2011 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class navigation

XEnter a house number. Instructions for
entering characters using city input as an
example can be found in the "Entering
characters in navigation mode (entering a
city)" section (Y page 127).
XConfirm the entry with W.
The address entry menu reappears. The
house number has now been entered.
Starting route calculation
You can now have COMAND calculate the
route to the address entered or save the
address first, e.g. as your home address (My
address) (Y page 154).
Address entry menu with destination address
:Destination address;To start route calculationXIn the address entry menu, confirm Start
by pressing W.
If no other route has been calculated, route
calculation starts immediately (Option 1). If
another route has already been calculated
(route guidance is active), a prompt
appears (option 2).
Option 1 – no route guidance active: route
calculation starts. While route calculation is
in progress, an arrow will indicate the
direction to your destination. Below this, you
will see the Fast route is being
calculated... message.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins. If the vehicle is traveling on
a non-digitized road, the system displays the
linear distance to the destination, the
direction of the destination and the Street
unknown message. In this case, the display
will be grayed out.
Option 2 – route guidance is already
active: if route guidance is already active, a
prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to terminate the currently active route
guidance.
XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, COMAND will stop route
guidance and start route calculation for the
new destination.
If you select No, COMAND will continue
with the active route guidance.
iRoute calculation takes a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance
from the destination, for example.
COMAND calculates the route using the
digital map data.
The calculated route may differ from the
ideal route, e.g. due to roadworks or
incomplete map data. Please also refer to
the notes about the digital map
(Y page 186).
Entering and saving your home address
You can either enter your home address for
the first time (option 1) or edit a previously
stored home address (option 2).
XOption 1: enter the address, e.g. a town,
street and house number (Y page 152).
XOnce you have entered the address, select
Save in the address entry menu by turning
cVd and sliding ZVÆ the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
XSelect Save as "My Address" and press
W to confirm.
COMAND stores your home address as My
Address in the destination memory.
XOption 2: proceed as described under
"Option 1".
A prompt appears asking whether the
current home address should be
overwritten.
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XSelect Yes and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, the Save Successful.
message appears.
Entering a ZIP code
Entering a ZIP code will delete a previously
entered city.
XSelect Zip Code in the address entry menu
by turning cVd and sliding ZVÆ the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
You see the ZIP code list with the character
bar.
XEnter a ZIP code. Instructions for entering
characters using city input as an example
can be found in the "Entering characters in
navigation mode (entering a city)" section
(Y page 127).
:Digits entered by the user;Digits automatically added by the system=List entry most closely resembling the
characters entered so far
?To switch to the list without the character
bar
ATo delete the entire entry, press and hold;
to delete the last character, press briefly
BCharacters available for selectionCSelected characterDCharacters currently not available for
selection
ECharacter barFTo cancel an entryGListXConfirm the entry with W.
If COMAND is able to assign the ZIP code
unambiguously to a specific address, the
address entry menu appears again. The ZIP
code appears in place of the city's name.
If COMAND cannot assign the ZIP code
unambiguously to a specific address, the
address entry menu appears again. The ZIP
code is automatically entered. For a more
precise location, you can now enter, for
example, the street, a city, a center or a
POI.
XStart route calculation (Y page 154).
Entering a center
Entering a center will, for example, delete a
previously entered street.
XSelect Center in the address entry menu
by turning cVd and sliding ZVÆ the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
You will see the center list either with the
character bar (option 1) or as a selection
list (option 2).
Option 1: center list with character bar
XEnter a center. Instructions for entering
characters using city input as an example
can be found in the "Entering characters in
navigation mode (entering a city)" section
(Y page 127).
Option 2: center list as selection list
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XSelect a center by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.
XIrrespective of the option chosen, press
W to confirm your selection.
The address entry menu reappears. The
center selected has been entered.
XStart route calculation (Y page 154).
Entering an intersection name
Entering an intersection will delete a
previously entered house number.
XSelect Intersection in the address entry
menu by turning cVd and sliding ZVÆ the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
You will see the intersection list either with
the character bar (option 1) or as a
selection list (option 2).
