Selecting an alternative route
With the "Alternative route" function, routes other than the original one can be calculated.
To activate navigation mode: press the
function button once or twice.
To show the menu: press
the COMAND
controller.
Select Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning
the COMAND
controller and press
to confirm.
Select Alternative Route and press
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.
1 Distance, expected arrival time and expected journey duration
2 Displays incidents which are on the route
3 Displays the selected route settings
To select the next or previous
alternative route: select Next or
Previous and press
to
confirm.
Possible alternative routes are shown in the following order: Current Route, Fast Route, Eco Route, Short Route and Alternative Route.
To select the original route: select Back
a corresponding number of times and press
to confirm.
To start route guidance using the
selected alternative route: select Start
and press
to confirm.
COMAND accepts the alternative route.
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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