MERCEDES-BENZ S550 4MATIC 2008 W221 Owner's Manual

170 Control systems
COMAND navigation (introduction)
Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(
page 86).
Geo-coordinate display
Illustration: map with geo-coordinate dis-
play switched on
1Current height above sea level
2Number of GPS satellites from which
signals for positioning can be received
3Coordinate displayDisplay options with geo-coordinate dis-
play switched on
If the crosshair is displayed on the map
view (map was moved manually), only dis-
play 3 is visible.
It shows either the coordinates of the
crosshair or other data on the crosshair
position, e.g. a street name. The digital
map must contain relevant data in order
for this other data to be displayed.Switching the geo-coordinate display on
or off
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Map Dis-
play”.
The map display list appears.
Select “Coordinates”.
The geo-coordinate display is switched
on or off, depending on the previous
status. A checkmark indicates which
status is active.
Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(
page 86).
Setting route type (USA only)
Depending on your vehicle’s production
date the route type function may not be
available.
You can set the following route types:

“Fast Route”: COMAND calculates a
route with the shortest possible (mini-
mized) driving time.
iThe list shows all symbols that are contained
in the digital map across all states (USA) and/or
provinces (CDN). Not all POIs in all states (USA)
or in all provinces (CDN) are available, however.
Certain POI symbols may not be displayed on the
map, even if the symbol display is switched on. iThere must be sufficient GPS reception for
displays 1, 2 and 3 to be shown. Height dis-
play 1 is an approximation because the naviga-
tion system uses the GPS signals for the
calculation.
iIf there is no crosshair on the map view, dis-
plays 1, 2 and 3 are visible. Display 3
shows the coordinates of the current vehicle po-
sition.

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COMAND navigation (introduction)

“Short Route”: COMAND calculates a
route with the shortest possible (mini-
mized) distance taking distance and
driving time into account.
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Mode”.
The mode list appears. A square  indi-
cates the current setting.
Select route type: “Fast Route” or
“Short Route”.
Exit menu: Slide omp or press back
button L in the center console
(
page 86).Setting route mode
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Mode”.
The mode list appears.
Switching mode on or off:
Select desired modes.
Depending on the previous status, the
mode is switched on or off. A check-
mark indicates that the mode is
switched on. It is possible to switch on
more than one mode.
Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(
page 86).
COMAND will verify whether it can in-
corporate the modes if you select them
with route guidance active.
If it can, COMAND calculates a new
route while incorporating the modes
selected.
If it cannot, you will see and hear a cor-
responding message.
Select “OK”.
COMAND calculates a new route.
Only those modes which can be in-
corporated are used.
iIf you change the route type setting during
active route guidance, COMAND calculates a
new route. If you change the setting when route
guidance is inactive, COMAND uses the new set-
ting for the next route guidance.
iThis function allows you to set the following
options for route guidance:

“Minimize Highways”

“Minimize Toll Roads”

“Minimize Tunnels”

“Minimize Ferries/Motorail”

172 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
The following destination entry options are
available:

Entering a destination by address

Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory

Entering a destination from the list of
last destinations

Entering a destination from the map

Entering a stopover

Entering a POI
Entering a destination by the address
To enter an address you may proceed as
follows:

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
street and town/city

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
town/city and street

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
town/city and center

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
zip code and center

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
zip code and streetCalling up the address input menu
Select “Navi”
“Destination”
“Ad-
dress Entry”.
The address input menu appears. It
shows a state (USA) or a province
(CDN). Which state or province is
shown depends on the vehicle’s loca-
tion.
1State (USA) or province (CDN)
Warning!G
For safety reasons, only enter a new desti-
nation when the vehicle is stationary.
iIt is possible to enter a destination regard-
less of whether route guidance is active or inac-
tive.
iIt is not possible to enter an address when
the vehicle has exceeded a certain speed. As
soon as the vehicle speed drops below a certain
value, the function is available again.
iIf Russian or Chinese is set as the system
language, the address must be entered using
Latin letters. Setting the system language
(
page 238).
iAs additional information to the street entry,
you can enter either a house number or an inter-
section.
A zip code entry replaces the town/city entry.

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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Menu items in the address input menu
Some menu items will not or not yet be
available, depending on the sequence in
which you enter the address and the data
version.
Example: If you have not made any entries,
menu items “House No.”, “Center”, “Inter-
section”, “POI”, “Start” and “Save” will not
yet be available. And the “Zip Code” menu
item will not be available if the digital map
does not contain any zip codes.
Entering a state (USA)
In the address input menu, select
“State/Prov”
“States (U.S.)”.
A list of states appears with input char-
acters; the input characters are auto-
matically activated.List of states with input characters
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Clear last character entry
5Currently selectable characters
6Currently non-selectable characters
7Input characters
8List of states
9Currently selected charactersWhile the numbers are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the state which best corre-
sponds to the input data as it has been
entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements characters 2 entered by the
user with other likely input characters 3.
Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.
Confirming character selection:
Press n.
Deleting individual characters:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.
Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.
iYou can only enter those states which are
saved on the digital map.
iIn the list of input characters 7, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the data version of the digital map.


