2013 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class map orientation

Selecting a search position
............156
Using as the destination ................157
GPS reception ...................................... 54
Gracenote ®
Media Database ............200 H
Harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
surround sound system see Surround sound (harman/
kardon ®
surround sound system)
Heading up (navigation) ...................104
Headphones Changing batteries ........................241
Home address
Entering and saving .........................63
Selecting from the destination
memory ........................................... 63I
Incident (traffic report) .......................92
Indicator lamp Remote control .............................. 241
Interface (USB, iPod ®
)
see Media Interface
Intermediate stop
Deleting ........................................... 67
Entering ........................................... 66
Internet
Calling up the carousel view ..........171
Conditions for access ....................154
Creating favorites .......................... 177
Entering the URL ............................ 171
Favorites manager .........................177
Favorites menu .............................. 177
Menu functions .............................. 174
Opening favorites .......................... 176
Selecting favourites .......................172
iPod ®
Alphabetical track selection ..........222
Connecting to the Media
Interface ........................................ 218
Selecting a category/playlis t......... 220
iTunes ®
............................................... 222 L
Lane recommendations Explanation ...................................... 83
Presentation .................................... 83
Load/eject button .............................192
Lumbar support Adjusting (COMAND) .......................49 M
Map (navigation) Adjusting the scale ........................102
Arrival time/distance to the
destination ..................................... 106
City mode l..................................... 107
Geo-coordinate displa y.................. 106
Heading ......................................... 104
Information in the display ..............106
Map settings .................................. 104
Moving ........................................... 103
North orientation ........................... 104
Notes ............................................. 102
Point of interest symbols ...............105
Road displa y.................................. 106
Saving the crosshair position .........103
Showing the map data version ....... 113
Topographical map ........................107
Updating ........................................ 113
Updating process ........................... 113
Media Interface
Alphabetical track selection ..........222
Basic menu .................................... 219
Connecting an external audio
source ............................................ 218
Connection options .......................217
iPod ®
............................................. 217
Mode ............................................. 217
MP3 player. ................................... 217
Notes for the MP3 player ...............223
Playback options ........................... 222
Selecting categories ......................220
Selecting folders ............................ 220
Selecting music files ......................220
Selecting playlists ..........................220
Switching to ................................... 218
USB mass storage device ..............217
Media list ........................................... 197 Index
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Switching announcements on/of
f... 85
Switching to ..................................... 55
Navigation announcements
Switching off .................................... 27
North orientation (navigation) .........104 O
Off-map ................................................ 92
Off-road ................................................ 91
Online and Internet functions Ending the connection ...................155
Establishing/ending the
connection ..................................... 154
Further Mercedes-Benz Apps ......... 171
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website .....170
Options menu ................................ 166
Resetting settings ..........................170
Selecting options for the local
search ............................................ 166
Selecting options for the weather
displa y........................................... 167
Setting options for destination/
route downloa d.............................. 169 P
Pause function Audio mode (CD, DVD, MP3) .........197
Video DVD ..................................... 229
Personal POIs
Acoustic notification ........................76
Calling up the menu .........................75
Displaying on the map .....................76
Managing categories ........................ 77
Saving .............................................. 78
Selecting as the destination ............. 79
Settings ........................................... 75
Visual information ............................ 76
Phone book
Adding a number to an address
book entry ..................................... 135
Calling up ....................................... 132
Creating a new entry .....................135
Deleting an entry ........................... 134
Entering characters .........................32
Icon overview ................................. 133
Searching for an entry ...................133Picture settings (TV, video)
..............226
Picture viewer Displaying pictures ........................233
Introduction ................................... 233
Playback options
Audio mode (CD, DVD, MP3) .........202
POI (navigation)
Category .......................................... 72
Defining the position for the POI
search .............................................. 71
Entering ........................................... 70
Entering a point of interest using
the map ........................................... 75
List ................................................... 72
ZAGAT ®
survey service ....................74
see Personal POIs
Point of interest icon
Setting ........................................... 105
Point of interest list
With character bar ...........................74
Previous destinations (navigation) ..101 R
Radio Overview ........................................ 182
Setting a statio n............................ 184
Sound settings (balance, bass,
treble) .............................................. 28
Storing stations ............................. 184
Switching HD Radio on/off ............183
Switching on .................................. 182
Switching wavebands ....................183
Read-aloud function ............................96
Real-time traffic reports .....................92
Rear-compartment screens ..............237
Rear Seat Entertainment System Active COMAND source .................255
Adjusting sound settings ...............243
Adjusting the brightness ................244
Adjusting the color ........................244
Adjusting the contrast ...................244
AUX mode ...................................... 257
CD/DVD audio and MP3 mode ...... 245
Changing the batteries ..................241
Changing the picture format ..........244
Cordless headphones ....................240
Multiple users ................................ 243 Index
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2 mph (3 km/h), the restriction becomes
inactive.
When the restriction is active, certain entries
cannot be made. This will be indicated by the
fact that certain menu items are grayed out
and cannot be selected.
The following entries are not possible, for
example:
R entering the destination city and street
R entering a destination via the map
R entering POIs in the vicinity of a city or via
a name search
R editing entries
R using the number keypad for direct entry
Other entries are possible, such as entering
points of interest in the vicinity of the
destination or current position. Switching to navigation mode
Map showing the menu; route guidance inactive
0043 Status bar
0044 Main function bar
0087 Current vehicle position
0085 Navigation menu bar
X Press the 00BEfunction button.
The map is displayed with the menu either
shown or hidden.
or
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The map is displayed with the menu shown. Map without the menu; route guidance inactive
0043
Current vehicle position
0044 Map orientation selected
0087 Map scale selected
i Route guidance active means that you
have entered a destination and that
COMAND has calculated the route. The
display shows the route, changes of
direction and lane recommendations.
Navigation announcements guide you to
your destination.
Route guidance inactive means that no
destination has been entered yet and no
route has been calculated yet. Showing/hiding the menu
You can show or hide the menu at the lower
edge of the map.
X To hide the menu: slide00A0005Bthe COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen Full Screen
menu item is shown, press 00A1to confirm.
or
X Press the 0041back button.
The map can be seen in the full-screen
display.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller when the map is shown in full-
screen display. Introduction
55Navigation Z

