2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class Comand Manual

Accepting a way point
X
To select Start Start: press the controller.
The way point is entered into the way point
menu.
X To select details: turn and press the
controller.
X To make a call: selectCall
Call.
i COMAND switches to telephone mode
(Y page 131).
This menu item is available if the way point
has a telephone number and if a mobile
phone is connected to COMAND
(Y page 124).
X To call up the map: selectMap
Map .
X You can move the map and select the
destination.
X To store a way point in the destination
memory: selectSave
Save (Ypage 106).
Editing way points You can:
R
change way points
R change the sequence in the way point
menu
R delete way points X
To select a way point in the way point menu:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To change the way point: in the menu,
select Edit Edit.
i You cannot edit POIs.
X Change the address, e.g. the city and
street.
X To select OK OK: turn and press the controller.
The way point menu appears and displays
the modified way point.
You can change the sequence of the way
points and the destination. To change the
sequence, at least one way point and the
destination must be entered.
X To change the order: in the menu, select
Move
Move.
X Turn the controller and move the way point
or destination to the desired position.
X Press the controller.
X To delete way points: In the menu, select
Delete Delete .
Accepting way points for the route X
To select Start
Startfrom the way point menu:
press the controller.
The route is calculated with the entered
way points.
i IfCalculate Alternative Routes Calculate Alternative Routes is
switched on in the basic settings, instead
of Start Start, the menu item Cont.
Cont.is shown
(Y page 72). Destination input
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If a way point was passed during route
guidance, the way point will be displayed in
the way point menu with a green tick mark.
Once the route has been recalculated, the
way point is deleted from the way point
menu.
Searching for a gas station when the
fuel level is low Requirement: the
Gas Gason
onReserve
Reserve setting is
switched on (Y page 73).
If the reserve fuel warning is displayed, you
will see the message: Fuel tank reserve Fuel tank reserve
level. Do you want to start the
level. Do you want to start the
search for gas stations? search for gas stations?.
X To select Yes
YesorNo
No: turn and press the
controller.
If you select Yes
Yes, the gas station search
starts. When the search is complete, a list
of the gas stations available along the route
or in the vicinity is displayed.
If you select No
No, the search is canceled.
X Select the gas station.
The address of the gas station is displayed.
X To select Start Start: press the controller.
The selected gas station is entered into
position 1 of the way points menu. Route
guidance begins.
If the way points menu already contains
four way points, a prompt will be displayed,
asking you whether you wish to enter the
gas station into position 1. If you select
Yes
Yes, the gas station is transferred into the
list and way point 4 is deleted. Entering a destination from
Mercedes-Benz Apps
Requirement: a mobile phone with a data
package is connected to COMAND
(Y page 124).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press the controller. X
To select Destination
Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select From Mercedes-Benz Apps From Mercedes-Benz Apps.
A list shows the available destinations that
have been transmitted to the vehicle up to
this point (Y page 164). Using Geo-Coordinates
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X To show the menu: press the controller.
X To select Destination Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Using Geo-Coordinates
Using Geo-Coordinates.
Geo-coordinates are entered in degrees,
minutes and seconds.
Entering the latitude and longitude
coordinates
X To change the value: turn the controller.
X To move the selection within the line: slide
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X To move the selection between lines: slide
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X To confirm the value: press the controller.
Save destination
X To select Save Save: turn and press the
controller.
The destination can be saved as a navigable
address book contact or as "My address".
Starting route calculation
X To select Start Route Guidance Start Route Guidance: turn
and press the controller. Route guidance
Important safety notes
For this reason, you must always observe
road and traffic rules and regulations during
your journey. Road and traffic rules and 88
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regulations always have priority over system
driving recommendations.
COMAND calculates the route to 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 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 a route has been
calculated (Y page 78).
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. Route guidance
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Displays during route guidance
Change of direction Changes of direction have three phases:
R preparation phase
R announcement phase
R change-of-direction phase
i Changes in direction are also shown in the multifunction display (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual).
Preparation phase: 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", for instance. You see the full-screen map.
Announcement phase: COMAND announces the imminent change of direction. The change
of direction is announced ahead of time, such as with the announcement "Turn right in
200 meters".
The display is now split into two sectors. The map is shown on the left side of the display, and
a detailed image of the intersection or a 3D image of the imminent change of direction is
shown on the right side of the display. 0043
Next road
0044 Point at which the change of direction takes place (white dot)
0087 Change of direction (turn right here)
0085 Distance to the next change of direction
Change-of-direction phase: COMAND announces the immediate change of direction. The
change of direction is announced ahead of time, such as with the announcement "Turn right
in 100 feet".
The display is split in two like in the announcement phase. 90
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The change of direction is performed when the light-color bar on the right drops down to
0 ft and the current vehicle position symbol has reached the white change-of-direction point.
When the change of direction is completed, the map will appear in full screen mode again. The image shows an example of route guidance at a freeway intersection when driving on a
freeway. Route guidance
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Lane recommendations
0043
Lanes not recommended (dark gray)
0044 Possible lane (light gray)
0087 Recommended lanes (white)
If the digital map contains the relevant data, COMAND can display lane recommendations on
multilane roads for the next change of direction.
Lane not recommended 0043: you will not be able to complete the next change of direction if
you stay in this lane.
Possible lane 0044: you will be able to complete the next change of direction in this lane only.
Recommended lane 0087: in this lane you will be able to complete the next change of direction
and the one after that.
COMAND shows the lane recommendations for the next two changes of direction. The
multifunction display also shows lane recommendations (see the vehicle Operator's Manual). 0043
Approaching new lane
During the change of direction, new lanes may be added. These will be shown in the display
of lane recommendations with a lower boundary line. 92
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Once the destination is reached, you will see the checkered flag. Route guidance is finished.
Highway information Requirement: the
Highway Information
Highway Information map content is switched on.
Display mode: while driving on the highway, gas stations, rest stops, rest areas and highway
exits are displayed along with their immediate distances from the current vehicle position. X
To call up the selection mode: while displaying the freeway information, slide 00520096the
controller.
The marker is on the freeway information. The associated position is marked on the map.
X To select the desired rest stop/freeway exit: turn and press the controller. Route guidance
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Highway information facilitates route guidance to a POI and use of the traffic jam function.
The remaining route on the highway in this case is blocked in the direction of travel from the
selected exit.
Starting route guidance and using additional functions
X To select a POI: turn the controller and press to confirm.
The POI details are displayed.
The POI can now be:
R stored in the address book (Y page 106)
R viewed on the map (Y page 112)
R called if a phone is connected and a phone number is available (Y page 132).
R selected for route guidance and a route to it calculated (Y page 78).
Using the traffic jam function
X Select Detour
Detour: turn and press the controller.
The traffic jam function appears (Y page 100).Navigation announcements
Repeating navigation announcements If you missed the current navigation
announcement, you can call it up again.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press the controller.
X Select 006A: turn and press the controller.
i If you previously assigned the Repeat Repeat
Spoken Driving Recommendations Spoken Driving Recommendations
function to the Favorites button, you can
select the function using the Favorites
button instead (Y page 45). Setting the volume manually X
Set the volume using the thumbwheel
during the navigation announcement.
i When you start the engine, the volume will
be at its lowest setting.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off navigation
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