2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class center console

211 Control systems
COMAND 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 center, the in-
put characters 7 disappear. You see the
list of centers 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 centers without
input characters at any time.

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

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

Selecting a center: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.

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

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

Confirming selection: Press n.
After the confirmation, the address in-
put menu appears again. It shows the
center, city and state (USA) or province
(CDN).Which of the following menu items are now
available may depend on the data version
of the digital map. The menu items which
are not available cannot be selected.


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


“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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In this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the center seen in the address
input menu.
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In this case, entering a point of interest is
based on the center seen in the address input
menu.

212 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)Entering a house number
How the house number is entered depends
on whether you have already entered just
the street or both the street and the city
(page 213).
With only the street entered previously
When COMAND can clearly allocate the
street to a city, the house number appears
without input characters. Select a house
number from the list (
page 215).
When COMAND cannot clearly allocate the
street to a city, a house number screen ap-
pears. You can now enter a house number.1Numbers entered by the user
2Input characters
3Currently selected number

Selecting numbers: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
or

Entering a number with the telephone
keypad using the R- 9 buttons
(page 86).

Confirming number selection:
Pressn.

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).

Confirming entry: Select? in the
second line from the bottom and
pressn.
If COMAND cannot clearly attribute the
house number to a city, the city input
menu appears.
Entering city: Proceed as de-
scribed in the “Entering a city” sec-
tion (
page 204).
After the city has been entered, the
address input menu appears again.
If COMAND can clearly attribute the
house number to a city, the address in-
put menu also appears.
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The house number can only be entered after
the street has been entered.
You can only enter those house numbers which
are saved on the digital map. The digital map
does not contain all house numbers for all
streets.

214 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)While the numbers are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 3 al-
ways shows the house number which best
corresponds to the input data as it has
been entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements numbers 1 entered by the
user with appropriate numbers 2.
Selecting numbers: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
or

Selecting a number with the telephone
keypad using the R- 9 buttons
(page 86).

Confirming number selection:
Pressn.

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 house number,
the input characters 4 disappear. You see
the list of house numbers without the input
characters. Here you can confirm the cur-
rent entry or make another selection.During number entry, you can also manual-
ly switch to the list of house numbers with-
out input characters at any time.

Switching manually to the list of
house numbers without input char-
acters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
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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.

215 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of house numbers without input
characters
Selecting house numbers:
Slideqmr 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.
After the confirmation, the address in-
put menu appears again. It shows the
house number, street, city and state
(USA) or province (CDN).Which of the following menu items are now
available may depend on the data version
of the digital map. The menu items which
are not available cannot be selected.


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


“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.Entering an intersection

In the address input menu, select “In-
tersection”.
The list of intersections appears either
with or without the input characters
(page 217). Whether or not the input
characters appear depends on how
many intersections are available for the
selected street.
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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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In this case, entering a POI is based on the
city seen in the address input menu.
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The intersection can only be entered after
the street has been entered.
You can only enter those intersections which are
saved on the digital map.

216 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)List of intersections 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 intersections
8Currently selected characterWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the intersection 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 character 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 an intersection,
the input characters 4 disappear. You see
the list of intersections 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 intersections
without input characters at any time.

Switching manually to the list of in-
tersections without input charac-
ters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
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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.

217 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of intersections without input
characters
Selecting an intersection: Slide qmr
or rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
Either the address input menu appears
again, or the city input menu.

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

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

If the city input menu appears: Enter
a city.
After the city has been entered, the ad-
dress input menu appears again.
Which of the following menu items are now
available may depend on the data version
of the digital map. The menu items which
are not available cannot be selected.


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


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


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


“Start”: starting the route calculation

Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.
i
The city input menu appears if the intersec-
tion entered cannot be clearly attributed to a
city.
i
A detailed description of how to enter a city
can be found in the “Entering a city” section
(
page 204).
i
In this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the city seen in the address in-
put menu.
i
In this case, entering a POI is based on the
city seen in the address input menu.

220 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
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 destination,
the input characters 4 disappear.
You see the destination memory list with-
out input characters. Here you can confirm
the current entry or make another selec-
tion.
You can also manually switch to the desti-
nation memory list without input charac-
ters at any time.

Switching manually to the destina-
tion memory list without input char-
acters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
Destination memory list without input
characters

Selecting a destination: Slide qmr or
rotate ymz.

Canceling selection: Press back but-
ton L in the center console
(page 84).
or

Select “Back” and press n.

Confirming selection: Press n.

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 218).
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The “Back” menu item is only present if this
list was called up from the list with input charac-
ters.


227 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
Main category list with input characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 5 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
4Symbol for available POIs or other
available subcategories
5Input characters
6Currently non-selectable characters
7Currently selectable character
8Currently selected character
9Main category listWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the category 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 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 category, the
input characters 5 disappear.
You see the list of main categories without
the input characters. Here you can confirm
the current entry or make another selec-
tion.
You can also manually switch to the main
category list without input characters at
any time.

Switching manually to the main cat-
egory list without input characters:
Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
i
In the list of input characters 5, 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.