diff --git a/WebContent/base/OSRM.Map.js b/WebContent/base/OSRM.Map.js
index 1e1f47158..1b6b0154b 100644
--- a/WebContent/base/OSRM.Map.js
+++ b/WebContent/base/OSRM.Map.js
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ init: function() {
     // move zoom markers
 	OSRM.Browser.getElementsByClassName(document,'leaflet-control-zoom')[0].style.left=(OSRM.G.main_handle.boxWidth()+10)+"px";
 	OSRM.Browser.getElementsByClassName(document,'leaflet-control-zoom')[0].style.top="5px";
+	
+	// add scale control
+	OSRM.G.map.scaleControl = new L.Control.Scale();
+	OSRM.G.map.scaleControl.options.metric = (OSRM.G.DISTANCE_FORMAT != 1);
+	OSRM.G.map.scaleControl.options.imperial = (OSRM.G.DISTANCE_FORMAT == 1);	
+	OSRM.G.map.scaleControl.addTo(OSRM.G.map);
 
 	// map events
 	OSRM.G.map.on('zoomend', OSRM.Map.zoomed );
diff --git a/WebContent/gui/OSRM.MainGUI.js b/WebContent/gui/OSRM.MainGUI.js
index 405b1b44b..ba7544e4d 100644
--- a/WebContent/gui/OSRM.MainGUI.js
+++ b/WebContent/gui/OSRM.MainGUI.js
@@ -100,11 +100,30 @@ afterMainTransition: function() {
 },
 
 // toggle distance units
-onUnitsChanged: function(value) {
-	OSRM.Utils.setToHumanDistanceFunction(value);
+onUnitsChanged: function(type) {
+	OSRM.GUI.changeDistanceFormat(type);
 	OSRM.Routing.getRoute({keepAlternative:true});
 },
 
+// change distance format
+changeDistanceFormat: function(type) {
+	OSRM.G.DISTANCE_FORMAT = type;
+	
+	// change scale control
+	if(OSRM.G.map) {
+		OSRM.G.map.scaleControl.removeFrom(OSRM.G.map);
+		OSRM.G.map.scaleControl.options.metric = (type != 1);
+		OSRM.G.map.scaleControl.options.imperial = (type == 1);
+		OSRM.G.map.scaleControl.addTo(OSRM.G.map);
+	}
+	
+	// change converter
+	if( type == 1 )
+		OSRM.Utils.toHumanDistance = OSRM.Utils.toHumanDistanceMiles;
+	else
+		OSRM.Utils.toHumanDistance = OSRM.Utils.toHumanDistanceMeters;
+},
+
 // set timestamp of data
 setDataTimestamp: function(response) {
 	if(!response)
diff --git a/WebContent/gui/OSRM.RoutingGUI.js b/WebContent/gui/OSRM.RoutingGUI.js
index 736d8a86d..0e4f6dd2f 100644
--- a/WebContent/gui/OSRM.RoutingGUI.js
+++ b/WebContent/gui/OSRM.RoutingGUI.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OSRM.GUI.extend( {
 // init
 init: function() {
 	// init variables
-	OSRM.Utils.setToHumanDistanceFunction(OSRM.DEFAULTS.DISTANCE_FORMAT);
+	OSRM.GUI.changeDistanceFormat(OSRM.DEFAULTS.DISTANCE_FORMAT);
 	
 	// init events
 	document.getElementById("gui-input-source").onchange = function() {OSRM.GUI.inputChanged(OSRM.C.SOURCE_LABEL);};
diff --git a/WebContent/main.js b/WebContent/main.js
index 7b37c3f0a..e1cc52f1c 100644
--- a/WebContent/main.js
+++ b/WebContent/main.js
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ OSRM.init = function() {
 	OSRM.Map.init();
 	OSRM.Printing.init();
 	OSRM.Routing.init();
-//	OSRM.RoutingAlternatives.init();
+	OSRM.RoutingAlternatives.init();
 	OSRM.Localization.init();	
 	
 	// stop if in maintenance mode
 	if( OSRM.GUI.inMaintenance() == true )
 		return;
 	
-// 	// check if the URL contains some GET parameter, e.g. for showing a route
-// 	OSRM.parseParameters();
-// 
-// 	// only init default position / geolocation position if GET parameters do not specify a different one
-// 	if( OSRM.G.initial_position_override == false )
-// 		OSRM.Map.initPosition();
+ 	// check if the URL contains some GET parameter, e.g. for showing a route
+ 	OSRM.parseParameters();
+ 
+ 	// only init default position / geolocation position if GET parameters do not specify a different one
+ 	if( OSRM.G.initial_position_override == false )
+ 		OSRM.Map.initPosition();
 };
 
