MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

151 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory

If necessary, use

, 
or

to se
-
lect one of the shift fields.

Press

.
The characters are shifted.

Use

, 
, 
, 
, (
or
+
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.
iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key (de
-
letion of the last character) with the Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
ok

152 Navigation*POIs (Points of Interest)Via Navigation main menu
Call up the Navigation main menu ( page
108)
.
The Navigation main menu appears.

Use

to select the
POIs
menu item.

Press

.
The POIs main menu appears ( page
153)
.
Via the mapA POI shown on the map can be selected ( page
156)
.
Via Destination entry menu
Open the Destination entry menu ( page
115)
.
A POI in the vicinity of a city can now be
selected;orIf a further location detail, e.g. a street,
is to be entered:

A POI in the vicinity of this detailed lo
-
cation can be selected.
Enter the desired details of a desti
-
nation
( page
115)
.

Press the
POIs
soft key.

Proceed as described in the “
Se
-
lecting POI in the local area of the current position
” section under
“Selecting a POI category
”
( page
153)
.
Entering POIsiPOIs include gas stations, airports,
parking areas, rest stops, hospitals,
etc.

153 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
153)
.

Select
city

Selecting a POI in any city to be
selected
( page
154)
.

Global
destinations

A POI from global categories can be se
-
lected
( page
154)
. The selection is
restricted to the region entered last;
however, the region selection can be
changed.

In the POIs main menu,
( page
153)

select the
Current position
menu
item.

Press

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

or

to select a category.
The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

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 any other catego
-
ry, this will take you straight to the list
of POIs.
Selecting POI in the local area of the
current position

154 Navigation*POIs (Points of Interest)Selecting a POI
Use

or

to select a POI. The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling through
the list page by page.

Press the
Details
soft key if you want
to see details of a selected POI.
The details disappear again after

approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details
soft key again.

Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap
-
pears.

Press

to start route guidance.

In the POIs main menu,
( page
153)
,
select the
Select
city
menu item.

Enter a city as described in the Destina
-
tion entry section
( page
115)
.
.
After entering the city, press

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

Proceed with “
Selecting a POI catego
-
ry” ( page
153)
and “
Selecting a POI
”
( page
154)
.

In the POIs main menu
( page
153)
,
select the
Global destinations
menu
item.
The list of long-distance POI categories
appears.
I
Selecting POI for a selected city
Selecting POI for a long-distance
destination

155 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
The following options are now available:
Selecting another region

Selecting a POI category
Selecting another region 
Press the
Region
soft key.
The region list appears. Please see “Se
-
lecting the region
” ( page
115)
.
Selecting a POI category 
Use

or

to select a category.

Press

.
Depending on the number of POIs in
the selected category, a POI name can
be entered
( page
155)
or a POI can
be selected from a list
( page
155)
.
Entering POI names I
Proceed the same way as if you would
enter a city
( page
116)
.
The entry can be bypassed if the POI
name is not known.
Press and hold

for more than
approx. 2 seconds.
After entering the POI name, or after
bypassing the entry, a POI can be se
-
lected.
Selecting a POI 
Use

or

to select a POI. The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling through
the list page by page.

Press the
Details
soft key if you want
to see details of a selected POI.
iThe list also includes the distance “as
the crow flies” (as opposed to road dis
-
tance), and the direction to the POI.


156 Navigation*POIs (Points of Interest)
The details disappear after approx.

3 seconds, or when pressing the
De-
tails
soft key again.

Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap
-
pears.

Press

to start route guidance.

Press
%
or
In the Destination entry menu ( page
115)
, press the
Map
soft key.
The full-screen map appears. Symbols
indicate the 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.
Selecting a POI using the mapiThe POI symbols to be displayed can be
selected
( page
143)
.
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 change the map scale (
 page
130).

157 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)

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

Press the
Details
soft key if you want
to see details of a selected POI.
The details disappear again after

approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details
soft key again.

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 ap
-
pears.

Press

to start route guidance.

158

159
ServiceTele Aid*

160 ServiceTele 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 Connected

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 ending of the connection, the
service may remain active for up to anoth
-
er 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.Cancelling text messages 
Press

after you have read the mes
-
sage.The message disappears.
Starting route guidanceYou 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
128)
.
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance