MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-Class 2008 C209 Comand Manual
Page 151 of 232
151 Navigation*
Destination input
Press the State soft key
in the Enter street menu 
(
page 150)
in the Enter city menu (page 157).
The Select state/province menu will 
appear.
Select state/province menu
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a state.
Press E.
The Enter street menu will reappear 
and shows the new state code in the 
middle of the screen.
Toggling between State and Province 
list
You can toggle between states in the USA 
and provinces in Canada.
Push the joystick to H or h.
State of Hawaii
When on the mainland, you cannot choose 
destinations in Hawaii, because these are 
in a database separate from the USA/
Canada. Similarly, when in Hawaii, you cannot choose mainland destinations. The 
message 
You must change the state 
or province in order to use that 
destination
 will appear in this case, if 
such a destination is selected from the last 
destinations memory (
page 191), the 
destination memory (
page 193) or as 
home address (
page 163).
Choose another state or province. 
The warning message 
This selec-
tion will restart the system. 
Last destinations may not be 
available, and today’s plan 
will be erased. Do you wish to 
continue?
 will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select Yes.
Press E to restart.
Selecting the state/province
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Use the State list for selecting states in 
the USA and the Province list for 
selecting provinces in Canada.
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If you have already calculated a route, 
you can toggle to the Last list, which 
contains up to 5 last selected states or 
provinces.
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After such a restart, Today’s Plan 
entries are all deleted. Destinations in 
the previous area (for example in Last 
Destinations) are kept so that you can 
access and delete them.  
Page 152 of 232
152 Navigation*
Destination input
Entering a street
In the Enter street menu (page 150) 
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.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to 
9 and 0 to enter digits.
Press the Delete soft key if 
necessary.
The character last entered by the 
system is deleted.
Back to the previous menu
Press the Back soft key.
Confirming a street (menu)
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
or
Select the ( symbol. Push the 
joystick to h, H, g or G to do 
so.
Press E.
Entering destination address
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If you enter the first character, the 
State and City soft keys disappear.
The status bar shows the number of 
current matches.
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For quicker input, COMAND offers 
available characters from the character 
set based on your selections and the 
names of the streets stored on the 
navigation DVD. The character 
selected appears magnified.
Greyed out characters are not available 
and cannot be selected. 
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If there is only one match for the 
entered street name, the ( symbol is 
highlighted automatically. 
Page 153 of 232
153 Navigation*
Destination input
or
Press the List soft key.
The street list will appear. You can now 
select a street.
Selecting a street
Select street list
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a street.
Available soft keys:
Press the Details soft key to see all 
information about the street entry.
Use the Page V and Page v soft keys 
to display the next or previous page.
Press the Back s o f t  k e y  t o  r e t u r n  t o  t h e  
previous menu.
Confirming a street (list)
Press E to confirm your selection.
The Enter house number menu will 
appear.Entering a house number
Enter house number menu
The first line shows the available house 
number range.
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You can enter an intersection instead 
of the house number. You cannot enter 
both.  
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154 Navigation*
Destination input
You can use the following functions
entering the house number
entering any house number by pressing 
the 
Any # soft key
selecting an intersection to that street 
(
page 156).
Press the appropriate number keys 
0, 1 to 9. 
or
Push the joystick to h, H, g or 
G to select the numbers. After each 
selection, press E.
Push the joystick to F or f to 
select numbers diagonally.
or
Press the Any # soft key to select the 
available address range of the chosen 
street.Confirming a house number
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
or
Select the ( symbol. Push the 
joystick to h, H, g or G to do 
so.
Press E.
The Select city list (
page 155) will 
appear.
or
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For quicker input, COMAND offers 
available numbers from the number 
set based on your selections and the 
house numbers stored on the 
navigation DVD. The number 
selected appears magnified.
Greyed out numbers are not available 
and cannot be selected.
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Each option is possible as long as the 
entered house number is available 
from the information stored on the 
DVD. 
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If there is only one match for the 
entered house number, the ( symbol 
is highlighted automatically. 
Page 155 of 232
155 Navigation*
Destination input
The Start route guidance menu 
(
page 167) will appear, if the entered 
address information (street name and 
house number) is unique in the 
selected state or province.
or
The Enter city menu will appear if more 
than 7 cities share the entered address 
information (street name and house 
number).
