2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class Air

121 Navigation
Introduction

8 = Bird’s-eye view (the map display is
oriented in the direction of travel, the
map projection reproduces the curva-
ture of the earth’s surface, the orange
tip of the symbol points northwards)
Example of map from bird’s-eye view
1Current crosshairs location
2Currently set map orientation
To set map orientation: Display menu
system if applicable (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Map Display”.
A dotRindicates the current setting.1Options for map orientation
2Options for POI symbols (
page 121)
Select “North Up” or “Heading Up” or
“Bird‘s-eye View”.
To exit menu: Slide omp.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
The map orientation changes accord-
ingly.
Setting POI symbols
You can select which POIs are to be dis-
played as symbols on the map. Points of in-
terest include, for example, gas stations,
hotels, cinemas and restaurants.The following settings are available:

“Standard Symbols”
Displays the factory-set symbols

“Personal Symbols”
You can choose the symbols yourself.

“No Symbols”
To set: Display menu system if applica-
ble (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Map Display”.
Select “Standard Symbols” or “Personal
Symbols” or “No Symbols”.
If you have selected “Personal Sym-
bols”, the list of POIs will be displayed.
To switch symbol display on/off:
Select the corresponding POI.
Depending on the previous status,
the corresponding symbol displays
will be switched on D or off C.
You may also activate the symbol
displays for several POIs.
i The list indicates all symbols for all coun-
tries that are contained in the digital map. How-
ever, not all POIs are available in all countries. As
a result, certain POI symbols may not be shown
on the map even though the symbol display is
switched on.


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Introduction
Time of arrival/distance to destination
Map with display activated for time of arriv-
al/distance
1Symbol for destination
2Distance to the destination
3Symbol for estimated time of arrival
4Estimated time of arrival
i This display can only be seen during route
guidance. In the “Move map” function you will
see other data depending on the crosshairs posi-
tion, for example a street name if the digital map
supports this data.
Current street
Map with road display activated
1Road name or road number, e.g. for
highways
Geo-coordinates display
Map with geo-coordinates display activated
1Current height above sea level (round-
ed off to 50 m)
2Coordinates display of the current vehi-
cle location (latitude)
3Coordinates display of the current vehi-
cle location (longitude)
4Number of GPS satellites currently be-
ing used
i Adequate GPS reception must be available
for all displays. The altitude display 1 may differ
from reality because the navigation system cal-
culates it using the GPS signals.
i In the “Move map” function the displays 1
and 4 are not displayed. The geo-coordinate
position of the crosshairs is displayed.
“None” menu option
Map with display switched off
1Currently set map orientation
i In the “Move map” function you will see oth-
er data depending on the crosshairs position, for
example a road name if the digital map supports
this data.

137 Navigation
Destination input
Destination memory list without
predictive speller
To select a destination: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
To cancel selection: Press the í
button.
or
Select “Back” and press n.
To confirm selection: Press n.
To start route calculation: Select
“Start”, see also (
page 135).
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Last
Destinations”.
1Last destination
To select a destination: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
To confirm selection: Press n.
To start route calculation: Select
“Start”, see also (
page 135).
i For more information on the “Last destina-
tions” memory go to (
page 162).
i In some countries, entering destinations via
the map is not possible at vehicle speeds above
apprx. 3 mph. The function becomes available
again as soon as the speed falls below apprx.
2mph.
Using the destination entry via the map, you can
also enter a destination that lies within the digital
map but whose address data is not included in
the digital map.
Opening the map
If at least a city has been entered, se-
lect “Map” in the Enter Destination
menu (
page 126).
or
If necessary display the menu system
in the map display (
page 119).
Select “Destination” K “Using Map”.
In both cases, the map together with
crosshairs appears.
Entering destination from the last
destinationsEntering destination via the map

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Destination input
1Current vehicle location (displayed if
the vehicle location is close to the
crosshairs position)
2Crosshairs
3Information on crosshairs position
4Set map scale
i The display 3 depends on the setting se-
lected in “Information On Map” (
page 123). It
may display the current road if corresponding
data is available in the digital map. Or it displays
the geo-coordinate position of the crosshairs if
“Geo-coordinates display” is activated
(
page 124) and if there is adequate GPS re-
ception.
Moving the map and selecting a desti-
nation
To move the map: Slide qmr, omp or
wmx.
To set the map scale: Rotate ymz.
Rotating clockwise makes the map
smaller, rotating counterclockwise en-
larges it.
To select a destination: Press n.
If the crosshairs are outside the digital
map, a route to this destination cannot
be calculated and the message “The
crosshair is off the map” is displayed.
Select “OK”.
If the destination is within the digital
map, COMAND tries to find the desti-
nation on the map.
If the destination can be found, the En-
ter Destination menu is displayed with
the address of the destination. Other-
wise you will see the entry “Destination
From Map”.
To start route calculation: Select
“Start”, see also (
page 135).
i If route guidance is active, you can enter a
stopover destination. Stopover destinations may
be predefined destinations in the following cate-
gories suggested by COMAND for you to select:

“Mercedes-Benz Service”

“Hospital”

“Gas Station”

