Defining a category
The categories and special destinations available depend on the vehicle's current location.
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Special destination in the vicinity of the current position: categories sorted alphabetically and special destinations sorted by distance within a 20 km radius of the vehicle position are available.
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Special destination within a given town: if you have only entered the country and the town, alphabetically sorted categories and special destinations within the town are available.
If you have entered more than the country and the town, categories sorted alphabetically and special destinations sorted by distance within a 20 km radius of the address entered are available.
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Special destination in a different region: alphabetically sorted categories and special destinations are available.
Selecting a category
Depending on the number of available categories, the main category list is displayed either with or without input characters during category input.
Main category list with input characters
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 | List entry that most closely matches the current input string |
 | Characters entered by the user |
 | Characters automatically added by the system |
 | Icon for available special destinations or other available sub-categories |
 | Currently selected character |
 | Input characters |
 | Characters not currently available for selection |
 | Main category list |
 | Characters currently available for selection |
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If this list appears, input characters are activated automatically.
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With input characters you can only select the characters that are currently available. Which these are depends on the current input string and the data contained on the digital map.
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During the character selection procedure described below, list entry always shows a category that most closely matches the current input string.
COMAND then automatically adds plausible characters to those already entered by the user .
Input characters disappear if COMAND is able to unambiguously assign the characters entered to one category. The list of main categories is shown without the input characters. Here you can make another selection.
It is also possible to change to the main category list without input characters manually at any time during character input.
Main category list without input characters
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| Category |
| Icon for available special destinations or other available sub-categories |
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Example: main category list for special destinations in the vicinity of current position
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To confirm your selection: press  .
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Main categories with icon  contain either special destinations or sub-categories. Subsequent operation depends on whether the main category selected contains sub-categories or only special destinations.
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| Main category |
| To display all the special destinations in the sub-categories of category |
| Icon for available special destinations |
| Sub-category |
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Selecting one of these main categories takes you to a list of sub-categories. The following illustration shows the RESTAURANT main category with available sub-categories as an example.
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To confirm your selection: press .
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The special destination list is displayed after you have selected sub-category . It contains the special destinations available in the sub-category that are within the search radius.
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If the main category selected contains no sub-categories, only special destinations:
Selecting one of these main categories takes you straight to the special destination list. The special destination list then contains the special destinations available in the main category and that are within the search radius.
Special destination list
The illustration below shows an example of the special destination list for the RESTAURANT main category and GERMAN CUISINE sub-category in the vicinity of the current position.
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| Compass heading to the destination |
| Linear distance to the destination |
| Special destination |
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In the special destination list, you can either select a special destination or enter the name of the special destination.
Selecting a special destination
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Select the desired special destination.
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The special destination list disappears and the address of the special destination is displayed.
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To return to the list of special destinations: select Back and press .
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Press the  Back button.
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To start route calculation: select Start, see also more.
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Entering the name of the special destination
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Select Options  Spell.
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The special destination list appears with the input characters, which are activated automatically.
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Special destination list with input characters
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| List entry that most closely matches the current input string |
| Characters entered by the user |
| Characters automatically added by the system |
| Input characters |
| Characters not currently available for selection |
| Special destination list |
| Currently selected character |
| Characters currently available for selection |
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With input characters you can only select the characters that are currently available. Which these are depends on the current input string and the data contained on the digital map.
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During the character selection procedure described below, list entry always shows the special destination that most closely matches the current input string. COMAND then automatically adds plausible characters to those already entered by the user .
Input characters disappear if COMAND is able to unambiguously assign the characters entered to one special destination. The list of special destinations is shown without the input characters. Here you can make another selection.
It is also possible to change to the special destination list without input characters manually at any time during character input.
Special destination list without input characters
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To confirm your selection: press .
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To start route calculation: select Start, see also more.
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List options
In category and special destination lists
If you enter a special destination in the vicinity of the vehicle’s current position, categories and special destinations are initially available within a 20 km radius of the vehicle’s current position. The same applies if you enter a special destination within a given town and have previously entered more than the country and the town.
If you expand the list, the search radius increases to 150 km. This gives you access to all categories and special destinations within this radius.
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It is not possible to expand the list if you have entered a special destination within a given town more.
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To expand the list: select Options Expand search in one of the lists.
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In special destination lists only
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To display details about the selected entry: select Options Details.
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To close the detailed view: select OK.
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