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The search results display the following infor-
mation:
R an arrow that shows the linear direction to
the point of interest
R the linear distance to the point of interest
R the name of the point of interest
i The arrow and linear distance to the des-
tination are not visible if you have entered a
POI after entering another city.
The arrow is also not shown when search-
ing for a POI in the vicinity of the destina-
tion.
Depending on the POI selected, COMAND
uses different reference points in deter-
mining the linear distance to the destina-
tion:
R vicinity of current position: the linear dis-
tance is the distance of the point of inter- est from the current vehicle position.
R vicinity of destination: the linear distance
is the distance from the destination
entered to the point of interest.
Selecting a point of interest 0043
Point of interest with address
0044 To start route calculation
0087 To store an address in the destination
memory
0085 To display details
0083 To make a call (when available)
0084 To cancel selection
006B To display a point of interest's position on
the map Further information on searching via POI cat-
egories (Y page 336).
X Select the POI in the POI list by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The complete address of the point of inter- est selected is shown.
X To start route calculation: select
Start
Start 0044and press 0098to confirm.
X To store an address in the destination
memory: selectSave Save0087and press 0098to
confirm. You can now select storing
options (Y page 362).
X To show the detailed view: select
Details Details 0085and press 0098to confirm.
X To make a call: selectCall
Call0083and press
0098 to confirm. COMAND switches to tele-
phone mode (Y page 387).
i This menu item is available if the POI has
a telephone number and a mobile phone is
connected to COMAND (Y page 381).
X To call up the map: selectMap
Map006Band
press 0098to confirm.
X You can move the map and select the des-
tination (Y page 329).
POI list with character bar Search by name in the vicinity of the destination
(example)
If you have selected Search By Name Search By Namein the
POI menu and then defined the position for
the search (Y page 335), the POI list with
character bar appears. Navigation
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Depending on your selection, you can select
all available points of interest on the digital
map or the points of interest in the vicinity of the selected position.
X Proceed as described in "Searching for a
phone book entry" (Y page 392).
If COMAND can assign the characters
entered to one entry unambiguously, the
address entry appears automatically.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 0098to confirm.
ZAGAT ®
survey service The Z icon before a search result shows that a
ZAGAT ®
rating is available for this entry. 0043
ZAGAT ratings
0044 To display details
X Select an entry with the "Z" icon by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The ZAGAT evaluations appear. ZAGAT example description
X To show the information: selectDetails Details
and press 0098to confirm.
Selecting a POI using the map Point of interest on the map
You can select points of interest that are
available in the selected (visible) section of
the map. The POI is highlighted on the map,
you will see further information on the upper
edge of the display.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Guide
Guidein the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
If points of interest are available:
Depending on the map scale selected,
point of interest icons appear on the map.
The scale at which the icons are displayed
on the map varies according to the icon. 338
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You can select the icons that you want
COMAND to display.
If no points of interest are available, you will
see a message to this effect.
i You also see this message if you have
selected the No
No Symbols Symbols menu item under
"Map display" (Y page 367).
X To confirm the message: press0098the
COMAND controller.
X To select a POI: selectNext
NextorPrevious
Previous
and press 0098to confirm.
X To show details for the selection: select
Details
Details and press 0098to confirm.
X To change to the map: slide00970052the
COMAND controller.
You can move the map and select the map
section.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the point
of interest should be used as the destina-
tion.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 0098to confirm.
i Cont.
Cont.
is displayed instead of Start
Startwhen
Calculate Alternative Routes
Calculate Alternative Routes is acti-
vated in the navigation menu (Y page 349).Personal POIs
General notes i
The use of personal POIs for displaying
traffic surveillance equipment is not per-
mitted in every country. Please observe the country-specific regulations and adapt
your speed accordingly when driving. Settings Calling up the "Personal POIs" menu
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi Naviin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Personal POIs
Personal POIs and press0098to
confirm.
Displaying personal POIs on the map The personal POIs are shown on the map with
an icon according to their category.
X Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 339).
