2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class navigation system

For further information on the rear view cam-
era, see the vehicle Operator's Manual.
XPress theWbutton.
The system menu appears.
XSelect Settingsby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect RearViewCameraand press Wto
confirm.
XSelect Activation by R gearand press
W to confirm.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
Night View Assist Plus
On vehicles with Night View Assist Plus you
can have the image from Night View Assist
Plus shown on the COMAND display.
XSwitch on COMAND (Ypage 297).
XActivate Night View Assist Plus, see the
separate operating instructions.
The image from Night View Assist Plus
appears in the COMAND display.
XTo adjust the brightness: selectBright‐
nessby turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
XTurn cVd the COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
XSwitching automatic activation on/off:
select Night
ViewAssistAuto.Acti‐
vationand press Wto confirm.
Switch the option on Oor off ª.
Option switched on: while using other func-
tions e.g. the navigation system, Night View Assist Plus is active in the background. In
the dark, in unlit surroundings and at
speeds in excess of 37 mph (60 km/h), the
Night View image is automatically dis-
played as soon as pedestrians or animals
are detected.
XTo switch off the display: selectBackand
press Wto confirm or press the kbut-
ton.
Navigation
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described.
Introduction
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving
when operating COMAND.
COMAND calculates the route to the destina-
tion without taking account of the following,
for example:
Rtraffic lights
Rstop and yield signs
Rmerging lanes
Rparking or stopping in a no parking/no
stopping zone
Rother road and traffic rules and regulations
Rnarrow bridges
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COMAND can give incorrect navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traff icsituation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. Dig ital maps donot cover all areas nor
all routes inan area. For example, a route may
have been diverted or the direction of a one-
way street may have changed.
For th isreason, you must always observe
road and traff icrules and regulations during
your journey. Road and traffic rules and reg-
ulations always have priority over the sys-
tem's driving recommendations.
Navigation announcements are intended to
dire ct you whiledriving without diverting your
attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of con-
sulting the map display for directions. Look-
ing at the icons or map display can distract
you from traffic cond itions and driving, and
increase the risk of an accident.
General notes
Operational readiness of the navigation
system
The navigation system must determine the
position of the vehicle before first use or
whenever operational status isrestored.
Therefore, you may have to drive for a while
before precise route guidance ispossible.
GPS reception
Among other things, correct functioning of
the navigation system depends on GPS recep-
tion. Incertain situations, GPS reception may
be impaired, there may beinterference or
there may beno reception at all,e.g. in tun-
ne lsor parking garages.
iUsing roof carriers may impair the correct
functioning of a roof antenna (phone, sat-
ellit e radio, GPS).
Entry restriction
On veh icles for certain countries, there isa
restriction on entering data.
The restriction isactive from a vehicle speed
of above approximately 3 mph (5 km/h).As soon as the speed falls below approximately
2 mph (3 km/h), the restriction becomes
inactive.
When the restriction is active, certain entries
cannot be made. This will be indicated by the
fact that certain menu items are grayed out
and cannot be selected.
The following entries are not possible, for
example:
Rentering the destination city and street
Rentering a destination via the map
Rentering POIs in the vicinity of a city or via a
name search
Rediting entries
Rusing the number keypad for direct entry
Other entries are possible, such as entering
points of interest in the vicinity of the desti-
nation or current position.
Switching to navigation mode
Map showing the menu; route guidance inactive
:
Status bar
;Main function bar
=Current vehicle position
?Navigation menu bar
XPress the Øfunction button.
The map is displayed with the menu either
shown or hidden.
or
XSelect Naviin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The map is displayed with the menu shown.
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COMAND
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You can select the following route types:
RFast Route: COMAND calculates a route
with the shortest (minimized) journey time.
RDynamic Traffic Route: is the same
route type as Fast Route
. In addition,
COMAND takes into account any relevant
traffic reports received during route guid-
ance. The navigation system can help you
avoid a traffic jam, for example, by recal-
culating the route.
RDynamic TRF. Route Only After
Request: is the same route type as
Dynamic Traffic Route
. After recalcu-
lating the route, COMAND asks you
whether you want to adopt the new route or
whether you want to continue along the
original route.
REco Route: the Eco Route(economical
route) is a variant of the Fast Route
type.
COMAND will attempt to minimize the jour-
ney distance at the expense of a slightly
increased journey time.
RShortRoute: COMAND calculates a route
with the shortest possible (minimized)
route distance.
iThe route calculated may, for example,
include ferry connections, even if the
Avoid Ferries
route option is switched
on.
In some cases, COMAND may not be able
to take all the selected route options into
account, e.g. when calculating particularly
long routes.
XTo exit the menu: slideXVY the COMAND
controller.
Setting the number of persons in the
vehicle for the use of carpool lanes
For route calculation, you can take HOV or
carpool lanes into account.
If you use HOV or carpool lanes, please
observe the applicable laws as well as the
local and time limitation conditions. Carpool lanes may only be used under certain
conditions. They can normally be used when
there are two people in the vehicle. However,
there are also carpool lanes which can only be
used when there are three or more people in
the vehicle. In California, lone drivers can use
a carpool lane if their vehicle's emission level
or fuel consumption is below a fixed thresh-
old.
Carpool lanes may be reserved for specific
times (e.g. during the peak period).
Carpool lanes are identified by HOV symbols
on special road signs and by markings on the
road. The road signs may also include the
designation
CARPOOL
. The lanes are arranged
as a separate lane next to the others or are
built as a physically separate lane.
