2004 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class Comand Manual

102 Navigation*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

 



103 Navigation*
Destination input
Changing over to another system, e.g.
radio
Press to switch to radio opera-
tion.
The navigation system continues to run
in the background.
If you switch off the MCS, the naviga-
tion and audio system also switch off.You can search for a destination by:

Address (
page 104)

Intersection (
page 108)

Point of interest (
page 112)

Phone number (
page 116)

Recalling stored destinations from your
address book (
page 118)

Selecting previous destinations
(page 119)

Selecting the destination directly from
the map (
page 120)

Today’s plan (
page 137)
!Potential fault messages during naviga-
tion start up:
MUSIC CD INSERTED PLEASE
REPLACE WITH A NAVIGA-
TION DISC.
Eject the inserted CD and insert a
navigation DVD.

Please insert DVD-ROM.
Insert a navigation DVD.

Error reading DVD-ROM.
Please check the disk.
Check the DVD for damages like
scratches. Replace DVD.
If the error has been eliminated, you will
see the navigation start up screen.
Entering destination address

104 Navigation*Destination inputSearching for a destination by address
Press .

Use the joystick to select INPUT
DESTINATION and press .The Find Destination by menu appears.

Use the joystick to select Address
and press .You can find the address by:

Selecting Street Name, if you want
to search for the address by street
name and number.

Selecting City Name, if you want to
search for the city name first.

Selecting Change State, if you
want to search for the address in a dif-
ferent state.

Selecting Change Province, if you
want to search for the address in a dif-
ferent province.

Use the joystick to select the desired
method and press .










iIf you have entered the state or the
province and you know the city name,
use the city name to start your search.
This will save time versus starting a
search using the street name.

105 Navigation*
Destination input
Changing state or province
The input screen appears showing the cur-
rent state or province.
If you want to choose another state or
province, select it with the joystick and
press .
The new state or province is selected.Entering a city name
The input screen appears. If you selected
the city name menu, the current city name
appears.
1Text window
2Keypad
3List button
4Space button
5Delete button

If you want to choose another city, use
the joystick to select the first character
from the keypad 2 and press .
The character appears in the text win-
dow 1.

To enter more characters, repeat
above step.
If a character is not available, it will au-
tomatically be shaded out.

To correct the last character, use the
joystick to select Delete 5 and
press .

When you have entered the city name,
use the joystick to select List 3 and
press .
or





106 Navigation*Destination input
Use the joystick to enter the first few
characters of the city name, select
List 3 and press .

Use the joystick to select the desired
city name from the name list and press
.

If you entered the city name and the
street name has not yet been entered,
the Street Name menu appears. Entering a street name
The input screen appears.
1Text window
2Keypad
3List button
4Space button
5Delete button

To enter the street name, use the joy-
stick to select the first character from
the keypad 2 and press .
The character appears in the text win-
dow 1.

To enter additional characters, repeat
above step.
If a character is not available, it will au-
tomatically be shaded out.

To correct the last character, use the
joystick to select Delete 5 and
press .

When you have entered the street
name, use the joystick to select List
3 and press .
or




107 Navigation*
Destination input

Use your joystick to enter the first few
characters of the street name, select
List 3 and 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.



iNumbers 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 au-
tomatically differentiates north, east,
west and south street names.

108 Navigation*Destination inputSearching for a destination by intersec-
tion
Press .

Use the joystick to select INPUT
DESTINATION and press .The Find Destination menu appears.

Use the joystick to select Intersec-
tion and press .You can find the intersection by:

Selecting Street Name, if you want
to search for the address by street
name and number.

Selecting City Name, if you want to
search for the city name first.

Selecting Change State, if you
want to search for the address in a dif-
ferent state.

Selecting Change Province, if you
want to search for the address in a dif-
ferent province.











109 Navigation*
Destination input

Use the joystick to select the desired
method and press .
Changing state or province
The input screen appears showing the cur-
rent state or province.

If you want to choose another state or
province, use the joystick to select it
and press .
The new state or province is selected.Entering a city name
The input screen appears. If you have se-
lected the city name menu, the current city
name appears.
1Text window
2Keypad
3List button
4Space button
5Delete button

If you want to choose another city, use
the joystick to select the first character
from the keypad 2 and press .
The character appears in the text win-
dow 1.

To enter additional characters, repeat
above step.
If a character is not available, it will au-
tomatically be shaded out.

To correct the last character, use the
joystick to select Delete 5 and
press .

After you enter the city name, use the
joystick to select List 3 and press
.
or
iIf you entered the state or the province
and you know the city name, start your
search using the city name. This will
save time versus starting a search using
the street name.