2003 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class display

83 Navigation
Important notes
Travelling abroad
If you intend to travel through different re-
gions or abroad, you will need the respec-
tive navigation DVD.
Contact your Mercedes-Benz Center or
the Client Assistance Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
for available DVDs.
Change the navigation DVD
(
page 86).
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The CD/DVD drive can read navigation
DVDs and playback audio CDs.
If an audio CD is inserted in the CD/
DVD drive and is pressed, the
message “MUSIC CD INSERTED
PLEASE REPLACE WITH A NAV-
IGATION DISC” is displayed.

Remove the audio CD and insert a
navigation DVD (
page 86).
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GPS (Global Positioning System) sig-
nals received make it possible to de-
termine the current vehicle position.
Deviations from the actual position
may occur

If the reception of GPS signals is
disturbed, e.g. in parking garages
and tunnels

If road conditions are poor

If your vehicle has been damaged
The MCS may require some time to
find its exact position after your vehi-
cle has been transported by car, train,
or ferry. Moving the vehicle a few yards
is typically enough to remedy this situ-
ation.

85 Navigation
Quick reference
FunctionPage
1Color display
2Delete the last input, re-
turn to previous screen
3Press to:
Open and close the con-
trol panel
The CD/DVD slot and
button are located
behind the control panel.
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4Press to:
Switch the MCS on and
off
Turn to:
Set the volume differ-
ence between an audio
source and navigation
voice during an an-
nouncement
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16
FunctionPage
5Entering address num-
bers
6Altering the map scale
7Pushing Joystick:
Moves cursor
Pressing :
Confirm selection
8Switching the navigation
system on
Activating the navigation
menu90
9Repeating current (last)
voice instruction
10Altering the map scale114
FunctionPage
11Softkeys for:
“DETR”: Detour
“STOP”: Cancels the
current destination,
“LIST”: Lists the ma-
neuver
“MUTE”: Mutes the voice
instructions
“LGHT”: Changes be-
tween light and dark
mode
“MAP”: Changes be-
tween map screen and
maneuver screen, re-
turning to the map
To activate the softkey
functions, press any soft-
key
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115
113
114
140

86 Navigation
Quick reference
Inserting
Press to lower the front of the
control panel.
Insert the navigation DVD into the CD/
DVD slot with the label side up. The
DVD is automatically fed into the CD/
DVD player.
The control panel closes automatically
after a few seconds.Ejecting
Press to lower the front of the
control panel.
Press to eject the inserted DVD.
Press to raise the front of the
control panel.
Inserting or ejecting the navigation DVDi
If a navigation DVD is inserted, the nav-
igation DVD symbol is displayed
when in the radio, tape, or CD mode.

87 Navigation
Quick reference
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If the display is in the down position for
more than 20 seconds, 2 successive
beeps are heard. This will continue at 5
second intervals until the display is re-
turned to its normal position. Press
to return the control panel to its
closed position.
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A lowered control panel can easily be
damaged. As soon as the CD is ejected,
close the control panel.
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If you do not remove an ejected DVD,
the CD/DVD automatically retrieves it
after 10 seconds.
The CD/DVD drive can

Read navigation DVDs or

Playback audio CDs.

89 Navigation
Destination input
FunctionPage
1Main navigation menu
2Setup Select menu
3Display Setup menu
4Guidance Setup menu
5Clock Adjustment menu143
6Language/Unit menu142
7System Information
menu140
8Route Select menu
9Avoid Road menu117
FunctionPage
10Change Current Method
menu115
11Delete Stopover menu
12Map screen
13Edit Select menu
14Edit Today’s Plan menu127
15Edit Address Book menu124
16Edit Previous Destina-
tions menu129
17Save Current Position in
Previous Destinations
menu128
FunctionPage
18Find Destination by
menu
19Today’s Plan menu125
20Address Book menu106
21Previous Destination
menu107
22Phone Number menu104
23Point of Interest menu100
24Intersection menu96
25Address menu92

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Destination input
Press .
The navigation start up screen only ap-
pears during the software loading pro-
cess.
After the navigation system boots up, the
disclaimer screen appears.
To accept the statements, press .
The display that appears is dependent
on the last navigation function used.Depending on the last system mode, MCS
calls one of the following displays:
If route guidance has been switched off

The main destination input menu
If route guidance has been switched on

The symbol display with an arrow
indicating your driving direction
or

The map with the symbol of current
vehicle location
or

The location map.
Switching the navigation system on
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95 Navigation
Destination input
Use your joystick to enter the first few
characters of the street name, select
“List”3
3and press .
Use the joystick to select the desired
street name from the name list and
press .
The address number menu appears. Entering an address number
The input screen appears if you have en-
tered the street name and the address.
Numbers for this street are stored on the
navigation DVD.
Use the joystick to select the first num-
ber of the desired address number and
press .
The character appears in the number
window.
To enter additional characters, repeat
above step.
To correct the last character, use the
joystick to select “Delete” and press
.
When the address number is displayed,
use the joystick to select “Done” and
press .
If the city name was not entered, the
city name menu appears.
After you have entered the complete
address, the Confirm Destination menu
appears.
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Numbers can also be entered using the
number keypad.
If a character is not available, it will au-
tomatically be shaded out. Use “N”, “E”,
“W” or “S” only if the address number
contains such a character. The MCS
automatically differentiates north, east,
west and south street names.

102 Navigation
Destination input
After you select one of the Place Type
categories, the Find Place by menu ap-
pears.
You can find places by:

“Sort by Distance”
The Points of Interest from the se-
lected category are sorted by dis-
tance from the current vehicle
position.

“Name”
The selected Point of Interest cate-
gory are searched by Name.

“Within a City”
The Points of Interest from the se-
lected category within a specified
city are displayed.
Finding a specific Point of Interest sorted by
distance
Use the joystick to select “Sort by
Distance” and press .
Use the joystick to select the desired
destination and press .
The Confirm Destination menu ap-
pears. Finding a specific Point of Interest sorted by
Name
Use the joystick to select “Name” and
press .
Use the joystick to select the first char-
acter of the desired place name from
the keypad and press .
The character appears in the text win-
dow.
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