2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class display

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You can only enter those cities, streets,
ZIP codes etc. that 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
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and pressing 0098to
confirm. Address entry menu
X
Select Address Entry
Address Entry and press0098to
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
Map ,No. No. ,Center
Center ,Intersection
Intersection ,Save
Save
and Start
Start menu items are not available. The
ZIP
ZIP menu item is not available unless the
digital map contains ZIP codes.
Entering the state/province, city, street
and number
Selecting a state/province
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 327).
X Select State/Prov State/Prov in the address entry
menu by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
A menu with the available lists appears:
R Last States/Provinces
Last States/Provinces
R States (U.S.A.) States (U.S.A.)
R Provinces (Canada)
Provinces (Canada)
X To select a list : turn00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The list of selected states/provinces
appears.
X To select a state/province: turn00790052007A the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears again. The
state/province selected has now been
entered.
Entering a city
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 327).
X Select City Cityin the address entry menu by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
You will see the city list either with the
character bar (option 1) or as a selection
list (option 2). Navigation
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sliding
009700520064the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
You will see the intersection list either with
the character bar (option 1) or as a
selection list (option 2). Intersection list with character bar
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List entry most closely resembling the
characters entered so far
0044 List
0087 Character bar
Option 1: intersection list with character bar
X Enter an intersection. Character entry,
using city input as an example
(Y page 306). Intersection list as selection list
Option 2: intersection list as selection list
X Select an intersection by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller. X
Irrespective of the option, press 0098to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
intersection selected has been entered.
X Start route calculation (Y page 331).
Starting route calculation Address entry menu with destination address
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Destination address
0044 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 332).
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 327).
X In the address entry menu, confirm Start Start
by pressing 0098.
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 Continue menu item is displayed
instead of Start
StartifCalculate
Calculate
Alternative Routes
Alternative Routes is activated in the
navigation menu (option 2) (Y page 354).
Option 1 – no route guidance active: route
calculation starts. While route calculation is
in progress, an arrow will indicate the
direction to your destination. Below this, you
will see a message, e.g. Calculating CalculatingFast
Fast
Route
Route.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins. Navigation
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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
Off Mapped Road message
Option 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 YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, COMAND will stop route
guidance and start route calculation for the
new destination.
If you select No
No, COMAND will continue
with the active route guidance.
i Route calculation takes a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance
from the 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 380).
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 327).
X Once you have entered the address, select
Save
Save in the address entry menu by turning
00790052007A and sliding 009700520064the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save as "My Address"
Save as "My Address" and press
0098 to confirm.
COMAND stores your home address under
the My Address My Address entry in the destination
memory. X
Option 2: proceed as described under
"Option 1".
A prompt appears asking whether the
current home address should be
overwritten.
X Select Yes Yesand press 0098to confirm.
After selecting Yes Yes, theSaving
Saving
Procedure/Successful
Procedure/Successful message
appears.
Selecting a destination 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 332), 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
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and pressing 0098to
confirm.
X Select From Memory
From Memory and press0098to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2). 332
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Entering a destination using the map
Calling up the map
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and pressing 0098to
confirm. 0043
Current vehicle position
0044 Crosshair
0087 Details of the crosshair position
0085 Map scale selected
X Select Using
Using Map
Mapand press 0098to confirm.
You will see the map with a crosshair.
Display 0087depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
(Y page 373). 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.
Moving the map and selecting the
destination
X To scroll the map: slide009500520096,009700520064 or
009100520078 the COMAND controller. X
To set the map scale: as soon as you turn
00790052007A the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears.
X Turn 00790052007A until the desired scale is set.
Turning clockwise zooms out from the map;
turning counter-clockwise zooms in. X
To select a destination: press0098the
COMAND controller once or several times.
If COMAND is unable to assign a unique
address, you will see either the address
entry menu with the destination address or
a selection list.
X Select a destination by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map.
If the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address entry menu with the
address of the destination. If not, you will
see the Destination From Map Destination From Map entry.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 0098to confirm.
Entering a destination using geo-
coordinates X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe 334
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COMAND controller and pressing
0098to
confirm. X
Select Using Geo-Coordinates
Using Geo-Coordinates and
press 0098to confirm.
An entry menu appears.
You can now enter the latitude and longitude
coordinates with the COMAND controller or
the number keypad ( Ypage 306).
X To change a value: turn00790052007A the
COMAND controller.
X To move the mark within the line: slide
009500520096 the COMAND controller.
X To move the mark between the lines:
slide 009700520064 the COMAND controller.
X To confirm the value: press0098the
COMAND controller.
i If the selected position is outside the
digital map, COMAND uses the nearest
digitized road for route calculation. You will
see the The
The coordinates coordinates are
areoutside
outside
the map area
the map area message. If the selected
position is located over a body of water, you
will see the message: The destination
The destination
is in a body of water. Please is in a body of water. Please
select another destination. select another destination.