“Parking Lot”

“Restaurant”
However, you can also enter destinations other
than those that have been predefined. Select the
menu item “OTHER” for this purpose.
You can influence the route guidance to the main
destination in a specific way using the stopover
function. Once the stopover destination has
been reached, COMAND automatically recalcu-
lates the route to the main destination.
Entering predefined destinations
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “Stopover”.
Entering stopover destination

145 Navigation
POI input
i If “ALL TYPES” is selected in the list, the POI
list contains all the POIs in all subcategories of
the “RESTAURANT” main category that are locat-
ed in the search radius. The list item “OTHER” at
the end of the list contains all the POIs not as-
signed to any subcategory in the “RESTAURANT”
main category that are located in the search ra-
dius.
The selected main category contains no
subcategories:
Selecting it immediately opens the POI list.
The POI list then contains the available
POIs for the main category that are located
in the search radius.
POI list
As an example, the illustration below
shows the POI list for the main category of
“RESTAURANT”, “BREWPUB” subcategory
in the vicinity of the location.1Direction of destination
2Air-line distance to the destination
3Point of interest
4Selected category or subcategoryi The display 1 only appears if you have en-
tered a POI search in the vicinity of the current
position.
The display
2 is not displayed if you have en-
tered a POI within a particular city and have only
entered the state/province and the city.
Depending on the POI category selected,
COMAND uses different reference points when
determining the distance to the destination:

In the vicinity of the location: The distance to
the POI from the current vehicle location.

Local area of destination: The distance to
the POI from the destination entered.
Selecting a POI
Select the desired POI.
The full address of the selected POI is
displayed.
i If the selected POI has a telephone book en-
try, you can make a call to the POI.
1POI with address
2Initiates a call, if available
3Starts route calculation
4Cancels selection
To cancel selection: Press the í
button.
or
Select “Back”.
The POI list appears.


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POI input
i If the crosshairs are visible on the map, you
can enter POIs in the vicinity of the crosshairs.
If the crosshairs are not visible, you can enter
POIs in the vicinity of the current vehicle loca-
tion.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Guide”.
POIs are available:
Depending on the map scale selected,
POI symbols are displayed on the map.
The scale starting at which symbols are
displayed on the map varies from sym-
bol to symbol.
You can select which symbols
COMAND should display (
page 121).
The POI nearest to the center of the
screen is selected automatically.No POIs available:
A corresponding message is displayed.
i This message is also displayed if the menu
item “No Symbols” under “Map Display” has
been selected (
page 121).
To confirm message: Press n.
1Information about the highlighted POI
2Highlighted POI
To select a POI: Select “Next” or
“Previous”.
To display details on the selection:
Select “Details”.
To start route calculation: Select
“Start”, see also (
page 135).
You will be asked whether the POI
should be adopted as the destination.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
Route calculation starts if “Yes” is se-
lected; a new POI can be chosen if “No”
is selected.
Entering a POI via the map

162 Navigation
Last destinations
i COMAND automatically saves the last desti-
nations used for the last route calculation. If the
memory is full, COMAND deletes the oldest des-
tination. You can also save a destination from
the last destinations to the destination memory.
Here it is saved permanently.
Proceed as described in the “Accepting
from the last destinations” section
(
page 159).
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Position” K “Save Vehicle Posi-
tion”.
COMAND saves the current vehicle lo-
cation as a destination in the last desti-
nations memory.
i If you move the map manually, crosshairs
will appear on it. The crosshairs position can be
saved as a destination in the last destinations
memory.
To display menu system if applica-
ble: Press n.
Select “Position” K “Save Crosshair
Position”.
or during route guidance
To display menu system if applica-
ble: Press n.
Select “Position” K “Destination Posi-
tion Map”.
The map with the crosshairs position
on the destination appears.
To show the menu system: Press n.
Select “Position” K “Save Crosshair
Position”.
COMAND saves the crosshairs position
as a destination in the last destinations
memory.
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Last
Destinations”.
The list of last destinations appears.
Select the desired destination.
Select “Options” K “Delete”.
Last destinations
Saving a destination permanently in
the destination memory
Saving vehicle location in the last
destinations
Saving crosshairs position in the last
destinationsDeleting one of the last destinations

172 System settings
Tele Aid*
The Tele Aid* system
(Tele Aid – Telematic Alarm Identification
on Demand)
The Tele Aid* system consists of three
types of response:
automatic and manual emergency
Roadside Assistance
Information
Automatically
An emergency call is initiated automatical-
ly following an accident in which the emer-
gency tensioning devices (ETDs) or air
bags deploy.
Initiating an emergency call manually
The SOS button is located in the overhead
control panel.

Briefly press SOS button cover to open.

Press SOS button (for longer than
2 seconds).
The indicator lamp in the SOS button
will flash until the emergency call is
concluded.

Wait for a voice connection to the Re-
sponse Center.

Close cover after the emergency call is
concluded.
i During the emergency call message “Emer-
gency Call Activated” is displayed, operation
from COMAND is not possible.
For a complete description and additional
information on Emergency calls please re-
fer to the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Tele Aid*Emergency calls