2008 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class Comand Manual

161 Navigation
POIs (Points of Interest)
If a phone number is associated with a POI,
the number can be used to select a
destination and making a call. The
database uses phone numbers in the USA
and Canada.
Activating the Navigation main menu
(
page 108).
Push the joystick to G to select menu
item
Phone number.
Press E.
The
Enter POI phone number menu will
appear.
Use the number keys 1 through 0
to enter the phone number.
or
Push the joystick to h, H, g or
G to select the numbers. After each
selection, press
E.
Push the joystick to F or f to
select numbers diagonally.
When the number is complete, the
(
field is highlighted.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 129).
Entering a POI by phone number
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The menu always appears with the “1”
prefix in first line.
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Numbers not available for entry are
greyed out.
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Multiple matches to a phone number
can occur if several businesses share a
number, or if a central number is used
to cover multiple locations. In these
cases, you will see a list to choose
among them.

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POIs (Points of Interest)
Dialing the POI phone number
Press the Call soft key in the Route
guidance menu.
Dialing will begin. In the status bar, the
off-hook symbol will appear. If the
person called answers the call, the call
is active. You talk over the hands-free
set.
Press K to end the call.
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The Call soft key is visible if vehicle is
equipped for phone operation and
Mercedes-Benz specified mobile
telephone* is inserted in phone
cradle*.

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Today’s plan

Today’s plan
The today’s plan memory can be used to
save destinations for which routes can be
calculated one after the other.
The memory can save a maximum of 18
destinations.
You can add a destination to today’s plan
from the Route guidance menu
from the Last destinations memory and
from the Destination memory.
Press the Plan soft key in the
corresponding menu.
The message
The

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Today’s plan
Available soft keys
Bestway soft key:
Sorts entries to obtain the most
efficient route through all the
destinations (
page 164).
Rnd trip soft key:
Sorts entries to obtain a route that
circles through all the destinations and
eventually ends at the starting position
(
page 164).
Del. all soft key:
Deletes all entries.
Save soft key:
Saves an entry to the destination
memory.
Details soft key:
Shows the entry in full.
Page V and Page v soft keys (if
available):
Use the
Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Delete soft key:
Deletes the selected entry.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Best way
Press the Bestway soft key in the
today’s plan memory.
The today’s plan memory is sorted to
obtain the most efficient route through
all the destinations.
Round trip
Press the Rnd trip soft key in the
today’s plan memory.
The today’s plan memory is sorted to
obtain a route that circles through all
the destinations.
The current vehicle location is placed
at the bottom of today’s plan as
Starting position entry.
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The Starting position can be represen-
ted by e.g. a parking lot or an off road
location.

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Today’s plan
Display details for starting position
Push the joystick to G to select
Starting position.
Press the Details soft key.
The address information will appear.
Selecting a destination from the
today’s plan
Activate the today’s plan.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Use the Page soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 129).
Saving a today’s plan entry in the
destination memory
Activate the today’s plan.
Press the Save soft key.
The Destination memory input menu
will appear (
page 154).
Deleting a today’s plan entry
Activate the today’s plan.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Press the Delete soft key.
A prompt message will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select Yes.
If you do not want to delete the entry:
Press E to confirm No.
Press E.
The system deletes the destination in
the today’s plan. The entries below the
destination deleted move up by one
position.
Deleting all the today’s plan entries
Activate the today’s plan.
Press the Del. all soft key.
A prompt message will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select Yes.
If you do not want to delete the entries:
Press E to confirm No.
Press E.
The system deletes all the destination
entries in the today’s plan.
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When you reach the destination, route
guidance ends and the system deletes
the today’s plan entry.

166 Navigation
Software Updates

Software Updates

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Software Updates
1Ejecting DVD
2Opening/closing the display unit
3Warning message Press EJECT to
close
You can update the system with a new
navigation DVD. The new DVD may include
new map/road information.
Starting an update
DVDs are loaded and ejected at the
navigation module.
Switch the COMAND on (page 34).
Ejecting
Press l.
The display unit moves forward and
then tilts down. The DVD NAVIGATION
slot is visible.
Press the l button left of the
DVD NAVIGATION slot.
The navigation module ejects the DVD.
The message
No DVD in drive.
Please insert Navigation DVD.

will appear.
Remove the DVD from the slot.
WarningG
The display unit can cause injury if
contacted when open. Please close after
inserting a navigation DVD.
!
Do not place anything on the lowered
display panel (i.e. do not use as a shelf).
Placing objects on the lowered display
panel may result in damage to the
display or COMAND
unit which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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Updating may take several minutes.
During updating, the operation of
COMAND is restricted. You cannot
switch off the system.
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The navigation module is located
behind the display unit of the COMAND
(
page 166).
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There are two l buttons. One is on
the display unit
2. The other is located
left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot
1
behind the display.

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Software Updates
Loading
Insert the new navigation DVD into the
DVD slot with the label side up.
The message
Navigation is
initializing. Please wait.
will
appear.
Press l on the display unit to return
the display unit to its closed position.
The display unit tilts up and then moves
to the rear.After that, the COMAND loads the
software on the DVD.
Shortly after that, the progress bar
appears. After some time, the progress
bar reaches 100%.
The update is completed. You can now
operate the navigation system again.
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Inserting a second DVD with another
DVD still loaded will cause damage to
the DVD drive which is not covered by
the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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The message Press EJECT to close will
appear. If
l on the display unit is
not pressed within 20 seconds, eight
successive series of two beep tones
will sound to remind you to return the
display to its closed position by
pressing
l on the display unit. After
the beep tones COMAND returns the
display unit to its closed position.