ESP MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2003 W203 Comand Manual

133 Navigation
Destination input
Altering the map scale
9Current map scale
10Scale selector
11New map scale (filled arrow)
12Square increase section of the mapActivating the scale selector 10.

Press + or ,.
or

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
iAs you move the crosshairs towards the
edge of the screen using the number
keys, an adjacent section of the map is
activated. It may take a few seconds to
point to each new map.
Adjacent map sections overlap some-
what so that destinations at the edge of
the map can be marked as well.
iA division mark corresponds to an avai-
lable scale. You can select 13 different
scales ranging from 0.05 miles/inch to
500 miles/inch.

138 NavigationDestination input
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 1 or 2 and press to con-
firm.
The list “Select Category” will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired category
and press to confirm.
A corresponding list will appear.
7Point of Interest entry with distance to
destination in miles (as the crow flies)
8Symbol for long entry
9Complete entry in a windowDisplay the entry in full in a window 9

Press u.

Press u again to remove 9.
Selecting the desired destination

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the entry in the selec-
tion list and press to confirm.

Then calculate the route (
page 141).
iNot all Points of Interest may be listed
on the CD.
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139 Navigation
Destination input
In the surrounding area of another city“City/Area” input menu
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Select City...” in the
Points of Interest menu and press to
confirm.
The input menu “City/Area” will ap-
pear.

Select the city and activate the city list
(page 125).

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired destination
in the city list and press to confirm.
The list “Select Category” will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired category
and press to confirm.
A corresponding list will appear.

Select the desired destination.

Then calculate the route (
page 141).Regional destinations

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Regional...” in the
Points of Interest menu and press to
confirm.
The list “Select Category” will appear.
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available, another menu will appear
where you must make and confirm your
desired selection.iNot all Points of Interest may be listed
on the CD.
iNot all Points of Interest may be listed
on the CD.
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142 NavigationDestination inputSelecting a route mode P
1Route calculated for optimum driving
time
2Route calculated for optimum driving
route
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired route mode
and press to confirm.Including P or avoiding Q traffic rou-
tes, several selections are available
3Calculate the route with/without free-
ways
4Calculate the route with/without ferry
connections, car trains
5Calculate the route with/without toll
roads
6COMAND calculates the route with the
selected settings

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired type of road
and press the button.Calculating the route

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “OK” and press to con-
firm.
As soon as calculation begins, you will
see a corresponding message and hear
the voice output “The route is being
calculated”.
iToll roads appear in green on the map.
iIn the event that no reasonable alterna-
te route for that destination exists,
COMAND will calculate the route inclu-
ding 3 to 5 even if these selections are
to be avoided.

158 NavigationRoute guidanceActivate the scale selector
Press + or ,.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.
The scale bar will appear.
1Current map scale
2Scale selector
3New map scale
Zooming in for more detailed map

Press +.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the left.
The map will appear automatically.Zooming out for less detailed map

Press ,.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right.
The map will appear automatically.
Altering the map scaleiA division mark corresponds to an avai-
lable scale. You can select 13 different
scales ranging from 0.05 miles/inch to
500 miles/inch.

166 NavigationRoute guidanceCalling detailed route list Detailed route list4Symbol “-” - sections of a road are dis-
played
Press +.
The detailed route list will appear.Blocking off several streets/street sec-
tions

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right.
With each turn, you will block another
section.
The road name will appear in red.
Undoing street block

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the left.
The street name will appear in black
again.
Switching back to the route list

Press ,.
The symbol “+” appears in front of the
street section.
The blocking function is still active.Canceling blocking function, do not recal-
culate the route

Press *.
The traffic jam menu will appear.
Ending the blocking function, re-calcula-
ting the route with the blocks selected

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
COMAND re-calculates the route in the
previously selected calculation mode.
A corresponding message will appear.
Then the symbol display will appear
again and COMAND will continue route
guidance.

167 Navigation
Route guidance
1Delete a way point
2Cancel a detour (traffic jam ahead)
3Cancel a detour (street sections blo-
cked in the route list)
4Reset all functions

Press r.
A selection menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired menu field
and press to confirm.
COMAND will re-calculate the route
using the previously selected calculati-
on mode.
You will see the corresponding infor-
mation.
The corresponding information will appear
on the display.
Resetting functions
iIf you have not selected any way point
(page 160) or detour (
page 163)
menu fields 1 to 4 are shaded out and
cannot be selected.

171 Navigation
Route guidance
During route guidance (you see either sym-
bol or map display) you can select another
COMAND system by pressing the corres-
ponding key.
The main menu of the selected audio sour-
ce will appear and you will e.g. hear the
radio.
Route guidance and the navigation’s voice
output remain active.
The voice output is added to the audio
playback.
You can individually adjust the volume le-
vels for voice output and audio playback
(page 64).

Press c.
The main radio menu will appear.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.

Selecting a station (
page 30).
Returning to navigation system

Press b.During route guidance, you can operate an
audio source that is active in the back-
ground. Although the options are limited,
you can operate the audio source without
having to fully switch to the corresponding
system.
1A window is shown in the symbol or
map display, providing details about
the active audio source
Activating audio system
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Activating audio functions

172 NavigationRoute guidanceRemoving the window
This is done automatically after 3 seconds.
or
Press *.
The radio is active


Selecting a memorized station from the
respective memory (FM, AM or WB)
Press number keys 1 through 0.


Performing station seek
Press g or h briefly.


Starting manual search
Press g or h longer than
2 seconds.
The search run will start in the desi-
red direction - frequency ranges
FM, AM or WB.CD mode is active


Selecting CD with number keys
0 CD drive
1 - 6 CD changer


Selecting previous/next track
Press g or h briefly.


Skipping backwards/forwards
Hold g or h longer than
2 seconds.

180 NavigationSettings
SettingsCOMAND normally determines the vehicle
location automatically with the GPS. In ex-
ceptional cases, this may not be possible.
You can then enter the current vehicle lo-
cation manually in connection with an in-
tersection.
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Settings” in the main
destination input menu and press to
confirm.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Location...” and press
to confirm.
The input menu to enter the city will ap-
pear.

Enter the city/suburb and then the
street and select the required entries
from the corresponding list. See ente-
ring destination address (
page 123).
After you have selected the street, you will
see a prompt for the intersection.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the appropriate cross
street and press to confirm.
The input menu “Location/Intersec-
tion” will appear.
Location is ahead or behind an intersection
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right (location is ahead) or to
the left (location is behind) and press to
confirm.
The message “Chosen location accep-
ted” will appear.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm.
Entering the vehicle location