2013 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Navigation

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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R
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
COMAND category. 78
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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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If route guidance has not been activated,
route calculation for the personal point of
interest will start immediately.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the personal POI is
accepted as the destination.
If you select No No, the process will be aborted.
X To make a call: selectCall
Call and press 00A1
to confirm. COMAND switches to
telephone mode (Y page 129).
i Call
Call is available if the personal POI has a
telephone number and a mobile phone is
connected to COMAND (Y page 122).
X To delete a personal POI: selectDelete
Delete
and press 00A1to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete the point of interest.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the personal POI is
deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled. Search & Send
Notes
i To use Search & Send, your vehicle needs
to be equipped with mbrace, a navigation
system and a valid mbrace subscription.
Search & Send is a service assisting you in
entering destinations for the navigation
system. This mbrace service can send a
destination address directly from the Google
Maps ®
website to the navigation system of
your vehicle. Selecting and sending a destination
address
Please also refer to the notes about address
entry online: maps.google.com. X
Call up the maps.google.com website and
destination address in the address entry
field.
X Click the corresponding button to send the
destination address to the e-mail address
registered with mbrace.
X Enter the e-mail address you specified
when setting up your mbrace account into
the corresponding field in the "Send" dialog
window.
X Click "Send". Calling up destination addresses
X
Press the 00D9mbrace information button.
Downloading of the destination address to
the navigation system of your vehicle
begins.
i If you have sent more than one
destination address to your vehicle's
navigation system, you will need to call up
the information individually for every
address to be downloaded. 80
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X
Select Yes
Yes when the prompt for starting the
navigation system is shown. The window
for starting the navigation system appears
(Y page 62).
X Select Start
Start .
or
X Select No Noto store the downloaded
destination in the destination memory for
later use.
i The destination addresses are
downloaded in the same order as they are
sent.
If you own several Mercedes-Benz vehicles
equipped with an mbrace subscriber
account: each destination address can be
downloaded by each vehicle associated
with the e-mail address registered for your
mbrace account. Route guidance
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
COMAND calculates the route to the
destination without taking account of the
following, for example:
R traffic lights
R stop and give way signs
R merging lanes
R parking or stopping in a no parking/no
stopping zone
R other road and traffic rules and regulations
R narrow bridges
COMAND can give incorrect navigation
commands if the actual street/traffic
situation does not correspond with the digital
map's data. For example, a route may have
been diverted or the direction of a one-way
street may have changed.
For this reason, you must always observe road
and traffic rules and regulations during your
journey. Road and traffic rules and regulations
always have priority over the system's driving
recommendations. Route guidance begins once a route has been
calculated (Y
page 62).
COMAND guides you to your destination by
means of navigation announcements in the
form of audible navigation announcements
and route guidance displays.
The route guidance displays can only be seen
if the display is switched to navigation mode.
If you do not follow the navigation
announcements or if you leave the calculated
route, COMAND automatically calculates a
new route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
R when selecting a route, COMAND tries to
avoid roads that only have limited access,
e.g. roads closed to through traffic.
R roads that have time restrictions (e.g.
closed on Sundays and public holidays) are
considered for route guidance on days
when they are open. For this purpose, the
relevant times must be correctly stored in
the database. Displays during route guidance
Change of direction Changes of direction have three phases:
R
Preparation phase
R Announcement phase
R Change-of-direction phase Route guidance
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Example: preparation phase
0043
Next road
0044 Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot)
0087 Current vehicle position (the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel)
0085 Current road
Display 0085depends on the setting selected
for "Map information in the display"
(Y page 106).
COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
change of direction. Based on the example
display below, the change of direction is
announced by the Prepare to turn Prepare to turn
right
right message. You see the full-screen map. Example: announcement phase
0043
Next road
0044 Change of direction (turn right here)
0087 Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
0085 Distance to the next change of direction 0083
Route (highlighted in blue, shown in both
the left and right displays)
0084 Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot, shown in both
the left and right displays)
i The filled-in section of visual display for
distance 0087gets shorter the nearer you get
to the announced change of direction.
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. Based on the example display
below, the change of direction is announced
beforehand by the message: Please turn Please turn
right in 500 ft. and follow the right in 500 ft. and follow the
.
The distance announced before the next
change of direction depends on the type of
road and its permissible maximum speed.
The display is now split into two sectors. In
the left half, you see the normal map view.
The right half shows an enlarged section of
the area around the intersection (Crossing
Zoom) or a 3D image of the road's course with
the route indicating the next maneuver. Example: change-of-direction phase
0043
Current vehicle position (the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel)
0044 Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
0087 Distance to the next change of direction
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. 82
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In the example, the
Now turn right
Now turn right
announcement is made 150 ft. before the
change of direction.
The display is split into two halves, as in the
announcement phase.
Once the change of direction is completed,
COMAND automatically switches back to full-
screen display.
Example of a display without changes
of direction 0043
Route (highlighted in blue)
0044 Current vehicle position
0087 Current road
0085 Map orientation selected
0083 Map scale selected
Lane recommendations Example: lane recommendations
0043
Point of the next change of direction
0044 Point of the change of direction after next
0087 Next change of direction (in this case, turn
off to the right) 0085
Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
0083 Distance to the next change of direction
0084 Possible lane (light blue)
006B Recommended lane (dark blue)
006C Lane not recommended (gray)
006D Current vehicle position: the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel
On multi-lane roads, COMAND can display
lane recommendations for the next change of
direction. The corresponding data must be
available in the digital map.
COMAND displays lane recommendation 006B,
based on the next two changes of direction.
The number of lanes applies to the point at
which the next change of direction is
required.
i The multifunction display also shows lane
recommendations.
Only the recommended lanes are displayed
here, see the separate vehicle Operator's
Manual. Route guidance
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