2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class ESP

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 ®
website tothe navigation systemof
your 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. com
websi teand entert he destination address
in the address entryfield.
X Click thecorresponding buttontosend the
destination addresstothe e-mail address
registered withmbrace.
X Ent erthe e-mail address youspecified
when settingup your mbrace account into
the corresponding fieldinthe "Send" dialog
window.
X Click "Send".
Calling upadestination address X
Press thembrace information buttonto
begin downloadi ngthe destination address
to your vehicle's navigation system. i
Ifyou have sentmore thanone
destination addresstoyour vehicle's
navigation system,youwillneed tocall up
the information individuallyfor every
address tobe downloaded .
X Select Yes when
theprompt forstartin gthe
navigation systemisshown. Thewindow
for startin gthe navigation systemappears
(Y page 51). X
Select Start .
or
X Select No if
you want tostore the
downloaded destinationinthe From Memory destination
listforlater use. Des
tination entry
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X
Irrespective ofthe option, pressthe9
button toconfirm yourselection.
If the selected maincategory doesnot
contain anysub-catego ries,thepoint of
interest listapp ears.
If the selected maincategory containssub-
categorie s,you willsee thelistofsub-
categorie seither withthecharacter bar
(option 1)or as aselection list(option 2).
The follo wing illustration showsthe
RESTAURANT main
category withavailable
sub-catego riesasan exampl e. :
Tocall upallentries inthe RESTAURANT main
category
; Tocall upallentries inthe BREWPUB subca
tegory
= Cha racter bar
X Option 1:select acategory .Proceed as
descri bedinthe "Sea rching foraphone
book entry" section (Ypag e103).
X Option 2:sele ctacategory using the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm.
The point ofinterest lista ppears. It
con tains thepoint sof interest thatare
available inthe subcatego ryand arewithin
the search radius.
i Searc hradius means: COMAND searches
within aradius ofapproximat ely100 km
and ceases searchin gwhen 50point sof
int erest havebeen found.
If COMAND doesnotfind anypoint sof
int erest within thisradius, itext ends its
search rangetoapproximat ely200 km.If COMAND
findsonepoint ofint erest within
this radius, itfinish esthe search.
i Ifyou select theALL list
item, thepoint of
int erest listcon tains allpoint sof interest
for allsubcatego riesinthe RESTAU RANT main
categ orywhich liewithin thesearch
radius.
If you select theOTHER RESTAURANTS list
item atthe end ofthe list, thepoint sof
int erest contains allpoint sof interest
which cannotbe assigned toany
subcatego ryof the RESTAU RANT main
categ oryand which liewithin thesearch
radius. Point
ofinter estlist
Intr oduct ion The
illustration belowshows anexample
of the point ofinterest listforthe
RESTAU RANT main
categ oryand BREWPU B subcatego
ryinthe vicin ityofthe curren t
position . :
point ofinterest
; Compass headingtothe point ofinterest
= Linear distancetothe point ofinterest
? Select edcateg oryorsubcatego ry
i Display =isnot visible ifyou have
ent ered apoint ofinterest within agiven
cit yand only thecount ryand cityhave been
ent ered. 62
Entering
apoint ofint eres tNavi gatio n

X
To start route calculati on:sel ect Start and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe point
of interest shouldbeused asthe
destination.
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9button
to confirm .
If you select Yes ,
route calculation begins.
If you select No ,
you can select anew point
of interest . Route
guidance General
informat ion G
WARNING
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destination withouttakingaccount ofthe
following, forexample:
R traffic lights
R stop andgive waysigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R lane narrowing
R other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
COMAND maygiveincorrec tdriving
recommen dationsifthe data onthe digital
map does notcorrespond tothe actual
condition s,e.g. theroad layou thas chang ed.
For this reas on,you must always observeth e
res pec tiveroad andtraff icrules and
reg ulatio nsdurin gyour journ ey. Road and
tr aff icrules andregulatio nsalways have
prio rityove rsyst em drivin g
rec omm endat ions.
Rout eguidan cebegi nsonce aroute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 51).
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 destination .
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
informat ion,thefollowing applies:
R when selecting aroute, 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. Switching
betweenthefull-screen
map andthechange-of-dir ection
display
X Press theß button .
COMAND switchestothe respect ive
display . Change
ofdirection
Introdu ction Changes
ofdirection havethree phases:
R Preparation phase
R Ann ouncemen tphase
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. Themap canbeseen inthe
full- scree ndisplay. Rou
teguid ance
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Exam
ple displ ay:c hange-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. Lane
recommendat ions
Overview On
multilane roads,COMAND candispla y
lane recommen dationsforthe next change of
direction. Thecorresponding datamust be
avail able inthe digital map.
