2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S63AMG center console

168 Control systems
COMAND navigation (introduction)
Adjusting the map scale
Rotate ymz.
Rotating clockwise zooms in, rotating
counterclockwise zooms out.
Saving crosshair position as destination
in last destinations list
Showing menu system, if neces-
sary: Press n.
Saving: Select “Position”
“Save Po-
sition”.
COMAND saves the crosshair position
as a destination in the last destinations
list (
page 223).
Hiding the crosshair
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
The crosshair disappears and the map
is centered on the vehicle position.
or
Set the map to the vehicle or destina-
tion position, see the explanation be-
low.
Centering the map on the vehicle or
destination position
Centering on the vehicle’s position:
Select “Navi”
“Position”
“Vehicle
Position Map”.
or
Press back button L when the
crosshair is displayed.
Centering on the destination:
Select “Navi”
“Position”
“Destina-
tion Position Map”.
Basic settings
Map perspective (USA only)
Depending on your vehicle’s production
date the map perspective function may not
be available.
COMAND can display the map from a
bird's eye view or in the normal map view.
Select map perspective:
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Map Dis-
play”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.
Select “Bird’s-eye view”.
The bird's eye view is switched on or
off, depending on the previous status.
iIf you have moved the map, you can use this
function to rapidly return the map to the position
of the vehicle or destination. It is only possible to
center the map on the destination position when
route guidance is active.
iYou can make the following settings regard-
less of whether route guidance is active or inac-
tive.
iIf you scroll the map in the bird's eye view,
COMAND switches back to the normal map view.

170 Control systems
COMAND navigation (introduction)
Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(
page 86).
Geo-coordinate display
Illustration: map with geo-coordinate dis-
play switched on
1Current height above sea level
2Number of GPS satellites from which
signals for positioning can be received
3Coordinate displayDisplay options with geo-coordinate dis-
play switched on
If the crosshair is displayed on the map
view (map was moved manually), only dis-
play 3 is visible.
It shows either the coordinates of the
crosshair or other data on the crosshair
position, e.g. a street name. The digital
map must contain relevant data in order
for this other data to be displayed.Switching the geo-coordinate display on
or off
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Map Dis-
play”.
The map display list appears.
Select “Coordinates”.
The geo-coordinate display is switched
on or off, depending on the previous
status. A checkmark indicates which
status is active.
Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(
page 86).
Setting route type (USA only)
Depending on your vehicle’s production
date the route type function may not be
available.
You can set the following route types:

“Fast Route”: COMAND calculates a
route with the shortest possible (mini-
mized) driving time.
iThe list shows all symbols that are contained
in the digital map across all states (USA) and/or
provinces (CDN). Not all POIs in all states (USA)
or in all provinces (CDN) are available, however.
Certain POI symbols may not be displayed on the
map, even if the symbol display is switched on. iThere must be sufficient GPS reception for
displays 1, 2 and 3 to be shown. Height dis-
play 1 is an approximation because the naviga-
tion system uses the GPS signals for the
calculation.
iIf there is no crosshair on the map view, dis-
plays 1, 2 and 3 are visible. Display 3
shows the coordinates of the current vehicle po-
sition.

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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”

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.


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.

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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

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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Selecting a town or city: Slide qmr
or rotate ymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
Towns/cities with symbol 1 mean
that there is more than one in the se-
lected state (USA) or province (CDN).
Confirming one of these towns/cities
will take you to a further 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:

Town/city and state (USA) or province
(CDN)

Street, town/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 193)

“Street”: entering the street
(
page 180)

“House No.”: entering the house num-
ber (
page 185)

“Center”: entering the center
(
page 183)

“Intersection”: entering the intersec-
tion (
page 188)

“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 street
iThe street is visible if you have entered it be-
fore entering the town or city.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.
iIt 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

182 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
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 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.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
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, town/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 193)
iThe town or city is visible if you have entered
it before entering the street, or if COMAND can
clearly attribute the street entered to a town or
city.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.