MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-Class 2009 C208 Comand Manual
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170 NavigationPOIs (Points of Interest)Dialing the POI phone number
Press the 
Call
 soft key in the Route 
guidance menu.
Dialing will begin. In the status bar, the 
off-hook symbol will appear. If the 
person called answers the call, the call 
is active. You talk over the hands-free 
set.
Press K to end the call.iThe 
Call
 soft key is visible if vehicle is 
equipped for phone operation and 
Mercedes-Benz specified mobile 
telephone is inserted in phone cradle.
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171 Navigation
Today’s plan
 
Today’s plan
The today’s plan memory can be used to 
save destinations for which routes can be 
calculated one after the other. 
 
The memory can save a maximum of 18 
destinations.You can add a destination to today’s plan
from the Route guidance menu
from the Last destinations memory and
from the Destination memory.
Press the 
Plan
 soft key in the 
corresponding menu.
The message 
The <address> has 
been added to today’s plan. 
will appear briefly.
Activating today’s plan
Activate the Navigation main menu ( page
 118)
.
Push the joystick to G t o  s e l e c t  m e n u  
item 
Today’s plan
.
Press E.The today’s plan memory will appear. 
The first destination added is at the top 
of the list.
Today’s plan memory
Adding a destination to today’s plan
iThe message 
Today’s plan is 
full. You must delete an entry 
before saving a new one.
 will 
appear if the maximum of 18 
destinations is saved.
iThe menu item 
Today’s plan
 is 
available if destinations are added to 
today’s plan.
The number of saved entries is shown.
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172 NavigationToday’s planAvailable soft keys
Bestway
 soft key:
Sortes entries to obtain the most 
efficient route through all the 
destinations 
( page
 172)
.
Rnd trip
 soft key:
Sortes entries to obtain a route that 
circles through all the destinations and 
eventually ends at the starting position ( page
 172)
.
Del. all
 soft key:
Deletes all entries.
Save
 soft key:
Saves an entry to the destination 
memory.
Details
 soft key:
Shows the entry in full.
Page
 V and 
Page
 v soft keys (if 
available):
Use the 
Page
 V and 
Page
 v soft keys 
to display the next or previous page.
Delete
 soft key:
Deletes the selected entry.
Back
 soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Best way
Press the 
Bestway
 soft key in the 
today’s plan memory.
The today’s plan memory is sorted to 
obtain the most efficient route through 
all the destinations.
Round trip
Press the 
Rnd trip
 soft key in the 
today’s plan memory.
The today’s plan memory is sorted to 
obtain a route that circles through all 
the destinations. The current vehicle location is placed 
at the bottom of today’s plan as Starting position
 entry.
iThe Starting position can be represen-
ted by e.g. a parking lot or an off road 
location.
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173 Navigation
Today’s plan
Display details for starting position
Push the joystick to G to select Starting position
.
Press the 
Details
 soft key.
The address information will appear.
Selecting a destination from the 
today’s plan
Activate the today’s plan.
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).
Press E.The Start route guidance menu will 
appear 
( page
 137)
.
Saving a today’s plan entry in the 
destination memory 
Activate the today’s plan.
Press the 
Save
 soft key.
The Destination memory input menu 
will appear 
( page
 162)
.
Deleting a today’s plan entry
Activate the today’s plan.
Push the joystick to G or g to 
select an entry.
Press the 
Delete
 soft key.
A prompt message will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select 
Yes
.
If you do not want to delete the entry:
Press E to confirm 
No
.
Press E.The system deletes the destination in 
the today’s plan. The entries below the 
destination deleted move up by one 
position.
Deleting all the today’s plan entries
Activate the today’s plan.
Press the 
Del.
 all
 soft key.
A prompt message will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select 
Yes
.
If you do not want to delete the entries:
Press E to confirm 
No
.
Press E.The system deletes all the destination 
entries in the today’s plan.
iWhen you reach the destination, route 
guidance ends and the system deletes 
the today’s plan entry.
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174 NavigationSoftware Updates 
Software Updates
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175 Navigation
Software Updates
1Ejecting DVD2Opening/closing the display unit3Warning message 
Press EJECT to 
close
You can update the system with a new 
navigation DVD. The new DVD may include 
new map/road information.
Starting an updateDVDs are loaded and ejected at the 
navigation module.
Switch the COMAND on 
( page
 34)
.
Ejecting
Press l.The display unit moves forward and 
then tilts down. The DVD NAVIGATION 
slot is visible.
Press the l button left of the 
 
DVD NAVIGATION slot.The navigation module ejects the DVD.The message 
No DVD in drive. 
Please insert Navigation DVD.
 
will appear.
Remove the DVD from the slot.
Warning
G
The display unit can cause injury if 
contacted when open. Please close after 
inserting a navigation DVD. !Do not place anything on the lowered 
display panel 
(i.e. do not use as a shelf)
. 
Placing objects on the lowered display 
panel may result in damage to the 
display or COMAND 
 
unit which is not covered by the 
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. 
iUpdating may take several minutes. 
During updating, the operation of 
COMAND is restricted. You cannot 
switch off the system.iThe navigation module is located 
behind the display unit of the COMAND ( page
 174)
.
iThere are two l buttons. One is on 
the display unit 2. The other is located 
left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot 1 
behind the display.
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176 NavigationSoftware UpdatesLoading
Insert the new navigation DVD into the 
DVD slot with the label side up.The message 
Navigation is 
initializing. Please wait.
 will 
appear.
Press l on the display unit to return 
the display unit to its closed position.The display unit tilts up and then moves 
to the rear.
After that, the COMAND loads the 
software on the DVD.Shortly after that, the progress bar 
appears. After some time, the progress 
bar reaches 100%.The update is completed. You can now 
operate the navigation system again.iInserting a second DVD with another 
DVD still loaded will cause damage to 
the DVD drive which is not covered by 
the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iThe message 
Press EJECT to close
 will 
appear. If l on the display unit is 
not pressed within 20 seconds, eight 
successive series of two beep tones 
will sound to remind you to return the 
display to its closed position by 
pressing l on the display unit. After 
the beep tones COMAND returns the 
display unit to its closed position.
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177
Service
SMS
 
Tele Aid
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178 ServiceGeneral Notes 
General NotesVehicle EquipmentiThis Operator’s manual describes all 
features, standard or optional, 
potentially available for your vehicle at 
the time of purchase. Please be aware 
that your vehicle might not be 
equipped with all features described in 
this manual.
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179 ServiceSMS
 
SMS
With the SMS Received list, you can 
receive SMS messages provided that SMS 
messaging is available from your mobile 
phone service provider.
Activate the System main menu ( page
 40)
.
Press the 
SMS
 soft key.
The Received list will appear.
The status bar shows date and time of 
the message.One line is provided for each message.Symbol = = Message unreadSymbol z = SMS message
iThe functions described here apply if 
your vehicle is equipped with mobile 
phone cradle and a Mercedes-Benz 
specified mobile phone.iIf you have received new SMS 
messages, n is displayed on the 
status bar. Additionally, a message 
received tone is played.
iIf another system is active (e.g. radio), 
a window with the message 
Received a 
new SMS
 appears when SMS message is 
coming in.
SMS Received listiIf there is no SMS message, the 
SMS
 
soft key appears greyed out.
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