COMAND displayslane recommen dations
6, based onthe next twochanges of
direction. Thenumber oflanes reflects the
situation atthe point ofthe next change of
direction. Thesituation beforehand maybe
different. Example
ofdisplay :day desig n
: Poin tof thenex tchan geofdirec tion
; Poin tofthe 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 Recommended lane(dark blue)
C Possible lane(light blue)
D Non-r ecommended lane(light gray)
E Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel) Route
guidance
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X
To select the next or prev ious
alte rnati veroute :sel ect Next or
Pre vious and
pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
Pos sibl eal terna tiveroutes aresho wninthe
fol lowi ng ord er:Per sonalroute ,
Fas t rou
te ,
Eco nomicroute ,
Sho rtroute and
Alternativeroute .
X To select the original route :sel ect Back a
corr espond ingnum bero ftimes andpress
the 9butt ontocon firm .
X To sta rtrou teguid ance using the
selected alterna tiveroute:selec tStar t and
press the9butt ontocon firm . Displa
yingdestinationinfor mation
You have entered adest ination(Y page 49)
or apoint ofint erest (Ypage 60)and possibly
an interme diate stop (Ypage 57).
X To switch tonaviga tionmode:press the
Ø function button.
X To show themenu :press the9butt on.
X Selec tRout e in
the navig ation menubar
using the:=; buttons and
press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tDest inationinformation and
press the9butt ontocon firm .
Des tination inform ation isdisplayed. Ex
ample display: destinationinform ation
: Dist ance,est imat edtim eof arriv aland
est imat edremain ingdrivin gtim eto
int erme diate stop
; Inter mediat est op P
= Des tination O
? Dist anceto dest ination, estimat edtim eof
arriv aland estimat edremain ingdrivin g
tim e
i Ifaphon enumb erisavailable fora
dest inationoran interme diate stop and you
have connected amobile phone,you can
now callthis numb er.
X To dia lth eph one num ber: selec tthe
phone usingthe9 or: button and
press the9button toconfirm .
This initiates dialing.
X To close thedestination information
display: pressthe=, ;orthe
k backbutton. Route
browser
The route browser showsanoverview ofthe
route. Youcanusetheroute browser tomove
along theroute section bysection andview
information anddetails abouteachsection of
the route.
You have entered adestination (Ypage 48)
or apoint ofinterest (Ypage 60)and possibly
an intermediate stop(Ypage 57).
X To switch tonavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton. Route
guidance
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X
To sho wthe men u:pre ssthe 9button.
X Sel ect Route in
the navigati on menu bar
us ing the :=; buttons and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Routebrowser and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
At the top ofthe displ ay,yo uwi llsee
info rma tiona bout thehighlighted route
sect ion,forexample thedistan cetobe driven
on the road androad designat ion.The
highlighted routesectionismark edinwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNext or
Previo us and
press the9butt ontocon firm.
i Ifthe first orlast route sectionis
highlighted, youcann otselect Previo us or
Next .
X To zoom inor out ofthe map:select N
or M and press the9butt ontocon firm.
X To close therout ebrowser: selectBack and
press the9butt ontocon firm. Off-
road andoff-m ap
Rout eguida ncetoan off-r oad
destina tion G
WARN
ING
The COMAND navigationsystem maydirect
you tooff- road routes thatyour vehicle may
not becapable oftrav ersing through without
damaging yourtires,wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver' ssole respon sibility todeterm ine
the suitability ofthe route. Off-road routes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriaten essforuse may beaffect edby
various factorssuch astime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cann otbe judged ortake ninto consi derati on
by the COMAND system . CO
MAND canguide yo uto destina tions
wh ich arewi thi nt he area 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
navigation announcemen tsand displa yson
roads known tothe system. Example
display:route guidance toan off-r oad
destination
: Off- road destination
; Off- road section ofthe route
= Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel
? Off- road, nostreet names available
Short lybefore youreach thelast known point
on the map, youwillsee theArea of destination
reached message
andan
arrow. Thedirection arrowshows the
compass headingtothe destination .
Route guidance fromanoff-road
location toad esti nation If
th evehi cleposit ioniswith inthearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, butthemap does
no tcon tain anyinform ationabout that
locat ion,th evehi cleisin an off-road locat ion.
