navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2007 W211 Comand Manual

140 Navigation*
During route guidance
This function offers the option of selecting
a stop-over destination while route guid-
ance is active.
A stop-over destination can be, for exam-
p l e , a g a s s t a t i o n , a r e s t a r e a , o r a h o s p i t a l .
Once the stop-over destination has been
reached, the system automatically calcu-
lates the route to the final destination.
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136). The
St-over soft key display indicates
whether the stop-over function is ac-
tive.
= not active
= active
Route guidance to a stop-over destination
is not active:
You can enter a stop-over destination
(
page 140).
Route guidance to a stop-over destination
is already active:
You can change the stop-over destination
or cancel the route guidance to it by delet-
ing the stop-over (
page 142).
Entering an stop-over destination
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
Press the St-over soft key.
The full-screen map display appears.Selectable soft keys
 soft key:
Provides access to a list of Mercedes-
Benz Centers in the area.
 soft key:
Provides access to a list of gas stations
in the area.
 soft key:
Provides access to a
list of parking areas
and multi-story car parks in the area.
Stop-over

142 Navigation*
During route guidance
Press the Details s o f t k e y , i f y o u w a n t t o
see details of the selected destination.
The details disappear again after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details soft key again.
Press ' to confirm the selection of a
destination.
The system begins to calculate the
route to the selected stop-over destina-
tion.
Changing/deleting stop-over destina-
tions
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
.
Press the St-over soft key.
The menu for deleting or changing the
stop-over destination appears.
Use% to select the
Delete active stopover entry.
Press '.
This will delete the stop-over. The sys-
tem calculates the route to the final
destination;
or
Use& to select the
Replace active stopover entry.
Press '.
The stop-over is deleted, a new stop-
over destination can be entered
(
page 140).
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A stop-over destination can be
changed or deleted only while the route
guidance to this stop-over is active (in-
dicated by ).
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If no route guidance to a stop-over des-
tination is active yet (
page 140).

143 Navigation*
During route guidance
Show the soft key displays
(
page 136).
Press the Display soft key.
The Display menu appears.
Selectable soft keys:
Symbols soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 143).
View soft key
Provides access to setting the map ori-
entation (
page 144).
Map soft key
Provides access to the Map Display
menu (
page 145).
Auto soft key
Provides access to the Automatic Map
Switching menu (
page 146).
Zoom soft key
Provides access to the definition of the
scales for full-screen and split-screen
map display (
page 146).
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.
In the Display menu (page 143)
press the
Symbols soft key.
The available options appear.
Use % or &0to select an option.
Press'.
The selected option is activated. A solid
circle designates an activated op-
tion.
Standard option:
The symbols for the system default
setting are displayed on the map.
Defining route guidance displays
Setting symbols displays
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The symbols are on display only if the
map scale is set at 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 130).


146 Navigation*
During route guidance
If you have set the map view to full screen
(
page 131) and the automatic map tog-
gling function is activated, then the follow-
ing happens:
The system automatically switches to
the split-screen map display when a
driving maneuver is announced.
As soon as the driving maneuver is
completed, the system automatically
returns to full-screen map display.
Switching automatic toggling ON/OFF
In the Display menu (page 143),
press the
Auto soft key.The Options
On and Off appear.
Use % or &0to 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 or wait
for the screen to change.
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 143) Zoom soft key.
The
Standard setting and Manual options
appear.
Automatic map toggling
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The solid circle shows the current
setting.
Scales for full-screen and
split-screen map display

150 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Starting route guidance to a destina-
tion stored in the destination memory
Select a destination.
Press '.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.
Press '0if you want to start route
guidance, otherwise press the
Back soft
key.
D e l e t i n g a d e s t i n a t i o n f r o m t h e d e s t i n a -
tion memory
Select a destination (page 149).
Press the Delete soft key.
A delete entry prompt appears.
Use # to select the menu item Yes.
Press '.
The system deletes the entry from the
destination memory.Storing a destination
In the Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 128), press the Save soft key;
or
Select a destination from the Last
destinations memory (page 148) and
press the
Save soft key.
The system automatically shows a de-
fault name (the city if applicable) as
Destination name; however a different
name can be entered.
Storing under the default name
Press and hold ' for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or
Use$ or & to select the sym-
bol and press '.
The system will store the address un-
der the default name.Storing under a different name
Press the Delete soft key to delete the
default name.
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, the following shift sym-
bols on the display are available:
 = upper case
 = lower case
 = special characters
ok
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The name must have at least one char-
acter.
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Symbol “ ” represents a space.
ABC
abc
...

