MERCEDES-BENZ GLK-Class 2012 X204 Comand Manual

fact
that certain menuitemsaregray edout
and cannot besele cted.
The followi ngentries arenot possi ble,for
examp le:
R entering thedesti nation cityand street
R entering adesti nation viathe map
R entering inthe vicini tyof acity orvia a
name search
R edi ting entries
R dire ctentry using the numbe rkeypad
Other entries arestill possible, suchas
ent ering pointsof int erest inthe vicin ityofthe
destin ationorcurren tposition. Switching
tonavigation mode
X Press thegfunct ionbutton .
or
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
In both cases, youwillsee themap either
with orwithout themenu shown. Map
showing themenu; routeguidance inactive
: Stat usbar
; Main functionbar
= Current vehicleposition
? Navigation menubar Map
without themenu; routeguidance inactive
: Current vehicleposition
; Map orientat ionselected
= Map scale selected
"Route guidance active"meansthatyouhave
enter edadestination andthat COMAND has
calculated theroute. Thedisplay showsthe
route, changes ofdirection andlane
recomm endations. Navigation
announc ementsguide youtoyour
destination .
"Rou teguidance inactive"meansthatno
destination hasbeen enteredand that no
route hasbeen calculated. Showing/hiding
themenu
X To hide themenu: slideZVtheCOMAND
cont roller and,when theFull Screen menu
itemisshown, pressWtoconf irm.
The map canbeseen inthe full-screen
display .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller when themap isshown infull-
screen . Introdu
ction
49Navigation Z

Basi
cse ttin gs Route
mode
Se ttin groute typeandroute options Yo
ucan select the followi ng rou tetyp es:
R Sho rt Rou
te :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest possible(minimized)
distance withouttakingtrafficreports into
consideration.
R Dynamic Route :s
ame routetype asFas t Rou
te .
In addit ion,COMA NDtakesany
tr aff icrepo rts rec eive dwit hreg ard tothe
rout eint oacc oun tdurin groute guidance.
The navigation systemcanhelp youavoid
a traffic jam,forexample, byrecalculating
the route.
R Dynamic RouteOnlyAfter Request :
same routetypeasDynamic Route .
Aft er
recalculating theroute, COMAND asksyou
whether youwish toadopt thenew route
or whether youwould prefer tocont inue
along theoriginal route.
R Fast Route :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest (minimized) journeytime
without takingtrafficreports into
consideration.
Select theroute options AvoidHighways ,
Avoid Toll Roads ,
Avoid Tunnels ,
Avoid Ferries and
Avoid AutoTrains .Y
ou can
select morethanoneroute option.
X To call upthe rout emode menu: press
the gfunct ionbutton .
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Mode and
press Wtoconf irm. Route
modemenu
: Toselect theroute type
; Toset route options
X Select aroute typeandpress Wtoconf irm.
Af illed circle indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec tthe route option(s) andpress Wto
confirm .
The route options areswitched onO oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
i Ifyou change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidanceisactive
(the route hasbeen calculated), COMAND
will calculate anew route.
If you change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidanceis
inactive (nodestination hasbeen entered
yet), COMAND usesthenew settin gfor the
next route guidance.
i The route calculated may,forexample,
include ferryconnections, evenifthe
Avoid Ferries route
option isswitched
on.
In some cases, e.g.when calculating
particularly longroutes, COMAND maynot
be able totake allthe selected route
options intoaccount.
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller. 50
Basic
settingsNavigat ion

Dest
ination ent ry Int
rodu cti on todes tina tion ent ry G
WAR
NING
Fo rs afet yreas ons,on lyent eranew
dest inationwhen theveh icle isstatio nary.
You couldot her wise bedist ractedfrom the
tr aff iccon dition s,caus ean acc iden tand
inj ure yours elfand other s.
The followin gdest inationentryopt ionsare
available :
R ent erin gadest inationbyaddre ss
R ent erin gadest inationfrom thedest ination
mem ory
R ent erin gadest inationfrom thelist oflast
dest inations
R ent erin gadest inationusin gthe map
R enterin gan intermediate stop
R enterin gapoint ofinterest
R enterin gadestination using"Search &
Send" (Ypage 66) Entering
adesti nation byaddress
Intr odu ction When
enterin gan addre ssas thedest ination,
you have thefollo wing options:
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e
and street
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/z ipcod e
and center
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/z ipcod e,
st reet andhouse number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/z ipcod e,
st reet andinters ect ion
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street ,cit y
and house number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street and
house number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street and
int ers ect ion i
You canonlyent erthose cities, street s,
zip cod esetc. that are stored inthedigit al
map. Thismean sth at for som ecoun tries,
you cannote nter zipcod es,forexa mpl e.
Ex ample :en teri nganaddres s The
followi ng isastep -by-step exampl eof
how toente rana ddress. Thedestin ation
address isas follows:
New York (state)
New York (city)
40 Broadway
You canofcourse enterany count ry,city,
str eet and house number desiredandenter,
for example, yourhome address (My
address).
Calling upthe address entrymenu X
To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Destin ation by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and pressin gW to
con firm.
X Select Addres sEntry and
press Wto
con firm.
The address entrymenu appears. Ifyou
have previously entered adestin ation, this
will beshown inthe display. Addres
sent rymenu Destinat
ionentr y
51Navigat ion Z

