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

180 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Selecting a town or city: Slide qmr
or rotate ymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
Towns/cities with symbol 1 mean
that there is more than one in the se-
lected state (USA) or province (CDN).
Confirming one of these towns/cities
will take you to a further sub-selection.
If there are no other selection options,
the address input menu appears again.
It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:

Town/city and state (USA) or province
(CDN)

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

“Street”: entering the street
(
page 180)

“House No.”: entering the house num-
ber (
page 185)

“Center”: entering the center
(
page 183)

“Intersection”: entering the intersec-
tion (
page 188)

“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 street
iThe street is visible if you have entered it be-
fore entering the town or city.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.
iIt is not possible to enter a street if:

you have already entered a center

you have already entered a zip code that
COMAND can clearly attribute to a street

181 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
In the address input menu, select
“Street”.
The list of streets appears either with
or without the input characters
(
page 182). Whether or not the input
characters appear depends on how
many streets are available for the se-
lected town or city.Street list with input characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 6 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
4Currently non-selectable characters
5Currently selectable character
6Input characters
7Street list
8Currently selected characterThe top list entry 1 first shows the street
first alphabetically and 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 6, the top list entry 1
shows the street which best corresponds
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 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.
iYou can only enter those streets which are
saved on the digital map.
If you have not entered a town or city before en-
tering the street, only those streets within the
state (USA) or province (CDN) previously en-
tered are available. If you have already entered a
town or city, streets within that town or city are
available.
If you have entered a zip code before entering
the street, only those streets within the zip code
area are available.iIn the list of input characters 6, 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.


182 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
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 street, the in-
put characters 6 disappear. You see the
street list 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 street list without input
characters at any time.
Switching manually to the street list
without input characters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.Street list without input characters
1Symbol for more selection options
Selecting a street: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
Streets with symbol 1 run through
several suburbs. Confirming one of
these streets takes you to a further
sub-selection.If there are no other selection options,
the address input menu appears again
after the confirmation.
It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:

Street and state (USA) or province
(CDN)

Street, town/city and state (USA) or
province (CDN)
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 town or city is visible if you have entered
it before entering the street, or if COMAND can
clearly attribute the street entered to a town or
city.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.


183 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)

“House No.”: entering the house num-
ber (
page 185)

“Intersection”: entering the intersec-
tion (
page 188)

“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 center
In the address input menu, select “Cen-
ter”.
The list of centers appears either with
or without the input characters
(
page 184). Whether or not the input
characters appear depends on how
many centers are available in the se-
lected town or city.List of centers with input characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 7 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
4Currently non-selectable characters
5Currently selectable character
6Currently selected character
7Input characters
8List of centers
iEntering an intersection is restricted to
streets within the vicinity of the street entered.
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.
iIt is not possible to enter a center if:

you have not yet entered a town or city

you have already entered a street

you have already entered a zip code that
COMAND can clearly attribute to an address
You can only enter those centers which are
saved on the digital map.
Depending on the previous entry, centers are
available either for the town/city entered or the
zip code area entered.

184 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
While the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the center 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 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 center, the in-
put characters 7 disappear. You see the
list of centers 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 centers without
input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of
centers without input characters:
Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of centers without input characters
Selecting a center: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
After the confirmation, the address in-
put menu appears again. It shows the
center, town/city and state (USA) or
province (CDN).
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.

185 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Which of the following menu items are now
available may depend on the data version
of the digital map. The menu items which
are not available cannot be selected.

“Map”: using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 193)

“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 house number
How the house number is entered depends
on whether you have already entered just
the street or both the street and the town
or city (
page 186).
With only the street entered previously
When COMAND can clearly allocate the
street to a town or city, the house number
appears without input characters. Select a
house number from the list (
page 188).
When COMAND cannot clearly allocate the
street to a town or city, a house number
screen appears. You can now enter a
house number.1Numbers entered by the user
2Input characters
3Currently selected number
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.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the center seen in the address
input menu.
iIn this case, entering a point of interest is
based on the center seen in the address input
menu.
iThe house number can only be entered after
the street has been entered.
You can only enter those house numbers which
are saved on the digital map. The digital map
does not contain all house numbers for all
streets.


186 Control systems
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).
Confirming entry: Select? in the
second line from the bottom and
pressn.
If COMAND cannot clearly attribute the
house number to a town or city, the
town/city input menu appears.
Entering town: Proceed as de-
scribed in the “Entering a town or
city” section (
page 178).
After the town or city has been en-
tered, the address input menu ap-
pears again.
If COMAND can clearly attribute the
house number to a town or city, the ad-
dress input menu also appears.In both cases, the address input menu
shows the house number, street,
town/city and state (USA) or province
(CDN).
Which of the following menu items are now
available may depend on the data version
of the digital map. The menu items which
are not available cannot be selected.

“Map”: using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 193)

“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.
With the street and town/city previously
entered
In the address input menu, select
“House No.”.
The list of house numbers appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters (
page 188). Whether or not the
input characters appear depends on
how many house numbers are available
in the selected street.iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.


187 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of house numbers with input
characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 4 are automatically activated.
1Numbers entered by the user
2Numbers automatically added by the
system
3Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
4Input characters
5Currently non-selectable numbers
6Currently selected number
7Currently selectable numbers
8List of house numbersWhile the numbers are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 3 al-
ways shows the house number which best
corresponds to the input data as it has
been entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements numbers 1 entered by the
user with appropriate numbers 2.
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.
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 house number,
the input characters 4 disappear. You see
the list of house numbers without the input
characters. Here you can confirm the cur-
rent entry or make another selection.
During number entry, you can also manual-
ly switch to the list of house numbers with-
out input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of
house numbers without input char-
acters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
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.

188 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of house numbers without input
characters
Selecting house numbers:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
After the confirmation, the address in-
put menu appears again. It shows the
house number, street, town/city and
state (USA) or province (CDN).Which of the following menu items are now
available may depend on the data version
of the digital map. The menu items which
are not available cannot be selected.

“Map”: using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 193)

“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 an intersection
In the address input menu, select “In-
tersection”.
The list of intersections appears either
with or without the input characters
(
page 190). Whether or not the input
characters appear depends on how
many intersections are available for the
selected street.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.
iThe intersection can only be entered after
the street has been entered.
You can only enter those intersections which are
saved on the digital map.

189 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of intersections 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 intersections
8Currently selected characterWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the intersection which best
corresponds 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 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 character 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 an intersection,
the input characters 4 disappear. You see
the list of intersections 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 intersections
without input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of in-
tersections without input charac-
ters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
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.