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107 Navigation*
Important notes
COMAND calculates the route with the
help of data that is stored on the naviga-
tion DVD.
Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation DVDs
designed for the E-Class (211) COMAND
system. No other CDs or DVDs will work.
Using other navigation CDs or DVDs might
lead to malfunctions.
Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.
As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps do not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.The DVD is loaded into (and ejected from)
the navigation module.
The navigation module is mounted on the
left-hand side of the trunk.
1Ejecting DVDs
2DVD slotLoading
Insert the DVD into the DVD slot 2
with the label facing up.
The navigation computer pulls the DVD
in.
Ejecting
Press and wait until the navigation
computer ejects the DVD.
Navigation DVD
Loading/ejecting the DVD
iYour Navigation DVD drive has been
designed to play DVDs which corre-
spond to the IEC 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.
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108 Navigation*Important notesThe navigation DVD covers the continental
U.S., Hawaii and Canada.
Contact your Mercedes-Benz Center or the
Customer Assistance Center in the U.S. at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
or in Canada at 1-800-387-0100 for other
DVDs that may be available.
Change the navigation DVD
(page 107).
TIf your vehicle has been transported by a
car, train or ferry, COMAND may require
some time to find its exact position.
COMAND may issue navigation announce-
ments not suited to your actual position. Moving the vehicle a few yards is typically
enough to remedy the situation.
While determining the exact position ,
route guidance is subject to the following
restrictions:
COMAND does not output navigation
announcements.
The display
OFF
ROAD
and an arrow indi-
cating the direction of the destination
appear instead of the detailed naviga-
tion displays.
Once the system is correctly repositioned,
route guidance continues with navigation
announcements and detailed navigation
displays.
Travelling abroadRoute guidance with GPSiGPS (G
lobal P
ositioning S
ystem) sig-
nals received make it possible to deter-
mine the current vehicle position.
iDeviations 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 bad
depending on the vehicle’s condi-
tion
Route guidance after vehicle trans-
port
iThe navigation DVD must be loaded in
the navigation computer (
page 107).
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109 Navigation*
Important notes
The following instructions have to be fol-
lowed when interrupting a trip during route
guidance, and later continuation:
Continuation of the trip within 2 hours
after interruption:
The system automatically resumes
route guidance.
Continuation of the trip between
2 and 12 hours after interruption:
Continue route guidance manually
in the Navigation main menu
(page 110).
Continuation of the trip more than 12
hours after interruption:
Route guidance must be restarted.
Select the destination from the
Last
destinations
memory (
page 147),
or
Re-enter the destination
(page 117).
Some menus provide lists from which you
can select an item.
Example: Menu to select a streetYou can select a list item using or .
If, as shown in the example, you can see
the
Page
soft keys, then you can use the
soft keys to scroll up or down the list, page
by page.
As soon as you reach the beginning or end
of a list, the appropriate soft key is deacti-
vated.
Trip interruption during route guid-
ance iTrip interruption means parking the ve-
hicle and switching COMAND OFF.
Trip continuation means trip continua-
tion with COMAND switched ON.
Selection lists
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110 Navigation*Navigation main menu
Press .
The Navigation main menu appears, if
no route guidance is active.
Use or to select a menu item
and press;
or
Press one of the soft keys.
The selected menu or the selected soft
key function appears.
Selectable menu items
Continue route guidanceContinues a cancelled route guidance,
Destination memoryDestinations can be selected from the Destination memory
(page 148),
Destination entryProvides access to the Destination en-
try menu (
page 117),
Last destinationsYou can select from the list of last des-
tinations (
page 147),
POIs(Points o
f Interest)
Provides access to POIs input
(
page 151). POIs include stops at
gas stations, airports, rest areas, hospi-
tals, etc.
