2011 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class Owner's Manual

4Report 1 of 8 for the road affected5Last exit/intersection before the affected
route section starts
6Text of reportCFirst exit/intersection after the affected
route section ends
XTo scroll within a report or to access
the next report: turn cVd the COMAND
controller.
XTo return to the list of messages: press
W or slide XVY the COMAND controller.
Read-aloud function
The read-aloud function is only available
when route guidance is active. You can set
the language (Y page 148) and the text reader
speed (Y page 143).
XTo switch on navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
XTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.
XSelect TMC in the navigation system menu
bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
XSelect Read Aloud All Messages on
Route and press W to confirm.
COMAND reads out the messages in
sequence.
iThe Read Aloud All Messages on
Route menu item has no function if there
are no reports relating to the route.
XTo end the read-aloud function: select
Cancel Read-aloud Function and press
W to confirm.
or
XPress the 8 button briefly.
The read-aloud function automatically
interrupts COMAND as it recalculates the
route following a new traffic
announcement.
Destination memory
Home address (My address)
Entering the home address via address
entry
XEnter the home address as a destination,
e.g. as a city, street and house number
(Y page 151). Then, save the home address
without starting route guidance
(Y page 154).
Adopting an address book entry as a
home address
XTo switch on navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
XTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.
XSelect Destination in the navigation
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
XSelect From Memory and press W to
confirm.
XSlide ZV the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the destination memory
list appears as a selection list.
XSelect My Address by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
iIf you have not yet entered any
characters, the My Address entry is
automatically highlighted in the selection
list.
Navigation175COMANDZ

If no home address has been stored yet, you
can now assign an address book entry. If a
home address already exists, it is displayed
and you can alter it.
i If you select New Entry, you are also
offered the option of entering the home
address for the first time. You can then
save the home address without starting
route guidance.XTo enter the home address for the first
time: select Assign Address Book
Entry and press W to confirm.XSelect Home or Work and press W to
confirm.XTo change the home address: select
Change and press W to confirm.XSelect Assign Address Book Entry and
press W to confirm.
i
If you select New Entry, you are also
offered the option of changing the home
address by entering an address. You can
then save the home address without having
to start route guidance.
XSelect Home or Work and press W to
confirm.
In both cases, you will see the address book
either with the character bar or as a
selection list.XTo select an address book entry:
proceed as described in the "Searching for
an address book entry" section
( Y page 201).XTo confirm the selection: press W the
COMAND controller.
If no home address has been stored,
COMAND saves the entry. You will see a
message and then the address menu with
the selected address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If a home address has already been stored,
you will see a prompt asking you whether
the My Address entry should be
overwritten.XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, COMAND overwrites the
destination. You will see a message and
then the address menu with the selected
address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If you select No, the list will reappear.
Selecting the home address for route
guidance
XProceed as described in the "Selecting a
destination from the destination memory"
section ( Y page 156).
Saving a destination in the destination
memory
Note
This function also stores the destination in
the address book.
After destination entry
XThe destination has been entered and is
shown in the address entry menu
( Y page 154).XSelect Save by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
You can now select storage options
( Y page 177).
During route guidance
XTo show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.XSelect Destination in the navigation
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.XSelect Save Destination and press W to
confirm.
You can now select storage options
( Y page 177).
From the list of previous destinations
XTo show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.176NavigationCOMAND

XSelect Destination in the navigation
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
XSelect From Last Destinations and
press W to confirm.
The list of previous destinations appears.
XSelect the destination by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The destination address is shown.
XSelect Save and press W to confirm.
You can now select storage options.
Selecting storage options
XTo save the destination without a
name: select Save without Name and
press W to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory and uses the address
as the destination name.
XTo save the destination as My
Address: select Save as "My Address"
and press W to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination as My
Address in the destination memory. If the
entry already contains data that can be
used for navigation (L icon), a prompt will
appear asking whether you wish to
overwrite the existing data.
XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, the entry is overwritten.
If you select No, the process will be
canceled.
XTo save the destination with a name:
select Save with Name and press W to
confirm.
XSelect a category, e.g. Home, and press W
to confirm.
The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar.
Example display: saving a destination with a name
:Selected data field with cursor;Character barXProceed as described under "Entering
characters using the character bar" in the
"Entering characters in navigation mode
(entering a city)" section (Y page 127).
XThen select¬and press W to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination under the
name entered.
Assigning a destination to an address
book entry
An address with complete address data that
is suitable for navigation can be assigned to
an already existing address book entry. You
can then later start route guidance to this
address straight from the address book
(Y page 204).
XSelect Assign Address Book Entry and
press W to confirm.
XSelect a category, e.g. Home, and press W
to confirm.
You will see the address book either with
the character bar or as a selection list.
XTo select an address book entry:
proceed as described in the "Searching for
an address book entry" section
(Y page 201).
COMAND stores the data if the address
book entry selected does not yet contain
navigable address data.
If the selected address book entry already
contains navigable address data, a prompt
Navigation177COMANDZ

