2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Owner's Manual

message and then the address menu with
the selected address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If a home address has already been stored,
you will see a prompt asking you whether
the My Address entry should be
overwritten.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND overwrites the
destination. You will see a message and
then the address menu with the selected
address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If you select No , the list will appear again.
Selecting the home address for route
guidance
X Proceed as described under "Selecting a
destination from the destination memory"
(Y page 324).
Saving adestination General notes
This function also stores the destination in
the address book.
When the address book is full, no destinations
can be saved in the destination memory. You
must first delete address book entries
(Y page 399).
After destination entry
X The destination has been entered and is
shown in the address entry menu
(Y page 318).
X Select Save by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
You can now selec tstoring options
(Y page 359).
During route guidance
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller. X
Select Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controlle rand pressing 0039to confirm.
X Select Save Destination and press
0039to
confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 359).
Fro mt he lis tofprevious destinations
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 From Last Destinations and
press 0039to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select a destination by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The destination address is shown.
X Select Save and press
0039to confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 359).
Selecting storing options
Once you have chose none of the following
options for storing a destination, you can
specify storage options:
R After destination entry ( Ypage 359)
R During route guidance (Y page 359)
R From the list of previous destinations
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Storage options
X To save the destination without a
name: selectSave Without Name and
press 0039to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory and uses the address
as the destination name.
X To save the destination as My address:
select Save as "My Address" and press
0039 to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory as My Address . If the
selected address boo kentry already
contains address data tha tcan be used for
navigation (0006 icon), a prompt will appear
asking whether you wish to overwrite the
existing data.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , the entry is overwritten.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
X To save the destination with a name:
select Save With Name and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Home , and press
0039
to confirm.
X The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar. Example
:saving a destination with a name
0002 Selected data field with cursor
0003 Characte rbar
X Proceed as described unde r"Character
entry (navigation)" ( Ypage 301).
X Then select 0004and press 0039to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination under the
name entered.
Assigning adestination to an address
book entry
An address with complete address data that
is suitable for navigation can be assigned to
a pre-existing address book entry.
X Select Assign to Address Book Entry fro
mt he storage options and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Home , and press
0039
to confirm.
You will see the address book either with
the character bar or as a selection list.
X Select an address book entry
(Y page 399).
COMAND stores the data if the address
book entry selected does not yet contain
navigable address data.
If the selected address book entry already
contains navigable address data, a prompt
will appeara sking whether you wish to
overwrite the existing data.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND stores the data.360
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You can star
troute guidance to this address
directly from the address book
(Y page 401).
Deleting adestination or the home
address 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 From Memory and press
0039to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selectio nlist (option 2).
X Option 1: destination memory list with
th ec haracter bar: enter characters using
the character bar (Y page 301).
X Option 2: destination memory lis tas
selection list: select a destination by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
You see the address data of the selected
entry.
X Select Delete and press
0039to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to delete the destination.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND deletes the
destination .You will see amessage to this
effect.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
i If the navigable address data for the
destination being deleted is also assigned
to an address book entry, COMAND will
also delete this data from there. If the
corresponding address book entry does
not contain any further data, such as telephone numbers, COMAND deletes the
entire address book entry. Previous destinations
Introduction COMAND automatically stores the previous
destinations for which route calculation has
been started. If the memory is full, COMAND
deletes the oldest destination. You can also
save a destination from the list of previous
destinations in the destination memory. It will
be stored there permanently.
Storing
adestination permanently in
the destination memory X
Proceed as described in the "From the list
of previous destinations" section
(Y page 325).
Storing the vehicle position in the list of
previous destinations 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 Vehicle Position and press
0039 to confirm.
COMAND stores the current vehicle
position as a destination in the list of
previous destinations.
Storing the crosshair position in the list
of previous destinations Ac
rosshair appears on the map if you have
moved the map manually (Y page 362). You
can store the crosshair position as a
destination in the list of previous
destinations. Navigation
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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 Crosshair Position and
press 0039to confirm.
Deleting one of the previous
destinations X
To switc hon 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 From Last Destinations and
press 0039to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select the desired destination and press
0039 to confirm.
The destination address appears.
X Select Delete and press
0039to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe entry
should be deleted.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , the entry is deleted.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled. Map operation and map settings
General notes Company logos displayed on the map are
trademarks of the respective companies and
used solely for the purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of such
logos on the map does not indicate approval
of, support of or advertising by these
companies for the navigation system itself. Setting the map scale
0002
Set map scale as a number with unit
0003 Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
0027 New map scale
0026 Scale bar
Unit of measurement 0002in the COMAND
display depends on the selection made for the
instrumentc luster, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
X To hid ethe menu: slide00380012the COMAND
controlle rand, when the Full Screen menu ite
mis shown, press 0039.
X To call up the scale bar: as soon as you
turn 003E0012003F the COMAND controller, scale
bar 0027appears.
X Turn 003E0012003F until the desired scale is set.
