2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class center console

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”

197 Control systems
COMAND navigation (introduction)

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.

200 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a state, the input
characters 7 disappear automatically.
You see the list of states without the input
characters. Here you can confirm the cur-
rent entry or make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of states without in-
put characters at any time.

Switching manually to list of states
without input characters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of states without input characters

Selecting a state: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.

Canceling selection: Select “Back” by
sliding om and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).

Confirming selection: Press n.
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected state. The following menu items are now avail-
able:


“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 221)


“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)


“City”: Entering a city (
page 204)


“Street”: Entering a street
(page 207)


“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(page 202)

Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
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It is not possible to enter zip codes if the dig-
ital map does not contain any zip codes for the
selected state.


203 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)

Deleting individual numbers:
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.

Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the numbers entered to a zip code, input
characters 4 disappear. You see the list
of zip codes without the input characters.
Here you can confirm the current entry or
make another selection.During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of zip codes without
input characters at any time.

Switching manually to list of zip
codes without input characters:
Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of zip codes without input
characters

Selecting a zip code: Slide qmr or ro-
tate ymz.

Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).

Confirming selection: Press n.
You will see the address input menu
again.

205 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of cities with input characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 4 are automatically activated.
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Input characters
5Currently non-selectable characters
6Currently selectable character
7List of cities
8Currently selected characterThe top list entry 1 at first shows either
the city in which the vehicle is currently lo-
cated or the city which best corresponds
to the input data as it has been entered up
to that point.
As soon as you enter a character from in-
put characters 4, the top list entry 1
shows the city that best corresponds 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 appropriate 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.

Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
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In the list of input characters 4, 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.
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The current city is shown if:


you have accepted the current state (USA) or
province (CDN) when entering the state
(USA) or province (CDN)


and if you select city entry immediately after-
ward

206 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a city, the input
characters 4 disappear automatically.
You see the list of cities without the input
characters. Here you can confirm the cur-
rent entry or make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of cities without in-
put characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of cit-
ies without input characters: Slide
qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of cities without input characters
1Symbol for more selection options

Selecting a city: Slide qmr or rotate
ymz.

Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).

Confirming selection: Press n.
Cities with symbol 1 mean that there
is more than one in the selected state
(USA) or province (CDN). Confirming
one of these cities will take you to a fur-
ther sub-selection.
If there are no other selection options,
the address input menu appears again.
It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:


City and state (USA) or province (CDN)


Street, city and state (USA) or province
(CDN)
Which of the following menu items are now
available depends on the situation, or may
depend on the data version of the digital
map. The menu items which are not avail-
able cannot be selected.


“Map”: using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 221)
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The street is visible if you have entered it be-
fore entering the city.

208 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)The top list entry 1 first shows the street
first alphabetically and best corresponds
to the input data as it has been entered up
to that point.
As soon as you enter a character from in-
put characters 6, the top list entry 1
shows the street which best corresponds
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 appropriate 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.

Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a street, the in-
put characters 6 disappear. You see the
street list without the input characters.
Here you can confirm the current entry or
make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the street list without input
characters at any time.

Switching manually to the street list
without input characters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.Street list without input characters
1Symbol for more selection options

Selecting a street: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
or

Enter a street number with the tele-
phone keypad using the A- 9
buttons (
page 86).
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In the list of input characters 6, 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.
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Example: Pressing 2 jumps to the 2nd Ave-
nue.

209 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)

Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).

Confirming selection: Press n.
Streets with symbol 1 run through
several suburbs. Confirming one of
these streets takes you to a further
sub-selection.
If there are no other selection options,
the address input menu appears again
after the confirmation.
It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:


Street and state (USA) or province
(CDN)


Street, city and state (USA) or province
(CDN)Which of the following menu items are now
available depends on the situation, or may
depend on the data version of the digital
map. The menu items which are not avail-
able cannot be selected.


“Map”: using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 221)


“House No.”: entering the house num-
ber (
page 212)


“Intersection”: entering the intersec-
tion (
page 215)


“POI”: entering a point of interest
(page 225)


“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 247)


“Start”: starting the route calculation
(page 218)

Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.
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The city is visible if you have entered it be-
fore entering the street, or if COMAND can clear-
ly attribute the street entered to a city.
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In this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the city seen in the address in-
put menu.
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Entering an intersection is restricted to
streets within the vicinity of the street entered.
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In this case, entering a POI is based on the
city seen in the address input menu.