2008 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class height

127 Navigation
Destination input
To cancel the compass screen in vehicles
with Navigation
Press any soft key, then press the Back
soft key.
or
Press b or c.
To cancel the Compass screen in vehicles
without Navigation
Press the A, B, a or {
buttons.Compass screen
1Pointer shows the steering angle on a
half circle scale in degrees
2Steering icon shows the position of the
vehicle wheels
3Dynamic compass displays the driving
direction at the top of the screen, the
white arrow always points to North
If your vehicle is equipped with Navigation
4Height indication, the scale scrolls as
the vehicle's altitude changes
5Status bar shows GPS coordinates,
height above sea level and the number
of currently received satellites
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Compass screen is activated during
route guidance:
COMAND continues to provide route
guidance via voice instructions
(
page 130). The Navigation screens
are visible in the instrument cluster
multifunction display.
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Keep in mind, steering angle 1 and the
steering icon
2 are approximations.

128 Navigation
Destination input
Additional information for 1, 3 and 4
IndicationRemarks and
value range
1 Steering angle Pointer shows to the
left
-35° to 0°
Pointer shows to the
right
0° to +35°
3 Dynamic
compass card 0° to 360°
4 Height above
the sea level i
The white indicator
is fixed, the scale
scrolls as vehicle
altitude changes
Scale range:
The display unit is
set to miles
-328 ft to 19680 ft
The display unit is
set to km
-100 m to 6000 m
IndicationRemarks and
value rangei
Using the control system, the display
unit can be changed between km or
miles (see your vehicle’s Operator’s
Manual).
When the instrument cluster
multifunction display is set to miles,
the COMAND will indicate
distances in miles (mi) or feet (ft)
When the instrument cluster
multifunction display is set to
kilometers, the COMAND will
indicate distances in kilometers
(km) or meters (m)

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.