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save the home address without starting
route guidance.
X To enter the home address for the first
time: select Assign Address Book Entry and press
Wto confirm.
X Select Home or
Work and press
Wto
confirm.
X To change the home address: select
Change and press
Wto confirm.
X Select Assign Address Book Entry and
press Wto confirm.
i If you select New Entry , you are also
offered the option of changing the home
address by entering an address. You can
then save the home address without
starting route guidance.
X Select Home or
Work and press
Wto
confirm.
In both cases, you will see the address book
either with the character bar or as a
selection list.
X To select an address book entry:
proceed as described in the "Searching for
an address book entry" section
(Y page 193).
X To confirm the selection: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
If no home address has been stored,
COMAND saves the entry. You will see a
message and then the address menu with
the selected address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If a home address has already been stored,
you will see a prompt asking you whether
the My Address entry should be
overwritten.
X Select Yes or
No and press
Wto confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND overwrites the
destination. You will see a message and
then the address menu with the selected
address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If you select No , the list will reappear.Selecting the home address for route
guidance
X
Proceed as described in the "Selecting a
destination from the destination memory"
section (Y page 146).
Storing adestination in the destination
memory Note
This function also stores the destination in
the address book.
After destination entry
X
The destination has been entered and is
shown in the address entry menu
(Y page 143).
X Select Save by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
You can now selec tstorage options.
During route guidance
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
syste mmenu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Save Destination and press
Wto
confirm.
You can now select storage options.
From the list of previous destinations
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations and
press Wto confirm.
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X
Select a destination by turning cVdthe
COMAND controlle rand press Wto
confirm.
The destination address is shown.
X Select Save and press
Wto confirm.
You can now select storage options.
Selecting storing options
X To save the destination without a
name: selectSave without Name and
press Wto confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory and uses the address
as the destination name.
X To save the destination as My address:
select Save as "My Address" and press
W to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory as My Address . If the
entry already contains navigable data
(symbol L), a prompt appears asking you
whethe rthe entry should be overwritten.
X Select Yes or
No and press
Wto confirm.
If you select Yes , the entry is overwritten.
If you select No , the process will be aborted.
X To save the destination with a name:
select Save with Name and press
Wto
confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Home , and press
W
to confirm.
The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar. Example display:s
avingadestination with a name
: Selected data field with cursor
; Character bar
X Proceed as described under "Entering
characters using the character bar" in the
"Entering characters in navigation mode
(entering a city)" section (Y page 140).
X Then, select ¬and press Wto confirm.
COMAND stores the destination under the
name entered.
Assigning adestination to an address
book entry
An address with complete address data that
is suitable for navigation can be assigned to
a pre-existing address book entry. You can
then later start route guidance to this address
straigh tfrom the address book
(Y page 196).
X Select Assign Address Book Entry and
press Wto confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Home , and press
W
to confirm.
You will see the address book either with
the character bar or as a selection list.
X To select an address book entry:
proceed as described in the "Searching for
an address book entry" section
(Y page 193).
COMAND stores the data if the address
book entry selected does not yet contain
navigable address data.
If the selected address book entry already
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will appear asking whether you wish to
overwrite the existing data.
X Select Yes or
No and press
Wto confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND stores the data.
Deleting adestination or the home
address from the destination memory X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select From Memory and press
Wto
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selectio nlist (option 2).
X Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar: proceed as described in the
"Entering characters using the character
bar" section (Y page 122).
X Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list: selectadestination by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
You see the address data of the selected
entry.
X Select Delete and press
Wto confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to delete the destination.
X Select Yes or
No and press
Wto confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND deletes the
destination .You will see amessage to this
effect.
If you select No , the process is aborted.
i If the navigable address data for the
destination being deleted is also assigned
to an address book entry, COMAND will
also delete this data from there. If the corresponding address book entry does
not contain any further data, such as
telephone numbers, COMAND deletes the
entire address book entry.
Previous destinations
Introduction COMAND automatically stores the previous
destinations for which the route calculation
has been started. If the memory is full,
COMAND deletes the oldest destination. You
can also save a destination from the list of
previous destinations in the destination
memory. It will be stored there permanently.
Storing
adestination permanently in
the destination memory X
Proceed as described in the "From the list
of previous destinations" section
(Y page 167).
Storing the vehicle position in the list of
previous destinations X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select Store Vehicle Position and
press Wto confirm.
COMAND stores the current vehicle
position as a destination in the list of
previous destinations. Navigation
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Storing the crosshair position in the list
of previous destinations Route guidance not active
Ac
rosshair appears on the map if you have
moved the map manually.Y ou can store the
crosshair position as a destination in the list
of previous destinations.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select Save Crosshair Position and
press Wto confirm.
Route guidance is active
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Save Destination and press
Wto
confirm.
Deleting one of the previous
destinations X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations and
press Wto confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select the desired destination and press
W to confirm.
The destination address appears. X
Select Delete and press
Wto confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe entry
should be deleted.
X Select Yes or
No and press
Wto confirm.
If you select Yes , the entry is deleted.
If you select No , the process is aborted.
Map operation and settings
Note Company logos displayed on the map are
trademarks of the respective companies and
used solely for the purpose of indicating the
location of these companies. The use of such
logos on the map does not indicate approval
of, support of or advertising by these
companies for the navigation system itself.
Setting the map scale
X
To hide the menu: slideZVthe COMAND
controller and, when the Full screen menu item is shown, press
W.
X To call up the scale bar: as soon as you
turn cVd the COMAND controller, scale
bar =appears.
