. When the route to the
stopover destination is calculated, the
system calculates the route from the
stopover destination to the main
destination.
Entering a stopover destination
Activate the soft key display
(
page 140).
Press the Stopovr soft key.
The map is displayed in full view.
or
The Stopover still active menu will
appear (
page 146) if a stopover
already exists.Available soft keys
After pressing a softkey on the left side, a
corresponding list (
page 145) or, if a POI
is close by, the map will appear with one
POI spotlighted (
page 160).
 soft key:
Shows a list of Mercedes-Benz Centers
near your location.
 soft key:
Shows a list of filling stations or the
map with one filling station spotlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of parking facilities or the
map with one parking facility
spotlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of restaurants or the map
with one restaurant highlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of hospitals or the map
with one hospital spotlighted.
If you press this soft key the following
warning message will appear:
Stopover function

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During route guidance
More soft key:
If you press this soft key, the
Navigation main menu (
page 108)
will appear.
Enter stopover will
appear on the status bar.
You can now enter an stopover
destination by
selecting one from the destination
memory (
page 154)
typing one in the Enter street menu
(
page 112)
selecting one in the Last
destinations
memory
(
page 153)
selecting a Point of interest
(
page 157)
entering a POI by phone number
(
page 161)
selecting one in the Today’s
plan
memory (page 163)
Press a soft key, e.g. .
One of the following displays will
appear
a list with restaurants (see below)
the map with one restaurant
spotlighted if the POI is close by.
Select a POI on the map
(
page 160).
The arrows indicate the direction of the
destination. The distances indicated are
straight line distances to the destination.Selecting a POI in a list
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Use the Page soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).
Press the Details soft key if required.
Details on the destination are shown.
After you have selected a destination,
press
E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 129).
Press E.
The system calculates the route to the
selected stopover destination. After
that, the route to the main destination
is also calculated from the stopover
destination.

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During route guidance
Deleting or replacing a stopover
destination
Activate the soft key display
(
page 140).
Press the Stopovr soft key.
The menu for deleting or changing a
stopover destination will appear.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select
Delete active stopover.
Press E.
The stopover destination last input is
deleted. The system calculates the
route to the main destination.or
Push the joystick to g or G to
select
Change active stopover.
Press E.
The stopover destination is deleted and
you can enter a new stopover
destination (
page 144).
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If no stopover destination has been
entered, the full view map appears
instead of the menu. You can now
enter a stopover destination
(
page 144).