Mercedes-Benz COMAND Online Supplement Manual page 78

Route guidance
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Example display: preparation phase
Point at which the change of direction
:
takes place (light blue dot)
Next road
;
Current vehicle position (the tip of the tri-
=
angle indicates the vehicle's direction of
travel)
Current road
?
Display ? depends on the setting selected
for "Information in map" (
Announcement phase
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. Based on the following example,
the change of direction is announced with the
In 400 metres turn right onto the
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message.
The display is now split into two sectors. In
the left half, you see the normal map view.
The right half shows an enlarged section of
the area around the junction (Crossing Zoom)
or a 3D image of the road's course with the
route indicating the next manoeuvre.
Y page 99).
Example display: announcement phase
Next road
:
Point at which the change of direction
;
takes place (light blue dot, shown in both
the left and right half of the display)
Graphic representation of the distance to
=
the next change of direction
Change of direction (turn right here)
?
Distance to the next change of direction
A
Route (blue line, shown in both the left
B
and right half of the display)
i
The filled-in section of visual display for
distance = gets shorter the nearer you get
to the announced change of direction.
Change-of-direction phase
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. Based on the example display
below, the change of direction is announced
40 metres before the change of direction with
Now turn right
the
split into two halves, as in the announcement
phase.
message. The display is