2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class display

116 Navigation*Destination entry
You can see which characters can be
entered when using the keys.

Each additional depression moves you
to the next available character.The selected character appears black.

Wait until the character display disap
-
pears, or press

.
The character is entered.
Deleting a character
Press the
Delete
soft key if necessary.
The character last accepted by the sys
-
tem is deleted.
Confirming the data entry After entering all the characters the data
entry must be confirmed.
Press and hold

for approx. 2 sec
-
onds;
or
Use

or

to select the
sym
-
bol and press

.
.One frequently used destination address
can be established as the home address.
Open the Navigation main menu ( page
112)
.

Press the
Home
soft key.
A message
No home address stored

appears;
or
If a home address has already been es
-
tablished, the home address appears.
iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key (de
-
letion of the last character) with the Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
iThe
symbol can only be selected if
the system has recognized the entry.Entering a home address
ok
ok

117 Navigation*
Destination entry

Start route guidance to an established
home address
( page
131)
;
or
Enter or change the home address, us
-
ing the
Change
soft key.
The Navigation main menu with menu
items to change the home address ap
-
pears.
Selectable menu items
Destination memory
:
You can select destinations from the Destination memory
( page
152)
,
only if destinations have already been
stored.

Destination entry
:
You can enter a destination manually
via the Destination entry menu ( page
118)
,

Last destinations
:
You can select from the list of last des
-
tinations
( page
151)
, only if the sys
-
tem has already stored destinations.

POIs
:
You can enter POIs (points of interest),
for example gas stations, airports or
hospitals
( page
155)
.

Current
location

Provides access to save the current lo
-
cation as home address, or select a
home address using the map.
Saving current location as home

address 
Use

or

to select the
Current
location
menu item.

Press

.

To save the displayed address as home
address, press

.
Selecting a home address using the
map
Use

or

to select the
Current
location
menu item and
press

.


118 Navigation*Destination entry
Press the
Map
soft key.

Proceed as described under “
Moving
the map and selecting a destination
”
( page
127)
.

Or, to store the selected destination as
home address, press

.

Open the Navigation main menu ( page
112)
.

Use

or

to select the
Destination
entry
menu item.

Press

.
The Destination entry menu appears.The destination displayed last can now
be adopted
( page
120)
, or another
location can be entered
( page
120)
.

Open the Destination entry menu. The
Destination entry menu represents the
starting point.
Besides entering the name of a city ( page
119)
, the following soft keys are
available for selecting a destination:Selectable soft keys
Map
soft key

Provides access to destination input di
-
rectly via road map
( page
127)
,

Region
soft key

Provides access to the region input ( page
119)
,
Destination entry menu
Entering a destination

119 Navigation*
Destination entry

Street
soft key

Provides access to the input of the des
-
tination street
( page
122)
,

CityCtr
soft key

Provides access to the input of a city
section (center)
( page
121)
,

POIs
soft key

Provides access to the input of a POI
(Point of interest)
( page
155)
,

List
soft key

Allows selecting a destination city from
a city list
( page
120)
.
In the Destination entry menu ( page
118)
the region currently selected
is indicated by the characters in parenthe
-
sis in the status bar.
To change the region press the
Region

soft key.
The region list appears.

Use

or

to select a region.
The selected region appears black.

Press

.
Selecting a different region deletes the
city last entered. The first city of the
newly selected region appears (in al
-
phabetical order).
The Destination entry menu (
 page
118)
represents the starting point.
iThe
Street
, CityCtr
and
POIs
soft key
functions refer to the city on display.
If you wish to choose global POIs not
referring to a city
( page
155)
.
Selecting the region
Entering a city


120 Navigation*Destination entryEnter city
(USA)
appears in the status
bar. The characters in parenthesis indicate
the selected region ( page
119)
.
Accepting the displayed destination 
Press and hold

for approx. 2 sec
-
onds.
Entering a different city
Use the keypad menu or the 12 button
keypad to enter the data of the city ( page
115)
.
After entering the city a selection list of
cities appears indicated by
Select
city
displayed in the status bar. Now
continue with selecting a city.
Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a city.

Press the
List
soft key.
A selection list appears indicated by Select city
displayed in the status
bar. Now continue with selecting a city.
Selecting a city
Use

or

to select the destina
-
tion city.

The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press

.
After selecting the desired city, one of
the following menus appears: 
For larger cities with more than 15
streets:

Enter Street menu
( page
122)
.

For smaller cities with up to
15
streets:

Select Street menu
( page
123)
.

If no streets are registered for the
selected city:

Select City Center menu ( page
121)
.
The appropriate menu can be identified
from the display in the status bar.
iDo not confuse the

button with the
symbol in the main screen.
ok
iThe selection is cancelled if the
Back

soft key is pressed.

121 Navigation*
Destination entry
Besides entering a street name ( page
122)
, the following soft keys are
available for narrowing the destination. 
Map
soft key

Provides access to destination input di
-
rectly via road map
( page
127)
,

CityCtr
soft key

Provides access to the input of a city
section (center)
( page
121)
,

POIs
soft key

Provides access to the input of a POI
referring to the destination city ( page
156)
.
After the destination city (
 page
119) has
been entered, the associated city center
(section of the city) can be selected. 
Press the
CityCtr
soft key.
Enter
center
is displayed in the status
bar.
Accepting the destination displayed 
Press

.
Entering a center 
Use the keypad menu or the 12 button
keypad to enter the data of the center ( page
115)
.
After entering the center a selection
list of centers appears indicated by
Se-
lect center
displayed in the status
bar. Now continue with selecting a cen
-
ter.
Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a center.
Press the
List
soft key.
A selection list appears indicated by Select center
displayed in the status
bar. Now continue with selecting a cen
-
ter.
Narrowing of the destination after
selecting a city
Entering a city center

122 Navigation*Destination entrySelecting a center
Use

or

to select a city center.

The Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu ( page
131)
appears.
The system accesses one of the following
menus after entering of a destination city ( page
119)
:

For larger cities with more than 15
streets:

Enter Street menu
( page
122)
.

For smaller cities with up to 15
streets:

Select Street menu
( page
123)
.

If no streets are registered for the se
-
lected city:

Select City Center menu
( page
121)
.
The appropriate menu can be identified
from the display in the status bar.
Entering a street 
Use the keypad menu or the 12 button
keypad to enter the data of the street ( page
115)
.
After entering the street a selection list
of streets appears indicated by
Select
street
displayed in the status bar.
Now continue with selecting a street.
Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a street.
Entering a street in the destination
city

123 Navigation*
Destination entry

Press the
List
soft key.
A selection list appears indicated by Select street
displayed in the status
bar. Now continue with selecting a
street.
Selecting a street
Use

or

to select a street.

The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu with
the selected destination information
appears;
or
If the street extends through several
city centers, the list of city centers re
-
ferring to the street selected appears.
Selecting the city center referring to
the street selectedThe system distinguishes between streets
with the same name in a city by specifying
the center. After selecting a street, a list of
city centers may appear.The status bar shows how many times the
system found the same street name within
a given city.

Use

or

to select a center.

Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu with
the selected destination information
appears.