2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS-Class Comand Manual

X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic by sliding
00360012and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
X Select Read Traffic Messages Automatically and press
0037to confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the optio non0010or off0003. Recalculating the route dynamically
The route types
Dynamic Route and
Dynamic Route Only After Request take
all relevant traffic messages into account
when calculating a route (Y page 62).
If you have set the route type DynamicRoute , COMAND guides you on the updated
route to your destination.
If you have set the route type DynamicRoute Only After Request , a prompt
appears.
You can now decide whether to:
R accept the route suggested by COMAND
R continue your original route
X To accept the suggested route: press
0037 the COMAND controller.
X To continue along the original route:
select Reject by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm. Destination memory
Home address (My Address)
Entering the home address via address
entry X
Proceed as described under “Adopting an
address book entry as a home address”
(Y page 103). Confirm My Address by
pressing 0037.
X To enter the home address for the first
time: confirm New Entry by pressing
0037.
X To change the home address: select
Change in the menu showing the home
address by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Confirm New Entry by pressing
0037.
X In both cases, enter the home address as a
destination, e.g. as a city, street and house
number (Y page 64). Then, save the home
address (Y page 69).
Adopting an address book entry as a
home address 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 press 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 selection list (option 2).
Option 1: destination memoryl ist with
character bar Destination memory
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X
Slide 00120036the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the destination memory
list appears as a selection list.
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list The
My Address entry is listed as the first
entry in the destination memory.
X Select My Address by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0037to
confirm.
i If you have not yet entered any
characters, My Address is automatically
highlighted in the selection list.
If no home address has been stored yet, you
can now assign an address book entry. If a
home address already exists, it is displayed
and you can alter it.
i If you select New Entry , you are also
offered the optio nofentering the home
address for the first time. You can then
save the home address withou thaving to
start route guidance. X
To enter th ehome address for th efirst
time: select Assign to Address Book Entry and press
0037to confirm.
X Select Home ,
Work or
Not Classified and
press 0037to confirm.
X To change the home address: select
Change and press
0037to confirm.
X Select Assign to Address Book Entry and press
0037to confirm.
i If you select New Entry , you are also
offered the optio nofchanging the home
address by entering an address. You can
then save the home address without having
to start route guidance.
X Select Home ,
Work or
Not Classified and
press 0037to confirm.
In both cases, you will see the address book
either with the character bar or as a
selection list.
X Select an address book entry
(Y page 150).
X To confirm the selection: press0037the
COMAND controller.
If there is no existing home address,
COMAND saves the entry. You will see a
message and then the address menu with
the selected address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If a home address has already been stored,
you will see a prompt asking you whether
the My Address entry should be
overwritten.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND overwrites the
destination. You will see a message and
then the address menu with the selected
address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If you select No , the list will appeara
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Destination memoryNavigation

Selecting the home address for route
guidance X
Proceed as described under "Selecting a
destination from the destination memory"
(Y page 70). Saving
adestination
General notes This function also stores the destination in
the address book.
When the address book is full, no destinations
can be saved in the destination memory. You
must first delete address book entries
(Y page 151).
After destination entry X
The destination has been entered and is
shown in the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X Select Save by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
You can now selec tstoring options
(Y page 105).
During route guidance X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
syste mmenu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Save destination and press
0037to
confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 105).
From the list of previous destinations X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller. X
Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations and
press 0037to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select a destination by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The destination address is shown.
X Select Save and press
0037to confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 105).
Selecting storing options Once you have chosen one of the following
options for storing a destination, you can
specify storage options:
R
after destination entry (Y page 105)
R during route guidance (Y page 105)
R from the list of previous destinations
(Y page 71) Storage options
X
To save the destination without a
name: selectSave Without Name and
press 0037to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory and uses the address
as the destination name. Destination memory
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Example: saving a destination with a name
0001
Selected data field with cursor
0002 Characte rbar
X To save the destination with a name:
select Save With Name and press
0037to
confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Home , and press
0037
to confirm.
The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar.
X Proceed as described unde r"Character
entry (navigation)" ( Ypage 36).
X Then select 0004and press 0037to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination under the
name entered.
An address with complete address data that
is suitable for navigation can be assigned to
a pre-existing address book entry.
X To assign an address to an address
book entry: selectAssign to Address Book Entry and press
0037to confirm.
X Selec tacategory, e.g. Home , and press
0037
to confirm.
You will see the address boo keithe rwith
the character bar or as a selection list.
X Selec tana ddress book entry
(Y page 150).
COMAND stores the data if the address
book entry selected does not yet contain
navigable address data.
If the selected address book entry already
contains navigable address data, a prompt will appear asking whether you wish to
overwrite the existing data.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND stores the data.
You can now start route guidance to this
address directly from the address book
(Y page 153).
X To save the destination as My address:
select Save as "My Address" and press
0037 to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory as My Address . If the
selected address book entry already
contains address data that can be used for
navigation (0006 icon), a prompt will appear
asking whether you wish to overwrite the
existing data.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to confirm.
If you select Yes , the entry is overwritten.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
X To save the destination as a personal
POI: insert the SD memory card
(Y page 197).
X Select Save As Personal POI and press
0037 to confirm.
X Select a category.
X Enter the name.