X Select Display Personal POIs On Map Display Personal POIs On Map
in the menu and press 0098to confirm.
You can select different categories. Navigation
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Selection Explanation
0053
Not Clas‐
Not Clas‐
sified
sified Standard entry for per-
sonal POIs
0053
COMAND COMAND Personal POIs (destina-
tions, routes) that you
have imported via the
online function
(Y
page 422). If you have created your own categories (e.g.
"Fishing", "Hotels"), they are also displayed
(Y page 340).
X Select a category and press 0098to confirm.
The icon display is switched on 0073or off 0053,
depending on the previous status.
i The icons will be displayed in the following
map scales:
R 1/16 mile (50 m)
R 1/8 mile (100 m)
R 1/4 mile (200 m)
R 1/2 mile (500 m)
Visual warning for personal POIs If the vehicle is approaching a personal POI,
this is highlighted on the map. The display for
the corresponding category must be activa-
ted for this.
X Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 339).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select Vis‐
Vis‐
ual Warning For Personal POIs ual Warning For Personal POIs and
press 0098to confirm.
The menu displays the available categories. X
Select a category and press 0098to confirm.
This will switch the visual warning for all
personal POIs of this category on 0073or off
0053, depending on the previous setting.
Acoustic notification for personal POIs
A gong sounds when the vehicle is approach-
ing a personal POI. The function for the cor-
responding category must be activated for
this.
X Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 339).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select Acous‐ Acous‐
tic Notification for Personal POIs tic Notification for Personal POIs
and press 0098to confirm.
The menu displays the available categories.
X Select a category and press 0098to confirm.
This will switch the acoustic notification for all personal POIs of this category on 0073or
off 0053, depending on the previous setting.
Managing categories for personal points
of interest X
Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 339).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select Man‐ Man‐
age Categories For Personal POIs age Categories For Personal POIs
and press 0098to confirm. 340
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X
To create a new category: selectNew
New and
press 0098to confirm.
X Enter the name of the category. Character
entry (Y page 299).
X Select the 0054icon and press 0098to con-
firm.
A list with icons appears. You can assign an icon to the category.
X Select a symbol by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
You have created a new category with a
name and icon. This category appears
when selecting the display on the map or
when selecting the destination.
X To rename a category, to change an
icon: select Rename Rename orChange Icon
Change Icon and
press 0098to confirm.
X Proceed as described under "To create a
new category".
X To delete a category: selectDelete Delete and
press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the cat-
egory should be deleted.
i If you delete a category, all points of inter-
est of this category are also deleted.
X Select Yes
Yesand press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the category will be
deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed. Managing personal POIs
X Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 339).
X Select Manage Personal POIs Manage Personal POIs in the
menu and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Not Classified Not Classified, COMAND Online
COMAND Online
or your own category and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select a personal POI and press 0098to con-
firm.
The personal point of interest is displayed.
For further information on managing personal POI categories (Y page 342):
R Renaming
R Changing the category
R Deleting
Saving personal POIs There are three ways to save personal points
of interest. You must insert an SD memory
card to do so. The No NoMemory
Memory Card
Cardmessage
otherwise appears.
Personal POIs and routes are saved on the
memory card in the same data format in
which the geographical data is stored. This
format is based on the open GPX (GPS
Ex change) format.
Option 1
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 445).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X Hide the menu to show the map in full
screen mode (Y page 320).
X Press 0098the COMAND controller for longer
than two seconds.
The current position of the vehicle is saved
as a personal POI on the SD memory card in
the Not Classified Not Classified category.
i The crosshair position is saved in the
scrolling map function (Y page 365). Navigation
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In the example, the
Coffee Shops
Coffee Shopscategory
is selected.
The personal points of interest for this cate-
gory are shown. X
Select a personal POI and press 0098to con-
firm.
X To rename a personal POI: selectRename Rename
and press 0098to confirm.
X To change the category: selectChange
Change
Category
Category and press0098to confirm.
X To change to the map: selectMap
Mapand
press 0098to confirm.
The position of the personal point of inter-
est is shown in the map.
i A symbol is displayed according to the
"Displaying personal POIs on the map" set- ting (Y page 339).
