2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class navigation

149 Navigation*
During route guidance

No display

The name of the current road is dis
-
played.

In the Display menu
( page
146)
,
press the
Map
soft key.
The possible options appear.

Use

or

to select the desired
option.

Press

.
The map display is switched.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
If you have set the map view to full screen ( page
134)
and the automatic map tog
-
gling function is activated, then the follow
-
ing happens:
The system automatically switches to
the split-screen map display when a
driving maneuver is announced.

As soon as the driving maneuver is
completed, the system automatically
returns to full-screen map display.
Switching automatic toggling ON/OFF 
In the Display menu
( page
146)
,
press the
Auto
soft key.
Option
On or
Off
appears.

Use

or

to select the desired
option.
iThe COMAND uses GPS to calculate
the elevation above sea level. For rea
-
sons of tolerance, this value may devi
-
ate from the actual value.
iThe solid circle
shows the current
setting.Automatic map toggling
iThe solid circle
shows the current
setting.


150 Navigation*During route guidance
Press

.
Depending on the previous setting, au
-
tomatic map toggling will be switched
ON or OFF.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
You can select whether the full-screen and
split-screen map scales are to be set to
-
gether (default setting) or individually. 
In the Display menu, press the ( page
146)
Zoom
soft key.
The
Standard
setting
and
Manual
op
-
tions appear.
Standard
setting
option:

The scales for full-screen and split-
screen map display are always
identical. Changing the scale ( page
133)
on one map changes
the scale of the other.

Manual
option:

The scales can be different. Chang
-
ing the scale on one map has no ef
-
fect on the current scale of the
other map.

Use

or

to select the desired op
-
tion.

Press

.
Depending on the previous setting, the Standard
setting
(identical scale) or
Manual
(individual scale) option is acti
-
vated.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
Scales for full-screen and

split-screen map display
iThe solid circle
shows the current
setting.

151 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory


Last
destinations
and
destination
memory
The
Last destinations
memory automat
-
ically stores the last destination for which
route guidance had been started.The current vehicle position and positions
selected via the map can also be stored as
destinations in this memory (
 page
130
).
Such destinations are marked with
.
Altogether a maximum of 50 destinations
can be stored.
Open the Navigation main menu ( page
112)
.

Use

to select the

Last
destinations
menu item.

Press

.
The list of last destinations and map
positions is displayed. The most re
-
cently stored destination is shown at
the top of the list.
Selecting an entry from the Last desti
-
nations memory
Open the
Last
destinations
memory.

Use

or 
to select an entry.

The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Selectable soft keys
Save
soft key

Stores the selected entry in the Desti
-
nation memory
( page
153)
,

Details
soft key

Displays details on the selected entry
(if available),

Delete
soft key

Allows the deletion the selected entry ( page
152)
.
Starting route guidance to a destina
-
tion from the Last destination memory 
Select an entry
( page
151)
.

Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu with
the full displayed destination appears.
Last destinations memory


152 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memory
Press

if you want to start route
guidance ( page
131)
, otherwise

press the
Back
soft key.
Deleting an entry from the Last destina
-
tions memory
Select an entry
( page
151)
.

Press the
Delete
soft key.
You are prompted to confirm whether
or not the destination is to be deleted.

Use

to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press

.
The destination is deleted.
Calling up the Destination memory and
selecting a destination
Open the Navigation main menu ( page
112)
.

Use

or

to select the
Destination memory
menu item.

Press

.
The Destination memory appears. This
is indicated by
Destination memory

displayed in the status bar.

Use

, 
, 
or

to select the
desired entry.
Selectable soft keys and options
Details
soft key

Displays details on the selected entry
(if available),

Delete
soft key

Allows to delete the selected entry ( page
153)
,
Starting route guidance to a destina
-
tion from the Destination memory 
Select a destination.

Press

.

The Start Route Guidance menu ap
-
pears.

Press

if you want to start route
guidance ( page
131)
, otherwise

press the
Back
soft key.
Destination memory

153 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Deleting an entry from the Destination
memory 
Select a destination.

Press the
Delete
soft key.
A delete entry prompt appears.

Use

to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press

.
The system deletes the entry from the
destination memory.
Storing a destination in the

Destination memory 
In the Start Route Guidance menu ( page
131)
, press the
Save
soft key;
or
Select an entry from the
Last

destinations
memory
( page
151)

and press the
Save
soft key.
The system automatically shows a de
-
fault name (the city if applicable) as
Destination name; however, another
name can be chosen.
Storing under the default name
Press and hold

for approx. 2 sec
-
onds;
or
Use

or

to select the
sym
-
bol and press

.
The system will store the destination
under the default name.
Storing under a different nameFor a name upper and lower case, accents,
special characters and numbers can be en
-
tered.

Press the
Delete
soft key to delete the
default name.
ok
iThe name must have at least one char
-
acter.


154 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memoryTo select lower or upper case or to select
special characters, the following shift
fields on the display are available:
= upper case = lower case = special characters

Use

, 
or

to select one of
the shift fields.

Press

.

Use

, 
, ,

, +
or
(
to
select the characters. Press

after
each selection.

If necessary, press the
Delete
soft key
to delete the character last entered.

Upon completion of the name entry
press and hold

for approx. 2 sec
-
onds;
or
Use

or

to select the
sym
-
bol and press

.
The system will save the entry.
ABCabc...
iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key (de
-
letion of the last character) with the Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
ok

155 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)


POIs (Points of Interest)
Via Navigation main menu 
Open the Navigation main menu ( page
112)
.
The Navigation main menu appears.

Use

to select the
POIs
menu item.

Press

.
The POIs main menu appears ( page
156)
.
Via the map A POI shown on the map can be selected ( page
159)
.
Via Destination entry menu 
Open the Destination entry menu ( page
118)
.
A POI in the vicinity of a city can now be
selected;
or
If a further location detail, e.g. a street,
is to be entered:

A POI in the vicinity of this detailed lo
-
cation can be selected.

Enter the desired details of a destina
-
tion
( page
118)
.

Press the
POIs
soft key.

Proceed as described under “
Selecting
a POI category
” ( page
156)
and “
Se
-
lecting a POI
“ ( page
156)
.
Entering POIsiPOIs include gas stations, airports,
parking areas, rest stops, or hospitals,
etc.

156 Navigation*POIs (Points of Interest)POIs main menu Selection of one of the following menu
items is possible:
Current
position
:
Selecting a POI in the local area;

Select
city:

Selecting a POI in any city to be select
-
ed
( page
157)
;

Global
destinations
:
A POI from global categories can be se
-
lected (
 page
157).

The selection is restricted to the region
entered last; however, the region selec
-
tion can be changed.

In the POIs main menu, select the Current position
menu item.

Press

.
A list of POI categories appears for the
selection of a category.
Selecting a POI category 
Use

or

to select a category.

The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press

.
If you have selected the Restaurant
category, another list will be displayed
from which you can select a sub-cate
-
gory, e.g. Chinese food.If you have selected any other catego
-
ry, this will take you straight to the list
of POIs.
Selecting a POI
Selecting POI
in the local area of the
current position