2008 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class navigation system

174 Navigation*
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
2Reference line guides you to 3
3Destination on an unverified road $
4Arrow 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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Route guidance
Voice instructionsThe system inform you in the following
cases:
After route calculation
Vehicle is on a verified road,
destination is on a unverified road
Your destination is located
in an area where turn by turn
guidance cannot be provided.
Guidance will stop if you
reach this area.
Vehicle is on an unverified road
You are currently travelling
in an area where turn by turn
guidance cannot be provided.
Use the directional arrow to
guide you.
Approaching an unverified road section or
a stopover or destination on a unverified
road (series of messages):
You will be entering an area
where turn by turn guidance
cannot be provided.
You are about to enter an area
where turn by turn guidance
cannot be provided.
Use the directional arrow to
guide you.
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Destinations and stopovers located in
unverified roads are entered in exactly
the same way as they are in verified
roads. Please refer to enter a
destination address (
page 152) or a
stopover (
page 182).
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Usually, if you are travelling on
unverified roads, COMAND will not
generate usual navigation
announcements.
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During route guidance, you will also
hear this message if you press j.

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Route guidance
OFF ROADIf there is no road shown on map at the
current position, the vehicle is OFF ROAD.
COMAND is able to guide you to an OFF
ROAD destination or from an OFF ROAD
location.
COMAND will inform you with the
OFF
ROAD
indication and the direction arrow
pointing to the destination. Corresponding
announcements may be audible.
1Current vehicle OFF ROAD location and
direction of travel y
2Road known to the system, name is
shown above
3Arrow indicates the direction of the
destination and the distance to
destination
4
OFF ROAD indication
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance
continues in the usual way.
WarningG
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.
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An OFF ROAD destination is not itself
recorded on the map. You can enter an
OFF ROAD destination using the map,
for example (
page 161).

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Route guidance
OFF MAP
If the vehicle position is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the ve-
hicle is on an OFF MAP location. COMAND
is also able to guide you to a destination
from such a location.
COMAND will inform you with the
OFF MAP
indication and the direction arrow pointing
to the destination.
1Current vehicle OFF MAP location and
direction of travel y
2Arrow indicates the direction of the
destination and the distance to
destination
3OFF MAP indicationAs soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance
continues in the usual way.
When you reach the destination, you will
see the destination flag. Route guidance
ends.
In navigation mode, press b.
The inquiry menu
Cancel route
guidance?
will appear.
Press E to confirm Yes.
Route guidance is cancelled. The
Navigation main menu appears.
Continuing route guidance
Push the joystick to h to select No.
Press E.
Arriving at destination
Cancelling route guidance
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You can continue route guidance from
the Navigation main menu
(
page 146).

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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
(
page 165).
Rte list soft key:
Shows a list of the route.
Mode soft key:
Brings you to the route mode selection
menu (
page 148).
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 178).
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 181).

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During route guidance
Switching off (remove detour)
Activate the soft key display
(
page 178).
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 178).
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 178).
Press the Stopovr soft key.
The map is displayed in full view.
or
The Stopover still active menu will
appear (
page 184) if a stopover
already exists.Available soft keys
After pressing a softkey on the left side, a
corresponding list (
page 183) or, if a POI
is close by, the map will appear with one
POI spotlighted (
page 198).
 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