2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class Screen

139 Navigation
Destination input
No stopover destination available yet
Select a category.
A stopover destination exists
To change: Select “Change Stopover”.
Select a category.
Select another stopover destination
Selecting a predefined category
COMAND first searches for destinations
along the route within the selected catego-
ry. COMAND then searches for destina-
tions in the vicinity of the vehicle’s
location.
If COMAND is unable to find any destina-
tions, a message to that effect will be dis-
played.
Select “OK”.
If necessary, select another category.
If COMAND finds destinations, a list is
displayed in the right-hand part of the
screen.Here you will find the stopover destina-
tions in the selected category, sorted
by increasing distance from the current
vehicle location.
The list shows:

Name

Information on the location of the
stopover destination in relation to
the direction of travel and the

Current distance to the stopover
destination.
To choose a destination: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
To select a destination: Press n.
The Enter Destination menu appears
and displays the address of the desti-
nation.
To cancel selection: Select “Back”.
To start route calculation: Select
“Start”, see also (
page 135).Entering another destination as stop-
over destination
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “Stopover”.
To enter: Select “OTHER”.
Choose from:

“Address Entry”

“From Memory”

“From Last Destinations”

“From POIs”
Select a menu item.
The rest of the destination entry will vary
depending on the selection made:
For the “Address Entry” option see:
Entering a destination via the address
(
page 126).
For the “From Memory” option see:
Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory (
page 135).


147 Navigation
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

150 Navigation
Route guidance
Maneuver phase
COMAND announces the imminent driving
maneuver. In the example, the announce-
ment is made 90 ft. ahead of the driving
maneuver using “Now turn right.”. The dis-
play is also split into two halves here as in
the announcement phase.
1Current vehicle location, tip of the tri-
angle points in the vehicle’s direction
of travel
2Visual distance indicator to the next
driving maneuver
3Distance information to the driving ma-
neuver
Once the driving maneuver is complete,
COMAND will automatically switch back to
full-screen display.1Route (highlighted in blue)
2Current vehicle location
3Road currently being driven down
4Set map orientation, for explanation
and setting see (
page 120)
5Set map scale, for explanation and set-
ting see (
page 119)
i The map may display other symbols, e.g. the
destination
< or the stopover destination =
(if a stopover destination has been entered).
On multi-lane roads, COMAND may display
traffic lane recommendations for imminent
driving maneuvers. For this there must be
corresponding data available on the digital
map.
With respect to the next two driving ma-
neuvers, COMAND displays the traffic lane
recommendations 6, 7 and 8.
Example display without driving ma-
neuverTraffic lane recommendations

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.

167 System settings
System settings
Switching help screen on/off

Select “System” K “System Settings”
K “Voice Control”.

Select “Help Window”.
This switches the help screen on D or
off C.
i In addition to the audible instructions, the
help screen displays other information during
the individualization process and the later voice
control mode.
Individualization function
You can use the individualization function
option to adapt the Voice control system
to your own voice and therefore improve
voice recognition. This will affect the ability
of the system to recognize the voices of
other users, and for this reason it can be
switched off (
page 168).
The individualization function comprises
two parts and lasts around 5 minutes. Dur-
ing the process you will practice a few
number sequences and voice commands.
Starting new individualization process
i You can only start the individualization func-
tion when the vehicle is stationary. First switch
off all interfering units/functions, such as radio
or navigation. After starting, the system will take
you through the training by means of audible in-
structions.

Select “System” K “System Settings”
K “Voice Control” K “Start New Indi-
vidualization”.
You will be visually and audibly prompt-
ed to confirm whether you would like
additional information.

Select “Yes” or “No”.If you select “No”, the first part of the
individualization will start. You will be
prompted to confirm that you wish to
practice numbers or voice commands.
If you select “Yes”, an information
screen will appear and you will hear in-
formation about the sequence of the in-
dividualization process. The first part of
the individualization then starts auto-
matically
or

To close display: Press n.
You will be prompted to confirm
that you wish to practice numbers
or voice commands.
Voice control settings


170 System settings
System settings
i If the device list already contains ten autho-
rized devices, you will have to withdraw the au-
thorization for (de-authorize) one of the
authorized devices. You will then have to switch
this device off and start the search again. Other-
wise the new device you are looking for will not
appear in the list.
i If you reopen the device list at a later time,
this will contain all previously authorized devic-
es.
Displaying details on a Bluetooth®
device

Open the Bluetooth® device list
(
page 169).

Select the desired device.

Select “Options” K “Details”.
The details screen for the device is dis-
played.

To close details screen: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
Authorizing a Bluetooth® device

Open the Bluetooth® device list
(
page 169).

Select “Update”.
i If the authorization of a device, which had
been authorized in the past, has been withdrawn
and it is no longer found in the search, the device
list no longer includes this device.
Devices that have been authorized in the past
but not found in the search are either not
switched on or are not in the vehicle.

Select the as yet unauthorized device
(no check mark yet).

Select “Options” K “Authorize”.
The input menu for the passcode ap-
pears.
i The passcode is any number with between
one and sixteen digits that you can select your-
self. You must enter the same number on CO-
MAND and on the device to be authorized.
Please also refer to the instructions in the mobile
phone’s manual.

To enter passcode on COMAND:
Select digits one after another.

To cancel entry on COMAND: Select
“Back”.

To confirm entry on COMAND: Select
B:

Enter the same passcode on the Blue-
tooth® device (operating manual for
the relevant device).
The device is authorized.
De-authorizing a Bluetooth® device

Open the Bluetooth® device list
(
page 169).

Select the authorized device.

Select “Options” K “De-Authorize”.
You will be asked whether the device
should really be de-authorized.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
After selecting “Yes”, the authorization
of the device is withdrawn.

213 Technical terminology
AAC
(A
dvanced Audio Coding)
A means of compressing audio data
which is subject to losses. Based on
the MPEG2 standard.
Bit
(Bi
nary digit)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans-
mitted per unit time.
Bluetooth
®
Wireless personal area networks that
provide a way to connect and exchange
information between devices such as
mobile phones, laptops, PCs, etc. over
a short-range radio frequency.
CD
(C
ompact Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc format.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
Writeable ->CD-ROM.
CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
CD which can be read, written and de-
leted.CD text
CD text is an extension of an audio CD,
which contains text information such
as title, artist and name of the individu-
al pieces of music.
->COMAND displays
this information on the corresponding
screens if the selected audio CD con-
tains this information.
COMAND control system
(Co
ckpit Management and Data
System)
Central information and operating unit
for various vehicle functions, such as
radio, DVD changer and other equip-
ment, such as telephone, navigation
system.
Dolby Digital
Optional format for audio data on an
DVD audio or DVD video.
DTMF
(D
ual Tone Multi-Frequency)
DTMF tones control answering machi-
nes or other devices, e. g. for remote
queries.
DTS
(D
igital Theater Sound)
Optional format for audio data on an
DVD audio or DVD video.DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc format
for storing large data volumes, e.g.
films.
DVD+R
(DVD
Recordable)
->DVD which can be read and written
but not deleted.
DVD+RW
(DVD
Rewriteable)
->DVD which can be read, written and
deleted.
DVD-R
(DVD
Recordable)
->DVD which can be read and written
but not deleted.
DVD-RW
(DVD
Rewriteable)
->DVD which can be read, written and
deleted.
Geo-coordinates
Indicate the geographical position of a
location on the earth's surface.