MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class SEDAN 2016 W205 Comand Manual

Using an address
Calling up the address entry menu
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Address Entry.
Address entry options
Examples of how you can enter an address:
RCity/ZIP code, street, house number
RCity/ZIP code, street
RCity/ZIP code, center
RCity/ZIP code, street, intersection
RStreet, City/ZIP code, house number
RStreet, City/ZIP code, intersection
The address can be entered faster by entering
the street before the city if the address has an
unusual street name.
While entering an address, you can also switch
to other destination entry options:
RKeyword search (Ypage 61)
RMap (Ypage 66)
RPOI (Ypage 63)
Entering an address
The example shows you how to enter a city,
street and house number for an address, e.g. for
your home address.
XCall up the address entry menu (Ypage 59).
XTo select Street: turn and press the control-
ler.
XEnter BROADWAY. Character entry (Ypage 31).
XTo call up the list: slide5the controller
repeatedly until the character bar disappears.
or
XTo select OK, turn and press the controller.
XTo selectTown: press the controller.
XEnter the city, e.g. NewYork. Then call up the
list and select an entry. Proceed in the same
way as when entering a street.
XTo select No.: press the controller.
XEnter the house number. Then call up the list
and select an entry. Proceed in the same way
as when entering a street.
The address entry menu shows the address.
The adjacent map section shows the destina-
tion.
The city in which the vehicle is currently located
(current vehicle position) is at the top of the list
of cities. When entering an address as the des-
tination, the locations for which route guidance
has already been carried out are more promi-
nently available.
You can enter any of the cities, streets, ZIP
codes, etc. which are stored in the digital map.
State/province and city are sufficient to start
navigating. You can enter either a city or a ZIP
code. The street and house number complete
the destination address.
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Entering additional address data
You can enter additional address data:
RState/province
You can useLast Used
to select the last
selected state (USA) or province (Canada).
You can also select Mexico and The Bahamas.
RZIP code
Entering a ZIP code will delete a previously
entered city.
RCenter
Entering a center will delete a previously
entered street.
RIntersection
Entering an intersection will delete a previ-
ously entered house number.
XCall up the address entry menu (Ypage 59).
XTo select State/Province,ZIP Code, Cen‐teror Intersection: turn, slide 6and
press the controller.
XEnter and select the address element.
Saving an address
You can store the address entered as:
Ra home address in the address book
Ra navigable address book contact
For further information on the address book,
see (
Ypage 108)
Ra personal destination on the SD card
(Ypage 83).
XCall up the address entry menu (Ypage 59).
XTo select Save: slide6, turn and press the
controller.
XAs the home address: selectAs "My
Address".
The home address is stored in the list of con-
tacts under the entry My Address
.
XAs a contact:selectAs New Contact.
XSelect Not Classified,Homeor Work.
XEnter a surname and first name (Ypage 30).
XTo select OK: turn and press the controller.
The destination address is saved in the
address book as a navigable contact.
Starting route calculation
:To view the vicinity of the destination
The entered destination appears in the address
entry menu.
XTo confirm StartorContinue: press the
controller.
If you select Start
: the route is calculated
with the current route settings (Ypage 56).
While route calculation is in progress, an
arrow will indicate the direction to your des-
tination. Once the route has been calculated,
route guidance begins. If the vehicle is trav-
eling on a non-digitized road, the system dis-
plays the linear distance to the destination,
the direction to the destination and the Road
Not Mappedmessage.
Selection Continue
: IfCalculate Alter‐native Routesis activated, alternative
routes are calculated (Ypage 57). You can
display these and select them for route guid-
ance (
Ypage 78).
If route guidance has already been activated,
a prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to end the current route guidance.
XTo select YesorSet as IntermediateDestination: turn and press the controller.
Yescancels the current route guidance and
starts route calculation to the new destina-
tion.
Set as Intermediate Destination
adds
the new destination in addition to the existing
destination and opens the intermediate des-
tinations list.
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iThe route is calculated using the digital map
data. The calculation time depends on the
distance from the destination, for example.
The calculated route may differ from the ideal
route, e.g. due to roadworks or incomplete
map data. Please also refer to the notes about the digital map (
Ypage 89).
XTo call up the keyword search: selectè
by sliding 6, turning and pressing the con-
troller in the address entry menu.
XTo view the vicinity of the destination: to
select :, turn and press the controller.
