2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S63AMG tow

117 Control systems
COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
Inserting a PCMCIA card
1Slot for PCMCIA card
Insert PCMCIA card into slot 1.
The side with the contact must point
towards the slot.If the PCMCIA card contains a storage
medium with MP3 tracks, COMAND
switches to MP3 mode.
Ejecting CDs and DVDs Ejecting from the DVD changer
1Disc slot
2Magazine tray buttons 1 – 6
3Eject button (all discs)
Ejecting one disc: Press desired mag-
azine tray button 2.
Take disc out of slot 1.
If you do not take the disc out of
slot1, the DVD changer will draw it
back automatically in approximately
15 seconds.
iCOMAND supports commercially available
PCMCIA cards or PCMCIA card adapters with
storage media that may not be designed for the
temperatures which occur in the vehicle. You
should therefore remove the PCMCIA card from
the vehicle when not in use since extreme tem-
peratures could damage these devices.
Warning!G
Only eject a disc when the vehicle is station-
ary. You may otherwise be distracted from
the traffic conditions and could cause an ac-
cident.
iIf you eject one disc while playing another
disc, the DVD changer interrupts playback. Play-
back continues once the disc has been ejected.


163 Control systems
COMAND navigation (introduction)
General notes
Operational readiness of the navigation
system following a system software
update by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center
After a system software update by an au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center, the in-
stalled map software may no longer be
compatible. If this is the case, the naviga-
tion system will not be operational.
You will know if this is the case, when the
following message will appear when you
switch to navigation mode: “The system
software has been updated. The map soft-
ware must be updated now. Please insert
the DVD with the map software.”
Updating map software: Proceed as
described in the “Updating the map
software” section (
page 159). Use
map software which is compatible with
the system software.Initial use or use following a system
software update
In both these cases, the navigation system
must determine the position of the vehicle.
You may have to drive for a while before
precise route guidance is possible.
GPS reception
Correct functioning of the navigation sys-
tem depends on GPS reception, among
other things. In certain situations, GPS re-
ception may be impaired, there may be in-
terference or there may be no reception at
all, e.g. in tunnels, in multistory parking ga-
rage or due to snow on the GPS antenna. If
there is snow on the GPS antenna, you
should remove it. The GPS antenna is at
the back of the vehicle roof.The roof cargo container* may also impair
mobile phone reception and GPS cover-
age.
Route guidance after vehicle transpor-
tation
COMAND has to redetermine the position
of the vehicle if the vehicle has been trans-
ported (e.g. by ferry, by train or after tow-
ing).
Positioning takes place automatically even
when COMAND is switched off. The dura-
tion varies from one case to another.
Route guidance may be restricted as fol-
lows during vehicle positioning:

Navigation announcements, route
guidance displays and displayed street
names are not consistent with the ac-
tual location of the vehicle.

COMAND does not generate navigation
announcements.
iPlease note that the update must be allowed
to run to the end in this case. If you interrupt it,
the navigation system will continue to be non-op-
erational.

172 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
The following destination entry options are
available:

Entering a destination by address

Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory

Entering a destination from the list of
last destinations

Entering a destination from the map

Entering a stopover

Entering a POI
Entering a destination by the address
To enter an address you may proceed as
follows:

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
street and town/city

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
town/city and street

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
town/city and center

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
zip code and center

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
zip code and streetCalling up the address input menu
Select “Navi”
“Destination”
“Ad-
dress Entry”.
The address input menu appears. It
shows a state (USA) or a province
(CDN). Which state or province is
shown depends on the vehicle’s loca-
tion.
1State (USA) or province (CDN)
Warning!G
For safety reasons, only enter a new desti-
nation when the vehicle is stationary.
iIt is possible to enter a destination regard-
less of whether route guidance is active or inac-
tive.
iIt is not possible to enter an address when
the vehicle has exceeded a certain speed. As
soon as the vehicle speed drops below a certain
value, the function is available again.
iIf Russian or Chinese is set as the system
language, the address must be entered using
Latin letters. Setting the system language
(
page 238).
iAs additional information to the street entry,
you can enter either a house number or an inter-
section.
A zip code entry replaces the town/city entry.

174 Control systems
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 86).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a state, the input
characters 7 disappear automatically.
You see the list of states 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 states without in-
put characters at any time.
Switching manually to list of states
without input characters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of states without input characters
Selecting a state: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back” by
sliding om and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected state. The following menu items are now avail-
able:

“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 193)

“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)

“Town”: Entering a town or city
(
page 178)

“Street”: Entering a street
(
page 180)

“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(
page 176)
Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
iIt is not possible to enter zip codes if the dig-
ital map does not contain any zip codes for the
selected state.


175 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering a province (Canada)
In the address input menu, select
“State/Prov”
“Provinces (Canada)”.
A list of provinces appears.
Select desired province.
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected province.
The following menu items are now avail-
able:

“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 193)

“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)

“Town”: Entering a town or city
(
page 178)

“Street”: Entering a street
(
page 180)

“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(
page 176)
Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
Quick access to most recently entered
states (USA) or provinces (CDN)
In the address input menu, select
“State/Prov”
“Last States/Provinc-
es”.
The list of most recently entered states
(USA) or provinces (CDN) appears. The
last entry is at the top of the list.
Select desired state (USA) or desired
province (CDN).
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected state (USA) or province (CDN).The following menu items are now avail-
able:

“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 193)

“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)

“Town”: Entering a town or city
(
page 178)

“Street”: Entering a street
(
page 180)

“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(
page 176)
Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
iIt is not possible to enter a zip code if the
digital map does not contain any zip codes for
the selected province (CDN).
iIt is not possible to enter a zip code if the
digital map does not contain any zip codes for
the selected state (USA) or province (CDN).

177 Control systems
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 86).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the numbers entered to a zip code, input
characters 4 disappear. You see the list
of zip codes 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 zip codes without
input characters at any time.
Switching manually to list of zip
codes without input characters:
Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of zip codes without input
characters
Selecting a zip code: Slide qmr or ro-
tate ymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
You will see the address input menu
again. It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:

Street and if necessary, house number,
town/city, state (USA) or province
(CDN)

Town/city, state (USA) or province
(CDN) and zip code

State (USA) or province (CDN) and zip
code
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 193)
iThe street and, if necessary, the house num-
ber, will then appear as soon as COMAND can at-
tribute the zip code to an appropriate address.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.

178 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)

“Street”: entering a street
(
page 180)

“Center”: entering a center
(
page 183)

“POI”: entering a point of interest
(
page 196)

“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 217)

“Start”: starting the route calculation
(
page 190)
Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.Entering a town or city
In the address input menu, select
“Town”.
The list of towns/cities appears either
with or without the input characters
(
page 179).
Whether or not the input characters ap-
pear depends on how many towns or
cities are available for the desired state
(USA) or province (CDN).List of towns or 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 towns/cities
8Currently selected character
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.
iYou can only enter those towns or cities
which are saved on the digital map.
It is not possible to enter a town or city when you
have already entered a street which COMAND
can clearly attribute to a town or city.
If COMAND cannot clearly attribute a previously
entered street to a town/city, only those towns
or cities are available which have a street of that
name.
If you have not yet entered a street before enter-
ing the town or city, towns or cities within the
state (USA) or province (CDN) previously en-
tered are available.

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