navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2011 W204 Comand Manual

Basi
cse ttin gs Route
mode
Se ttin gthe route typeandtheroute
opti ons Yo
ucan select the followi ng rou tetyp es:
R Sho rtRou te:C OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest possible(minimized)
distance withouttakingtrafficreports into
consideration.
R Dynamic Route:sameroutetype asFas t
Rou te. Inaddit ion,COMA NDtakesany
tr aff icrepo rts rec eive dwit hreg ard tothe
rout eint oacc oun tdurin groute guidance.
The navigation systemcanhelp youavoid
a traffic jam,forexample, byrecalculating
the route.
R Dynamic RouteOnlyAfter Request:
same routetypeasDynamic Route.After
recalculating theroute, COMAND asksyou
whether youwish toadopt thenew route
or whether youwould prefer tocont inue
along theoriginal route.
R Fast Route:C OMANDcalculatesaroute
with theshortest possible(minimized)
journey timewithout takingtrafficreports
into consideration.
Select theroute options AvoidHighways,
Avoid TollRoads ,Avoid Tunnels, Avoid
Ferries andAvoid AutoTrains.Y oucan
select morethanoneroute option.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Naviinthe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Modeandpress Wtoconf irm. :
Toselect theroute type
; Toset route options
X Select aroute typeandpress Wtoconf irm.
The äicon indicates thecurrent setting.
X Select theroute option(s) andpress Wto
conf irm.
The route options areswitched onO oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
i Ifyou change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidance isactive
(the route hasbeen calculated), COMAND
will calculate anew route.
If you change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidance is
inactive (nodestination hasbeen entered
yet), COMAND usesthenew settingforthe
next route guidance.
i The route calculated may,forexample,
include ferryconnection s,even ifthe
Avoid Ferries routeoption isswitched
on.
In some cases, e.g.when calculating
particularly longroutes, COMAND maynot
be able totake allthe selected route
options intoaccount .
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller. 50
Basic
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Selec
tion Step
From
Last
Destinations X
Select a
destination from
the listoflast
destinations
(Y page 58). From
POIs X
Ent erapoint of
interest
(Y page 61). X
To star troute calculation: onceyouhave
entered adestination, selectStart and
press Wtoconf irm.
Dele ting theintermed iatestop If
an interm ediate stophasalready been
entered, youcan delete it.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Stopover andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Delete Stopover andpress Wto
conf irm.
COMAND deletestheinterm ediate stop
and recalculates theroute tothe main
destination. Entering
pointsofinterest Initiating
pointofinterest entry
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller. X
Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select FromPOIsandpress Wtoconf irm.
Am enu appears. Entering
apoint ofint eres tinthe
vicinity ofthe destina tion
En terin gapoint ofinterest inthe vicin ityof
the destin ationisonly possible whenroute
guidance isactive.
X Select NearDestina tionfromthemenu
and press Wtocon firm.
X Contin uewith assigning thepoint of
int erest categor y(Y page 62). Entering
apoint ofint eres tinthe
vicinity ofthe curr entposition
X Select Current Positionand press Wto
con firm.
X Contin uewith assigning thepoint of
int erest categor y(Y page 62). Entering
apoint ofint eres tinthe
vicinity ofac ity
Opt ion 1 X
Selec tOthe rCity inthe men uand press
W tocon firm .
X Ifdesired, selectthe state/prov ince
(Y page 52).
X To enter acity: select Cityandpress W
to confirm .
Proceed asdescribed inthe "Ent ering a
city" section (Ypage 52).
X Aft erenterin gthe city, determine thepoint
of interest category (Ypage 62). Entering
pointsofinterest
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ZAGAT
®
Survey service Ent
ries with theZicon containadditional
ZAGAT information. ZAGATevaluates
restaurants, forexample, invarious wayswith
regard tothe qual ityofthe food, facilities,
service andgives theaverage levelofprices
as well asageneral description. X
Select theentry withtheZicon byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
The ZAGAT evaluationsappea r. 1
ZAGAT evaluations
2 Display ingdetails
X To show adescri ption: selec tDet ails
and pres sW tocon firm. ZAGA
Texam pledesc ription
Point ofint erest listwith characterbar If
you have selected"Sear chingfor apoin tof
int erest byname "(Y page 62)or"Searc hing
for apoint ofinterest byphon enumb er"
(Y page 62),the listofall point sof interest
con tain edinthe digit almap appears.