You can explore the destination area.
Requirement for exploring a destination
(USA): mbrace must be activated for Internet
access (
Ypage 125).
Requirement for exploring a destination (Can- ada): a mobile phone is connected to the mul-
timedia system via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 96)
or USB (Ypage 167).
Keyword search
Entering keywords
The keyword search is used to help find desti-
nations using fragments of words. The keyword
search is tolerant of errors.
It can be used for an address or a POI. For exam-
ple, you can search for the Empire State Building
in New York.
The keyword search finds geographically toler-
ant hits. If, for example, you are searching for a
street located on the edge of a major city, the
search will also cover adjacent smaller cities.
The keyword search supports languages using
Latin characters.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Keyword Search.
XEnter the first few letters of the city and
street, e.g. NEWandEMP.
While entering the information, the number of
exact matches/all hits is shown.
---/---
is displayed if fewer than three char-
acters have been entered.
999+
is displayed if there are too many hits.
XSelect the ¬symbol.
The search results are displayed
(
Ypage 61).
Selecting search results
The search results are divided into categories,
such as addresses. The number of exact/total
hits is shown in brackets.
Further search results are displayed, if POI
Searchand/orFuzzy Searchare activated in
the search options (Ypage 62).
XTo select Addresses: press the controller.
The search results are displayed.
Exact hits are shown at the very top of the list.
Hits are listed alphabetically. The search term
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that you entered is highlighted in orange in the
entries.
XSelect an entry: turn and press the controller.
The address entry menu appears, showing the
destination address.
XTo start route calculation:selectStart.
XTo select a POI: selectPOIsintheVicin‐
ityorAll POIsby turning and pressing the
controller.
A list appears. The search results are dis-
played according to the linear distance, start-
ing with those closest.
XSelect a POI.
The POI is shown.
XTo start route calculation: select Start.
XTo use online search:selectOnline
Searchby turning and pressing the control-
ler.
The search switches to the online functions.
Online search requirement (USA): mbrace
must be activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 125).
Requirement for the online map display (Can-
ada): a mobile phone is connected to the mul-
timedia system via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 96)
or USB (Ypage 167).
Selecting search options
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Keyword Search.
XTo select Search Options: slide5, turn
and press the controller.
XSelect Fuzzy SearchorPOI Search.
Switch the setting on Oor off ª.
The error-tolerant search is useful if parts of
the address are incomplete or the spelling is
unclear.
The POI search takes into account points of
interest in the search.
Selecting a state/province
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Keyword Search.
XTo select State/Province: slide5, turn
and press the controller.
States/provinces are sorted alphabetically.
XTo select a state/province: turn and press the
controller.
Using online search
Requirement (USA): mbrace must be activated
for Internet access (Ypage 125).
Requirement (Canada): a mobile phone is con-
nected to the multimedia system via Bluetooth
®
(Ypage 96) or USB (Ypage 167).
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Keyword Search.
XTo select OnlineSearch: slide5, turn and
press the controller.
The search switches to the online functions.
Selecting a destination from the list of
last destinations
The last 50 destinations are stored automati-
cally.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect From Previous Destinations.
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XSelect the destination.
The address entry menu appears, showing the
destination address.
XTo start route calculation:selectStart.
Selecting an address book contact as
a destination
You can select navigable address book contacts
as the destination. These are identified by the
Lsymbol. If you have already entered and
saved your home address, you can select this as
the destination by using My Address
.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect From Contacts.
XSelect the destination.
The address entry menu appears, showing the
contact and associated destination address.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart.
Selecting a destination from POIs
Calling up the POI menu
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect From POIs.
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Defining theposition for th ePOI searc h
SelectionInstructions
NearDestination
(whe nrout eguidanc eis
active )
XCall up th ePOI men u (Ypage 63).
XTo selectNea rDestination:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelect aPOI category (Ypage 65).
CurrentPosition
Searches in th evicinit yof
th ecurren tvehicle posi-
tion .
XCall up th ePOI men u (Ypage 63).
XTo selectCurren tPosition:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelect aPOI category (Ypage 65).
Other City
Afterenterin g acity, th e
search is performed
within th ecity' sbounda-
rie s
Option 1
XCall up th ePOI men u (Ypage 63).
XTo selectOther Cit y:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelectth estate/province (Ypage 60), if desired.
XEnterth ecity (Ypage 59).
