MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2005 W203 Comand Manual

131 Navigation
During route guidance

In the Settings menu (
page 128),
press the
GPS
soft key.
The options On
and
Off
are displayed.
The symbol _ indicates the present
setting.

Use the joystick to g or G to select
the option with the symbol -.

Press button E.
Depending on the previous setting, the
GPS is switched on or off.

Press the
Back
soft key to confirm and
return to the map.
Automatic map toggling
You can set the change from map to split
view.

In the Settings menu (
page 128),
press the
Automap
soft key.
The available options are displayed.
You can select the following options:

AutomaticThe system automatically switches to
split view whenever it announces a
driving maneuver.
When the driving maneuver is
completed, the system reverts to the
full view.
i
Map
Shows the full screen as a map.

Split screen
Uses the right hand part of the
screen to show maneuver icons
and/or intersection zooms.

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ManualIf you choose this option, the system
only switches to split screen by
pressing c.
The symbol _ indicates the present
setting.

Move the E joystick in g or G
direction to select the option with the
symbol -.

Press button E.
The option is changed.

Press the
Back
soft key to confirm and
return to the map.Trail settings
With this function is active, the COMAND
records a trail every time the vehicle is in
an OFF ROAD area (more than 0.25 miles
away from a digitized road).
The system places trail dots on the screen
until it matches to a digitized road again.

In the Settings menu (
page 128),
press the
Trail
soft key.
The options
On
and
Off
are displayed.
1Percentage of used memoryThe symbol _ indicates the present
setting.

Move the E joystick in g or G
direction to select the option with the
symbol -.

Press E.
Depending on the previous setting, the
Trail is switched on or off.

Press the
Back
s o f t k e y t o c o n f i rm a nd
return to the map.
Delete a trail
If there is a trail in memory, you can delete
it.

Press the
Clear
soft key.
The message
Are you sure you
want to clear all trails?
will
appear in a window.

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During route guidance

Push the joystick to H to select
Yes
.

Press E.
The trail is deleted.
If you don’t want to delete a trail

Press E to confirm
No
.

134 NavigationLast destinations and destination memory

Last destinations and destination memoryThe
Last destinations
memory
automatically saves last destinations to
which you have started route guidance.
The memory can save a maximum of 50
destinations.
You can save your current position as a
destination in the memory (page 99).
Such destinations are marked with _.
Activating the last destination memory

Activate the Navigation main menu
(page 96).

Push the joystick to G to select menu
item
Last
destinations
.

Press E.
The last destinations list is displayed.
The most recent destination is at the
top of the list.Selecting a destination from the last
destinations memory

Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.

Use the
Page
soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).Now you can

start route guidance to the selected
entry (
page 135)

add the selected entry to today’s plan
(page 144)

Press the
Plan
soft key.

save the selected entry in the
destination memory
To do this, press the
Save
soft key.
Further operation is explained in
chapter “Saving destination in the
destination memory” (
page 135)

view details on the selected entry (if
available)
Press the
Details
soft key.

delete the selected entry (
page 135)
Last destinations memoryiThe home address is not saved in the
last destinations memory.

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Last destinations and destination memory
Starting route guidance to a last
destination
Select a destination from the
Last
destinations
memory.

Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 115).
Deleting a destination from the last
destinations memory

Select a destination from the
Last
destinations
memory.

Press the
Delete
soft key.
An inquiry menu appears asking if the
destination selected is to be deleted
from the Last destinations memory.

Push the joystick to H to select
Yes
.

Press E to confirm if you want to
delete.
The destination is deleted.In the destination memory, you can save
destinations under freely assignable
names. The memory can save a maximum
of 200 destinations.
Saving a destination in the destination
memory

In the Start route guidance menu
(page 115), press the
Save
soft key.
or

Select a destination in the
Last
destinations
memory (
page 134)
and press the
Save
soft key.
or

Select a destination in the Today’s plan
memory (
page 144) and press the
Save
soft key.You can now

save the destination under a new name or

confirm the given destination name 
Press E.
The message
The address was
saved as <name>
will appear.
After that, the Start route guidance
menu, the
Last destinations

memory or the Today’s plan
memory reappear.
Destination memory
iIf a POI is used, the POI name appears
as default.

