2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class light

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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

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Route guidance
COMAND guides you to the destination by
means of driving recommendations in the
form of navigation announcements or
route guidance displays.
i The route guidance displays only appear if
the display has been switched to navigation
mode.
If for some reason you do not follow the
driving recommendations or leave the cal-
culated route, COMAND automatically cal-
culates a new route to the destination.
If the map data contains corresponding in-
formation during route guidance
COMAND tries to avoid roads with limited
passability, e. g. roads that are blocked for
through-traffic and are for residents only.
Time restrictions of roads (e.g. blocked on
Sundays and public holidays) are only tak-
en into account for route guidance if the
digital map contains corresponding infor-
mation during the blocked time periods.Driving maneuvers are given in three phas-
es:

Preparation phase

Announcement phase

Maneuver phase
Route guidance
General information
G Warning
COMAND calculates the route to the desti-
nation without taking account of the follow-
ing:

Traffic lights

Stop and right-of-way signs

Lane merging

Parking or stopping prohibited areas

Other road and traffic rules and regula-
tions

Narrow bridges
COMAND may give incorrect navigation
commands if the data in the digital map
does not correspond with the actual road/
traffic situation. For example, if the traffic
routing has been changed or the direction of
a one-way road has been reversed.
For this reason, you must always observe
applicable road and traffic rules and regula-
tions during your journey. Road and traffic
rules and regulations always have priority
over the navigation commands generated by
the system.
Driving maneuver

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Route guidance
Preparation phase
COMAND prepares you for the next driving
maneuver. Based on the example display
shown below, the announcement is made
using “Prepare to turn right”. The display is
not split and displays the map over the en-
tire width.
1Point at which the driving maneuver
takes place (light-blue dot)
2Next road to be taken
3Current vehicle location, the tip of the
triangle points in the vehicle’s direction
of travel
4Road currently being driven downi Depending on the selected basic setting in
“Information on map” (
page 123) in 4 you
will see

Information on “Arrival Time / Distance”

Road currently being driven down

Geo-coordinate display
If the menu item “None” is selected, the display
is hidden.
Announcement phase
COMAND announces the imminent driving
maneuver. Based on the example display
shown below, the announcement is made
900 ft. ahead of the driving maneuver us-
ing “Please turn right in 900 ft. and follow
the ’road name’.”.
i The announced distance to the maneuver
depends on the class of road and its speed limit.
The display is now split in two. The normal
map display is shown in the left-hand half.
In the right-hand half is either an enlarged
detail of the area around the junction
(junction zoom) or a 3D image generated
for the course of the road with the route for
the next driving maneuver drawn in
(
page 150).The example illustrated below shows the
junction zoom in the right-hand half.
1Next road to be taken
2Point at which the driving maneuver
takes place (light-blue dot, shown in
the left-hand and the right-hand dis-
play)
3Visual distance indicator to the driving
maneuver
4Driving maneuver (turn right here)
5Distance information to the driving ma-
neuver
6Route (highlighted in blue, shown in the
left-hand and right-hand display)
i The solid part of the visual distance indicator
3 reduces from bottom to top as the an-
nounced driving maneuver gets closer.

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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

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Route guidance
1Point of the next driving maneuver
2Point of the second driving maneuver.
3Next driving maneuver, exit on right
here
4Visual distance indicator to the next
driving maneuver
5Distance information to the next driv-
ing maneuver
6Recommended lane
7Possible lane
8Lane not recommended
9Current vehicle location, tip of the tri-
angle points in the vehicle’s direction
of travel
i The vehicle’s instrument cluster also dis-
plays traffic lane recommendations. Here only
the recommended lanes are displayed.
Explanation of the traffic lane recom-
mendations

Recommended lane 6:
From this lane it is possible to carry out
the next two driving maneuvers without
changing lanes.

Possible lane 7:
From this lane it is only possible to car-
ry out the next driving maneuver with-
out changing lanes.

Lane not recommended 8:
From this lane it is not possible to carry
out the next driving maneuver without
changing lanes.Depiction of the traffic lane recommen-
dations
The color depiction of the traffic lane rec-
ommendations differs depending on
whether the display is set to day or night
design.
Day designNight design
Recommended
lane 6 = dark blueRecommended
lane 6 = light blue
Possible lane
7 = light bluePossible lane
7 = dark blue
Lane not recom-
mended 8 = greyLane not recom-
mended 8 = grey

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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 You can have other routes calculated for the
original route guidance using the “Alternative
Route” function.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Route”
K “Alternative Route”.
The display is split into two halves. On
the left is the map, which displays one
or more alternative routes between the
start and the destination. The current
route is highlighted in dark blue, other
alternative routes are light blue.
The right side of the display shows in-
formation on the active alternative
route, e.g. length of the segment and
the estimated time of arrival.
To select next or previous alterna-
tive route: Select “Next” or “Previous”.
The selected route is now highlighted
in dark blue.
To return to the original route guid-
ance: Select “Back”.
To start route guidance with the se-
lected alternative route guidance:
Select “Start”.
i The route browser provides an overview of
the route. You can move along the route seg-
ment by segment using the route browser and
view information and details about the route seg-
ments.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Route”
K “Route Browser”.
The route browser is in the display.
The top of the display shows informa-
tion on the highlighted route segment,
e. g. the road and the segment of the
road to be driven.
The highlighted route segment is iden-
tified on the map by its white color and
red edge.
To display next or previous route
segment: Select “Next” or “Previous”.
To enlarge or reduce the map
display: Select ; or :.
To close route browser: Select
“Back”.
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
“Route”
K “Destination Information”.
The destination information is given in
the display.
Example display with main destination and
stopover destination
1Distance/estimated time of arrival/es-
timated journey time to the stopover
destination
2Stopover destination=
3State and City
4Main destination <
5Distance/estimated time of arrival/es-
timated journey time to the main desti-
nation
Alternative routeRoute browserDisplaying destination information

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Destination memory
i There is always an entry in the destination
memory with the name “My Address” at the top
of the list. You can assign your home address, for
example, to this entry. If the “My Address” entry
already contains data that support navigation
(Q symbol), you can select this for route guid-
ance.
Assigning home address for first time
or changing
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).
If the list without predictive speller is
displayed, the entry “My Address” is
highlighted automatically.1Entry already contains data that sup-
port navigation Q
2Calls up options
Switching to the destination memory list
without predictive speller
Slide qm repeatedly until the predic-
tive speller disappears.
The entry “My Address” is highlighted
automatically in the list provided you
have not entered any characters in the
predictive speller.
If you have previously entered charac-
ters in the predictive speller:
Rotate ymz or slide qm in the list
until the entry “My Address” is high-
lighted.
or
To assign address for first time:
Press and hold n until the predictive
speller disappears.
The entry “My Address” is highlighted
automatically in the list.
To exit menu: Select “Back”.
How you proceed from here depends
on whether you wish to enter the ad-
dress manually or use an address book
entry that supports navigation as your
home address.
Entering address manually
Switch to the destination memory list
without predictive speller if necessary.
To assign address for first time:
Press n and select “New Entry”.
To change home address: Select
“Options”
K “New Entry”.
In both cases, the Enter Destination
menu appears.
Enter the address. Proceed as de-
scribed for entering a destination in the
“Entering a destination via the ad-
dress” section (
page 126).
Destination memory
Home address