ESP MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2005 W203 Comand Manual

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

125 Navigation
During route guidance
This function allows you to select an
intermediate destination while route
guidance is active. A stopover destination
may be a gas station or a restaurant or any
other place. When the route to the
stopover destination is calculated, the
system calculates the route from the
stopover destination to the main
destination.
Entering a stopover destination
Activate the soft key display
(page 121).

Press the
Stopovr
soft key.
The map is displayed in full view.
or
The Stopover still active menu will
appear (
page 127) if a stopover
already exists.Available soft keys
After pressing a softkey on the left side, a
corresponding list (
page 126) or, if a POI
is close by, the map will appear with one
POI spotlighted (
page 141).

soft key:
Shows a list of restaurants or the map
with one restaurant spotlighted.

soft key:
Shows a list of filling stations or the
map with one filling station spotlighted.

soft key:
Shows a list of parking facilities or the
map with one parking facility
spotlighted.

soft key:
Shows a list of ATMs or the map with
one ATM spotlighted.

soft key:
Shows a list of hospitals or the map
with one hospital spotlighted.
If you press this soft key the following
warning message will appear:
Stopover function

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.

144 NavigationToday’s plan

Today’s planThe today’s plan memory can be used to
save destinations for which routes can be
calculated one after the other.
The memory can save a maximum of 18
destinations.
You can add a destination to today’s plan
from the Route guidance menu

from the Last destinations memory and

from the Destination memory.

Press the
Plan
soft key in the
corresponding menu.
The message The <address> has
been added to today’s plan.
will appear briefly.Activating today’s plan

Activate the Navigation main menu
(page 96).

Push the joystick to G t o s e l e c t m e n u
item
Today’s plan
.

Press E.
The today’s plan memory will appear.
The most recent added destination is
at the top of the list.
Today’s plan memory
Adding a destination to today’s plan
iThe message
Today’s plan is
full. You must delete an entry
before saving a new one.
will
appear if the maximum of 18
destinations is saved.
iThe menu item
Today’s plan
is
available if destinations are added to
today’s plan.
The number of saved entries is shown.

155 Service
Tele Aid*

Tele Aid*
Tele Aid* incorporates the following
functions:
Emergency call system

Roadside Assistance

Information
For certain emergency situations, the
system automatically triggers an
emergency call. An emergency call can
also be triggered manually by pressing the
corresponding button. Refer to your
vehicle Operator’s Manual for additional
information.If the system initiates an emergency call,
Connecting
and theß symbol will
appear on the status bar. All active
connections are terminated.
During the emergency call,
Call

Connected
appears on the status bar. No
operation from COMAND is possible, so
you cannot disconnect the emergency call.Roadside Asssistance will assist if
technical problems with your vehicle are
experienced.
Roadside Assistance can be requested
manually by pressing the corresponding
button. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s
Manual for additional information.
Upon request of Roadside Assistance, the
system initiates the call to the Assistance.
Connecting
and theß symbol will
appear on the status bar. All active
connections are terminated except
Emergency call.
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance

156 ServiceTele Aid*If the connection is made, the message Call
Connected
appears on the status
bar.
During activation of a Roadside Assistance
call, it is not possible to switch to another
application, but you can initiate an
Emergency call, if necessary.Terminating the connection

Press K.
COMAND reverts to the system last
active before Tele Aid was activated.
A call to the Response Center will be
initiated by pressing the corresponding
button. Information regarding the opera-
tion of your vehicle, the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center or Mercedes-Benz
USA products and services is available to
you. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s Man-
ual for additional information.
When an information call is initiated,
Connecting
and theß symbol will
appear on the status bar. All active
connections are terminated except
Emergency call and Roadside Assistance
call.When the connection is made, the
message
Call
Connected
appears on
the status bar.
During activation of an Information call, it
is possible to switch to another application
and initiate an Emergency call or Roadside
Assistance call, if necessary.
Information

162 System settingsSystem settingsOption
Instr. cluster setting
COMAND will use the same language as is
set in instrument cluster.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select the desired language.

Press E.
The System settings menu will appear
with the display text in the language
selected.

In the System settings menu, press the Tones
soft key.
The Tones menu will appear.

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

Press E.
The respective tones are activated or
deactivated. You hear the tone when
you activate it.

Press the
Back
soft key.
The System settings menu will appear.
The setting is saved.
Switching verification and
notification tones on and offOption
Symbol
Tone activated
Q
Tone deactivated
q

166 GlossaryPIN code
Your PIN code prevents unauthorized
persons from using your GSM mobile
phone. The PIN code is a number
string, which you have to enter when
switching on the telephone.
Provider
is the network operator who makes
available (provides) telephone services
Roaming
For this function, the telephone uses
the telephone network of a contract
partner. There are home type and non-
home type systems. The ROAMING
indicator in the COMAND display indi-
cates that a call is being made using a
non-home type system.
Service source
This includes the systems telephone*
and navigation (voice output during
destination guidance)SMS
(S
hort M
essage S
ervice)
With this function you can receive and
read short text messages (if SMS ser-
vice is provided by your provider)
Soft keys
Keys that activate different functions.
Function of key depends on the selec-
ted operating mode.
Tele Aid*
(Tele
matic A
larm I
dentification on D
e-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and ma-
nual emergency, roadside assistance,
and information. Tele Aid is initially
activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call. Refer also to the vehicle
operating instructions.The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided that the vehicle’s battery is char-
ged, properly connected, not damaged,
and cellular and GPS coverage is avai-
lable.
Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unauthori-
zed persons from using your telephone.
The unlock code is a number string,
which you have to enter when switch-
ing on the telephone, if you have locked
the phone before or the setting of the
phone lock is automatically.
Voice output
During a trip, apart from visual informa-
tions (symbol or map displays),
COMAND also provides all of the
necessary spoken route information
via voice output.