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
83Navigation Z

Map settings
Calling up the map settings menu X
To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Naviin the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Map Settings
Map Settings and press00A1to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
Map orientation Example: map orientation
0043
Current map orientation (0064 or¤)
Possible map orientations:
R 0064 North orientation (the map view is
displayed so that north is always up)
R ¤ Orientation in direction of travel (the
map is displayed so that the direction of
travel is always up; the orange point of the
symbol points north)
R ¤ Bird's-eye view (the map is displayed so
that the direction of travel is always up; the
map projection reproduces the curvature of the earth and the orange point of the
symbol points north)
R ¤ 3D map (the map is displayed so that
the heading is always up; from a scale of
1 km the map displays elevation; the
orange point of the symbol points north). Map orientation menu
Setting the map orientation
X
To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi Naviin the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Map Settings
Map Settings and press00A1to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Map Orientation Map Orientation and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select North Up
North Up, Heading Up
Heading Up, Bird's-
Bird's-
eye View
eye View or3-D Map
3-D Map by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
A 003B dot indicates the new setting. 104
Map operation and map settingNavigation

Height display
0043and number of satellites
used 0085are not displayed. Display switched off
0043
Current map orientation
While moving the map, you will see additional
data, e.g. road names, depending on the
crosshair position, if the digital map supports
this data (Y page 103).
Coordinates on the map 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 Map Settings
Map Settings and press00A1to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Compass On Map Compass On Map and press00A1to
confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Never Never, When Off-Road
When Off-Road orWhen
When
Route Guidance Inactive
Route Guidance Inactive and press00A1
to confirm.
The selected setting is accepted.
Switching additional information on/
off Switching the topographic map on/off
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 Map Settings
Map Settings and press00A1to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Topographic Map Topographic Map and press00A1to
confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on 0073or off 0053.
The topographical map uses different colors
to depict elevation. The color key generally
reflects the topography's dominant
vegetation or the ground's perceived color
when seen from the air, for example:
R green (grass) for lowland
R yellow, brown (woodland) for hills
R gray (stone) and white (snow) for
mountains. Example: highway information
Switching highway information on/off
When driving on the highway, you can see the
following information on the right of the
display:
R
the nearest gas stations
R the nearest rest areas etc.
R and their distance from the current vehicle
position
The entries show the number of the
highway and the highway exits as well as
their distance from the current vehicle
position.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button. Map operation and map setting
107Navigation Z