The curren taddress is saved as a personal
point of interest on the SD memory card. Deleting
adestination or the home
address
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 press 0037to
confirm. 106
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X
Select From Memory and press
0037to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the characte rbar (option 1) or
as a selectio nlist (option 2).
X Option 1: destination memory list with
th ec haracter bar: enter characters using
the character bar (Y page 36).
X Option 2: destination memory lis tas
selection list: select a destination by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
You see the address data of the selected
entry.
X Select Delete and press
0037to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to delete the destination.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND deletes the
destination .You will see amessage to this
effect.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
i If the navigable address data for the
destination being deleted is also assigned
to an address book entry, COMAND will
also delete this data from there. If the
corresponding address book entry does
not contain any further data, such as
telephone numbers, COMAND deletes the
entire address book entry. Previous destinations
Introduction
COMAND automatically stores the previous
destinations for which route calculation has
been started. If the memory is full, COMAND
deletes the oldest destination. You can also
save a destination from the list of previous
destinations in the destination memory. It will
be stored there permanently. Storing
adestination permanently in
the destination memory
X Proceed as described in the "From the list
of previous destinations" section
(Y page 71). Storing the vehicle position in the list
of previous destinations
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
0012 function button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Save Vehicle Position and press
0037 to confirm.
COMAND stores the current vehicle
position as a destination in the list of
previous destinations. Storing the crosshair position in the
list of previous destinations
Ac rosshair appears on the map if you have
moved the map manually (Y page 108). You
can store the crosshair position as a
destination in the list of previous
destinations.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Save Crosshair Position and
press 0037to confirm. Previous destinations
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Deleting one of the previous
destinations
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
0012 function button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAN Dcontroller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations and
press 0037to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select the desired destination and press
0037 to confirm.
The destination address appears.
X Select Delete and press
0037to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe entry
should be deleted.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to confirm.
If you select Yes , the entry is deleted.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled. Map operation and map settings
General notes
Company logos displayed on the map are
trademarks of the respective companies and
used solely for the purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of such
logos on the map does not indicate approval
of, support of or advertising by these
companies for the navigation system itself. Setting the map scale
0001
Set map scale as a number with unit
0002 Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
0014 New map scale
0013 Scale bar
Unit of measurement 0001in the COMAND
display depends on the selection made for the
instrumentc luster, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
X To hid ethe menu: slide00360012the COMAND
controlle rand, when the Full Screen menu ite
mis shown, press 0037.
X To call up the scale bar: as soon as you
turn 003C0012003D the COMAND controller, scale
bar 0014appears.
X Turn 003C0012003D until the desired scale is set. Moving the map
Showing the crosshair Map with crosshair
0001
Current vehicle position
0002 Crosshair 108
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0014
Details of the crosshair position
0013 Map scale selected
X To hid ethe menu: slide00360012the COMAND
controlle rand, when the Full Screen menu ite
mis shown, press 0037.
X To scroll the weather map: slide003400120035,
003600120008 or00320012003B the COMAND controller.
Ac rosshair appears on the map. If you slide
it again, the map under the crosshair moves
in the corresponding direction.
Display 0014may be the name of a street, for
example, provided the digital map contains
the necessary data .Itshows the geo-
coordinate position of the crosshair if the
Geo-coordinates display is switched on
(Y page 111).
Hiding the crosshair and centering the
map on the vehicle position or
destination X
Press the 001Eback button twice.
The crosshair disappears and the map is
set to the vehicle position.
Centering the map on the vehicle's
position X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Vehicle Position Map and press
0037 to confirm or, if the crosshair is shown,
press the 001Eback button.
This hides the crosshair.
Centering the map on the destination
position This function requires a calculated route to a
destination. If the route includes waypoints and an intermediate stop, the map can also
be set to these positions.
X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Destination Map and press
0037to
confirm.
The crosshair position is set to the relevant
destination. Map settings
Calling up the map settings menu X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Map Settings and press
0037to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
Map orientation Example: map orientation
0001
Current map orientation (001A or¤)
Possible map orientations:
R 001A North orientation (the map view is
displayed so that north is always up)
R ¤ Orientation in direction of travel (the
map is displayed so that the direction of
travel is always up; the orange point of the
symbol points north) Map operation and map settings
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R
¤ Bird's-eye view (the map is displayed so
that the direction of travel is always up; the
map projectio nreproduces the curvature
of the earth and the orange point of the
symbol points north)
R ¤ 3D map (the map is displayed so that
the heading is always up; from a scale of
1kmt he map displays elevation; the
orange point of the symbol points north). Map orientation menu
Setting the map orientation
X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Map Settings and press
0037to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Map Orientation and press
0037to
confirm.
X Select North Up ,
Heading Up ,
Bird's- eye View or
3-D Map by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
A 000F dot indicates the new setting. Selecting POI symbols Setting the POI symbol display
You can set the points of interest you wish to
have displayed as symbols on the map. Points
of interest are, for example, gas stations,
hotels, cinemas and restaurants.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Map Settings and press
0037to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select POI Symbols On Map and press
0037 to confirm.
The following settings are possible:
R Default Symbols Symbol display determined by the factory
settings.
R Custom Symbols You can determine the symbols yourself.
R No Symbols The map does not show any symbols.110
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