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Basic settings

Setting route type and route options

Route settings menu (start of menu)
:

To select the route type

;

To set the number of persons in the

vehicle for the use of carpool lanes

To set route options

Select

Navi

in the main function bar by

sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND

controller and press W to confirm.

Select

Route Settings

and press W to

confirm.

The route settings menu appears.

Select a route type and press W to confirm.

A filled circle indicates the current setting.

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.

If you change the route type and/or the

route options while route guidance is

active, COMAND will calculate a new route.
If you change the route type and/or the

route options while route guidance is

inactive, COMAND uses the new setting for

the next route guidance.
Route guidance active: a destination has

been entered and the route has been

calculated.
Route guidance inactive: no destination

has been entered yet and no route has been

calculated yet.

You can select the following route types:

Fast Route

: COMAND calculates a route

with the shortest (minimized) journey time.

Dynamic Route

: is the same route type as

Fast Route

. In addition, COMAND takes

into account any relevant traffic reports

received during route guidance. The

navigation system can help you avoid a

traffic jam, for example, by recalculating

the route.

Dynamic

Dynamic TRF.

TRF. Route

Route After

After Request

Request

: is

the same route type as

Dynamic Route

After recalculating the route, COMAND

asks you whether you want to adopt the

new route or whether you want to continue

along the original route.

Eco Route

: the

Eco Route

(economical

route) is a variant of the

Fast Route

type.

COMAND will attempt to minimize the

journey distance at the expense of a slightly

increased journey time.

Short

Short Route

Route

: COMAND calculates a route

with the shortest possible (minimized)

route distance.

The route calculated may, for example,

include ferry connections, even if the

Avoid Ferries

route option is switched

on.
In some cases, COMAND may not be able

to take all the selected route options into

account, e.g. when calculating particularly

long routes.

To exit the menu: slide XVY the COMAND

controller.

Setting the number of persons in the

vehicle for the use of carpool lanes

For route calculation, you can take HOV or

carpool lanes into account.
If you use HOV or carpool lanes, please

observe the applicable laws as well as the

local and time limitation conditions.
Carpool lanes may only be used under certain

conditions. Normally you can use these lanes

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