key MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2008 W251 Comand Manual

158 Navigation*
Destination input
In the Enter city menu push the joystick
to h, H, g or G to select the
characters. After each selection, press
E.
Push the joystick to F or f to
select characters diagonally.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to
9 and 0.
Press the Delete soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered is deleted.
Back to the previous menu
Press the Back soft key.
Confirming a city (menu)
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
or
Select the ( symbol. Push the
joystick to h, H, g or G to do
so.
Press E.
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If you enter the first character, the Map
and
State soft keys and a city name
already available disappear.
The status bar shows the number of
current matches.
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For quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the cities stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified.
Greyed out characters are not available
and cannot be selected.
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If there is only one match for the
entered city name, the ( symbol is
highlighted automatically.

159 Navigation*
Destination input
or
Press the List soft key.
The city list will appear. You can now
select a city.
Selecting a city
Push the joystick to g or G to
select a city.Available soft keys:
Press the Details soft key to see all
information about the city entry.
Use the Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Press the Back s o f t k e y t o r e t u r n t o t h e
previous menu.
Press E to confirm your selection.
The Enter street menu will appear. You
can now enter a street.Enter parking
The Start route guidance menu will appear
after entering a destination address.
Here you can select parking nearby.
Start route guidance menu
Press the Parking soft key.
The Parking lot selection map is
displayed.
or
The message
No parking near the
destination
will appear.

160 Navigation*
Destination input
Selecting a parking lot
The map is displayed and shows the
destination and the available parking lots.
One of the parking lot is spotlighted. The
name belonging to it is shown on the
status bar.
Use the Next or Prev. soft key to
select a parking lot on the map.
Press the Details soft key to see
more information about the parking lot.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 167).

161 Navigation*
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press c.
Push the joystick to H, h, g, G,
F, f.
or
Press the Map soft key, e.g. in the Start
route guidance menu (
page 167).
The map is shown in full view and
cross-hairs appear.If soft key displays are hidden:
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys
POIs soft key:
Spotlight a POI if POIs are on the map
(
page 198).
Memory soft key:
Set a memory point and saved it in the
Last destinations memory
(
page 149).
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Select a destination using the map
when the vehicle is stationary. If you
choose to confirm a selected
destination by pressing E while the
vehicle is in motion, the message
It
is not possible to set a
destination via map during
driving
will appear in the display.
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The system automatically places the
cross-hairs on the current destination
address.
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c was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx.
8 seconds, the soft key display will
disappear again.
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The POIs, Memory and Display soft
keys are available if the
Map soft key
was pressed.

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Destination input
Display soft key:
The Map view display will appear.
(
page 185).
Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section.
Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Push the joystick to H, h, g, G
to move the cross-hairs.
Push the joystick to F or f to move
the cross-hairs diagonally.
This allows you to select your
destination.
Release the button.
If the system is able to assign a street
name to the selected location, it is
displayed on the status bar.
If a street name can not be assigned,
COMAND increases the zoom by one
increment each time E is pressed
until a street name can be selected.
Press E.
The system uses the point at the center
of the cross-hairs as destination.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 167).
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If you press the Back soft key, your
selection will be discarded. The system
then uses the data of the previous
destination.
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If a POI is close to the center of the
cross-hairs, a selection list will appear.
You can now select between a POI and
the address destination.

163 Navigation*
Destination input
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 146).
Press the Home soft key.
The message
No home address
available! Please enter home
address
will appear.
Press the Change soft key to edit a
home address.
or
The actual home address is shown.Here you can use the following
functions
changing to the map (page 161)
setting the routing mode
(
page 148)
editing home address (page 163)
starting route guidance
(
page 167)Editing home address
Press the Change soft key.
The Change home address menu will
appear.
You can use the following functions
selecting a destination from the
Destination memory (
page 193)
entering destination address
(
page 152)
Selecting home address

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Destination input
selecting a destination from the Last
destinations memory (
page 191)
selecting a Point of Interest
(
page 195)
entering a POI by phone number
(
page 199)
selecting a destination from the
Today’s plan memory (
page 201)After entering the address the screen may
look as follows
Press E.
The home address is saved.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 167).If your vehicle is equipped with Navigation
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 146).
or
Activate the Info menu (page 179).
Press the Compass soft key.
The Compass screen will appear.
If your vehicle is not equipped with
Navigation
Press b or c.
The Compass screen will appear.
Displaying the compass screen
(except CLK-Class)

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Destination input
To cancel the compass screen in vehicles
with Navigation
Press any soft key, then press the Back
soft key.
or
Press b or c.
To cancel the Compass screen in vehicles
without Navigation
Press the A, B, a or {
buttons.Compass screen
1Pointer shows the steering angle on a
half circle scale in degrees
2Steering icon shows the position of the
vehicle wheels
3Dynamic compass displays the driving
direction at the top of the screen, the
white arrow always points to North
If your vehicle is equipped with Navigation
4Height indication, the scale scrolls as
the vehicle's altitude changes
5Status bar shows GPS coordinates,
height above sea level and the number
of currently received satellites
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Compass screen is activated during
route guidance:
COMAND continues to provide route
guidance via voice instructions
(
page 168). The Navigation screens
are visible in the instrument cluster
multifunction display.
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Keep in mind, steering angle 1 and the
steering icon 2 are approximations.

171 Navigation*
Route guidance
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
Altering the map scale
The current map scale is indicated on the
left side of the status bar.
Press the + or ) soft key.
The map section is zoomed in or
zoomed out. A bar indicating the map
scale appears on the status bar.Selecting map orientation
A symbol is shown on the bottom left side
of the status bar.
Heading Up <:
Dynamic map alignment, map is
displayed facing driving direction
pointing up
or
North Up Y:
Map is displayed facing north
You can select the map orientation
(
page 187).
Changing the map display
While route guidance is active, you can
switch between split view and full view.
Split view:
The map is shown on the left side and
information on the next maneuver on
the right.
or
Full view:
Full view of the map.
Press c.
The display changes with every push of
the button.i
If no other action is taken within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key
displays will disappear again.
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Depending on which option is selected
in the Display in Map screen
(
page 188), the status bar indicates
the estimated time of arrival and
the distance to destination
GPS coordinates of the current
position or
the road you are currently driving
on

178 Navigation*
During route guidance

During route guidance
During route guidance you can use the soft
keys to activate additional menus and
displays and make settings.
The soft key displays will automatically
disappear after a few seconds.
During route guidance, press any soft
key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys
Info soft key:
Brings you to the Info menu
(
page 179).
Detour soft key:
Brings you to the Traffic Jam function
(
page 180).
Stopovr soft key:
Brings you to the stopover destination
function (
page 182).
POIs soft key:
Brings you to the POI function
(
page 198).
Memory soft key:
Brings you to the save current location
function (
page 149).
Display soft key:
Brings you to the Display menu
(
page 185).
Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section
(
page 171).
Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section
(
page 171).
Displaying the soft keys