2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S63AMG ESP

207 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
Route guidance
COMAND guides you to the destination us-
ing navigation commands in the form of
audible navigation announcements and
route guidance displays.
If, for any reason, you do not follow the
navigation commands or if you leave the
calculated route, COMAND automatically
calculates a new route to the destination.
If the map data contains the relevant infor-
mation, COMAND tries to avoid roads that
only have limited access, e.g. roads closed
to through-traffic and non-residents.Roads that have time restrictions (e.g.
closed on Sundays and public holidays) are
not considered for route guidance, if the
digital map contains the relevant informa-
tion.
Examples of displays and announce-
ments for a driving maneuver
Driving maneuvers have three phases:

Preparation phase

Announcement phase

Maneuver phase
Warning!G
COMAND calculates the route to the desti-
nation without taking account of the follow-
ing, for example:

Traffic lights

Stop and right-of-way signs

Parking or stopping prohibited areas

Lane merges

Other road and traffic rules and regula-
tions

Narrow bridges
COMAND may give incorrect navigation
commands if the data in the digital map
does not correspond with the actual
road/traffic situation. For example, if the
traffic routing has been changed or the di-
rection of a one-way road has been re-
versed.
For this reason, you must always observe
applicable road and traffic rules and regula-
tions during your journey. Road and traffic
rules and regulations always have priority
over the navigation commands generated by
the system.
iThe route guidance displays can only be
seen if the display is switched to navigation
mode.

209 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
Maneuver phase
COMAND announces the next driving ma-
neuver. Based on the example display be-
low, the driving maneuver is announced
150 feet in advance with the “Now turn
left” message. The display is also split into
two halves, as for the announcement
phase.
1Graphical representation of the dis-
tance to the next driving maneuver
2Information about distance to the next
driving maneuverExample of a display without driving
maneuvers
1Main destination <
2Stopover = (only visible if a stopover
has been entered)
3Route (highlighted blue)
4Current vehicle position; the triangle in-
dicates the vehicle’s direction of travel
5Set map orientation – for an explana-
tion and settings, see (
page 169)
6Set scale – for an explanation and set-
tings, see (
page 167)Destination or destination area
reached
Once you have reached your destination,
you will hear the announcement “You have
reached the destination”. For certain POIs
(airports or highway junctions), you will
hear the announcement “You have reached
the destination area”. In addition, you will
see a corresponding display and route
guidance is automatically ended.
1Destination on the map
2Destination flag
iOnce the maneuver is completed, COMAND
automatically switches back to the non-split
screen.

211 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
During route guidance, the display is divid-
ed. On the right-hand side you will see the
direction arrow showing the compass
heading to the destination.
On the left-hand side of the display you will
see the map with the suggested route. The
suggested route is highlighted blue. How-
ever, it may not be possible to follow the
suggested route because, for example, the
road is closed or not open for car traffic.
If, during route guidance, COMAND leads
you back into a fully digitalized area, route
guidance will simply continue in the usual
manner.Off-road and off-map
Route guidance to an off-road
destination
COMAND can guide you to destinations
within the area covered by the digital map,
even if a destination is not located at a
road known to the system.These destinations are shown as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using
the map, for example.
In these cases, COMAND guides you for as
long as possible with navigation announce-
ments and displays on roads known to the
system.
Shortly before you reach the last known
the point to leave the digitized road net-
work, you will hear the announcement “The
destination is nearby. Follow the arrow on
the display”.
You will then see an arrow that indicates
the direction to the off-road destination.
When the off-road destination is close to
the road, “Area of dest. reached” appears
in addition below the arrow.
The section of the route from the last
known point on the map to the off-road
destination is indicated with a dashed line
after a certain length. It simply shows the
direction to the off-road destination with-
out taking account of any type of obstacles
in the way.
Warning!G
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver’s sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by
various factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into consider-
ation by the COMAND system.

219 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (destination memory)
Example illustration: destination memory
list with input characters
1Input characters
Select desired destination. Proceed as
described for destination entry in the
“Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory” section (
page 191).
Select “Delete” after selecting the des-
tination to be deleted.
A prompt appears asking whether you
want to delete the destination.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, COMAND deletes
the destination.
Own address
Assigning your address for the first
time or changing your own address
Assigning and/or changing your own ad-
dress
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Memory”.
Depending on the number of entries in
the destination memory, you will see
the destination memory list with or
without input characters.
Example illustration: destination memory
list without input characters
In the destination memory list without in-
put characters, the “My Address” entry is
automatically highlighted.
iIf the navigable address data of the destina-
tion to be deleted has also been assigned to an
address book entry, COMAND deletes the data
there as well. If the corresponding address book
entry does not contain any further data, such as
telephone numbers, COMAND deletes the entire
address book entry.
iThe destination memory always contains an
entry called “My Address”. You can save your
home address, for example, under this entry.