Confirming a city
Select city list
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a city.
Available soft keys:
Press the Details soft key to see all 
information about the city entry.
Use the Page V and Page v soft keys 
to display the next or previous page (if 
available).
Press the Back s o f t  k e y  t o  r e t u r n  t o  t h e  
previous menu.
Press E to confirm your selection.
The Start route guidance menu 
(
page 167) will appear.Entering a cross street
You can enter a cross street with the 
previously entered street.
In the Enter house number menu 
(
page 153), press the Cross st 
soft key.
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. 
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156 Navigation*
Destination input
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to 
9 and 0.
Press the Delete soft key if 
necessary.
The character last entered is deleted.Back to the previous menu
Press the Back soft key.
Confirming a cross street (menu)
Press E longer than 2 seconds to 
confirm your entry.
or
Select the ( symbol. Push the 
joystick to h, H, g or G to do 
so.
Press E.
or
Press the List soft key.
The Select cross street list will appear. 
You can now select a street.Selecting a cross street
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a city.
Available soft keys:
Press the Details soft key to see all 
information about the street entry.
Use the Page V and Page v soft keys 
to display the next or previous page.
Press the Back soft key to return to the 
previous menu.
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The status bar shows the number of 
current matches.
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For quicker input, COMAND offers 
available characters from the character 
set based on your selections and the 
names of the streets stored on the 
navigation DVD. The character 
selected appears magnified.
Greyed out characters are not available 
and cannot be selected.  
Page 157 of 232
157 Navigation*
Destination input
Confirming a cross street (list)
Press E to confirm.
The Start route guidance menu 
(
page 167) will appear.
Entering a city
Press the City soft key in the Enter 
street menu (
page 150).
Enter city menu
The most recently entered destination is 
shown in the upper area.You can now
enter a city name or 
accept the city name shown
Available soft keys:
Map soft key:
Brings you to the destination input 
directly above the map (
page 161).
State soft key:
Brings you to the state/province 
selection (
page 151).
List soft key:
Brings you to a list of cities with the 
previously input street.
Delete soft key:
The character last entered or the 
character last accepted by the system 
is deleted.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
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The currently set state is identified by 
the state code in the middle of the 
screen.
If the vehicle location is in Canada, this 
soft key appears as 
Province. 
Page 158 of 232
158 Navigation*
Destination input
In the Enter city menu 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.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to 
9 and 0.
Press the Delete soft key if 
necessary.
The character last entered is deleted.
Back to the previous menu
Press the Back soft key.
Confirming a city (menu)
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
or
Select the ( symbol. Push the 
joystick to h, H, g or G to do 
so.
Press E.
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If you enter the first character, the Map 
and 
State soft keys and a city name 
already available disappear.
The status bar shows the number of 
current matches.
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For quicker input, COMAND offers 
available characters from the character 
set based on your selections and the 
names of the cities stored on the 
navigation DVD. The character 
selected appears magnified.
Greyed out characters are not available 
and cannot be selected. 
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If there is only one match for the 
entered city name, the ( symbol is 
highlighted automatically. 
Page 159 of 232
159 Navigation*
Destination input
or
Press the List soft key.
The city list will appear. You can now 
select a city.
Selecting a city
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a city.Available soft keys:
Press the Details soft key to see all 
information about the city entry.
Use the Page V and Page v soft keys 
to display the next or previous page.
Press the Back s o f t  k e y  t o  r e t u r n  t o  t h e  
previous menu.
Press E to confirm your selection.
The Enter street menu will appear. You 
can now enter a street.Enter parking
The Start route guidance menu will appear 
after entering a destination address.
Here you can select parking nearby.
Start route guidance menu
Press the Parking soft key.
The Parking lot selection map is 
displayed.
or
The message 
No parking near the 
destination
 will appear. 
Page 160 of 232
160 Navigation*
Destination input
Selecting a parking lot
The map is displayed and shows the 
destination and the available parking lots.
One of the parking lot is spotlighted. The 
name belonging to it is shown on the 
status bar.
Use the Next or Prev. soft key to 
select a parking lot on the map.
Press the Details soft key to see 
more information about the parking lot.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will 
appear (
page 167).