Setting a destination by entering the text of your choice

Entering the text of your choice is one way to set a destination.

Entering the text of your choice

The center display's keyboard can be used to enter most characters when searching for a destination.

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To display the keyboard:

1. Tap Set dest. in the lower margin. The keyboard opens for entering text.

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2. Continue by tapping this symbol at the top of the screen.

Enter text to search for e.g., streets, cities, map coordinates or points of interest (POIs).

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  1. Enter a word. Possible destinations meeting your search criteria will be listed according to their distance from the vehicle symbol on the map (or from the center of the map if it has been scrolled).
  2. Select/mark a selection in the list. Its Info card1 will be displayed.
  3. Follow the instructions on the center display and activate guidance to the destination.

Keyboard

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Keyboard function keys
  1. P5-Icon red circle 1Filter: limit/filter the list of possible destinations.
  2. P5-Icon red circle 2Hide the keys to display a longer list of possible destinations. Tap the field for entering text to return to the keyboard.
  3. P5-Icon red circle 3Tap to toggle between upper and lower case characters.
  4. P5-Icon red circle 4Numbers and special characters
  5. P5-Icon red circle 5Space bar
  6. P5-Icon red circle 6Delete characters to the left of the cursor.
  7. P5-Icon red circle 7Tap to display an area where you can "write" text.

For additional information about using the center display's keyboard, see the article "Using the center display keyboard."

Filter

Several filters can be used to limit the size of the list.

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Filters
The filters available may vary:
  • Along route: Lists only destinations found along the route.
  • Streets: Lists only streets/roads meeting the search criteria.
  • Cities: Lists only cities/towns meeting the search criteria.

Filter for POIs

A list of available POIs is displayed at the bottom of the screen, under the three filters.

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  1. P5-Icon red circle 1 POIs filtered from the marked category (2)
  2. P5-Icon red circle 2POI categories (there may also be sub-categories).

Only POIs from the marked category will be listed and only the Along route filter can be combined with POI.

Coordinates

A destination can also be set by entering its map coordinates.

  • For example, enter: "N 58.1234 E 12.5678" and tap Search/.

Map coordinates can be written in different ways, such as:

N 58.1234 E 12.5678 (with spaces)
N58.1234 E12.5678 (without spaces)
58.1234N 12.5678E (with the points on the compass after the coordinates)
58.1234 -12.5678 (with a hyphen without the points on the compass)

Both periods [.] and commas [] can be used.

  1. 1See also the article "Information cards on the map."

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