136 NavigationLast destinations and destination memoryCreate a new name
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.

Press E to confirm the entry.
The message
The address has
been saved as <name>
will appear.
After that, the Start route guidance
menu, the
Last destinations

memory or the Today’s plan memory
reappear.Activating the destination memory

Activate the Navigation main menu
(page 96).

Push the joystick to g or G to
select menu item
Destination
memory
.

Press E.
The destination memory will appear.
The destination memory is sorted in
alphabetical order.Selecting a destination from the
destination memory
Activating the listing for the desired letter

Activate the destination memory.

Push the joystick to H or h until the
listing for the desired letter appears.
With every push of the joystick the
display changes to the next possible
letter.
or

Press 2 to 9 of the 12-button
keypad. Press a key once or several
times in quick succession until the
listing for the desired letter appears.iE.g.: Key 5
Press 1 x = access to listing for letter J
Press 2 x = access to listing for letter K
Press 3 x = access to listing for letter L

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Last destinations and destination memory
Category
Others
At the end of the letter list follows the
category
Others
.

Press * to access.
Category
Others
includes entries
without names or names starting with a
special character (e.g. +, !, * etc.).
Selecting a destination

Push the joystick to g or G to
select a destination in the listing.

Use the
Page
soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).Now you can

start route guidance to the selected
destination

add the selected entry to today’s plan
(page 144)

Press the
Plan
soft key.

view details on the selected
destination (if available)
To do this, press the
Details
soft
key.

delete the selected destinationStarting route guidance to a destination
from the destination memory

Select a destination from the
destination memory.

Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 115).
Deleting a destination in the destination
memory

Select a destination from the
destination memory.

Press the
Delete
soft key.
A prompt message appears.

Push the joystick to H to select
Yes
.

Press E.
The system deletes the navigation
entry from the destination memory.

138 NavigationPOIs (Points of Interest)

POIs (Points of Interest)This function allows you to select Points of
Interest such as gas stations, parking
facilities or shopping centers.

Activating the Navigation main menu
(page 96).

Push the joystick to G t o s e l e c t m e n u
item
Points of interest
.

Press E.
The Select POI category menu will
appear.Selecting a POI category
Select POI category menu
iYou can also select a POI 
in the Start route guidance menu
(page 109) or during route
guidance (
page 121)

on the map (
page 141)

by entering a phone number
(page 142).
Entering POIs

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POIs (Points of Interest)
Available soft keys
Name
soft key:
Brings you to the Enter POI menu
(
page 140).

Details
soft key:
Shows all information about the POI
category.

Page
V and
Page
v soft keys:
Use the
Page
V and
Page
v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.

Back
soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.

Push the joystick to G or g to
select the desired POI category.

Press E.
The Find menu will appear.
Find menuYou can select between the following
menu items:
Sort by distance
:
The Select POI list will appear.

Within a city
:
The Enter city menu will appear
(
page 140). Select a Point of Interest
around any location.

By name
:
The Enter POI menu will appear
(
page 140).

Press E to confirm
Sort
by
distance
.
The Select POI list will appear.
Selecting a POI
Select POI listThe list shows the available POIs with
direction, distance and name. The nearest
POI is on top of the list.
Press the
Details
soft key if required.
Details on the POI are shown.

140 NavigationPOIs (Points of Interest)
Push the joystick to G or g to
select the desired POI.

Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 115).
Entering a city

In the Find menu, push the joystick to
G to select menu item
Within a
city
.

Press E.
The Enter city menu will appear
(page 107).

Enter the city and press E to confirm.
A list showing the available POIs within
the entered city will appear.

Select the desired POI from the list and
press E to confirm.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 115).Entering a POI by name

In the Select POI category menu, press
the
Name
softkey.
or

In the Find menu, push the joystick to
G to select menu item
By
name
.
The Enter POI menu will appear.
Enter POI menu

Enter the POI name and press E to
confirm.
A list showing the entered POI name
will appear.

Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 115).
iIf menu item
By
name
is chosen, the
corresponding category symbol will
appear in first line.