Operating instructions

Starting route calculation
Address entry menu with destination address
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Destination address
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To start route calculation
You can have COMAND calculate a route to
the destination address, or you can save the
destination address (for example, as your
home address (My address)) (Y page 69).
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Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
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In the address entry menu, confirm StartStart
by pressing W.
If no other route has been calculated, route
calculation starts immediately (option 1). If
another route has already been calculated
(route guidance is active), a prompt
appears (option 2).
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The ContinueContinue menu item is displayed
instead of StartStart if Calculate Alterna‐Calculate Alterna‐
tivetive RoutesRoutes is activated in the navigation
menu (option 2) (Y page 93).
Option 1 – no route guidance active: route
calculation starts. While route calculation is
in progress, an arrow will indicate the direc-
tion to your destination. Below this, you will
see a message, e.g. Calculating FastCalculating Fast
RouteRoute.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins.
If the vehicle is not on a digitized road, the
following is displayed:
R
the linear distance to the destination
R
the direction to the destination
R
the Off Mapped RoadOff Mapped Road message
Option 2 – route guidance is already
active: if route guidance is already active, a
prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to terminate the currently active route guid-
ance.
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Select YesYes or NoNo and press W to confirm.
If you select YesYes, COMAND will stop route
guidance and start route calculation for the
new destination.
If you select NoNo, COMAND will continue
with the active route guidance.
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Route calculation takes a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance
from the destination, for example.
COMAND calculates the route using the
digital map data.
The calculated route can differ from the
ideal route, for example because of incom-
plete map data. Please also refer to the
notes about the digital map (Y page 118).
Entering and saving your home address
You can either enter your home address for
the first time (option 1) or edit a previously
stored home address (option 2).
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Option 1: enter the address, e.g. a city,
street and house number (Y page 64).
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Once you have entered the address, select
SaveSave in the address entry menu by turning
cVd and sliding ZVÆ the COMAND con-
troller and press W to confirm.
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Select Save as "My Address"Save as "My Address" and press
W to confirm.
COMAND stores your home address under
the My AddressMy Address entry in the destination
memory.
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Option 2: proceed as described under
"Option 1".
A prompt appears asking whether the cur-
rent home address should be overwritten.
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Select YesYes and press W to confirm.
After selecting YesYes, the Saving Proce‐Saving Proce‐
dure/Successfuldure/Successful message appears.
Destination input
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Navigation
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