2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Comand Manual

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Last States/Provinces R
States (U.S.A.) R
Provinces (Canada) X
To sele ctalist :turn cVd theCOMAN D
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
The listofselect edstat es/pr ovinces
appears.
X To select astate/ province :tur ncVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
The addre ssentry menu appe arsa gain.T he
sta te/p rovince selecte dhasnow been
ente red.
En teri ngthe city X
Sel ect City in
the addre ssentry menu by
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Yo uw ills ee the city list either with the
cha racter bar(option 1)or as as election
list (option 2).
Option 1:city listwith thechara cterbar
X En ter NEW YORK .I
nst ruction sfor enter ing
charact erscan befound inthe "Ent ering
charact ersinnavigation mode(enterin ga
city)" section (Ypage 28). Option
2:city listasselection list City
list
X Select anentr ybyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Irrespect iveofthe option, pressWto
conf irmyour selection.
The address entrymenu appears again.The
city hasnow been entered.
Entering astreet name X
Select Street in
the address entrymenu
by turnin gcVd andsliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
You willsee thestreet listeither withthe
charact erbar (option 1)or as as election
list (option 2).
Option 1:street listwith chara cterbar
X En ter BROADWAY .I
nst ruction sfor enter ing
charact ersusing cityinput asan example
can befound inthe "Ent ering charact ersin
navigation mode(enterin gacity)"section
(Y page 28). Opt
ion 2:str eet listasselection list Destina
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Street
list
X Sel ect astree tbyturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
If an entry features the Gicon,itcanno t
be uniquelya ssigne da nd aselecti onlist
wi llop en, allo wi ng yout os elect the desired
entry . X
Sel ect anentry byturning cVd the
CO MAND controller.
X Irre spe ctive ofthe optio n,pre ssW to
confi rmyour sel ecti on.
The addre ssentry menu appe arsa gain.T he
stre ethasn ow been ente red.
En teri ngthe housenumb er It
is not possi blet oe nte rah ouse number until
as treet hasbeen entered.
X Select No. in
the address entrymenu by
turning cVdandsliding ZVÆthe COMAND
controller andpress Wto
confirm .
You willsee thehouse number listeither
with thecharacter bar(option 1)or as a
selection list(option 2).
Option 1:house number listwith
character bar
X Ent er4 and
0 .I
nst ructions forenterin g
characters usingcityinput asan example
can befound inthe "Ent ering characters in
navigation mode(entering acity)" section
(Y page 28). Opt
ion 2:house numberlistasselection
list House
numberlist
X Selec tane ntry by turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveo fthe opt ion, press Wto
con firm your selec tion.
The address entrymen uappears again.The
house numberhas now been entered. 56
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Star
ting route calculation You
cannow have COMAND calculatethe
route tothe address enteredorsave the
address first,e.g.asyour home address (My
address) (Ypage 57). Address
entrymenu withdestination address
: Destin ationaddress
; Tostart route calculation
X In the address entrymenu, confirmStart by
pressing W.
If no other routehasbeen calculated, route
calculation startsimmediately (Option1).If
another routehasalready beencalculated
(route guidanceisactive), aprompt
appears (option2).
i Continue is
display edinstead ofStart when
Calculate Alternative Routes is
activated inthe navigation menu
(Y page 82),option 2.
Option 1—norouteguid ance active: route
calc ulatio nstarts. Wh iler oute cal culatio nis
in progr ess,anarrow willindic atethe
direc tiontoyour destination. Below this,you
will see amessage, e.g.Calc ulating Fast
Rout
e Onc
ethe rout ehasbeen calculated, route
guidanc ebegin s.Ifthe vehic leistravelin gon
an on-digit izedroad, thesyst emdisplays the
linear distancetot he dest ination, the
direc tionofthe dest inationand theOff Mapp
edRoad mess
age.Theentries forthe
est imat edtim eofarriv aland thedistanceto
the dest inationare, inthis case, displayed in
gray. Opt
ion 2–r oute guid ance isalr ead y
act ive: ifrout eguidanc eisa lready active, a
prom ptwill appear askingwhether you wish
to ter min ate the curr entlyact ive rout e
guidanc e.
X Selec tYes or
No and
press Wtocon firm .
If you selec tYes ,C
OMA NDwill stop rout e
guidanc eand start rout ecalc ulation forthe
new destination.
If you selec tNo ,C
OMA NDwill continue
with theactive rout eguidanc e.
i Route calculation takesac ertain amoun t
of tim e.The timedepen dson the distance
fro mt hedestination, forexample.
COMAND calculates theroute using the
digital mapdata.
The calculated routecandiffer fromthe
ideal route, forexample becauseof
incomplete mapdata. Please alsorefer to
the notes about thedigital map
(Y page 109).
Entering andsaving yourhome address You
caneither enteryourhome address for
the first time (option 1)or edit apreviously
stored homeaddress (option2).
