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152 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Press '7if you want to start route
guidance (
page 131), otherwise7
press the
Back soft key.
Deleting an entry from the Last destina-
tions memory
Select an entry (page 151).
Press the Delete soft key.
You are prompted to confirm whether
or not the destination is to be deleted.
Use # to select the menu item Yes.
Press '.
The destination is deleted.
Calling up the Destination memory and
selecting a destination
Open the Navigation main menu
(
page 112).
Use % o r & to select the Destination
memory
menu item.
Press '.
The Destination memory appears. This
is indicated by
Destination memory dis-
played in the status bar.
Use#, $, % or & to select the
desired entry.
Selectable soft keys and options
Details soft key
Displays details on the selected entry
(if available),
Delete soft key
Allows to delete the selected entry
(
page 153),
Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion from the Destination memory
Select a destination.
Press '.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.
Press '7if you want to start route
guidance (
page 131), otherwise7
press the
Back soft key.
Destination memory
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154 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
To select lower or upper case or to select
special characters, the following shift
fields on the display are available:
= upper case
= lower case
= special characters
Use&, # or $7to select one of
the shift fields.
Press'.
Use#, $, %, &, 6 or 8 to
select the characters. Press ' after
each selection.
If necessary, press the Delete soft key
to delete the character last entered.
Upon completion of the name entry
press and hold ' for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or
Use$ or & to select the sym-
bol and press '.
The system will save the entry.
ABC
abc
...
i
Do not confuse the Delete soft key (de-
letion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
ok
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156 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
POIs main menu
Selection of one of the following menu
items is possible:
Current position:
Selecting a POI in the local area;
Select city:
Selecting a POI in any city to be select-
ed (
page 157);
Global destinations:
A POI from global categories can be se-
lected (
page 157).
The selection is restricted to the region
entered last; however, the region selec-
tion can be changed.
In the POIs main menu, select the
Current position menu item.
Press '.
A list of POI categories appears for the
selection of a category.
Selecting a POI category
Use% or & to select a category.
The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Press '.
If you have selected the Restaurant
category, another list will be displayed
from which you can select a sub-cate-
gory, e.g. Chinese food.
If you have selected any other catego-
ry, this will take you straight to the list
of POIs.
Selecting a POISelecting POI in the local area of the
current position
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159 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Press the Details soft key if you want to
see details of a selected POI.
The details disappear after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details soft key again.
Press '.
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 131) appears.
Press 5;
or
In the Destination entry menu
(
page 118), press the Map soft key.
The full-screen map appears. Symbols
indicate the POIs.
If required, use#, $, %, &, 6
or 8 to move the map.
If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
Press the Symbol soft key.
A POI is selected and highlighted in col-
or. Its name appears in the status bar.
Selecting a POI using the map
i
Th e P O I s y m b o l s t o b e d i s p l a y e d c a n b e
selected (
page 147).
POI symbols are indicated only if the
map scale is set to 0.05 mi (50 m), 0.1
mi (100 m), 0.2 mi (200 m), or 0.5 mi
(500 m).
To change the map scale (
page 133).
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162 Service
Tele Aid*
Tele Aid* incorporates the following func-
tions:
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance
Information
For certain emergency situations, the sys-
tem automatically triggers an emergency
call. An emergency call can also be trig-
gered manually. Refer to your vehicle Op-
erator's Manual for additional information.
If the system initiates an emergency call,
Connecting appears on the display.
During the emergency call
Call Connected
appears on the display. No operation from
COMAND is possible.Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance will
assist if technical problems with your vehi-
cle are experienced.
Roadside Assistance can be requested
manually. Refer to your vehicle Operator's
Manual for additional information.
Upon request of Roadside Assistance the
system initiates the call to the Mercedes-
Benz Response Center.
Connecting appears on the display.
If the connection is made, the message
Call Connected appears on the display.
Even after termination of the connection,
the service may remain active for up to an-
other 5 minutes in order to transmit any re-
quired data. During this time, phone calls
cannot be made, nor can SMS messages
be received.During activation of a roadside assistance
call, it is not possible to switch to another
application.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Cancelling text messages
Press' after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.
Starting route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.
Use# to select the Yes menu item
and confirm with '.
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(
page 131).
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance
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163 Service
Tele Aid*
Terminating the connection
On the COMAND control unit
Press3.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Presst .
COMAND reverts to the system last ac-
tive before Tele Aid* was activated.
A call to the Mercedes-Benz Response
Center will be initiated. Information re-
garding the operation of your vehicle, the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or Mercedes-Benz USA products and ser-
vices is available to you. Refer to your vehi-
cle Operator's Manual for additional
information.
When a call to the Mercedes-Benz Re-
sponse Center is initiated,
Connecting ap-
pears on the display. When the connection is made, the mes-
sage
Call Connected appears on the display.
Even after the connection has been termi-
nated, the service will remain active for 5
minutes in order to transmit any required
data. During this time, phone calls can not
be made, nor can SMS messages be re-
ceived.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.
Cancelling text messages
Press' after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.
Starting route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.
Use# to select the Yes menu item
and confirm with '.
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(
page 131)
Information
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166 System
System settings
Press<.
The System menu appears.
Selectable soft keys
Time soft key
For setting the date and time
Lang. soft key
For setting the language (
page 168)
Tones soft key
For switching confirmation beeps
and acoustic signals ON and OFF
(
page 168)
Display soft key
For changing the display settings
(
page 169)
Reset soft key
For resetting COMAND to the factory
settings (
page 170)
Press the Time soft key.
The Date/Time setting menu appears.
The following options are now available:
Setting the time
Setting the date
Setting the date/time format
Setting the time
The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat-
ellites has to be set to the local time zone.
This enhances:
correct navigation for routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance, and
correct calculation of the estimated
time of arrival.
Calling up the System menu
Setting the date/time
i
There is no automatic change from day-
light saving time to standard time.
This has to be changed manually.
When you change the time zone, the
clock time also changes automatically.
If you enter an incorrect time, the time
difference remains unchanged when
you change time zone.
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167 System
System settings
Use# or $ to select the hours or
the minutes.
Press% or &.
Depending on the selection, hours or
minutes are set.
Setting the minutes:
With GPS reception, each time you
press % o r & changes the time in in-
crements of 30 minutes. Without GPS
reception, the time is changed in 1
minute increments.
Setting the hours:
Each time you press % or &, the
hours change in increments of 1 hour.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.Setting the date
Use# or $ to select the day, the
month or the year.
Press% or &.
Depending on the selection, the day,
the month, or the year is set.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
Setting the Date/Time format
Press the Format soft key.
Y o u w i l l s e e t h e d a t e a n d t i m e f o l l o w i n g
the currently selected format, as well
as a list of possible formats.
i
The date can be set only if GPS recep-
tion is available.
i
List entry 1-3: Date formats
List entry 4 and 5: Time formats
(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex-
ample below.)
Solid circle : format set
Empty circle : format not set