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ OSRM.parseParameters = function(){
 			var type = parseInt(name_val[1]);
 			if(type != 0 && type != 1)
 				return;
-			OSRM.Utils.setToHumanDistanceFunction(type);
+			OSRM.GUI.changeDistanceFormat(type);
 		}		
 		else if(name_val[0] == 'loc') {
 			var coordinates = unescape(name_val[1]).split(',');
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js b/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
index a84ef381e..7a8f95fba 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
+++ b/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
@@ -233,10 +233,13 @@ printWindowLoaded: function(){
 	var stylesheet = OSRM.CSS.getStylesheet("printing.css", print_document);
 	for(var i=0; i<css_list.length; i++) {
 		OSRM.CSS.insert( stylesheet, css_list[i].id, "background-image:url("+ OSRM.Printing.BASE_DIRECTORY + OSRM.G.images[css_list[i].image_id].getAttribute("src") + ");" );
-	}	
+	}
+	
+	// scale control
+	print_window.OSRM.G.DISTANCE_FORMAT = OSRM.G.DISTANCE_FORMAT;
 	
 	// localization 
-	print_window.OSRM.Localization.culture = OSRM.loc("CULTURE"); 
+	print_window.OSRM.G.Localization.culture = OSRM.loc("CULTURE"); 
 	print_document.getElementById('description-label').innerHTML = OSRM.loc( "ROUTE_DESCRIPTION" );
 	print_document.getElementById('overview-map-label').innerHTML = OSRM.loc( "OVERVIEW_MAP" );	
 	if( !OSRM.G.route.isRoute() || !OSRM.G.route.isShown() ) {		// error message if no route available (can trigger if user refreshes print-window)
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/printing.js b/WebContent/printing/printing.js
index 7a0d25a4c..244834b9a 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/printing.js
+++ b/WebContent/printing/printing.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 
 OSRM = {};
 OSRM.GLOBALS = { main_handle:{boxVisible:function(){return false;}} };	// needed for fitBoundsUI to work
-OSRM.Localization = { culture:"en-US" };								// needed for localized map tiles
+OSRM.GLOBALS.Localization = { culture:"en-US" };						// needed for localized map tiles
+OSRM.GLOBALS.DISTANCE_FORMAT = 0;										// needed for scale control
 OSRM.G = OSRM.GLOBALS;
 
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ OSRM.drawMap = function(tile_server, bounds) {
 	var tile_layer;
 	if( tile_server.bing )	tile_layer = new L.BingLayer(tile_server.apikey, tile_server.options);
 	else 					tile_layer = new L.TileLayer(tile_server.url, tile_server.options);
-	tile_layer.options.culture = OSRM.Localization.culture;
+	tile_layer.options.culture = OSRM.G.Localization.culture;
 	OSRM.G.map = new OSRM.MapView("overview-map", {
     	center: new L.LatLng(48.84, 10.10),
 	    zoom: 13,
@@ -75,6 +76,12 @@ OSRM.drawMap = function(tile_server, bounds) {
 	    doubleClickZoom:false
 	});
 	
+	// add scale control
+	OSRM.G.map.scaleControl = new L.Control.Scale();
+	OSRM.G.map.scaleControl.options.metric = (OSRM.G.DISTANCE_FORMAT != 1);
+	OSRM.G.map.scaleControl.options.imperial = (OSRM.G.DISTANCE_FORMAT == 1);	
+	OSRM.G.map.scaleControl.addTo(OSRM.G.map);	
+	
 	// need to rebuild objects for instanceof to work correctly
     var converted_bounds = new L.LatLngBounds([bounds.getSouthWest().lat, bounds.getSouthWest().lng], [bounds.getNorthEast().lat, bounds.getNorthEast().lng]);
     
diff --git a/WebContent/utils/OSRM.Utils.js b/WebContent/utils/OSRM.Utils.js
index c3935ce57..7e4085071 100644
--- a/WebContent/utils/OSRM.Utils.js
+++ b/WebContent/utils/OSRM.Utils.js
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ toHumanTime: function(seconds){
    else{ return hours + '&nbsp;' + 'h' + '&nbsp;' + minutes + '&nbsp;' + 'min';}
 },
 //human readable distance
-setToHumanDistanceFunction: function(type) {
-	OSRM.G.DISTANCE_FORMAT = type;
-	if( type == 1 )
-		OSRM.Utils.toHumanDistance = OSRM.Utils.toHumanDistanceMiles;
-	else
-		OSRM.Utils.toHumanDistance = OSRM.Utils.toHumanDistanceMeters;	
-},
 toHumanDistanceMeters: function(meters){
 	var distance = parseInt(meters);