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146 NavigationRoute guidanceOFF ROAD
If 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 audiable.
1Current vehicle OFF ROAD location and 
direction of travel y2Road known to the system, name is 
shown above3Arrow indicates the direction of the 
destination and the distance to 
destination4
OFF ROAD
 indication
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road 
known to the system, route guidance 
continues in the usual way.
Warning
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
-
propriateness for use may be affected by va
-
rious factors such as time of day, time of 
year and immediate weather conditions that 
cannot be judged or taken into considerati
-
on by the COMAND system.
iAn OFF ROAD destination is not itselve 
recorded on the map. You can enter an 
OFF ROAD destination using the map, 
for example 
( page
 133)
.
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147 Navigation
Route guidance
OFF MAPIf the vehicle position is outside the area 
covered by the digital map, then the ve-
hicle is on a 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 y2Arrow indicates the direction of the 
destination and the distance to 
destination3OFF MAP indication
As 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 iYou can continue route guidance from 
the Navigation main menu ( page
 118)
.
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149 Navigation
During route guidance
Display the soft keys.
Press the 
Info
 soft key.
The Info menu will appear. 
Info menu
Available soft keys
Rte
 list
 soft key:
Shows a list of the route.
Mode
 soft key:
Brings you to the route mode selection 
menu 
( page
 120)
.
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 menu
iIf 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.
iDepending 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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150 NavigationDuring route guidanceThe 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
 148)
.
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 detouriIf 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.
iIf you have already placed a block on a 
route section, the Detour menu will 
appear instead of the map ( page
 151)
.
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151 Navigation
During route guidance
Switching off (remove detour)
Activate the soft key display ( page
 148)
.
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
 148)
.
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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152 NavigationDuring route guidanceThis 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
 148)
.
Press the 
Stopovr
 soft key.
The map is displayed in full view.orThe Stopover still active menu will 
appear 
( page
 154)
 if a stopover 
already exists.
Available soft keysAfter pressing a softkey on the left side, a 
corresponding list 
( page
 153)
 or, if a POI 
is close by, the map will appear with one 
POI spotlighted 
( page
 168)
.
 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
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153 Navigation
During route guidance
More
 soft key: 
If you press this soft key, the 
Navigation main menu 
( page
 118)
 
will appear. 
Enter
 stopover
 will 
appear on the status bar.
You can now enter an stopover 
destination by
selecting one from the destination 
memory 
( page
 162)
typing one in the Enter street menu ( page
 122)
selecting one in the 
Last 
destinations
 memory 
( page
 161)
selecting a Point of interest ( page
 165)
entering a POI by phone number ( page
 169)
selecting one in the 
Today’s 
plan 
memory 
( page
 171)
Press a soft key, e.g.
.
One of the following displays will 
appear
a list with restaurants (see below)
the map with one restaurant 
spotlighted if the POI is close by.Select a POI on the map ( page
 168)
.
The arrows indicate the direction of the 
destination. The distances indicated are 
straight line distances to the destination.
Selecting a POI in a list
Push the joystick to G or g to 
select an entry.
Use the 
Page
 soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).
Press the 
Details
 soft key if required.
Details on the destination are shown.
After you have selected a destination, 
press E.The Start route guidance menu will 
appear 
( page
 137)
.
Press E.The system calculates the route to the 
selected stopover destination. After 
that, the route to the main destination 
is also calculated from the stopover 
destination.
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154 NavigationDuring route guidanceDeleting or replacing a stopover 
destination
Activate the soft key display ( page
 148)
.
Press the 
Stopovr
 soft key.
The menu for deleting or changing a 
stopover destination will appear.
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select 
Delete active stopover
.
Press E.The stopover destination last input is 
deleted. The system calculates the 
route to the main destination.
or
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select 
Change active stopover
.
Press E.The stopover destination is deleted and 
you can enter a new stopover 
destination 
( page
 152)
.
iIf no stopover destination has been 
entered, the full view map appears 
instead of the menu. You can now 
enter a stopover destination ( page
 152)
.
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