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 0098to confirm.
If route guidance has been activated, a
prompt will appear asking whether you
wish to accept the personal point of inter-
est as the destination. If route guidance has not been activated,
route calculation for the personal point of
interest will start immediately.
X Select Yes YesorNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the personal POI is accep-
ted as the destination.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
X To make a call: selectCall
Calland press 0098to
confirm. COMAND switches to telephone
mode (Y page 388).
i Call Call
is available if the personal POI has a
telephone number and a mobile phone is
connected to COMAND (Y page 381).
X To delete a personal POI: selectDelete Delete
and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish to delete the point of interest.
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the personal POI is
deleted.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed. Search & Send
Notes i
To use Search & Send, your vehicle needs
to be equipped with mbrace, a navigation
system and a valid mbrace subscription.
Search & Send is a service assisting you in
entering destinations for the navigation sys-
tem. This mbrace service can send a destina- tion address directly from the Google Maps ®
website to the navigation system of your vehi-
cle.
Selecting and sending a destination
address Please also refer to the notes about address
entry online: maps.google.com. Navigation
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form of audible navigation announcements
and route guidance displays.
The route guidance displays can be seen if the
display is switched to navigation mode.
If you do not follow the navigation announce- ments or if you leave the calculated route,
COMAND automatically calculates a new
route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
R during route guidance, COMAND tries to
avoid roads with restricted access. Those
roads, for example, that are closed to
through-traffic.
R roads that have time restrictions (e.g.
closed on Sundays and public holidays) are considered for route guidance on days
when they are open. For this purpose, the
relevant times must be correctly stored in
the database.
Displays during route guidance Change of direction
Changes of direction have three phases:
R preparation phase
R announcement phase
R change-of-direction phase Example: preparation phase
0043
Next road
0044 Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot) 0087
Current vehicle position (the tip of the tri-
angle indicates the vehicle’s direction of
travel)
0085 Current road
Display 0085depends on the setting selected
for "Map information in the display"
(Y page 368).
COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
change of direction. Based on the example
display below, the change of direction is
announced by the Prepare to turn right Prepare to turn right
message. You see the full-screen map. Example: announcement phase
0043
Next road
0044 Change of direction (turn right here)
0087 Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
0085 Distance to the next change of direction
0083 Route (highlighted in blue, shown in both
the left and right displays)
0084 Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot, shown in both
the left and right displays)
i The filled-in section of visual display for
distance 0087gets shorter the nearer you get
to the announced change of direction.
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. Based on the example display
below, the change of direction is announced
beforehand by the message: Please turn Please turn
right in 500 ft. and follow the
right in 500 ft. and follow the
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The distance announced before the next
change of direction depends on the type of
road and its permissible maximum speed.
The display is now split into two sectors. In
the left half, you see the normal map view.
The right-hand half shows:
R an enlarged section of the area around the
intersection (crossing zoom) or
R a 3D image of the road's course with the
route indicating the next change of direc-
tion Example: change-of-direction phase
0043
Current vehicle position (the tip of the tri-
angle indicates the vehicle’s direction of
travel)
0044 Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
0087 Distance to the next change of direction
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction.
Based on the example display below, the
change of direction is announced 150 ft
before the change of direction with the Now
Now
turn right
turn right message.
The display is split into two halves, as in the
announcement phase.
Once the change of direction is completed,
COMAND automatically switches back to full- screen display. Example of a display without changes of
direction
0043
Route (highlighted in blue)
0044 Current vehicle position
0087 Current road
0085 Map orientation selected
0083 Map scale selected
Lane recommendations Example: lane recommendations
0043
Point of the next change of direction
0044 Point of the change of direction after next
0087 Next change of direction (in this case, turn
off to the right)
0085 Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
0083 Distance to the next change of direction
0084 Possible lane (light blue)
006B Recommended lane (dark blue)
006C Lane not recommended (gray)
006D Current vehicle position, the tip of the tri-
angle indicating the vehicle’s direction of
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