2008 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class key

143 Navigation
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.

144 Navigation
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

145 Navigation
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.

146 Navigation
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).

147 Navigation
During route guidance
The system can save the current position
as a destination in the
Last
destinations
memory (page 153).
Press any soft key to activate the soft
key display. Press the
Memory soft key.
The current location is saved.
Activate the soft key display
(
page 140).
Press the Display soft key.
The Settings menu will appear.
Settings menu
You can now use the soft keys to activate
other menus.
Icons soft key:
Brings you to the POI Icons display
settings (
page 148).
View soft key:
Brings you to the map orientation
settings (
page 149).
Map soft key:
Brings you to the Display in Map
settings (
page 150).
Automap soft key:
Brings you to the Split screen
settings (
page 151).
Trail soft key:
Brings you to the Trail settings
(
page 152).
Saving the current location
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Such destinations are marked in the
Last destinations memory with _
(
page 153).
If a destination is to be saved for later
or repeated use, the current location
can be stored in the standard
destination memory (
page 154).
Defining route guidance displays

148 Navigation
During route guidance
Setting POI Icons displays
You can set which POIs are shown as
symbols on the map.
In the Settings menu, press the Icons
soft key.
The available options are displayed.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select an option.
Press E.
The option is activated
_.
Standard option:
The map shows the default
symbols.
Personal option:
You can determine the symbols
which are displayed. The following
section explains the further
operation.
None option:
No symbols are shown on the map.
Setting personal symbol display
After selecting the Personal option,
press the
Change soft key.
The list of available symbols is
displayed.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select a list entry.
Press E.
The symbol is activated or deactivated
depending on its previous state. You
may also activate more than one
symbol.
Press the Back s o f t k e y t o c o n f i rm a nd
return to the map.
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You will see the symbols only if the map
scale is in the zoomed in scales.
Altering the map scale (
page 133).
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The Change soft key becomes
available if the
Personal option is
chosen.
MeaningSymbol
Selected Q
Unselected q

149 Navigation
During route guidance
Setting map view
In the Settings menu (page 147),
press the
View soft key.
The available options are displayed.
You can select the following map
orientations:
Heading Up
Dynamic map alignment, map is
displayed facing driving direction
pointing up
North Up
Map is displayed facing north
Changing map view
Use the joystick to g or G to select
the deactivated option.
Press E.
The orientation is changed.
Press the Back soft key to confirm and
return to the map.
OptionSymbol
On_
Off -
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A symbol is shown on the bottom left
side of the status bar.
North symbol Y:
Map is displayed facing north
Compass symbol <:
Dynamic map alignment, map is
displayed facing driving direction
pointing up

150 Navigation
During route guidance
Display in Map
In the Settings menu (page 147),
press the
Map soft key.
The available options are displayed.
The symbol
_ indicates the present
setting.You can select the following map
information:
Time of Arrival/Dist. to
Dest.
The status bar displays the estimated
time of arrival and the distance to
destination. If a stopover destination is
active, the corresponding stopover
time and distance information are
displayed.
GPS coordinates
The status bar displays the following
data:
your current position in the form of
coordinates
the number of satellites currently
received
the height above sea level
No display
The status bar displays the road you
are currently driving on.
Use the joystick to g or G to select
the option with the symbol
-.
Press button E.
The selected option is activated.
Press the Back s o f t k e y t o c o n f i rm a nd
return to the map.
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If the split screen is active the road
name will appear in the status bar.