XSelec t aPOI category (Ypage 65).
Option 2
XEnter acity in th eaddress entr ymen u (Ypage 59).
XTo selec tPOI s:slid e6 ,turn and press th econtroller .
XSelect aPOI category (Ypage 65).
Search By Nam e
Searches forall POI son
th edigita lmap or around
on eof th ethree previ-
ousl yspecifie dposition s
XCall up th ePOI men u (Ypage 63).
XTo selectSearch By Nam e:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelectAllPOI sor on eof th ethree previously selecte dpositions.
The POI list wit hcharacte rbar appears .
XEnter aname.
or
XTo selec tMercedes-Ben zService:turn and press th econtroller .
Search By Phone Num ‐ber
AllPOI swit h a telephon e
number can be selected.
XCall up th ePOI men u (Ypage 63).
XTo selectSearch By Phone Number:turn and press th econtrol-
ler .
You will see alist of phone numbers.
XEnte rth etelephon enumber .
The telephon enumber consist sof :
Rth ecountry code (international dialing code)
Rth eare acode
Whe nenterin gth eare acode, omit th eleadin g"0"
Rth etelephon enumber of th eparticipatin gcaller
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Selecting a POI category
POI categories appear after choosing the menu
itemsNear Destination,Current Positionand after entering another city.
XTurn and press the controller.
The Gsymbol after an entry shows that fur-
ther categories are available.
XSelect a sub-category.
The POI search covers a 240 mi (400 km)
radius around the selected position.
Once the search is completed, the POI list is
displayed.
The search results display the following infor-
mation:
Ran arrow that shows the linear direction to
the POI (search around vehicle position)
Rthe linear distance to the POI
Rthe name of the POI
XSelect a point of interest (Ypage 65).
The complete address of the POI is shown.
Selecting a POI
Requirement for "Calling up a POI": a mobile
phone must be connected to the multimedia
system (
Ypage 96).
Requirements for "Viewing the vicinity of the
destination" and "Loading data from the Inter-
net" (USA): mbrace must be activated for Inter-
net access (
Ypage 125).
Requirements for "Viewing the vicinity of the
destination" and "Loading data from the Inter-
net" (Canada): a mobile phone must be connec-
ted to the multimedia system via Bluetooth
®
(Ypage 96) or USB (Ypage 167).
The complete address of the POI is shown.
XTo view the vicinity of the destination:
select :by turning and pressing the con-
troller.
If street images are available, the street in the
vicinity of the destination address is shown.
XTo call up the map: selectMap.
XMove the map, change the map scale
(Ypage 66) and select the POI.
3D POIs can be displayed in an all-round view
(
Ypage 65)
XTo call up a POI: selectCall.
If a phone number is available, the multimedia
system switches to the telephone function.
XTo load data from the Internet: selectwww.
If an Internet address is available, data is loa-
ded from the Internet.
XTo store a POI: selectSave.
The POI can be saved as:
Rhome address
Ra navigable address book contact
(Ypage 108)
Ra personal destination on the SD card
(Ypage 83).
XTo start route calculation: selectStartor
Continue
by turning and pressing the con-
troller.
If Calculate Alternative Routes
is acti-
vated (Ypage 56), Continueis available.
Rotating a 3D POI
Realistically modeled buildings are shown on
the map in an all-round view. These 3D POIs are
sights or buildings of regional importance, e.g. a
main railway station.
3D POIs can be turned on the 20 m, 50 m and
100 m map scales. To aid orientation, the points
of the compass are shown while turning.
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XSelect a point of interest (Ypage 65).
XTo selectMap: turn and press the controller.
XSelect a 3D POI from the map using PreviousorNext.
If the 3D POI is marked in gold, you can select
3D
.
XSelect 3D.
The 3D POI turns on its own axis.
XTo exit the all-round view, press the control-
ler.
Using the map
:Crosshair
;Distance of crosshair position from current
vehicle position
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Using Map.
The map with crosshair is shown.
XTo move the map: slide1, 4or2
the controller.
XTo change the map scale: turn the controller
until the desired map scale is selected.
The scale is displayed at the bottom.
To enlarge the map: turn the controller coun-
ter-clockwise.
To zoom the map out: turn the controller
clockwise.
XTo select a destination: press the controller.
The list contains the Menu
menu item. If sev-
eral destinations are available in the area
around the crosshair, these are also dis-
played.
