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131 Navigation*
During route guidance
Switching automatic toggling ON/OFF 
In the Display menu, press the
(page 127) Auto soft key.
Option On and Off appears.

Use  or to select the desired
option.

Press .Depending on the previous setting, au-
tomatic map toggling will be switched
ON or OFF.

Finally, press the Back soft key.
You can select whether the full-screen and
split-screen map scales are to be set to-
gether (default setting) or individually.

In the Display menu, press the
(page 127) Zoom soft key.
The Default setting and Manual op-
tions appear.

Default setting option:
The scales for full-screen and split-
screen map display are always
identical. Changing the scale
(page 119) on one map likewise
changes the scale of the other map.

Manual option:
The scales can be different. Chang-
ing the scale on one map has no ef-
fect on the current scale of the
other map.

Use  or  to select the desired op-
tion.

Press .
Depending on the previous setting, the
Default setting (identical scale) or
Manual (individual scale) option is acti-
vated.

Finally, press the Back soft key.
iThe solid circle shows the current
setting.
Scales for full-screen and
split-screen map display
iThe solid circle shows the current
setting.

132 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memoryThe Last destinations memory auto-
matically stores the last destination for
which route guidance had been started. A
maximum of 50 destinations can be
stored.
The current vehicle position can also be
stored as a destination in this memory
(page 101 or 127). Such destinations
are marked with the symbol.
Retrieving last destinations

Call up the Navigation main menu
(page 98).

Use to select the Last
destinations menu item.

Press .
The list of last destinations is dis-
played. The most recently stored desti-
nation is at the top of the list.Selecting a destination from the last
destinations memory

Retrieve the last destinations
(page 132).

Use or  to select an entry.
The Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.The following options are now available:

Start route guidance to the selected
entry (
page 133).

Delete the selected entry
(page 133).

Store the selected entry in the destina-
tion memory:
Press the Save soft key for this pur-
pose.
Refer to “Saving a destination in the
destination memory” section
(page 133) for the remaining
steps.

Display of details on the selected entry
(if available):
Press the Details soft key for this
purpose.
Last destinations memory

134 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memory
If necessary, press the Delete soft key
to delete the character last entered.

Upon completion of the name entry
press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds,
or

Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press .
The system will save the address.
Calling up the destination memory


Call up the Navigation main menu
(page 98).

Use  or  to select the
Destination memory menu item.

Press .
The destination memory appears.Selecting a destination in the
Destination memory

Call up the destination memory
(page 134).

Use, , , or  to select the
desired entry.
The following options are now available:

Start route guidance to the selected
destination (
page 135).

Delete the selected destination
(page 135).

Display the details of the selected des-
tination (if available):
Press the Details soft key for this
purpose.
iDo not confuse the Delete soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
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137 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
POIs main menu
Selection of one of the following menu
items is possible:
Current position:
Selecting a POI in the local area
(page 137).

Select city
Selecting a POI in any city
(page 138).

Global destinations:
A POI from global categories can be se-
lected (
page 138). The selection is
restricted to the region entered last;
however, the region selection can be
changed.

In the POIs main menu, (
page 137)
select the Current position menu
item.

Press .
A list of POI categories appears for the
selection of a category.Selecting a POI category

Useor  to select a category.

Press .
If you have selected the Restaurant
category, another list will be displayed
from which you can select a sub-cate-
gory, e.g. Chinese food.
If you have selected a different catego-
ry, this will take you straight to the list
of POIs.
Selecting POI in the local area of the
current location

140 Navigation*POIs (Points of Interest)
Press 
or

In the Enter Destination menu, press
the (
page 102) Map soft key.
The full-screen map appears. Symbols
indicate the current location and POIs.

If required, use, , , , ,
or  to move the map.

If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
.
Press the Symbol soft key.
A POI is selected and highlighted in col-
or. Its name appears in the status bar.

Press the Prev. or Next soft key to se-
lect the desired POI.

Press the Details soft key if required.
Details of the selected POI appear.

Press .
You are prompted to confirm the se-
lected POI as the destination.

Use to select the menu item Yes.

Press.
The Start Route Guidance menu
(page 116) appears.
Selecting a POI using the mapiThe symbols to be displayed can be se-
lected (
page 128).
Symbols are indicated only if the map
scale is set to 0.05 mi (50 m), 0.1 mi
(100 m), 0.2 mi (200 m), or 0.5 mi
(500 m).
To set the map scale (
page 119).

