Mercedes-Benz SL SERIES Operator's Manual page 353

Exit route guidance
Canceling or continuing route guidance
To switch to navigation mode: press the
X
Ø button.
To show the menu: press W the COMAND
X
controller.
Select Destination
X
tem menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to con-
firm.
To cancel route guidance: select
X
Route Guidance and press W to confirm.
or
To continue route guidance: select
X
tinue Route Guidance
confirm.
COMAND calculates the route.
Destination or area of destination
reached
When you reach your destination, COMAND
displays a checkered flag and route guidance
is automatically ended.
If the destination is not in close proximity to a
digitized street, the Area of destination
reached message appears when the desti-
nation is reached.
Influencing route guidance
Avoiding a section of the route blocked by
a traffic jam
This function blocks a section of the route
ahead of you. You can set the length of the
blocked route section. If possible, COMAND
calculates a detour around the blocked sec-
tion of the route.
To switch to navigation mode: press the
X
Ø button.
To show the menu: press W the COMAND
X
controller.
in the navigation sys-
Cancel
Con‐
and press W to
Select Route in the navigation system
X
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
Select Detour and press W to confirm.
X
To block a section of the route: select
X
Longer or Shorter
W to confirm until the desired section has
been selected.
i
The total length of the section that can be
blocked is defined by the digital map. The
menu items are available accordingly.
To start route calculation: select
X
and press W to confirm.
To delete the blocked section: select
X
Delete while the message is shown and
press W to confirm.
COMAND calculates the route without the
block.
Selecting an alternative route
With the "Alternative Route" function, routes
other than the original one can be calculated.
Routes 1 to 3 are calculated with the current
settings for the route type and route options
and are shown with a dark blue line
( page 322).
Y
Route 4 is the economic route (eco route) and
is shown with a green line.
On the right-hand side, you will see informa-
tion on the currently selected alternative
route, e.g. distance, estimated remaining
driving time and estimated time of arrival.
Route sections used (e.g. highways, tunnels)
are displayed as symbols.
Option 1
To switch to navigation mode: press the
X
Ø button.
To show the menu: press W the COMAND
X
controller.
Select Route in the navigation system
X
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
Navigation
repeatedly and press
Start
Z
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