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163 Navigation
Last destinations and destination memory
Create a new name
Push the joystick to h, H, g or
G to select the characters. After each
selection, press E.
Push the joystick to F or f to
select characters diagonally.
Press E to confirm the entry.The message
The address has
been saved as
will appear.
After that, the Start route guidance
menu, the
Last destinations
memory or the Today’s plan memory
reappear.
Activating the destination memory
Activate the Navigation main menu ( page
118)
.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select menu item
Destination
memory
.
Press E.The destination memory will appear.
The destination memory is sorted in
alphabetical order.
Selecting a destination from the
destination memoryActivating the listing for the desired letter
Activate the destination memory.
Push the joystick to H or h until the
listing for the desired letter appears.With every push of the joystick the
display changes to the next possible
letter.
or
Press 2 to 9 of the 12-button
keypad. Press a key once or several
times in quick succession until the
listing for the desired letter appears.iE.g.: Key 5Press 1 x = access to listing for letter JPress 2 x = access to listing for letter KPress 3 x = access to listing for letter L
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166 NavigationPOIs (Points of Interest)Available soft keys
Name
soft key:
Brings you to the Enter POI menu ( page
167)
.
Details
soft key:
Shows all information about the POI
category.
Page
V and
Page
v soft keys:
Use the
Page
V and
Page
v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Back
soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select the desired POI category.
Press E.The Find menu will appear.
Find menuYou can select between the following
menu items:
Sort by distance
:
The Select POI list will appear.
Within a city
:
The Enter city menu will appear ( page
167)
. Select a Point of Interest
around any location.
By name
:
The Enter POI menu will appear ( page
167)
.
Press E to confirm
Sort
by
distance
.
The Select POI list will appear.
Selecting a POISelect POI listThe list shows the available POIs with
direction, distance and name. The nearest
POI is on top of the list.
Press the
Details
soft key if required.
Details on the POI are shown.
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168 NavigationPOIs (Points of Interest)
Press c.The full view of the map will appear.
Your current position and the special
destinations are indicated by symbols.
Press any soft key.The soft key displays will appear.
If required, move the map pushing the
joystick to H, h, g, G,F or
f.
Press the
POIs
soft key.
One of the POI is spotlighted. The name
belonging to it is shown on the status
bar.
Use the
Next
or
Prev.
soft key
to select the desired POI.
Press the
Details
soft key if required.
Details on the POI selected are shown.
Press E.The Start route guidance menu will
appear
( page
137)
.
Selecting a POI on the mapiYou can define which symbols will be
shown on the map
( page
156)
.
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172 NavigationToday’s planAvailable soft keys
Bestway
soft key:
Sortes entries to obtain the most
efficient route through all the
destinations
( page
172)
.
Rnd trip
soft key:
Sortes entries to obtain a route that
circles through all the destinations and
eventually ends at the starting position ( page
172)
.
Del. all
soft key:
Deletes all entries.
Save
soft key:
Saves an entry to the destination
memory.
Details
soft key:
Shows the entry in full.
Page
V and
Page
v soft keys (if
available):
Use the
Page
V and
Page
v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Delete
soft key:
Deletes the selected entry.
Back
soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Best way
Press the
Bestway
soft key in the
today’s plan memory.
The today’s plan memory is sorted to
obtain the most efficient route through
all the destinations.
Round trip
Press the
Rnd trip
soft key in the
today’s plan memory.
The today’s plan memory is sorted to
obtain a route that circles through all
the destinations. The current vehicle location is placed
at the bottom of today’s plan as Starting position
entry.
iThe Starting position can be represen-
ted by e.g. a parking lot or an off road
location.
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173 Navigation
Today’s plan
Display details for starting position
Push the joystick to G to select Starting position
.
Press the
Details
soft key.
The address information will appear.
Selecting a destination from the
today’s plan
Activate the today’s plan.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Use the
Page
soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).
Press E.The Start route guidance menu will
appear
( page
137)
.
Saving a today’s plan entry in the
destination memory
Activate the today’s plan.
Press the
Save
soft key.
The Destination memory input menu
will appear
( page
162)
.
Deleting a today’s plan entry
Activate the today’s plan.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Press the
Delete
soft key.
A prompt message will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select
Yes
.
If you do not want to delete the entry:
Press E to confirm
No
.
Press E.The system deletes the destination in
the today’s plan. The entries below the
destination deleted move up by one
position.
Deleting all the today’s plan entries
Activate the today’s plan.
Press the
Del.
all
soft key.
A prompt message will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select
Yes
.
If you do not want to delete the entries:
Press E to confirm
No
.
Press E.The system deletes all the destination
entries in the today’s plan.
iWhen you reach the destination, route
guidance ends and the system deletes
the today’s plan entry.
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175 Navigation
Software Updates
1Ejecting DVD2Opening/closing the display unit3Warning message
Press EJECT to
close
You can update the system with a new
navigation DVD. The new DVD may include
new map/road information.
Starting an updateDVDs are loaded and ejected at the
navigation module.
Switch the COMAND on
( page
34)
.
Ejecting
Press l.The display unit moves forward and
then tilts down. The DVD NAVIGATION
slot is visible.
Press the l button left of the
DVD NAVIGATION slot.The navigation module ejects the DVD.The message
No DVD in drive.
Please insert Navigation DVD.
will appear.
Remove the DVD from the slot.
Warning
G
The display unit can cause injury if
contacted when open. Please close after
inserting a navigation DVD. !Do not place anything on the lowered
display panel
(i.e. do not use as a shelf)
.
Placing objects on the lowered display
panel may result in damage to the
display or COMAND
unit which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iUpdating may take several minutes.
During updating, the operation of
COMAND is restricted. You cannot
switch off the system.iThe navigation module is located
behind the display unit of the COMAND ( page
174)
.
iThere are two l buttons. One is on
the display unit 2. The other is located
left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot 1
behind the display.
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176 NavigationSoftware UpdatesLoading
Insert the new navigation DVD into the
DVD slot with the label side up.The message
Navigation is
initializing. Please wait.
will
appear.
Press l on the display unit to return
the display unit to its closed position.The display unit tilts up and then moves
to the rear.
After that, the COMAND loads the
software on the DVD.Shortly after that, the progress bar
appears. After some time, the progress
bar reaches 100%.The update is completed. You can now
operate the navigation system again.iInserting a second DVD with another
DVD still loaded will cause damage to
the DVD drive which is not covered by
the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iThe message
Press EJECT to close
will
appear. If l on the display unit is
not pressed within 20 seconds, eight
successive series of two beep tones
will sound to remind you to return the
display to its closed position by
pressing l on the display unit. After
the beep tones COMAND returns the
display unit to its closed position.
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179 ServiceSMS
SMS
With the SMS Received list, you can
receive SMS messages provided that SMS
messaging is available from your mobile
phone service provider.
Activate the System main menu ( page
40)
.
Press the
SMS
soft key.
The Received list will appear.
The status bar shows date and time of
the message.One line is provided for each message.Symbol = = Message unreadSymbol z = SMS message
iThe functions described here apply if
your vehicle is equipped with mobile
phone cradle and a Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile phone.iIf you have received new SMS
messages, n is displayed on the
status bar. Additionally, a message
received tone is played.
iIf another system is active (e.g. radio),
a window with the message
Received a
new SMS
appears when SMS message is
coming in.
SMS Received listiIf there is no SMS message, the
SMS
soft key appears greyed out.
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