at more than approximately 5 km/h. As
soon as the vehicle speed drops below
about 3 km/h, the function is available
again. You can enter a destination using the
map if the digital map does not contain the
address of the destination, but it is within
the area of the digital map.
Calling up the map X
Select Mapin the address input menu
(Y page 135).
or
X Select NaviQDestination QUsing
map .
In both these cases, you will see the map
with a crosshair. :
Crosshair
; Details of the crosshair position
= Map scale selected
i Display ;may be the name of a street,
for example, provided the digital map con-
tains the necessary data.
If no data is available, display ;shows:
R the geo-coordinates if the geo-coordi-
nate display is switched on
(Y page 131).
R no display if the geo-coordinate display
is switched off (Y page 131) Moving the map and selecting the des-
tination X
To move the map: slideZVÆ, XVYor turn
cVd.
X To set the map scale: turncVd.
X To select a destination: pressW.
If the crosshair is located outside the digital
map, it is not possible to calculate a route
to this destination and you will see the mes-
sage The destination is located
off the map .
X Select OK.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map. This takes
approximately two seconds.
If the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address of the destination. If not,
you will see the display Destination
from map .
X To start route calculation: select
Start (Ypage 142). Entering an intermediate stop
When route guidance is active, you can enter
an intermediate stop. Intermediate stops can
be predefined destinations from the following
predefined categories:
R Mercedes-Benz Service
R Hospital
R Filling station
R Car park
R Restaurant
R Other
You can select intermediate stops from the
route or the vicinity.
You can use the intermediate stop function to
influence route guidance to the main desti-
nation. When you have reached your inter- Navigation system* (entering a destination)
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mediate stop, COMAND automatically calcu-
lates the route to the main destination.
Entering predefined destinations X
Select NaviQDestination QStop‐
over.
If an intermediate stop has already been
entered, you can change this.
X To change: selectChange stopover .
You can now select a category.
X To select a category: select a category,
e.g. Filling station.
COMAND first looks for destinations in the
immediate vicinity of the vehicle and near to
the vehicle’s route. If there are no destina-
tions available there, COMAND searches for
destinations in an area around the vehicle
position.
If COMAND does not find any destinations,
you will see a message to this effect.
X Select OK.
You can select a different category.
If COMAND finds destinations, you will see a
list of the destinations and details of how far
away they are in the right-hand side of the
display. It can take a few seconds for the
information about the distance to the desti-
nations to be displayed.
The left-hand part of the display shows the
destinations on the map. The destination
marked in the list is highlighted in the map.
X To select a destination: select the desired
destination from the list.
The address of the destination appears.
X To start route calculation: selectStart,
see also (Y page 142).
Entering another destination as an
intermediate stop X
Select NaviQDestination QStop‐
over.
X To enter: selectOther. You can select:
R
Address entry
R From memory
R From last destinations
R From special destinations
X Select a menu item.
Subsequent destination input may differ,
depending on your selection:
R Address input selected:
X Enter a destination by address
(Y page 135).
R From memory selected:
X Enter a destination from the destina-
tion memory (Y page 143).
R From last destinations selected:
X Enter a destination from the list of pre-
vious destinations (Y page 144).
R From POIs selected:
X Enter a special destination
(Y page 147).
X To start route calculation: selectStart
after entering the destination.
Changing an intermediate stop If an intermediate stop has already been
entered, you can change this.
X Select NaviQDestination QStop‐
over QChange stopover .
X Enter another destination as an intermedi-
ate stop.
Deleting the intermediate stop If an intermediate stop has already been
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X
Select NaviQDestination QStop‐
over QDelete stopover.
COMAND deletes the intermediate stop
and calculates the route to the main desti-
nation.
Displaying intermediate stop map X
Enter an intermediate stop (Y page 145).X
Select the intermediate stop.
X Select Position
X Select Stopover map .
Making phone calls from intermediate
stop destinations or special destina-
tions This function is only available if a mobile
phone is connected to COMAND.
X
Enter an intermediate stop (Y page 145).
X Select the intermediate stop.
X Select Call. Navigation system* (entering special
destinations)
Entering a special destination in the
vicinity of the current position
X Select Destination QFrom POIs Q
Current position in map view with the
menu system displayed (Y page 127).