Proc eedasdesc ribed inthe "Searc hingfora
phon ebook entry" sect ion(Ypage 106).
i IfCOMA NDcan unambig uouslyassign
the char acters entered toone entry,the
address entryappears automatically.
X To sta rtrou tecalcula tion:selectStar t
and press Wtocon firm . Selecting
apoint ofint eres tusing the
map
You canselect points ofinter estthat are
available inthe selected (visible)sectionof
the map.
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Guideinthe navigation system
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
If points ofinter estare available:
Depen dingonthe map scale selected,
point ofinter esticons appear onthe map.
The scale atwhich theicons aredisplayed Entering
pointsofinterest
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on
the map varies according tothe icon.
You canselect theicons thatCOMAND will
display (Ypage 86).
If there arepoints ofinter est,youwillsee
a message tothis effect .
i You also seethis message ifyou have
selected themenu itemNoSymbols under
"Map display "(Y page 86).
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller. Point
ofinterest onthe map
: Infor mation aboutthehighlighted pointof
inter est
; Highlighted pointofinter est
X To select apoint ofint erest :selec t
Nex tor Pre viousand pres sW tocon firm.
X To show details fortheselecti on:selec t
Det ailsand pres sW tocon firm.
X To sta rtrou tecalcu lation: selec tSta rt
and pres sW tocon firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe point
of interest shouldbeused asthe
destination.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes,route guidancestarts.
If you select No,you can choose anew point
of interest . Route
guidance General
notes G
Warning
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destination withouttakingintoaccount the
following, forexample:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright-of- waysigns
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND maygiveincorrec tnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspond withtheactual road/traffic
situation. Forexample, ifthe traffic routing
has been changed orthe direction ofaone-
way road hasbeen reversed.
For this reason, youmust alwaysobserve
appli cable roadandtraffic rulesand
regulations duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system.
Route guidancebegins oncearoute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 54).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destination by
means ofnavigation commandsinthe form
of audib lenavigation announcementsand
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displayscan only beseen
if the display isswitched tonavigation mode.
If you donot follow thenavigation
announc ementsor ifyou leave thecalculated
route, COMAND automatically calculatesa
new route tothe destination .
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
inform ation,thefollowing applies:
R when selecting aroute, COMAND triesto
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Disp
layandd escri ption oflane recom mendation s The
colors used inthelane recomm endatio ndisplay vary,depen dingonwhet herday ornigh t
design isswitc hedon. Lane Day
design Nigh
tdesign Recom
mendedlane B
In this lane, youwillbeable tocom pleteth e
nex ttwo chan gesofdirec tionw itho ut
chan ginglane. Dar
kblue Light
blue Possib
lelane C
In this lane, youwillonly beable tocom plete
the nextchange ofdirection without
changing lanes. Light
blue Dark
blue Lane
notrecommen dedD
In this lane, youwillnotbeable tocomplete
the next change ofdirection without
changing lane. Gray Gray
Interrup
tingorcontinuing route
guidance
Interrup tingroute guidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Cancel RouteGuidance andpress
W toconfirm .
Continuing routeguidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturning cVdthe COMAND
controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Continue RouteGuidance and
press Wtoconfirm .
COMAND calculates theroute. Destination
orarea ofdestination
reached
When youreach yourdestination, COMAND
displa ysacheck eredflagand route guidance
is automatically ended.
For certain pointsofinterest (airports or
freeway intersections),youwillsee theArea
of destination reachedmessage in
addition tothe check eredflag. Route
guidance
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Navi
gationann ounceme nts
Rep eatin gnav igatio nann ounceme nts G
Warn
ing
Na viga tio nanno unceme ntsareinte ndedto
di rec tyou while driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident .
i Audible navigation announcementsare
muted duringatelephone call.
If you have missed anannounc ement,you can
call upthe current announc ementatany
time.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off:press theBbutton during
an announc ement.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The
guidance instructions havebeen
muted.
X To switch on:press Wthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
i COMAND automatically switchesthe
navigation announcementsback onif:
R you have anew route calculated.
R you switch COMAND backonagain or
start theengine. Reducing
volumeduring anavig ation
anno uncemen t The
volumeofan active radioof vide osou rce
can beautomatica llyredu cedduring a
navig ationannou ncement.
X Sele ctNavi inthe mainfunction barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOM AND
controll erand pres sW toconfirm.
X Sele ctAudio Fadeoutand pres sW to
confirm.
