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

220 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (destination memory)
Example illustration: destination memory
list with input characters
1Input characters
In the destination memory list with input
characters 1, the input characters are au-
tomatically activated.
Destination memory list without in-
put characters: Press n immediately.
or
Destination memory list with input
characters: Slide qm repeatedly until
the input characters disappear.
The list entry “My Address” is automat-
ically highlighted as long as you have
not entered any characters using the
input characters.
If you have entered characters
from the list of input characters:
Rotate ymz or slide qm repeatedly
until the list entry “My Address” is
highlighted.
Press n.
Further operation depends on whether you
want to enter the address manually or use
an address book entry as your own ad-
dress.Entering an address manually
If you want to assign your own ad-
dress for the first time: Select “Save
new entry”.
or
If you want to change your own ad-
dress: Select “Change”
“Save new
entry”.
In both cases, the address input menu ap-
pears.
Enter the address. Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a destination by address”
section (
page 172).
Select “Save” after entering the ad-
dress.
Your address is saved.


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COMAND navigation system (destination memory)
Using the address book entry as your
own address
If you want to assign your own ad-
dress for the first time:
Select “Assign Address Book Entry”.
or
If you want to change your own ad-
dress: Select “Change”
“Assign Ad-
dress Book Entry”.
In both cases, the menu appears for
searching for an address book entry.
Select desired address book entry. Pro-
ceed as described in the “Searching for
an address book entry” section
(
page 226).
Once the address data is complete and if it
matches the digital map data, COMAND
saves the entry as your own address in the
destination memory.
If address data is still missing or if it cannot
be found on the digital map, a message ap-
pears indicating that the address is incom-
plete.
Closing message: Select “OK”.
Depending on which data is missing or
cannot be found on the digital map, you
must now either:

select a state (USA) or province (CDN)

or enter a town/city

or enter a street

or enter a house number
Selecting a state (USA) or province
(CDN): Select desired state (USA) or
province (CDN) from the list.
Entering a town: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a town or city” section
(
page 178).
Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 180).
Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(
page 185).
If all data is available and matches the
digital map data, you can save the ad-
dress.
Saving: Select “Save”.
iIn the address book entry, the town/city
and street must be spelled in the same way as
the destination entry so that the data matches
the digital map data.
In order for the state (USA) or province (CDN) to
match the map data, you may either enter the
entire name or the abbreviation in the address
book.
Examples:

Florida or FL

Colorado or CO

Alberta or AB

Ontario or ON

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COMAND navigation system (destination memory)
Displaying your own address
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Memory”.
The destination memory list appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters. Whether the input characters
appear depends on the number of en-
tries in the destination memory.
Press n.
Destination memory list without input
characters
In the destination memory list without in-
put characters, the “My Address” entry is
automatically highlighted.
Press n.
If your own address has already been
assigned, you will see the menu for
starting route guidance with your own
address data.
Exiting menu: Select “Back”.
Destination memory list with input
characters
1Input characters
In the destination memory list with input
characters 1, the input characters are au-
tomatically activated.
Slide qm repeatedly until the input
characters disappear.
The list entry “My Address” is automat-
ically highlighted as long as you have
not entered any characters using the
input characters.
If you have entered characters
from the list of input characters:
Rotate ymz or slide qm repeatedly
until the list entry “My Address” is
highlighted.
Press n.
If your own address has already been
assigned, you will see the menu for
starting route guidance with your own
address data.
Exiting menu: Select “Back”.

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COMAND navigation system (last destinations)
COMAND navigation system (last destinations)
Saving a destination permanently in
the destination memory
Proceed as described in the “Saving a
destination from the list of last destina-
tions” section (
page 217).Saving the vehicle position in the list of
last destinations
Centering map on the vehicle’s posi-
tion: Select “Navi”
“Position”

“Vehicle Position Map”.
Saving: Select “Navi”
“Position”

“Save Position”.
COMAND saves the current vehicle po-
sition as a destination in the list of last
destinations.
Saving the crosshair position in the list
of last destinations
Showing menu system, if neces-
sary: Press n.
Select “Position”
“Save Position”.
COMAND saves the crosshair position
as a destination in the list of last desti-
nations.
Deleting one of the last destinations
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Last Destinations”.
The list of last destinations appears.
Select desired destination.
The address of the destination ap-
pears.
Select “Delete”.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
iCOMAND automatically saves the last desti-
nations for which the route calculation was
launched. It is stored in the “last destinations”
memory. If this memory is full, COMAND deletes
the oldest destination. You can also save one
destination from the list of last destinations in
the destination memory. It will be saved there
permanently.
iIf you have manually moved the map, you
will see a crosshair on the map (
page 167).
You can save the crosshair position as a destina-
tion in the list of last destinations.

