Selec
tingapoint ofint eres tusing the
map
You canselect points ofinter estthat are
available inthe selected (visible)sectionof
the map.
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Guide in
the 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
on the map varies accordin gto the icon.
You canselect theicons thatCOMAND will
display (Ypage 90).
If no points ofinter estare available, youwill
see amessage tothis effec t.
i You also seethis message ifyou have
selected theNo Symbols menu
itemunder
"Map display" (Ypage 90).
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller. Point
ofinter estonthe map
: Information aboutthehighlighted pointof
inter est
; Highlighted pointofinter est
X To select apoint ofint erest :selec t
Nex t or
Pre vious and
pres sW tocon firm. X
To show details fortheselecti on:selec t
Det ails and
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 Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes ,
route guidancestarts.
If you select No ,
you can choose anew point
of interest . Search
&Send Not
es
i Touse Sear ch&S end, your vehicle needs
to be equipped withmbrace, anavigation
system andavalid mbrace subscript ion.
"Search &Send" isaservic eassistin gyou in
ent ering destin ations forthe navigation
system. Thismbrace servicecan send a
destin ationaddress directlyfrom theGoogle
Maps ®
or Yahoo LocalMaps®
websites tothe
navigation systemofyour vehicle. Selecting
andsending adesti nation
ad dress
i Obse rvetheno teson ent erin gand
sen ding anaddre ssprov ided onthe
res pec tivewebsit e.Eac hwebsit eoper ates
in adiff eren twayand issubj ecttochang es
and amen dmen ts.
X Ac ces sth eht tp://m aps.google. comor
ht tp://m aps.ya hoo. com websi teand
en tert he destination addressintothe
address entryfield.
X Depending onthe website used,clickthe
corresponding buttontosend the
destination addresstoyour mbrace e-mail
address.
X Ent erthe e-mail address youspecified
when settingup your mbrace account into 68
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&SendNavi gatio nsy ste m
the
corr espo ndi ngfiel din the "Send" dialog
wi ndo w.
X Click "Send". Ca
llin gup ades tinatio naddre ss
X Pre ssthe ï mbrace inform ation button
to sta rtdo wnl oading the destinati on
ad dre ssonto thenavigati on syste mo fyour
vehicle. i
Ifyou have sentmore thanone
destination addresstoyour vehicle's
navigation system,youwillneed tocall up
the inform ationindividuall yfor every
address tobe downloaded.
X Select Yes when
theprompt forstart ingthe
navigation systemisshown. Thewindow
for start ingthe navigation systemappears
(Y page 56). X
Select Start .
or
X Select No to
store thedownloaded
destination inthe destination memoryfor
later use. i
The destination addressesare
downloaded inthe same orderasthey are
sent .Ify ou own several Mercedes-B enz
vehicles equipped withanmbrace
subscriber account,each destination
address canbedownloaded byeach
vehicle associated withthee-mail address
registered foryour mbrace account. Route
guidance General
notes G
WARNIN
G
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destination withouttakinginto account the
following, forexample:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright- of-way signs
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND maygiveincorr ectnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspon dwith theactual road/traffic
situation. Forexample, ifthe traffic routing
has been changed orthe direction ofaone-
way road hasbeen reversed. Rout
eguidance
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For
this reason, youmus talways observe
applicable roadandtraffic rules and
regulat ionsdurin gyour journey. Road and
tr affic rules andregulat ionsalways have
prior ityover thenavig ation command s
gene ratedby the syst em.
Route guidanc ebegin sonc ear oute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 56).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destinat ionby
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 destinat ion.
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
inform ation,thefollowing applies:
R when selectin garoute, COMAND triesto
avoid roads thatonly have limited access,
e.g. roads closed tothrough trafficandnon-
residents .
