
fact
that certain menuitemsaregray edout
and cannot besele cted.
The followi ngentries arenot possi ble,for
examp le:
R entering thedesti nation cityand street
R entering adesti nation viathe map
R entering points ofinterest inthe vicini tyof
a city orvia aname search
R edi ting entries
R usi ng the numbe rkeyp adfor dire ctentry
Other entries arepossi ble,such asentering
poi nts ofinterest inthe vicini tyof the
desti nation orcurrent position.
Address escan beentered viathe Voice
Control System (seethesepa rateOpera ting
Instructions) whilethe vehi cleisin motion. Swi
tchin gto navig ation mode
Option 1
X Press theØ function button.
The map isdisp layed with themenu either
show norhidden .
Opt ion 2
X Selec tNavi in
the main function barby
slidin gZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
The map isdisplayed withthemen ushown . Map
showin gthe men u;rout eguidan ceinac tive
: Status bar
; Main function bar =
Curre ntveh icle posit ion
? Navi gation men ubar Map
withoutthemen u;rout eguidan ceinac tive
: Curre ntveh icle posit ion
; Map orientatio nselected
= Map scale select ed
"Route guidance active"meansthatyouhave
ent ered adestin ationandthat COMAND has
calculated theroute. Thedisplay showsthe
route, changes ofdirect ionand lane
recom mendat ions.Navigation
announ cementsguide youtoyour
destin ation.
"Route guidance inactive"means thatno
destin ationhasbeen entered andthat no
route hasbeen calculated. Showing/hiding
themenu
X To hide themenu: slideZVtheCOMAND
con troller and,when theFull Screen menu
itemisshown, pressWtocon firm.
or
X Press the% backbutton .
The map canbeseen inthe full-scr een
display.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller whenthemap isshown infull-
screen display. Introd
uction
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Basi
cse ttin gs Route
settin gs
Se ttin groute typeandroute options Yo
ucan select the followi ng rou tetyp es:
R Fas tRou te :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest (minimized) journeytime.
R Dynamic TrafficRoute :
same route
type asFast Route .I
na ddition ,COMAND
tak esany trafficreport sreceiv edwith
regard tothe route intoaccoun tduring
route guidance. Thenavigat ionsystem can
help youavoid atraf ficjam, forexample, by
recalc ulating theroute.
R Dynami cTRF. Route AfterRequest :
same routetypeasDynami cTraffi c Route .
Aft errecalc ulating theroute,
COMAND asksyouwhether youwish to
adopt thenew route orwhether youwould
prefer tocon tinue along theoriginal route.
R Eco Route :
the Eco Route (econ
omic
route) isavariant ofthe Fast Route route
type. COMAND willattempt tominimiz ethe
journ eydistan ceatthe expen seofaslightly
incr eased journeytime.
R Short Route :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest possible(minimized)
route distance.
i Onvery long routes, the"Eco Route" more
or less corresponds tothe "Fast Route"
route type.
X To call upthe route settings menu:press
the Ø function button.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
slidi ngZV andturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select Route Settings and
press Wto
confirm. Route
settings menu(startofmenu)
: Toselect theroute type
; Toset the number ofpersons inthe
vehicle forthe use ofcarpool lanes
= Toset route options
X Select aroute typeandpress Wtoconfirm.
Af illed circle indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec tthe route option(s) andpress Wto
confirm .
The route options areswitched onO oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
i Ifyou change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidanceisactive
(the route hasbeen calculated), COMAND
will calculate anew route.
If you change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidanceis
inactive (nodestination hasbeen entered
yet), COMAND usesthenew settin gfor the
next route guidance.
i The route calculated may,forexample,
include ferryconnections, evenifthe
Avoid Ferries route
option isswitched
on.
In some cases, e.g.when calculating
particularly longroutes, COMAND maynot
be able totake allthe selected route
options intoaccount.
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller. 52
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predefin
eddestin ations ineight categories
for this purpose, e.g.FILLIN GSTATIO N or
CAFÉ .
When youhave entered yourintermediate
stop, COMAND automaticallyrecalc ulates
the route tothe main destin ation.
Entering predefined destinations X
To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Destin ation in
the navigat ion
system menubarbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and pressin gW to
con firm.
X Select Stopov er and
press Wtocon firm.
Opt ion 1:the rout edoes nothave an
inter media testop. Int
ermediat estop categ ories
X Select acateg ory;seeoption 2.
Opt ion 2:the rout ealrea dyhas an
inter media testop.
X Select Change Stopover and
press Wto
con firm.
X To select acatego ry:select acatego ryby
turning cVdtheCOM AND controll erand
press ingWtoconfirm.