224 Control systems
COMAND address book
General notes
The address book contains the entries that
are saved in the COMAND address book
memory. The entries are permanently
available even if the phone is not inserted
in the cradle*. When you insert the mobile
phone into the cradle*, COMAND reads-in
the phone book entries saved in the mobile
phone and stores the entries as a separate
list from the COMAND address book. This
list is a copy of the phone’s phone book.
This can take several minutes, depending on how many entries the phone book and
the address book contain. After the read-in
process, the COMAND compares the
phone book entries with the address book
entries. If all of the telephone numbers of a
phone book entry in the mobile phone are
present in an address book entry, the ad-
dress book shows only the address book
entry. If not, the address book also shows
the phone book entry in the mobile phone.
Address book menu overview
Calling up the address book
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Address Book”.The main address book display ap-
pears. If the address book already con-
tains entries, you will see the data of an
entry.
Illustration: address book entry
Warning!G
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the address book functions.
Only use the COMAND when road and traffic
conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise
you could be involved in an accident in
which you or others could be injured.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 85).
Search New Entry
Search for an ad-
dress book entryCreate new address
book entry
iFor phone book entries in the mobile phone
that contain a name and a telephone number,
you will see the name and the number. If a phone
book entry in the mobile phone contains several
telephone numbers, you will see the message
“Multiple Numbers” instead of a telephone num-
ber.

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COMAND address book
Selecting an entry in the main address
book display
Slide omp or rotate ymz until the
main area is selected.
Creating a new address book entry
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Address Book”
“New Entry”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields and the input characters.
Illustration: input menu for private data
1To switch between work and home
data ( or symbol)
2Selected data field with input mark
(cursor)
3Display of set data type – in example
display, home data is set ( symbol
and “Home” display)
4Input characters
Switching between private and
business data: Select symbol 1.
The display switches to private or busi-
ness data, depending on the previous
status.
Changing data field: Slide rmq re-
peatedly until desired entry is highlight-
ed.
or
Select [ or ] repeatedly until de-
sired entry is highlighted.
Entering data into a field:
Select desired characters one by one
from the input characters.
Toggling upper and lower case for
the input characters: Select& or
(.
Changing language for the input
characters: Select!.
Select desired language.
iPlease observe the following when creating
a new address book entry:
You can define your own address in the destina-
tion memory in navigation mode. When defining
the address, you can transfer data already en-
tered as an address book entry.
In the address book entry, the town/city and
street must be spelled in the same way as the
destination entry so that the data matches the
digital map data.
In order for the state (province) to match the
map data, its complete name or abbreviation
may be entered.
Examples:

Florida or FL

Colorado or CO

Alberta or AB

Ontario or ON


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COMAND address book
Changing character set for the input
characters: Select#.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.
Moving cursor in the data field:
SelectY or Z.
Deleting individual characters:
Select) and briefly press n.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.
Deleting an entire entry: Select)
and press and hold n until the entry is
deleted.
Saving an entry: Select?.
Canceling an entry: Select “Back”.
If one of the data fields contains new
data, a prompt will appear asking
whether you want to save the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will either be saved or
not, depending on your selection.
Deleting an entry
Search for desired entry (page 226).
Select “Options”
“Delete”.
A deletion prompt appears.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will either be deleted or not,
depending on your selection.
Searching for an address book entry
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Address Book”
“Search”.
The search menu appears with the
smart speller.
1Symbol for complete address data
from the navigation system
2Symbol for summarized entries
from the mobile phone with the same
name but different telephone numbers
3Category symbol
4Smart speller
5Symbol for voice entry
6Back to the main address book display
iYou cannot delete phone book entries from
the mobile phone.


