2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Comand Manual

Carpool lanes may only be used under certain
conditions. Normally you can use these lanes
when two or more occupants are traveling in
the vehicle .However, there are lanes that can
only be used when three or four occupants
(e.g. in New York) travel in the vehicle. In
California, lone drivers can use a carpool lane
if their vehicle's emission level or fuel
consumption is below a fixed threshold.
Carpool lanes may be reserved for specific
times (e.g. during the peak period).
Carpool lanes are identified by HOV symbols
on special road signs and by markings on the
road. The road signs may also include the
designation CARPOOL .T
he lanes are arranged
as a separate lane next to the others or are
built as a physically separate lane.
Depending on the setting under Number ofOccupants in Vehicle , COMAND uses
carpool lanes when calculating the route.
COMAND then guides you in and out of
carpool lanes using visual and acoustic
driving directions. X
In the route settings menu, select Numberof Occupants in Vehicle by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller. X
Select 1 ,
2 or
More than 2 by turning
003C0012003D and press 0037to confirm.
A 000F dot indicates the current setting. Destination input
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you operate information systems and
communication equipment integrated in the
vehicle while driving, you will be distracted
from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the
equipment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving
when operating COMAND. Entering
adestination by address
Introduction When entering an address as the destination,
you have the following options:
R
entering the state/province, city/ZIP code
and street
R entering the state/province, city and
center Destination input
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R
entering the state/province, city/ZIP code,
street and house number
R entering the state/province, city/ZIP code,
street and intersection
R entering the state/province, street, city
and house number
R entering the state/province, street and
house number
R entering the state/province, street and
intersection
i You can only enter those cities, streets,
ZIP codes etc.t hat are stored on the digital
map. This means that for some countries,
you cannot enter ZIP codes, for example.
The step-by-step instructions for entering an
address use the following example data:
New York (state)
New York (city)
40 Broadway
Of course, you can freely enter information
such as state/province, city, street and
house number, for example to enter your
home address.
Address entry menu Calling up the address entry menu
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and pressing 0037to
confirm. Address entry menu
X
Select Address Entry and press
0037to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears. If you
have previously entered a destination, this
will be shown in the display.
Depending on the amount of the address
entered and the data in the digital map, some
menu items may not be available at all or may
not yet be available.
Example: after you enter the state/province,
the Map ,
No. ,
Center ,
Intersection ,
Save and
Start menu items are not available. The
ZIP menu item is not available unless the
digital map contains ZIP codes.
Entering the state/province, city, street
and number Selecting
astate/province
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X Select State/Prov in the address entry
menu by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Am enu with the available lists appears:
R Last States/Provinces R
States (U.S.A.) R
Provinces (Canada) 64
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X
To select alist : turn 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The list of selected states/provinces
appears.
X To select astate/province: turn003C0012003D the
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears again. The
state/province selected has now been
entered.
Entering acity
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X Select City in the address entry menu by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
You will see the city list eithe rwith the
character bar (option 1) or as a selection
list (option 2). City list with character bar
Option 1: city list with the character bar
X Enter NEW YORK .C
haracter entry, using city
input as an example (Y page 36). List of cities as selection list
Option 2: city list as selection list
X
Select an entry by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0037to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
city has now been entered.
Entering a street name
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X Select Street in the address entry menu
by turning 003C0012003Dand sliding 003600120008the
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
You will see the street list either with the
character bar (option 1) or as a selection
list (option 2). Street list with character bar
Option 1: street list with character bar
X
Enter BROADWAY .C
haracter entry, using city
input as an example (Y page 36). Destination input
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Street list as selectio
nlist
Option 2: street list as selection list
X Select a street by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAN Dcontroller and press 0037to
confirm.
If an entry has the 0002symbol, it is
ambiguous. You can select the entry you
want from an additional selection list. X
Select an entry by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0037to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
street has now been entered.
Entering ahouse number
Entering a house number will delete a
previously entered intersection.
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X Select No. in the address entry menu by
turning 003C0012003Dand sliding 003600120008the COMAND controller and press
0037to
confirm.
You will see the house number list either
with the character bar (option 1) or as a
selectio nlist (option 2). House number list with character bar
Option 1: house number list with character
bar
X
Enter 4 and
0 . Character entry, using city
input as an example (Y page 36). House number list as selection list
Option 2: house number list as selection list
X
Select an entry by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0037to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
house number has now been entered. 66
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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
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Starting route calculation
Address entry menu with destination address
0001
Destination address
0002 To start route calculation
You can now have COMAND calculate the
route for the address specified or save the
address first, e.g. as your home address (My
Address) (Y page 69).
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X In the address entry menu, confirm Startby pressing
0037.
If no other route has been calculated, route
calculation starts immediately (option 1). If
another route has already been calculated
(route guidance is active), a prompt
appears (option 2).
i The Continue menu item is displayed
instead of Start if
Calculate Alternative Routes is activated in the
navigation menu (option 2) (Y page 93).
Option 1 –no route guidance active: route
calculatio nstarts. While route calculatio nis
in progress, an arrow will indicate the
direction to your destination. Below this, you
will see a message, e.g. Calculating Fast
Route .
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins.
If the vehicle is not on a digitized road, the
following is displayed:
R the linear distance to the destination
R the direction to the destination
R the Off Mapped Road messageOption 2 – route guidance is already
active:
if route guidance is already active, a
prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to terminate the currently active route
guidance.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND will stop route
guidance and start route calculation for the
new destination.
If you select No , COMAND will continue
with the active route guidance.
i Route calculation takes a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance
fro mt he destination, for example.
COMAND calculates the route using the
digital map data.
The calculated route can differ from the
ideal route, for example because of
incomplete map data. Please also refer to
the notes about the digital map
(Y page 119).
Entering and saving your home address You can either enter your home address for
the first time (option 1) or edit a previously
stored home address (option 2).
X
Option 1: enter the address, e.g. a city,
street and house number (Y page 64).
X Once you have entered the address, select
Save in the address entry menu by turning
003C0012003D and sliding 003600120008the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Save as "My Address" and press
0037 to confirm.
COMAND stores your home address under
the My Address entry in the destination
memory.
X Option 2: proceed as described under
"Option 1".
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe
current home address should be
overwritten. Destination input
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X
Select Yes and press
0037to confirm.
After selecting Yes , the
Saving Procedure/Successful message
appears. Selecting
adestination from the
destination memory (e.g. My address)
Introduction The destination memory always contains an
entry named "My Address". You may wish to
assign your home address to this entry, for
example (Y
page 69), and select it for route
guidance. This entry is always located at the
top of the list in the destination memory.
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 Memory and press
0037to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selectio nlist (option 2). Opti
on 1: destination memory list with
character bar 0001
Characte rentered by the user
0002 Characters automatically added by the
system
0014 Listentry mos tclosely resembling the
characters entered so far
0013 To switch to the selection list
0011 To delete an entry
0012 Characters not currently available
0005 Character bar
0006 Currently selected character
0007 To cancel an entry
0008 Characters currently available
X Enter a destination, e.g. "My Address".
Character entry, using city input as an
example (Y page 36).
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list Destination memory list70
Destination inputNavigation