2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class display

Intersection list with character bar
0002
List entry most closely resembling the
characters entered so far
0003 List
0027 Character bar
Option 1: intersection list with character bar
X Enter an intersection. Character entry,
using city input as an example
(Y page 301). Intersection list as selection list
Option 2: intersection list as selection list
X Select an intersection by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0039to
confirm yours election.
The address entry menu appears again. The
intersection selected has been entered.
X Start route calculation (Y page 323).Starting route calculation
Address entry menu with destination address
0002
Destination address
0003 To start route calculation
You can now have COMAND calculate the
route for the address specified or save the
address first, e.g. as your home address (My
Address) (Y page 324).
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 318).
X In the address entry menu, confirm Start by pressing
0039.
If no other route has been calculated, route
calculation starts immediately (option 1). If
another route has already been calculated
(route guidance is active), a prompt
appears (option 2).
i The Continue menu item is displayed
instead of Start if
Calculate Alternative Routes is activated in the
navigation menu (option 2) (Y page 347).
Option 1 –no route guidance active: route
calculatio nstarts. While route calculatio nis
in progress, an arrow will indicate the
direction to your destination. Below this, you
will see a message, e.g. Calculating Fast
Route .
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 message Navigation
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0002
Curren tvehicle position
0003 Crosshair
0027 Details of the crosshair position
0026 Map scale selected
X Select Using Map and press
0039to confirm.
You see the map with the crosshair.
Display 0027depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
(Y page 365). 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: slide003600120037, 00380012000Aor
00340012003D the COMAND controller.
X To set the map scale: as soon as you turn
003E0012003F the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears.
X Turn 003E0012003F until the desired scale is set.
Turning clockwise zooms out from the map;
turning counter-clockwise zooms in. X
To select adestination: press0039the
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 selectio nlist.
X Selec tadestination by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
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 entry.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0039to confirm.
Entering adestination usin ggeo-
coordinates X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
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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 lineard istance is
shown.
X Select an intermediate stop by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The address entry menu appears, showing
the destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0039to confirm.
If COMAND does not fin dany destinations,
you will see a message to this effect.
X Confirm OK by pressing
0039.
X Select a different category.
Deleting astopover
If a stopove rhas already been entered, you
can delete it.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and pressing 0039to confirm.
X Select Stopover and press
0039to confirm.
X Select Delete Stopover and press
0039to
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
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and pressing 0039to confirm. Waypoint menu without waypoints
X
Select Waypoints and press
0039to confirm.
The destination is entered in the menu.
X Confirm the symbol for waypoint 1by
pressing 0039the COMAND controller. 328
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X
Confirm Set by pressing
0039the COMAND
controller.
X Ente rthe waypoint via one of the following
options. Selection Action
Address Entry X
Enter a
destination by
address
(Y page 318). From Memory X
Select a
destination from
the destination
memory
(Y page 324). From Last
Destinations X
Select a
destination from
the list of last
destinations
(Y page 325). From POIs X
Select a point of
interest
(Y page 330). From Personal
POIs X
Enter a
destination from
the personal POIs
(Y page 339). Using Map X
Enter a
destination using
the map
(Y page 325). Using Geo-
Coordinates X
Enter a
destination using
the geo-
coordinates
(Y page 326). When the entry is complete, the waypoint
appears. X
To accept the waypoint: confirmOK by
pressing 0039.
X To display the details: selectDetails by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
X To make a call: selectCall with the
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.C OMAND switches to telephone
mode (Y page 384).
i This menu item is available if the waypoint
has a telephone number and if a mobile
phone is connected to
COMAND(Y page 378).
X To call up the map: selectMap with the
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X You can move the map and select the
destination.
X To store the waypoint in the destination
memory: selectPresets with the
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
Once you have accepted the waypoint, it is
entered in the waypoint menu. Navigation
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Waypoint menu with two waypoints
Editing waypoints
You can:
R
change waypoints
R change the sequence in the waypoint menu
R delete waypoints
To change the sequence, both waypoints
must be entered.
X To change waypoints: select the symbol
for waypoint 1 or 2 in the waypoint menu
by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Edit and press
0039to confirm.
X Use one of the destination entry options
offered.
