Using geo-coordinates
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Destination
Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Using Geo-Coordinates
Using Geo-Coordinates.
Geo-coordinates are entered in degrees,
minutes and seconds.
Entering the latitude and longitude coor-
dinates
X To change the value: turn the controller.
X To move the selection within the line: slide
1 the controller.
X To move the selection between lines: slide
4 the controller.
X To confirm the value: press the controller.
Saving destination
X To select Save
Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
The destination can be saved as:
R a navigable contact in the address book
R to an SD memory card
R My Address
Starting route calculation
X To select Start Route Guidance Start Route Guidance: turn
and press the controller. Personal POIs and routes
General notes
The use of personal POIs for displaying traffic surveillance equipment is not permitted in
every country. Please observe the country-
specific regulations and always drive at a suit-
able speed.
Personal POIs are filed in categories:
R Not Classified Not Classified
Standard entry for personal POIs
R Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps Personal POIs (destinations, routes) that
you have imported via the online functions
(Y page 183)
R Categories which you have created your-
self, e.g. on your PC
Personal routes are not categorized. Settings for personal POIs
Displaying on the map Requirement: an SD memory card with per-
sonal POIs is inserted (Y
page 215).
All personal POIs of the selected category are displayed on the map with a corresponding
symbol.
If the "Alert when approaching" (Y page 98)
function is activated, the symbols are dis-
played up to a map scale of 2 km.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Personal POIs
Personal POIs.
X Select Display on the Map
Display on the Map.
The menu displays the categories available on the SD memory card.
X To select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
All personal POIs in the selected category
are displayed 0073or not displayed 0053,
depending on the previous status. Personal POIs and routes
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Alert when approaching
Requirement: an SD memory card with per-
sonal POIs is inserted (Y page 215).
If the vehicle is approaching a personal POI,
this is highlighted on the map and/or an audi-
ble signal sounds.
For this purpose both the corresponding func-
tion "Alert when approaching" and the cate-
gory containing the personal POI must be
activated.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Personal POIs Personal POIs.
X Select Approaching POI Cue
Approaching POI Cue .
The menu displays the categories available on the SD memory card.
X Select Audible
Audible orOptical
Optical.
The function is switched on 0073or off 0053,
depending on the previous status.
X To select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The function is switched on 0073or off 0053, for
all personal POIs of this category, depend-
ing on the previous setting. Saving personal POIs and routes
General notes Personal POIs and routes are geodata which
are saved in the open GPX (
GPS Exchange)
format on the SD memory card.
Personal POI from current vehicle posi-
tion or crosshair position X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 215).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X When the map is displayed, press the con-
troller until a message appears.
The current vehicle position is saved to the
Not Not Classified
Classified category on the SD mem-
ory card and also stored in the "Last desti-
nations" memory.
If the "Move map" function is selected
(Y page 79), the crosshair position is saved.
i If no SD memory card is inserted, the per-
sonal POI will only be stored in the "Last
destinations" memory.
Personal POI from destination address X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 215).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X Call up the address entry menu and enter
the destination address (Y page 83).
X To select Save Save: slide 6the controller.
X Turn and press the controller.
X To select To
ToMemory
Memory Card
Card: turn and press
the controller.
X Enter the name.
X Select a category.
The current address is saved as a personal
point of interest on the SD memory card.
i You can select a destination from the
From Last Destinations From Last Destinations orFrom Con‐
From Con‐
tacts
tacts memories and save it on the SD
memory card. 98
Personal POIs and routesNavigation
R
From Last Destinations
From Last Destinations
(Y page 88)
R From Contacts From Contacts (Ypage 89)
Personal route from a tour including
intermediate destinations X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 215).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X Enter a destination, e.g. by address
(Y page 83).
X Start route calculation (Y page 86).
X Create intermediate destinations
(Y page 94).
X To select Save SaveAs
AsPersonal
Personal Route
Routein the
intermediate destinations menu: turn and
press the controller.
The route is saved in the "Personal routes" file on the SD memory card. Importing personal destinations and
routes via Mercedes-Benz Apps
You can use Mercedes-Benz Apps (e. g. Down-
load POI, Local Search) to import destinations
to navigation (Y page 181). These have their
own symbol and are filed in the Mercedes-
Mercedes-
Benz Apps Benz Apps category.
You can save the imported destinations and
routes as personal POIs and routes
(Y page 98).
When importing routes, please note:
R The Mercedes-Benz Apps may generate a
route based on a different map from the
one used by COMAND. Points on the route
may therefore be situated off the digital
roads. For this reason an imported route
commenced in COMAND may deviate from the original route from the Mercedes-Benz
Apps.
R The Mercedes-Benz Apps minimize the
number of route points offered. For this
reason an imported route commenced in COMAND may deviate from the original
route from the Mercedes-Benz Apps. Selecting and editing personal POIs
and routes
Selecting Personal POI
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 215).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Destination Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select From Memory Card
From Memory Card.
The menu displays the categories available on the SD memory card.
X To select a category or Personal Routes
Personal Routes:
turn and press the controller.
The available personal POIs or route entries
are displayed.
X Select personal POI or personal route.
The address of the personal POI appears or
the personal route is displayed in the map.
If a large number of entries are stored, a reg-
ister for quick selection appears. Personal
POIs and routes can be saved and sorted with different character sets (e. g. ABC, Cyrillic, Arabic). Personal POIs and routes
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Selecting a register
X Slide 9the controller.
X To select a character: turn and press the
controller.
Selecting character set for sorting
X To highlight 0054, slide9the controller.
X Press the controller.
The available character sets are displayed.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X Turn and press the controller.
