2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Cd name

144 NavigationDestination inputdCity previously selected
eSelecting a street
fSelecting a city center (
page 148)

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to activate the input menu
“Street”.Entering a street
“Street Entry” input menugInput line with letters that have already
been entered
hCharacter set
jThe character selected appears
magnified
kMoves the insertion point one position
to the right
lActivates the street list

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired cha-
racter in the character set h.
The character selected appears
magnified j.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to enter the character in in-
put line g.
COMAND supplements the new entry
with additional letters so that a saved
street name will appear.

Enter other characters until the desired
street name appears in g.
Correcting the entry (
page 142).
iFor quicker input, COMAND will offer
available characters from the character
set h based on your selections and the
names of the streets stored on the navi-
gation CD.

147 Navigation
Destination input

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the name of the inter-
section.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the selection.
The selection menu “Destination Entry”
will appear, indicating the intersection.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds to cal-
culate the route (
page 159).Adding a house number
Depending on the data stored on the navi-
gation CD, you can add a house number to
the destination address.
In order to do so, the menu field “House
no.” must be shown in black in the selec-
tion menu “Destination Entry”.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 2 and press to con-
firm.
An input menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired numbers
one after the other and press to con-
firm.
The numbers will appear in the input
line.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
A list will appear.
iThe previous/next page can be display-
ed as described for the city list
(page 143).
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150 NavigationDestination inputContinue destination input via the mapMap with crosshairs5Street name or name of the symbol
(e.g. parking area) that the crosshairs
are centered on
6Crosshairs to select the destination
7Symbol for current vehicle location
8Current map scale

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Map” and press to con-
firm.
The map with the crosshairs will ap-
pear.Moving the crosshairs

Use the number keys (refer also to the
arrows shown on the keypad) to move
the crosshairs around the map.
1 to the top left
2 up
3 to the top right
4 to the left
6 to the right
7 to the bottom left
8 down
9 to the bottom right
iDuring destination input, the map will
always appear facing north (north is on
top).
Map appearance is dependent on the
selected map scale.

154 NavigationDestination inputConfirming coordinate destination
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
The above display appears.Starting the adjustment mode

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “OK” and press to con-
firm.
Storing the coordinate destination in the
destination memory with a name

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Save” and press to
confirm.
This will activate the destination me-
mory (
page 193).Activate the map with crosshairs

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Map” and press to con-
firm.
This will activate the map
(page 150).
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163 Navigation
Route guidance
Function
Page
1
Name of the street onto
which you should turn orDistance to destination orName of the route
(e.g. I-695) and direction
of travel to follow (e.g.
North)
172
173
173
2
Arrow indicating driving
direction or
Destination direction

Symbol for new cal-
culation of the route

Destination flag
172
186
188
3
Name of the street on
which you are travelling
167
4
Other display types
Distance bar to the
next maneuver

Distance to the next
maneuver in miles
172
173

“OFF MAP” - vehicle
is located outside of
the digitized map
area

“OFF ROAD” - vehicle
is located on a road
which is not digitized

“DEST AREA” - vehic-
le is approaching the
destination, the des-
tination area is not di-
gitized

“CALC. ROUTE” - a
route is being calcu-
lated
161

“NEW ROUTE” - an
existing route is
being recalculated

“NO ROUTE” - the
COMAND is unable
to calculate a route
188
Function
Page
5
Activating the map
Route guidance is active:
You can also press l.
174
6
Marking a way point
178
7
Mixture of map and sym-
bol display
175
8
Activating the symbol
display
Route guidance is active:
You can also press l.
174
9
Selecting
map orientation
177
a
Current map scale
176
b
Current vehicle location
with route (blue line)
169
c
Destination flagFunction
Page

167 Navigation
Route guidance
Activating the location map
If route guidance is active
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v in the selection menu “Destination
Info” to highlight “Location map” and
press to confirm.
The location map faces north (North-
up).
1Geographic longitude and latitude for
your current location
2Number of satellites received
3Scale used the last time the location
map was activated
4Current vehicle location in the center of
the screen
5Name of the street the vehicle is
currently travelling onAltering the map scale (
page 176).
Switching back to the symbol or map dis-
play

Press * twice.
If route guidance is switched off

Press l.
The location map will appear.

Press l again to activate the main
destination input menu.iIf the location map appears after
COMAND has been switched on,
pressb to activate the main destina-
tion input menu.

169 Navigation
Route guidance
Activating the route map
1Current vehicle location
2Route displayed as blue line
3Destination

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v in the selection menu “Destination
Info” to highlight “Route Map” and
press to confirm.
The route map faces north (North-up)
and shows the general view for the
whole route.
The map scale selected depends on the
route.
Switching back to the symbol or map dis-
play

Press *.Displaying a stop-over
You can display this information if you
have previously selected a way point
(
page 178).
1Way point
Place, type of stop-over and name

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v in the selection menu “Destination
Info” to highlight “Stop” and press to
confirm.

172 NavigationRoute guidanceExample of a traffic situation with voice
output
1“Prepare to turn right” (advance notice)
2“Turn right after 250 feet”
3“Please, turn next right”
Manual recall of the current voice instruc-
tion
Press left-hand rotary/push-button v.Advance notice of right turn
4Name of the street you are to turn onto
5Arrow indicating driving direction
6Name of the street you are travelling on
7Distance in miles to right turn Just before a right turn
8Name of the street you will to turn onto
9Right-turn arrow
aName of the street you are now driving
on
bDistance graph to turning point, redu-
ces as you approach the intersectionTurning onto a street
iAs you approach a junction or inter-
change (e.g. I-695), COMAND will advi-
se you the direction of travel to follow
(e.g. North) as well as the name of the
route.
iIn special situations, e.g. when turning
quickly several times in succession, the-
re may be deviations in the accuracy of
the voice instructions.