2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Owner's Manual

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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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City list with character bar
Option 1: city list with the character bar
X Enter NEW
NEW YORK YORK . Character entry, using city
input as an example (Y page 306).List of cities as selection list
Option 2: city list as selection list
X
Select an entry by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0098to
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 327).
X Select Street
Street in the address entry menu
by turning 00790052007Aand sliding 009700520064the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
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 BROADWAY . Character entry, using city
input as an example (Y page 306). Street list as selection list
Option 2: street list as selection list
X
Select a street by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
If an entry has the 0043symbol, it is
ambiguous. You can select the entry you
want from an additional selection list. 328
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X
Select an entry by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0098to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
street has now been entered.
Entering a house number
Entering a house number will delete a
previously entered intersection.
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 327).
X Select No.
No. in the address entry menu by
turning 00790052007Aand sliding 009700520064the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
You will see the house number list either
with the character bar (option 1) or as a
selection list (option 2). House number list with character bar
Option 1: house number list with character
bar
X Enter 4
4 and 0 0. Character entry, using city
input as an example (Y page 306). House number list as selection list
Option 2: house number list as selection list
X
Select an entry by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0098to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
house number has now been entered.
Entering the ZIP code, center and
intersection
Entering a ZIP code
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 327).
X Select ZIP ZIPin the address entry menu by
turning 00790052007Aand sliding 009700520064the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
You will see the ZIP code list either with the
character bar (option 1) or as a selection
list (option 2). List of ZIP codes with character bar Navigation
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Option 1: ZIP code list with character bar
X Enter a ZIP code. Character entry, using city
input as an example (Y page 306).ZIP code list as selection list
Option 2: ZIP code list as selection list
X Select the desired zip code by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0098to
confirm your selection.
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 331).
Entering a center
Entering a center will, for example, delete a
previously entered street.
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 327).
X Select Center
Center in the address entry menu
by turning 00790052007Aand sliding 009700520064the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
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 306). Center list as selection list
Option 2: center list as selection list
X
Select a center by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0098to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
center selected has been entered.
X Start route calculation (Y page 331).
Entering an intersection
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 327).
X Select Intersection Intersection (junction) in the
address entry menu by turning 00790052007Aand 330
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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
0043
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
0043
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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Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar 0043
Character entered by the user
0044 Characters automatically added by the
system
0087 List entry most closely resembling the
characters entered so far
0085 To switch to the selection list
0083 To delete an entry
0084 Characters not currently available
006B Character bar
006C Currently selected character
006D To cancel an entry
006E Characters currently available
X Enter a destination, e.g. "My Address".
Character entry, using city input as an
example (Y page 306).
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list Destination memory list
X
Select My Address
My Address by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND controller. X
Irrespective of the option, press 0098to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again.
"My Address" has been entered.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start
and press 0098to confirm.
Entering a destination from the list of
last destinations 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 Last Destinations From Last Destinations and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select the desired destination by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The address entry menu appears again. The
destination address selected has been
entered.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 0098to confirm.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins (Y page 331).
i “Last destinations” memory
(Y page 369). Navigation
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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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