The special destination list appears. Spe-
cial destinations in the vicinity of the cur-
rent position are displayed. Entering a special destination in the
vicinity of a town
X Select Destination QFrom POIs Q
Other town in map view with the menu
system displayed (Y page 127).
X Select the country if necessary
(Y page 135).
X To enter a town: selectTown.
The town input menu appears.
X Proceed as described in the "Entering a
town" section (Y page 136). Entering a special destination in the
vicinity of the selected destination
This function gives you quick access to spe-
cial destinations which are in the vicinity of
the destination you have selected.
X In map view with the menu system dis-
played (Y page 127), select Destination
Q From Special destinations Q
Near destination.
The special destination list appears. Spe-
cial destinations in the vicinity of the des-
tination are displayed. Navigation system* (entering special destinations)
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Entering a special destination using a
name
This function can be used to enter special
destinations by either entering or selecting
the name of the destination in COMAND.
X In map view with the map system displayed
(Y page 127), select DestinationQ
From Special destinations Q
Search by name QAll Special des‐
tinations.
You can also search for special destinations
by name in a specific location or in the vicinity
of your current destination.
X In map view with the map system displayed
(Y page 127) , select DestinationQ
From Special destinations Q
Search by name QCurrent position
or Other town . Entering a special destination using a
telephone number
This function can be used to enter special
destinations by either entering or selecting a
phone number for the special destination in
COMAND.
X In map view with the menu system dis-
played ( Ypage 127), select Destination
Q From POIs QBy phone number.
Telephone numbers of special destinations
in the navigation database appear. The tele-
phone numbers are displayed with the
country code but without the zero prefixes. Navigation system* (route guidance)
Change of direction
Changes of direction have three phases:
R Preparation phase
R Announcement phase
R Change of direction phase Preparation phase COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
change of direction. Based on the example
display below, the change of direction
is announced with the
Prepare to turn
left message. The display is not split and
shows the map over the full width. :
Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot)
; Current vehicle position: the triangle
points in the vehicle’s direction of travel
= Route (highlighted in blue)
Announcement phase COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. Based on the example display
below, the change of direction is announced
200 metres before the change of direction
with the
Please take the second turn‐
ing left message.
The display is now split into two sectors. In
the left half, you see the normal map view. In
the right half, there is either an enlarged view
of the area surrounding the junction (crossing
zoom) or simply a symbol for the next change
of direction.
The following example illustration shows the
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Next road
; Change of direction (turn left here)
= Graphical representation of the distance
to the change of direction
? Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot, shown in both
the left and right displays)
A Distance to the next change of direction
B Current vehicle position: the triangle indi-
cates the vehicle’s direction of travel
(shown in both the left and right displays)
C Route (highlighted in blue, shown in both
the left and right displays)
D Road you are currently driving along or
GSM co-ordinates if the GSM co-ordi-
nates display is switched on
(Ypage 131)
i The filled-in section of visual display for
distance =gets shorter the nearer you get
to the announced change of direction.
Change of direction phase COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. Based on the example display
below, the change of direction is announced
40 metres before the change of direction with
the
Now turn left message. The display is
also split into two halves, as for the announce-
ment phase.
i Once the change of direction is comple-
ted, COMAND automatically switches back
to the non-split screen. :
Visual representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
; Distance to the next change of direction Lane recommendations
On multi-lane roads, COMAND can display
lane recommendations for the next change of
direction. The relevant data must be available
on the digital map. This is currently the case
for numerous selected main urban and extra-
urban roads. :
Current vehicle position: the triangle indi-
cates the direction of travel
; Point of the next change of direction
= Information on direction, junction, exit
number etc.
? Next change of direction: turn off to the
left here
A Visual representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
B Distance to the next change of direction
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D
Possible lane
E Recommended lane
COMAND displays lane recommendations
C, Dand Ebased on the next two changes
of direction.
i The instrument cluster also displays lane
recommendations. Only the recommended
lanes are displayed in the instrument clus-
ter.
Explanation of the lane recommenda-
tions R
Recommended lane E: in this lane, you
will be able to complete the next two
changes of direction without changing
lane.
R Possible lane D: in this lane, you will only
be able to complete the next change of
direction without changing lane.
R Lane not recommended C: you will not be
able to complete the next change of direc-
tion if you stay in this lane.
