2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class navigation system

143 Navigation*
During route guidance

Show the soft key displays ( page
136)
.

Press the
Display
soft key.
The Display menu appears.
Selectable soft keys:
Symbols
soft key

Provides access to setting the symbols
display
( page
143)
.

View
soft key

Provides access to setting the map ori
-
entation
( page
144)
.

Map
soft key

Provides access to the Map Display
menu
( page
145)
.

Auto
soft key

Provides access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu
( page
146)
.

Zoom
soft key

Provides access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display
( page
146)
.
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.

In the Display menu
( page
143)

press the
Symbols
soft key.
The available options appear.

Use

or

to select an option.

Press

.
The selected option is activated. A solid
circle
designates an activated op
-
tion.
Standard
option:

The symbols for the system default
setting are displayed on the map.
Defining route guidance displays
Setting symbols displays iThe symbols are on display only if the
map scale is set at 0.05 mi (50 m),

0.1 mi (100 m), 0.2 mi (200 m), or

0.5 mi (500 m).

To set the map scale
( page
130)
.


146 Navigation*During route guidanceIf you have set the map view to full screen ( page
131)
and the automatic map tog
-
gling function is activated, then the follow
-
ing happens:
The system automatically switches to
the split-screen map display when a
driving maneuver is announced.

As soon as the driving maneuver is
completed, the system automatically
returns to full-screen map display.
Switching automatic toggling ON/OFF 
In the Display menu
( page
143)
,
press the
Auto
soft key.
The Options
On and
Off
appear.

Use

or

to select the desired
option.

Press

.
Depending on the previous setting, au
-
tomatic map toggling will be switched
ON or OFF.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
You can select whether the full-screen and
split-screen map scales are to be set to
-
gether (default setting) or individually. 
In the Display menu, press the ( page
143)
Zoom
soft key.
The
Standard setting
and
Manual
op
-
tions appear.
Automatic map toggling
iThe solid circle
shows the current
setting.
Scales for full-screen and

split-screen map display

150 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memoryStarting route guidance to a destina
-
tion stored in the destination memory 
Select a destination.

Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap
-
pears.

Press

if you want to start route
guidance, otherwise press the
Back
soft
key.
Deleting a destination from the destina
-
tion memory 
Select a destination
( page
149)
.

Press the
Delete
soft key.
A delete entry prompt appears.

Use

to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press

.
The system deletes the entry from the
destination memory.
Storing a destination 
In the Start Route Guidance menu ( page
128)
, press the
Save
soft key;
or
Select a destination from the
Last

destinations
memory
( page
148)

and press the
Save
soft key.
The system automatically shows a de
-
fault name (the city if applicable) as
Destination name; however a different
name can be entered.
Storing under the default name 
Press and hold

for approx. 2 sec
-
onds;
or
Use

or

to select the
sym
-
bol and press

.
The system will store the address un
-
der the default name.
Storing under a different name
Press the
Delete
soft key to delete the
default name.
Upper and lower case characters, accent
-
ed characters, special characters and
numbers can be entered.To select lower or upper case or to select
special characters, the following shift sym
-
bols on the display are available:
= upper case

= lower case

= special characters
ok
iThe name must have at least one char
-
acter.iSymbol “
” represents a space.
ABCabc...

151 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory

If necessary, use

, 
or

to se
-
lect one of the shift fields.

Press

.
The characters are shifted.

Use

, 
, 
, 
, (
or
+
to
select the characters. Press

after
each selection.

If necessary, press the
Delete
soft key
to delete the character last entered.

Upon completion of the name entry
press and hold

for approx. 2 sec
-
onds;
or
Use

or

to select the
sym
-
bol and press

.
The system will store the address.
iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key (de
-
letion of the last character) with the Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
ok

165 System
System settings
Setting the time The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat
-
ellites has to be set to the local time zone.

This enhances
correct navigation for routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance, and

correct calculation of the estimated
time of arrival.

Use

or

to select the hours or
the minutes.

Press

or

.
Depending on the selection, hours or
minutes are set.Setting the minutes:

With GPS reception, each time you
press

or

changes the time in in
-
crements of 30 minutes. Without GPS
reception, the time is changed in 1
minute increments.Setting the hours:

Each time you press

or

, the
hours change in increments of 1 hour.

Press the
Back
soft key.
The new setting is stored.
Setting the date 
Use

or

to select the day, the
month or the year.

Press

or

.
Depending on the selection, the day,
the month, or the year is set.

Press the
Back
soft key.
The new setting is stored.
Setting the date/Time format 
Press the
Format
soft key.
You will see the date and time following
the currently selected format, as well
as a list of possible formats.
iThere is no automatic change from day
-
light saving time to standard time.

This has to be changed manually.When you change the time zone, the
clock time also changes automatically.
If you enter an incorrect time, the time
difference remains unchanged when
you change time zone.
iThe date can be set only if GPS recep
-
tion is available.


166 SystemSystem settings
Setting the format: 
Use

or

to select a format.

Press

.
The appropriate format is selected.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce
-
ments.
In the System menu
( page
164)
,
press the
Lang.
soft key.
The language list is displayed.
The following options are available:
Instr. cluster settings
:
The system switches to the lan
-
guage already set in the vehicle in
-
strument cluster (
 Vehicle
Operator’s manual).

All other options:

The system switches to the re
-
quested language.
iList entry 1-3: Date formatsList entry 4 and 5: Time formats

(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex
-
ample below.)Solid circle
: format set

Empty circle
: format not set
Setting the language

171 System
System settings
Canceling individualizationYou can cancel individualization at any
time during either the first or second
stage. All existing data remains un
-
changed.
During any individualization stage,
press the
Cancel
soft key.
Individualization is cancelled.
Deleting individualization
From the Individualization menu,
press

to select menu item
Delete
individualization
.

Press

.
A prompt appears, which asks if you re
-
ally want to delete the data.

Press

to select
Yes
.

Press

.
The individualization is deleted.
Actuating the Reset function resets
COMAND to the factory settings. In addition, it deletes:
SMS: All SMS messages.

Navigation*: All entries in the Destina
-
tion memory and in the Last destina
-
tion memory.
Reset activation
Call up the System menu
( page
164)
.

Press the
Reset
soft key.
iThis function is not available if no indi
-
vidualization data has been saved.
Reset function


173 Glossary
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep
-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
Bit
(Binary digi
t)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans
-
mitted per time unit.
Bluetooth®
Wireless personal area networks that
provide a way to connect and exchange
information between devices such as
mobile phones, laptops, PCs, etc. over
a short-range radio frequency.
CD
(Compact
Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
->CD which can be read and written but
not deleted.
CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit
Man
agement and
Data Sys
-
tem)

Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys
-
tems, including the radio and CD play
-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*).
Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface.
DVD
(Digital
Versatile
Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form for
storing large volumes of data.
Fader
(Fader control)Volume control between front and rear
speakers.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organized into directories for im
-
proved clarity. Can be likened to a filing
cabinet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu
-
ments.
Greenwich meridian
A specific north-south line running
through Greenwich, England.
GPS
(Global
Positioning
System)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re
-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
Glossary