X Option 1:enter theaddress, e.g.acity,
street andhouse number (Ypage 55).
X Once youhave entered theaddress, select
Save in
the address entrymenu byturning
cVd andsliding ZVÆtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Saveas"My Address" and
press
W toconfirm .
COMAND storesyourhome address asMy Address in
the destination memory.
X Option 2:proceed asdescribed under
"Option 1".
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe
current homeaddress shouldbe
overwritten . Des
tination entry
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X
Sel ect Yes and
pressW toconfi rm.
After selecti ngYes ,t
he Sav ing Pro
ced ure Succes sful mes
sage
ap pe ars .
En teri ngaZIPcode X
Se lec tZIP in
thea ddr ess entrym enub y
tur nin gcVd andslidingZVÆ the
COMA NDcontrol ler and pressW to
co nfirm .
You willsee thez ipco de list either withthe
ch arac terb ar(opt ion1)or as as elec tion
list (opt ion2).
Opt ion 1:ZIP code listwith character bar
X En teraZ IPcode. Inst ruc tions for enterin g
ch arac ters usin gcityi np ut as an example
can befoun dint he "En terin gc harac ters in
nav igat ionmod e(enterin gac ity)"section
(Y page 28). :
Digit sentered bythe user
; Digit sautom atically added bythe syst em
= List entrymost closelyresem blingthe
char acters entered sofar
? Toswitc htot he list witho utthe char acter
bar
A Todelet ethe ent ireent ry:press andhold;
to delet ethe last char acter: press briefly
B Available characters
C Selec tedchar acter
D Unav ailable characters
E Charact erbar
F Tocan celanent ry
G List Opt
ion 2:ZIP code listasselection list ZIP
code list
X Selec tthe desired zipcode byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller.
X Irrespect iveofthe option, pressWto
confirm yourselection.
If COMAND isable toassign theZIPcode
unambiguou slytoas pecific address, the
address entrymenu appea rsagain. TheZIP
code appea rsinplace ofthe city's name.
If COMAND cannotassigntheZIPcode
unambiguou slytoas pecific address, the
address entrymenu also appea rsagain.
The ZIPcode isautomatically entered.You
can now enter thestreet foram ore precise
location. Onlystreet sint he area covered
by the entered ZIPcode areavaila ble.
X Start route calculation (Ypage 57).
Entering acenter En
terin gac enterw ill,for exam ple,delet ea
prev iously entered street .
X Selec tCent er (cen
ter)int he address entry
men ubyturnin gcVd andslidin gZVÆ the
COMA NDcontroller andpress Wto
con firm .
You willsee thecenterlist eith erwith the
char acterbar (opt ion1)or as as elec tion
list (opt ion2).
Opt ion 1:center listwith characterbar
X En ter acenter .Ins truct ions forenterin g
char acters using cityinput asan exam ple
can befoun dint he "En tering char acters in 58
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nav
igati on mod e(enteri ngacity)" section
(Y page 28). Opt
ion 2:center listasselection list X
Selec tacenter byturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveo fthe opt ion, press Wto
con firm your selec tion.
The address entrymen uappears again.The
cen terselec tedhas been entered.
X Start rout ecalculation (Ypage 57).
Enter inganinter section name X
Selec tInte rsec tion (int
ersec tion)int he
address entrymen ubyturnin gcVd and
slidin gZVÆ theCOMA NDcontroller and
press Wtocon firm .
You willsee theintersec tionlisteith erwith
the char acterbar (opt ion1)or as a
selec tionlist(opt ion2). Opt
ion 1:inter section listwith character
bar
X En ter anintersec tion.Ins truct ions for
ent erin gchar acters using cityinput asan
exam plecan befoun dint he "En tering
char acters innavig ation mode (enteringa
cit y)" sect ion(Ypage 28). :
List entrymost closelyresem blingthe
char acters entered sofar
; List
= Charact erbar
Opt ion2:inter section listasselection list X
Selec tanintersec tionbyturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveo fthe opt ion, press Wto
con firm your selec tion.
The address entrymen uappears again.The
int ersec tionselec tedhas been entered.
X Start rout ecalculation (Ypage 57). Destina
tionentry
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Selec
tingadesti nation from the
dest inationmem ory(e.g. Myaddress)
Intr odu ction The
dest inationmem oryalways contain san
ent rynam ed"My addre ss".You may wish to
assign yourhomeaddres stot hise ntry, for
exam ple(Ypage 57),and selec titf or rout e
guidan ce.This entryisalways locatedatthe
to po fthe list inthed estinat ionmem ory.
X To switch onnav igat ionmod e:pres sthe
Ø function butt on.
X To show them enu:pres sW theC OMA ND
con troller .
X Sele ctDes tin ati on in
then avigat ion
syst emmen ubarby turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpres singW to
con firm.
X Sele ctFro mM emory and
pres sW to
con firm.
You willsee thed estinat ionmem orylist
eit her with thec har acterbar (opt ion1)or
as as elec tionlist (op tion 2).
