2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class navigation system

Adopting an address book entry as a
home address
X
To switch on 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 characte rbar (option 1) or
as a selectio nlist (option 2).
Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar X
Slide 00120038the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the destination memory
list appears as a selection list.
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list The
My Address entry is listed as the first
entry in the destination memory.
X Select My Address by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
i If you have not yet entered any
characters, My Address is automatically
highlighted in the selection list.
If no home address has been stored yet, you
can now assign an address book entry. If a
home address already exists, it is displayed
and you can alter it.
i If you select New Entry , you are also
offered the option of entering the home
address for the first time. You can then
save the home address without having to
start route guidance.
X To enter th ehome address for th efirst
time: select Assign to Address Book Entry and press
0039to confirm.
X Select Home ,
Work or
Not Classified and
press 0039to confirm.
X To change the home address: select
Change and press
0039to confirm.
X Select Assign to Address Book Entry and press
0039to confirm.
i If you select New Entry , you are also
offered the optio nofchanging the home
address by entering an address. You can
then save the home address without having
to start route guidance.
X Select Home ,
Work or
Not Classified and
press 0039to confirm.
In both cases, 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).
X To confirm the selection: press0039the
COMAND controller.
If there is no existing home address,
COMAND saves the entry. You will see a 358
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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
(Y page 325) Navigation
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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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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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Once the connection has been established:
X
Follow the instructions of the operator.
The activation process may take up to ten
minutes.
If registration is not included when
purchasing the system, your credit card
details will be required to activate your
account.
Compass function You can view the current direction of travel,
the current height and the coordinates of the
current vehicle position in the compass view.
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 sliding 0012000Aand turning 003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Compass and press
0039to confirm. Example: compass
0002
Current direction of travel
0003 Current height above average sea level
(rounded)
0027 Current vehicle position: longitude
coordinates
0026 Number of GPS satellites currently being
used 0024
Current vehicle position: latitude
coordinates
0025 Currently set steering angle of the front
wheels
i To display current elevation 0003, the
system must be able to receive at least four
satellites. Steering angle 0025can be a
maximum of 35° in both directions.
X To exit the display: confirmBack by
pressing 0039or press the 001Fback button.
Displaying the map data version X
To show the map data menu: press0039
the COMAND controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00380012and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Map Version and press
0039to
confirm.
The number of the map data version is
shown. Information aboutn ew versions of
the digital map can be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-BenzC enter.
Updating the digital map Introduction
The digital maps generated by the map
software become outdated in the same way
as conventional road maps. Optimal route
guidance can only be provided by
the navigation system in conjunction with the
most up-to-date map software.372
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Information aboutn
ew versions of the digital
map can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. You can have the
digital map updated there with a DVD, or you
can update it yourself.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Never leave the engine running in an enclosed
space. The exhaust gases contain carbon
monoxide. Inhaling exhaust gases constitutes
a health hazard and could lead to loss of
consciousness or even death.
Carrying out a manual update
i The update process can take a long time
(over an hour), depending on the size of the
digital map. During this time, you will only
be able to switch on radio mode and to
accept incoming calls. The update will be
completed more quickly if the vehicle is
stationary.
If you start the update with the engine
switched off and the starter battery has
insufficient power, COMAND may
automatically switch off. This protects the
battery. If this occurs, restart the update
with the engine running.
X Insert the DVD:
R
in the single DVD drive (Y page 436)
R in the DVD changer (Y page 436)
COMAND checks whether the digital map
on the DVD is compatible with the
navigation system and system software.
Ap rompt then appears asking if you want
to install the database. Versions of the
database currently installed and the
database that is to be installed are
displayed.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
After selecting Yes , an activation code
must be entered when installing a database
for the first time. You will receive the
activation code when you buy the
navigation DVD. If you select
No , the process will be
canceled.
X Enter the activation code.
After entering the activation code
correctly, COMAND starts updating the
digital map. Once the update is finished,
you will see a message.
X To confirm the message: press0039the
COMAND controller.
X Take the DVD out of the slot.
While the update is running, you will see a
message to this effect and a progress bar.
The navigation system is not operational
until the update is complete.
i You cannot eject the DVD during the
update. If you switch off COMAND during
the update, the update is interrupted. It
then continues from where it was
interrupted when the system is restarted.
COMAND may prompt you to change the DVD
during the update.
X Press the 000B(for DVD changer) or
0005 (for single DVD drive) load/eject
button.
X Take the DVD out of the slot.
X Insert the requested DVD.
Once the update has been successfully
completed, you will see a message to this
effect.
X To confirm the message: press0039the
COMAND controller.
X Take the DVD out of the slot.
The update is complete.
If the update is not successfully completed,
you will see a message that the map update
is not possible.
X To confirm the message: press0039the
COMAND controller.
X Take the DVD out of the slot. Navigation
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