R roads thathave timerestriction s(e.g.
closed onSundays andpublic holiday s)are
avoided forroute guidance. Change
ofdirection
Introdu ction Changes
ofdirection havethree phases:
R preparation phase
R announc ementphase
R change- of-directionphase
Prepa ration phase COMAND
preparesyouforthe upcoming
change ofdirection .Based ontheex ample
displ aybelow, thech ang eof dire ction is
ann oun ced withth ePre pareto turn rig
ht mes
sage. Youseethefull- scree nm ap. Ex
ample display:preparat ionphas e
: Nex troad
; Poin tatw hich thechange ofdirection
takes place(lightbluedot)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Current road
Display ?depends onthe settin gselected
for "Information inmap" (Ypage 91).
Announc ementphase COMAND
announces theimminent changeof
direction. Basedonthe example display
below, thechange ofdirection isannounced
with thePlease turn right in 900 ft.
and
follow the
The announced distancetothe next change
of direction dependsonthe type ofroad and
its permissible speedlimit.
The displa yis now split intotwosectors. In
the left half, youseethenormal mapview.
The right halfshows anenlarged sectionof
the area around theintersec tion(Crossing
Zoom) ora3D image ofthe road's course with
the route indicating thenext maneuver. 70
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Exam
ple displ ay:a nnou nceme ntpha se
: Next road
; Pointatwh ich the change ofdirecti on
take spl ace (lig ht blue dot, showninboth
the left and right displ ays)
= Graphicrepresent ationofthe distanc eto
the nextchange ofdirect ion
? Change ofdirect ion(turn righthere)
A Dist ance tothe nextchange ofdirect ion
B Route (highlighted inblue, shown inboth
the left and right displays)
i The filled-in sectionofvisual display for
distanc e= gets short erthe nearer youget
to the announ cedchange ofdirect ion.
Change-of- direction phase COMAND
announcestheimminen tchange of
direction. Inthe example, theNow turn right announcemen
tis made 90ft.before
the change ofdirection. Thedispla yis split
into twohalves, asinthe announcemen t
phase. Example
display:change-of-direct ionphase
: Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel
; Graphic representation ofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
= Distanc eto the next change ofdirection
Once thechange ofdirection iscompleted,
COMAND automatically switchesbacktofull-
screen display. Example
ofad ispla ywithout changes
of dir ection :
Route (highlight edinblue)
; Curren tvehicle position
= Current road
? Map orient ationselect ed
A Map scale select ed Rout
eguida nce
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Lane
recom mendation s
Over view On
mult ilane roads ,COMA NDcan display
lane recomm endatio nsfor thenex tchange of
direction. Thecorresponding datamust be
availa bleinthe digital map.
COMAND displayslane recommen dations
B, based onthe next twochanges of
direction. Thenumber oflanes appliestothe
point atwhich thenext change ofdirection is
required. Example
display
: Point ofthe next change indirection (light
blue circle)
; Point ofthe change ofdirection afternext
= Next change ofdirection (inthis case, turn
off tothe right)
? Graphic representat ionofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
A Distanc eto the next change ofdirection
B Possible lane(light blue)
C Recommended lane(dark blue)
D Lane notrecommen ded(gray)
E Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
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Disp
layandd escri ption oflane recom mendation s The
colors used inthelane recomm endatio ndisplay varydepen dingonwhet herday ornigh t
design isswitc hedon. Lane Day
design Nigh
tdesign Recom
mendedlane C
In this lane, youwillbeable tocom pleteth e
nex ttwo chan gesofdirec tionw itho ut
chan ginglanes. Dar
kblue Light
blue Possib
lelane B
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
Cancel
ingorcontinuing route
guidance
Cancel ingroute guidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Cancel Route Guidance and
press
W toconfirm .
Continuing routeguidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm . 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 the
message: Areaofdest. reached in
addition tothe check eredflag. Navigat
ionannouncements
Repeating navigation announcements G
WARNING
Navigation announcemen tsare intended to
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
attent ionfrom theroad anddriving. Route
guidance
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X
To del ete the bloc ke ds ection: select
Del ete while
themess ageisshown and
pres sW tocon firm.
