2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class navigation

While entering an address, you can also
switch to other destination entry options:
R Keyword search (Y page 79)
R Map (Y page 85)
R Point of interest (Y page 81)
Entering the address The example shows you how to enter a city,
street and house number for an address, e.g.
for your home address.
X To select Street Streetin the address entry
menu: press the controller (Y page 75).
X Enter BROADWAY
BROADWAY . Character entry
(Y page 33).
Calling up a list
X Slide 00970052the controller repeatedly until the
character bar disappears.
or
X To select OK
OK: turn and press the controller. X
To select City City: press the controller.
X Enter the city or city, e.g. New York
New York. Then
call up the list and select an entry. Proceed
in the same way as when entering a street.
X To select No. No.: press the controller.
X Enter the house number. Then call up the
list and select an entry. Proceed in the
same way as when entering a street.
The address entry menu shows the
address. The adjacent map section shows
the destination.
i You can enter any of the cities, streets,
zip codes, etc. which are stored in the
digital map. However, zip codes are not
available for some countries.
State/province and city are sufficient to
start navigating. You can enter either a city
or a zip code. The street and house number
complete the destination address.
Entering additional address data You can enter additional address data:
R
State/province
You can use Last used Last usedto select the last
selected state (USA) or province (Canada).
You can also select Mexico and The
Bahamas.
R Zip code
Entering a zip code will delete a previously
entered city.
R Center
Entering a center will delete a previously
entered street.
R Intersection 76
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Entering an intersection will delete a
previously entered house number.
X Select the address entry menu
(Y page 75).
X To select Country
Country, ZOIP Code
ZOIP Code, Center Centeror
Intersection
Intersection : turn, slide00520064and press
the controller.
X Select an entry ( Ypage 76).
Saving an address You can store the address you have entered
either as your home address or as another
navigable contact in the address book
(Y page 148).
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 75).
X To select Save
Save: slide 00520064, turn and press
the controller.
X To save as your home address: select
As "My Address"
As "My Address".
COMAND stores your home address under
My Address
My Address in the list of contacts. X
To save as a contact: selectAs New As New
Address Book Entry
Address Book Entry.
X Select Not Classified
Not Classified, Home
HomeorWork
Work.
X Enter a surname and first name
(Y page 30).
X To select OK OK: turn and press the controller.
The destination address is saved in the
address book as a navigable contact. Destina
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Starting route calculation
The entered destination appears in the address entry menu.
X To confirm Start
Start: press the controller.
The route is calculated. While route calculation is in progress, an arrow will indicate the
direction to your destination. Once the route has been calculated, route guidance begins.
If the vehicle is traveling on a non-digitized road, the system displays the linear distance to
the destination, the direction to the destination and the Road Off Map
Road Off Map message.
If route guidance has already been activated, a prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to end the current route guidance.
X To select Yes
Yes orSet as Intermediate Destination Set as Intermediate Destination: turn and press the controller.
If you select Yes
Yes, the current route guidance is stopped and route calculation to the new
destination is started.
Selecting Set as Intermediate Destination
Set as Intermediate Destination adds the new destination in addition to
the existing destination and opens the intermediate destinations list.
i The route is calculated using digital map data. The calculation time depends on the
distance from the destination, for example.
The calculated route may differ from the ideal route, e.g. due to roadworks or incomplete
map data. Please also refer to the notes about the digital map (Y page 116).
Calling up the keyword search
X To select the magnifying glass symbol: while in the address entry menu, slide 00520064, turn and
then press the controller.
Viewing the vicinity of the destination
X To select symbol 0043: turn the controller and press to confirm.
You can explore the destination area.
i Prerequisite:
mbrace must be activated for Internet access (Y page 158).78
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Keyword search
Entering keywords The keyword search is used to help find
destinations using fragments of words. The
keyword search is tolerant of errors. It can be
used for an address or a POI. For example,
you can search for the Houses of Parliament
or Big Ben. The keyword search finds
geotolerant hits. If, for example, you are
searching for a street located on the edge of
a city, the search will also cover adjacent
smaller cities. The keyword search supports
languages using Latin characters.
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 Keyword Search
Keyword Search .
X Enter the first few letters of the city and
street, e.g. STUT
STUT andKÖN KÖN.
While entering the information, the number
of exact matches/all hits is shown.
---/--- ---/--- is displayed if fewer than three
characters have been entered.
999+
999+ is displayed if there are too many hits.
X Select OK
OK. The search results are divided into
categories, such as addresses. The number
of exact/total hits is shown in brackets.
The search results will be displayed if
POI POI
Search
Search and/orAutomatic Online Search
Automatic Online Search
are enabled in the search options.
