navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2005 W203 Comand Manual

24 At a glanceMenu system

Menu systemThe menu system allows for easy
operation of COMAND.
Main menus are provided for the following
main functions:
Audio (radio, CD, CD changer*)

Satellite radio*

Telephone*

Navigation

ServiceCalling up main menus Menu display
A display may consist of three areas.
Example: FM menu
1Soft keys area
2Main area
3Status bar
The functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key
sections 1.
Main function
Activating main
menu
Audio
(page 34)

Press A.
Satellite radio*
(page 62)

Press B.
Telephone*
(page 78)

Press a.
Navigation
(page 96)

Press b.
Service
(page 152)

Press C.

27 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND

Quick reference COMAND
Switching on
Turn the key in the starter switch to
position 1 or 2 if the COMAND was
switched off by turning the key in the
starter switch to position 0 and
removing it.
or

Press e.
In both cases, the system will activate
the operating mode which was active
when the system was switched off.Switching off

Turn the key in the starter switch to
position 0 and pull the key out.
or

Press e.
When the audio is playing, the volume
knob will adjust the audio volume, and also
the volume for telephone and navigation.
During a telephone call (talking or ringing),
the volume knob will adjust the telephone
voice and ringer volume.
The volume for the navigation announce-
ments can only be changed while an
announcement is being made.
When you adjust the volume, the system
will automatically store the setting for the
current operating mode.
iYou have the following options to
control the system:
at the COMAND

at the multifunction steering wheel
(refer to vehicle Operator’s Manual)
This Operator’s Manual describes the
control at the COMAND.
Unless otherwise indicated, the
descriptions and illustrations refer to
the COMAND.
Switching the COMAND control unit
on and offiFor an explanation of starter switch
positions, refer to vehicle Operator’s
Manual.iIf the key is not in the starter switch in
position 1 or 2, the system will automa-
tically stop after around 30 minutes.
Volume

94 NavigationImportant notesIf your vehicle has been transported (e.g.
by a car, train or ferry) the system may
make navigation announcements which do
not correspond to the vehicle’s position.
The system needs to redetermine its
position.
Determining the location after the
vehicle has been transported
The system will need some time to
determine its location after the car has
been transported. The time required for
the system to do so varies from case to
case.

Switch the COMAND on.

Activate the Navigation main menu
(page 96).
The navigation DVD needs to be in the
DVD NAVIGATION slot (
page 147).

Drive and press c.
Drive until the position or the road
indicated correspond to the real
circumstances. The system is now
correctly adjusted.
Route guidance after the vehicle has
been transported

95 Navigation
Important notes
The following applies if you interrupt your
trip and continue later on:
Trip is continued within 2 hours:
The system will automatically resume
route guidance.

Trip is continued after more than
2 hours: 
Press E and confirm
Continue
route guidance
in the
Navigation main menu (
page 96).
Trip interruption during route
guidanceiTrip interruption means the vehicle is
parked and COMAND is switched off.
Trip continuation means the vehicle is
moving and COMAND is switched on
again.

98 NavigationNavigation main menuThe COMAND calculates the route as
Fastest route.
Minimizing traffic routes
Press the
Mode
soft key

in the Navigation main menu
(page 96)

in the Start route guidance menu

(
page 115)

in the Info menu (
page 122).
The
Edit routing mode
menu will
appear.Selectable traffic routes

Minimize freeways
:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing freeways.

Minimize toll roads
:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing roads.

Minimize ferries
:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing ferry connections.

Minimize tunnels
:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing tunnels.

Push the joystick to g or G to
select a routing mode.

Press E.
Switches the option on or off. You can
switch on more than one option.

Press the
Back
soft key to confirm.
The setting is saved. The previous
navigation screen will appear.
Setting the routing mode
Option
Symbol
On
Q
Off
q

99 Navigation
Navigation main menu

Press c.
The full view of the map appears. You
will see the vehicle’s current position.

Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.