Option 1: intersection list with character
bar
XEnter an intersection. Instructions for
entering characters using city input as an
example can be found in the "Entering
characters in navigation mode (entering a
city)" section (Y page 127).
:List entry most closely resembling the
characters entered so far
;List=Character bar
Option 2: intersection list as selection list
XSelect an intersection by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.
XIrrespective of the option chosen, press
W to confirm your selection.
The address entry menu reappears. The
intersection selected has been entered.
XStart route calculation (Y page 154).
Selecting a destination from the
destination memory (e.g. My address)
Introduction
The destination memory always contains an
entry named "My address". You may wish to
assign your home address to this entry, for
example (Y page 154), and select it for route
guidance. This entry always appears at the
top of the list in the destination memory.
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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
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect From Memory and press W to
confirm.
XSelect My Address by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.
XIrrespective of the option chosen, press
W to confirm your selection.
"My address" has been entered.
XTo start route calculation: select Start
and press W to confirm.
Entering a destination from the list of
last 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
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect From Last Destinations and
press W to confirm.
"Last destinations" list
:Last destinationXSelect the desired destination by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The destination address selected has been
entered.
XTo start route calculation: select Start
and press W to confirm.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins (Y page 164).
iFurther information on "Last
destinations" memory can be found on
(Y page 178).
Entering a destination using the map
Calling up the map
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
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Via Map and press W to confirm.
You see the map with the crosshair.
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:Current vehicle position;Crosshair=Details of the crosshair position?Map scale selected
Display = depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
(Y page 182). The current street name can
be shown, provided the digital map contains
the necessary data, or the coordinates of the
crosshair if the geo-coordinate display is
switched on and the GPS signal is strong
enough.
Moving the map and selecting the
destination
XTo scroll the map: slide the COMAND
controller XVY, ZVÆ or aVb.
XTo set the map scale: as soon as you turn
cVd the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears.
XTurn cVd until the desired scale is set.
Turning clockwise zooms out from the map,
turning counter-clockwise zooms in.
XTo select a destination: press W the
COMAND controller once or several times.
You will see either the address entry menu
with the destination address or, if COMAND
is unable to assign a unique address, a
selection list.
XSelect a destination by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map.
If the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address entry menu with the
address of the destination. If not, you will
see the Destination from Map entry.
XTo start route calculation: select Start
and press W to confirm.
Entering an intermediate stop
Introduction
When route guidance is active, you can enter
an intermediate stop. Intermediate stops can
be predefined destinations from the following
categories that COMAND offers for selection:
RMercedes-Benz Service Center
RHospital
RGas Station
RParking Lot
RRestaurant
However, you can also enter destinations
other than the predefined ones. To do this,
select the menu item Other.
You can use the intermediate stop function to
influence route guidance to the main
destination. When you have reached your
intermediate stop, COMAND automatically
recalculates the route to the main
destination.
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Entering predefined destinationsXTo 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
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect Stopover and press W to confirm.
Option 1: no intermediate stop has been
entered yet.
XSelect a category, see option 2.
Option 2: an intermediate stop has
already been entered.
XSelect Change Stopover and press W to
confirm.XTo select a category: select a category by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
COMAND first searches in the selected
category for destinations along the route.
If there are no destinations available there,
COMAND searches for destinations within
a radius of up to 100 km (approx. 60 mi) of
the vehicle position.
If COMAND finds destinations, a list
appears on the right-hand side of the
display.
The intermediate stops are listed according
to increasing distance from the current
vehicle position. They are displayed in the
form of a name and their position in relation
to the route and your direction of travel.
i For intermediate stops that are not
located along the calculated route, the
linear distance is shown.
If COMAND does not find any destinations,
you will see a message to this effect.
XConfirm OK by pressing W.XSelect a different category.XSelect the intermediate stop by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.XTo start route calculation: select Start
and press W to confirm.
