2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CL500 tow

194 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
POI list without input characters
Selecting a destination: 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.
Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 181).List options
Options in category and POI lists
If you enter a POI in the surrounding area,
initially, only categories and POIs within a
radius of approximately 12 mi around the
vehicle position are available.
The same applies if you enter a POI within
a given town or city and have previously
entered more than the state (USA) or prov-
ince (CDN) and the city or town.
If you expand the list, the search radius in-
creases to around 90 mi. This gives you ac-
cess to all categories and POIs within a
radius of about 90 mi.
Expanding list: In one of the lists se-
lect “Options”
“Expand Search”.
The list is expanded.
Options only in POI lists
Displaying details of the selected
entry: Select “Options”
“Details”.
The detailed view appears.
Closing detailed view: Select “OK”.

204 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (during route guidance)
Displaying route information
Select “Route”
“Route Info” in map
view with the menu system displayed
(
page 157).
The route information appears.
Example display with main destination and
stopover
1Distance to the destination
2Symbol = for stopover
3Abbreviation for province (CDN) or
state (USA)
4Town/city
5Street
6Symbol < for main destination
7Estimated driving time to the destina-
tion
8Estimated arrival time
Closing route info: Slide omp or
press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
iCOMAND uses the time set in COMAND as
the basis for calculating the estimated arrival
time. The clock must be set correctly in
COMAND (
page 227). The calculation of the
estimated arrival time does not additionally take
into account whether Daylight Saving Time or
standard time is applicable at the destination. If
the destination is in a different time zone, arrival
time display
8 is in local time. This is indicated
by “LT” in the display.
The following data cannot be seen until the route
calculation has been completed:

Distance to destination 1

Estimated arrival time 8

Estimated remaining travel time 7
If the destination is located within a partially dig-
itized area, the following data may differ from the
facts:

Distance to destination 1

Estimated arrival time 8

Estimated remaining travel time 7

211 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (destination memory)
Closing message: Select “OK”.
Depending on which data is missing or
cannot be found on the digital map, you
must now either:

select a state (USA) or province (CDN)

or enter a town/city

or enter a street

or enter a house number
Selecting a state (USA) or province
(CDN): Select desired state (USA) or
province (CDN) from the list.
Entering a town: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a town or city” section
(
page 168).
Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 171).
Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(
page 175).
If all data is available and matches the
digital map data, you can save the ad-
dress.
Saving: Select “Save”.Displaying your own address
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Memory”.
The destination memory list appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters. Whether the input characters
appear depends on the number of en-
tries in the destination memory.
Press n.
iIn the address book entry, the town/city
and street must be spelled in the same way as
the destination entry so that the data matches
the digital map data.
In order for the state (USA) or province (CDN) to
match the map data, you may either enter the
entire name or the abbreviation in the address
book.
Examples:

Florida or FL

Colorado or CO

Alberta or AB

Ontario or ON

215 Control systems
COMAND address book
Calling up the address book
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Address Book”.
The main address book display ap-
pears. If the address book already con-
tains entries, you will see the data of an
entry.
Illustration: address book entry
Selecting an entry in the main address
book display
Slide omp or rotate ymz until the
main area is selected.
Creating a new address book entry
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Address Book”
“New Entry”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields and the input characters.
Illustration: input menu for private data
1To switch between work and home
data ( or symbol)
2Selected data field with input mark
(cursor)
3Display of set data type – in example
display, home data is set ( symbol
and “Home” display)
4Input characters
iFor phone book entries in the mobile phone
that contain a name and a telephone number,
you will see the name and the number. If a phone
book entry in the mobile phone contains several
telephone numbers, you will see the message
“Multiple Numbers” instead of a telephone num-
ber.
iPlease observe the following when creating
a new address book entry:
You can define your own address in the destina-
tion memory in navigation mode. When defining
the address, you can transfer data already en-
tered as an address book entry.
In the address book entry, the town/city and
street must be spelled in the same way as the
destination entry so that the data matches the
digital map data.
In order for the state (province) to match the
map data, its complete name or abbreviation
may be entered.
Examples:

Florida or FL

Colorado or CO

Alberta or AB

Ontario or ON

223 Control systems
COMAND address book
Starting route guidance to an entry
Search for an address book entry
(
page 217).
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the address data field
(
page 219).
Select “Options”
“Navigate”.
or
Press n.
Further operation depends on whether the
address data is complete and matches the
digital map data of the navigation system.
It does not match, for example, if it is not
spelled in the same way as the destination
entry.
Address data is complete and matches
digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, the navigation
system starts the route calculation.Address data is incomplete or does not
match digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, a message ap-
pears indicating that the address is incom-
plete.
Closing message: Select “OK”.
Depending on which data is missing or
cannot be found on the digital map, you
must now either:

select a state (province)

select a county

or enter a town/city

or enter a street

or enter a house number
Selecting a state (province):
Select desired state (province) from
the list.
Selecting a county: Select desired
county from the list.
Entering a town: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a town or city” section
(
page 168).
Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 171).
Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(
page 175).
iPressing n only functions if one of the ad-
dress data fields contains data.
iFor the route calculation, the navigation sys-
tem requires the correct spellings of the state
(province), the town/city or zip code, the street
and under some circumstances, the house num-
ber. The town/city and street must be spelled in
the same manner as the destination entry.
The state (province) can be spelled as an entire
name or as an abbreviation.
Examples:

Florida or FL

Colorado or CO

Alberta or AB

Ontario or ON


231 Control systems
COMAND system settings
Setting the system language
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Language”.
The language list appears. A dot R in-
dicates the current setting.
Changing setting: Select desired lan-
guage.
The language is set.
Assigning the favorite button
1Favorite button
You can assign the following predefined
functions to the favorite buttonP:

“Rear Window Sunshade” (page 242)
You can use the favorite button to ex-
tend or retract the rear window sun-
shade. This is the default setting.

“Display OFF” (page 227)
You can use the favorite button to
switch the COMAND display on or off.

“Tow-away Alarm” (page 78)You can use the favorite button to acti-
vate or deactivate the tow-away alarm
(Depending on production date, your
vehicle may not be equipped with the
tow-away alarm).

“Repeat Navigation Command”
(
page 202)
You can use the favorite button to re-
call the last announcement issued by
the navigation system.
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Favorite”.
The list of predefined functions appears.
The dot R in front of the list entry indi-
cates the current setting.
Changing setting: Rotate ymz and
select desired function.
Saving setting and exit the menu:
Press n.

235 Control systems
COMAND vehicle menu
COMAND vehicle menu
In this menu, you can program the follow-
ing vehicle functions:Setting night security illumination
(Exterior Lighting Delayed Switch-off)
Use this function to set whether and how
long you would like the exterior lighting to
illuminate during darkness after exiting the
vehicle and both doors closed.
The exterior lighting automatically goes
out after the delayed switch-off time has
expired.
You can select:

“0 sec.”, the delayed switch-off feature
is deactivated

“15 sec.”, “30 sec.”, “45 sec.”, or
“60 sec.”, the delayed switch-off fea-
ture is activated
Select “Vehicle”.
The main area is active.
Selecting “Exterior Lighting Delayed
Switch-off” menu: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
Selecting length of time: Slide qmr
or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
or
Select “Vehicle”
“Vehicle”
“Exte-
rior Lighting Delayed Switch-off”.
A selection list appears.
The current setting is indicated by a
dotR.
FunctionPage
Exterior Lighting Delayed
Switch-off235
Locator Lighting236
Exterior Mirror Convenience
Settings237
Automatic Locking238
Easy Entry/Exit Feature239
Interior Ambient Light240
Interior Lighting Delayed
Switch-off241
Rear-window Sunshade242
Trunk Opening-height Restriction*242
Tow-away Alarm243
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
iYou can reactivate this function within
10 minutes by opening a door.


243 Control systems
COMAND vehicle menu
Confirming selection: Press n.
or
Select “Vehicle”
“Vehicle”
“Trunk
Opening-height Restriction”.
A checkmark appears when the trunk
opening-height restriction is switched
on.
Confirming selection: Press n.
Switching the tow-away alarm on/off
Depending on vehicle production date,
your vehicle may not be equipped with the
tow-away alarm.
To prevent triggering the tow-away alarm
feature (
page 78), switch off the
tow-away alarm before towing the vehicle,
or when parking on a surface subject to
movement, such as a ferry or auto train.
Select “Vehicle”.
The main area is active.
Selecting “Tow-away Alarm” func-
tion: Slide omp or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.or
Select “Vehicle”
“Vehicle”

“Tow-away Alarm”.
A checkmark appears when the
tow-away alarm is switched on.
Confirming selection: Press n.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
iYou can program the tow-away alarm func-
tion (
page 231) using the favorite button in the
center console.
When you press the favorite button, you can
switch the functions on or off.