key MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2006 W251 Comand Manual

195 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Category Others
At the end of the letter list follows the
category
Others.
Press * to access.
Category
Others includes entries
without names or names starting with a
special character (e.g. +, !, * etc.).
Selecting a destination
Push the joystick to g or G to
select a destination in the listing.
Use the Page soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).Now you can
start route guidance to the selected
destination
add the selected entry to today’s plan
(
page 202)
Press the Plan soft key.
view details on the selected
destination (if available)
To do this, press the Details soft
key.
delete the selected destinationStarting route guidance to a destination
from the destination memory
Select a destination from the
destination memory.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 173).
Deleting a destination in the destination
memory
Select a destination from the
destination memory.
Press the Delete soft key.
A prompt message appears.
Push the joystick to H to select Yes.
Press E.
The system deletes the navigation
entry from the destination memory.

197 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Available soft keys
Name soft key:
Brings you to the Enter POI menu
(
page 198).
Details soft key:
Shows all information about the POI
category.
Page V and Page v soft keys:
Use the
Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select the desired POI category.
Press E.
The Find menu will appear.
Find menu
You can select between the following
menu items:
Sort by distance:
The Select POI list will appear.
Within a city:
The Enter city menu will appear
(
page 198). Select a Point of Interest
around any location.
By name:
The Enter POI menu will appear
(
page 198).
Press E to confirm Sort by
distance
.
The Select POI list will appear.
Selecting a POI
Select POI list
The list shows the available POIs with
direction, distance and name. The nearest
POI is on top of the list.
Press the Details soft key if required.
Details on the POI are shown.

198 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Push the joystick to G or g to
select the desired POI.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 173).
Entering a city
In the Find menu, push the joystick to
G to select menu item
Within a
city
.
Press E.
The Enter city menu will appear
(
page 163).
Enter the city and press E to confirm.
A list showing the available POIs within
the entered city will appear.
Select the desired POI from the list and
press E to confirm.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 173).Entering a POI by name
In the Select POI category menu, press
the
Name softkey.
or
In the Find menu, push the joystick to
G to select menu item
By name.
The Enter POI menu will appear.
Enter POI menu
Enter the POI name and press E to
confirm.
A list showing the entered POI name
will appear.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 173).
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If menu item By name is chosen, the
corresponding category symbol will
appear in first line.

199 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Press c.
The full view of the map will appear.
Your current position and the special
destinations are indicated by symbols.
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.
If required, move the map pushing the
joystick to H, h, g, G,F or
f.
Press the POIs soft key.
One of the POI is spotlighted. The name
belonging to it is shown on the status
bar.
Use the Next or Prev. soft key
to select the desired POI.
Press the Details soft key if required.
Details on the POI selected are shown.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 173).
Selecting a POI on the map
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You can define which symbols will be
shown on the map (
page 187).

200 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
If a phone number is associated with a POI,
the number can be used to select a
destination and making a call. The
database uses phone numbers in the USA
and Canada.
Activating the Navigation main menu
(
page 152).
Push the joystick to G to select menu
item
Phone number.
Press E.
The
Enter POI phone number menu will
appear.
Use the number keys 1 through 0
to enter the phone number.
or
Push the joystick to h, H, g or
G to select the numbers. After each
selection, press E.
Push the joystick to F or f to
select numbers diagonally.
When the number is complete, the (
field is highlighted.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 173).
Entering a POI by phone number
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The menu always appears with the “1”
prefix in first line.
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Numbers not available for entry are
greyed out.
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Multiple matches to a phone number
can occur if several businesses share a
number, or if a central number is used
to cover multiple locations. In these
cases, you will see a list to choose
among them.

201 Navigation*
POIs (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.
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The Call soft key is visible if vehicle is
equipped for phone operation and
Mercedes-Benz specified mobile
telephone* is inserted in phone
cradle*.

202 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 152).
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
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The 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.
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The menu item Today’s plan is
available if destinations are added to
today’s plan.
The number of saved entries is shown.

203 Navigation*
Today’s plan
Available soft keys
Bestway soft key:
Sortes entries to obtain the most
efficient route through all the
destinations (
page 203).
Rnd trip soft key:
Sortes entries to obtain a route that
circles through all the destinations and
eventually ends at the starting position
(
page 203).
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.
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The Starting position can be represen-
ted by e.g. a parking lot or an off road
location.

204 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 173).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 193).
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.
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When you reach the destination, route
guidance ends and the system deletes
the today’s plan entry.

210 Service
Service main menu

Service main menu
Press C.
The Service main menu will appear.
Service main menu
You can use the soft keys to open other
menus
SMS soft key*:
Opens the SMS Inbox Folder
(
page 211).
Scr.off soft key:
Press the Scr.Off soft key.
The screen is switched off.
Press any soft key or button.
The screen is switched on again.
System soft key:
Switches to the system settings
(
page 216).
Activating the Service main menu
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If a service submenu is displayed, you
need to press the
Back soft key.i
The SMS soft key is visible if vehicle is
equipped for phone operation and
Mercedes-Benz specified mobile
telephone* is inserted in phone
cradle*.