227 Control systems
COMAND address book
Entries with category symbol 3 come
from the mobile phone. The following cate-
gory symbols are possible:

= symbol for “Mobile” category

= symbol for “Home” category

= symbol for “Work” category

= symbol for “Fax” category

= symbol for “Pager” category

= symbol for “Main” category or for
unknown category or for phone entries
that are saved on the SIM card of a
GSM mobile phone
Entries without a category symbol or with
the or symbols come from the
COMAND address book. All other entries
come from the mobile phone and are only
visible when the mobile phone is in the cra-
dle*.
Entries with the symbol contain a voice
entry (
page 232). It is possible to add
voice entries in vehicles with Voice Con-
trol*.Entries with the symbol contain com-
plete, navigable address data from the nav-
igation system that correspond to digital
map data. It is possible to quickly start
route guidance to these types of entry
(
page 231).
Switching from the smart speller to the
list
Slide mq repeatedly or press n until
the smart speller is hidden.
or
Select ?.
Switching from the list to the smart
speller
Select “Back” from the list.
Searching
Searching via the smart speller
Switch from the list to the smart speller
if necessary.
Changing smart speller language:
Select!.
Select desired language.
Changing smart speller character
set: Select#.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.
Entering characters: Select the char-
acters one by one of the entry you are
searching for.
Deleting individual characters:
Select) and briefly press n.
Each time you enter or delete a charac-
ter, the closest match will be displayed
at the top of the list.
Deleting an entire entry: Select)
and press and hold n until the entry is
deleted.


229 Control systems
COMAND address book
Selecting a different data field
Rotate ymz or slide qmr.
Displaying abbreviated content in full
Select “Options”
“Details”.
The display is shown in full.
Closing entire display: Slide qmr or
omp or pressn.
Closing the detailed view
Select “Back”.
Displaying of a complete phone book
entry in the mobile phone
Searching for the desired entry
Search for phone book entry in mobile
phone (
page 226).
or
Select a phone book entry from the
mobile phone using the COMAND
address book menu (
page 225).
Press n.
The detailed view appears.
1To go back to the previous menu
2Category symbol
3Display for phone book entry in mobile
phone
4To call up optionsClosing the detailed view
Select “Back”.
Changing an entry
Changing an address book entry
Search for an address book entry
(
page 226) then, select “Options”

“Change”.
or
iThe mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle*.
iIf a phone book entry in the mobile phone
has more than one telephone number, you will
see all telephone numbers with the respective
category symbol 2 in the detailed view.
iThe options available under “Options” menu
item 4 depend on which data field 3 is select-
ed. The following options may be available:

Changing a phone book entry in the mobile
phone (
page 229)

Calling a number saved in an entry
((
page 231)

Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the address book (
page 233)
iYou cannot change address book entries
that come from the phone book in the mobile
phone.


280 Control systems
Instrument cluster control system
Press % or $ to select the
“Rearview camera” function.
Press #.
Press # again if you would like to
change the current status.
The following settings are available:
Service menu
The “Service” menu is used for

calling up messages

checking tire inflation pressure elec-
tronically with the Advanced TPMS*
(standard on U.S. vehicles)

activating Run Flat Indicator
(Canada only)

calling up the maintenance service in-
dicator display

check engine oil level*
Calling up vehicle malfunction, warning
and system status messages stored in
memory
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the sys-
tem. Such messages appear in the multi-function display and are based on
conditions or system status the vehicle’s
system has recorded.
The vehicle status message memory menu
only appears if there are any messages
stored.
Press ( or & to select the
“Service” menu.
“On when in
Reverse”The Dynamic Rear View
Monitor automatically
switches on when reverse
gear is engaged.
“OFF”The Dynamic Rear View
Monitor is not switched on.
iThe menu overview can be found on
(
page 266).
Warning!G
Malfunction and warning messages are only
indicated for certain systems and are inten-
tionally not very detailed. The malfunction
and warning messages are simply a remind-
er with respect to the operation of certain
systems and do not replace the owner’s
and/or driver’s responsibility to maintain
the vehicle’s operating safety by having all
required maintenance and safety checks
performed on the vehicle and by bringing
the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center to address the malfunction and
warning messages (
page 612).


282 Control systems
Instrument cluster control system
With “Daytime driving lamps” mode select-
ed and the exterior lamp switch at position
M or *, the low beam headlamps
are switched on when the engine is run-
ning.
In low ambient light conditions the follow-
ing lamps will switch on additionally:

Parking lamps

Tail lamps

License plate lamps

Side marker lamps
For more information on the daytime run-
ning lamp mode (
page 373).Showing or hiding additional
speedometer
You can have an additional digital speed-
ometer shown on the multifunction dis-
play. The speed is shown in the unit of
kilometers/hour (USA) or miles/hour
(Canada).
Press ( or & to select the “Set-
tings” menu.
Press % or $ to select the “Add.
speedometer” function.
Press #.
Press # again if you would like to
change the current status.
Depending on the previous status, the
additional speedometer will be
switched on or off.Switching radar sensors* on/off
If your vehicle is equipped with DISTRONIC
Plus*, BAS Plus*, or Park Assist* it is
equipped with a radar sensor system
which you can switch on and off.
When travelling in Canada in a vehicle not
registered in Canada, you must switch off
the radar sensor system. Canadian law
does not permit the use of the radar sensor
system for vehicles from outside of Cana-
da. When you switch off the radar sensor
system, the following functions are deacti-
vated:
BAS Plus* (page 69)

DISTRONIC Plus* (page 424)

Park Assist* (page 448)

PRE-SAFE® Brake* (page 76)
iIf you turn the exterior lamp switch to anoth-
er position, the corresponding lamp(s) will
switch on.
iMake sure that the light switch is set
toB or * when you switch off the day-
time running lamps while driving at night.