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Destination input
The Start route guidance menu ( page
 137)
 will appear, if the entered 
address information (street name and 
house number) is unique in the 
selected state or province.orThe Enter city menu will appear if more 
than 7 cities share the entered address 
information (street name and house 
number).
Confirming a citySelect city list
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a city.
Available soft keys:
Press the 
Details
 soft key to see all 
information about the city entry.
Use the 
Page
 V and 
Page
 v soft keys 
to display the next or previous page (if 
available).
Press the 
Back
 s o f t  k e y  t o  r e t u r n  t o  t h e  
previous menu.
Press E to confirm your selection.The Start route guidance menu ( page
 137)
 will appear.
Entering a cross streetYou can enter a cross street with the 
previously entered street.
In the Enter house number menu ( page
 125), press the 
Cross st
  
soft key.
Push the joystick to h, H, g or 
G to select the characters. After each 
selection, press E. 
Push the joystick to F or f to 
select characters diagonally.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to 
9 and 0.iThe status bar shows the number of 
current matches.
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Press the 
Delete
 soft key if 
necessary.
The character last entered is deleted.
Back to the previous menu
Press the 
Back
 soft key.
Confirming a cross street (menu)
Press E longer than 2 seconds to 
confirm your entry.
or
Select the ( symbol. Push the 
joystick to h, H, g or G to do 
so.
Press E.
or
Press the 
List
 soft key.
The Select cross street list will appear. 
You can now select a street.
Selecting a cross street
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a city.
Available soft keys:
Press the 
Details
 soft key to see all 
information about the street entry.
Use the 
Page
 V and 
Page
 v soft keys 
to display the next or previous page.
Press the 
Back
 soft key to return to the 
previous menu.
iFor quicker input, COMAND offers 
available characters from the character 
set based on your selections and the 
names of the streets stored on the 
navigation DVD. The character 
selected appears magnified.Greyed out characters are not available 
and cannot be selected. 
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Confirming a cross street (list)
Press E to confirm.The Start route guidance menu ( page
 137)
 will appear.
Entering a city
Press the 
City
 soft key in the Enter 
street menu 
( page
 122)
.
Enter city menuThe most recently entered destination is 
shown in the upper area.
You can now
enter a city name or 
accept the city name shown
Available soft keys:
Map
 soft key:
Brings you to the destination input 
directly above the map 
( page
 133)
.
State
 soft key:
Brings you to the state/province 
selection 
( page
 123)
.
List
 soft key:
Brings you to a list of cities with the 
previously input street.
Delete
 soft key:
The character last entered or the 
character last accepted by the system 
is deleted.
Back
 soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
iThe currently set state is identifed by 
the state code in the middle of the 
screen.If the vehicle location is in Canada, this 
soft key appears as 
Province
.
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In the Enter city menu push the joystick 
to h, H, g or G to select the 
characters. After each selection, press 
E. 
Push the joystick to F or f to 
select characters diagonally.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to 
9 and 0.
Press the 
Delete
 soft key if 
necessary.
The character last entered is deleted.
Back to the previous menu
Press the 
Back
 soft key.
Confirming a city (menu)
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
or
Select the ( symbol. Push the 
joystick to h, H, g or G to do 
so.
Press E.
iIf you enter the first character, the 
Map
 
and 
State
 soft keys and a city name 
already available disappear.
The status bar shows the number of 
current matches.
iFor quicker input, COMAND offers 
available characters from the character 
set based on your selections and the 
names of the cities stored on the 
navigation DVD. The character 
selected appears magnified.Greyed out characters are not available 
and cannot be selected. 
iIf there is only one match for the 
entered city name, the ( symbol is 
highlighted automatically.
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or
Press the 
List
 soft key.
The city list will appear. You can now 
select a city.
Selecting a city
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a city.
Available soft keys:
Press the 
Details
 soft key to see all 
information about the city entry.
Use the 
Page
 V and 
Page
 v soft keys 
to display the next or previous page.
Press the 
Back
 s o f t  k e y  t o  r e t u r n  t o  t h e  
previous menu.
Press E to confirm your selection.The Enter street menu will appear. You 
can now enter a street.
Enter parkingThe Start route guidance menu will appear 
after entering a destination address.Here you can select parking nearby.Start route guidance menu
Press the 
Parking
 soft key.
The Parking lot selection map is 
displayed.orThe message 
No parking
 near the 
destination
 will appear.
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132 NavigationDestination inputSelecting a parking lotThe map is displayed and shows the 
destination and the available parkings lots.One of the parking lot is spotlighted. The 
name belonging to it is shown on the 
status bar.
Use the 
Next
 or 
Prev.
 soft key to 
select a parking lot on the map.
Press the 
Details
 soft key to see 
more information about the parking lot.
Press E.The Start route guidance menu will 
appear 
( page
 137)
.
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133 Navigation
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press c.
Push the joystick to H, h, g, G, 
F, f.
or
Press the 
Map
 soft key, e.g. in the Start 
route guidance menu 
( page
 137)
.
The map is shown in full view and 
cross-hairs appear.
If soft key displays are hidden:
Press any soft key.The soft key displays will appear.
Available soft keys
POIs
 soft key:
Spotlight a POI if POIs are on the map ( page
 168)
.
Memory
 soft key:
Set a memory point and saved it in the 
Last destinations memory ( page
 121)
.
iSelect a destination using the map 
when vehicle is stationary. If you 
choose to confirm a selected 
destination by pressing E while the 
vehicle is in motion, the message 
It 
is not possible to set a 
destination via map during 
driving
 will appear in the display.
iThe system automatically places the 
cross-hairs on the current destination 
address.
ic was pressed:If no soft key is selected within approx. 
8 seconds, the soft key display will 
disappear again. iThe 
POIs
, Memory
 and 
Display
 soft 
keys are available if the 
Map
 soft key 
was pressed.
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Display
 soft key:
The Map view display will appear.
 
( page
 155)
.
Soft key +:Enlarge visible map section.
Soft key ):Reduce visible map section.
Back
 soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Push the joystick to H, h, g, G 
to move the cross-hairs.
Push the joystick to F or f to move 
the cross-hairs diagonally.
This allows you to select your destination.
Release the button.If the system is able to assign a street 
name to the selected location, it is 
displayed on the status bar.If a street name can not be assigned, 
COMAND increases the zoom by one 
increment each time 
E
 is pressed 
until a street name can be selected.
Press E.The system uses the point at the center 
of the cross-hairs as destination.The Start route guidance menu will 
appear 
( page
 137)
.
iIf you press the 
Back
 soft key, your 
selection will be discarded. The system 
then uses the data of the previous 
destination.
iIf a POI is close to the center of the 
cross-hairs, a selection list will appear. 
You can now select between a POI and 
the address destination.
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