COM AND firstsearches inthe selected
catego ryfor desti nations along theroute .
COM AND thensearches fordesti nations ina
rad iusof app roxima tely60mifrom the
current vehicleposi tion.
If COM AND finds destinations, alis t
app ears onthe right-hand sideof the
dis pla y. Search
resultsfor the chosen categoryCOFFEE
SHOP (example )
: Highl ighted intermed iate stop, current
dis tance fromthevehi cleposi tion and
name ofthe intermed iate stop
The intermed iate stops along theroute are
dis pla yedat the top ofthe list,sorted by
increa singdistance fromthevehi cle's current
posi tion. Belowthis, youwillsee the
intermed iate stops thatCOM AND finds inthe
vicini tyof the vehi cle's current position.
i For intermed iate stops thatarenot
loca tedalong thecalcu lated route ,the
line ardis tance isshow n.
X Sele ctthe intermed iate stop byturning
cVd theCOM AND controll erand press
W toconfirm.
The address entry menu appears ,show ing
the desti nation address.
X To start route calcul ation :sel ect Start and
press Wtoconfirm.
If COM AND doesnot find anydesti nations,
you willsee amessa getothis effect.
X Confi rmOK by
press ingW.
X Sele ctadiffe rent catego ry. De
stinati onentry
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Delet
inganinterme diat est op If
an inte rm ediat est op has already been
en tered ,you can dele teit.
X To swit chon navig ation mode: pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show theme nu:pre ssW theCOM AND
co ntro ller .
X Se lec tDes tination in
thenav igat ion
syst emmen ubar byturn ing cVd the
COM ANDc ontroller andpressing Wto
conf irm.
X Select Stopover and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Delete Stopover and
press Wto
conf irm.
COMAND deletestheinter mediate stop
and recalculates theroute tothe main
destinat ion. Entering
waypoints
Introdu ction You
canmap theroute yourself byenter ing
up totwo wayp oints. Thesequence ofthe
wayp oints canbechanged atany time.
i Aninter mediate stopisalwa ysbetween
the current position ofthe vehicle andthe
first wayp oint.
Creating waypoints X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpressing Wtoconf irm.
X Select Intermediate Destinations and
press Wtoconf irm.
The destinat ionisenter edinthe menu. Waypoint
menuwithout waypoints
X Confirm thesymbol forwayp oint1by
pressin gW the COMAND controller. X
Confirm Set by
pressin gW the COMAND
con troller.
X En ter the waypoint viaone ofthe following
option s. Selection Step
Addres
sEntry X
En ter a
destin ationby
address
(Y page 54). From
Memory X
Select a
destin ationfrom
the destin ation
memor y
(Y page 60). From
Last Destin
ations X
Select a
destin ationfrom
the listoflast
destin ations
(Y page 61). 64
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ionentr yNavigat ion

Selec
tion Step
From
POIs X
Ent erapoint of
interest
(Y page 66). From
Personal POIs X
Ent era
destination from
the personal
points ofinterest
(Y page 75). Using
Map X
Ent era
destination using
the map
(Y page 61). Using
Geo- Coordinates X
Ent era
destination using
the geo-
coordinates
(Y page 62). When
theentr yis complete, theway point
appea rs. X
To accept thewaypoint: confirmOK by
pressing W.
X To display thedetails: selectDetails by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
X To make acall: select Call with
the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. COMAND switchestotelephone
mode (Ypage 122). i
This menu itemisavaila bleifthe way point
has atelephone numberandamobile
phone isconn ected toCOMAND
(Y page 116).
X To call upthe map :select Map with
the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X You canmove themap andselect the
destination.
X To store thewaypoint inthe destination
memory :select Presets with
the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
When youhave accepted theway point, itis
entered inthe way point menu. Theexample
shows themenu withtwoentered waypoints. Waypoi
ntmenu withtwowayp oints
Editing waypoints You
can:
R change waypoints
R change thesequence inthe way point menu
R delete waypoints
To change thesequence, bothwaypoints
must beentered.
X To change waypoints: selectthesymbol
for way point 1or 2in the way point menu
by turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Edit and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Use oneofthe destination entryoptions
offered. Des
tinat ionentry
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X
Sel ect acate goryand pressW toconfi rm.
The icond isplay isswitc hedonO oroff
ª, depen dingonthe prev ious status.
i The iconsare displayed onthe map at
scales of1/ 16 mi, 1/8mi and 1/4mi.
Visu alinfor mation forpersonal points
of inter est When
thevehic leisapproac hingaperso nal
point ofinterest andthedisplay ofthe
relev antcategory isswitc hedon,itis
highligh tedonthe map.
