system MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual

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Introduction
To exit menu: Slide omp.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
Route mode
This functions allows you to set the follow-
ing options for route guidance:

“Avoid Highways”

“Avoid Toll Roads”

“Avoid Tunnels”

“Avoid Ferries”

“Avoid AutoTrains”
1Sets route options
Setting route options
To set: Display menu system if applica-
ble (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Mode”.
To switch option on/off: Select re-
quired option.
Depending on the previous status, the
option will be switched on D or off C.
You may activate several options.
i The calculated route may include ferry con-
nections, for example, even if the option “Avoid
ferries” has been activated.
i If you change the route type setting when
route guidance is active, COMAND calculates a
new route.
Block Area
You can define an area within the map dis-
play that is not to be used by the system in
calculating a route, if possible.
i The calculated route may include a blocked
area if the destination is within a blocked area or
if the destination can only be reached using
roads that lead through a blocked area.
To set, change or delete: Display
menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Block Area”.If no areas were previously set, the
map display appears ready to select
an area.
Slide qmr, omp or wmx to select an
area.
Press n.
The blocked area appears in red.
Rotate ymz to change the size of the
blocked area.
Press n.
The area is added to the blocked area
list

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Introduction
A checked entry indicates an active
blocked area.
i You can block several areas for the route
calculation and activate or de-activate them by
setting or removing the check mark.
Displaying and changing an existing
block area
To select the area you want to dis-
play or change: Slide qmr.
Select “Display/Change”.
The map display appears with the block
area marked red.
Rotate ymz until the desired size of
the block area is set.
Slide qmr, omp or wmx to shift the
block area to the desired region.
To confirm the area and exit map
display: Press n.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
Defining a new Block area
Select “Avoid New Area”.
The map display appears with a default
new block area in red.
Rotate ymz until the desired size of
the new block area is set.
Slide qmr, omp or wmx to shift the
new block area to the desired region.
To confirm the area and exit map
display: Press n.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
Deleting a block area
To select the area you want to de-
lete: Slide qmr.
Select “Options” K“Delete”.
You will be prompted to confirm that
you wish to delete the block area.
Select “Yes” or “No”.If you select “Yes” COMAND deletes
the entry. A message will be displayed.
Information on map
You can have map information displayed at
the bottom edge of the screen during route
guidance.
To set: Display menu system if applica-
ble (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Information On Map”.
A dotR indicates the current setting.
Select “Arrival Time / Distance” or
“Current Street” or “Geo-coordinates”
or “None”.
To exit menu: Slide omp.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).

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Introduction
Time of arrival/distance to destination
Map with display activated for time of arriv-
al/distance
1Symbol for destination
2Distance to the destination
3Symbol for estimated time of arrival
4Estimated time of arrival
i This display can only be seen during route
guidance. In the “Move map” function you will
see other data depending on the crosshairs posi-
tion, for example a street name if the digital map
supports this data.
Current street
Map with road display activated
1Road name or road number, e.g. for
highways
Geo-coordinates display
Map with geo-coordinates display activated
1Current height above sea level (round-
ed off to 50 m)
2Coordinates display of the current vehi-
cle location (latitude)
3Coordinates display of the current vehi-
cle location (longitude)
4Number of GPS satellites currently be-
ing used
i Adequate GPS reception must be available
for all displays. The altitude display 1 may differ
from reality because the navigation system cal-
culates it using the GPS signals.
i In the “Move map” function the displays 1
and 4 are not displayed. The geo-coordinate
position of the crosshairs is displayed.
“None” menu option
Map with display switched off
1Currently set map orientation
i In the “Move map” function you will see oth-
er data depending on the crosshairs position, for
example a road name if the digital map supports
this data.

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Highway information
When driving on highways, you can have
the next gas stations, service areas, etc. as
well as the distance to them displayed in
the right-hand half of the screen.
To set: Display menu system if applica-
ble (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Highway Informati-
on”.
Depending on the previous status, the
function will be switched off C or on D.
Example display: Function on
1Information type: Rest area
2Name of rest area
3Distance from the current vehicle loca-
tion
i If the digital map does not supply any data,
only a stylized road without highway information
is displayed in the right-hand half of the screen.