will appear asking whether you wish to
overwrite the existing data.XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, COMAND stores the data.
Deleting a destination or the home
address from the destination memory
XTo switch on navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.XTo show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.XSelect Destination in the navigation
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.XSelect From Memory and press W to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2).XOption 1 – destination memory list with
character bar: proceed as described in the
"Entering characters using the character
bar" section ( Y page 127).XOption 2 - destination memory list as a
selection list: select the destination by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
The address data appears for the selected
entry.XSelect Delete and press W to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete the destination.XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, COMAND deletes the
destination. You see a message to this
effect.
If you select No, the process will be
canceled.
i If the navigable address data for the
destination being deleted is also assigned
to an address book entry, COMAND will
also delete this data from there. If the
corresponding address book entry does
not contain any further data, such as
telephone numbers, COMAND deletes the
entire address book entry.
Last destinations
Introduction
COMAND automatically stores the previous
destinations for which the route calculation
was started. If the memory is full, COMAND
deletes the oldest destination. You can also
store one destination from the list of previous
destinations in the destination memory. It will
be stored there permanently.
Storing a destination permanently in
the destination memory
XProceed as described in the "From the list
of previous destinations" section
( Y page 176).
Storing the vehicle position in the list of
previous destinations
XTo switch on navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.XTo show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.XSelect Position in the navigation menu
bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.XSelect Store Vehicle Position and
press W to confirm.
COMAND stores the current vehicle
position as a destination in the list of
previous destinations.178NavigationCOMAND

Storing the crosshair position in the list
of previous destinations
Route guidance not active
A crosshair appears on the map if you have
moved the map manually. You can store the
crosshair position as a destination in the list
of previous destinations.
XTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.XSelect Position in the navigation menu
bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.XSelect Save Crosshair Position and
press W to confirm.
Route guidance is active
XTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.XSelect Position in the navigation menu
bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.XSelect Destination Map and press W to
confirm.
You will see the map with a crosshair at the
destination.XTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.XSelect Position in the navigation menu
bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.XSelect Save Crosshair Position and
press W to confirm.
COMAND stores the crosshair position as
a destination in the list of previous
destinations.
Deleting one of the previous
destinations
XTo switch on navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.XTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.XSelect Destination in the navigation
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.XSelect From Last Destinations and
press W to confirm.
The list of previous destinations appears.XSelect the desired destination and press
W to confirm.
The destination address appears.XSelect Delete and press W to confirm.
A prompt appears, asking whether the
entry should be deleted.XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, the entry is deleted.
If you select No, the process will be
canceled.
Map usage and settings
Note
Company logos displayed on the map are
trademarks of the respective companies and
used solely for the purpose of indicating the
location of these companies. The use of such
logos for the map does not indicate approval,
support or advertisement of the navigation
system by the respective companies.
Adjusting the map scale
XTo hide the menu: slide ZV the COMAND
controller and press W when the Full
Screen menu item is shown.XTo call up the scale bar: as soon as you
turn cVd the COMAND controller, scale
bar = appears.XTurn cVd until the desired scale is
selected.Navigation179COMANDZ