X Selec tVisu alWarn ingForPersonal POIs in
the men uand press Wtocon firm .
X Press Wtocon firm theentry.
This willswitc hthe visual inform ation for
the perso nalpoint sof interest ofthis
cat egory onO oroff ª, depen dingonthe
prev ious setting. Ex
ample: visualinform ation foraperso nalpoint of
int erest
Man aging categories forpersonal
point sof inter est X
Selec tMana geCate goriesFor Pers
onal POIs in
the men uand press W
to con firm . X
To crea tean ew category :selec tNew and
pres sW tocon firm.
X En ter thenam eof thecat egor y.Proc eedas
desc ribed under "Entering char acters" in
th e"En tering char acters intheaddres sand
phon ebook s"sec tion(Ypage 31).
X Select the¬ iconandpress Wto
con firm.
Al ist with iconsappears. Youcanassign an
icon tothe category. X
Selec tan icon byturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpress Wto
con firm .
You have created anew category witha
name andicon.This category appears
when selecting thedispla yon the map or
when selecting thedestination.
X To rename acategory ortochange an
icon: select Rename or
Change Icon and
press Wtoconfirm .
X Proceed asdescribed under"Tocreate a
new category". Personal
pointsofinterest
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X
To del ete acate gory: select Delete and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe
category shouldbedeleted.
i Ifyou delete acategory, allpoints of
interest ofthis category arealso deleted.
X Select Yes and
press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes ,
the category willbe
deleted.
If you select No ,
the process willbe
canceled.
Managing personalpointsofinterest X
Select Manage Personal POIs in
the
menu andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select NotClassified ,
COMAND or
your
own category andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select apersonal pointofinterest and
press Wtoconfirm .
The personal pointofinterest isdispla yed.
The following functionsaredescribed inthe
"Select asdestination" section
(Y page 75):
R renaming
R changing thecategory
R deleting Saving
personal pointsofinterest
There arethree waysto save personal points
of interest .You must insert anSD memory
card todo so. The No Memory Card message
otherwise appears.
i Personal pointsofinterest androutes are
written tothe memory cardinadata format
based uponopenformat GPX(GPS
Exchange Format).Geodataissaved inthis
format. Option
1
X Insert theSDmemory card(Ypage 157).
X Hide themenu (Ypage 51)todispla ythe
map infull screen mode.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller forlonger
than twoseconds.
The current position ofthe vehicle issaved
as apersonal pointofinterest onthe SD
memory cardinthe "Unclassified"
category.
i The crosshair positionissaved while
scrolling themap (Ypage 61).
Option 2
X Insert theSDmemory card(Ypage 61).
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Position in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select SavePosition AsPersonal POI or
Save Crosshair Pos.As Personal
POI ("Move
map"function
active) andpress Wtoconfirm .
The listofpersonal categories appears.
X Select acategory andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Name forthe personal pointofinterest .
Proceed asdescribed under"Entering
characters" inthe "Ent ering characters in
the address andphone books" section
(Y page 31).
Option 3
X Insert theSDmemory card(Ypage 157).
X Select Save from
theaddress entrymenu
and press Wtoconfirm .
X Select SaveAsPersonal POI and
press
W toconfirm .
X Select acategory.
X Ent erthe name.
The current address issaved asapersonal
point ofinterest onthe SDmemory card. 74
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Selec
tingasthe destination
X Insert theSDmemory card(Ypage 157).
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination in
the navigation
system menubarbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select FromPersonal POIs and
press
W toconf irm.
Al ist with thecategorie sfor perso nal
point sof interest appears. X
Selec tan ent ryand press Wtocon firm . Selection Expla
nation Not
Clas
sified St
andard entryfor
perso nalpoint sof
int erest . COMA
ND This
function isnot
available inthe USA and
Canada. Coff
ee Shop
s Ico
nand category that
you have created yourself
(Y page 73). In
the exam ple,theCoff eeShop s cat
egory
has been selected.
The perso nalpoint sof interest forthis
cat egory areshown . X
Selec tapersonal pointofinterest and
press Wtocon firm. X
To renam eapers onal point ofinter est:
select Rename and
press Wtocon firm.
X To change thecategor y:select Change Catego
ry and
press Wtocon firm.
X To change tothe map:select Map and
press Wtocon firm.
The position ofthe person alpoint of
int erest isshown inthe map.
i Anicon isdisplayed accordingtothe
"Displaying personalpoint sof interest on
the map" setting(Ypage 72).
X To star trout ecalculat ion:select Start and
press Wtocon firm.
If route guidance hasbeen activated, a
prompt willappear askingwhether you
wish toaccept theperson alpoint of
int erest asthe destin ation. Personal
pointsofinter est
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