Editing Personal route
X Select personal POI or personal route
(Y page 99).
Exploring personal POI or route X To select Map Map: turn and press the controller.
The map with the crosshair appears and
shows the destination.
X Scroll the map (Y page 120).
X Set the map scale (Y page 120).
X To return to the menu: press the 0038but-
ton.
Placing a call to the personal POI X To select Call
Call: turn and press the control-
ler.
If a mobile phone is connected to COMAND and the telephone number is available, the
call is connected (Y page 145). Changing name and symbol
X To select Edit
Edit: turn and press the control-
ler.
X Select Change Name Change Name orEdit Icon
Edit Icon.
X To change name: enter character
(Y page 36).
X To change symbol: select a symbol.
The symbol is saved.
Deleting personal POI or route
X To select Delete Delete: turn and press the con-
troller.
A prompt will appear.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the personal destination
or personal route is deleted.
Selecting outward and return route
X To select Swap
Swap: turn and press the control-
ler.
The starting and destination positions of
your personal route, and thus the direction for route guidance, are switched round.
One-way streets or restricted intersections
are taken into consideration. Therefore, the outward and return routes may differ from
each other.
Saving personal POI
X To select Save
Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
X To continue saving (Y page 118).
Starting route guidance
X To select Start Start: turn and press the con-
troller. 100
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Recording the route
General notes When recording the route, bear in mind the
following:
R if the SD memory card is inserted, it must
not removed during recording.
R if route recording is started manually, it
must be finished manually before COMAND is switched off (e .g. when the engine is
switched off).
R COMAND minimizes the number of route
points recorded. Therefore when the
recorded route is subsequently com-
menced, it may differ from the route that
was originally recorded.
Starting/finishing route recording X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 215).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Destination
Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select From Memory Card From Memory Card.
X Select Start Route Recording
Start Route Recording .
The route is recorded and REC appears at
the bottom edge of the screen.
X To stop recording, select End Route
End Route
Recording
Recording from the menu.
The route is stored under Personal
Personal
Routes
Routes .
Displaying/editing the recorded route X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 215).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Destination
Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select From Memory Card
From Memory Card. X
Select Personal Routes
Personal Routes .
Previously recorded routes are displayed.
X To select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
The map appears with a menu. The
recorded route is shown on the map in blue.
Starting route calculation
X Select Start Start.
Changing the name and symbol
X Select Edit Edit.
X Select Change Name
Change Name orEdit Icon
Edit Icon.
X To change the name: enter characters
(Y page 36).
X To change symbol: select a symbol.
The symbol is saved. Route guidance
General notes
For this reason, you must always observe
road and traffic rules and regulations during
your journey. Road and traffic rules and reg-
ulations always have priority over system
driving recommendations.
COMAND calculates the route to the destina- tion without taking account of the following,
for example:
R traffic lights
R stop and yield signs
R merging lanes
R parking or stopping in a no parking/no
stopping zone
R other road and traffic rules and regulations
R narrow bridges
COMAND may give differing navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traffic situation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. For example, if the road layout or the
direction of a one-way street has been
changed.
For this reason, you must always observe
road and traffic rules and regulations during Route guidance
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your journey. Road and traffic rules and reg-
ulations always have priority over the sys-
tem's driving recommendations.
Route guidance begins once a route has been calculated (Y page 86).
COMAND guides you to your destination by
means of navigation announcements in the
form of audible navigation announcements
and route guidance displays.
The route guidance displays can be seen if the
display is switched to navigation mode.
If you do not follow the navigation announce- ments or if you leave the calculated route,
COMAND automatically calculates a new
route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
R during route guidance, COMAND tries to
avoid roads with restricted access. Those
roads, for example, that are closed to
through-traffic.
R roads that have time restrictions (e.g.
closed on Sundays and public holidays) are
considered for route guidance on days
when they are open. For this purpose, the
relevant times must be correctly stored in
the database. 102
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Displays during route guidance
Change of direction Changes of direction have three phases:
R preparation phase
R announcement phase
R change-of-direction phase
Changes in direction are also shown in the multifunction display (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual).
Preparation phase: COMAND prepares you for the upcoming change of direction. Based on
the example display below, the change of direction is announced by the "Prepare to turn right message", for instance. You see the full-screen map.
Announcement phase: COMAND announces the imminent change of direction. The change
of direction is announced ahead of time, such as with the announcement "Turn right in
200 meters".
The display is now split into two sectors. The map is shown on the left side of the display, and
a detailed image of the intersection or a 3D image of the imminent change of direction is shown on the right side of the display. 0043
Next road
0044 Point at which the change of direction takes place (white dot)
0087 Change of direction (turn right here)
0085 Distance to the next change of direction
Change-of-direction phase: COMAND announces the immediate change of direction. The
change of direction is announced ahead of time, e.g. with the announcement "Now turn right".
The display is split in two like in the announcement phase. Route guidance
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Lane recommendations
0043
Lanes not recommended (dark gray)
0044 Possible lane (light gray)
0087 Recommended lanes (white)
If the digital map contains the relevant data, COMAND can display lane recommendations on multilane roads for the next change of direction.
Lane not recommended 0043: you will not be able to complete the next change of direction if you
stay in this lane.
Possible lane 0044: you will be able to complete the next change of direction only in this lane.
Recommended lane 0087: in this lane you will be able to complete the next change of direction
and the one after that.
COMAND shows the lane recommendations for the next two changes of direction. The mul-
tifunction display also shows lane recommendations (see the vehicle Operator's Manual). 0043
Approaching new lane
During the change of direction, new lanes may be added. These will be shown in the display of
lane recommendations with a lower boundary line. Route guidance
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