2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 light

222 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (destination memory)
Displaying your own address
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Memory”.
The destination memory list appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters. Whether the input characters
appear depends on the number of en-
tries in the destination memory.
Press n.
Destination memory list without input
characters
In the destination memory list without in-
put characters, the “My Address” entry is
automatically highlighted.
Press n.
If your own address has already been
assigned, you will see the menu for
starting route guidance with your own
address data.
Exiting menu: Select “Back”.
Destination memory list with input
characters
1Input characters
In the destination memory list with input
characters 1, the input characters are au-
tomatically activated.
Slide qm repeatedly until the input
characters disappear.
The list entry “My Address” is automat-
ically highlighted as long as you have
not entered any characters using the
input characters.
If you have entered characters
from the list of input characters:
Rotate ymz or slide qm repeatedly
until the list entry “My Address” is
highlighted.
Press n.
If your own address has already been
assigned, you will see the menu for
starting route guidance with your own
address data.
Exiting menu: Select “Back”.

225 Control systems
COMAND address book
Selecting an entry in the main address
book display
Slide omp or rotate ymz until the
main area is selected.
Creating a new address book entry
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Address Book”
“New Entry”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields and the input characters.
Illustration: input menu for private data
1To switch between work and home
data ( or symbol)
2Selected data field with input mark
(cursor)
3Display of set data type – in example
display, home data is set ( symbol
and “Home” display)
4Input characters
Switching between private and
business data: Select symbol 1.
The display switches to private or busi-
ness data, depending on the previous
status.
Changing data field: Slide rmq re-
peatedly until desired entry is highlight-
ed.
or
Select [ or ] repeatedly until de-
sired entry is highlighted.
Entering data into a field:
Select desired characters one by one
from the input characters.
Toggling upper and lower case for
the input characters: Select& or
(.
Changing language for the input
characters: Select!.
Select desired language.
iPlease observe the following when creating
a new address book entry:
You can define your own address in the destina-
tion memory in navigation mode. When defining
the address, you can transfer data already en-
tered as an address book entry.
In the address book entry, the town/city and
street must be spelled in the same way as the
destination entry so that the data matches the
digital map data.
In order for the state (province) to match the
map data, its complete name or abbreviation
may be entered.
Examples:

Florida or FL

Colorado or CO

Alberta or AB

Ontario or ON


228 Control systems
COMAND address book
Canceling search: Switch from the
smart speller to the list (
page 227).
The entry at the top of the list is auto-
matically highlighted.
Going back to main address book
display: If necessary, switch from the
list to the smart speller (
page 227)
and select “Back” in the smart speller.
Searching via the list
If necessary, switch from the smart
speller to the list (
page 227).
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until desired
entry is highlighted on the list.
Displaying a complete address book
entry
Searching for the desired entry
Search for an address book entry
(
page 226).
or
Select an address book entry in the
main address book menu
(
page 225).
Press n.
The detailed view appears.
Illustration: detailed view for private data
1To go back to the previous menu
2To switch between work and home
data ( symbol or )
3Selected data field
4Display of set data type – in example
display, home data is set ( symbol
and “Home” display)
5To call up optionsSwitching between private or business
data
Select symbol 2.
The display switches to private or busi-
ness data, depending on the previous
status.
iThe options available under “Options” menu
item 4 depend on which data field 3 is select-
ed. The following options may be available:

Displaying abbreviated content in full
(
page 229)

Changing an address book entry
((
page 229)

Changing the description of a telephone
number data field (
page 230)

Adding a telephone number data field
(
page 230)

Calling a number saved in an entry
(
page 231)

Starting route guidance to an entry
(
page 231)

Options for voice entries (page 232)


230 Control systems
COMAND address book
Display the details of an address book
entry (
page 228) then, select “Op-
tions”
“Change Content”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields.
Proceed as described in the “Switching
between private and business data”
paragraph in the “Creating a new ad-
dress book entry” section
(
page 225).
Changing the description of a tele-
phone number data field
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(
page 228).
Select “Options”
“Change Entry
Name”.
Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.
Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.
Select “Save”.
COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the entry you are searching for in the
selected number category.
Otherwise, you will see a prompt ask-
ing whether one of the existing num-
bers should be overwritten.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four existing
numbers.
Select number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.
Adding to a telephone number data
field
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(
page 228).
Select “Options”
“Add Number”.
Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.
Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.
Select “Save”.
COMAND adds the data field to the entry if
there are fewer than four numbers as-
signed to the entry in the selected number
category. You can now enter a number into
the data field.
Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the “Creating a new address book en-
try” section (
page 225).
If four numbers are already saved for the
entry in the selected number category, a
prompt will appear asking whether one of
the data fields should be overwritten.
iThis function is not possible for phone book
entries in the mobile phone.
iOne address book entry may contain up to
four data fields for private telephone numbers
and four data fields for business telephone num-
bers.
This function is not possible for phone book en-
tries in the mobile phone.


