2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class Comand Manual

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Destination input
i In the predictive speller 8 you can only se-
lect characters 7 that are currently available.
The characters that are available depends on
those already entered and the data for the digital
map.
When entering characters, the list entry 3
always displays a city that best matches
the characters already entered.
COMAND automatically adds matching let-
ters 2 to those characters 1 already en-
tered by the user.
Entering characters
To select characters: Rotate ymz or
slide omp.
Slide qmr to switch between the lines
in the speller.
To confirm character selection:
Press n.Deleting an entry
To delete individual characters: Se-
lect õ at the bottom right of the
speller and press n.
or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entire en-
try has been deleted.
Cancelling an entry
Select A at the bottom left of the
speller and press n.
or
Press the í button.
The Enter Destination menu appears.Accepting first list entry
Press and hold n until the
Enter Destination menu appears.
Here you will find the accepted list
entry.
or
If COMAND can match the characters en-
tered definitively to one city, the Enter
Destination menu appears automatically
with the selected list entry.
Switching to the city list without predic-
tive speller
If other entries for a city exist, or the name
exists more than once in the system, then
B is highlighted in the speller.
Press n.
You can switch to the list at any point while
entering characters.
Slide qm repeatedly until the list ap-
pears without the speller.
or
Select B and press n.

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City list without predictive speller
1+ symbol for additional options
To select a city: Rotate ymz or slide
qmr.
To cancel selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press the í button.
To confirm selection: Press n.
A city with the 1 symbol exists more
than once in the selected country. Con-
firming this type of city will result in a
further selection. The + symbol then
switches to /.If no other options exist, the Enter Des-
tination menu appears again in the dis-
play.
COMAND has accepted the selected
city and entered it automatically in the
Enter Destination menu.
Entering a zip code
i You can only enter those zip codes that are
stored in the digital map. For some countries it is
not possible to enter any zip code.
In the Enter Destination menu
(
page 126) select “ZIP”.
The zip code list is displayed with or
without predictive speller
(
page 130).
The display of the predictive speller de-
pends on how many zip codes are avail-
able for the selected state/province.
Zip code list with predictive speller
If this list is given in the display, the
predictive speller 9 is activated automat-
ically.1Numbers entered by the user
2Numbers automatically added by the
system
3List entry that best matches the
characters already entered
4Switches to list without speller
5Press and hold deletes complete entry,
press briefly deletes last character
6Currently available digits
7Currently selected digit
8Currently unavailable digit
9Predictive speller
aCancels entry
bList
i In the predictive speller 9 you can only se-
lect digits that are currently available. The char-
acters that are available depends on those
already entered and the data for the digital map.

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When entering a digit, the list entry 3 al-
ways displays a zip code that best matches
the characters already entered. COMAND
automatically adds matching digits 2 to
those digits 1 already entered by the us-
er.
For the steps of

Entering characters

Deleting an entry

Accepting first list entry

Cancelling an entry

Switching to the list without predic-
tive speller
proceed as described under “City list with
predictive speller” (
page 127).
or
If COMAND can match the characters en-
tered definitively to one city, the Enter
Destination menu appears automatically
with the selected list entry.Switching to the zip code list without
predictive speller
You can switch to the list at any point while
entering characters.
Slide qm repeatedly until the list ap-
pears without the speller.
or
Select B and press n.
ZIP code list without predictive speller
To select a zip code: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To cancel selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press the í button.
To confirm selection: Press n.
If COMAND can assign the zip code to
a unique address, the Enter Destination
menu is displayed again. The address
data has been entered automatically.
Now you can start the route calculation
(
page 135).
If COMAND is unable to assign the zip
code to a unique address, the Enter
Destination menu is also displayed
again. The zip code has been entered
automatically. To further limit the
choice, you can now enter the street
(
page 131). When entering the
street, only those streets within the
area of the entered zip code are avail-
able.

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Entering a street
i Any city center that has already been en-
tered is deleted when a street is entered. You
can only enter those streets that are stored in
the digital map.
In the Enter Destination menu select
“Street”.
The street list is displayed with or
without predictive speller
(
page 131). The display of the
predictive speller depends on how
many streets are available for the se-
lected city, state or province.
Street list with predictive speller
If this list is given in the display, the
predictive speller 2 is activated automat-
ically.1List entry that best matches the
characters already entered
2Predictive speller
i In the predictive speller 2 you can only se-
lect characters that are currently available. The
characters that are available depends on those
already entered and the data for the digital map.
For the steps of

Entering characters

Deleting an entry

Accepting first list entry

Cancelling an entry

Switching to the list without predic-
tive speller
proceed as described under “City list
with predictive speller” (
page 127).Street list without predictive speller
To select a street: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To cancel selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press the í button.
To confirm selection: Press n.
Streets with the + symbol pass
through several parts of a city. Con-
firming this type of street will result in
a further selection. The + symbol then
switches to /.


