2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class navigation

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Introduction
Highway information
When driving on highways, you can have
the next gas stations, service areas, etc. as
well as the distance to them displayed in
the right-hand half of the screen.
To set: Display menu system if applica-
ble (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Highway Informati-
on”.
Depending on the previous status, the
function will be switched off C or on D.
Example display: Function on
1Information type: Rest area
2Name of rest area
3Distance from the current vehicle loca-
tion
i If the digital map does not supply any data,
only a stylized road without highway information
is displayed in the right-hand half of the screen.

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Destination input
i You can enter a destination, regardless of
whether or not route guidance is active.
The following destination input options are
available:

Entering a destination via the address

Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory

Entering destination from the last des-
tinations

Entering a POI

Entering a destination via the map

Entering a stopover destination
i In some countries, it is not possible to enter
addresses at vehicle speeds above apprx.
3 mph. The function becomes available again as
soon as the speed falls below apprx. 2mph.
i Set the system language (page 171).
The following options are available for en-
tering a destination via an address:

Entering state/province, city/zip code
and street

Entering state/province, city and city
center

Entering state/province, city/zip code,
street and house number

Entering state/province, city/zip code,
street and junction
Route calculation can then be started
(
page 135).
Opening Enter Destination menu
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “Address Ent-
ry”.The Enter Destination menu appears.
Enter Destination menu
Menu items in Enter Destination menu
Some menu items are not available or not
yet available, depending on the letters en-
tered for the address or the data for the
digital map.
Example:
After the state/province has been select-
ed the menu items “Street”, “No.”,
“Center”, “Intersection”, “Save” and “Start”
are not yet available. Or the “ZIP” menu
item is not available if the digital map does
not contain any zip codes.
Destination input
Introduction to destination input
G Warning
For safety reasons, only enter a new desti-
nation when the vehicle is stationary.
Entering a destination via the ad-
dress

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Destination input
Selecting a state/province
i You can only select those states/provinces
that are stored in the digital map.
In the Enter Destination menu select
“State”.
A menu appears where you can choose
one of the following lists:

“Last States / Provinces”,

“States (U.S.A.)” or

“Provinces (Canada)”.
To select a list: Rotate ymz or slide
qmr.
Press n.
The selected state/province list ap-
pears.
To select a state/province: Rotate
ymz or slide qmr.
Press n.
The Enter Destination appears again.
The selected state/province has been
entered automatically.
Entering a city
i You can only enter those cities that are
stored in the digital map. Any zip code that has
already been entered is deleted when a city is
entered.
In the Enter Destination menu select
“City”.
The city list is displayed with or without
predictive speller (
page 129). The
display of the predictive speller de-
pends on how many cities are available
for the selected state/province.City list with predictive speller
If this list is given in the display, the
predictive speller 8 is activated automat-
ically.
1Characters entered by the user
2Characters 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 unavailable characters
7Currently available characters
8Predictive speller
9Currently selected character
aCancels an entry
bList

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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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Destination input
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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Destination input
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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Destination input
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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Destination input
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).