Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2008 COMAND Manual User Manual
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Navigation*
Route guidance
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Press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
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Press the
or
soft key.
Depending on your selection, the map
will zoom in and display greater detail
or zoom out and show a wider area.
The map scale bar in the status bar will
show the map scale currently selected.
Map orientation
During route guidance, a symbol will ap-
pear on the left of the bottom status bar if
map display is switched ON:
ț
North symbol
:
Fixed map orientation, north is always
pointing up;
or
ț
Compass symbol
:
Dynamic map orientation, driving direc-
tion is always pointing up.
Map orientation can be set manually
(
Changing map display
The map display can be switched between
split-screen mode and full-screen mode
manually or automatically.
ț
Split-screen mode
The map is shown on the left, while in-
formation concerning the next driving
maneuver is shown on the right.
ț
Full-screen mode
The map covers the entire screen.
Switching manually
̈
Press %.
Each time % is pressed, the system
alternates between split-screen and
full-screen display mode.
Switching automatically
See “Automatic map toggling”
(
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If no soft key is selected within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key display
will disappear.
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Depending on the map display setting
(
page 145), in the full-screen mode
the status bar will be display:
ț
the estimated time of arrival/re-
maining distance to the destination
or stopover destination
ț
the position display