2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class navigation

217 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
In both cases, the address input menu
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 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.
With the street and city previously en-
tered

In the address input menu, select
“House No.”.
The list of house numbers appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters (
page 219). Whether or not the
input characters appear depends on
how many house numbers are available
in the selected street.List of house numbers with input
characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 4 are automatically activated.
1Numbers entered by the user
2Numbers automatically added by the
system
3Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
4Input characters
5Currently non-selectable numbers
6Currently selected number
7Currently selectable numbers
8List of house numbers
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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.

218 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

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

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 88).
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.

219 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 88).

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 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.Entering an intersection

In the address input menu, select “In-
tersection”.
The list of intersections appears either
with or without the input characters
(page 221). Whether or not the input
characters appear depends on how
many intersections are available for the
selected street.
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.
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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.

220 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 88).
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.

221 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 88).

If the city input menu appears: Enter
a town or 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 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

Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.
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The city input menu appears if the intersec-
tion entered cannot be clearly attributed to a
city.
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A detailed description of how to enter a city
can be found in the “Entering a city” section
(
page 208).
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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.
i
In this case, entering a POI is based on the
city seen in the address input menu.

222 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)Starting the route calculation
After entering the destination, select
“Start”.
The route calculation will start if route
guidance has not already been activat-
ed.
If route guidance has already been ac-
tivated, a prompt will appear asking
whether you want to end the current
route guidance.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, COMAND will stop
the route guidance and start the route
calculation for the new destination.
If you select “No”, COMAND will con-
tinue with the active route guidance.
The new destination is discarded.
During the route calculation, an arrow
will indicate the linear direction to the
destination. Below this, you will see the
message “Calculating Route”.
Once the route has been calculated,
route guidance begins (
page 237).
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You cannot start the route calculation until
all the necessary address data has been en-
tered.
i
With “Change Name” you can change the
name of the chosen entry from the destination
memory before starting the route calculation.
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Route calculation requires a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance from
the destination, for example.
COMAND calculates the route using the digital
map data. The calculated route may differ from
the actual road situation, e.g. due to road con-
struction or incomplete map data. Please make
sure that you observe the notes about the digital
map (page 188).

223 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering a destination from the destination memory
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Memory”.
The destination memory list appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters (
page 224). Whether the input
characters appear depends on the
number of entries in the destination
memory.
Destination memory list 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
6Destination memory list
7Currently selected character
8Currently selectable charactersWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the destination 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.

Changing language for the input
characters: Select!.

Select desired language.

Changing character set for the input
characters: Select#.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.

Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.

Confirming character selection:
Press n.
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The destination memory always contains an
entry called “My Address”. You can save your
home address, for example, under this entry
(
page 251).
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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 content of the destination
memory.


224 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 88).
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 88).
or

Select “Back” and press n.

Confirming selection: Press n.

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 222).
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The “Back” menu item is only present if this
list was called up from the list with input charac-
ters.