Lane recommendations display During the change of direction, there may be
additional lanes which are displayed differ-
ently: Display Meaning
With lower boundary
line (lane
C) Lane added due
to the change of
direction
Without lower boun-
dary line (lanes
D
or E) Lane leads past
change of direction
The colours used in the lane recommendation
display vary depending on whether day or
night design is switched on: Day design Night design
Recommended lane
E
= dark blue Recommended lane
E
= light blue Possible lane
D=
light blue Possible lane
D=
dark blue Lane not recom-
mended
C= grey Lane not recom-
mended
C= grey Example of a display without a
change of direction
:
O Main destination
; P Intermediate stop (only if an inter-
mediate stop has been entered)
= Route (highlighted in blue)
? Current vehicle position: the triangle indi-
cates the vehicle’s direction of travel
A Map orientation
B Map scale Destination or area of destination
reached
When you reach your destination, you will see
the following display, and route guidance is
automatically ended: 150
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Destination on the map
; Chequered flag
For certain special destinations (airports or
motorway intersections), you will see Area
of dest. reached in addition to chequered
flag ;. Off-road and off-map
Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tion COMAND can also guide you to destinations
which are not stored on the map. These are
off-road destinations. You can enter these, for
example, by entering the destination using
the map.
In these cases, COMAND guides you for as
long as possible on roads known to the sys-
tem. The section of the route from the last
known point on the map to the off-road des-
tination is indicated with a dashed line. It sim-
ply shows the direction to the off-road desti-
nation without taking account of any obsta-
cles in the way. :
Current vehicle position: the triangle indi-
cates the vehicle’s direction of travel
; Off-road section of the route
= Off-road destination
Shortly before you reach the last known point
on the map, you will see the message Area
of dest. reached and an arrow. The direc-
tional arrow shows the compass heading to
the destination.
Route guidance from an off-road loca-
tion to a destination The vehicle is in an off-road position if the
digital map does not contain any information
regarding the vehicle position. COMAND is
also able to guide you to a destination even
from such a location. The requirement for this
is that the vehicle position is within the area
covered by the digital map. At the start of
route guidance, you will see the
Off road
message and an arrow. The arrow shows the
compass heading to the actual destination.
The route is highlighted blue from the nearest
road known to the system. As soon as the
vehicle is back on a road known to the sys-
tem, route guidance continues in the usual
way.
Route guidance from an off-map loca-
tion to a destination If the vehicle position is outside the area cov-
ered by the digital map, then the vehicle is in
an off-map location. COMAND is also able to
guide you to a destination even from such a
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will see the
Off mapmessage and an arrow.
The arrow shows the compass heading to the
actual destination. The route is highlighted
blue from the nearest road known to the sys-
tem. As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance contin-
ues in the usual way.
Off-road position during route guidance Due to road construction work, for example,
there may be differences between the data
on the digital map and the actual course of
the road. In such cases, the system will tem-
porarily be unable to locate the vehicle posi-
tion on the digital map and thus considers the
vehicle to be in an off-road position. The Off
road message and an arrow indicating the
compass heading to the destination appear in
the display. As soon as the system can assign
the vehicle position to the map again, route
guidance continues in the usual way. Navigation announcements
i Audible navigation announcements are
muted during a telephone call.
If you have missed an announcement, you can
call up the current announcement at any
time.
X To call up a current announcement:
select NaviQ+.
or
X Press the hprogrammable button if the
button has been programmed with this
function (Y page 163).
X To switch off navigation announce-
ments: press and hold the 8button on
the multi-function steering wheel.
i The announcements remain switched
off even if you start a new route guidance
or if COMAND is switched off and on with
the u button. The announcements are
automatically switched back on if you
switch COMAND off by removing the key from the ignition lock and then switch the
ignition back on after more than 3 minutes.
X To switch navigation announcements
back on manually: selectNaviQ+.
X To adjust the volume of the announce-
ments: adjust the volume during an auto-
matic announcement (Y page 63).
or
X Call up an announcement manually using
Navi Q+ and adjust the volume
(Y page 63). Interrupting route guidance
X Make sure that the menu system is shown
in the map display ( Ypage 127)
X Select Destination QCancel route
guidance. Continuing interrupted route guid-
ance
X Make sure that the menu system is shown
in the map display ( Ypage 127).
X Select Destination QContinue
route guidance.
COMAND calculates the route. Displaying information
X Select Infoin map view with the menu
system displayed (Y page 127).152
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