Dep
endingonthe sequ ence inwh ich you
ente rthe address andonthe data status of
the digital map,some menu itemsmaynotbe
availa bleatall ormay notyetbeavaila ble.
Example: afteryouhave entered thestate/
province, theNo. ,
Center ,
Intersection ,
Save and
Start menu
itemsarenot yet
availa ble;theZIP menu
itemwillnotbe
availa bleunless thedigital mapcontains zip
codes.
Selec tingastate/ province X
Sel ect State/Prov in
the addre ssentry
menu byturning cVd theCOMAND
contro ller and pressW toconfi rm.
Am enu with theavailable listsappears:
R Last States/ Provinces R
States (U.S.A.) R
Provinc es(Canada ) X
To select alist :turn cVd theCOMAN D
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
The select edlist shows theavailable
ent ries.
X To select astate/ province :tur ncVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
The addre ssentry menu appe arsag ain. The
sta te/p rovince selecte dha snow been
ente red.
En teri ngthe city X
Sel ect City in
the addre ssentry menu by
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Yo uwi llsee thecity list either with the
cha racter bar(option 1)or as aselection
list (option 2).
Option 1:city listwith chara cterbar
X En ter NEW YORK .
Inst ruction sfor enter ing
charact erscan befound inthe "Ent ering
charact ersinnavigation mode(enterin ga
city)" section (Ypage 27). Option
2:city listasselection list City
list
X Select anentr yby turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Irrespect iveofthe option, pressWto
conf irmyour selection.
The address entrymenu appears again.The
city hasnow been entered.
Entering astr eet name X
Select Street in
the address entrymenu
by turnin gcVd andsliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
You willsee thestreet listeither withthe
charact erbar (option 1)or as aselection
list (option 2).
Option 1:street listwith chara cterbar
X En ter BROADWAY .
Inst ruction sfor enter ing
charact ersusing cityinput asan example
can befound inthe "Ent ering charact ersin
navigation mode(enterin gac ity)" section
(Y page 27). 52
Destina
tionentryNavigat ion

Opt
ion 2:str eet listasselection list Str
eet list
X Select astr eet byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
If an ent ryfeatures theGicon, itcann ot
be uniquely assigned andaselect ionlist
will open, allowing youtoselect thedesired
ent ry. X
Select anent ryby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller. X
Irrespec tiveofthe option ,press Wto
con firm your select ion.
The address entrymenu appears again.The
str eet has now been entered.
Entering thehouse number It
is not possible toent erahouse number until
a str eet has been entered.
X Select No. in
the address entrymenu by
turn ingcVd andsliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
You willsee thehouse number listeither
with thecharact erbar (option 1)or as a
select ionlist(option 2).
Opt ion 1:house number listwith
chara cterbar
X En ter 4 and
0 .
Inst ruct ions forentering
charact ersusing cityinput asan example
can befound inthe "Ent ering charact ersin
navigation mode(entering acity)" section
(Y page 27). Opt
ion 2:house numberlistasselection
list Destina
tionentry
53Navigat ion Z

