2008 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class key

164 Navigation*
Destination input
selecting a destination from the Last
destinations memory (
page 191)
selecting a Point of Interest
(
page 195)
entering a POI by phone number
(
page 199)
selecting a destination from the
Today’s plan memory (
page 201)After entering the address the screen may
look as follows
Press E.
The home address is saved.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 167).If your vehicle is equipped with Navigation
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 146).
or
Activate the Info menu (page 179).
Press the Compass soft key.
The Compass screen will appear.
If your vehicle is not equipped with
Navigation
Press b or c.
The Compass screen will appear.
Displaying the compass screen
(except CLK-Class)

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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 168). 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.

171 Navigation*
Route guidance
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
Altering the map scale
The current map scale is indicated on the
left side of the status bar.
Press the + or ) soft key.
The map section is zoomed in or
zoomed out. A bar indicating the map
scale appears on the status bar.Selecting map orientation
A symbol is shown on the bottom left side
of the status bar.
Heading Up <:
Dynamic map alignment, map is
displayed facing driving direction
pointing up
or
North Up Y:
Map is displayed facing north
You can select the map orientation
(
page 187).
Changing the map display
While route guidance is active, you can
switch between split view and full view.
Split view:
The map is shown on the left side and
information on the next maneuver on
the right.
or
Full view:
Full view of the map.
Press c.
The display changes with every push of
the button.i
If no other action is taken within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key
displays will disappear again.
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Depending on which option is selected
in the Display in Map screen
(
page 188), the status bar indicates
the estimated time of arrival and
the distance to destination
GPS coordinates of the current
position or
the road you are currently driving
on

178 Navigation*
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 179).
Detour soft key:
Brings you to the Traffic Jam function
(
page 180).
Stopovr soft key:
Brings you to the stopover destination
function (
page 182).
POIs soft key:
Brings you to the POI function
(
page 198).
Memory soft key:
Brings you to the save current location
function (
page 149).
Display soft key:
Brings you to the Display menu
(
page 185).
Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section
(
page 171).
Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section
(
page 171).
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
(
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.

182 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 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