Entering a destination using Mercedes-
Benz Apps X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller. X
Select Destination Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and pressing 0098to
confirm.
X Select Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps and press
0098 to confirm.
If an Internet connection is established, you
will see the message Do you want to Do you want to
accept the navigation data sent
accept the navigation data sent
via Mercedes-Benz Apps? via Mercedes-Benz Apps?
Street View X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination in the lower menu bar
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Address Entry
Address Entry and press0098to
confirm.
X Select icon 0043in the address entry menu
and press 0098to confirm.
If an Internet connection is established, you
will see the Street View basic display.
X To explore the view of the street: turn
00790052007A or slide 009500520096,
009700520064 the COMAND controller.
X To return to navigation: press the003D
button. Navigation
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Entering waypoints
Introduction
You can map the route yourself by entering
up to four waypoints. The sequence of the
waypoints can be changed at any time.
COMAND provides a selection of predefined
destinations in eight categories for this
purpose, e.g. FILLING STATION FILLING STATION orCOFFEE
COFFEE
SHOP
SHOP. You can also use the destination entry
options to enter waypoints.
Creating waypoints Waypoint menu (with destination, without
waypoint)
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and pressing 0098to
confirm.
X Select Waypoints
Waypoints and press0098to confirm.
The destination is entered into the
waypoints menu. The waypoints are not yet
entered.
X Confirm Add: Add:by pressing 0098the COMAND
controller. X
Select the category or Other
Other by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
After selecting a category, the POIs which
are available along the route and in the
vicinity are displayed.
COMAND first searches for destinations
along the route. Searching for destinations
then continues within a radius of
approximately 60 miles(100 km) of the
vehicle position.
X After selecting Other Other, select one of the
destination entry options from the list. Selection Action
Address Entry
Address Entry X
Enter a
destination by
address
(Y page 326). From Memory From Memory X
Select a
destination from
the destination
memory
(Y page 332). From Last From Last
Destinations Destinations X
Select a
destination from
the list of last
destinations
(Y page 333). From POIs From POIs X
Select a point of
interest
(Y page 339). 336
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Selection Action
From Personal
From Personal
POIs POIs X
Enter a
destination from
the personal POIs
(Y page 347). Using map Using map X
Enter a
destination using
the map
(Y page 334). Using Geo- Using Geo-
Coordinates Coordinates X
Enter a
destination using
the geo-
coordinates
(Y page 334). X
Select POI and press 0098to confirm.
After selecting a POI or entering a
destination, the address of the waypoint is
displayed.
After entering a destination using the map,
the address entry menu is displayed. OK
OK is
highlighted. X
To accept the waypoint: confirmOK OKby
pressing 0098.
Once you have accepted the waypoint, it is
entered in the waypoint menu.
X To display the details: selectDetails Details by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X To make a call: selectCall Callwith the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm. COMAND switches to telephone
mode (Y page 392).
i This menu item is available if the waypoint
has a telephone number and if a mobile
phone is connected to COMAND
(Y page 386).
X To call up the map: selectMap Mapwith the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X You can move the map and select the
destination.
X To store the waypoint in the destination
memory: selectPresets Presets with the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm (Y page 367). Waypoint menu with two waypoint entries
Editing waypoints
You can:
R
change waypoints
R change the sequence in the waypoint menu
R delete waypoints Navigation
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To change the sequence, at least one
waypoint and the destination must be
entered. X
Select a waypoint in the waypoint menu by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears. X
To change a waypoint: selectEdit
Editfrom
the menu and press 0098to confirm.
X Change the address, e.g. the town and
street, and confirm with OK
OK.
The waypoint menu appears and displays
the modified waypoint. You can change the sequence of the
waypoints and the destination.
X
To change the sequence: from the menu,
select Move Moveby turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Turn 00790052007A the COMAND controller and
move the waypoint or destination to the
desired position, then press 0098to confirm.
X To delete waypoints: from the menu,
select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
Accepting waypoints for the route
X Select Start Startin the waypoint menu by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The route is calculated with the entered
waypoints.
i Continue
Continue is displayed instead of Start Start
when Calculate Alternative Routes
Calculate Alternative Routes
is activated in the navigation menu
(Y page 354).
i If a waypoint has been passed during
route guidance, the waypoint will be
displayed in the waypoint menu with a
green arrow. Once the route has been
recalculated, the waypoint is deleted from
the waypoint menu.
Searching for a filling station when the
fuel level is low
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 filling stations? search for filling stations? .
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the filling station search
starts. When the search is complete, a list
of the filling stations available along the
route or in the vicinity is displayed. 338
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