Selecting an address
X To select Addresses
Addresses : press the controller. Exact hits are shown at the very top of the list.
Hits are listed alphabetically. The search term
that you entered is highlighted in orange in
the entries.
X
Select an entry: turn and press the
controller.
The address entry menu appears, showing
the destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start.
Selecting a point of interest
X To select POI in the vicinity
POI in the vicinity orAll All
POIs
POIs: turn and press the controller.
A list appears.
X Selecting a point of interest.
The POI is shown.
X To start route calculation: select Start
Start. Destination input
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Using online search
X
To select Automatic Online Search Automatic Online Search :
turn and press the controller.
The search switches to the online
functions.
i Prerequisite:
mbrace must be activated for Internet
access (Y page 158).
Selecting search options 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 Keyword Search
Keyword Search .
X To select Search Options Search Options : slide00970052, turn
and press the controller.
X Select Fuzzy Search
Fuzzy Search ,POI Search
POI Search or
Automatic Online Search
Automatic Online Search .
Switch the setting on 0073or off 0053.
Fuzzy search: useful if parts of the address
are incomplete or the spelling is unclear.
POI search: points of interest are taken into
account in the search.
Online search: the search is performed via
the online functions.
Selecting the country 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 Keyword Search
Keyword Search .
X To select Country Country: slide 00970052, turn and
press the controller.
The alphabetical list of countries is
displayed.
X Select a country: turn and press the
controller. Searching via COMAND 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 Keyword Search Keyword Search .
X To select Online Search
Online Search : slide00970052, turn
and press the controller.
The search switches to the online
functions. Selecting a destination from the list of
last destinations
COMAND automatically stores the last 100
destinations.
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 Previous Destinations
From Previous Destinations .
X Select the destination.
The address entry menu appears, showing
the destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start. 80
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Selecting an address book contact as
a destination You can select navigable address book
contacts as the destination. These are
identified by the 0048symbol. If you have
already entered and saved your home
address, you can select this as the
destination by using My Address
My Address.
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 Contacts
From Contacts.
X Select the destination.
The address entry menu appears, showing
the contact and associated destination
address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start. Selecting a destination from POIs
Calling up the points of interest menu 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 POIs From POIs. Destination input
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Defining the position for the point of interest search
Selection Instructions
Near Destination
Near Destination
(when route guidance is
active) X
Call up the POI menu ( Ypage 81).
X To select Near destination Near destination: turn and press the controller.
X Select a POI category (Y page 83).Current Position
Current Position
Search in the vicinity of
the current vehicle
position X
Call up the POI menu ( Ypage 81).
X To select Current Position Current Position: turn and press the controller.
X Select a POI category (Y page 83).Other City
Other City
After entering a city, the
search is performed
within the city's
boundaries Option 1
X
Call up the POI menu ( Ypage 81).
X To select Other City Other City: turn and press the controller.
X Select the country, if desired (Y page 76).
X Enter the city (Y page 76).
X Select a POI category (Y page 83).
Option 2:
X Enter a city in the address entry menu (Y page 76).
X To select POIs POIs: slide 00520064, turn and press the controller.
X Select a POI category (Y page 83).82
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Selection Instructions
Search By Name
Search By Name
Search for all POIs on the
digital map or around
one of the three
previously specified
positions X
Call up the POI menu (Y page 81).
X To select Search By Name Search By Name: turn and press the controller.
X Select All POIs
All POIs or one of the three previously selected
positions.
The point of interest list with character bar appears.
X Enter a name.
or
X To select Mercedes-Benz Service Mercedes-Benz Service: turn and press the
controller. Search By Phone
Search By Phone
Number Number
This function gives you
access to all points of
interest that have a
phone number. X
Call up the POI menu (Y page 81).
X To select Search By Phone Number Search By Phone Number: turn and press the
controller.
You will see a list of phone numbers.
X Enter the telephone number.
i The telephone number consists of:
R the country code (international dialing code)
R the area code
When entering the area code, omit the leading "0".
R the telephone number of the participating caller Selecting a POI category
After entering a city, POI categories appear
after choosing the menu item Near Near
Destination
Destination, Current
CurrentPosition
Position orOther
Other
City
City. X
Select a POI category: turn and press the
controller.
The 0043symbol after an entry shows that
further categories are available.
X Select a sub-category.
The POI search covers a
240 mile (400 km) radius around the
selected position.
Once the search is completed, the POI list
is displayed.
The search results display the following
information:
R
an arrow that shows the linear direction
to the POI (search around vehicle
position)
R the linear distance to the point of interest
R the name of the point of interest
X Selecting a point of interest.
The complete address of the POI is shown. Destination input
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