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COMAND address book
Entries with category symbol 3 come
from the mobile phone. The following cate-
gory symbols are possible:

= symbol for “Mobile” category

= symbol for “Home” category

= symbol for “Work” category

= symbol for “Fax” category

= symbol for “Pager” category

= symbol for “Main” category or for
unknown category or for phone entries
that are saved on the SIM card of a
GSM mobile phone
Entries without a category symbol or with
the or symbols come from the
COMAND address book. All other entries
come from the mobile phone and are only
visible when the mobile phone is in the cra-
dle*.
Entries with the symbol contain a voice
entry (
page 232). It is possible to add
voice entries in vehicles with Voice Con-
trol*.Entries with the symbol contain com-
plete, navigable address data from the nav-
igation system that correspond to digital
map data. It is possible to quickly start
route guidance to these types of entry
(
page 231).
Switching from the smart speller to the
list
Slide mq repeatedly or press n until
the smart speller is hidden.
or
Select ?.
Switching from the list to the smart
speller
Select “Back” from the list.
Searching
Searching via the smart speller
Switch from the list to the smart speller
if necessary.
Changing smart speller language:
Select!.
Select desired language.
Changing smart speller character
set: Select#.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.
Entering characters: Select the char-
acters one by one of the entry you are
searching for.
Deleting individual characters:
Select) and briefly press n.
Each time you enter or delete a charac-
ter, the closest match will be displayed
at the top of the list.
Deleting an entire entry: Select)
and press and hold n until the entry is
deleted.


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COMAND address book
Canceling search: Switch from the
smart speller to the list (
page 227).
The entry at the top of the list is auto-
matically highlighted.
Going back to main address book
display: If necessary, switch from the
list to the smart speller (
page 227)
and select “Back” in the smart speller.
Searching via the list
If necessary, switch from the smart
speller to the list (
page 227).
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until desired
entry is highlighted on the list.
Displaying a complete address book
entry
Searching for the desired entry
Search for an address book entry
(
page 226).
or
Select an address book entry in the
main address book menu
(
page 225).
Press n.
The detailed view appears.
Illustration: detailed view for private data
1To go back to the previous menu
2To switch between work and home
data ( symbol or )
3Selected data field
4Display of set data type – in example
display, home data is set ( symbol
and “Home” display)
5To call up optionsSwitching between private or business
data
Select symbol 2.
The display switches to private or busi-
ness data, depending on the previous
status.
iThe options available under “Options” menu
item 4 depend on which data field 3 is select-
ed. The following options may be available:

Displaying abbreviated content in full
(
page 229)

Changing an address book entry
((
page 229)

Changing the description of a telephone
number data field (
page 230)

Adding a telephone number data field
(
page 230)

Calling a number saved in an entry
(
page 231)

Starting route guidance to an entry
(
page 231)

Options for voice entries (page 232)


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COMAND address book
Selecting a different data field
Rotate ymz or slide qmr.
Displaying abbreviated content in full
Select “Options”
“Details”.
The display is shown in full.
Closing entire display: Slide qmr or
omp or pressn.
Closing the detailed view
Select “Back”.
Displaying of a complete phone book
entry in the mobile phone
Searching for the desired entry
Search for phone book entry in mobile
phone (
page 226).
or
Select a phone book entry from the
mobile phone using the COMAND
address book menu (
page 225).
Press n.
The detailed view appears.
1To go back to the previous menu
2Category symbol
3Display for phone book entry in mobile
phone
4To call up optionsClosing the detailed view
Select “Back”.
Changing an entry
Changing an address book entry
Search for an address book entry
(
page 226) then, select “Options”

“Change”.
or
iThe mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle*.
iIf a phone book entry in the mobile phone
has more than one telephone number, you will
see all telephone numbers with the respective
category symbol 2 in the detailed view.
iThe options available under “Options” menu
item 4 depend on which data field 3 is select-
ed. The following options may be available:

Changing a phone book entry in the mobile
phone (
page 229)

Calling a number saved in an entry
((
page 231)

Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the address book (
page 233)
iYou cannot change address book entries
that come from the phone book in the mobile
phone.