2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class navigation system

133 Navigation*
Route guidance
The road currently travelled on is indicated
in the status bar at the bottom, in this ex
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ample
I-80
E (Interstate 80 East).

The information 1.2 mi on the very right in
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dicates the distance to the next driving ma
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neuver.The circle
shows the current vehicle lo
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cation. The arrow in the circle designates
the current driving direction.

The remaining route is highlighted in color.
Display example 2On the right-hand side of the display the
symbol for the next driving maneuver is in
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dicated (here left turn).
On the very right is shown a distance bar.
The dark blue part of the bar and the infor
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mation 700ft, in this example, indicate the
distance to the next driving maneuver.If available, the street following the driving
maneuver with its name is shown in the top
status bar (here
CHESTNUT
RIDGE
RD).
The destination is marked with a flag
on
the map, any stop-over destination is
marked with a flag

.
Changing map scale
iThe display unit can be changed to km
or miles using the control system (see
your vehicle Operator's Manual).

When the display unit is set to miles,
the COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).

When the display unit is set to km, the
COMAND will indicate distances in kilo
-
meters (km) and meters (m).
iThe colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.
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134 Navigation*Route guidanceThe currently selected map scale is shown
in the left-hand corner of the bottom status
bar
.

Press any soft key.The soft key displays appear.

Press the
or
soft key.
Depending on your selection, the map
will zoom in and display greater detail
or zoom out and show a wider area.

The map scale bar in the status bar will
show the map scale currently selected.
Map orientationDuring route guidance, a symbol will ap
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pear on the left of the bottom status bar if
map display is switched ON:
North symbol

:
Fixed map orientation, north is always
pointing up;
or
Compass symbol
:
Dynamic map orientation, driving direc
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tion is always pointing up.
Map orientation can be set (
 page
148).
Changing map displayThe map display can be switched between
split-screen mode and full-screen mode
manually or automatically. 
Split-screen mode

The map is shown on the left, while in
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formation concerning the next driving
maneuver is shown on the right.

Full-screen mode

The map covers the entire screen.
Switching manually:
Press
%
.
Each time
%
is pressed, the system
alternates between split-screen and
full-screen display mode.
Switching automatically:See “Automatic map toggling” ( page
149)
.
iThe display unit can be changed to km
or miles using the control system (see
your vehicle Operator's Manual).

When the display unit is set to miles,
the COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).

When the display unit is set to km, the
COMAND will indicate distances in kilo
-
meters (km) and meters (m). iIf no soft key is selected within

approx. 8 seconds, the soft key display
will disappear.

137 Navigation*
Route guidance
Route guidance to an off-road destina
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tion
COMAND can guide you to destinations
within the area covered by the digital map,
even if a destination is not located at a
road known to the system.These destinations are shown as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using
the map, for example.In these cases, COMAND guides you for as
long as possible with navigation announce
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ments and displays on roads known to the
system.Shortly before you reach the last known
point in the digitized road network, you will
hear the announcement “The destination is
nearby. Follow the arrow on the display”.You will then see an arrow that indicates
the direction to the off-road destination.
When the off-road destination is close to
the road,
Area of dest. reached
appears
in addition below the arrow.
When you leave the last known point in the
digitized road network, direction arrows
showing the compass heading to the desti
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nation guide you. You will also see the
Di-
rection to destination
display.
Route guidance from an off-road loca
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tion to a destinationIf there is no road available on map at cur
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rent position of the car, vehicle is off road.COMAND is also able to guide you to a des
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tination from such a location.At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the
Off Road
message and a direction
arrow. The direction arrow shows the com
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pass heading to the actual destination.The route is highlighted blue from the near
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est road known to the system. As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con
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tinues in the usual way.
Off-road and off-mapWarning
G
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
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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.

138 Navigation*Route guidanceRoute guidance from an off-map loca
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tion to a destinationIf the vehicle position is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehi
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cle is in an off-map location.COMAND is also able to guide you to a des
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tination from such a location.At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the
Off Map
message and a direction
arrow. The direction arrow shows the com
-
pass heading to the actual destination.The route is highlighted blue from the near
-
est road known to the system. As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con
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tinues in the usual way.
Off-road during route guidanceThe road layout may differ from the data on
the digital map, due to road construction
measures, for example.In such cases, the system cannot allocate
the vehicle’s position to the digital map
and the vehicle is therefore in an off-road
position.The
Off Road
message and an arrow show
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ing the compass heading to the destina
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tion appear on the display.As soon as the system can allocate the ve
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hicle position’s to the map again, route
guidance continues in the usual way.