Op tion 1:dest inationmem orylistwith
cha racter bar X
En terad estinat ion,e.g. "My address".
Ins truc tionsfor ent ering charac tersusing
cit yinput asan example canbefound inthe
"Ent ering charac tersinnavigat ionmode
(ent ering acity)" sect ion(Ypage 31). :
Character entered bythe user
; Character sautomatic allyadded bythe
system
= List entrymost closely resemblin gthe
characters entered sofar
? Toswitc htot he select ionlist
A Todelete anent ry
B Character snotcurren tlyavailable
C Character bar
D Current lyselect edcharac ter
E Tocanc elan ent ry
F Character scurren tlyavailable
Opt ion 2:destina tionmem orylistas
selection list Dest
ination memorylist
X Select MyAddres s by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Irres pectiveofthe option ,press Wto
con firm your select ion.
The address entrymenu appears again.
"My address" hasbeen entered. 60
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X
To start route calculati on:sel ect Start and
pressW toconfi rm. En
teri ngadesti nation from thel ist of
last dest inations
X To switch onnav igat ionmod e:pres sthe
Ø function butt on.
X To show them enu:pres sW theC OMA ND
con troller .
X Sele ctDes tin ation in
then avigat ion
syst emmen ubarby turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpres singW to
con firm.
X Sele ctFro mL astD estin ations and
pres sW tocon firm. X
Sele ctthed esir eddest inationbyturnin g
cVd theC OMA NDcontroller andpres sing
W tocon firm.
The addres sentry men uappears again.The
destination addressselected hasbeen
entered.
X To star troute calculation: selectStart and
press Wtoconfirm .
Once theroute hasbeen calculated, route
guida ncebegins (Ypage 77).
i Further information onthe "Last
destinations" memorycanbefound on
(Y page 97). Entering
adesti nation usin gthe map
Call ingupthe map X
To swi tch onnavig ation mode: pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
controlle r.
X Select Destin ation in
the navig ation
sys tem menu barbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controllerand pre ssing W to
confi rm.
X Sel ect Usi ng Map and
pressW toconfi rm.
Yo us ee the mapw itht he cros shair. :
Curre ntveh iclep ositio n
; Cross hair
= Deta ilso fthe cros shairpo sitio n
? Mapscale sel ecte d
Dis play = depends onthe setti ngsselecte d
in "M ap info rma tionint he displa y"
(Y page 102). Thecurrent streetnamecan
be shown, provided thedigital mapcontains
the necessary data,orthe coordinates ofthe
crosshair ifthe geo-coordinate displayis
switched onand theGPS signal isstron g
enough.
Moving themap andselec tingthe
destination X
To scroll themap :slide XVY, ZVÆor
aVb theCOMAND controller. Des
tination entry
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X
To setthe map scale:as soon asyou turn
cVd theCOMAND controller,the scal ebar
app ears .
X Turn cVd untilthedesi redscal eiss et.
Turni ngclockwi sezooms outfrom themap;
turning counter-clockwi sezooms in.
X To selectad estination: pressW the
COMA NDcontroller onceorseve raltim es.
You willsee either thea ddres sentry men u
with thed est inat ionaddres sor,ifCOMA ND
is unable toassign aunique addres s,a
selec tionlist. X
Selec tadestination byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
If the destin ationiswithin thelimits ofthe
digital map,COMAND attempts toassign
the destin ationtothe map.
If the destin ationcanbeassigned, youwill
see theaddress entrymenu withthe
address ofthe destin ation. Ifnot ,you will
see theentryDestin ationFromMap .
X To start routecalculat ion:select Start and
press Wtocon firm. Entering
adesti nation usin ggeo-
coord inates
X To switch onnav igat ionmod e:pres sthe
Ø function butt on.
X To show them enu:pres sW theC OMA ND
con troller . X
Sele ctDes tination in
then avigat ion
syst emmen ubarby turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpres singW to
con firm.
X Sele ctUsi ngGeo-Coordinates and
pres sW tocon firm.
An entrymen uappears . You
cannowe nter thel atit ude andlongitude
coo rdin ates .
X To cha nge avalu e:tur ncVd the
COMA NDcontroller .
X To mov ethe ma rkwith inthel ine: slide
XVY theC OMA NDcontroller .
X To mov ethe ma rkbetween thel ines:
slide ZVÆ theC OMA NDcontroller .
X To confir mthevalu e:pres sW the
COMA NDcontroller .
i Ifth es elec tedp osit ion isout side the
digit almap, COMA NDuses then earest
digitized roadforroute calculation. Youwill
see theThe position isoff the map message.
Ifthe selected positionislocated
over abody ofwater, youwillsee the
message: Thedestination isina body
ofwater. Please select another
destination. Entering
aninterm ediate stop
Introdu ction You
canusethis funct iontoenter an
interm ediate stopwhile thevehicle isin
motion .COMAND provides aselection of 62
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