Entering another destination as an
intermediate stop
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
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect Stopover and press W to confirm.XSelect Other and press W to confirm.XSelect Address Entry , From Memory ,
From Last Destinations or From POIs .SelectionStepAddress EntryXEnter a
destination by
address
( Y page 151).From MemoryXSelect a
destination from
the destination
memory
( Y page 156).From Last
DestinationsXSelect a
destination from
the list of last
destinations
( Y page 157).From POIsXEnter a point of
interest
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XTo start route calculation: once you have
entered a destination, select Start and
press W to confirm.
Deleting the intermediate stop
If an intermediate stop has already been
entered, you can delete it.
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
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect Stopover and press W to confirm.XSelect Delete Stopover and press W to
confirm.
COMAND deletes the intermediate stop
and recalculates the route to the main
destination.
Entering points of interest
Initiating point of interest entry
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 POIs and press W to confirm.
A menu appears.
Entering a point of interest in the
vicinity of the destination
Entering a point of interest in the vicinity of
the destination is only possible when route
guidance is active.
XSelect Destination Area from the menu
and press W to confirm.XContinue with assigning the point of
interest category ( Y page 161).
Entering a point of interest in the
vicinity of the current position
XSelect Current Position from the menu
and press W to confirm.XContinue with assigning the point of
interest category ( Y page 161).
Entering a point of interest in the
vicinity of a city
Option 1
XSelect Other City from the menu and
press W to confirm.XIf desired, select the state/province
( Y page 152).XTo enter a city: select City and press W
to confirm.
Proceed as described in the "Entering a
city" section ( Y page 152).XAfter entering the city, assign the point of
interest category ( Y page 161).
Option 2
XEnter an address in the address entry
menu, e.g. as city, street and house number
( Y page 151).XSelect POI and press W to confirm.XAssign a point of interest category
( Y page 161).
Entering a point of interest using name
search
This function gives you access to all points of
interest available in the digital map.
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XSelect By Name from the menu and press
W to confirm.
A list of all of the points of interest on the
digital map appears.XProceed as described in the "Point of
interest list with character bar" section
( Y page 162).
Entering a point of interest using the
phone number search
This function gives you access to all points of
interest that have a phone number.
XSelect By Telephone Number and press
W to confirm.
You will see a list of phone numbers.XProceed as described in the "Point of
interest list with character bar" section
( Y page 162).
Assigning a point of interest category
Introduction
The categories and points of interest
available depend on the distance from the
vehicle position you have set for the point of
interest.
R Point of interest in the vicinity of the
destination:
Alphabetically sorted categories are
available, as well as points of interest in the
vicinity of the destination position arranged
by distance.
R Point of interest in the vicinity of the current
position:
Alphabetically sorted categories are
available, as well as points of interest in the
vicinity of the vehicle position arranged by
distance.
R Point of interest within a given city:
If you have only entered the state/province
and the city, alphabetically sorted
categories and alphabetically sorted points
of interest within the city are available.
If you have entered more information than
the state/province and the city,
alphabetically sorted categories and points
of interest sorted by distance within the
vicinity of the address entered are
available.
R point of interest using name search:
An alphabetically sorted list of all points of
interest is available.
Points of interest with the same name and
the same category are sorted into a sub-list
in order of ascending distance.
Selecting a categoryXSelect the main category by turning cVd
the COMAND controller.XConfirm the selection by pressing W.
If the selected main category does not
contain any sub-categories, the point of
interest list appears.
If the main category selected contains sub-
categories, a list of all the sub-categories
appears as a selection list.XSelect the category by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.XConfirm the selection by pressing W.
The point of interest list appears. It
contains the points of interest that are
available in the sub-category and which are
within the search radius.
i Search radius means: COMAND searches
within a radius of up to 100 km.
If COMAND does not find any points of
interest within this radius, it extends its
search range to approximately 200 km. If
COMAND finds one point of interest within
this radius, it finishes the search.
i If you select the ALL list item, the points
of interest list contains all points of interest
for all sub-categories in the RESTAURANT
main category which lie within the search
radius.
If you select the OTHER RESTAURANTS
Restaurant list item: the points of interest
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