COMA NDcalc ulates therout ewitho utthe
block . Selecting
analterna tiveroute
With the"Alternativ erout e"func tion,rout es
oth erthan theorigin alone canbecalc ulated.
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function button.
X To show themenu :press Wthe COMA ND
con troller.
X Selec tRout e in
the navig ation system
men ubar byturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
X Selec tAlte rnativeRoute and
press W
to con firm .
You seetheselec tedrout e.The display now
shows asplit -screen view. Onthe left-han d
side, oneormor ealter native rout esare
shown fromstart todest ination. The
curr entrout eis highligh teddark blue; other
alter native rout esappear lightblue.
The Eco(econ omic)rout eisshown in
green. Alternat
iveroute (example)
: Route withcurrent settings forroute type
and route options
; Distanc e,estimated remainingdriving
time andestimated timeofarrival =
Selected routetype(Ypage 52)
? Route option settings (Ypage 52)
X To selec tthe next orprevio us
alternativ eroute: selectNext or
Previo us and
press Wtoconfirm.
The alternative routesareshow nint he
following order:
R routes withcurrent settingsfor route
type androute options (Route1)
R fast route (Route2)
R short route (Route3)
R eco (economic) route(Route4)
X To selec tthe orig inal route: selectBack a
corresp ondingnumberoftimes andpress
W tocon firm .
X To sta rtrou teguid ance using the
selected alterna tiveroute:selec tStar t and
press Wtocon firm .
COMA NDcalc ulates thealter native rout e. Displa
yingdestinationinfor mation
You have entered adest ination(Y page 53)
or apoint ofint erest (Ypage 63)and possibly
an interme diate stop (Ypage 62).
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function butt on.
X To show themenu :press Wthe COMA ND
con troller.
X Selec tRout e in
the navig ation system
men ubar byturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
X Selec tDest inationInformation and
press Wtocon firm .
Des tination inform ation isdisplayed. Rou
teguid ance
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Desti
nationinfo rma tion(example)
: Dist ance, estimat edtime ofarrival and
estimat edremainin gdriving timeto
inter mediate stop
; Intermediate stopP
= Dest ination O
? Dist ance todestin ation,estimat edtime of
arrival andestimat edremainin gdriving
time
X To close thedestina tioninform ation:
slide XVY theCOMAND controller orpress
the k backbutton . Rout
eoverview
You canusetheroute overview tomove along
the route sectionbysect ionand view
infor mation anddetails abouteachsectionof
the route.
You have entered adestin ation(Y page 53)
or apoint ofinter est(Ypage 63)and possibly
an inter mediate stop(Ypage 62).
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Route in
the navigation system
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Route Browser and
press Wto
con firm.
At the top ofthe display, youwillsee
infor mation aboutthehighlighted route sect
ion,forexample thedistanc eto be driven
on the road androad designation .The
highlighted routesection ismarked inwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNext or
Previous and
press Wtoconfirm .
i Ifthe first orlast route section is
highlighted, youcannot selectPrevious or
Next .
X To zoom inor out ofthe map :select N
or M and press Wtoconfirm .
X To close theroute overview: select
Back and
press Wtoconfirm . Off-r
oadand off-ma p
Import antsafety note G
WARNING
The COMAND navigation systemmaydirect
you tooff-road routesthatyour vehicle may
not becapable oftraversing throughwithout
damaging yourtires, wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver’s soleresponsibility todetermine
the suitabili tyof the route. Off-roadroutes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriateness foruse may beaffected by
various factorssuchastime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cannot bejudged ortaken intoconsideration
by the COMAND system.
Route guidance toadestination thatis
not onadigitized road COMAND
canguide youtodestinations
which arewithin thearea covered bythe
digital map,butwhich arenot themselves
recorded onthe map.
These destinations areknown asoff-r oad
destinations, whichyoucan enter using the
map, forexample. Inthese cases, COMAND
guides youforaslong aspossible with 76
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