MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2008 R230 Comand Manual

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Navigation
Last destinations and destination memory

Last destinations and destination memory
The Last destinations memory
automatically saves last destinations to
which you have started route guidance.
The memory can save a maximum of 50
destinations.
You can save your current position as a
destination in the memory (
page 134).
Such destinations are marked with _.
Activating the last destination memory
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 130).
Press G to select menu item Last
Destinations.
Press E.
The last destinations list is displayed.
The most recent destination is at the
top of the list. Selecting a destinat
ion from the last
destinations memory
Activate the last destinations list.
Press G or g to select an entry.
Use the
Page soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list. Now you can
start route guidance to the selected
entry (
page 172)
delete the selected entry (page 172)
save the selected entry in the
destination memory and at the same
time in the address book
To do this, press the Save soft key.
Further operation is explained in
chapter “Save destination in the
destination memory” (
page 172)
view details on the selected entry (if
available)
Press the Details soft key.
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Last destinations and destination memory
Starting route guidance to a last
destination
Select a destination from the Last
Destinations
memory.
Press E.
The Start Route Gu idance menu will
appear (
page 151).
Deleting a destination from the last
destinations memory
Select a destination from the Last
Destinations
memory.
Press the Delete soft key.
The destination is deleted. In the destination memory, you can save
destinations under freely assignable
names.
At the same time, the system saves the
data to the address book. You may later
transfer the address to the navigation
system from the address book and start
route guidance (
page 203).
Saving a destination in the destination
memory
In the Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 151), press the Save soft key.
or
Select a destination in the Last
Destinations
memory (page 171)
and press the
Save soft key.
The Save Destination selection menu
will appear.
Use G or g to select the desired
menu item.
Option Create New Entry:
You can save the destination under
a freely assignable name
(
page 173).
Option Allocate to Entry:
You can save the destination under
an existing name (
page 174).
Press E.
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Last destinations and destination memory
Option Create New Entry:
Press
H, h , g , G , F or f to
select the characters. After each
selection, press E.
or
Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.
To delete the character last input,
press the
Delete soft key.
Press h, H , g and G to select
symbol (.
Press E. You can now select between the
categories
Home Address and Work
Address
.
Press G or g to select the desired
category.
Press E.
The system saves the address in the
selected category. After that, the Start
Route Guidance menu or the
Last
Destinations
memory reappear.
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Do not confuse the Delete soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).

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Last destinations and destination memory
Option Allocate to Entry
Use H, h , g and G to select an
entry to which you wish to assign the
destination address.
Press E.
Press g or G to select one of the
categories
Home Address and Work
Address
.
Press E.
The selected entry is updated with the
new address.
The system updates the entry in the
Destinations memory and in the
address book. After that, the Start
Route Guidance menu or the
Last
Destinations
memory reappear.
Activating the destination memory
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 130).
Press g or G to select menu item
Destination Memory.
Press E.
The destination memory will appear. Selecting a destination from the
destination memory
Activate the destination memory.
Press
H, h , g and G to select
the desired entry.
Now you can
start route guidance to the selected
destination
delete the selected destination
view details on the selected
destination (if available)
To do this, press the Details soft key.

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Last destinations and destination memory
Starting route guidance to a destination
from the destination memory
Select a destination from the
destination memory.
Press
E.
The Start Route Guidance menu will
appear (
page 151). Deleting a destination in the destination
memory
Select a destination from the
destination memory.
Press the Delete soft key.
A prompt message appears.
Press E to confirm Yes.
The system deletes the navigation
entry in the destination memory and in
the address book. Other data in the
address book are preserved. If you do not wish to delete
Use
h to select No.
Press E.

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POIs (Points of Interest)

POIs (Points of Interest)
This function allows you to select Points of
Interest such as gas stations, parking
facilities, shopping centers and many
more.
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 130).
Press G to select menu item POIs.
Press E.
The
POIs main menu will appear
(
page 177).
or
Press c.
You can now select a POI visible on the
map (
page 180).
or
In the Destination Entry menu
(
page 136) or on the map, with the
soft keys displayed, press the
POIs
soft key.
If you have not entered a location in the
Destination Entry menu prior to
pressing the
POIs soft key:
The system uses the location last
entered, e.g.:
NEW YORK CITY. You
can select a POI near that location.
If no location has ever been entered,
the system naturally cannot use one. In
this case, you can select a special
destination near your position.
If you have entered a location in the
Destination Entry menu prior to
pressing the
POIs soft key:
You can select a POI near that location.
In either case, proceed as described in
paragraph “Selecting a POI around
your current location” at “Selecting a
POI category” (
page 177).
Entering POIs

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POIs (Points of Interest)
POIs main menu
You can select between the following
menu items:
Current Position:
Select a POI around your current
position.
Different City:
Select a Point of Interest around any
location (
page 178).
Global Destinations:
Select a POI from regional categories
(
page 179). Initially, selection is
restricted to the region in which you
presently are. However, you can
change the region.
In the POI menu, select menu item
Current Position.
Press E.
A list with POI categories is shown from
which you can select a category. Selecting a POI category
Press
G or g to select a POI
category.
Press E.
A list with POIs is shown from which
you can select a destination.
Selecting a POI around your current
location
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You can select a POI around your loca-
tion up to a distance of 10 miles, or 60
miles if category airport is chosen.

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POIs (Points of Interest)
Selecting a POI
Press G or g to select a POI.
Press the Details soft key if required.
Details on the destination are shown.
Sort soft key:
Sorts list entries either by increasing
distance or alphabetically.
Press E.
The Route Guidance menu will appear
(
page 151).
In the Point of Interest menu
(
page 177), select menu item
Different City.
Enter a location as described in
paragraph “Entering destination
address” (
page 137).
Selecting a POI around another
location

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POIs (Points of Interest)
After entering the location, proceed as
described in paragraph “Selecting a
POI around your current location” at
“Selecting a category” (
page 177).
In the POI menu (page 176), select
menu item
Global Destinations.
The list of global destinations
categories will appear.
Now you can
select a special destination category
(
page 179)
select another region (page 179) Selecting another region
Press the Region soft key.
The Select region list will appear. See
“Selecting a region” (
page 136).
Selecting a category
Press G or g to select a category.
Press E.
Depending on the number of POIs in a
category, you can now enter a POI
name or select a POI.
Entering a POI name
Proceed as under “Entering destination
address” (
page 137).
To do this, press E longer than 2
seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
Following the entry or avoidance of the
entry, you can select a POI.
Selecting a POI around a global
destination
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If you do not know the name of the POI,
you may avoid the entry.

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POIs (Points of Interest)
Selecting a POI
Press G or g to select a POI.
The list also shows the straight-line
distance to and the direction of the
Point of Interest.
Press the Details soft key if required.
Details on the POI are shown.
Press E.
The Route Guidance menu will appear
(
page 151).
Press c.
or
In the Destination Entry menu
(
page 136), press the Map soft key.
The full view of the map will appear.
Your current position and the special
destinations are indicated by symbols.If required, move the map pressing
H , h , g , G ,F and f.
If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.
Selecting a POI on the map
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You will see the symbols only if the map
scale is 0.05 mi/inch, 0.1 mi/inch,
0.2 mi/inch or 0.5 mi/inch
(
page 153).
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You can define which symbols will be
shown on the map (
page 168).
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If the system does not find any POI, the
message
No POIs Found will appear.