2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class control

X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Personal POIs
Personal POIs and press00A1to
confirm.
Displaying personal POIs on the map The personal POIs are shown on the map with
an icon according to their category.
X Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 75).
X Select Display Personal POIs On Map
Display Personal POIs On Map
in the menu and press 00A1to confirm.
You can select different categories. Selection Explanation
0053Not
Not
Classified Classified Standard entry for
personal POIs
0053COMAND
COMAND Personal POIs
(destinations, routes) that
you have imported via the
online function
(Y
page 161). If you have created your own categories (e.g.
"Fishing", "Hotels"), they are also displayed
(Y
page 77). X
Select a category and press 00A1to confirm.
The icon display is switched on 0073or off
0053, depending on the previous status.
i The icons will be displayed in the following
map scales:
R 1/16 mile (50 m)
R 1/8 mile (100 m)
R 1/4 mile (200 m)
R 1/2 mile (500 m)
Visual warning for personal POIs Example: visual warning for a personal POI
If the vehicle is approaching a personal POI,
this is highlighted on the map. The display for
the corresponding category must be
activated for this.
X
Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 75).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select
Visual Warning For Personal POIs Visual Warning For Personal POIs
and press 00A1to confirm.
The menu displays the available categories.
X Select a category and press 00A1to confirm.
This will switch the visual warning for all
personal POIs of this category on 0073or off
0053, depending on the previous setting.
Acoustic notification for personal POIs A gong sounds when the vehicle is
approaching a personal POI. The function for
the corresponding category must be
activated for this.76
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X
Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 75).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select
Acoustic Notification for Acoustic Notification for
Personal POIs Personal POIs and press00A1to confirm.
The menu displays the available categories.
X Select a category and press 00A1to confirm.
This will switch the acoustic notification for
all personal POIs of this category on 0073or
off 0053, depending on the previous setting.
Managing categories for personal
points of interest X
Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 75).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select
Manage Categories For Personal Manage Categories For Personal
POIs POIs and press 00A1to confirm. X
To create a new category: selectNew
Newand
press 00A1to confirm.
X Enter the name of the category. Character
entry (Y page 32).
X Select the 0054icon and press 00A1to
confirm.
A list with icons appears. You can assign an
icon to the category.
X Select a symbol by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
You have created a new category with a
name and icon. This category appears
when selecting the display on the map or
when selecting the destination.
X To rename a category, to change a
symbol: selectRename
Rename orChange Icon Change Icon
and press 00A1to confirm.
X Proceed as described under "To create a
new category".
X To delete a category: selectDelete Delete and
press 00A1to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the
category should be deleted.
i If you delete a category, all points of
interest of this category are also deleted.
X Select Yes
Yesand press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the category will be
deleted.
If you select No No, the process will be aborted.
Managing personal POIs X
Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 75).
X Select Manage Personal POIs Manage Personal POIs in the
menu and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Not Classified
Not Classified, COMAND
COMANDor your
own category and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select a personal POI and press 00A1to
confirm.
The personal point of interest is displayed.
For further information on managing personal
POI categories (Y page 79): Personal points of interest
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Renaming
R Changing the category
R Deleting Saving personal POIs
There are three ways to save personal points
of interest. You must insert an SD memory
card to do so. The No
NoMemory
Memory Card
Cardmessage
otherwise appears.
Personal POIs and routes are saved on the
memory card in the same data format in
which the geographical data is stored. This
format is based on the open GPX ( GPS
Exchange) format.
Option 1
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 195).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X Hide the menu to show the map in full
screen mode (Y page 55).
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller for longer
than two seconds.
The current position of the vehicle is saved
as a personal POI on the SD memory card
in the Not Classified Not Classified category.
i The crosshair position is saved in the
scrolling map function (Y page 103).
Option 2
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 195).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position
Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Save Position As Personal
Save Position As Personal
POI- POI- orSave Crosshair Pos. as
Save Crosshair Pos. as Personal POI
Personal POI
("Move map" function
active) and press 00A1to confirm.
The list of personal categories appears.
X Select a category and press 00A1to confirm.
X Name for the personal point of interest.
Character entry (Y page 32).
Option 3
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 195).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 58).
X Select Save
Save from the address entry menu
and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Save As Personal POI Save As Personal POI and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Select a category.
X Enter the name.
The current address is saved as a personal
point of interest on the SD memory card. Importing personal POIs via the online
function
You can import personal POIs (destinations,
routes) via the online function (Y page 161).
When importing, you can choose whether to
write files to the SD memory card or to file
them in the address book. The imported
personal POIs have their own symbol and are
filed in the COMAND
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Selecting as the destination
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 195).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select From Personal POIs
From Personal POIs and press
00A1 to confirm.
The categories of personal POIs appear. Selection Explanation
Not
Not
Classified Classified Standard entry for
personal points of
interest.
COMAND COMAND Personal POIs which you
have imported via the
online function
(Y
page 161). COFFEE SHOP COFFEE SHOP Symbol and category that
you have created yourself
(Y
page 77). In the example, the
COFFEE SHOP COFFEE SHOPcategory is
selected.
The personal points of interest for this
category are shown. X
Select a personal POI and press 00A1to
confirm.
X To rename a personal POI: select
Rename Rename and press 00A1to confirm.
X To change the category: selectChange
Change
Category
Category and press00A1to confirm.
X To change to the map: selectMap
Mapand
press 00A1to confirm.
