2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class Comand Manual

192 Control systemsCOMAND navigation (introduction)1Crosshair
2Details of the crosshair position
3Map scaleAdjusting the map scale

Rotate ymz.
Rotating clockwise zooms in, rotating
counterclockwise zooms out.
Saving crosshair position as destination
in last destinations list

Showing menu system, if neces-
sary: Press n.

Saving: Select “Position”
“Save Po-
sition”.
COMAND saves the crosshair position
as a destination in the last destinations
list (
page 254).
Hiding the crosshair

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
The crosshair disappears and the map
is centered on the vehicle position.
or

Set the map to the vehicle or destina-
tion position, see the explanation be-
low.
Centering the map on the vehicle or
destination position

Centering on the vehicle’s position:
Select “Navi”
“Position”
“Vehicle
Position Map”.
or

Press back button L when the
crosshair is displayed.

Centering on the destination:
Select “Navi”
“Position”
“Destina-
tion Position Map”.
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Display 2 may be the name of a road, for
example, provided the digital map contains the
necessary data.
If no data is available, display 2 shows:


the coordinates of the crosshair if the
geo-coordinate display is switched on
(page 195) and the GPS signal is strong
enough


no display if the geo-coordinate display is
switched off (
page 195)
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If you have moved the map, you can use this
function to rapidly return the map to the position
of the vehicle or destination. It is only possible to
center the map on the destination position when
route guidance is active.

193 Control systems
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Basic settings
Map perspective
COMAND can display the map from a
bird's eye view or in the normal map view.
Select map perspective:
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Map Dis-
play”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.

Select “Bird’s-eye view”.
The bird's eye view is switched on or
off, depending on the previous status.Map orientation
1Current map orientation
The following may be displayed:


8 = “Heading Up” (the map is dis-
played so that the direction of travel is
always up; the orange point of the icon
points north)


9 = “North Up” (the map view is dis-
played so that north is always up)

Setting map orientation:
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Map Dis-
play”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.

Select “North Up” or “Heading Up”.

Exiting menu: Slide omp.
The map orientation changes accord-
ingly.
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You can make the following settings regard-
less of whether route guidance is active or inac-
tive.
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If you scroll the map in the bird's eye view,
COMAND switches back to the normal map view.

194 Control systemsCOMAND navigation (introduction)Setting POI symbols
You can set which points of interest (POIs)
should be displayed as symbols in the
map. POIs are garages, hotels, movie the-
aters or restaurants, for example.
The following settings are possible:

“Standard symbols” (symbol deter-
mined by the factory settings)


“Personal symbols” (you can determine
the symbols yourself)


“No symbols”

Adjusting: Select “Navi”
“Navi”

“Map Display”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.

Select “Standard symbols”, “Personal
symbols” or “No symbols”.
If you select “Personal symbols”, the
list of POIs appears.
Switching POI symbol display on
or off: Select the desired POI.
The corresponding symbol displays
are switched on or off, depending
on the previous status. A check-
mark indicates which status is ac-
tive. You can switch on the symbol
displays for more than one POI.

Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(page 84).Arrival time and distance
You can set whether the estimated arrival
time and the distance to the destination
should be displayed in the map.

Displaying: Select “Navi”
“Navi”

“Map Display”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.

Select “Arrival Time/Distance”.
Depending on the previous status the
display showing the arrival time and
distance is switched on or off.
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Depending on the map scale on the map,
POI symbols may not be visible on the map al-
though their display is activated. In addition, POI
symbols may be covered by the map’s labels.
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The list shows all symbols that are contained
in the digital map across all states (USA) and/or
provinces (CDN). Not all POIs in all states (USA)
or in all provinces (CDN) are available, however.
Certain POI symbols may not be displayed on the
map, even if the symbol display is switched on.

195 Control systems
COMAND navigation (introduction)
Current street
You can set whether the current street you
are driving on should be displayed in the
map.
Displaying: Select “Navi”
“Navi”

“Map Display”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.

