ESP MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2003 R230 Comand Manual

131 Navigation
Destination input
Activating the map from the main des-
tination input menu“Destination via Map” menu
Setting the map center
1To the previous destination
2To the current vehicle location
3Activates the “City/Suburb Entry” in-
put menu and selects the correspon-
ding city center after input
4Activates the coordinate destination in-
put menu
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight “Destination via
Map...” (Destn via Map) in the main
destination input menu and press to
confirm.
The selection menu “Destination via
Map” will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight 1, 2, 3 or 4
and press to confirm.
1 and 2 The map with the cross
hairs will appear
3The “City/Suburb
Entry” input menu will ap-
pear (
page 124)

Enter the city in the input menu and
confirm it.
Then, the map with the crosshairs
will appear. The crosshairs are cen-
tered on the city center.
4The coordinate destination input
menu will appear (
page 135).
Selecting a destination via the map

133 Navigation
Destination input
Altering the map scale
9Current map scale
aScale selector
bNew map scale (filled arrow)
cSquare shows the map section which is
to be increasedActivating the scale selector a.

Press + or ,.
or

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
iAs you move the crosshairs towards the
edge of the screen using the number
keys, an adjacent section of the map is
activated. It may take a few seconds to
point to each new map.
Adjacent map sections overlap some-
what so that destinations on the edge of
the map can be marked as well.
iA division mark corresponds to an avai-
lable scale. You can select 13 different
scales ranging from 0.05 miles/inch to
500 miles/inch.

138 NavigationDestination input
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight 1 or 2 and
press to confirm.
The list “Select Category” will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired cate-
gory and press to confirm.
A corresponding list will appear.
7Point of Interest entry with distance to
destination in miles (as the crow flies)
8Symbol for long entry
9Complete entry in a windowDisplaying the entry in full in a window 9

Press u.

Press u again to remove 9.
Selecting the desired destination

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the entry in the
selection list and press to confirm.

Then calculate the route (
page 141).
iNot all Points of Interest may be listed
on the CD.
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139 Navigation
Destination input
In the surrounding area of another city“City/Area” input menu
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight “Select City...” in
the Points of Interest menu and press
to confirm.
The input menu “City/Area” will ap-
pear.

Select the city and activate the city list
(page 125).

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired des-
tination in the city list and press to con-
firm.
The list “Select Category” will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired cate-
gory and press to confirm.
A corresponding list will appear.

Select the desired destination.

Then calculate the route (
page 141).Regional destinations

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight “Regional...” in
the Points of Interest menu and press
to confirm.
The list “Select Category” will appear.
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available, another menu will appear
where you must make and confirm your
desired selection. iNot all Points of Interest may be listed
on the CD.
iNot all Points of Interest may be listed
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142 NavigationDestination inputSelecting a route mode P
1Route calculated for optimum driving
time
2Route calculated for optimum driving
route
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired route
mode and press to confirm.Including P or avoiding Q traffic rou-
tes, several selections are available
3Calculate the route with/without free-
ways
4Calculate the route with/without ferry
connections, car trains
5Calculate the route with/without toll
roads
6COMAND calculates the route with the
selected settings

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired type
of road and press the button.Calculating the route

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight “OK” and press
to confirm.
As soon as calculation begins, you will
see a corresponding message and hear
the voice output “The route is being
calculated”.
iToll roads appear in green on the map.
iIn the event that no reasonable alterna-
te route for that destination exists,
COMAND will calculate the route inclu-
ding 3 to 5 even if these selections
are to be avoided.

158 NavigationRoute guidanceActivating the scale selector
Press + or ,.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight 1 and press to
confirm.
The scale selector will appear.
1Current map scale
2Scale selector
3New map scale
Zooming in for more detailed map

Press +.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the left.
The map will appear automatically.Zooming out for less detailed map

Press ,.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the right.
The map will appear automatically.
Altering the map scaleiA division mark corresponds to an avai-
lable scale. You can select 13 different
scales ranging from 0.05 miles/inch to
500 miles/inch.

163 Navigation
Route guidance
Main detour menu
1It is possible to block route sections
ahead
2Ends the detour function, the previous
route is calculated
3It is possible to block route sections in
the route list (
page 165)
Explanation corresponding 2

Detour has not yet been selected
You cannot select “Cancel”

Detour has been selected
“Cancel” is highlighted

Press ) while any menu is on the
screen during route guidance.
The main detour menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired
menu field and press the button.
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Selecting a detour
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iTraffic jams are identified by the driver,
not by the COMAND.
If you switch off COMAND for more than
30 minutes during active route
guidance, all manually entered traffic
jams are deleted.

166 NavigationRoute guidanceCalling detailed route list Detailed route list4Symbol “-” - sections of a road are dis-
played
Press +.
The detailed route list will appear.Blocking off several streets/street sec-
tions

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the right.
With each turn, you will block another
section.
The road name will appear in red.
Undoing street block

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the left.
The street name will appear in black
again.
Switching back to the route list

Press ,.
The symbol “+” appears in front of the
street section.
The blocking function is still active.Canceling blocking function, do not recal-
culate the route

Press *.
The traffic jam menu will appear.
Ending the blocking function, re-calcula-
ting the route with the blocks selected

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
COMAND re-calculates the route in the
previously selected calculation mode.
A corresponding message will appear.
Then the symbol display will appear
again and COMAND will continue route
guidance.

167 Navigation
Route guidance
1Deletes a way point
2Cancels a detour (traffic jam ahead)
3Cancels a detour (street sections blo-
cked in the route list)
4Resets all functions

Press r.
A selection menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired
menu field and press to confirm.
COMAND will re-calculate the route
using the previously selected calculati-
on mode.
You will see the corresponding infor-
mation.
Then the symbol display will appear and
COMAND continues route guidance.
Resetting functions
iIf you have not selected any way point
(page 160) or detour (
page 163)
menu fields 1 to 4 are shaded out
and cannot be selected.

171 Navigation
Route guidance
During route guidance (you see either sym-
bol or map display) you can select another
COMAND system by pressing the corres-
ponding key.
The main menu of the selected audio sour-
ce will appear and you will e.g. hear the
radio.
Route guidance and the navigation’s voice
output remain active.
The voice output is added to the audio
playback.
You can individually adjust the volume le-
vels for voice output and audio playback
(page 64).

Press c.
The main radio menu will appear. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.

Selecting a station (
page 30).
Returning to navigation system

Press b.During route guidance, you can operate an
audio source that is active in the back-
ground. Although the options are limited,
you can operate the audio source without
having to fully switch to the corresponding
system.
1A window is shown in the symbol or
map display, providing details about
the active audio source
Activating audio system
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Activating audio functions