The function isswi tched onO oroff ª,
dep endi ngon the previ ousstatus .
Settin gthe volume manuall y X
Adjust thevolu meusing the qcontrol
knob during anavig ationannou ncement.
or
X Sele ct+ inthe map view with the menu
show nand adjus tthe volume usingthe
q cont rolknob. Blocking
arout esecti onaffect edbya
tr af fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Thelength ofthe section of
route tobe blocked canbeadjusted. If
possible, COMAND calculates adetour
around theblocked sectionofthe route.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Routeinthe navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Detour andpress Wtoconfirm .
X To block asection ofthe route: select
Longer orShorter repeatedly andconfirm
using Wuntil thedesired sectionhasbeen
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The length ofthe blockable routesection
is predetermin edbythe digital map.The
menu itemsareavailab leaccordin gly.
X To star trout ecalculation: selectStart
and press Wtoconf irm.
X To delete theblocked section: select
Delete whilethemessage isshown and
press Wtoconf irm.
COMAND calculates theroute without the
block. Selecting
analter native route
With the"Altern ativeroute" function,routes
other thantheoriginal onecanbecalculated.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Routeinthe navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Alternativ eRoute andpress W
to conf irm.
You seetheselected route.Thedisplay now
shows asplit-sc reenview. Onthe left- hand
side, oneormore alternat iveroutes are
shown fromstarttodestinat ion.The
curren troute ishighlighted darkblue; other
alternative routesappear lightblue.
On the right- hand side,inform ationonthe
current lyselected alternative routeis
shown, e.g.length ofroute, estimated
driving timeandestimated timeofarrival.
X To select thenext orprevious
alterna tiveroute:select Nextor
Previous andpress Wtoconf irm.
The selected routeishighlighted darkblue.
X To select theoriginal route:select Back
a correspon dingnumber oftimes andpress
W toconf irm. X
To star trout eguidance usingthe
selected alternativeroute:select Start
and press Wtoconf irm.
COMAND calculates thealternative route. Displaying
destinationinforma tion
You have enteredadestination (Y page 51)
or apoint ofinteres t(Y page 61)and possibly
an intermediate stop(Ypage 59).
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Routeinthe navigat ionsystem
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller and press Wtocon firm.
X Select Destin ationInformationand
press Wtocon firm.
Dest ination information isdisplayed. Ex
ample display: destinationinformation
: Dist ance, estimatedtime ofarrival and
estim atedremainin gdrivin gtime to
int ermediate stop
; Intermediate stopP
= State and city
? Dest ination O
A Dist ance, estimatedtime ofarrival and
estim ateddrivin gtime todestin ation
X To close thedestina tioninform ation:
slide XVY theCOMAND controller orpress
the k backbutton. Rout
eguida nce
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Route
overvi ew
Yo ucan usethe routeove rvie wto move along
the routesecti onbysecti onand view
info rma tion anddeta ils ab ou teach sectiono f
the route.
Yo uha ve ente redade stinati on(Ypage 51)
or apo int ofinte rest(Y page 61)and possibly
an intermediate stop(Ypage 59)).
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Routeinthe navigat ionsystem
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller and press Wtocon firm.
X Select Route Browse rand press Wto
con firm.
At the top ofthe display, youwillsee
infor mation aboutthehighlighted route
sect ion,forexample thedistan cetobe driven
on the road androad designat ion.The
highlighted routesectionismark edinwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNextorPrevio usand
press Wtocon firm.
i Ifthe first orlast route sectionis
highlighted, youcann otselect Previo usor
Next.
X To zoom inor out ofthe map:select N
or M and press Wtocon firm.
X To close therout eoverview: select
Back andpress Wtocon firm. Off-
road andoff-m ap
Impor tantsafet yguidelines G
War
ning
The COMAND navigationsystem maydirect
you tooff- road routes thatyour vehicle may not
becapable oftrav ersing through without
damaging yourtires,wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver’s solerespon sibility todeterm ine
the suitability ofthe route. Off-road routes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriaten essforuse may beaffect edby
various factorssuch astime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cann otbe judged ortake ninto consi derati on
by the COMAND system .
Route guidanc eto ades tinatio nthat is
no ton adig itized road CO
MAND canguide yo uto destina tions
wh ich arewi thi nt he area covered bythe
digital map,butwhich arenot themselves
recorded onthe map.
