2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class navigation

209 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 88).
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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

210 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 88).

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 225)
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The street is visible if you have entered it be-
fore entering the city.

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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)


“Street”: entering the street
(page 211)


“House No.”: entering the house num-
ber (
page 216)


“Center”: entering the center
(page 214)


“Intersection”: entering the intersec-
tion (
page 219)


“POI”: entering a point of interest
(page 229)


“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 251)


“Start”: starting the route calculation
(page 222)

Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.Entering a street

In the address input menu, select
“Street”.
The list of streets appears either with
or without the input characters
(page 212). Whether or not the input
characters appear depends on how
many streets are available for the se-
lected city.Street list with input characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 6 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
4Currently non-selectable characters
5Currently selectable character
6Input characters
7Street list
8Currently selected character
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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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It is not possible to enter a street if:


you have already entered a center


you have already entered a zip code that
COMAND can clearly attribute to a street
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You can only enter those streets which are
saved on the digital map.
If you have not entered a city before entering the
street, only those streets within the state (USA)
or province (CDN) previously entered are avail-
able. If you have already entered a city, streets
within that city are available.
If you have entered a zip code before entering
the street, only those streets within the zip code
area are available.

212 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 88).
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 R- 9
buttons (
page 90).
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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.

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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)

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

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 88).

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 225)


“House No.”: entering the house num-
ber (
page 216)


“Intersection”: entering the intersec-
tion (
page 219)


“POI”: entering a point of interest
(page 229)


“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 251)


“Start”: starting the route calculation
(page 222)

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.

214 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)Entering a center
In the address input menu, select “Cen-
ter”.
The list of centers appears either with
or without the input characters
(page 215). Whether or not the input
characters appear depends on how
many centers are available in the se-
lected city.List of centers with input characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 7 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
4Currently non-selectable characters
5Currently selectable character
6Currently selected character
7Input characters
8List of centersWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the center 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.
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It is not possible to enter a center if:


you have not yet entered a city


you have already entered a street


you have already entered a zip code that
COMAND can clearly attribute to an address
You can only enter those centers which are
saved on the digital map.
Depending on the previous entry, centers are
available either for the city entered or the zip
code area entered.
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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.

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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 88).
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 88).

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 225)


“POI”: entering a point of interest
(page 229)


“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 251)


“Start”: starting the route calculation
(page 222)

Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.
i
In this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the center seen in the address
input menu.
i
In this case, entering a point of interest is
based on the center seen in the address input
menu.

216 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 town
or city (
page 217).
With only the street entered previously
When COMAND can clearly allocate the
street to a town or city, the house number
appears without input characters. Select a
house number from the list (
page 219).
When COMAND cannot clearly allocate the
street to a town or city, a house number
screen appears. You can now enter a
house number.1Numbers entered by the user
2Input characters
3Currently selected number

Selecting numbers: Slide omp or
rotateymz.

Confirming number selection:
Pressn.
or

Entering a number with the telephone
keypad using the R- 9 buttons
(page 90).

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 88).

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 208).
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.