2013 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class navigation system

Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins.
If the vehicle is not on a digitized road, the
following is displayed:
R the linear distance to the destination
R the direction to the destination
R the Off Mapped Road Off Mapped Road message
Option 2 – route guidance is already
active: if route guidance is already active, a
prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to terminate the currently active route
guidance.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, COMAND will stop route
guidance and start route calculation for the
new destination.
If you select No
No, COMAND will continue
with the active route guidance.
i Route calculation takes a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance
from the destination, for example.
COMAND calculates the route using the
digital map data.
The calculated route can differ from the
ideal route, for example because of
incomplete map data. Please also refer to
the notes about the digital map
(Y page 113).
Entering and saving your home address You can either enter your home address for
the first time (option 1) or edit a previously
stored home address (option 2).
X Option 1: enter the address, e.g. a city,
street and house number (Y page 58).
X Once you have entered the address, select
Save
Save in the address entry menu by turning
0082005B0083 and sliding 00A0005B0064the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm. X
Select Save as "My Address" Save as "My Address" and press
00A1 to confirm.
COMAND stores your home address under
the My Address
My Address entry in the destination
memory.
X Option 2: proceed as described under
"Option 1".
A prompt appears asking whether the
current home address should be
overwritten.
X Select Yes Yesand press 00A1to confirm.
After selecting Yes
Yes, the Saving Saving
Procedure Successful
Procedure Successful message
appears. Selecting a destination from the
destination memory (e.g. My address)
Introduction The destination memory always contains an
entry named "My address". You may wish to
assign your home address to this entry, for
example (Y
page 63), and select it for route
guidance. This entry is always located at the
top of the list in the destination memory.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. Dest.in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
X Select From Memory
From Memory and press00A1to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2). Destination input
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Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar 0043
Character entered by the user
0044 Characters automatically added by the
system
0087 List entry most closely resembling the
characters entered so far
0085 To switch to the selection list
0083 To delete an entry
0084 Characters not currently available
006B Character bar
006C Currently selected character
006D To cancel an entry
006E Characters currently available
X Enter a destination, e.g. "My address".
Character entry, using city input as an
example (Y page 34).
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list Destination memory list X
Select My Address My Address by turning0082005B0083the
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 00A1to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again.
"My address" has been entered.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start
and press 00A1to confirm. Entering a destination from the list of
last destinations
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. Dest.in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm. X
Select From Last Destinations
From Last Destinations and
press 00A1to confirm.
X Select the desired destination by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The address entry menu appears again. The
destination address selected has been
entered.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 00A1to confirm.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins (Y page 62).64
Destination inputNavigation

i
“Last Destinations” memory
(Y page 101). Entering a destination using the map
Calling up the map X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest.
Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm. 0043
Current vehicle position
0044 Crosshair
0087 Details of the crosshair position
0085 Map scale selected
X Select Using
Using Map
Mapand press 00A1to confirm.
You see the map with the crosshair.
Display 0087depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
(Y page 106). You can see the current street
name if the digital map contains the
necessary data, You can see the coordinates
of the crosshair if the geo-coordinate display
is switched on and the GPS signal is strong
enough. Moving the map and selecting the
destination X
To scroll the map: slide009E005B009F, 00A0005B0064or
009A005B0081 the COMAND controller.
X To set the map scale: as soon as you turn
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears.
X Turn 0082005B0083 until the desired scale is set.
Turning clockwise zooms out from the map;
turning counter-clockwise zooms in. X
To select a destination: press00A1the
COMAND controller once or several times.
If COMAND is unable to assign a unique
address, you will see either the address
entry menu with the destination address or
a selection list.
X Select a destination by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map.
If the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address entry menu with the
address of the destination. If not, you will
see the Destination From Map
Destination From Map entry.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start
and press 00A1to confirm. Destination input
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Entering a destination using geo-
coordinates
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. Dest.in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm. X
Select Using Geo-Coordinates
Using Geo-Coordinates and
press 00A1to confirm.
An entry menu appears.
You can now enter the latitude and longitude
coordinates.
X To change a value: turn0082005B0083 the
COMAND controller.
X To move the mark within the line: slide
009E005B009F the COMAND controller.
X To move the mark between the lines:
slide 00A0005B0064 the COMAND controller.
X To confirm the value: press00A1the
COMAND controller.
i If the selected position is outside the
digital map, COMAND uses the nearest
digitized road for route calculation. You will
see the The
The coordinates coordinates are
areoff
offthe
the
map
map message. If the selected position is
located over a body of water, you will see
the message: The destination is in
The destination is in
a body of water. Please select a body of water. Please select
another destination. another destination. Intermediate stop
Entering an intermediate stop X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest.
Dest.in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm. Intermediate stop categories
Option 1: the route does not have an
intermediate stop.
X
Select Stopover
Stopover and press00A1to confirm.
X Select a category; see option 2.
Option 2: the route already has an
intermediate stop.
X Select Change Stopover Change Stopover and press00A1to
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Example: search results for the chosen category
COFFEE SHOP
0043 Highlighted stopover, current distance
from vehicle position and name of
stopover
X To select a category: select a category by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
COMAND first searches in the selected
category for destinations along the route.
If there are no destinations available there,
COMAND searches for destinations within
a radius of 60 miles(100 km) of the vehicle
position.
If COMAND finds destinations, a list
appears on the right-hand side of the
display.
The stopovers along the route are displayed
at the top of the list, sorted by increasing
distance from the vehicle's current position.
Below this, you will see the stopovers that
COMAND finds in the vicinity of the vehicle's
current position.
i For stopovers that are not located along
the calculated route, the linear distance is
shown.
X Select an intermediate stop by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The address entry menu appears, showing
the destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 00A1to confirm. If COMAND does not find any destinations,
you will see a message to this effect.
X
Confirm OK OKby pressing 00A1.
X Select a different category.
Deleting a stopover If a stopover has already been entered, you
can delete it.
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest.
Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
X Select Stopover Stopover and press00A1to confirm.
X Select Delete Stopover
Delete Stopover and press00A1to
confirm.
COMAND deletes the intermediate stop
and recalculates the route to the main
destination. Entering waypoints
Introduction You can map the route yourself by entering
up to two waypoints. The sequence of the
waypoints can be changed at any time.
i
An intermediate stop is always between
the current position of the vehicle and the
first waypoint.
Creating waypoints X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest.
Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm. Destination input
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Entering a point of interest
Calling up the points of interest menu
Example: POI menu
POIs are predefined destinations within
categories, e.g. a gas station in the
AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE category.
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
From POIs
POIsand press 00A1to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Choose one of the options and press 00A1to
confirm.
Further steps are arranged in a table
according to the option selected
(Y page 71). 70
Entering a point of interestNavigation

