Automatic mode resume system for a mobile machine

A method for resuming a job performed on a job site by a mobile machine, comprising:

• performing the job at the job site using the machine;
• interrupting the performance of the job at an interruption location;
• storing an interrupted status, interruption location, and a resume location, wherein the resume location is offset from the interruption location;
• moving the machine from the interruption location;
• displaying multiple job sites on a display of the machine;
• receiving a selection of the job site from a user input;
• displaying the interruption location and the resume location for the selected job site and the actual location of the machine on the display;
• moving the machine in a manual mode to the interruption location;
• and
• initiating an auto mode of the machine when the machine is repositioned adjacent the interruption location at the selected job site.

An automatic mode resume system for a mobile machine, comprising:

• a display of the machine;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• store an interrupted status of a job being performed on a job site by the mobile machine upon interruption of the job for the job site;
• display multiple job sites on the display, each job site including a stored interrupted location and resume location;
• receive a selection of the job site from a user input;
• display an icon for the interruption location and resume location for the selected job site on the display, wherein the icon for the resume location includes a location, orientation, and heading of the machine;
• and
• condition a resuming of the job in an auto mode of the machine based on whether the machine is positioned adjacent the interruption location or the resume location at the selected job site.