Calling up the Navigation main menuiIf route guidance is active, a prompt is
displayed instead, asking if route guid-
ance is to be cancelled (
page 134).
iThis menu item only appears:
if the route guidance had previously
been interrupted (
page 134), and
less than 30 minutes have expired
since the interruption,
or
if the trip was interrupted and is to
be continued 2 - 12 hours after in-
terruption (
page 109).
iDestination memory
and
Last destinations
can only selected only if destinations
are already stored in the system.
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111 Navigation*
Navigation main menu
Selectable soft keys
Home
soft key
Provides access to the input of a home
address (
page 115).
Mode
soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (page 111).
Setting
soft key
Provides access to settings adjusting
the acoustics of navigation announce-
ments (treble, bass, volume, balance
and fader)
(
page 111).
Certain road types to be avoided can be
defined for the system’s route calculation.
Press the
Mode
soft key in the Navigation
main menu (page 110).
The Setting Mode menu for road types
to be avoided appears.
Use or to select an option.
Press .
This will switch the option ON or OFF.
Upon completion, press the
Back
soft
key.The following acoustics criteria for naviga-
tion announcements can be adjusted:
Bass / Treble (
page 112).
Balance / Fader (
page 112).
Volume (
page 112).
Press the
Setting
soft key in the Naviga-
tion main menu (page 110).
The Setting menu appears.
Avoiding certain road types
iEmpty square = option OFF
Solid square = option ON
Several options can be activated.
Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements
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114 Navigation*Destination entryEntering characters
For character entry, the 12 button keypad
or the keypad menu can be used.Entering a character via keypad menu
Use, , ,, or to
select a character
Press.
The character is entered.
Entering a character via 12 button key-
pad
Use the - keys to enter a char-
acter.
A key must be pressed once or several
times in quick succession.After pressing the first time, the char-
acter display 1 appears.
1Character display
You can see which characters can be
entered when using the keys.
Each additional depression moves you
to the next available character. The
character selected appears black.
Wait until the character display disap-
pears, or press.
The character is entered.
Entering dataiFor more convenient entry, COMAND
offers only available characters from
the character set based on your selec-
tions and the data stored on the navi-
gation DVD.
The character selected appears magni-
fied or black.
The system will complete the entry if
the input matches data stored on the
navigation DVD.
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115 Navigation*
Destination entry
Deleting a character
Press the
Delete
soft key, if necessary.
The character last accepted by the sys-
tem is deleted.
Confirming the data entry
After entering all the characters data entry
must be confirmed.
Press and hold for approx. 2 sec-
onds to confirm the entry;
or
Use or to select the sym-
bol and press.One frequently used destination address
can be established as the Home address.
Call up the Navigation main menu
(page 110).
Press the
Home
soft key.
A message No home
address
stored
appears
or if a home address has already been
established, the home address ap-
pears.
To start route guidance to the estab-
lished home address press.
or
To enter or change the home address,
press the
Change
soft key.
The Navigation main menu with menu
items to change the home address ap-
pears.
iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key (de-
letion of the last character) with the
Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
ok
iThe symbol can only be selected if
the system has recognized data entry.Entering a home address
ok
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121 Navigation*
Destination entry
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(page 130) appears.
The system accesses one of the following
menus after entering of a destination city
(
page 118):
For larger cities with more than 15
streets:
Enter Street menu.
For smaller cities with up to 15 streets:
Select Street menu (
page 121).
If no streets are registered for the se-
lected city, or if a street extends
through several city centers:
Select City Center menu (
page 120).
The appropriate menu can be identified
from the display in the status bar.Entering a street
Use the keypad menu or the 12 buttton
keypad to enter the data of the street
(page 114).
After entering the street a selection list
of streets appears. Now continue with
selecting a street.
Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a street.
Press the
List
soft key.
The selection list appears. Now contin-
ue with selecting a street.Selecting a street
Use or to select a street. The Page
soft keys allow scrolling through
the list page by page.
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu with
the selected destination information
appears;
or
If the street extends through several
city centers, the list of city centers re-
ferring to the street selected appears.
Entering a street in the destination
city