Hous
enumb erlist
X Sele ctan entry byturning cVdthe
COM AND controll er.
X Irresp ective ofthe option,pres sW to
confirm your sel ection.
The addres sentry menu appea rsaga in.The
hou senumb erhas now beenentere d.
Starti ngroute calcula tion Yo
ucan now have CO MAND calcul ate the
rou teto the addre ssente redorsave the
ad dre ssfirst, e.g.asyour home address (My
address) (Ypage 54). Address
entrymenu withdestination address
: Destination address
; Tostart route calcula tion
X In the address entrymenu, confirm Start by
pressing W.
If no other routehasbeen calcula ted,route
calcula tionstarts immediately (Option1).If
another routehasalrea dybeen calcula ted
(route guidanceisactive), aprompt
appea rs(option 2). Option
1–n orou teguid ance active: route
calc ulatio nstarts. Wh ile rou tecal culatio nis
in progr ess,anarrow willindic atethe
direc tiontoyour destination. Below this,you
will see amess age,e.g.Calc ulating Fast
Rout
e... .
Onc ethe rout ehas been calculated, route
guidanc ebegin s.Ifthe vehic leistravelin gon
a non -digit izedroad, thesyst emdisplays the
linear distanceto the dest ination, the
direc tionofthe dest inationand theOff Mapp
edRoad mess
age.Inthis case, the
display willbegrayed out.
Opt ion 2–rou teguid ance isalr ead y
act ive: ifrout eguidanc eis already active, a
prom ptwill appear askingwhet heryou wish
to ter min ate the curr entlyact ive rout e
guidanc e.
X Selec tYes or
No and
press Wtocon firm .
If you selec tYes ,
COMA NDwill stop rout e
guidanc eand start rout ecalc ulation forthe
new destination.
If you selec tNo ,
COMA NDwill continue
with theactive rout eguidanc e.
i Route calculation takesacer tain amoun t
of tim e.The timedepen dson the distance
fro mt hedestination, forexample.
COMAND calculates theroute using the
digital mapdata.
The calculated routemaydiffer fromthe
ideal route, e.g.due toroadwork or
incomplete mapdata. Please alsorefer to
the notes about thedigital map
(Y page 93).
Entering andsaving yourhome address You
caneither enteryourhome address for
the first time (option 1)or edit apreviously
stored homeaddress (option2).
X Option 1:enter theaddress, e.g.acity,
street andhouse number (Ypage 52).
X Once youhave entered theaddress, select
Save in
the address entrymenu byturning 54
Des
tination entryNavigat ion

cVd
andslidingZVÆ theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select Saveas"My Address" and
press
W toconfirm.
COMAND storesyourhome address asMy Address in
the destination memory.
X Option 2:proceed asdescribed under
"Option 1".
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe
current homeaddress shouldbe
overwritten .
X Select Yes and
press Wtoconfirm .
Aft erselecting Yes ,
the Saving Procedure
Successful message
appea rs.
Entering aZIPcode En
terin gaZIP code will delet eapre viously
en tered city.
X Se lec tZIP in
theaddr essentry men uby
tur nin gcVd andslidingZVÆ the
COMA NDcontrol ler and pressW to
co nfirm .
You willsee thezip co de list either withth e
ch arac terb ar(opt ion1)or as aselec tion
list (opt ion2).
Opt ion 1:ZIP code listwith character bar
X En tera ZIP code. Inst ruc tions for enterin g
ch arac ters usin gcit yinp utas an example
can befoun din the"En terin gch arac ters in
nav igat ionmod e(en terin gac ity)" section
(Y page 27). :
Digit sent ered bythe user
; Digit sautom atically added bythe syst em
= List entrymost closelyresem blingthe
char acters entered sofar
? Toswitc hto the listwitho utthe char acter
bar
A Todelet ethe entireent ry:press andhold;
to delet ethe last char acter: press briefly
B Available characters
C Selec tedchar acter
D Unav ailable characters
E Charact erbar
F Tocan celanent ry
G List
Opt ion 2:ZIP code listasselection list ZIP
code list
X Selec tthe desired zipcode byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller.
X Irrespect iveofthe option, pressWto
confirm yourselection.
If COMAND isable toassign theZIPcode
unambiguou slytoaspecific address, the Des
tinat ionentry
55Navigat ion Z

