Navigation system

Activating the route map

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In the "Professional" navigation system:

You can follow your current location on the map. After destination guidance is started, the planned route is shown on the map.

1. Select "Navigation" and press the controller.

2. Push the controller back twice so the selection marker moves to the second field from the top. Turn the controller to select the map display mode and press the controller:

► "Map, north-oriented";
► "Map, indicating dir. of travel";
► "Perspective".

3. Нажмите на контроллер.

3. Press the controller.

1 Включение и выключение голосового оповещения

1 Switching voice guidance on and off
2 Switching route guidance on/off
3 Selecting a destination on the map
4 Displaying information
5 Changing the map display mode

► north-oriented“ (Карта с юга на север)"Map, north-oriented"

► indicating dir. of travel“ (Карта в направлении движения)"Map, indicating dir. of travel"

► (Перспектива)"Perspective"

6 Changing route criteria
7 Viewing traffic information
8 Direction to destination in a straight line

To exit the menu, selectнажмите на контроллер.and press the controller.

At a scale of less than 500 km, you can select the map orientation: "North-oriented", "Indicating direction of travel", or "Perspective". At a scale of 500 km or more, the map is always north-oriented.

Changing the map display mode

Выберите соответствующий значок и нажмите на контроллер.Выберите соответствующий значок и нажмите на контроллер.Выберите соответствующий значок и нажмите на контроллер.

Select the corresponding symbol and press the controller.

The map changes its view.

Changing the scale

The scale is changed by turning the controller.

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