MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-Class 2009 C208 Comand Manual
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160 NavigationDuring route guidanceTrail settingsWith this function is active, the COMAND 
records a trail every time the vehicle is in 
an OFF ROAD area (more than 0.25 miles 
away from a digitized road).The system places trail dots on the screen 
until it matches to a digitized road again.
In the Settings menu 
( page
 155)
, 
press the 
Trail
 soft key.
The options 
On
 and 
Off
 are displayed.
1Percentage of used memory
The symbol _ indicates the present 
setting.
Move the E joystick in g or G 
direction to select the option with the 
symbol -.
Press E.Depending on the previous setting, the 
Trail is switched on or off.
Press the 
Back
 soft key to confirm and 
return to the map.
Delete a trailIf there is a trail in memory, you can delete 
it.
Press the 
Clear
 soft key.
The message 
Are you sure you 
want to clear all trails?
 will 
appear in a window.
Push the joystick to H to select 
Yes
.
Press E.The trail is deleted.
If you don’t want to delete a trail
Press E to confirm 
No
.
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161 Navigation
Last destinations and destination memory
 
Last destinations and destination memory
The 
Last destinations
 memory 
automatically saves last destinations to 
which you have started route guidance. 
The memory can save a maximum of 50 
destinations.
You can save your current position as a 
destination in the memory 
( page
 121)
. 
Such destinations are marked with _.Activating the last destination memory
Activate the Navigation main menu ( page
 118)
.
Push the joystick to G to select menu 
item 
Last
 destinations
.
Press E.The last destinations list is displayed. 
The most recent destination is at the 
top of the list.
Selecting a destination from the last 
destinations memory
Push the joystick to G or g to 
select an entry.
Use the 
Page
 soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).
Now you can
start route guidance to the selected 
entry 
( page
 162)
add the selected entry to today’s plan ( page
 171)
Press the 
Plan
 soft key.
save the selected entry in the 
destination memory
To do this, press the 
Save
 soft key.
Further operation is explained in 
chapter “Saving destination in the 
destination memory” 
( page
 162)
view details on the selected entry (if 
available)
Press the 
Details
 soft key.
delete the selected entry 
( page
 162)
Last destinations memoryiThe home address is not saved in the 
last destinations memory. 
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162 NavigationLast destinations and destination memoryStarting route guidance to a last 
destination
Select a destination from the 
Last
  
destinations
 memory.
Press E.The Start route guidance menu will 
appear 
( page
 137)
.
Deleting a destination from the last 
destinations memory
Select a destination from the 
Last
  
destinations
 memory.
Press the 
Delete
 soft key.
An inquiry menu appears asking if the 
destination selected is to be deleted 
from the Last destinations memory.
Push the joystick to H to select 
Yes
.
Press E to confirm if you want to 
delete.The destination is deleted.
In the destination memory, you can save 
destinations under freely assignable 
names. The memory can save a maximum 
of 200 destinations.Saving a destination in the destination 
memory  
In the Start route guidance menu ( page
 137)
, press the 
Save
 soft key.
or
Select a destination in the 
Last 
destinations
 memory 
( page
 161)
 
and press the 
Save
 soft key.
or
Select a destination in the Today’s plan 
memory 
( page
 171)
 and press the 
Save
 soft key.
You can now
save the destination under a new name or
confirm the given destination name 
Press E.The message 
The address was 
saved as <name>
 will appear.
After that, the Start route guidance 
menu, the 
Last destinations
 
memory or the Today’s plan 
memory reappear.
Destination memory
iIf a POI is used, the POI name appears 
as default. 
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163 Navigation
Last destinations and destination memory
Create a new name
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.
Press E to confirm the entry.The message 
The address has 
been saved as <name>
 will appear.
After that, the Start route guidance 
menu, the 
Last destinations
 