COMA NDisalso able toguide youtoa
dest inationeven from anoff-road locat ion.
At thest art oftherout eguidan ce,you willsee
th eOff Mapped Road mes
sage, anarro w
and thedist anceto thed estin ation. Thearrow 72
Rout
eguida nceNavigation

Icon
forreal-tim etraf fic rep orts Icon Descr
iption Tr
affic rep ortsin thema p
dis pla y Tr
affic rep ort
list Tr
affic
rep ort Warn
ing
(re d) N/
A En
try typ e:
warn ing En
tryt ype:
warn ing Caut
ion
(yello w) N/
A En
try typ e:
caut ion En
tryt ype:
caut ion Tra
ffic jam
(sp eed &flow) Appe
arswhen approac hinga
tr affic jam(averag espeed
betwe en25 and 45mph) ifrout e
guidanc eis act ive and therout e
passes through thearea affec ted
by the traffic jam.
This icon mayappear in
con junction with yellow vehicle
icon s. En
try type:
tr affic jamon
rout e(speed &
flow) En
tryt ype:
tr aff icjam
on route
(sp eed &
flo w) Tra
ffic jam on
th ero ute Ap
pear swhen approachinga
tr aff icjam( aver agespee d
bet ween 5and 20mph )if rout e
guidan ceisact ive and therout e
passe sth roug hth earea affect ed
by thetraff icjam .
This iconm ayappear in
co njunc tionwit hred vehicle
ico ns. En
try type :
tr aff icjam on
rout e En
tryt ype:
tr aff icjam
on route Blo
cked
sec tion on
ro ute Ap
pear sat thebeg inni ng ofa
bloc kedsec tion ifro ute
guida nceis act ive and thero ute
pass esthro ugh thebloc ked
are a.
The XXXXico ns can appe arin
co njunc tion withth is ico n. En
try typ e:
bloc kedro ute
sec tion En
tryt ype:
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ro ute
sec tion 74
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affic rep ortsNavi gatio n

X
Sel ect Destination in
the navi gation
menu baru sing the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
X Select FromMemory and
press the9
button toconfirm.
You willsee thedestination memorylist
either withthecharacter bar(option 1)or
as aselection list(option 2).
X Option 1–d esti nation mem orylistwith
char acterbar :proc eedasdesc ribed inthe
"En tering char acters" section(Y page 23).
X Opt ion2–d esti nation mem orylistasa
selecti onlist :selec tadestination using
the 9: buttons and press the9
butt ontocon firm.
The address dataappears forthe select ed
ent ry.
X Select Delete and
press the9butt onto
con firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to delete thedestination .
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9button
to conf irm.
If you select Yes ,
COMAND deletesthe
destination .You see amessage tothis
effect .
If you select No ,
the process willbe
canceled.
i Ifthe navigable addressdataforthe
destinat ionbeing deleted isalso assigned
to an address bookentry,COMAND will
also delete thisdata from there. Ifthe
correspon dingaddress bookentrydoes
not cont ainany further data,suchas
telephone numbers,COMAND deletesthe
entir eaddress bookentry. Previous
destinations Introdu
ction
COMAND automatically storestheprevious
destinat ionsforwhich theroute calculation
was start ed.Ifthe memory isfull, COMAND deletes
theoldest destination .You can also
store onedestination fromthelistofprevious
destination sin the destination memory.Itwill
be stored therepermanent ly. Storing
adesti nation permanent lyin
th edest inationmem ory
X Proc eedasdesc ribed inthe"Fr om thelist
of prev ious destinations"sec tion
(Y page 78). St
orin gth evehicle positioninthelist
of previous destinations
X To switch onnav igat ionmod e:pres sth e
Ø function butt on.
X To show themen u:pres sth e9 butt on.
X Sele ctPos ition in
thenav igat ionmen u
bar usin gth e:=; buttonsand
pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
X Sele ctSav e Veh
icle Pos
ition and
pres s
th e9 butt ontocon firm.
COMA NDstores thecur ren tveh icle
posit ionasadest inationinthelist of
prev ious destinations. St
orin gth ecross hairposit ioninthe
list ofprevious destinations
Rou teguid ance notactive Ac
rossha irapp ears onthe map ifyou have
moved themap manua lly.Y ou can store the
crosshair positionasadestination inthe list
of previous destination s.
X To show themenu: pressthe9button .
X Select Position in
the navigation menu
bar using the:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconf irm.
X Select SaveCrosshair Position and
press the9button toconf irm. 80
Previous
destinationsNavigation