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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a state, the input
characters 7 disappear automatically.
You see the list of states without the input
characters. Here you can confirm the cur-
rent entry or make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of states without in-
put characters at any time.
Switching manually to list of states
without input characters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of states without input characters
Selecting a state: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back” by
sliding om and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected state. The following menu items are now avail-
able:

“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 193)

“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)

“Town”: Entering a town or city
(
page 178)

“Street”: Entering a street
(
page 180)

“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(
page 176)
Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
iIt is not possible to enter zip codes if the dig-
ital map does not contain any zip codes for the
selected state.


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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering a province (Canada)
In the address input menu, select
“State/Prov”
“Provinces (Canada)”.
A list of provinces appears.
Select desired province.
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected province.
The following menu items are now avail-
able:

“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 193)

“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)

“Town”: Entering a town or city
(
page 178)

“Street”: Entering a street
(
page 180)

“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(
page 176)
Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
Quick access to most recently entered
states (USA) or provinces (CDN)
In the address input menu, select
“State/Prov”
“Last States/Provinc-
es”.
The list of most recently entered states
(USA) or provinces (CDN) appears. The
last entry is at the top of the list.
Select desired state (USA) or desired
province (CDN).
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected state (USA) or province (CDN).The following menu items are now avail-
able:

“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 193)

“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)

“Town”: Entering a town or city
(
page 178)

“Street”: Entering a street
(
page 180)

“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(
page 176)
Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
iIt is not possible to enter a zip code if the
digital map does not contain any zip codes for
the selected province (CDN).
iIt is not possible to enter a zip code if the
digital map does not contain any zip codes for
the selected state (USA) or province (CDN).

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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering the zip code
In the address input menu, select “Zip
Code”. A list of zip codes appears with
input characters; the input
characters4 are automatically acti-
vated.List of zip codes with input characters
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Numbers entered by the user
3Numbers automatically added by the
system
4Input characters
5Currently selectable numbers
6Currently selected numbers
7Currently non-selectable numbers
8List of zip codesWhile the numbers are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the zip code which best corre-
sponds to the input data as it has been
entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements numbers 2 entered by the
user with other likely numbers 3.
Selecting numbers: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
Confirming number selection:
Pressn.
Deleting individual numbers:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.
Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.
iIt is not possible to enter a zip code if you
have already entered other address data aside
from the state (USA) or province (CDN).
You can only enter those zip codes which are
saved on the digital map.
The available zip codes depend on the state
(USA) or province (CDN) most recently entered.
iIn the list of input characters 4, you can
only select numbers which can be currently en-
tered. Which characters are included depends
on the sequence in which you have entered your
destination and the data version of the digital
map.

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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the numbers entered to a zip code, input
characters 4 disappear. You see the list
of zip codes without the input characters.
Here you can confirm the current entry or
make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of zip codes without
input characters at any time.
Switching manually to list of zip
codes without input characters:
Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of zip codes without input
characters
Selecting a zip code: Slide qmr or ro-
tate ymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
You will see the address input menu
again. It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:

Street and if necessary, house number,
town/city, state (USA) or province
(CDN)

Town/city, state (USA) or province
(CDN) and zip code

State (USA) or province (CDN) and zip
code
Which of the following menu items are now
available depends on the situation, or may
depend on the data version of the digital
map. The menu items which are not avail-
able cannot be selected.

“Map”: Using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 193)
iThe street and, if necessary, the house num-
ber, will then appear as soon as COMAND can at-
tribute the zip code to an appropriate address.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.

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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)

“Street”: entering a street
(
page 180)

“Center”: entering a center
(
page 183)

“POI”: entering a point of interest
(
page 196)

“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 217)

“Start”: starting the route calculation
(
page 190)
Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.Entering a town or city
In the address input menu, select
“Town”.
The list of towns/cities appears either
with or without the input characters
(
page 179).
Whether or not the input characters ap-
pear depends on how many towns or
cities are available for the desired state
(USA) or province (CDN).List of towns or cities with input
characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 4 are automatically activated.
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Input characters
5Currently non-selectable characters
6Currently selectable character
7List of towns/cities
8Currently selected character
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.
iYou can only enter those towns or cities
which are saved on the digital map.
It is not possible to enter a town or city when you
have already entered a street which COMAND
can clearly attribute to a town or city.
If COMAND cannot clearly attribute a previously
entered street to a town/city, only those towns
or cities are available which have a street of that
name.
If you have not yet entered a street before enter-
ing the town or city, towns or cities within the
state (USA) or province (CDN) previously en-
tered are available.

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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
The top list entry 1 at first shows either
the town or city in which the vehicle is cur-
rently located or the town or city which
best corresponds to the input data as it
has been entered up to that point.
As soon as you enter a character from in-
put characters 4, the top list entry 1
shows the town or city that best corre-
sponds to the input data as it has been en-
tered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements characters 2 entered by the
user with appropriate characters 3.
Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.
Confirming character selection:
Press n.
Deleting individual characters:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.
Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a town or city,
the input characters 4 disappear auto-
matically. You see the list of towns or cities
without the input characters. Here you can
confirm the current entry or make another
selection.During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of towns/cities with-
out input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of
towns/cities without input charac-
ters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
List of towns/cities without input
characters
1Symbol for more selection options
iIn the list of input characters 4, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the data version of the digital map.
iThe current town or city is shown if:

you have accepted the current state (USA) or
province (CDN) when entering the state
(USA) or province (CDN)

and if you select town/city entry immediate-
ly afterward