Select “Current Street”.
Depending on the previous status the
display showing the current street is
switched on or off.Geo-coordinate display
Illustration: map with geo-coordinate dis-
play switched on1Current height above sea level
2Number of GPS satellites from which
signals for positioning can be received
3Coordinate displayDisplay options with geo-coordinate dis-
play switched on
If the crosshair is displayed on the map
view (map was moved manually), only dis-
play 3 is visible.
It shows either the coordinates of the
crosshair or other data on the crosshair
position, e.g. a street name. The digital
map must contain relevant data in order
for this other data to be displayed.i
There must be sufficient GPS reception for
displays 1, 2 and 3 to be shown. Height dis-
play 1 is an approximation because the naviga-
tion system uses the GPS signals for the
calculation.
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If there is no crosshair on the map view, dis-
plays 1, 2 and 3 are visible. Display 3
shows the coordinates of the current vehicle po-
sition.

196 Control systemsCOMAND navigation (introduction)Switching the geo-coordinate display on
or off
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Map Dis-
play”.
The map display list appears.

Select “Coordinates”.
The geo-coordinate display is switched
on or off, depending on the previous
status. A checkmark indicates which
status is active.

Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(page 84).Setting route type
You can set the following route types:


“Fast Route”: COMAND calculates a
route with the shortest possible (mini-
mized) driving time.


“Short Route”: COMAND calculates a
route with the shortest possible (mini-
mized) distance taking distance and
driving time into account.

Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Mode”.
The mode list appears. A square  indi-
cates the current setting.

Select route type: “Fast Route” or
“Short Route”.

Exit menu: Slide omp or press back
button L in the center console
(page 84).Setting route mode

Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Mode”.
The mode list appears.

Switching mode on or off:
Select desired modes.
Depending on the previous status, the
mode is switched on or off. A check-
mark indicates that the mode is
switched on. It is possible to switch on
more than one mode.
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If you change the route type setting during
active route guidance, COMAND calculates a
new route. If you change the setting when route
guidance is inactive, COMAND uses the new set-
ting for the next route guidance.
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This function allows you to set the following
options for route guidance:


“Minimize Highways”


“Minimize Toll Roads”


“Minimize Tunnels”


“Minimize Ferries/Motorail”

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Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(page 84).
COMAND will verify whether it can in-
corporate the modes if you select them
with route guidance active.
If it can, COMAND calculates a new
route while incorporating the modes
selected.
If it cannot, you will see and hear a cor-
responding message.

Select “OK”.
COMAND calculates a new route.
Only those modes which can be in-
corporated are used.

198 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)The following destination entry options are
available:

Entering a destination by address


Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory


Entering a destination from the list of
last destinations


Entering a destination from the map


Entering a stopover


Entering a POI
Entering a destination by the address
To enter an address you may proceed as
follows:

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
street and city


Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
city and street


Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
city and center


Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
zip code and center


Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
zip code and streetCalling up the address input menu

Select “Navi”
“Destination”
“Ad-
dress Entry”.
The address input menu appears. It
shows a state (USA) or a province
(CDN). Which state or province is
shown depends on the vehicle’s loca-
tion.
1State (USA) or province (CDN)
Warning!
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For safety reasons, only enter a new desti-
nation when the vehicle is stationary.i
It is possible to enter a destination regard-
less of whether route guidance is active or inac-
tive.
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It is not possible to enter an address when
the vehicle has exceeded a certain speed. As
soon as the vehicle speed drops below a certain
value, the function is available again.
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If Russian or Chinese is set as the system
language, the address must be entered using
Latin letters. Setting the system language
(
page 258).
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As additional information to the street entry,
you can enter either a house number or an inter-
section.
A zip code entry replaces the city entry.

199 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Menu items in the address input menu
Some menu items will not or not yet be
available, depending on the sequence in
which you enter the address and the data
version.
Example: If you have not made any entries,
menu items “House No.”, “Center”, “Inter-
section”, “POI”, “Start” and “Save” will not
yet be available. And the “Zip Code” menu
item will not be available if the digital map
does not contain any zip codes.
Entering a state (USA)
In the address input menu, select
“State/Prov”
“States (U.S.)”.
A list of states appears with input char-
acters; the input characters are auto-
matically activated.List of states with input characters
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Clear last character entry
5Currently selectable characters
6Currently non-selectable characters
7Input characters
8List of states
9Currently selected charactersWhile the numbers are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the state which best corre-
sponds to the input data as it has been
entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements characters 2 entered by the
user with other likely input characters 3.

Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.

Confirming character selection:
Press n.

Deleting individual characters:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.

Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.
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You can only enter those states which are
saved on the digital map.
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In the list of input characters 7, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the data version of the digital map.