2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CL500 center console

164 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a state, the input
characters 7 disappear automatically.
You see the list of states without the input
characters. Here you can confirm the cur-
rent entry or make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of states without in-
put characters at any time.
Switching manually to list of states
without input characters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of states without input characters
Selecting a state: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back” by
sliding om and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
Confirming selection: Press n.
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected state. The following menu items are now avail-
able:

“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 184)

“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)

“Town”: Entering a town or city
(
page 168)

“Street”: Entering a street
(
page 171)

“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(
page 166)
Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
iIt is not possible to enter zip codes if the dig-
ital map does not contain any zip codes for the
selected state.


167 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the numbers entered to a zip code, input
characters 4 disappear. You see the list
of zip codes without the input characters.
Here you can confirm the current entry or
make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of zip codes without
input characters at any time.
Switching manually to list of zip
codes without input characters:
Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of zip codes without input charac-
ters
Selecting a zip code: Slide qmr or ro-
tate ymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
Confirming selection: Press n.
You will see the address input menu
again.
It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:

Street and if necessary, house number,
town/city, state (USA) or province
(CDN)

Town/city, state (USA) or province
(CDN) and zip code

State (USA) or province (CDN) and zip
code
Which of the following menu items are now
available depends on the situation, or may
depend on the data version of the digital
map. The menu items which are not avail-
able cannot be selected.
iThe street and, if necessary, the house num-
ber, will then appear as soon as COMAND can at-
tribute the zip code to an appropriate address.

169 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
The top list entry 1 at first shows either
the town or city in which the vehicle is cur-
rently located or the town or city which
best corresponds to the input data as it
has been entered up to that point.
As soon as you enter a character from in-
put characters 4, the top list entry 1
shows the town or city that best corre-
sponds to the input data as it has been en-
tered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements characters 2 entered by the
user with appropriate characters 3.
Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.
Confirming character selection:
Press n.
Deleting individual characters:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.
Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a town or city,
the input characters 4 disappear auto-
matically. You see the list of towns or cities
without the input characters. Here you can
confirm the current entry or make another
selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of towns/cities with-
out input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of
towns/cities without input charac-
ters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
iIn the list of input characters 4, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the data version of the digital map.
iThe current town or city is shown if:

you have accepted the current state (USA) or
province (CDN) when entering the state
(USA) or province (CDN)

and if you select town/city entry immediate-
ly afterward

170 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of towns/cities without input char-
acters
1Symbol for more selection options
Selecting a town or city: Slide qmr
or rotate ymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
Confirming selection: Press n.
Towns/cities with symbol 1 mean
that there is more than one in the se-
lected state (USA) or province (CDN).
Confirming one of these towns/cities
will take you to a further sub-selection.
If there are no other selection options,
the address input menu appears again.
It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:

Town/city and state (USA) or province
(CDN)

Street, town/city and state (USA) or
province (CDN)
Which of the following menu items are now
available depends on the situation, or may
depend on the data version of the digital
map. The menu items which are not avail-
able cannot be selected.

“Map”: using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 184)

“Street”: entering the street
(
page 171)

“House No.”: entering the house num-
ber (
page 175)

“Center”: entering the center
(
page 173)

“Intersection”: entering the intersec-
tion (
page 178)

“POI”: entering a point of interest
(
page 188)

“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 206)

“Start”: starting the route calculation
(
page 181)
Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.
iThe street is visible if you have entered it be-
fore entering the town or city.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.

172 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a street, the in-
put characters 6 disappear. You see the
street list without the input characters.
Here you can confirm the current entry or
make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the street list without input
characters at any time.
Switching manually to the street list
without input characters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.Street list without input characters
1Symbol for more selection options
Selecting a street: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
Confirming selection: Press n.
Streets with symbol 1 run through
several suburbs. Confirming one of
these streets takes you to a further
sub-selection.
If there are no other selection options,
the address input menu appears again
after the confirmation.
It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:

Street and state (USA) or province
(CDN)

Street, town/city and state (USA) or
province (CDN)
Which of the following menu items are now
available depends on the situation, or may
depend on the data version of the digital
map. The menu items which are not avail-
able cannot be selected.
iThe town or city is visible if you have entered
it before entering the street, or if COMAND can
clearly attribute the street entered to a town or
city.


174 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
While the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the center which best corre-
sponds to the input data as it has been
entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements characters 2 entered by the
user with appropriate characters 3.
Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.
Confirming character selection:
Press n.
Deleting individual characters:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.
Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a center, the in-
put characters 7 disappear. You see the
list of centers without the input characters.
Here you can confirm the current entry or
make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of centers without
input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of
centers without input characters:
Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of centers without input characters
Selecting a center: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
Confirming selection: Press n.
After the confirmation, the address in-
put menu appears again. It shows the
center, town/city and state (USA) or
province (CDN).
iIn the list of input characters 7, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the data version of the digital map.

176 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
Confirming entry: Select? in the
second line from the bottom and
pressn.
If COMAND cannot clearly attribute the
house number to a town or city, the
town/city input menu appears.
Entering town: Proceed as de-
scribed in the “Entering a town or
city” section (
page 168).
After the town or city has been en-
tered, the address input menu ap-
pears again.
If COMAND can clearly attribute the
house number to a town or city, the ad-
dress input menu also appears.In both cases, the address input menu
shows the house number, street,
town/city and state (USA) or province
(CDN).
Which of the following menu items are now
available may depend on the data version
of the digital map. The menu items which
are not available cannot be selected.

“Map”: using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 184)

“POI”: entering a point of interest
(
page 188)

“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 206)

“Start”: starting the route calculation
(
page 181)
Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.
With the street and town/city previously
entered
In the address input menu, select
“House No.”.
The list of house numbers appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters (
page 178). Whether or not the
input characters appear depends on
how many house numbers are available
in the selected street.iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.


177 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of house numbers with input
characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 4 are automatically activated.
1Numbers entered by the user
2Numbers automatically added by the
system
3Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
4Input characters
5Currently non-selectable numbers
6Currently selected number
7Currently selectable numbers
8List of house numbersWhile the numbers are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 3 al-
ways shows the house number which best
corresponds to the input data as it has
been entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements numbers 1 entered by the
user with appropriate numbers 2.
Selecting numbers: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
Confirming number selection:
Pressn.
Deleting individual numbers:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.
Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the numbers entered to a house number,
the input characters 4 disappear. You see
the list of house numbers without the input
characters. Here you can confirm the cur-
rent entry or make another selection.
During number entry, you can also manual-
ly switch to the list of house numbers with-
out input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of
house numbers without input char-
acters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
iIn the list of input characters 4, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the data version of the digital map.