XTo show the menu: press the controller.
XTo select a destination from the selection list:
turn and press the controller.
If the digital map provides navigable address
data, you will see the destination address in
the address entry menu.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart.
Entering intermediate destinations
Introduction
You can also map the route to the destination
yourself by entering up to four intermediate des-
tinations. The sequence of the intermediate des-
tinations can be changed at any time.
The multimedia system provides a selection of
predefined destinations in eight categories for
this purpose, such as Gas Station
. You can
also use the destination entry options to enter
intermediate destinations.
Creating intermediate destinations
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XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Intermediate Destinations.
The destination is entered in the intermediate
destinations menu.
XTo select Add New:: press the controller.
XTo select a POI category or Other: turn and
press the controller.
After selecting one of the eight POI catego-
ries, available POIs are displayed:
Ralong the route
Rin the vicinity
The multimedia system first searches for des-
tinations on the route. The search for desti-
nations is then initiated in the area around the
current vehicle position.
XAfter selecting Other, select one of the des-
tination entry options.
SelectionStep
AddressEntryXEnter a destination by
address (Ypage 59).
KeywordSearchXSelect a destination
using a keyword search
(
Ypage 61).
From Previ‐ous Destina‐tions
XSelect a destination
from the list of last des-
tinations (
Ypage 62).
FromContactsXSelect a contact from
the address book as the
destination (
Ypage 63).
From POIsXSelect a point of interest (Ypage 63).
SelectionStep
Using MapXEnter a destination using
the map (Ypage 66).
From MemoryCardXSelect a personal POI
(Ypage 71).
FromMercedes-Benz Apps
XEnter a destination from
Mercedes-Benz Apps
(
Ypage 69).
Using Geo-CoordinatesXEnter a destination using
the geo-coordinates
(
Ypage 69).
XTo select a POI: turn the controller and pressto confirm.
After selecting a POI or entering a destination,
the address of the intermediate destination is
displayed.
After entering a destination using the map,
the address entry menu is displayed. Start
is
highlighted.
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XTo call up a map:selectMapby turning and
pressing the controller.
You can move the map and select the desti-
nation.
XTo make a call: selectCall.
If the intermediate destination has a tele-
phone number and a mobile phone is con-
nected to the multimedia system
(
Ypage 96), the call is connected.
XTo load data from the Internet: selectwww.
If an Internet address is available, data is loa- ded from the Internet.
XTo store an intermediate destination in
the destination memory: selectSave
(Ypage 83).
XTo accept an intermediate destination:
selectStart
by pressing the controller.
The destination is entered in the intermediate
destinations menu.
If Calculate Alternative Routes
is acti-
vated (Ypage 56), instead of Start, menu
point Continueis available.
Editing intermediate destinations
You can perform the following functions:
Rchange intermediate destinations
Rswitch the sequence of the intermediate des-
tinations in the intermediate destinations
menu
Rdelete intermediate destinations
iYou cannot edit POIs.
XTo select an intermediate destination in the
intermediate destinations menu: turn and
press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo change an intermediate destination:
select Edit
in the menu.
XChange the address, e.g. the city and street.
XTo select OK: turn and press the controller.
The intermediate destinations menu appears
and displays the changed intermediate desti-
nation.
You can enter the intermediate destinations and
the destination in any order. To change the
order, at least one intermediate destination and
the destination must be entered.
XTo change the order: in the menu, select
Move
.
XTurn the controller and move the intermediate destination or destination to the desired posi-
tion.
XPress the controller.
XTo delete an intermediate destination:
select Delete
in the menu.
Accepting intermediate destinations
for the route
XTo select Start Route Guidancein the
intermediate destinations menu: press the
controller.
The route is calculated with the entered inter-
mediate destinations.
If an intermediate destination was passed
during route guidance, a green tick mark will
be entered in the intermediate destinations
menu. Once the route has been recalculated,
the intermediate destination is deleted from
the intermediate destinations menu.
Saving as a personal route
You can save a route including intermediate
destinations on the SD card.
Requirements: the SD card has the FAT data
system format (e.g. FAT32).
XInsert the SD memory card (Ypage 152).
XTo select Save As Personal Routein the
intermediate destinations menu: press the
controller.
An input field appears.
XEnter a file name in the input field. Press OKto
confirm.
The route is saved to the SD memory card.
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