2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class Comand Manual

127 Navigation*
Destination input
or
Press the List soft key.
The city list will appear. You can now
select a city.
Selecting a city
Push the joystick to g or G to
select a city.Available soft keys:
Press the Details soft key to see all
information about the city entry.
Use the Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Press the Back s o f t k e y t o r e t u r n t o t h e
previous menu.
Press E to confirm your selection.
The Enter street menu will appear. You
can now enter a street.Enter parking
The Start route guidance menu will appear
after entering a destination address.
Here you can select parking nearby.
Start route guidance menu
Press the Parking soft key.
The Parking lot selection map is
displayed.
or
The message
No parking near the
destination
will appear.

128 Navigation*
Destination input
Selecting a parking lot
The map is displayed and shows the
destination and the available parkings lots.
One of the parking lot is spotlighted. The
name belonging to it is shown on the
status bar.
Use the Next or Prev. soft key to
select a parking lot on the map.
Press the Details soft key to see
more information about the parking lot.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 133).

129 Navigation*
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press c.
Push the joystick to H, h, g, G,
F, f.
or
Press the Map soft key, e.g. in the Start
route guidance menu (
page 133).
The map is shown in full view and
cross-hairs appear.
If soft key displays are hidden:
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys
POIs soft key:
Spotlight a POI if POIs are on the map
(
page 159).
Memory soft key:
Set a memory point and saved it in the
Last destinations memory
(
page 117).
Display soft key:
The Map view display will appear.
(
page 146).
Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section.
Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
i
The system automatically places the
cross-hairs on the current destination
address.
i
c was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx.
8 seconds, the soft key display will
disappear again.
i
The POIs, Memory and Display soft
keys are available if the
Map soft key
was pressed.

130 Navigation*
Destination input
Push the joystick to H, h, g, G
to move the cross-hairs.
Push the joystick to F or f to move
the cross-hairs diagonally.This allows you to select your destination.
Release the button.
If the system is able to assign a street
name to the selected location, it is
displayed on the status bar.
If a street name can not be assigned,
COMAND increases the zoom by one
increment each time E is pressed
until a street name can be selected.
Press E.
The system uses the point at the center
of the cross-hairs as destination.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 133).
i
If you press the Back soft key, your
selection will be discarded. The system
then uses the data of the previous
destination.
i
If a POI is close to the center of the
cross-hairs, a selection list will appear.
You can now select between a POI and
the address destination.

131 Navigation*
Destination input
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 114).
Press the Home soft key.
The message
No home address
available! Please enter home
address
will appear.
Press the Change soft key to edit a
home address.
or
The actual home address is shown.Here you can use the following
functions
changing to the map (page 129)
setting the routing mode
(
page 116)
editing home address (page 131)
starting route guidance
(
page 133)Editing home address
Press the Change soft key.
The Change home address menu will
appear.
You can use the following functions
selecting a destination from the
Destination memory (
page 154)
entering destination address
(
page 120)
Selecting home address

132 Navigation*
Destination input
selecting a destination from the Last
destinations memory (
page 152)
selecting a Point of Interest
(
page 156)
entering a POI by phone number
(
page 160)
selecting a destination from the
Today’s plan memory (
page 162)After entering the address the screen may
look as follows
Press E.
The home address is saved.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 133).

133 Navigation*
Route guidance

Route guidance
Route guidance can be started if the
destination input is complete and
Start
route guidance
is displayed at the
bottom of the main area.
Start route guidance menu
1Destination address
2Arrow indicates the direction to the
destination and the distance to the
destination (as the crow flies)
Press E.
Route calculation and route guidance
begins.
1Routing mode
Setting the routing mode (
page 116)
2Arrow indicate the direction of the
destination, the distance to destination
and
CALC RTE indication
3The road you are currently driving onRoute calculation can take some time,
depending on the distance to the
destination and the routing mode.
During route calculation, an arrow pointing
towards the destination, the distance to
the destination (as the crow flies) and
CALC RTE are displayed.
Route guidance begins when route
calculation is complete.
The system will calculate a new route
during active route guidance if the driver
does not follow the route guidance.
Starting route guidance
Route calculation
Recalculating an existing route

134 Navigation*
Route guidance
After route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays
(
page 135) and voice instructions. Repeating current voice instructions
If you have not understood a navigation
announcement, you can at any time have a
current announcement repeated.
Press j.
The current navigation announcement
is repeated.
Switching voice instructions On/Off
Switching off
Press J during a navigation
announcement.
The message
Voice announcements
muted
will appear briefly. Further route guidance takes place
using only the symbols in the display.
If a new route guidance cycle is started,
the announcements are automatically
switched on again.
Switching on again
Press j.
Voice instructions
WarningG
Voice instructions are intended to direct you
while driving without diverting your attenti-
on from the road and driving.
Always use this feature instead of consulting
the map display for directions. Consulting
the map displays for directions may cause
you to divert your attention from driving and
increase the risk of an accident.