Moving the map Showing the crosshair
Map with crosshair
0002
Current vehicle position
0003 Crosshair
0027 Details of the crosshair position
0026 Map scale selected 362
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X
To hide the menu: slide00380012the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screenmenu ite
mis shown, press 0039.
X To scroll the weather map: slide003600120037,
00380012000A or00340012003D the COMAND controller.
Ac rosshair appears on the map. If you slide
it again, the map under the crosshair moves
in the corresponding direction.
Display 0027may be the name of a street, for
example, provided the digital map contains
the necessary data .Itshows the geo-
coordinate position of the crosshair if the
Geo-coordinates display is switched on
(Y page 365).
Hiding the crosshair and centering the
map on the vehicle position or destination
X Press the 001Fback button twice.
The crosshair disappears and the map is
set to the vehicle position.
Centering the map on the vehicle's
position
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 0012000Aand turning 003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Vehicle Position Map and press
0039 to confirm or, if the crosshair is shown,
press the 001Fback button.
This hides the crosshair.
Centering the map on the destination
position
This function requires a calculated route to a
destination. If the route includes waypoints
and an intermediate stop, the map can also
be set to these positions.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 0012000Aand turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select Destination Map and press
0039to
confirm.
The crosshair position is set to the relevant
destination.
Map settings Calling up the map settings menu
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 Map Settings and press
0039to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
Map orientation Example: map orientation
0002
Current map orientation (001B or¤) Navigation
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Possible map orientations:
R
001B 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
1kmt he map displays elevation; the
orange point of the symbol points north). Map orientation menu
Setting the map orientation
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 Map Settings and press
0039to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Map Orientation and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select North Up ,
Heading Up ,
Bird's- eye View or
3-D Map by turning
003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and press
0039to
confirm.
A 0021 dot indicates the new setting.
Selecting POI symbols Setting the POI symbol display
You can set the points of interest you wish to
have displayed as symbols on the map. Points
of interest are, for example, gas stations,
hotels, cinemas and restaurants.
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 Map Settings and press
0039to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select POI Symbols On Map and press
0039 to confirm.
The following settings are possible:
R Default Symbols Symbol display determined by the factory
settings.
R Custom Symbols You can determine the symbols yourself.
R No Symbols The map does not show any symbols.364
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X
Select Default Symbols ,
Custom Symbols or
No Symbols .
If you select Personal Symbols , the POI
list appears.
X To switch the symbol display on/off:
select a POI by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controlle rand press 0039to confirm.
Depending on the previous state of the
symbols, they will either be shown 0013or
hidden 0003.You can switch on the symbol
displays for more than one point of interest.
X To switch all personal symbols on/off:
select All and press
0039to confirm.
Depending on the previous status of the
symbols, they will either be shown 0013or
hidden 0003.
If the function is switched on 0013, the
individual POIs are grayed out and the
previously selected settings remain
unchanged.
If the function is switched off 0003, you can
reselect the individual POIs. They show the
most recently selected settings.
i The list shows all symbols that are
contained on the digital map across all
countries. However, not all points of
interest are available in all countries. As a
result, certain point of interest symbols
may not be displayed on the map, even if
the symbol display is switched on.
X To exit the menu: press the001Fback
button. Selecting map information
Map information in the display
During route guidance, you can have map
information shown at the bottom edge of the
display.
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 Map Settings and press
0039to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Text Information On Map and
press 0039to confirm.
A 0021 dot indicates the current setting.
X Select Arrival Time / Distance ,
Current Street ,
Geo-coordinates or
None and press
0039to confirm.
X To exit the menu: slide003600120037 the COMAND
controller. Arrival time/distance to destination display
0002
Icon for destination 000B
0003 Distance to destination
0027 Icon for estimated time of arrival 0001
0026 Estimated time of arrival 0001 Navigation
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You can only see this display during route
guidance.
While moving the map, you will see additional
data, depending on the crosshair position, if
the digital map supports this data. This might
be a street name, for example.
During route calculation, or if the vehicle is
traveling on a non-digitized road, the linear
distance to the destination is shown .Inthis
case, the display will be grayed out. Road display
0002
Road names or numbers, e.g. for
highways Geo-coordinate display
0002
Current height above average sea level
(rounded to the nearest 10 m)
0003 Current vehicle position: latitude
coordinates
0027 Current vehicle position: longitude
coordinates
0026 Number of GPS satellites currently being
used
There must be sufficient GPS reception for all
displays to be shown. If this is not the case,
the display will be grayed out. Height
display 0002may vary from the actual value,
because the navigation system uses the GPS
signals for the calculation.
During the "Move map" function, you will see
the geo-coordinates of the crosshair position. Height display
0002and number of satellites
used 0026are not displayed. Display switched off
0002
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 362).
Coordinates on the map
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 Map Settings and press
0039to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Compass On Map and press
0039to
confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Never ,
When Off-Road or
When Route Guidance Inactive and press
0039
to confirm.
The selected setting is accepted.
Switching additional information on/off
Switching the topographic map on/off
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 Map Settings and press
0039to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears. 366
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