The position of the personal point of
interest is shown in the map.
i A symbol is displayed according to the
"Displaying personal POIs on the map"
setting (Y page 76).
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 00A1to confirm.
If route guidance has been activated, a
prompt will appear asking whether you
wish to accept the personal point of
interest as the destination. Personal points of interest
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time. However, no announcements are made
during a phone call.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select RPT
RPT in the navigation system menu
bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off: press the006Cbutton
during an announcement.
You will briefly see the message: The The
driving instructions have been
driving instructions have been
muted muted .
X To switch on: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select RPT
RPT in the navigation system menu
bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
i COMAND automatically switches the
navigation announcements back on when:
R you have a new route calculated.
R you switch COMAND on again or start the
engine.
Reducing volume during a navigation
announcement The volume of an active audio or video source
can be automatically reduced during a
navigation announcement.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Audio Fadeout Audio Fadeout and press00A1to
confirm.
The function is switched on 0073or off 0053,
depending on the previous status. Setting the volume manually X
Adjust the volume using the 0043control
knob during a navigation announcement.
or
X Select RPT RPTin the map view with the menu
shown and adjust the volume using the
0043 control knob.
Announcing street names If the function is switched on, the name of the
street which you are turning into is
announced.
Announcements are not made in the chosen
language in all countries. They are made when
relevant street names for the selected
language are available in the database.
X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Bthe COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Announce Announce Street
StreetNames
Namesand press
00A1 to confirm.
The function is switched on 0073or off 0053,
depending on the previous status. Quit route guidance
Canceling or continuing route guidance X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm. Route guidance
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To cancel route guidance: selectCancel
Cancel
Route Guidance
Route Guidance and press00A1to confirm.
or
X To continue route guidance: select
Continue Route Guidance Continue Route Guidance and press00A1
to confirm.
COMAND calculates the route.
Destination or area of destination
reached When you reach your destination, COMAND
displays a checkered flag and route guidance
is automatically ended.
If the destination is not in close proximity to
a digitized street, the Area of
Area of
destination reached destination reached message appears
when the destination is reached. Influencing route guidance
Avoiding a section of the route blocked
by a traffic jam This function blocks a section of the route
ahead of you. You can set the length of the
blocked route section. If possible, COMAND
calculates a detour around the blocked
section of the route.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route
Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Detour
Detour and press 00A1to confirm.
X To block a section of the route: select
Longer Longer orShorter
Shorter repeatedly and confirm
using 00A1until the desired section has been
selected.
i The total length of the section that can be
blocked is defined by the digital map. The
menu items are available accordingly. X
To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 00A1to confirm.
X To delete the blocked section: select
Delete
Delete while the message is shown and
press 00A1to confirm.
COMAND calculates the route without the
block.
Selecting an alternative route With the "Alternative route" function, routes
other than the original one can be calculated.
Routes 1 to 3 are calculated with the current
settings for the route type and route options
and are shown with a dark blue line
(Y page 56).
Route 4 is the economic route (eco route) and
is shown with a green line.
On the right-hand side, you will see
information on the currently selected
alternative route, e.g. distance, estimated
remaining driving time and estimated time of
arrival. Route sections used (e.g. freeways,
tunnels) are displayed as symbols.
Option 1
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route Routein the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Alternative Route
Alternative Route and press00A1
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Examples for route 1 (above) and route 4 (eco
route)
Option 2
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Bthe COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Calculate Alternative Routes
Calculate Alternative Routes
and press 00A1to confirm.
The function is switched on 0073or off 0053,
depending on the previous status.
Function is activated: alternative routes
are calculated directly after the destination
is entered.
Menu functions
X To select the next or previous
alternative route: selectNext
Next or
Previous Previous and press00A1to confirm. X
To start route guidance using the
selected alternative route: selectStart Start
and press 00A1to confirm.
COMAND begins route guidance on the
selected alternative route. Route information
Displaying destination information Example: destination information
The example shows information on distance,
estimated time of arrival and estimated
remaining driving time to the destination
0054
and two way points.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route Routein the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Destination Information
Destination Information and
press 00A1to confirm.
Destination information is displayed.
X To call up further destination
information: turn0082005B0083 the COMAND
controller.
X To close the destination information:
slide 009E005B009F the COMAND controller or press
the 003D back button. Route guidance
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You can display destination information
for the destination, for both waypoints and
for the intermediate stop, if they are part of
the route.
If a mobile phone is connected to COMAND
and a phone number is included in the
destination information, you can call it
(Y page 122).
Route overview You can use the route overview to move along
the active route section by section and view
information and details about each section of
the route.
At the top of the display, you will see
information about the highlighted route
section, for example the distance to be driven
on the road and road designation. The
highlighted route section is marked in white
with a red border on the map.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route
Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Route Browser
Route Browser and press00A1to
confirm.
X To view the next or previous route
section: selectNext NextorPrevious
Previous and
press 00A1to confirm.
i If the first or last route section is
highlighted, you cannot select Previous
Previousor
Next
Next .
X To zoom in or out of the map: select0053
or 0052 and press 00A1to confirm.
X To close the route overview: select
Back
Back and press 00A1to confirm. Route display
You can see the route before starting your
journey. This function is only available when
the vehicle is stationary.
X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route Routein the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Route Demonstration
Route Demonstration and press
00A1 to confirm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
X To get to the destination: press00A1to
confirm the highlighted symbol.
X To stop the route demonstration:
confirm the 00D8symbol by pressing 00A1.88
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