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If no other options exist, the Enter Des-
tination menu appears again. COMAND
has accepted the selected street and
entered it automatically in the Enter
Destination menu.
Now you can start the route calculation
(
page 135).
Entering a city center
i You can only enter those city centers that
are stored in the digital map.
In the Enter Destination menu select
“Center”.
The city center list is displayed with or
without predictive speller. The display
of the predictive speller depends on
how many city centers are available for
the selected city.
City center list with predictive speller
If this list is given in the display, the
predictive speller 2 is activated automat-
ically.1List entry that best matches the
characters already entered
2Predictive speller
i In the predictive speller 2 you can only se-
lect characters that are currently available. The
characters that are available depends on those
already entered and the data for the digital map.
For the steps of

Entering characters

Deleting an entry

Accepting first list entry

Cancelling an entry

Switching to the list without predic-
tive speller
proceed as described under “City list
with predictive speller” (
page 127).City center list without predictive spell-
er
To select a city center: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
To cancel selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press the í button.
To confirm selection: Press n.
After the confirmation, the Enter Desti-
nation menu appears again. COMAND
has accepted the selected city center
and entered it automatically in the En-
ter Destination menu.
Now you can start the route calculation
(
page 135).

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Entering a house number
i It is not possible to enter house numbers un-
til the street has been entered. You can only en-
ter those house numbers that are stored in the
digital map. The digital map does not contain all
house numbers for all streets.
In the Enter Destination menu select
“No.”.
The house number list is displayed with
(
page 133) or without predictive
speller (
page 133). The display of the
predictive speller depends on how
many house numbers are available for
the selected street.
House number list with predictive spell-
er
If this list is displayed, the predictive spell-
er 3 is activated automatically.1List entry that best matches the
characters already entered
2List
3Predictive speller
i In the predictive speller 3 you can only se-
lect digits that are currently available. The char-
acters that are available depends on those
already entered and the data for the digital map.
For the steps of

Entering digits

Deleting an entry

Accepting first list entry

Cancelling an entry

Switching to the list without predic-
tive spellerproceed as described under proceed
as described under “City list with
predictive speller” (
page 127).
House number list without predictive
speller
To select house number: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
To cancel selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press the í button.


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To confirm selection: Press n.
After the confirmation, the Enter Desti-
nation menu appears again. COMAND
has accepted the selected house num-
ber and entered it automatically in the
Enter Destination menu.
Now you can start the route calculation
(
page 135).
Entering a junction
i A junction can be entered once you have en-
tered a street (
page 131). You can only enter
those junctions that are stored in the digital map.
In the Enter Destination menu select
“Intersection”.
The junction list is displayed with or
without predictive speller
(
page 134). The display of the
predictive speller depends on how
many junctions are available for the se-
lected street.
Junction list with predictive speller
If this list is given in the display, the
predictive speller 3 is activated automat-
ically.1List entry that best matches the
characters already entered
2List
3Predictive speller
i In the predictive speller 3 you can only se-
lect characters that are currently available. The
characters that are available depends on those
already entered and the data for the digital map.
For the steps of

Entering characters

Deleting an entry

Accepting first list entry

Cancelling an entry

Switching to the list without predic-
tive speller
proceed as described under “City list
with predictive speller” (
page 127).Junction list without predictive speller
1+ symbol for additional options
To select a junction: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To cancel selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press the í button.
To confirm selection: Press n.
After the confirmation, the Enter Desti-
nation menu appears again. COMAND
has accepted the selected junction and
entered it automatically in the Enter
Destination menu. Now you can start
the route calculation (
page 135).

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Starting route calculation
i Route calculation can only be started once
all the necessary address data has been en-
tered.
In the Enter Destination menu select
“Start”.
1Destination
2Starts route calculation and then starts
route guidance
If route guidance is not active yet, the
route calculation is started.
If route guidance is already active, you
will be prompted to confirm that route
guidance should be ended.
Select “Yes” or “No”.If you select “Yes” COMAND cancels
route guidance and starts the route cal-
culation to the newly entered destina-
tion.
If you select “No” COMAND resumes
the active route guidance.
During the route calculation, an arrow
points towards the destination, and un-
derneath the message “Calculating
Fast Route...”, for example, is dis-
played.
Route guidance begins after the route
has been calculated (
page 148).
i Route calculation takes some time. The
length of time depends on, e. g. distance to the
destination. COMAND calculates the route using
the digital map data. The calculated route may
deviate from the actual road situation, e. g. as a
result of road works or incomplete map data.
Please refer to the information on the digital map
(
page 112).
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).
i There is always an entry in the destination
memory with the name “My Address”. You can
assign your home address, for example, to this
entry and select it for route guidance
(
page 157). This entry is at the top of the list
in the destination memory.
Entering a destination from the des-
tination memory