2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class navigation system

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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If you select
No
No, the search is canceled.
X Select a filling station and press 0098to
confirm.
The address of the filling station is
displayed.
X Confirm Start Startby pressing 0098.
The selected filling station is entered into
position 1 of the waypoints menu. Route
guidance begins.
If the waypoints menu already contains
four waypoints, a prompt will be displayed,
asking you whether you wish to enter the
filling station into position 1. If you select
Yes Yes, the filling station is transferred into the
list and waypoint 4 is deleted. Entering a POI
Calling up the POI menu Example: POI menu
POIs are predefined destinations within
categories, e.g. a gas station in the
AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE
category.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function 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 press 0098to
confirm. X
Select From
From POIs
POIsand press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Choose one of the options and press 0098to
confirm.
Further steps are arranged in a table
according to the option selected
(Y page 340). Navigation
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Defining the position for the point of interest search
Selection Characteristic Instructions
Near
Near
Destination Destination Entry is only possible
when route guidance is
active. X
Select Near NearDestination
Destination from the POI
menu and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a POI category (Y page 341).Current
Current
Position Position The system looks for a
point of interest in the
vicinity of the current
vehicle position. X
Select Current Position Current Position in the POI
menu and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a POI category (Y page 341).Other City
Other City After entering a city, the
system looks for the POI
within the city. Option 1
X Select Other Other City
Cityin the POI menu and
press 0098to confirm.
X If desired, select the state/province
(Y page 327).
X Enter the city. Proceed as described in
the "Entering a city" section
(Y page 327).
X Select a POI category (Y page 341).
Option 2:
X Enter a city in the address entry menu
(Y page 327).
X Select POI
POI and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a point of interest category. Search By Name Search By Name You can call up all the
points of interest in the
digital map or focus your
search on the three
previously selected
positions. X
Select Search Search By
ByName
Name in the POI menu
and press 0098to confirm.
X Select All POIs All POIs or one of the three
previously selected positions.
The point of interest list with character
bar appears.
X Proceed as described in the "POI list with
character bar" section (Y page 342).Search Search
By
ByPhone
Phone
Number
Number This function gives you
access to all points of
interest that have a
phone number. X
Select Search By Phone Number Search By Phone Number and
press 0098to confirm.
You will see a list of phone numbers.
X Proceed as described in the "POI list with
character bar" section (Y page 342).340
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the search (Y
page 340), the POI list with
character bar appears.
Depending on your selection, you can select
all available points of interest on the digital
map or the points of interest in the vicinity of
the selected position.
X Proceed as described in "Searching for a
phone book entry" (Y page 397).
If COMAND can assign the characters
entered to one entry unambiguously, the
address entry appears automatically.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 0098to confirm.
ZAGAT ®
survey service The Z icon before a search result shows that
a ZAGAT ®
rating is available for this entry. 0043
ZAGAT ratings
0044 To display details
X Select an entry with the "Z" icon by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The ZAGAT evaluations appear. ZAGAT example description
X
To show the information: select
Details Details and press 0098to confirm.
Selecting a POI using the map Point of interest on the map
You can select points of interest that are
available in the selected (visible) section of
the map. The POI is highlighted on the map,
you will see further information on the upper
edge of the display.
X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Guide Guidein the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
If points of interest are available:
Depending on the map scale selected,
point of interest icons appear on the map.
The scale at which the icons are displayed
on the map varies according to the icon. Navigation
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Option 2:
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 448).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position
Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save Position As Personal
Save Position As Personal
POI POI orSave Crosshair Pos. as
Save Crosshair Pos. as
Personal POI
Personal POI ("Move map" function
active) and press 0098to confirm.
The list of personal categories appears.
X Select a category and press 0098to confirm.
X Name for the personal point of interest.
Character entry (Y page 304).
Option 3
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 448).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 327).
X Select Save
Save from the address entry menu
and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save As Personal POI Save As Personal POI and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select a category.
X Enter the name.
The current address is saved as a personal
point of interest on the SD memory card.
Importing personal POIs via the online
function You can import personal POIs (destinations,
routes) via the online function (Y page 422).
When importing, you can choose whether to
write files to the SD memory card or to file
them in the address book. The imported
personal POIs have their own icon and are
filed in the COMAND Online
COMAND Online category. Selecting as the destination
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 448).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function 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 press 0098to
confirm.
X Select From Personal POIs
From Personal POIs and press
0098 to confirm.
The categories of personal POIs appear. Selection Explanation
Not
Not
Classified Classified Standard entry for
personal points of
interest.
COMAND COMAND
Online Online Personal POIs which you
have imported via the
online function
(Y
page 422). Coffee Coffee
Shops
Shops Symbol and category that
you have created yourself
(Y
page 345). Navigation
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In the example, the
Coffee Shops
Coffee Shopscategory
is selected.
The personal points of interest for this
category are shown. X
Select a personal POI and press 0098to
confirm.
X To rename a personal POI: select
Rename Rename and press 0098to confirm.
X To change the category: selectChange
Change
Category
Category and press0098to confirm.
X To change to the map: selectMap
Mapand
press 0098to confirm.
The position of the personal point of
interest is shown in the map.
i A symbol is displayed according to the
"Displaying personal POIs on the map"
setting (Y page 344).
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 0098to confirm.
If route guidance has been activated, a
prompt will appear asking whether you
wish to accept the personal point of
interest as the destination. If route guidance has not been activated,
route calculation for the personal point of
interest will start immediately.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the personal POI is
accepted as the destination.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
X To make a call: selectCall
Calland press 0098
to confirm. COMAND switches to
telephone mode (Y page 393).
i Call Call is available if the personal POI has a
telephone number and a mobile phone is
connected to COMAND (Y page 386).
X To delete a personal POI: selectDelete Delete
and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete the point of interest.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the personal POI is
deleted.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled. Search & Send
Notes i
To use Search & Send, your vehicle needs
to be equipped with mbrace, a navigation
system and a valid mbrace subscription.
Search & Send is a service assisting you in
entering destinations for the navigation
system. This mbrace service can send a
destination address directly from the Google
Maps ®
website to the navigation system of
your vehicle.
Selecting and sending a destination
address Please also refer to the notes about address
entry online:
maps.google.com.348
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