Press the
Memory
soft key.
The system saves the current position
as a destination in the
Last
destinations
memory
(
page 134).
Saving current locationiIf route guidance is not active and the
Navigation main menu was displayed
last, you need to press the button
twice.
iSuch destinations are marked in
the
Last destinations
memory
with _.
For permanent storage you can save
the destination in the regular
Destination memory (
page 135).

101 Navigation
Destination input

Press the
State
soft key

in the Enter street menu
(page 100)

in the Enter city menu
(page 107).
The Select state/province menu will
appear.
Select state/province menu

Push the joystick to g or G to
select a state.

Press E.
The Enter street menu will reappear
and shows the new state code in the
middle of the screen.
Toggling between State and Province
list
You can toggle between states in the USA
and provinces in Canada.

Push the joystick to H or h.
State of Hawaii
When on the mainland, you cannot choose
destinations in Hawaii, because these are
in a database separate from the USA/
Canada. Similarly, when in Hawaii, you cannot
choose mainland destinations. The
message
You must change the state
or province in order to use that
destination
will appear in this case, if
such a destination is selected from the last
destinations memory (
page 134), the
destination memory (
page 136) or as
home address (
page 113).

Choose another state or province.
The warning message
This selec-
tion will restart the system.
Previous destinations may not
be available, and today’s
plan will be erased. Do you
wish to continue? will appear.

Press E to restart.
Selecting the state/provinceiUse the State list for selecting states in
the USA and the Province list for
selecting provinces in Canada.
iIf you have already calculated a route,
you can toggle to the Last list, which
contains up to 5 last selected states or
provinces.
iAfter such a restart, Today’s Plan
entries are all deleted. Destinations in
the previous area (for example in Last
Destinations) are kept so that you can
access and delete them.

102 NavigationDestination inputEntering a street
In the Enter street menu (
page 100)
push the joystick to h, H, g or
G to select the characters. After each
selection, press E.

Push the joystick to F or f to
select characters diagonally.
or

Press one of the number keys 1 to
9 and 0 to enter digits.

Press the
Delete
soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered by the
system is deleted.
Back to the previous menu

Press the
Back
soft key.
Confirming a street (menu)

Press E longer than 2 seconds.
or

Select the ( symbol. Push the
joystick to h, H, g or G to do
so.

Press E.
Entering destination addressiIf you enter the first character, the State
and
City
soft keys disappear.
The status bar shows the number of
current matches.
iFor quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the streets stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified.
Greyed out characters are not available
and cannot be selected.
iIf there is only one match for the
entered street name, the ( symbol is
highlighted automatically.

107 Navigation
Destination input
Confirming a cross street (list)
Press E to confirm.
The Start route guidance menu
(page 115) will appear.
Entering a city

Press the
City
soft key in the Enter
street menu (page 100).
Enter city menuThe most recently entered destination is
shown in the upper area.You can now

entering a city name or

accepting the city name shown
Available soft keys:

Map
soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 111).

State
soft key:
Brings you to the state/province
selection (
page 101).

List
soft key:
Brings you to a list of cities with the
previously input street.

Delete
soft key:
The character last entered or the
character last accepted by the system
is deleted.

Back
soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
iThe currently set state is identifed by
the state code in the middle of the
screen.
If the vehicle location is in Canada, this
soft key appears as
Province
.

111 Navigation
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press c.

Push the joystick to H, h, g, G,
F, f.
or

Press the
Map
soft key, e.g. in the Start
route guidance menu (
page 115).
The map is shown in full view and
cross-hairs appear.
If soft key displays are hidden:

Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys

POIs
soft key:
Spotlight a POI if POIs are on the map
(
page 141).

Memory
soft key:
Set a memory point and saved it in the
Last destinations memory (
page 99).

Display
soft key:
The Map view display will appear.
(
page 128).

Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section.

Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section.
iThe system automatically places the
cross-hairs on the current destination
address.
ic was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx.
8 seconds, the soft key display will
disappear again.
iThe
POIs
, Memory
and
Display
soft
keys are available if the
Map
soft key
was pressed.