2008 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class Comand Manual

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.

151 Navigation
During route guidance
Automatic map toggling
You can set the change from map to split
view.
In the Settings menu (page 147),
press the
Automap soft key.
The available options are displayed.
You can select the following options:
Automatic
The system automatically switches to
split view whenever it announces a
driving maneuver.
When the driving maneuver is
completed, the system reverts to the
full view.
Manual
If you choose this option, the system
only switches to split screen by
pressing
c.
The symbol
_ indicates the present
setting.
Move the E joystick in g or G
direction to select the option with the
symbol
-.
Press button E.
The option is changed.
Press the Back soft key to confirm and
return to the map.
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Map
Shows the full screen as a map.
Split screen
Uses the right hand part of the
screen to show maneuver icons
and/or intersection zooms.

152 Navigation
During route guidance
Trail settings
With this function is active, the COMAND
records a trail every time the vehicle is in
an OFF ROAD area (more than 0.25 miles
away from a digitized road).
The system places trail dots on the screen
until it matches to a digitized road again.
In the Settings menu (page 147),
press the
Trail soft key.
The options
On and Off are displayed.
1Percentage of used memoryThe symbol
_ indicates the present
setting.
Move the E joystick in g or G
direction to select the option with the
symbol
-.
Press E.
Depending on the previous setting, the
Trail is switched on or off.
Press the Back soft key to confirm and
return to the map.
Delete a trail
If there is a trail in memory, you can delete
it.
Press the Clear soft key.
The message
Are you sure you
want to clear all trails?
will
appear in a window.
Push the joystick to H to select Yes.
Press E.
The trail is deleted.
If you don’t want to delete a trail
Press E to confirm No.