Entering the ZIP code, center and
intersection Entering
aZIP code
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X Select ZIP in the address entry menu by
turning 003C0012003Dand sliding 003600120008the
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
You will see the ZIP code list either with the
characte rbar (option 1) or as a selection
list (option 2). Lis
tofZ IP codes with character bar
Option 1: ZIP code list with character bar
X Enter a ZIP code. Character entry, using city
input as an example (Y page 36).ZIP code list as selection list
Option 2: ZIP code list as selection list
X Select the desired zip code by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller. X
Irrespective of the option, press 0037to
confirm yours election.
If COMAND is able to assign the ZIP code
unambiguously to a specific address, the
address entry menu appears again. The ZIP
code appears in place of the city's name.
If COMAND cannot assign the ZIP code
unambiguously to a specific address, the
address entry menu also appears again.
The ZIP code is automatically entered. You
can now enter the street for a more precise
location .Only streets in the area covered
by the entered ZIP code are available.
X Start route calculation (Y page 69).
Entering acenter
Entering a center will, for example, delete a
previously entered street.
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X Select Center in the address entry menu
by turning 003C0012003Dand sliding 003600120008the
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
You will see the center list either with the
character bar (option 1) or as a selection
list (option 2). City center list with character bar
Option 1: center list with character bar
X
Enter a center. Character entry, using city
input as an example (Y page 36). Destination input
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Center list as selectio
nlist
Option 2: center list as selection list
X Select a center by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0037to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
center selected has been entered.
X Start route calculation (Y page 69).
Entering an intersection
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X Select Intersection (junction) in the
address entry menu by turning 003C0012003Dand
sliding 003600120008the COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
You will see the intersection list eithe rwith
the character bar (option 1) or as a
selection list (option 2). Intersection list with character bar
0001
List entry most closely resembling the
characters entered so far
0002 List
0014 Character bar
Option 1: intersection list with character bar
X Enter an intersection. Character entry,
using city input as an example
(Y page 36). Intersection list as selection list
Option 2: intersection list as selection list
X
Select an intersection by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0037to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
intersection selected has been entered.
X Start route calculation (Y page 69).68
Destination inputNavigation
X
Select My Address by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0037to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again.
"My Address" has been entered.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0037to confirm. Entering
adestination from the list of
last destinations
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and pressing 0037to
confirm. X
Select From Last Destinations and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select the desired destination by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The address entry menu appears again .The
destination address selected has been
entered.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0037to confirm.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins (Y page 69). i
“Last destinations” memory
(Y page 107). Entering
adestination usin gthe map
Calling up the map X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controlle rand pressing 0037to
confirm. 0001
Current vehicle position
0002 Crosshair
0014 Details of the crosshair position
0013 Map scale selected
X Select Using Map and press
0037to confirm.
You will see the map with acrosshair.
Display 0014depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
(Y page1 11). 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. Destination input
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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 82).
X Select Display Personal POIs On Map in the menu and press
0037to confirm.
You can selec tdifferen tcategories. Selection Explanation
0003Not
Classified Standard entry for
personal POIs
0003COMAND
Online Personal POIs
(destinations, routes) that
you have imported via the
online function
(Y
page 167). If you have created your own categories (e.g.
"Fishing", "Hotels"), they are also displayed
(Y page 84).
X Select a category and press 0037to confirm.
The ico ndisplay is switched on 0010or 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 82).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select
Visual Warning For Personal POIs and press
0037to confirm.
The menu displays the available categories.
X Selec tacategory and press 0037to confirm.
This will switch the visual warning for all
personal POIs of this category on 0010or 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 82).
X In the "Personal POIs" menu, select
Acoustic Notification for Personal POIs and press
0037to confirm.
The menu displays the available categories.
X Select a category and press 0037to confirm.
This will switch the acoustic notification for
all personal POIs of this category on 0010or
off 0003, depending on the previous setting. Personal points of interest
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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: maps.google.com.
X Call up the maps.google.com website and
enter the destination address in the
address entry field.
X Click the corresponding button to send the
destination address to the e-mail address
registered with mbrace.
X Ente rthe 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 0001mbrace 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 69).
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-Ben zvehicles
equipped with mbrace and a valid
subscriber account: each destination
address can be downloaded by each
vehicle. This requires each vehicle to be
registered with an e-mail address in your
mbrace account. Search
&Send
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Route guidance
Important notes
COMAND calculates the route to the
destination withou ttaking accoun tofthe
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 may give differing navigation
commands if the actual street/traffic
situation does not correspond with the digital
map's data. For example, if the road layout or
the direction of a one-way street has been
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.
Route guidance begins once aroute has been
calculated (Y page 69).
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 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 during route guidance, COMAND tries to
avoid roads with restricted access. Those
roads, for example, that are 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
0001
Next road
0002 Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot)
0014 Current vehicle position (the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel)
0013 Current road
Display 0013depends on the setting selected
for "Map information in the display"
(Y page 111).
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
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Route guidanceNavigation
0013
Map orientation selected
0011 Map scale selected
Lane recommendations Example: lane recommendations
0001 Point of the next change of direction
0002 Point of the change of direction after next
0014 Next change of direction (in this case, turn
off to the right)
0013 Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
0011 Distance to the next change of direction
0012 Possible lane (light blue)
0005 Recommended lane (dark blue)
0006 Lane not recommended (gray)
0007 Current vehicle position, the tip of the
triangle indicating the vehicle’s direction
of travel
On multi-lane roads, COMAND can display
lane recommendations for the next change of
direction. The corresponding data must be
available in the digital map.
COMAND displays lane recommendation 0005,
based on the next two changes of direction.
The number of lanes applies to the point at
which the next change of direction is
required.
i The multifunction display also shows lane
recommendations.
Only the recommended lanes are displayed
here, see the separate vehicle Operator's
Manual. Display and description of lane
recommendations Lane Day
mode Night
mode
Recommended lane
In this lane, you will
be able to complete
the next two
changes of direction
without changing
lanes. Dark
blue Light
blue
Possible lane
In this lane, you will
only be able to
complete the next
change of direction
without changing
lanes. Light
blue Dark
blue
Lane not
recommended
In this lane, you will
not be able to
complete the next
change of direction
without changing
lanes. Light
brown or
light gray Gray
i
The colors used in the lane
recommendation display vary depending
on whether day or night mode is switched
on. 90
Route guidanceNavigation
the COMAND controlle
rand press 0037to
confirm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
X Proceed as described in the "Route
demonstration" section (Y page 95).
X To begin route calculation: selectStart in the menu by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
COMAND attempts to alig nthe recorded
route with the digital map. Changing route names and icons
X
Select Edit in the menu by turning
003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X To change the route name: select
Rename and press
0037to confirm.
i The name cannot be changed while the
vehicle is in motion.
X To change the icon: selectChange Icon and press
0037to confirm.
Observe the further information on managing
categories for personal POIs (Y page 84).
To change direction for route
calculation: you can set the icon for the
route to the starting point or to the
destination, thereby changing the direction
for route calculation.
During route calculation, one-way streets or
turn restrictions, for example, are taken into
account. Therefore, the outward and return
routes may differ from each other. X
Select Swap in the menu by turning
003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X To delete a route: selectDelete in the
menu by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe route
should be deleted.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to confirm.
If you select Yes , the route will be deleted.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
Scanning the memory The SD memory card is inserted.
X
Call up the Routes menu (Y page 96).
X Select Presets in the Routes menu by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The route memory is displayed. Off-road and off-map
Important safety notes G
WARNING
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver's sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their Route guidance
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