2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S550 4MATIC ESP

171 Control systems
COMAND navigation (introduction)

“Short Route”: COMAND calculates a
route with the shortest possible (mini-
mized) distance taking distance and
driving time into account.
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Mode”.
The mode list appears. A square  indi-
cates the current setting.
Select route type: “Fast Route” or
“Short Route”.
Exit menu: Slide omp or press back
button L in the center console
(
page 86).Setting route mode
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Mode”.
The mode list appears.
Switching mode on or off:
Select desired modes.
Depending on the previous status, the
mode is switched on or off. A check-
mark indicates that the mode is
switched on. It is possible to switch on
more than one mode.
Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(
page 86).
COMAND will verify whether it can in-
corporate the modes if you select them
with route guidance active.
If it can, COMAND calculates a new
route while incorporating the modes
selected.
If it cannot, you will see and hear a cor-
responding message.
Select “OK”.
COMAND calculates a new route.
Only those modes which can be in-
corporated are used.
iIf you change the route type setting during
active route guidance, COMAND calculates a
new route. If you change the setting when route
guidance is inactive, COMAND uses the new set-
ting for the next route guidance.
iThis function allows you to set the following
options for route guidance:

“Minimize Highways”

“Minimize Toll Roads”

“Minimize Tunnels”

“Minimize Ferries/Motorail”

179 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
The top list entry 1 at first shows either
the town or city in which the vehicle is cur-
rently located or the town or 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 town or city that best corre-
sponds to the input data as it has been en-
tered 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 86).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a town or city,
the input characters 4 disappear auto-
matically. You see the list of towns or cities
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 towns/cities with-
out input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of
towns/cities without input charac-
ters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
List of towns/cities without input
characters
1Symbol for more selection options
iIn 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.
iThe current town or 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 town/city entry immediate-
ly afterward

181 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
In the address input menu, select
“Street”.
The list of streets appears either with
or without the input characters
(
page 182). Whether or not the input
characters appear depends on how
many streets are available for the se-
lected town or 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 characterThe 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.
iYou can only enter those streets which are
saved on the digital map.
If you have not entered a town or city before en-
tering the street, only those streets within the
state (USA) or province (CDN) previously en-
tered are available. If you have already entered a
town or city, streets within that town or city are
available.
If you have entered a zip code before entering
the street, only those streets within the zip code
area are available.iIn 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.


187 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
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 numbersWhile 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.
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 86).
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.
iIn 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.

189 Control systems
COMAND 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 86).
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.
iIn 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.

192 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
While 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.
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 86).
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 86).

197 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
Selecting another state (USA) or
province (CDN): Select the first list
entry.
A list of states/provinces appears.
Select desired state (USA) or province
(CDN).
If there are no POIs for the selected
state (USA) or province (CDN), you will
see a corresponding message.
Closing message: Select “OK”.
You can again select a state (prov-
ince).
If there are POIs, you will see the cate-
gory list again.
Proceed as described in the “Selecting
a category” paragraph in the “Main cat-
egory list without input characters”
section (
page 199).
Designating a POI category
The categories and POIs available depend
on the distance from the vehicle position
you have set for the POI.

POI in the surrounding area:
categories sorted alphabetically and
POIs sorted by distance within a radius
of about 12 mi around the vehicle posi-
tion are available. You can extend the
search radius using the list options
(
page 202).

POI within a given town:
If you have only entered the state (USA)
or province (CDN) and the town or city,
alphabetically sorted categories and al-
phabetically sorted POIs within the
town/city are available.If you have entered more than the state
(USA) or province (CDN) and the town
or city, alphabetically sorted categories
and POIs sorted by distance within a
radius of about 12 mi around the ad-
dress entered are available.
You can extend the search radius and
the category selection using the list op-
tions (
page 202).

POIs in a different region:
Alphabetically sorted categories and
alphabetically sorted POIs are avail-
able.
Entering a category
Depending on the number of available cat-
egories, the main category list appears for
category entry either with or without input
characters (
page 199).

201 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
Entering name of POI
Select “Options”
“Spell”.
The POI list appears with input charac-
ters; the input characters are automat-
ically activated.
POI list with input characters
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 selectable character
6Currently non-selectable characters
7POI list
8Currently selected characterWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the POI 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 86).
iFor POIs in other regions, this list also shows
the compass heading to the destination as well
as the linear distance to the destination, as in the
previous illustration.
iIn 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.