2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 Owner's Manual

176 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
If COMAND finds destinations, you will
see a list of the destinations and details
of how far away they are in the
right-hand side of the display. The in-
formation about how far away the des-
tinations are can take a few seconds to
be displayed.
The left-hand part of the display shows
the destinations on the map. The desti-
nation marked in the list is highlighted
in the map.

Selecting a destination: Select the
desired destination from list.
The address of the destination ap-
pears.

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 171).
Entering another destination as a stop-
over

Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“Stopover”.

Entering: Select “Other”.You can select between the following
menu items:


“Address Entry”


“From Memory”


“From Last Destinations”


“From POIs”

Select a menu item.
Subsequent destination entries may differ,
depending on your selection:


“Address Entry” selection: 
Enter a destination by address
(page 153).


“From Memory” selection:
Enter a destination from the desti-
nation memory (
page 172).


“From Last Destinations” selection: 
Enter a destination from the list of
last destinations (
page 174).


“From POIs” selection:

Enter a special destination
(page 177).

Starting route calculation: after en-
tering a destination, select “Start”
(page 171).
Changing a stopover
If a stopover has already been entered, you
can change it.

Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“Stopover”
“Change Stopover”.

Enter another destination as a stop-
over.
Deleting the stopover
If a stopover has already been entered, you
can delete it.

Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“Stopover”
“Delete Stopover”.
COMAND deletes the stopover and cal-
culates the route to the main destina-
tion.


177 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
Entering a POI in the surrounding area
In the map view while the menu system
is displayed, select (
page 148) “Des-
tination”
“From POIs”
“Current
Position”.

Continue with designating the POI cat-
egory (
page 178).
Entering a POI in the surroundings of a
given town
Option 1
In the map view while the menu system
is displayed, select (
page 148) “Des-
tination”
“From POIs”
“Other
Town”.

If necessary, enter state (USA)
(page 154) or province (CDN)
(page 154).

Entering town: Select “Town”.
The town/city input menu appears.

Then proceed as described in the “En-
tering a town or city” section
(page 159).

After entering the town or city, contin-
ue with designating the POI category
(page 178).
Option 2

Enter an address in the address input
menu (
page 153).

Select “POI”.

Continue with designating the POI cat-
egory (
page 178).
Entering a POI in a different region
In the map view while the menu system
is displayed, select “Destination”

“From POIs”
“Global POI”
(page 148).
The category list appears. The state
(USA) or province (CDN) currently se-
lected is shown in the first list entry.
i
This function gives you quick access to POIs
which are of national interest in the state (USA)
or province (CDN) you have selected. The follow-
ing categories may be available:


“AIRPORT”


“BORDER CROSSING”


“HIGHWAY ACCESS”
Not all categories are available in all states (USA)
or provinces (CDN).


178 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
Selecting another state (USA) or
province (CDN): Select the first list
entry.
A list of states/provinces appears.

Select desired state (USA) or province
(CDN).
If there are no POIs for the selected
state (USA) or province (CDN), you will
see a corresponding message.
Closing message: Select “OK”.
You can again select a state (prov-
ince).
If there are POIs, you will see the cate-
gory list again.

Proceed as described in the “Selecting
a category” paragraph in the “Main cat-
egory list without input characters”
section (
page 180).
Designating a POI category
The categories and POIs available depend
on the distance from the vehicle position
you have set for the POI.

POI in the surrounding area:
categories sorted alphabetically and
POIs sorted by distance within a radius
of about 12 mi around the vehicle posi-
tion are available. You can extend the
search radius using the list options
(page 183).


POI within a given town:
If you have only entered the state (USA)
or province (CDN) and the town or city,
alphabetically sorted categories and al-
phabetically sorted POIs within the
town/city are available.If you have entered more than the state
(USA) or province (CDN) and the town
or city, alphabetically sorted categories
and POIs sorted by distance within a
radius of about 12 mi around the ad-
dress entered are available.
You can extend the search radius and
the category selection using the list op-
tions (
page 183).


POIs in a different region:
Alphabetically sorted categories and
alphabetically sorted POIs are avail-
able.
Entering a category
Depending on the number of available cat-
egories, the main category list appears for
category entry either with or without input
characters (
page 180).


179 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
Main category list with input characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 5 are automatically activated.
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Symbol for available POIs or other
available subcategories
5Input characters
6Currently non-selectable characters
7Currently selectable character
8Currently selected character
9Main category listWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the category 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 80).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a category, the
input characters 5 disappear.
You see the list of main categories without
the input characters. Here you can confirm
the current entry or make another selec-
tion.
You can also manually switch to the main
category list without input characters at
any time.

Switching manually to the main cat-
egory list without input characters:
Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
i
In the list of input characters 5, 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.

180 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)Main category list without input charac-
tersExample illustration: main category list for
POIs in the surrounding area1Category
2Symbol for available POIs or other
available subcategories
Selecting a main category: Slide
qmr or rotate ymz.

Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 80).

Confirming selection: Press n.
Main categories with symbol 2 con-
tain either POIs or subcategories. Fur-
ther operation depends on whether the
selected main category contains sub-
categories or only POIs.
Selected main category contains subcate-
gories:
Selecting such a main category opens a list
of subcategories. The illustration below
shows by way of example the “RESTAU-
RANT” main category with available sub-
categories 4.1Main category
2To show all POIs for all subcategories
under category 1
3Symbol for available POIs
4Subcategory

Selecting a subcategory: Slide qmr
or rotate ymz.

Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 80).

181 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)

Confirming selection: Press n.
After selecting a subcategory, a list of
POIs appears. It contains the POIs
available within the search radius of
the subcategory.
Selected main category contains no sub-
categories, but only POIs:
Selecting such a main category immedi-
ately opens a list of POIs. The POI list con-
tains the available POIs within the search
radius of the main category.POI list
Depending on the situation, COMAND first
shows the following list or the POI list with
input characters.
The illustration below shows by way of ex-
ample the POI list for the “RESTAURANT”
main category, “FRENCH CUISINE” subcat-
egory within the surrounding area.
1Compass heading to the destination
2Linear distance to the destination
3Special destinationIn the POI list, you can either select a POI
or enter the name of the POI.
Selecting a POI

Select desired POI.
The POI list disappears and the address
of the POI appears.

Back to POI list: Select “Back” and
press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 80).

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 171).
i
If you have selected list item 2, the POI list
contains all POIs for all subcategories within the
search radius of main category 1.
i
Displays 1 and 2 are not visible if you
have already entered a POI within a particular
town or city. Displays 1 and 2 are static; they
do not change while you are driving.

182 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)Entering name of POI
Select “Options”
“Spell”.
The POI list appears with input charac-
ters; the input characters are automat-
ically activated.
POI list with input characters
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Input characters
5Currently selectable character
6Currently non-selectable characters
7POI list
8Currently selected characterWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the POI that best corresponds
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 80).
i
For POIs in other regions, this list also shows
the compass heading to the destination as well
as the linear distance to the destination, as in the
previous illustration.
i
In 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.

183 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a POI, the input
characters 4 disappear.
You see the POI list without input charac-
ters. Here you can confirm the current en-
try or make another selection.
You can also manually switch to the POI
list without input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the POI list
without input characters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.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 80).

Confirming selection: Press n.

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 171).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 approx. 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” lists,
select.
The list is expanded.