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Destination input
i You can enter a destination, regardless of
whether or not route guidance is active.
The following destination input options are
available:

Entering a destination via the address

Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory

Entering destination from the last des-
tinations

Entering a POI

Entering a destination via the map

Entering a stopover destination
i In some countries, it is not possible to enter
addresses at vehicle speeds above apprx.
3 mph. The function becomes available again as
soon as the speed falls below apprx. 2mph.
i Set the system language (page 171).
The following options are available for en-
tering a destination via an address:

Entering state/province, city/zip code
and street

Entering state/province, city and city
center

Entering state/province, city/zip code,
street and house number

Entering state/province, city/zip code,
street and junction
Route calculation can then be started
(
page 135).
Opening Enter Destination menu
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “Address Ent-
ry”.The Enter Destination menu appears.
Enter Destination menu
Menu items in Enter Destination menu
Some menu items are not available or not
yet available, depending on the letters en-
tered for the address or the data for the
digital map.
Example:
After the state/province has been select-
ed the menu items “Street”, “No.”,
“Center”, “Intersection”, “Save” and “Start”
are not yet available. Or the “ZIP” menu
item is not available if the digital map does
not contain any zip codes.
Destination input
Introduction to destination input
G Warning
For safety reasons, only enter a new desti-
nation when the vehicle is stationary.
Entering a destination via the ad-
dress

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Destination input
Selecting a state/province
i You can only select those states/provinces
that are stored in the digital map.
In the Enter Destination menu select
“State”.
A menu appears where you can choose
one of the following lists:

“Last States / Provinces”,

“States (U.S.A.)” or

“Provinces (Canada)”.
To select a list: Rotate ymz or slide
qmr.
Press n.
The selected state/province list ap-
pears.
To select a state/province: Rotate
ymz or slide qmr.
Press n.
The Enter Destination appears again.
The selected state/province has been
entered automatically.
Entering a city
i You can only enter those cities that are
stored in the digital map. Any zip code that has
already been entered is deleted when a city is
entered.
In the Enter Destination menu select
“City”.
The city list is displayed with or without
predictive speller (
page 129). The
display of the predictive speller de-
pends on how many cities are available
for the selected state/province.City list with predictive speller
If this list is given in the display, the
predictive speller 8 is activated automat-
ically.
1Characters entered by the user
2Characters automatically added by the
system
3List entry that best matches the
characters already entered
4Switches to list without speller
5Press and hold deletes complete entry,
press briefly deletes last character
6Currently unavailable characters
7Currently available characters
8Predictive speller
9Currently selected character
aCancels an entry
bList

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Destination input
i In the predictive speller 8 you can only se-
lect characters 7 that are currently available.
The characters that are available depends on
those already entered and the data for the digital
map.
When entering characters, the list entry 3
always displays a city that best matches
the characters already entered.
COMAND automatically adds matching let-
ters 2 to those characters 1 already en-
tered by the user.
Entering characters
To select characters: Rotate ymz or
slide omp.
Slide qmr to switch between the lines
in the speller.
To confirm character selection:
Press n.Deleting an entry
To delete individual characters: Se-
lect õ at the bottom right of the
speller and press n.
or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entire en-
try has been deleted.
Cancelling an entry
Select A at the bottom left of the
speller and press n.
or
Press the í button.
The Enter Destination menu appears.Accepting first list entry
Press and hold n until the
Enter Destination menu appears.
Here you will find the accepted list
entry.
or
If COMAND can match the characters en-
tered definitively to one city, the Enter
Destination menu appears automatically
with the selected list entry.
Switching to the city list without predic-
tive speller
If other entries for a city exist, or the name
exists more than once in the system, then
B is highlighted in the speller.
Press n.
You can switch to the list at any point while
entering characters.
Slide qm repeatedly until the list ap-
pears without the speller.
or
Select B and press n.