231 Control systems
COMAND address book
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four data fields.
Select field to be overwritten.
COMAND deletes the number of the se-
lected field. You can now enter a new
number into the data field.
Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the “Creating a new address book en-
try” section (
page 225).
Calling a number saved in an entry
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(
page 228).
Press n.
or
Select “Options”
“Call”.
In both cases, the telephone* connects
the call. The COMAND display is show-
ing the telephone mode screen.
Starting route guidance to an entry
Search for an address book entry
(
page 226).
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the address data field
(
page 228).
Select “Options”
“Navigate”.
or
Press n.
Further operation depends on whether the
address data is complete and matches the
digital map data of the navigation system.
It does not match, for example, if it is not
spelled in the same way as the destination
entry.Address data is complete and matches
digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, the navigation
system starts the route calculation.
Address data is incomplete or does not
match digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, a message ap-
pears indicating that the address is incom-
plete.iTo do this, COMAND must be equipped with
a telephone*. The mobile phone must be insert-
ed in the cradle*.
iPressing n only functions if one of the ad-
dress data fields contains data.
iFor the route calculation, the navigation sys-
tem requires the correct spellings of the state
(province), the town/city or zip code, the street
and under some circumstances, the house num-
ber. The town/city and street must be spelled in
the same manner as the destination entry.
The state (province) can be spelled as an entire
name or as an abbreviation.
Examples:

Florida or FL

Colorado or CO

Alberta or AB

Ontario or ON

235 Control systems
COMAND system settings
COMAND system settings
System settings menu overview
Display settings
Switching the display on or off
Switching off: Select “Vehicle”

“Display OFF”.
Switching back on: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.
Setting the display design
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Display”.
Select “Day Mode”, “Night Mode” or
“Automatic”.
Time settings
Setting the time
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Time”.
Selecting hour or minute(s):
Slideomp.
Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.
Saving setting: Press n.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 85).
Display
(
page 235)
Time
(
page 235)
Voice Control*
(
page 237)
Language
(
page 238)
Favorite
(
page 238)
Services
(
page 239)
Reset
(
page 235)
Display settingsTime settingsVoice Control*
settingsLanguage
settingsAssign favorite
buttonBluetooth®
settingsReset COMAND to
factory settings
iIn the “Automatic” setting, COMAND ana-
lyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor and
switches between the display design automati-
cally.
iThe correct time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:

Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance

Calculation of estimated arrival time
iThe increment value for setting the minutes
depends on the situation. If GPS reception is
available, it is 30 minutes. If GPS reception is not
available, it is one minute.

236 Control systems
COMAND system settings
Setting the time zone and switching be-
tween Daylight Saving Time and stan-
dard time
Setting time zone: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Time”
“Time
Zone”.
The country list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rent setting.
Select the country in which you are cur-
rently driving.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.
Select desired time zone.Subsequent operation depends on:

whether your navigation system has
GPS reception

which country you have previously set
You may either:

manually switch between “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” and “Standard
time (Winter)” in a list
or

switch automatic Daylight Saving Time
to standard time changeover (and vice
versa) on or off
Switching manually: Select “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” or “Standard
time (Winter)”.
The dot R in front of a list entry indi-
cates the current setting.
Switching automatic changeover on
or off: Select “Automatic Daylight Sav-
ings Time”.
You have switched the function on or
off. A checkmark appears when the
function is switched on.
Saving setting and exit the menu:
Slide omp.
Setting the date
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Date”.
Selecting month, day or year:
Slideomp.
Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.
Saving setting: Press n.
iThe correct time zone and Daylight Saving
Time/standard time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:

Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance

Calculation of estimated arrival timeiIf you have switched off the automatic
changeover function, you must change Daylight
Saving Time to standard time and vice versa
yourself.

242 Control systems
COMAND vehicle menu
In this menu, you can program the follow-
ing vehicle functions:Setting night security illumination
(Exterior Lighting Delayed Switch-off)
Use this function to set whether and how
long you would like the exterior lighting to
illuminate during darkness after exiting the
vehicle and all doors closed.
The exterior lighting automatically goes
out after the delayed switch-off time has
expired.
You can select:

“0 sec.”, the delayed switch-off feature
is deactivated

“15 sec.”, “30 sec.”, “45 sec.”, or
“60 sec.”, the delayed switch-off fea-
ture is activated
Select “Vehicle”.
The main area is active.
Selecting “Exterior Lighting Delayed
Switch-off” menu: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
Selecting length of time: Slide qmr
or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
or
Select “Vehicle”
“Vehicle”
“Exte-
rior Lighting Delayed Switch-off”.
A selection list appears.
The current setting is indicated by a
dotR.
FunctionPage
Exterior Lighting Delayed
Switch-off242
Locator Lighting243
Exterior Mirror Convenience Set-
tings244
Automatic Locking245
Easy Entry/Exit Feature246
Interior Ambient Light247
Interior Lighting Delayed
Switch-off248
Rear-window Sunshade249
Trunk Opening-height Restriction*249
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 85).
iYou can reactivate this function within
10 minutes by opening a door.