2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class system

148 Navigation
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

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.

153 Navigation
Route guidance
Route guidance from an off-road posi-
tion to a destination
If the vehicle location is within the area
covered by the digital map, but the map it-
self does not contain any information on
the location, the vehicle is in an off-road
position. COMAND can guide you from
such a position to a destination.
At the start of route guidance you will see
the message “Off Mapped Road”, an arrow
and the distance to the destination. The ar-
row indicates the direction of the actual
destination.
The blue marking for the route on the map
starts from the nearest road known to the
system.
As soon as the vehicle is travelling again on
a road known to the system, route guid-
ance continues in the usual manner.
Route guidance from an off-map posi-
tion to a destination
If the vehicle location is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehi-
cle is in an off-map position.
COMAND can guide you from such a posi-
tion to a destination.At the start of route guidance you will see
the message “Off Map”, an arrow and the
distance to the destination. The arrow indi-
cates the direction of the actual destina-
tion.
The blue marking for the route on the map
starts from the nearest road known to the
system.
As soon as the vehicle is travelling again on
a road known to the system, route guid-
ance continues in the usual manner.
Off-road during route guidance
The actual path of the road may deviate
from the data in the digital map due to road
works.
In cases like this, the system is temporarily
not able to locate the vehicle location on
the digital map; the vehicle is thus in an off-
road position.
The display then shows the message “Off
Mapped Road”, an arrow and the distance
to the destination. The arrow indicates the
direction of the actual destination.
As soon as the vehicle location is found
again, route guidance continues in the usu-
al manner.
i During an active telephone call, the naviga-
tion announcements are suppressed.
If you missed an announcement, you can
request a current announcement at any
time.
To request current announcement:
Select “Navi”
K 6.
or
In the map display with the menu sys-
tem displayed (
page 119) select
6.
To switch off navigation announce-
ments: Press
V during the announce-
ment.
Navigation announcements
G Warning
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting
your attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Consulting the symbols or map display for
directions may cause you to divert your at-
tention from driving and increase your risk
of an accident.


157 Navigation
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


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Destination memory
After entering the address, select
“Save”.
COMAND then saves the entry. A mes-
sage is displayed and then the Enter
Destination menu with the selected ad-
dress. “Start” is highlighted automati-
cally.
Using address book entry as home ad-
dress
Switch to the destination memory list
without predictive speller if necessary
(
page 157).
To assign address for first time:
Press n and select “Assign to Address
Book Entry”.
or
To change home address: Select
“Options”
K “Assign to Address Book
Entry”.
In both cases you will see either the list
or, if there are more than 8 address
book entries, the search menu with
search speller.
Select the desired address book entry.
Proceed as described in the “Searching
for an address book entry” section
(
page 106).
i Under “Assigning a destination to an ad-
dress book entry” on (
page 160) you will find
out how to link address book entries to data that
support navigation.
To confirm selection: Press n.
Address assigned for first time:
COMAND saves the entry. A message is
displayed and then the Enter Destination
menu with the selected address. “Start” is
highlighted automatically.
To change address:
You will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to overwrite the “My Address”.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” COMAND overwrites
the destination. A message is displayed
and then the Enter Destination menu
with the selected address. “Start” is
highlighted automatically.
If you select “No” the list reappears.Selecting home address for route guid-
ance
i If the “My Address” entry already contains
data that support navigation (Q symbol), you
can select this for route guidance.
If the symbol is missing, then first assign a desti-
nation to this entry (
page 157).
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).
Destination memory list with
predictive speller: Slide qm repeat-
edly until the list appears without the
speller.
or
Select B
Press n.
Destination memory list without
predictive speller: Press n.

159 Navigation
Destination memory
The Enter Destination menu is dis-
played with the address data for the
home address. “Start” is highlighted
automatically.
Starting route calculation
Press n.
Route guidance begins after the route
has been calculated (
page 148).
i This function also saves the destination to
the address book. COMAND creates an address
book entry there, which contains the complete
address data that support navigation. You can
then select this entry in the address book and
from there start navigation to the address.
After entering the address
After entering the address
(
page 126), select “Save”.
Now you can select memory options.
During route guidance
Display menu system if applicable
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “Save Destina-
tion”.
Now you can select memory options.
Accepting from the last destinations
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Last
Destinations”.
The list of last destinations appears.
To select a destination: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
To confirm destination: Press n.
The address of the destination is dis-
played.
Select “Save”.
or
Select destination and then “Options”
K “Save”.
In both cases, you can then select
memory options.
Saving a destination in the destina-
tion memory

161 Navigation
Destination memory
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).
Select destination you want. Proceed
as described for entering a destination
in the “Entering a destination from the
destination memory” section
(
page 135).
Select “Options” K “Delete”.
You will be prompted to confirm that
you wish to delete the destination.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” COMAND deletes
the destination. A message will be dis-
played.
i If the address data, which support naviga-
tion, for the destination to be deleted has also
been assigned to an address book entry,
COMAND deletes this data there too. If the cor-
responding address book entry does not contain
any other data, e. g. phone numbers, COMAND
deletes the entire address book entry.Deleting destination or home address
from the destination memory

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