Comp
assfunct ion
You canseethecur ren tvehicle position and
direct ionoftravel inthe compass view.
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressthe9button .
X Select Positio n in
the navigation menu
bar using the:=; buttonsand
press the9button tocon firm.
X Select Compass and
press the9button to
con firm.
Depen dingonthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Ex
ample display: compass
: Current directionoftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel
(rounded tothe nearest 50m)
= Current vehicleposition :longitude
coordinat es
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinat es
B Currently setsteerin gangle ofthe front
wheels
i Todisplay current height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. Steeringangle Bcan bea
maximum of35° inboth direction s. Upda
tingthedigital map
Introdu ction The
digital mapsgenerated bythe map
software becomeoutdated inthe same way
as conv ention alroad maps. Optimal route
guidance canonly beprovided bythe
navigation systeminconj unct ionwith the
most up-to- datemapsoftware.
Infor mation aboutnewversions ofthe digital
map canbeobtained fromanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Youcanhave your
digital mapupdated therewithaDVD ,or you
can update ityourself.
i The update process cantake along time
(over anhour), depending onthe size ofthe
map software. Duringthistime, youwill
only beable toswitch onradio mode and
to accept incomin gcalls. Theupdate willbe
completed morequickly ifthe vehicle is
station ary.
If you carry outtheupdate withtheengine
switched offand thestart erbattery has
insufficient power,COMAND may
automatically switchoffduring theprocess
in order toprotec tthe battery. Ifthis
occurs, restarttheupdate withtheengine
runnin g. G
War
ning!
Never runtheengine inan enclosed space.
The exhaust fumescontainpoisonous carbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustfumesis
hazardous toyour health andcanlead toloss
of consc iousness anddeath.
Upda teprocess X
Insert theDVD (Ypage 129).
The update begins. COMAND checks
whether thedigital maponthe DVD is
compatible withthenavigation systemand
system software.
If this isthe case andtheDVD 'smap data
has notalready beeninstalled, the
COMAND startsupdating thedigital map. Additional
settings
89Navigation system Z
