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
section of the route.
X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S
function button once or twice.
X
To show the menu: press
W
the COMAND
controller.
X
Select
Route
in the navigation system
menu bar by turning
cVd
the COMAND
controller and press
W
to confirm.
X
Select
Detour
and press
W
to confirm.
X
To block a section of the route: select
More
or
Less
repeatedly and confirm using
W
until the desired section has been
selected.
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The total length of the section that can be
blocked is defined by the digital map. The
menu items are available accordingly.
X
To start route calculation: select
Start
and press
W
to confirm.
X
To delete the blocked section: select
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.
X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S
function button once or twice.
X
To show the menu: press
W
the COMAND
controller.
X
Select
Route
in the navigation system
menu bar by turning
cVd
the COMAND
controller and press
W
to confirm.
X
Select
Alternative Route
and press
W
to confirm.
You see the selected route. The display now
shows a split-screen view. On the left-hand
side, one or more alternative routes are
shown from start to destination. The
current route is highlighted dark blue; other
alternative routes appear light blue.
:
Distance, expected arrival time and
expected journey duration
;
Displays incidents which are on the route
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Displays the selected route settings
X
To select the next or previous
alternative route: select
Next
or
Previous
and press
W
to confirm.
Possible alternative routes are shown in the
following order:
Current Route
,
Fast
Route
,
Eco Route
,
Short Route
and
Alternative Route
.
X
To select the original route: select
Back
a corresponding number of times and press
W
to confirm.
X
To start route guidance using the
selected alternative route: select
Start
and press
W
to confirm.
COMAND accepts the alternative route.
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The change of route mode in the
alternative route menu only applies to the
current route guidance. For example, if the
original route was a short route, the next
route will also be calculated as a short
route. This is also the case if a dynamic
route is selected in the alternative route
menu.
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