142 ServiceData entryFor various occasions, data such as names
or telephone numbers can be entered.
Examples:
New phone book entry

New destination memory entry
The following entry methods can be used:

Using a Selection menu
(page 142), or

using the 12 button keypad
(page 143).
The Selection menu is displayed automati-
cally when pressing the corresponding key
in a menu that allows this method of data
entry. The following might be displayed, for
example, if you establish a new entry in the
phone book.Switching characters
Upper and lower case characters, accent-
ed characters, special characters and
numbers can be entered.
To select lower or upper case, or to select
special characters, use the following shift
fields on the display:
= upper case
= lower case
= special characters

Use and  or to select one
of the shift fields.

Press.
Entering characters

Use, , , or  to select the
character to be entered.

Press.
The character is entered.
Entry via Selection menu
ABCabc...
iSymbol “ ” represents a space.

144 ServiceData entry
After pressing the first time, the char-
acter display appears.
You can see which characters can be
entered when using the keys.
Each additional depression moves you
to the next character.

If necessary, press$.
This switches between upper and lower
case characters.

Wait until the character display disap-
pears,
or

Press.
The character is entered.Moving the cursor to any position in the
text

Press the Keypad soft key:
The mode changes to text.

Press or :
The cursor is moved to the left or to the
right in the text.

Press the Keypad soft key again:
The mode now reverses from text
mode to keypad mode.
Deleting characters

Move the cursor behind the character
to be deleted (
page 144).
The characters to the left of the input
cursor are deleted.Inserting characters

Move the cursor to the desired posi-
tion.

Enter the character to be inserted as
described under “Entering characters”
(page 143).
Exiting the Selection menu

Press the Back soft key.
or

Use and  or  to select the
field .

Press.
In both cases, the system accepts the
data entered.
iUse to enter a space “ ”.
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145 Service
Tele Aid*

Tele Aid*
Tele Aid* incorporates the following func-
tions:
Emergency call system

Roadside Assistance

Information
For certain emergency situations, the sys-
tem automatically triggers an emergency
call. An emergency call can also be trig-
gered manually. Refer to your vehicle Op-
erator's Manual for additional information.
If the system initiates an emergency call,
Connecting appears on the display.
During the emergency call Call Connect-
ed appears on the display. No operation
from COMAND is possible.Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance will
assist if technical problems with your vehi-
cle are experienced.
Roadside Assistance can be requested
manually. Refer to your vehicle Operator's
Manual for additional information.
Upon request of Roadside Assistance the
system initiates the call to the Mercedes-
Benz Response Center.
Connecting appears on the display.
If the connection is made, the message
Call Connected appears on the display.
Even after termination of the connection,
the service may remain active for up to an-
other 5 minutes in order to transmit any re-
quired data. During this time, phone calls
cannot be made, nor can SMS messages
be received.During activation of a roadside assistance
call, it is not possible to switch to another
application.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Text messages

Press after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.
Route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.

Use to select the Yes menu item
and confirm with .
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(page 116).
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance

146 ServiceTele Aid*Terminating the connection
On the COMAND control unit: 
Press.
On the multifunction steering wheel:

Presst
.
COMAND reverts to the system last ac-
tive before Tele Aid* was activated.
A call to the Mercedes-Benz Response
Center will be initiated. Information re-
garding the operation of your vehicle, the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or Mercedes-Benz USA products and ser-
vices is available to you. Refer to your vehi-
cle Operator's Manual for additional
information. When a call to the Mercedes-Benz Re-
sponse Center is initiated, Connecting ap-
pears on the display.
When the connection is made, the mes-
sage Call Connected appears on the dis-
play.
Even after the connection has been termi-
nated, the service will remain active for 5
minutes in order to transmit any required
data. During this time, phone calls can not
be made, nor can SMS messages be re-
ceived.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.Text messages

Press after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.
Route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.

Use to select the Yes menu item
and confirm with .
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(page 116).
Information

148 SystemSystem settings
Press.
The System menu appears.
The following options are available in the
system settings:

Lang. soft key
for setting the language (
page 150).

Tones soft key
for switching confirmation beeps
and acoustic signals On and Off
(page 151).

Display soft key
for changing the display settings
(page 151).

VC tips soft key
to call up the Voice control settings
(page 152).

Reset soft key
for reversing COMAND to the factory
settings (
page 155).

Time soft key
for setting the date and time.

Press the Time soft key.
The settings display appears.
The following options are now available:

Setting the time

Setting the date

Setting the date/time format
Calling up the System menuSelectable soft keys
Setting the date/time