2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class navigation system

System
language settings
This funct ionallow syou todetermine the
language forthe menu display sand the
nav igati on mes sage s.The selecte dlangu age
af fects thecharacters availabl e for entry .
If yo ucha nge thesystem langu age, the
la ngu agefor the VoiceControl System willbe
al so be cha nge d.Ifthe selecte dlangu ageis
not supp orte dby the VoiceControl System,
"Eng lish" willbe selecte d.
X Pre ssthe Sbutton.
X Sel ect Languageand pressW toconfi rm.
The list of langu ages appe ars. The #dot
ind icates the current setting.
X Sel ect the langu ageby turning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
CO MAND load sthe selecte dlangu ageand
sets it. Res
etfun ction
Yo ucan resetCO MAND tothe factory
setti ngs. Among otherthings, thiswilldelete
all personal data(e.g.station presets,
address bookentries, entriesinthe
destination memoryandinthe listofprevious
destinations inthe navigation system).
Resetting isrecommen dedbefore sellingor
transf erring ownership ofyour vehicle, for
example.
Data onthe intern alhard drive, e.g.music
files inthe MUSIC REGISTER, willnotbe
deleted. Youcandelete thesemusic files
from theMUSIC REGISTER usingthe"Delete
all music files"(Ypage 140)function.
X Press theSfunct ionbutton.
X Select Settings byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . X
Select Resetandpress Wtoconfirm .
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to reset.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted.
If you select Yes,aprompt willappear again
asking whether youreally wishtoreset.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes,amessage willbeshown.
COMAND isreset andrestart ed.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted. Reset
function
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Vehi
cle equi pmen t
i TheseOpe rating Instru ctionsdescri beall
sta nda rdand optio nal equipme ntava ilab le
for your veh icleat the time ofpurcha se.
Pl ea se note thatyour vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. Introdu
ction Safety
notes G
War
ning
For safety reasons, onlyenter adestination
when thevehicle isstation ary.When the
vehicle isin motion ,ap assen gershoul dent er
th edest ination.Stud yma nua land select
rou tebefor edri vin g.
Bea rin mi nd tha tat asp ee dof jus t30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h) ,yo ur veh icleis
cove ringadi sta nce of44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysec ond.
COMA NDcalc ulate sth erout etothe
destination withouttakingaccount ofthe
following:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright- of-way-signs
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges G
War
ning
COMAND maygiveincorr ectnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspon dwith theactual road/traff ic
situation. Digitalmapsdonot cover allareas
nor allroutes withinanarea. Forexample, if
the traffic routing hasbeen changed orthe
direction ofaone-way roadhasbeen
reversed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtraffic rulesand
regulations duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave priority
overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system. G
War
ning
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident . General
notes
Operat ionalreadiness ofthe navigation
system The
navigation systemmustdetermin ethe
position ofthe vehicle beforefirstuseor
whenever operational statusisrestor ed.
Therefore, youmay have todrive forawhile
before precise routeguidance ispossible.
GPS reception Amon
gother things, correctfunct ioning of
the navigation systemdepends onGPS
reception .Inc ertain situation s,GPS
recept ionmay beimpaired, theremay be
int erferen ceorther emay beno recept ionat
all, e.g. intunn elsorparkin ggarages.
Input restriction On
vehicles forcert aincount ries,thereis a
rest riction onent ering data.
The restriction isactive above avehicle speed
of about 3mph.The restriction isdeactiv ated
as soon asthe vehicle speeddropsbelow
about 2mph.
When therest riction isactiv e,cert ainentries
cann otbe made. Thiswillbeindicat edbythe
fact that certainmenu itemsaregrayed out
and cann otbe select ed. 48
Intr
oduct ionNavigat ion
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Basi
cse ttin gs Route
mode
Se ttin gthe route typeandtheroute
opti ons Yo
ucan select the followi ng rou tetyp es:
R Sho rtRou te:C OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest possible(minimized)
distance withouttakingtrafficreports into
consideration.
R Dynamic Route:sameroutetype asFas t
Rou te. Inaddit ion,COMA NDtakesany
tr aff icrepo rts rec eive dwit hreg ard tothe
rout eint oacc oun tdurin groute guidance.
The navigation systemcanhelp youavoid
a traffic jam,forexample, byrecalculating
the route.
R Dynamic RouteOnlyAfter Request:
same routetypeasDynamic Route.After
recalculating theroute, COMAND asksyou
whether youwish toadopt thenew route
or whether youwould prefer tocont inue
along theoriginal route.
