MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2006 W251 Comand Manual
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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). 
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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. 
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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*. 
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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. 
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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. 
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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. 
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Software Updates
 Software Updates 
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Software Updates
1Ejecting DVD
2Opening/closing the display unit
3Warning message 
Press EJECT to 
close
You can update the system with a new 
navigation DVD. The DVD may include new 
map/road information.Starting an update
DVDs are loaded and ejected at the 
navigation module.
Switch the COMAND on (page 34).Ejecting
Press l.
The display unit moves forward and 
then tilts down. The DVD NAVIGATION 
slot is visible.
Press the l button left of the 
DVD NAVIGATION slot.
The navigation module ejects the DVD.
The message 
No DVD in drive. 
Please insert Navigation DVD.
 
will appear.
Remove the DVD from the slot.
WarningG
The display unit can cause injury if 
contacted when open. Please close after 
inserting a navigation DVD. 
!
Do not place anything on the lowered 
display panel (i.e. do not use as a shelf). 
Placing objects on the lowered display 
panel may result in damage to the 
display or COMAND 
unit which is not covered by the 
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. 
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Updating may take several minutes. 
During updating, the operation of 
COMAND is restricted. You cannot 
switch off the system.
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The navigation module is located 
behind the display unit of the COMAND 
(
page 205).
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There are two l buttons. One is on 
the display unit 2. The other is located 
left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot 1 
behind the display. 
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Loading
Insert the new navigation DVD into the 
DVD slot with the label side up.
The message 
Navigation is 
initializing. Please wait.
 will 
appear.
Press l on the display unit to return 
the display unit to its closed position.
The display unit tilts up and then moves 
to the rear.After that, the COMAND loads the 
software on the DVD.
Shortly after that, the progress bar 
appears. After some time, the progress 
bar reaches 100%.
The update is completed. You can now 
operate the navigation system again.
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Inserting a second DVD with another 
DVD still loaded will cause damage to 
the DVD drive which is not covered by 
the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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The message Press EJECT to 
close
 will appear. If l on the 
display unit is not pressed within 20 
seconds, eight successive series of two 
beep tones will sound to remind you to 
return the display to its closed position 
by pressing l on the display unit.
If you do not do so, the COMAND 
returns the display unit to its closed 
position. 
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