:Current map scale expressed as a number
with unit
;Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
=Scale bar
Unit of measurement : in the COMAND
display depends on the selection made for the
instrument cluster.
Moving the map
Showing the crosshair
XTo hide the menu: slide ZV the COMAND
controller and press W when the Full
Screen menu item is shown.
XTo move the map: slide XVY, ZVÆ or
aVb the COMAND controller.
A crosshair appears on the map. If you slide
it again, the map under the crosshair moves
in the corresponding direction.
Map with crosshair
:Current vehicle position;Crosshair=Details of the crosshair position?Map scale selected
Display = may be the name of a street, for
example, provided the digital map contains
the necessary data. Or it may show the geo-
coordinate position of the crosshair if the
Geo Coordinates display is switched on
(Y page 183).
Hiding the crosshair and centering the
map on the vehicle position or destination
XPress the % button.
The crosshair disappears and the map is
set to the vehicle position.
or
XSet the map to the vehicle position; see the
explanation below.
Setting the map to the vehicle position,
intermediate stop or destination
position
Centering the map on the vehicle position
XTo show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.
XSelect Position in the navigation menu by
sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
XSelect Vehicle Position Map and press
W to confirm or, if the crosshair is shown,
press the % back button.
This hides the crosshair.
Setting to an intermediate stop
This function requires a calculated route to an
intermediate stop.
XTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.
XSelect Position in the navigation menu
bar by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Stopover Map and press W to
confirm.
The crosshair is centered on the
destination.
180NavigationCOMAND

Centering on the destination
This function requires a calculated route to a
destination.
XTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.
XSelect Position in the navigation menu by
sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
XSelect Destination Map and press W to
confirm.
The crosshair is centered on the
destination.
Map display
Setting the map orientation
Map orientation
:Currently set map orientation
The following display modes are possible:
R0 North orientation (the map view is
displayed so that north is always up).
R¤ Orientation in the direction of travel (the
map is displayed so that the heading is
always up; the orange point of the icon
points north).
R¤ Bird's-eye view (the map is displayed so
that the heading is always up; the map
projection reproduces the curvature of the
earth and the orange point of the icon
points north).
R¤ 3D map (the map is displayed so that
the heading is always up and with elevation
or terrain modeling. The orange point of the
icon points north).
Example display: bird's eye view
:Current crosshair position;Current map orientationXTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.
XSelect Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
XSelect Map Orientation and press W to
confirm.
The # dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect North Up, Heading Up, Bird's
Eye View or 3-D Map by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XTo exit the menu: slide XVY the COMAND
controller.
The map orientation changes accordingly.
Setting point of interest icons on the map
You can set the points of interest you wish to
have displayed as icons on the map. Points of
Navigation181COMANDZ

interest are, for example, gas stations, hotels,
cinemas and restaurants.
The following settings are possible:
RStandard Symbols
Icon display determined by the factory
settings
RPersonal Symbols
You can determine the icons yourself
RNo Symbols
No icons are shown on the map.
XTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.
XSelect Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
XSelect POI Symbols on Map and press
W to confirm.
XSelect Standard Symbols, Personal
Symbols or No Symbols.
If you select Personal Symbols, the list of
points of interest appears.
XTo switch the icon display on/off: select
the point of interest by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
Depending on the previous setting, the
icons will be switched on O or off ª. You
can switch on the icon displays for more
than one point of interest.
iThe list shows all icons that are contained
on the digital map across all countries.
However, not all points of interest are
available in all countries. As a result, certain
point of interest icons may not be displayed
on the map, even if the icon display is
switched on.
XTo exit the menu: press the % back
button.
Map information in the display
Displaying text messages
During route guidance, you can have map
information displayed at the bottom edge of
the display.
XTo show the menu: press the COMAND
controller W.
XSelect Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
The main area is active.
XSelect Navi again and press W to confirm.
The navigation menu opens.
XSelect Text Information on Map and
press W to confirm.
The # dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect Arrival Time/Distance,
Current Street, Geo Coordinates or
None, and press W to confirm.
XTo exit the menu: slide XVY the COMAND
controller.
Arrival time/distance to the destination
Arrival time/distance display switched on
:Icon for destination;Distance to destination=Icon for estimated time of arrival?Estimated time of arrival
You can only see this display during route
guidance. When scrolling the map
(Y page 158), you will see data, e.g. road
names, depending on the crosshair position
if the digital map supports this data.
182NavigationCOMAND