2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S550 navigation system

201 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (last destinations)
COMAND navigation system (last destinations)
Saving a destination permanently in the destination memory
Proceed as described in the “Saving a
destination from the list of last destina-
tions” section (
page 195).Saving the vehicle position in the list of
last destinations
Centering map on the vehicle’s posi-
tion: Select “Navi”
“Position”

“Vehicle Position Map”.

Saving: Select “Navi”
“Position”

“Save Position”.
COMAND saves the current vehicle po-
sition as a destination in the list of last
destinations.
Saving the crosshair position in the list
of last destinations

Showing menu system, if neces-
sary: Press n.

Select “Position”
“Save Position”.
COMAND saves the crosshair position
as a destination in the list of last desti-
nations.
Deleting one of the last destinations
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Last Destinations”.
The list of last destinations appears.

Select desired destination.
The address of the destination ap-
pears.

Select “Delete”.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
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COMAND automatically saves the last desti-
nations for which the route calculation was
launched. It is stored in the “last destinations”
memory. If this memory is full, COMAND deletes
the oldest destination. You can also save one
destination from the list of last destinations in
the destination memory. It will be saved there
permanently.
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If you have manually moved the map, you
will see a crosshair on the map (
Seite 149).
You can save the crosshair position as a destina-
tion in the list of last destinations.

203 Control systems
COMAND address book
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 data1To 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
Switching between private and
business data: Select symbol 1.
The display switches to private or busi-
ness data, depending on the previous
status.

Changing data field: Slide rmq re-
peatedly until desired entry is highlight-
ed.
or

Select [ or ] repeatedly until de-
sired entry is highlighted.

Entering data into a field:
Select desired characters one by one
from the input characters.

Toggling upper and lower case for
the input characters: Select& or
(.

Changing language for the input
characters: Select!.

Select desired language.

Changing character set for the input
characters: Select#.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.
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Please 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


204 Control systemsCOMAND address book
Moving cursor in the data field:
SelectY or Z.

Deleting individual characters:
Select) and briefly press n.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.

Deleting an entire entry: Select)
and press and hold n until the entry is
deleted.

Saving an entry: Select?.

Canceling an entry: Select “Back”.
If one of the data fields contains new
data, a prompt will appear asking
whether you want to save the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will either be saved or
not, depending on your selection.
Deleting an entry
Search for desired entry (
page 204).

Select “Options”
“Delete”.
A deletion prompt appears.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will either be deleted or not,
depending on your selection.
Searching for an address book entry
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Address Book”
“Search”.
The search menu appears with the
smart speller.
1Symbol for complete address data
from the navigation system
2Symbol for summarized entries
from the mobile phone with the same
name but different telephone numbers
3Category symbol
4Smart speller
5Symbol for voice entry
6Back to the main address book display
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You cannot delete phone book entries from
the mobile phone.


209 Control systems
COMAND address book

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four data fields.

Select field to be overwritten.
COMAND deletes the number of the se-
lected field. You can now enter a new
number into the data field.

Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the Creating a new address book entry
section (
Seite 203).
Calling a number saved in an entry
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 206).

Press n.
or

Select “Options”
“Call”.
In both cases, the telephone* connects
the call.
Starting route guidance to an entry
Search for an address book entry
(page 204).

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the address data field
(page 206).

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”.
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To do this, COMAND must be equipped with
a telephone*. The mobile phone must be insert-
ed in the cradle*.
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Pressing n only functions if one of the ad-
dress data fields contains data.
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For 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

210 Control systemsCOMAND address bookDepending 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 159).

Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 161).

Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(page 166).
If all data is available and matches the dig-
ital map data, the navigation system starts
the route calculation.
Voice entries
Adding or changing a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
or without a voice entry (
page 204).

Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Add” or “Change”.
Subsequent operation is controlled by
voice. Voice Control* guides you
through the dialogs.
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If you have added data, COMAND saves your
additions. This means that you do not need to
re-enter this additional data later on.
The COMAND memory saves the additional data
in a special field, which cannot be displayed. The
data, which you have entered in the address
book initially in the display, remains unchanged.
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For voice entries, your vehicle must be
equipped with Voice Control*. You can not add
voice entries for address book entry that come
from the phone book in the mobile phone.
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You can add one voice entry per address
book entry.

213 Control systems
COMAND system settings
COMAND system settings
Systems settings menu overviewDisplay settings
Switching the display on or off
Switching off: Select “Vehicle”

“Display OFF”.

Switching back on: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.
Setting the display design

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Display”.

Select “Day Mode” or “Night Mode” or
“Automatic”.
Time settings
Setting the time

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Time”.

Selecting hour or minute(s):
Slideomp.

Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.

Saving setting: Press n.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 79).
Display
(page 213)
Time
(page 213)
Voice Control*
(page 215)
Language
(page 216)
Favorite
(page 216)
Services
(page 217)
Reset
(page 213)
Display settings
Time settings
Voice Control*
settings
Language
settings
Assign favorite
button
Bluetooth
settings
Reset COMAND to
factory settings
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In the “Automatic” setting, COMAND ana-
lyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor and
switches between the display design automati-
cally.
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The correct time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:


Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance


Calculation of estimated arrival time
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The increment value for setting the minutes
depends on the situation. If GPS reception is
available, it is 30 minutes. If GPS reception is not
available, it is one minute.

214 Control systemsCOMAND system settingsSetting the time zone and switching be-
tween Daylight Saving Time and stan-
dard time
Setting time zone: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Time”
“Time
Zone”.
The country list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the current
setting.

Select the country in which you are cur-
rently driving.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.

Select desired time zone.Subsequent operation depends on:


whether your navigation system has
GPS reception


which country you have previously set.
You may either:


manually switch between “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” and “Standard
time (Winter)” in a list
or


switch automatic Daylight Saving Time
to standard time changeover (and vice
versa) on or off.

Switching manually: Select “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” or “Standard
time (Winter)”.
The dot R in front of a list entry indi-
cates the current setting.

Switching automatic changeover on
or off: Select “Automatic Daylight Sav-
ings Time”.
You have switched the function on or
off. A checkmark appears when the
function is switched on.

Saving setting and exit the menu:
Slide omp.
Setting the date

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Date”.

Selecting month, day or year:
Slideomp.

Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.

Saving setting: Press n.
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The correct time zone and Daylight Saving
Time/standard time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:


Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance


Calculation of estimated arrival time
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If you have switched off the automatic
changeover function, you must change Daylight
Saving Time to standard time and vice versa
yourself.

216 Control systemsCOMAND system settingsCanceling during the first or second part
of individualization
Select “Cancel”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really do want to cancel.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, individualization will
be canceled. The data from the part at
which you exited is not saved.
If you select “No”, the part at which you
stopped begins again.
Deleting existing individualization data

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Voice Control”
“Delete individu-
alization”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really do want to delete.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
The individualization data will either be
deleted or not, depending on your se-
lection.
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 buttonYou can assign the following predefined
functions to the favorite buttonP:


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


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


“Tow-away Alarm”
You can use the favorite button to acti-
vate or deactivate the tow-away
alarm*.


“Repeat Navigation Command”
You can use the favorite button to re-
call the last command 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.