addre
ssentrymen uappear sagain .The ZIP
code appea rsinplace ofthe city's name.
If COMAND cannotassigntheZIPcode
unambiguou slytoaspecific address, the
address entrymenu alsoappea rsagain.
The ZIPcode isautomatically entered.You
can now enter thestreet foramore precise
location. Onlystreets inthe area covered
by the entered ZIPcode areavaila ble.
X Start route calculation (Ypage 54).
Entering acenter En
terin gacen terw ill,for exam ple,delet ea
prev iously entered street .
X Selec tCent er in
the address entrymen u
by turnin gcVd andslidin gZVÆ the
COMA NDcontroller andpress Wto
con firm .
You willsee thecenterlist eith erwith the
char acterbar (opt ion1)or as aselec tion
list (opt ion2).
Opt ion 1:center listwith characterbar
X En ter acen ter.In st ruct ions forenterin g
char acters using cityinput asan exam ple
can befoun din the "Entering char acters in
navig ation mode (enteringac ity)" section
(Y page 27). Opt
ion 2:center listasselection list X
Selec ta cen terbyturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveof the option, press Wto
con firm your selec tion.
The address entrymen uappears again.The
cen terselec tedhas been entered.
X Start rout ecalc ulation (Ypage 54).
Enter inganinter section name En
ter ing anintersec tionwilldelet ea
prev iously entered house number.
X Selec tInte rsection in
the address entry
men uby turnin gcVd andslidin gZVÆ the
COMA NDcontroller andpress Wto
con firm .
You willsee theintersec tionlisteith erwith
the char acterbar (opt ion1)or as a
selec tionlist(opt ion2).
Opt ion 1:inter section listwith character
bar
X En ter anintersec tion.In st ruct ions for
ent erin gchar acters using cityinput asan
exam plecan befoun din the "Entering
char acters innavig ation mode (enteringa
cit y)" sect ion(Ypage 27). 56
Destina
tionentryNavigat ion

:
List entry mostclosel yresembl ingthe
characters enteredsofar
; List
= Cha racter bar
Option 2:intersec tionlistassele ction list X
Select anintersection byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective ofthe option, pressWto
confirm yourselection .
The address entrymenu appears again.The
int ersect ionselect edhas been entered.
X Start route calculation (Ypage 54). Selecting
adesti nation from the
dest inationmem ory(e.g. Myaddress)
Intr odu ction The
dest inationmem oryalways contain san
ent rynam ed"My addre ss".You may wish to
assign yourhomeaddres sto this ent ry,for
exam ple(Ypage 54),and selec tit for rout e guidan
ce.This entryisalways located atthe
to pof thelist inthedest inationmem ory.
X To switch onnav igat ionmod e:pres sth e
g function butt on.
X To show themen u:pres sW theCOMA ND
con troller .
X Sele ctDes tination in
thenav igat ion
syst emmen ubar byturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpres singW to
con firm.
X Sele ctFro mMem ory and
pres sW to
con firm.
You willsee thedest inationmem orylist
eit her with thechar acterbar (opt ion1)or
as aselec tionlist (op tion 2).
Op tion 1:dest inationmem orylistwith
cha racter bar X
En teradestinat ion,e.g. "My address".
Ins truc tionsfor entering charact ersusing
cit yinput asan example canbefound inthe
"Ent ering charact ersinnavigat ionmode
(ent ering acit y)" sect ion(Ypage 27). :
Character entered bythe user
; Character sautomatic allyadded bythe
system
= List entrymost closely resemblin gthe
charac tersentered sofar
? Toswitc hto the select ionlist
A Todelete anent ry
B Character snot curren tlyavailable
C Character scurren tlyavailable Destinat
ionentr y
57Navigat ion Z

D
Charac terb ar
E Curr ently selec tedch arac ter
F Tocan celanentry
G Destinat ionmem orylist
Opt ion 2:des tination mem orylistas
select ionlist De
stinat ionmem orylist
X Sel ect MyAddress by
turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroll er.
X Irres pec tiveof theopt ion,pres sW to
co nfirm your selec tion.
The addre ssentry men uappear sagain .
"My addre ss"has been entered.
X To star trou tecalcu lation: selec tSta rt and
pres sW toconfirm . Ent
ering adesti nation from thelist of
last dest inations
X To switch onnav igat ionmod e:pres sth e
g function butt on.
X To show themen u:pres sW theCOMA ND
con troller .
X Sele ctDes tination in
thenav igat ion
syst emmen ubar byturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpres singW to
con firm.
X Sele ctFro mLas tDes tinations and
pres sW tocon firm. "Last
destinations"list
: Last destination
X Sele ctthedesir eddest inationbyturnin g
cVd theCOMA NDcontroller andpres sing
W tocon firm.
The addre ssent rymen uappears again.The
dest inationaddres sselec tedhas been
ent ered .
X To sta rtrou tecalcu lation: selec tSta rt and
pres sW tocon firm.
On ce therout ehas been calculated ,rout e
guidan cebegin s(Y page 67).
i Further inform ationon the"Last
dest inations"mem orycan befoun don
(Y page 83). Enter
ingadesti nation usin gthe map
Call ingupthe map X
To swi tch onnavig ation mode: pressthe
g function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
controlle r.
X Select Destin ation in
the navig ation
sys tem menu barbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controllerand pre ssing W to
confi rm.
X Sel ect Usi ng Map and
pressW toconfi rm.
Yo usee themapwi th the cros shair. 58
De
stinati onentryNavi gation