2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class comand

152 Navigation
Route guidance
Once you have reached your destination, a
checkered flag is displayed and route guid-
ance is ended automatically.Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tion
COMAND can also guide you to destina-
tions that are within the area covered by
the digital map, but are not themselves in-
cluded on the map.
Such destinations are off-road destina-
tions, which you can enter, for example, by
entering the destination via the map.
In this case, COMAND guides you on roads
known to the system for as long as possi-
ble using navigation announcements and
route guidance displays.1Off-road destination
2Off-road route segment (dashed line)
3Current vehicle location, tip of the tri-
angle points in the vehicle’s direction
of travel
4Off-road, no road name available
Just before reaching the last known point
on the map, the message “You will enter an
area with unreliable map data in xx miles” is
announced.
When the vehicle is entering the area that
is not covered by the digital map, the
screen is split. On the right half of the
screen an arrow appears that points to the
off-road destination
1 and the system
announces: “Please follow the arrow on the
display”. When the vehicle comes close to
the destination the message “Destination
region reached” is given.
Destination or destination region
reached
Off-road and off-map
G Warning
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver’s sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by
various factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into consider-
ation by the COMAND system.

153 Navigation
Route guidance
Route guidance from an off-road posi-
tion to a destination
If the vehicle location is within the area
covered by the digital map, but the map it-
self does not contain any information on
the location, the vehicle is in an off-road
position. COMAND can guide you from
such a position to a destination.
At the start of route guidance you will see
the message “Off Mapped Road”, an arrow
and the distance to the destination. The ar-
row indicates the direction of the actual
destination.
The blue marking for the route on the map
starts from the nearest road known to the
system.
As soon as the vehicle is travelling again on
a road known to the system, route guid-
ance continues in the usual manner.
Route guidance from an off-map posi-
tion to a destination
If the vehicle location is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehi-
cle is in an off-map position.
COMAND can guide you from such a posi-
tion to a destination.At the start of route guidance you will see
the message “Off Map”, an arrow and the
distance to the destination. The arrow indi-
cates the direction of the actual destina-
tion.
The blue marking for the route on the map
starts from the nearest road known to the
system.
As soon as the vehicle is travelling again on
a road known to the system, route guid-
ance continues in the usual manner.
Off-road during route guidance
The actual path of the road may deviate
from the data in the digital map due to road
works.
In cases like this, the system is temporarily
not able to locate the vehicle location on
the digital map; the vehicle is thus in an off-
road position.
The display then shows the message “Off
Mapped Road”, an arrow and the distance
to the destination. The arrow indicates the
direction of the actual destination.
As soon as the vehicle location is found
again, route guidance continues in the usu-
al manner.
i During an active telephone call, the naviga-
tion announcements are suppressed.
If you missed an announcement, you can
request a current announcement at any
time.
To request current announcement:
Select “Navi”
K 6.
or
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
6.
To switch off navigation announce-
ments: Press
V during the announce-
ment.
Navigation announcements
G Warning
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting
your attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Consulting the symbols or map display for
directions may cause you to divert your at-
tention from driving and increase your risk
of an accident.


154 Navigation
Route guidance
The message “The driving instructions
have been muted” appears briefly.
To switch navigation announce-
ments back on again manually: Se-
lect “Navi”
K 6.
or
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
6.
or
Start new route calculation
(
page 135).
or
If you switch COMAND on again or
start the engine.
To set the volume of the announce-
ments: Set the volume during an auto-
matic announcement Setting the
volume (
page 35).
or
Call up an announcement manually us-
ing “Navi”
K 6 and set the volume
(
page 35).
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Destination”
K “Cancel Route
Guidance”.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Destination”
K “Continue Route
Guidance”.
COMAND calculates the route.
i The Detour function blocks a route segment
ahead. You can set the length of the block.
COMAND calculates a detour route if possible.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Route”
K “Detour”.
To set length of block: Select
“Longer” or “Shorter” repeatedly until
the required length is set.The blocked segment is highlighted in
red/white on the map. Shown at the
top of the display is the length of the
blocked segment and the route seg-
ment to which the block goes.
To cancel the function: Select “Back”.
To start route calculation: Select
“Start”, see also (
page 135).
To change a block: Select “Navi” K
“Route”
K “Detour” K “Change”.
i If a block already exists, the message “De-
tour Already Set” is displayed. You can then
change or delete this.
Then set length of block.
To delete block: Select “Navi” K
“Route”
K “Detour” K “Delete”.
i If a block already exists, the message “De-
tour Already Set” is displayed. You can then
change or delete this.
Cancelling route guidance
Resuming route guidance after
cancelling
Detour function

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Route guidance
i When calculating the estimated time of ar-
rival, COMAND uses the time set on the CO-
MAND as its basis. For this reason, the time on
COMAND must be set correctly (
page 165).
The calculation of the estimated time of arrival
does not specifically take into consideration
whether it is summer time or standard time at
the destination. It is not taken into consideration
whether or not the destination is in a different
time zone.
The distance to the destination, the estimated
time of arrival and the estimated remaining jour-
ney time 1, 5 are not displayed until the route
calculation is complete.
To close destination information:
Slide omp.
or
Press the í button.