R Fast Route:C OMANDcalculatesaroute
with theshortest possible(minimized)
journey timewithout takingtrafficreports
into consideration.
Select theroute options AvoidHighways,
Avoid TollRoads ,Avoid Tunnels, Avoid
Ferries andAvoid AutoTrains.Y oucan
select morethanoneroute option.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Naviinthe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Modeandpress Wtoconf irm. :
Toselect theroute type
; Toset route options
X Select aroute typeandpress Wtoconf irm.
The äicon indicates thecurrent setting.
X Select theroute option(s) andpress Wto
conf irm.
The route options areswitched onO oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
i Ifyou change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidance isactive
(the route hasbeen calculated), COMAND
will calculate anew route.
If you change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidance is
inactive (nodestination hasbeen entered
yet), COMAND usesthenew settingforthe
next route guidance.
i The route calculated may,forexample,
include ferryconnection s,even ifthe
Avoid Ferries routeoption isswitched
on.
In some cases, e.g.when calculating
particularly longroutes, COMAND maynot
be able totake allthe selected route
options intoaccount .
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller. 50
Basic
settingsNavigation
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Selec
tion Step
From
Last
Destinations X
Select a
destination from
the listoflast
destinations
(Y page 58). From
POIs X
Ent erapoint of
interest
(Y page 61). X
To star troute calculation: onceyouhave
entered adestination, selectStart and
press Wtoconf irm.
Dele ting theintermed iatestop If
an interm ediate stophasalready been
entered, youcan delete it.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Stopover andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Delete Stopover andpress Wto
conf irm.
COMAND deletestheinterm ediate stop
and recalculates theroute tothe main
destination. Entering
pointsofinterest Initiating
pointofinterest entry
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller. X
Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select FromPOIsandpress Wtoconf irm.
Am enu appears. Entering
apoint ofint eres tinthe
vicinity ofthe destina tion
En terin gapoint ofinterest inthe vicin ityof
the destin ationisonly possible whenroute
guidance isactive.
X Select NearDestina tionfromthemenu
and press Wtocon firm.
X Contin uewith assigning thepoint of
int erest categor y(Y page 62). Entering
apoint ofint eres tinthe
vicinity ofthe curr entposition
X Select Current Positionand press Wto
con firm.
X Contin uewith assigning thepoint of
int erest categor y(Y page 62). Entering
apoint ofint eres tinthe
vicinity ofac ity
Opt ion 1 X
Selec tOthe rCity inthe men uand press
W tocon firm .
X Ifdesired, selectthe state/prov ince
(Y page 52).
X To enter acity: select Cityandpress W
to confirm .
Proceed asdescribed inthe "Ent ering a
city" section (Ypage 52).
X Aft erenterin gthe city, determine thepoint
of interest category (Ypage 62). Entering
pointsofinterest
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ZAGAT
®
Survey service Ent
ries with theZicon containadditional
ZAGAT information. ZAGATevaluates
restaurants, forexample, invarious wayswith
regard tothe qual ityofthe food, facilities,
service andgives theaverage levelofprices
as well asageneral description. X
Select theentry withtheZicon byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
The ZAGAT evaluationsappea r. 1
ZAGAT evaluations
2 Display ingdetails
X To show adescri ption: selec tDet ails
and pres sW tocon firm. ZAGA
Texam pledesc ription
Point ofint erest listwith characterbar If
you have selected"Sear chingfor apoin tof
int erest byname "(Y page 62)or"Searc hing
for apoint ofinterest byphon enumb er"
(Y page 62),the listofall point sof interest
con tain edinthe digit almap appears.
Proc eedasdesc ribed inthe "Searc hingfora
phon ebook entry" sect ion(Ypage 106).
i IfCOMA NDcan unambig uouslyassign
the char acters entered toone entry,the
address entryappears automatically.
X To sta rtrou tecalcula tion:selectStar t
and press Wtocon firm . Selecting
apoint ofint eres tusing the
map
You canselect points ofinter estthat are
available inthe selected (visible)sectionof
the map.
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Guideinthe navigation system
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
If points ofinter estare available:
Depen dingonthe map scale selected,
point ofinter esticons appear onthe map.
The scale atwhich theicons aredisplayed Entering
pointsofinterest
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on
the map varies according tothe icon.
You canselect theicons thatCOMAND will
display (Ypage 86).
