Navigat ion system, Basic settings – Mercedes-Benz E-Coupe 2011 COMAND Manual User Manual
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Basic settings
Route mode
Setting route type and route options
You can select the following route types:
R
Short Route
: COMAND calculates a route
with the shortest possible (minimized)
distance without taking traffic reports into
consideration.
R
Dynamic Route
: same route type as
Fast
Route
. In addition, COMAND takes any
traffic reports received with regard to the
route into account during route guidance.
The navigation system can help you avoid
a traffic jam, for example, by recalculating
the route.
R
Dynamic Route Only After Request
:
same route type as
Dynamic Route
. After
recalculating the route, COMAND asks you
whether you wish to adopt the new route
or whether you would prefer to continue
along the original route.
R
Eco Route
: the
Eco Route
(economic
route) is a variant of the
Fast Route
route
type. COMAND will attempt to minimize the
journey distance at the expense of a slightly
increased journey time.
R
Fast Route
: COMAND calculates a route
with the shortest (minimized) journey time
without taking traffic reports into
consideration.
i
On very long routes, the
Eco Route
more
or less corresponds to the
Fast Route
route type.
Select the route options
Avoid Highways
,
Avoid Toll Roads
,
Avoid Tunnels
,
Avoid
Ferries
and
Avoid Auto Trains
. You can
select more than one route option.
X
To call up the route mode menu: press
the Ø function button.
X
Select
Navi
in the main function bar by
sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X
Select
Mode
and press W to confirm.
Route mode menu (start of menu)
:
To select the route type
;
To set route options
Route mode menu (end of menu)
X
Select a route type and press W to confirm.
A filled circle indicates the current setting.
X
Select the route option(s) and press W to
confirm.
The route options are switched on O or off
ª, depending on the previous status.
i
If you change the route type and/or the
route options while route guidance is active
(the route has been calculated), COMAND
will calculate a new route.
If you change the route type and/or the
route options while route guidance is
inactive (no destination has been entered
yet), COMAND uses the new setting for the
next route guidance.
i
The route calculated may, for example,
include ferry connections, even if the
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Basic settings
Navigat
ion
system