These destinations areknown asoff-r oad
destinations, whichyoucan enter using the
map, forexample. Inthese cases, COMAND
guides youforaslong aspossible with
navigation announcemen tsand displa yson
roads known tothe system. Example
display:route guidance toan off-r oad
destination
: Off- road destination
; Off- road route section (dashed blue)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Off- road (nostreet names available)
Short lybefore reaching thelast known point
on the map, youwillhear theannounc ement:
You will enter anarea with
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If
the vehicle reaches anarea which isnot part
of the digitalmap, thedisp layapp ears asa
spli t-screen view.Onthe right-hand side,an
arrow appears which points tooff-road
destination :.Youwill hear the
announc ement:"Please followthearrow on
the display" .Asthe vehicle approachesthe
destination, theArea ofdestination
reached message appears.
Route guidance fromanoff-road
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ioniswith inthearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, butthemap does
no tcon tain anyinform ationabout that
locat ion,th eveh icle isin an off-road locat ion.
COMA NDisalso able toguide youtoa
dest inationeven from anoff-road locat ion.
At thest art oftherout eguidan ce,you willsee
th eOff Mapped Roadmes sage, anarro w
and thedist anceto thed estin ation. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe actual
destin ation.
The route ishighlighted blue,startingfrom
the last recogn izedstreet the vehicle wason
before itleft themap.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
kn own tothe system, routeguidance
con tinues inthe usual way.
Rout eguida ncefrom anoff-m ap
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ionisouts idethearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, then theveh icle
is in an off-map locat ion.COMAND isalso
able toguide youtoadestination evenfrom
an off-map location.
At the start ofthe route guidance,youwillsee
the Off Mapped Roadmessage, anarrow
and thedistance tothe destination. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe road left
last.
The route ishighlig htedbluefrom thenearest
road known tothe system. As
soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
known tothe system, routeguidance
cont inues inthe usua lway .
Off-road duringrouteguidance Due
toroad const ruction work,forexample,
there maybedifferences betweenthedata
on the digital mapandtheactual course of
the road.
In such cases, thesystem willtemporarily be
unable tolocate thevehicle position onthe
digital mapandthus considers thevehicle to
be inan off-road position.
In the displa y,you willsee theOff Mapped
Road message, anarrow andthedistance to
the destination. Thearrow shows the
compass headingtothe actual destination.
As soon asthe system canassign thevehicle
position tothe map again,route guidance
cont inues inthe usua lway . Tra
ffic report s Condition
s
To receive real-time trafficreports via
satellite radio,yourequire:
R optionally available satellite radio
equi pment
R asubscription toSIRIUS XMSatellite Radio
Traffic Message Service
Further information onsatellite radiois
avail able inthe "Satellite radio"section
(Y page 123).
COMAND canreceive trafficreports via
satellite radioandtake these intoaccount for
route guidanceinthe navigation system.
Received trafficreports aredispla yedinthe
map either astext oras icons. Real-time
traffic report son the map
COMAND canshow certain trafficincidents
on the map. Traffic reports areshown onthe
map atscales of0.05 mito20 mi. Tr
affic report s
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X
To sho wthe men u:pre ssW the COMAND
contro ller.
X Sel ect Naviby slid ing ZV andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W toconfi rm.
X Sel ect ReadTra fficMes sages
Aut omaticallyand pressW toconfi rm.
Dep endingonthe previous sta te, switch
the optio no nO oroff ª. Recalculating
therout edynam ically
If you have selected Dynamic Route,traffic
reports affectingthe route aretaken into
account forroute calculation.
If you have selected Dynamic RouteOnly
After Request andCOMAND recalculates
the route, aprompt willappear. X
To accept thenewly calculated route:
press Wthe COMAND controller.
X To continue alongtheoriginal route:
select Reject byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. Destination
memory Home
address (Myaddress)
Entering thehome address viaadd ress
entry X
En ter the home address asadestination ,
e.g. asacity, street andhouse number (Y
page 51).Then, savethehome address
without startingroute guidance
(Y page 54).
Adopting anadd ress book entry asa
home address X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select FromMemory andpress Wto
conf irm.
You willsee thedestination memorylist
either withthecharact erbar (option 1)or
as aselection list(option 2).
Option 1:destinat ionmemor ylist with
char acter bar X
Slide ZVtheCOMAN Dcon troller
repeat edlyuntilthe dest inationmemor y
list appears asaselect ionlist.
Opt ion 2:dest inationmem orylistas
selection list Destinat
ionmem ory
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