Depending on the setting under Number of
OccupantsinVehicle, COMAND uses car-
pool lanes when calculating the route.
COMAND then guides you in and out of car-
pool lanes using visual and acoustic driving
directions.
XIn the route settings menu, select Number
of Occupants in Vehicleby turning
cVd the COMAND controller.
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XSelect1,2or Morethan 2by turning cVd
and press Wto confirm.
A # dot indicates the current setting.
Destination entry
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving
when operating COMAND.
Entering a destination by address
Introduction
When entering an address as the destination,
you have the following options:
Rentering the state/province, city/ZIP code
and street
Rentering the state/province, city and cen-
ter
Rentering the state/province, city/ZIP code,
street and house number
Rentering the state/province, city/ZIP code,
street and intersection
Rentering the state/province, street, city
and house number
Rentering the state/province, street and
house number
Rentering the state/province, street and
intersection
iYou 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
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
Address entry menu
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XSelectYesand press Wto confirm.
After selecting Yes
, theDatasaved.mes-
sage appears.
Selecting a destination from the desti-
nation 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 (
Ypage 329), and select it for route
guidance. This entry is always located at the
top of the list in the destination memory.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect From Memoryand press Wto con-
firm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2).
Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar
:Character entered by the user
;Characters automatically added by the
system
=List entry most closely resembling the
characters entered so far
?Switches to the selection list
ADeletes an entry
BCharacters not currently available
CCharacter bar
DCurrently selected character
ECancels an entry
FCharacters currently available
XEnter a destination, e.g. "My Address".
Character entry, using city input as an
example (
Ypage 303).
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list
Destination memory list
XSelect My Addressby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller.
XIrrespective of the option, press Wto con-
firm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again.
"My Address" has been entered.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart
and press Wto confirm.
Entering a destination from the list of
last destinations
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
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Defining theposition for th ePOI searc h
SelectionCharacteristicInstructions
NearDestina‐
tio n
Entr yis only possible
when rout eguidanc eis
active .XSelectNea rDestinationfrom th ePOI
men uand press Wto confirm .
XSelect aPOI category (Ypage 338).
CurrentPosi‐
tio n
The system looks fo r a
poin tof interes tin th e
vicinit yof th ecurren t
vehicle position .XSelectCurren tPositionin th ePOI
men uand press Wto confirm .
XSelect aPOI category (Ypage 338).
Other CityAfterenterin g acity, th e
system looks fo rth ePOI
within th ecity.Option 1
XSelectOtherCit yin th ePOI men uand
press Wto confirm .
XIf desired, selec tth estate/province
(
Ypage 325).
XEnte rth ecity. Proceed as described in
th e"Entering acity" section
(
Ypage 325).
XSelec t aPOI category (Ypage 338).
Option 2
XEnter acity in th eaddress entr ymen u
(
Ypage 324).
XSelec tPOIand press Wto confirm .
XSelect apoin tof interes tcategory.
Search By Nam eYou can callup all th e
points of interes tin th e
digita lmap or focus your
search on th ethree pre -
viously selecte dposi-
tions.XSelec tSearchByNam ein th ePOI men u
and press Wto confirm .
XSelectAllPOI sor on eof th ethree pre -
viously selecte dpositions.
The POI list wit hcharacte rbar appears .
XProceed as described in th e"POI list wit h
characte rbar "section (
Ypage 339).
SearchByPhone
Number
Thisfunction gives you
access to all POI sthat
hav e a phone number .XSelectSearch By Phone Numberand
press Wto confirm .
You will see alist of phone numbers.
XProceed as described in th e"POI list wit h
characte rbar "section (
Ypage 339).
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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.
XProceed as described in "Searching for a
phone book entry" (
Ypage 394).
If COMAND can assign the characters
entered to one entry unambiguously, the
address entry appears automatically.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart
and press Wto confirm.
ZAGAT®survey service
The Z icon before a search result shows that a
ZAGAT®rating is available for this entry.
:ZAGAT ratings
;To display details
XSelect an entry with the "Z" icon by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The ZAGAT evaluations appear.
ZAGAT example description
XTo show the information: selectDetails
and press Wto 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.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Guidein the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto 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.
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Option 2
XInsert the SD memory card (Ypage 447).
XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Positionin the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect SavePositionAsPersonalPOI
orSaveCrosshairPos.asPersonal
POI("Move map" function active) and press
W to confirm.
The list of personal categories appears.
XSelect a category and press Wto confirm.
XName for the personal point of interest.
Character entry (
Ypage 301).
Option 3
XInsert the SD memory card (Ypage 447).
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XCall up the address entry menu
(
Ypage 324).
XSelect Savefrom the address entry menu
and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Save As Personal POIand press
W to confirm.
XSelect a category.
XEnter 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 (
Ypage 424).
When importing, you can choose whether to
write files to the SD memory card or to file
them in the address book. The imported per- sonal POIs have their own icon and are filed in
the COMAND
category.
Selecting as the destination
XInsert the SD memory card (Ypage 447).
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect FromPersonalPOIsand press W
to confirm.
The categories of personal POIs appear.
SelectionExplanation
Not Classi‐
fied
Standard entry for per-
sonal points of interest.
COMANDPersonal POIs which you
have imported via the
online function
(
Ypage 424).
CoffeeShopsSymbol and category that
you have created yourself
(
Ypage 342).
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