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Destination input
City list without predictive speller
1+ symbol for additional options
To select a city: Rotate ymz or slide
qmr.
To cancel selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press the í button.
To confirm selection: Press n.
A city with the 1 symbol exists more
than once in the selected country. Con-
firming this type of city will result in a
further selection. The + symbol then
switches to /.If no other options exist, the Enter Des-
tination menu appears again in the dis-
play.
COMAND has accepted the selected
city and entered it automatically in the
Enter Destination menu.
Entering a zip code
i You can only enter those zip codes that are
stored in the digital map. For some countries it is
not possible to enter any zip code.
In the Enter Destination menu
(
page 126) select “ZIP”.
The zip code list is displayed with or
without predictive speller
(
page 130).
The display of the predictive speller de-
pends on how many zip codes are avail-
able for the selected state/province.
Zip code list with predictive speller
If this list is given in the display, the
predictive speller 9 is activated automat-
ically.1Numbers entered by the user
2Numbers automatically added by the
system
3List entry that best matches the
characters already entered
4Switches to list without speller
5Press and hold deletes complete entry,
press briefly deletes last character
6Currently available digits
7Currently selected digit
8Currently unavailable digit
9Predictive speller
aCancels entry
bList
i In the predictive speller 9 you can only se-
lect digits that are currently available. The char-
acters that are available depends on those
already entered and the data for the digital map.

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Destination input
Starting route calculation
i Route calculation can only be started once
all the necessary address data has been en-
tered.
In the Enter Destination menu select
“Start”.
1Destination
2Starts route calculation and then starts
route guidance
If route guidance is not active yet, the
route calculation is started.
If route guidance is already active, you
will be prompted to confirm that route
guidance should be ended.
Select “Yes” or “No”.If you select “Yes” COMAND cancels
route guidance and starts the route cal-
culation to the newly entered destina-
tion.
If you select “No” COMAND resumes
the active route guidance.
During the route calculation, an arrow
points towards the destination, and un-
derneath the message “Calculating
Fast Route...”, for example, is dis-
played.
Route guidance begins after the route
has been calculated (
page 148).
i Route calculation takes some time. The
length of time depends on, e. g. distance to the
destination. COMAND calculates the route using
the digital map data. The calculated route may
deviate from the actual road situation, e. g. as a
result of road works or incomplete map data.
Please refer to the information on the digital map
(
page 112).
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Memo-
ry”.
If there are more than 8 entries in the
destination memory, the destination
memory list with predictive speller
(
page 136) is displayed, otherwise
the destination memory list is dis-
played without predictive speller
(
page 137).
i There is always an entry in the destination
memory with the name “My Address”. You can
assign your home address, for example, to this
entry and select it for route guidance
(
page 157). This entry is at the top of the list
in the destination memory.
Entering a destination from the des-
tination memory

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Destination input
Destination memory list with
predictive speller
If this list is given in the display, the
predictive speller 4 is activated automat-
ically.
1Character entered by the user
2Characters added by the system
3List entry that best matches the
characters already entered
4Switches to list without speller
5Press and hold deletes complete entry,
press briefly deletes last character
6Currently unavailable characters
7Currently available characters
8Predictive speller
9Currently selected character
aCancels an entry
bDestination memory listi In the predictive speller 8 you can only se-
lect characters that are currently available. The
characters that are available depends on those
already entered and the content of the destina-
tion memory.
When entering characters, the list entry 3
always displays a city that best matches
the characters already entered. COMAND
automatically adds matching letters
3 to
those characters
2 already entered by the
user.
For the steps of

Entering characters

Deleting an entry

Accepting first list entry

Cancelling an entry

Switching to the list without predic-
tive speller
proceed as described under “City list
with predictive speller” (
page 127).Switching to the destination memory list
without predictive speller
If there are several entries in the destina-
tion that have similar spellings, B is high-
lighted in the speller.
Press n.
You can switch to the list at any point while
entering characters.
Slide qm repeatedly until the list ap-
pears without the speller.
or
Select B and press n.
If COMAND can match the characters en-
tered definitively to one entry, the list ap-
pears automatically without the predictive
speller.