2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Owner's Manual

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.
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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 Symbols menu item under
"Map display" (Y page 364).
X To confirm the message: press0039the
COMAND controller.
X To select aPOI: select Next or
Previous and press
0039to confirm.
X To show details for the selection: select
Details and press
0039to confirm.
X To change to the map: slide00380012the
COMAND controller.
You can move the map and select the map
section.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0039to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe point
of interest should be used as the
destination.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , route guidance starts.
If you select No , you can choose a new POI.
i Cont. is displayed instead of
Start when
Calculate Alternative Routes is
activated in the navigation menu
(Y page 347). 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
X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00380012and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Personal POIs and press
0039to
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 336).
X Select Display Personal POIs On Map in the menu and press
0039to confirm.
You can select different categories. 336
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Selection Explanation
0003Not
Classified Standard entry for
personal POIs
0003COMAND Personal POIs
(destinations, routes) that
you have imported via the
online function
(Y
page 413). If you have created your own categories (e.g.
"Fishing", "Hotels"), they are also displayed
(Y page 337).
X Select a category and press 0039to confirm.
The icon display is switched on 0013or off
0003, 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 336).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select
Visual Warning For Personal POIs and press
0039to confirm.
The menu displays the available categories.
X Select a category and press 0039to confirm.
This will switch the visual warning for all
personal POIs of this category on 0013or off
0003, depending on the previous setting.
Acoustic notification for personal POIs
Ag ong sounds when the vehicle is
approaching a personal POI. The function for
the corresponding category must be
activated for this.
X Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 336).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select
Acoustic Notification for Personal POIs and press
0039to confirm.
The menu displays the available categories.
X Select a category and press 0039to confirm.
This will switch the acoustic notification for
all personal POIs of this category on 0013or
off 0003, depending on the previous setting.
Managing categories for personal points
of interest X
Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 336).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select
Manage Categories For Personal POIs and press
0039to confirm. Navigation
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X
To create anew category: selectNew and
press 0039to confirm.
X Enter the name of the category. Character
entry (Y page 299).
X Select the 0004icon and press 0039to
confirm.
Al ist with icons appears. You can assign an
icon to the category.
X Selec tasymbol by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
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 or
Change Icon and press
0039to confirm.
X Proceed as described under "To create a
new category".
X To delete a category: selectDelete and
press 0039to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe
category should be deleted.
i If you delete a category, all points of
interest of this category are also deleted.
X Select Yes and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , the category will be
deleted.
If you select No , the process will be aborted.Managing personal POIs
X
Call up the "Personal POIs" menu
(Y page 336).
X Select Manage Personal POIs in the
menu and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Not Classified ,
COMAND or your
own category and press 0039to confirm.
X Select a personal POI and press 0039to
confirm.
The personal point of interest is displayed.
For further information on managing personal
POI categories (Y page 339):
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 Memory Card message
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 439).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
0014 function button.
X Hide the menu to show the map in full
screen mode (Y page 316).
X Press 0039the 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 category.
i The crosshair position is saved in the
scrolling map function (Y page 362).338
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Option 2
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 439).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Save Position As Personal POI- or
Save Crosshair Pos. as Personal POI ("Move map" function
active) and press 0039to confirm.
The list of personal categories appears.
X Select a category and press 0039to confirm.
X Name for the personal point of interest.
Character entry (Y page 299).
Option 3
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 439).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
0014 function button.
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 318).
X Select Save from the address entry menu
and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Save As Personal POI and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select a category.
X Enter the name.
The curren taddress 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 413).
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 category.Selecting as the destination
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 439).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select From Personal POIs and press
0039 to confirm.
The categories of personal POIs appear. Selection Explanation
Not
Classified Standard entry for
personal points of
interest.
COMAND Personal POIs which you
have imported via the
online function
(Y
page 413). COFFEE SHOP Symbol and category that
you have created yourself
(Y
page 337). Navigation
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In the example, the
COFFEE SHOP category is
selected.
The personal points of interest for this
category are shown. X
Select a personal POI and press 0039to
confirm.
X To rename apersonal POI: select
Rename and press
0039to confirm.
X To change the category: selectChange Category and press
0039to confirm.
X To change to the map: selectMap and
press 0039to confirm.
The position of the personal poin tof
interest is shown in the map.
i Asymbol is displayed according to the
"Displaying personal POIs on the map"
setting (Y page 336).
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0039to confirm.
If route guidance has been activated, a
prompt will appea rasking whether you
wish to accept the personal point of
interest as the destination. If route guidance has not been activated,
route calculation for the personal point of
interest will start immediately.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , the personal POI is
accepted as the destination.
If you select No , the process will be aborted.
X To make a call: selectCall and press
0039
to confirm. COMAND switches to
telephone mode (Y page 385).
i Call is available if the personal POI has a
telephone number and a mobile phone is
connected to COMAND (Y page 378).
X To delete apersonal POI: selectDelete and press
0039to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to delete the point of interest.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , the personal POI is
deleted.
If you select 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 adestination
address Please also refer to the notes about address
entry online:
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X
Call up the maps.google.com website and
destination address in the address entry
field.
X Click the corresponding butto nto 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 0008mbrace 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. X
Select Yes when the prompt for starting the
navigation system is shown. The window for starting the navigation system appears
(Y
page 323).
X Select Start .
or
X Select No to 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 rout eto 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. Navigation
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Route guidance begins once
aroute has been
calculated (Y page 323).
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 Example: preparation phase
0002
Next road
0003 Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot)
0027 Current vehicle position (the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel)
0026 Current road
Display 0026depends on the setting selected
for "Map information in the display"
(Y page 365).
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 right message. You see the full-scree
nmap. Example
:announcement phase
0002 Next road
0003 Change of direction (turn right here)
0027 Graphi crepresentation of the distance to
the next change of direction
0026 Distance to the next change of direction 342
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