151 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
If necessary, use&, # or $0to se-
lect one of the shift fields.
Press'.
The characters are shifted.
Use #, $, %, &, 8 or 7 to
select the characters. Press ' after
each selection.
If necessary, press the Delete soft key
to delete the character last entered.
Upon completion of the name entry
press and hold ' for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or
Use$ or & to select the sym-
bol and press '.
The system will store the address.
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Do not confuse the Delete soft key (de-
letion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).ok

165 System
System settings
Setting the time
The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat-
ellites has to be set to the local time zone.
This enhances
correct navigation for routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance, and
correct calculation of the estimated
time of arrival.
Use# or $ to select the hours or
the minutes.
Press% or &.
Depending on the selection, hours or
minutes are set.
Setting the minutes:
With GPS reception, each time you
press % o r & changes the time in in-
crements of 30 minutes. Without GPS
reception, the time is changed in 1
minute increments.
Setting the hours:
Each time you press % or &, the
hours change in increments of 1 hour.
Press the Back soft key.
The new setting is stored.Setting the date
Use# or $ to select the day, the
month or the year.
Press% or &.
Depending on the selection, the day,
the month, or the year is set.
Press the Back soft key.
The new setting is stored.
Setting the date/Time format
Press the Format soft key.
You will see the date and time following
the currently selected format, as well
as a list of possible formats.
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There is no automatic change from day-
light saving time to standard time.
This has to be changed manually.
When you change the time zone, the
clock time also changes automatically.
If you enter an incorrect time, the time
difference remains unchanged when
you change time zone.
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The date can be set only if GPS recep-
tion is available.


166 System
System settings
Setting the format:
Use% or & to select a format.
Press'.
The appropriate format is selected.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce-
ments.
In the System menu (page 164),
press the
Lang. soft key.
The language list is displayed.The following options are available:
Instr. cluster settings:
The system switches to the lan-
guage already set in the vehicle in-
strument cluster (
Vehicle
Operator’s manual).
All other options:
The system switches to the re-
quested language.
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List entry 1-3: Date formats
List entry 4 and 5: Time formats
(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex-
ample below.)
Solid circle : format set
Empty circle : format not set
Setting the language

171 System
System settings
Canceling individualization
You can cancel individualization at any
time during either the first or second
stage. All existing data remains un-
changed.
During any individualization stage,
press the
Cancel soft key.
Individualization is cancelled.
Deleting individualization
From the Individualization menu,
press& to select menu item
Delete
individualization
.
Press'.
A prompt appears, which asks if you re-
ally want to delete the data.
Press# to select Yes.
Press'.
The individualization is deleted.Actuating the Reset function resets
COMAND to the factory settings.
In addition, it deletes:
SMS: All SMS messages.
Navigation*: All entries in the Destina-
tion memory and in the Last destina-
tion memory.
Reset activation
Call up the System menu (page 164).
Press the Reset soft key.
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This function is not available if no indi-
vidualization data has been saved.
Reset function


173 Glossary
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
Bit
(Bi
nary digit)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans-
mitted per time unit.
CD
(C
ompact Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
- > C D w h i c h c a n b e r e a d a n d w r i t t e n b u t
not deleted.CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Management and Data Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys-
tems, including the radio and CD play-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*).
Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface.
DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form for
storing large volumes of data.Fader
(Fader control)
Volume control between front and rear
speakers.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organized into directories for im-
proved clarity. Can be likened to a filing
cabinet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu-
ments.
Greenwich meridian
A specific north-south line running
through Greenwich, England.
GPS
(G
lobal Positioning System)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
Glossary