If there arepoints ofinter est,youwillsee
a message tothis effect .
i You also seethis message ifyou have
selected themenu itemNoSymbols under
"Map display "(Y page 86).
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller. Point
ofinterest onthe map
: Infor mation aboutthehighlighted pointof
inter est
; Highlighted pointofinter est
X To select apoint ofint erest :selec t
Nex tor Pre viousand pres sW tocon firm.
X To show details fortheselecti on:selec t
Det ailsand pres sW tocon firm.
X To sta rtrou tecalcu lation: selec tSta rt
and pres sW tocon firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe point
of interest shouldbeused asthe
destination.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes,route guidancestarts.
If you select No,you can choose anew point
of interest . Route
guidance General
notes G
Warning
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destination withouttakingintoaccount the
following, forexample:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright-of- waysigns
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND maygiveincorrec tnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspond withtheactual road/traffic
situation. Forexample, ifthe traffic routing
has been changed orthe direction ofaone-
way road hasbeen reversed.
For this reason, youmust alwaysobserve
appli cable roadandtraffic rulesand
regulations duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system.
Route guidancebegins oncearoute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 54).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destination by
means ofnavigation commandsinthe form
of audib lenavigation announcementsand
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displayscan only beseen
if the display isswitched tonavigation mode.
If you donot follow thenavigation
announc ementsor ifyou leave thecalculated
route, COMAND automatically calculatesa
new route tothe destination .
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
inform ation,thefollowing applies:
R when selecting aroute, COMAND triesto
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Disp
layandd escri ption oflane recom mendation s The
colors used inthelane recomm endatio ndisplay vary,depen dingonwhet herday ornigh t
design isswitc hedon. Lane Day
design Nigh
tdesign Recom
mendedlane B
In this lane, youwillbeable tocom pleteth e
nex ttwo chan gesofdirec tionw itho ut
chan ginglane. Dar
kblue Light
blue Possib
lelane C
In this lane, youwillonly beable tocom plete
the nextchange ofdirection without
changing lanes. Light
blue Dark
blue Lane
notrecommen dedD
In this lane, youwillnotbeable tocomplete
the next change ofdirection without
changing lane. Gray Gray
Interrup
tingorcontinuing route
guidance
Interrup tingroute guidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Cancel RouteGuidance andpress
W toconfirm .
Continuing routeguidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturning cVdthe COMAND
controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Continue RouteGuidance and
press Wtoconfirm .
COMAND calculates theroute. Destination
orarea ofdestination
reached
When youreach yourdestination, COMAND
displa ysacheck eredflagand route guidance
is automatically ended.
For certain pointsofinterest (airports or
freeway intersections),youwillsee theArea
of destination reachedmessage in
addition tothe check eredflag. Route
guidance
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Navi
gationann ounceme nts
Rep eatin gnav igatio nann ounceme nts G
Warn
ing
Na viga tio nanno unceme ntsareinte ndedto
di rec tyou while driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident .
i Audible navigation announcementsare
muted duringatelephone call.
If you have missed anannounc ement,you can
call upthe current announc ementatany
time.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off:press theBbutton during
an announc ement.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The
guidance instructions havebeen
muted.
X To switch on:press Wthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
i COMAND automatically switchesthe
navigation announcementsback onif:
R you have anew route calculated.
R you switch COMAND backonagain or
start theengine. Reducing
volumeduring anavig ation
anno uncemen t The
volumeofan active radioof vide osou rce
can beautomatica llyredu cedduring a
navig ationannou ncement.
X Sele ctNavi inthe mainfunction barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOM AND
controll erand pres sW toconfirm.
X Sele ctAudio Fadeoutand pres sW to
confirm.
The function isswi tched onO oroff ª,
dep endi ngon the previ ousstatus .
Settin gthe volume manuall y X
Adjust thevolu meusing the qcontrol
knob during anavig ationannou ncement.
or
X Sele ct+ inthe map view with the menu
show nand adjus tthe volume usingthe
q cont rolknob. Blocking
arout esecti onaffect edbya
tr af fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Thelength ofthe section of
route tobe blocked canbeadjusted. If
possible, COMAND calculates adetour
around theblocked sectionofthe route.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Routeinthe navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Detour andpress Wtoconfirm .
X To block asection ofthe route: select
Longer orShorter repeatedly andconfirm
using Wuntil thedesired sectionhasbeen
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guidanceNavigat ion
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