memory or the Today’s plan memory 
reappear.
Activating the destination memory 
Activate the Navigation main menu ( page
 118)
.
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select menu item 
Destination 
memory
.
Press E.The destination memory will appear. 
The destination memory is sorted in 
alphabetical order.
Selecting a destination from the 
destination memoryActivating the listing for the desired letter
Activate the destination memory.
Push the joystick to H or h until the 
listing for the desired letter appears.With every push of the joystick the 
display changes to the next possible 
letter. 
or
Press 2 to 9 of the 12-button 
keypad. Press a key once or several 
times in quick succession until the 
listing for the desired letter appears.iE.g.: Key 5Press 1 x = access to listing for letter JPress 2 x = access to listing for letter KPress 3 x = access to listing for letter L
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164 NavigationLast destinations and destination memoryCategory 
Others
At the end of the letter list follows the 
category 
Others
. 
Press * to access.Category 
Others
 includes entries 
without names or names starting with a 
special character (e.g. +, !, * etc.).
Selecting a destination
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a destination in the listing.
Use the 
Page
 soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).
Now you can
start route guidance to the selected 
destination
add the selected entry to today’s plan ( page
 171)
Press the 
Plan
 soft key.
view details on the selected 
destination (if available)
To do this, press the 
Details
 soft 
key.
delete the selected destination
Starting route guidance to a destination 
from the destination memory
Select a destination from the 
destination memory.
Press E.The Start route guidance menu will 
appear 
( page
 137)
.
Deleting a destination in the destination 
memory
Select a destination from the 
destination memory.
Press the 
Delete
 soft key.
A prompt message appears.
Push the joystick to H to select 
Yes
.
Press E.The system deletes the navigation 
entry from the destination memory.
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165 Navigation
POIs (Points of Interest)
 
POIs (Points of Interest)
This function allows you to select Points of 
Interest such as gas stations, parking 
facilities or shopping centers.
Activating the Navigation main menu ( page
 118)
.
Push the joystick to G t o  s e l e c t  m e n u  
item 
Points of interest
.
Press E.The Select POI category menu will 
appear.
Selecting a POI categorySelect POI category menu
iYou can also select a POI 
in the Start route guidance menu ( page
 131)
 or during route 
guidance 
( page
 148)
on the map 
( page
 168)
by entering a phone number ( page
 169)
.
Entering POIs
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166 NavigationPOIs (Points of Interest)Available soft keys
Name
 soft key:
Brings you to the Enter POI menu ( page
 167)
.
Details
 soft key:
Shows all information about the POI 
category.
Page
 V and 
Page
 v soft keys:
Use the 
Page
 V and 
Page
 v soft keys 
to display the next or previous page.
Back
 soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Push the joystick to G or g to 
select the desired POI category.
Press E.The Find menu will appear.
Find menuYou can select between the following 
menu items:
Sort by distance
:
The Select POI list will appear.
Within a city
:
The Enter city menu will appear ( page
 167)
. Select a Point of Interest 
around any location.
By name
:
The Enter POI menu will appear ( page
 167)
.
Press E to confirm 
Sort
 by 
distance
.
The Select POI list will appear.
Selecting a POISelect POI listThe list shows the available POIs with 
direction, distance and name. The nearest 
POI is on top of the list.
Press the 
Details
 soft key if required.
Details on the POI are shown.
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167 Navigation
POIs (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
 137)
.
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
 129)
.
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
 137)
.
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
 137)
.
iIf menu item 
By
 name
 is chosen, the 
corresponding category symbol will 
appear in first line. 
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168 NavigationPOIs (Points of Interest)
Press c.The full view of the map will appear. 
Your current position and the special 
destinations are indicated by symbols.
Press any soft key.The soft key displays will appear.
If required, move the map pushing the 
joystick to H, h, g, G,F or 
f.
Press the 
POIs
 soft key.
One of the POI is spotlighted. The name 
belonging to it is shown on the status 
bar.
Use the 
Next
 or 
Prev.
 soft key
 
to select the desired POI.
Press the 
Details
 soft key if required.
Details on the POI selected are shown.
Press E.The Start route guidance menu will 
appear 
( page
 137)
.
Selecting a POI on the mapiYou can define which symbols will be 
shown on the map 
( page
 156)
.
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169 Navigation
POIs (Points of Interest)
If a phone number is associated with a POI, 
the number can be used to select a 
destination and making a call. The 
database uses phone numbers in the USA 
and Canada.
Activating the Navigation main menu ( page
 118)
.
Push the joystick to G to select menu 
item 
Phone number
.
Press E.The 
Enter POI phone number
 menu will 
appear.
Use the number keys 1 through 0 
to enter the phone number.
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.When the number is complete, the ( 
field is highlighted.
Press E.The Start route guidance menu will 
appear 
( page
 137)
.
Entering a POI by phone numberiThe menu always appears with the “1” 
prefix in first line.
iNumbers not available for entry are 
greyed out.
iMultiple matches to a phone number 
can occur if several businesses share a 
number, or if a central number is used 
to cover multiple locations. In these 
cases, you will see a list to choose 
among them.
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