Settings for the map view

The settings are stored for the remote control currently in use.

1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Settings"

Set the map view.

► "Day/night mode"
Select and create the necessary settings depending on the light conditions.

"Traffic conditions/gray map" active: the setting is disregarded.

► With the Professional navigation system:" Satellite images"
Depending on availability and resolution, satellite images are displayed in a scale of approx. 1 mile to 600 miles/2 km to 1,000 km.

► With the Professional navigation system:" Perspective view in 3D"
Prominent areas that are contained in the navigation data are displayed on the map in 3D.

► "Traffic conditions/gray map"
The map is optimized for displaying traffic bulletins. Symbols for the special destinations are no longer displayed.

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