X Turn cVd until the desired scale is set. :
Set map scale as a number with unit
; Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
= Scale bar
Unit of measurement :in the COMAND
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Moving the map
Showing the crosshair
X
To hide the menu: slideZVthe COMAND
controller and, when the Full screenmenu item is shown, press
W.
X To move the map: slideXVY, ZVÆor
aVb the COMAND controller.
Ac rosshair appears on the map. If you slide
it again, the map moves in the
corresponding direction under the
crosshair. Map with crosshair
:
Current vehicle position
; Crosshair
= Details of the crosshair position
? Map scale selected
Display =may be the name of a street, for
example, provided the digital map contains
the necessary data .Oritmay show the geo-
coordinate positio nofthe crosshair if the
Geo-coordinates display is switched on
(Y page 174).
Hiding the crosshair and centering the
map on the vehicle position or destination
X Press the %back button.
The crosshair disappears and the map is
set to the vehicle position.
or
X Set the map to the vehicle position; see the
explanation below. Setting the map to the vehicle position,
intermediate stop or destination
position Centering the map on the vehicle position
X
To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding VÆand turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Vehicle Position Map and press
W to confirm or, if the crosshair is shown,
press the %back button.
This hides the crosshair.
Centering on an intermediat estop
This functio nrequires that a route to an
intermediate stop has been calculated.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding VÆand turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Stopover Map and press
Wto
confirm.
The crosshair is centered on the
destination.
Centering on the destination
This function requires that a route to a
destination has been calculated.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding VÆand turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Destination Map and press
Wto
confirm.
The crosshair is centered on the
destination. Navigation
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Map display
Setting the map orientation
Map orientation
:
Current map orientation
The following display modes are possible:
R 0 North orientation (the map view is
displayed so that north is always up).
R ¤ Orientation in direction of travel (the
map is displayed so that the direction of
travel is always up; the orange point of the
icon points north).
R ¤ Bird's-eye view (the map is displayed so
that the direction of travel is always up; the
map projection reproduces the curvature
of the earth and the orange point of the icon
points north).
R ¤ 3D map (the map is displayed in the
direction of travel with elevation and terrain
modeling. The orange point of the icon
points north). Example display
:Bird's-eye view
: Curren tcrosshair position
; Current map orientation
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller. X
Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select Map Orientation and press
Wto
confirm.
A # dot indicates the current setting. X
Select North Up ,
Heading Up ,
Bird's- eye View or
3-D Map by turning
cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X To exitt he menu: slideXVY the COMAND
controller.
The map orientation changes accordingly.
Setting the poin tofinterest icons in the
map
You can set the points of interest you wish to
have displayed as symbols on the map. Points
of interest are, for example, gas stations,
hotels, cinemas and restaurants.
The following settings are possible:
R Standard Symbols Symbol display determined by the factory
settings.
R Personal Symbols You can determine the symbols yourself.
R No Symbols The map does not show any symbols.
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X
Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controlle rand press Wto confirm.
X Select POI Symbols on Map and press
W to confirm.
X Select Standard Symbols ,
Personal Symbols or
No Symbols .
If you select Personal Symbols , the list of
points of interes tappears.
X To switch the icon displa yon/off: select
a point of interest by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
Depending on the previous state of the
symbols, they will either be shown Oor
hidden ª.You can switch on the symbol
displays for more than one point of interest.
i The list shows all symbols that are
contained on the digital map across all
countries. However, not all points of
interest are available in all countries. As a
result, certain point of interest symbols
may not be displayed on the map, even if
the symbol display is switched on.
X To exit the menu: press the%back
button.
Map information in the display Showing text information
During route guidance, you can have map
information displayed at the bottom edge of
the display.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The main area is active.
X Select Navi again and press
Wto confirm.
The navigation menu opens. X
Select Text Information on Map and
press Wto confirm.
A # dot indicates the current setting.
X Select Arrival Time/Distance ,
Current Street ,
Geo-Coordinates or
None and press
Wto confirm.
X To exit the menu: slideXVY the COMAND
controller.
Arrival time/distance to the destination Arrival time/distance display switched on
:
Icon for destination
; Distance to the destination
= Icon for estimated time of arrival
? Estimated time of arrival
You can only see this display during route
guidance. While scrolling the map
(Y page 171), you will see additional data, e.g.
road names, depending on the crosshair
position, if the digital map supports this data.
Road display Road display active
:
Road names or numbers, e.g. for
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Geo-coordinate display
Geo-coordinate display active
:
Current heigh tabove average sea level,
rounded
; Current vehicle position :latitude
coordinates
= Curren tvehicle position :longitude
coordinates
? Number of GPS satellites currently being
used
There must be sufficient GPS reception for all
displays to be shown. If this is not the case,
the display will be grayed out. Height
display :may vary from the actual value,
because the navigation system uses the GPS
signals for the calculation.
While scrolling the map (Y page 171), you will
see the geo-coordinates of the crosshair
position. Height display :and number of
satellites used ?are not displayed.
"None" menu option Display switched off
:
Current map orientation
i During the "Move map" function you can
see additional information depending on
the position of the crosshair, such as a road
name, if the digital map supports this data. Switching the topographical map on/
off The topographical map uses different colors
to depict elevation. The color key generally
reflects the topography's dominant
vegetation or the ground's perceived color
when seen from the air, for example:
R green for lowland
R yellow or brown for hills
R gray or white for mountains
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select Topographical Map and confirm
with W.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the option on Oor off ª.
Switching the city model on/off When the city model is switched on, the map
shows buildings as 3D models.
i
The city model is only shown in the "3D
map" map orientation.
It is available for map scales 50 mand
100 m.
The data required for displaying buildings
is not available for all cities.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select City (3D) and press
Wto confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
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