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and severity of traffic congestion are shown by
arrows along the route, e.g.:
Slow traffic
Stop-and-go traffic
Congestion
Congestion in both directions
Along the planned route
Symbol with red border, together with the traffic
obstruction symbol.
Away from the planned route
> Map scale up to 10 km or 5 miles:
Symbol with grey border, together with the
traffic obstruction symbol.
> Map scale from 20 km or 10 miles:
Symbol with grey border and an arrow
pointing in the appropriate direction.
Traffic information during route
guidance
If the navigation system identifies a hold-up or
congestion on the planned route while guiding
you to a destination, once you are within
approx. 50 km or 25 miles of the hold-up it sup-
plies you with information on:
> The distance to the last possible exit
> The reason for the congestion, in the form
of symbols
> The distance to the end of the congestion
> The length of the congestion
Avoiding congestion with dynamic
route guidance switched on
If "Dynamic route" is activated, traffic conges-
tion within a distance of approx. 100 km or
50 miles is taken into account. Depending on
the type of road and the nature and length of the
traffic congestion, an alternative route is calcu-
lated automatically. This may also cut across
the traffic congestion. It is displayed to you
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approx. 3 km, approx. 2 miles, before the traffic
congestion.
To obtain further information on traffic prob-
lems, see page 207.
Avoiding congestion with dynamic
route guidance switched off
All traffic events that appear in the message list
are displayed in the map view.
If there is congestion along your route, the nav-
igation system informs you of it within a dis-
tance of approx. 50 km or 25 miles of the con-
gestion, as well as signalling "Last exit" shortly
before you reach it.
To avoid the congestion:
Select the symbol and press the controller.
or
1. Select "Route guide" and press the control-
ler.
2. Select "New route" and press the control-
ler.
3. Select "Detour" and press the controller.
The navigation system determines a new route
and then returns to the original route.