158 Navigation
Destination memory
After entering the address, select
“Save”.
COMAND then saves the entry. A mes-
sage is displayed and then the Enter
Destination menu with the selected ad-
dress. “Start” is highlighted automati-
cally.
Using address book entry as home ad-
dress
Switch to the destination memory list
without predictive speller if necessary
(
page 157).
To assign address for first time:
Press n and select “Assign to Address
Book Entry”.
or
To change home address: Select
“Options”
K “Assign to Address Book
Entry”.
In both cases you will see either the list
or, if there are more than 8 address
book entries, the search menu with
search speller.
Select the desired address book entry.
Proceed as described in the “Searching
for an address book entry” section
(
page 106).
i Under “Assigning a destination to an ad-
dress book entry” on (
page 160) you will find
out how to link address book entries to data that
support navigation.
To confirm selection: Press n.
Address assigned for first time:
COMAND saves the entry. A message is
displayed and then the Enter Destination
menu with the selected address. “Start” is
highlighted automatically.
To change address:
You will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to overwrite the “My Address”.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” COMAND overwrites
the destination. A message is displayed
and then the Enter Destination menu
with the selected address. “Start” is
highlighted automatically.
If you select “No” the list reappears.Selecting home address for route guid-
ance
i If the “My Address” entry already contains
data that support navigation (Q symbol), you
can select this for route guidance.
If the symbol is missing, then first assign a desti-
nation to this entry (
page 157).
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Memo-
ry”.
If there are more than 8 entries in the
destination memory, the destination
memory list with predictive speller is
displayed, otherwise the destination
memory list is displayed without
predictive speller (
page 137).
Destination memory list with
predictive speller: Slide qm repeat-
edly until the list appears without the
speller.
or
Select B
Press n.
Destination memory list without
predictive speller: Press n.

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Destination memory
The Enter Destination menu is dis-
played with the address data for the
home address. “Start” is highlighted
automatically.
Starting route calculation
Press n.
Route guidance begins after the route
has been calculated (
page 148).
i This function also saves the destination to
the address book. COMAND creates an address
book entry there, which contains the complete
address data that support navigation. You can
then select this entry in the address book and
from there start navigation to the address.
After entering the address
After entering the address
(
page 126), select “Save”.
Now you can select memory options.
During route guidance
Display menu system if applicable
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “Save Destina-
tion”.
Now you can select memory options.
Accepting from the last destinations
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Last
Destinations”.
The list of last destinations appears.
To select a destination: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
To confirm destination: Press n.
The address of the destination is dis-
played.
Select “Save”.
or
Select destination and then “Options”
K “Save”.
In both cases, you can then select
memory options.
Saving a destination in the destina-
tion memory

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Destination memory
Selecting memory options
Saving destination without name
Select “Save Without Name”.
COMAND saves the destination in the
destination memory and uses the ad-
dress as the destination name.
or
Select “Save as My Address”.
COMAND saves the destination under
the “My Address” entry in the destina-
tion memory.
If the entry already contains data that
support navigation, you will be prompt-
ed to confirm that you wish to over-
write the previous destination address.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” the message “Saving
Procedure Successful” appears, select-
ing “No” cancels the operation.
Saving destination with name
Select “Save With Name”.
Select desired category, e. g. “Home”.
The input menu is displayed with the
data fields and the predictive speller.1Selected data field with cursor
2Predictive speller
To enter data: Continue with the step
“Switching data field” (
page 105) in
the “Creating a new address book en-
try” section.
COMAND saves the destination under
the name entered.
Assigning destination to an address
book entry
i This function assigns the complete address
data that support navigation to an existing ad-
dress book entry. You can then select this entry
in the address book and from there start naviga-
tion to the address.
Select “Assign to Address Book Entry”.
Select the desired category, e. g.
“Home”.
You will see either the list or, if there
are more than 8 address book entries,
the search menu with search speller.
Select the desired address book entry.
Proceed as described in the “Searching
for an address book entry” section
(
page 106).
If the selected address book entry does
not yet contain any address data that
support navigation, COMAND saves
the data.
If the selected address book entry al-
ready contains address data that sup-
port navigation, you will be prompted
to confirm that you wish to overwrite
the existing data.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” COMAND saves the
data.

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Destination memory
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Memo-
ry”.
If there are more than 8 entries in the
destination memory, the destination
memory list with predictive speller
(
page 136) is displayed, otherwise
the destination memory list is dis-
played without predictive speller
(
page 137).
Select destination you want. Proceed
as described for entering a destination
in the “Entering a destination from the
destination memory” section
(
page 135).
Select “Options” K “Delete”.
You will be prompted to confirm that
you wish to delete the destination.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” COMAND deletes
the destination. A message will be dis-
played.
i If the address data, which support naviga-
tion, for the destination to be deleted has also
been assigned to an address book entry,
COMAND deletes this data there too. If the cor-
responding address book entry does not contain
any other data, e. g. phone numbers, COMAND
deletes the entire address book entry.Deleting destination or home address
from the destination memory