X To change the sequence of the
waypoints: selectSwap in the waypoint
menu by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
The entries are swapped.
X To delete waypoints: select the symbol
for waypoint 1 or 2 in the waypoint menu
by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0039to confirm.
i You can use this menu item to delete a
waypoint directly after entry. Accepting waypoints for the route
X
Select Start in the waypoint menu by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The route is calculated with the entered
waypoints.
i The Continue menu item is displayed
instead of Start if
Calculate Alternative Routes is activated in the
navigation menu (option 2) (Y page 347).
In the example, there are both waypoints 0007
and 0008. Entering
apoint of interest
Calling up the points of interes tmenu Example: POI menu
POIs are predefined destinations within
categories, e.g .agas station in the
AUTOMOTIVE category.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
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Searching by point of interest category
POI category list
X
Call up the POI menu (Y page 330).
After entering a city, the POI category list
appears after choosing the menu item
Near Destination ,
Current Position or
Other City .
X Select a POI category by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm. The 0002arrow behind an entry
shows that other categories are available. FILLING STATION category selected
X
Select an entry and press 0039to confirm.
The search for points of interest begins in
the vicinity of the selected position. Point of interest search near the current position
(example)
The example shows a search after the
selection of the
Rest Area entry.
i The POI search is canceled when 50 POIs
have been found.
COMAND searches within a radius of
approximately 60 miles (100 km).
Once the search is completed, the POI list
is displayed.
If COMAND does not find any POIs within
this radius, it extends its search range to
approximately 125 miles (200 km).
If COMAND finds one POI within this radius,
it finishes the search.
Point of interest list Introduction
Point of interest list (example)
The POI list displays the search results for the
category in the vicinity of the selected
position. Navigation
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The search results display the following
information:
R
an arrow that shows the linear direction to
the point of interest
R the linear distance to the point of interest
R the name of the point of interest
i The arrow and linear distance to the
destination are not visible if you have
entered a POI after entering another city.
The arrow is also not shown when
searching for a POI in the vicinity of the
destination.
Depending on the POI selected, COMAND
uses different reference points in
determining the linear distance to the
destination:
R vicinity of current position: the linear
distance is the distance of the point of
interest from the current vehicle
position.
R vicinity of destination: the linear distance
is the distance from the destination
entered to the point of interest.
Selecting apoint of interest 0002
Poin tofi nterest with address
0003 To start route calculation
0027 To store an address in the destination
memory
0026 To display details
0024 To make a call (when available)
0025 To cancel selection
0016 To display a point of interest's positio non
the map The example has been selected in the
BAR & RESTAURANT POI category. Further
information on searching via PO Icategories
(Y page 333).
X Select the POI in the POI list by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The complete address of the poin tof
interest selected is shown.
X To start route calculation: select
Start 0003
and press 0039to confirm.
X To store an address in the destination
memory: selectSave 0027
and press 0039to
confirm. You can now select storing
options (Y page 359).
X To show the detailed view: select
Details 0026
and press 0039to confirm.
X To make a call: selectCall 0024
and press
0039 to confirm. COMAND switches to
telephone mode (Y page 384).
i This menu item is available if the POI has
a telephone number and a mobile phone is
connected to COMAND (Y page 378).
X To call up the map: selectMap 0016
and
press 0039to confirm.
X You can move the map and selec tthe
destination (Y page 325).
Point of interest list with character bar Search by name in the vicinity of the destination
(example)
If you have selected
Search By Name in the
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the search (Y
page 332), the PO Ilist with
character bar appears.
Depending on your selection, you can select
all available points of interest on the digital
map or the points of interest in the vicinity of
the selected position.
X Proceed as described in "Searching for a
phone book entry" (Y page 389).
If COMAND can assign the characters
entered to one entry unambiguously, the
address entry appears automatically.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0039to confirm.
ZAGAT ®
survey service The Z icon before a searc
hresult shows that
a ZAGAT ®
rating is available for this entry. 0002
ZAGAT ratings
0003 To display details
X Select an entry with the "Z" icon by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The ZAGAT evaluations appear. ZAGAT example description
X
To show the information: select
Details and press
0039to confirm.
Selecting apoint of interes tusing 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
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Guide in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to 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 Navigation
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