140 Navigation*During route guidance1Estimated time of arrival2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes3Remaining journey (distance)1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-over desti
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nation. You'll only see the details for the fi
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nal destination when you arrive at your
stopover and the system has calculated
the route to the main destination.
Selectable soft keys
Route
soft key:

Provides access to the display of the
route on the map,

Mode
soft key:

Provides access to the setting of the
route mode
( page
113)
.

In the Info menu, press the
Route
soft
key.
The map appears. The route remaining
is highlighted in blue. The destination is marked with a flag , any stop-over destination is marked with a flag

. The current vehicle posi
-
tion is identified with the
symbol.

Depending on the distance to the des
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tination, it may take some time before
the route display appears.
iThe estimated time of arrival does not
refer to the time zone of destination,
but always refers to the time zone of
the vehicle's current location. For a
correct calculation, make sure that the
system clock is set correctly ( page
166)
.
Displaying the route on the map
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141 Navigation*
During route guidance

In the Info menu
( page
139)
, press
the
Route
soft key.
The route appears on the map.

Press the
List
soft key.
The list of road/route sections remain
-
ing appears.The road currently travelled on appears
at the top.

Press

or

to scroll through the
list.

The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
The Detour function blocks a route seg
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ment ahead.

The length of this route segment can be
entered. The system then calculates a de
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tour route if possible.
Show the soft key displays ( page
139)
.
.
Detour function is not active:

You can activate the function and set
the length of a route segment to be
blocked;
or
Detour function is already active:

You can change the length of the route
segment to be blocked
( page
142)
,
or switch OFF the Detour function by
deleting the detour
( page
142)
.
Displaying the route list
iDepending on the distance to the des
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tination, it may take a few moments be
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fore the route list is completed.

The list is completed only when the
route calculation is completed.
Dest.
is displayed before the last list entry.Detour function
iThe
Detour
soft key display indicates
whether the Detour function is active.
= not active. = active.

142 Navigation*During route guidanceActivating detour function and setting
length of route segment to be blocked
If the soft key displays are shown ( page
139)
, press the
Detour
soft
key.The system gives you a full-screen map
and freezes the map and screen show
-
ing the position of the vehicle. You can
now set the distance of the route seg
-
ment to be blocked.

Continue to press the
More
or
Less
soft
key until the desired route segment to
be blocked is reached.
The length of the route segment
blocked ahead appears in the status
bar. The section of the road that is
blocked appears as a red and white
dotted line on the map.
1Symbol
= current position

Press

.
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked road segment.
Changing detour 
If the soft key displays are shown ( page
139)
, press the
Detour
soft
key.

Use

to select the
Change
detour

menu item.

Press

.
You can now enter the length of the
road segment to be blocked.

Continue to press the
More
or
Less
soft
key until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is set.

Press

.
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked segment if possi
-
ble.
Deleting detour
Show the soft key displays ( page
139)
.
If a Detour is already active, the
Detour

soft key is displayed with no color.

Press the
Detour
soft key.

143 Navigation*
During route guidance

Use

to select the
Delete
detour

menu item.

Press

.
The blocked road segment is can
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celled. The system recalculates the
route.
The Stop-over function offers the option of
selecting a stop-over destination while
route guidance is active.
A stop-over destination can be, for exam
-
ple, a gas station, a rest area, or a hospital,
but also a regular destination. Once the
stop-over destination has been reached,
the system automatically calculates the
route to the final destination.
Show the soft key displays ( page
139)
.
.
Route guidance to a stop-over destina
-
tion is not active:

You can enter a stop-over destination;
or
Route guidance to a stop-over is al
-
ready active:

You can change the stop-over destina
-
tion or cancel the route guidance to it
by deleting the stop-over
( page
145)
.
Stop-over
iThe
St-over
soft key display indicates
whether route guidance to a stop-over
is already active.
= not active. = active.