Defining the position for the point of interest search
Selection Characteristic Instructions
Near
Near
Destination Destination Entry is only possible
when route guidance is
active. X
Select Near NearDestination
Destination from the POI
menu and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select a POI category (Y page 72).Current
Current
Position Position The system looks for a
point of interest in the
vicinity of the current
vehicle position. X
Select Current Position Current Position in the POI
menu and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select a POI category (Y page 72).Other City
Other City After entering a city, the
system looks for the POI
within the city. Option 1
X
Select Other Other City
Cityin the POI menu and
press 00A1to confirm.
X If desired, select the state/province
(Y page 58).
X Enter the city. Proceed as described in
the "Entering a city" section
(Y page 58).
X Select a POI category (Y page 72).
Option 2
X Enter a city in the address entry menu
(Y page 58).
X Select POI POIand press 00A1to confirm.
X Select a point of interest category. Search By Name
Search By Name You can call up all the
points of interest in the
digital map or focus your
search on the three
previously selected
positions. X
Select Search Search By
ByName
Name in the POI menu
and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select All POIs
All POIs or one of the three
previously selected positions.
The point of interest list with character
bar appears.
X Proceed as described in the "POI list with
character bar" section (Y page 74).Search Search
By
ByPhone
Phone
Number
Number This function gives you
access to all points of
interest that have a
phone number. X
Select Search By Phone Number Search By Phone Number and
press 00A1to confirm.
You will see a list of phone numbers.
X Proceed as described in the "POI list with
character bar" section (Y page 74). Entering a point of interest
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Selecting a point of interest using the
map Point of interest on the map
You can select points of interest that are
available in the selected (visible) section of
the map. The POI is highlighted on the map,
you will see further information on the upper
edge of the display.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Guide
Guide in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
If points of interest are available:
Depending on the map scale selected,
point of interest icons appear on the map.
The scale at which the icons are displayed
on the map varies according to the icon.
You can select the icons that you want
COMAND to display.
If no points of interest are available, you will
see a message to this effect.
i You also see this message if you have
selected the No NoSymbols
Symbols menu item under
"Map display" (Y page 105).
X To confirm the message: press00A1the
COMAND controller.
X To select a POI: selectNext
Next orPrevious
Previous
and press 00A1to confirm. X
To show details for the selection: select
Details
Details and press 00A1to confirm.
X To change to the map: slide00A0005Bthe
COMAND controller.
You can move the map and select the map
section.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 00A1to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the point
of interest should be used as the
destination.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, route guidance starts.
If you select No
No, you can choose a new POI.
i Cont.
Cont. is displayed instead of Start
Startwhen
Calculate Alternative Routes
Calculate Alternative Routes is
activated in the navigation menu
(Y page 86). Personal points of interest
General notes
i The use of personal POIs for displaying
traffic surveillance equipment is not
permitted in every country. Please observe
the country-specific regulations and adapt
your speed accordingly when driving. Settings
Calling up the "Personal POIs" menu "Personal POIs" menu Personal points of interest
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