navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2008 R230 Comand Manual

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Navigation
Important notes
The following applies if you interrupt your
trip and continue later on:
Trip is continued within 2 hours:
The system will automatically resume
route guidance.
Trip is continued after more than
2 hours:
Press
E to confirm Continue
Route Guidance
in the
Navigation main menu
(
page 130).
Trip interruption during route
guidance
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Trip interruption means the vehicle is
parked and COMAND is switched off.
Trip continuation means the vehicle is
moving and COMAND is switched on
again.

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Navigation main menu
The COMAND calculates the route as
Fastest route.
Including or avoiding traffic routes
In the Navigation main menu
(
page 130), press the
Mode soft key.
The
Mode menu will appear. Selectable traffic routes
Minimize Freeways:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing freeways.
Min. Ferry/Auto-Train:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing ferry connections
or railfreight.
Minimize Toll Roads:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing toll roads.
Minimize Tunnels:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing tunnels.
Use g or G to select a traffic route.
Press E.
Switches the option on or off. You can
switch on more than one option.
Press the Back soft key to confirm.
The setting is saved. The Navigation
main menu will appear.
Setting the route mode
OptionSymbol
OnQ
Off q

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Navigation main menu
Press the Memory soft key.
A window appears with the
message
Position Saved as
MemPt
.
The system saves the current position
as a destination in the
Last
Destinations
memory
(
page 171).
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Such destinations are marked in
the
Last Destinations memory
with _.
For permanent storage you can save
the destination in the regular
Destination memory (
page 172).
You can save up to 20 such
destinations.

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Navigation
Destination input
Entering destination address
If destinations have been entered already,
the Destination Entry menu will appear.
Destination Entry menu
The most recently entered destination is
shown in the upper area.
You can now accept the destination
shown (
page 138) or enter another
(
page 138).
Available soft keys:
Map soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 147).
Region soft key:
Brings you to the region selection
(
page 136).
Street soft key:
Brings you to the destination road input
(
page 141).
CityCtr soft key:
Brings you to the district (center)
selection (
page 140).
POIs soft key:
Entering Points of Interest
(
page 176).
List soft key:
Brings you to a list of streets beginning
with the previously input letters.
Delete soft key:
The character last entered or the
character last accepted by the system
is deleted.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
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The currently set regi on is identifed by
the region code in the status bar.
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If you press the Street, CityCtr or
POIs soft key, the soft key function
refers to the place indicated.

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Destination input
Accepting the displayed destination
In the Destination Entry menu, 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).
or
Select the ( symbol in the
Destination Entry menu. Press H,
h , g , G to do so.
Press E. Entering another de
stination address
Press h, H , g and G to select
the characters. After each selection,
press E.
Press F and f to select characters
diagonally.
or
Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.
A window will appear at the bottom of
the menu showing the available
characters.
Press the Delete soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered or the
character last acce pted by the system
is deleted.
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You can only select admissible
characters. The character selected
appears magnified. If your input is
unambiguous, the system will
complete it.
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For quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the cities stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified. The
system will accept the entry if the input
matches the name of a city stored on
the navigation DVD.

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Navigation
Destination input
Press
E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
or
Select the ( symbol in the
Destination Entry menu. Press H,
h , g , G to do so.
Press E.
The city list will appear. You can now
accept the city entered or select
another. Selecting a cityUse
g or G to select the desired
city.
Press E.
After you have selected a city one of
the following menus will appear:
For larger cities with more than 15
streets: Enter Street input menu
(
page 141).
For smaller cities with up to 15
streets: Select Street menu
(
page 142)
If no streets are available for the
selected city, or if a street extends
through several city centers:
Select CityCtr menu (
page 140)
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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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In some cases, the system may
distinguish cities of the same name by
area selection (
page 140).
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Pressing the Back soft key will abort
the selection process.
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If several options of a city are available,
another menu will appear where you
must make and confirm your desired
selection.

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Navigation
Destination input
Entering a street
The system will display one of the following
menus after you have entered the city:
In the case of cities with more than 15
streets: Enter Street menu
(
page 141).
In the case of cities with up to 15
streets: Select Street menu
(
page 142)
If no streets are available for the
destination: Select CityCtr list
(
page 140)
The respective menu is indicated on the
status bar.
In addition to the street selection, you can
use the following soft keys to determine
your destination:
Map soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 147).
CityCtr soft key:
Brings you to the district (center)
selection (
page 140).
POIs soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
selection menu (
page 176).
Press h, H , g and G to select
the characters. After each selection,
press E.
Press F and f to select characters
diagonally.
or
Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.
Press the Delete soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered or the
character last accepted by the system
is deleted.
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For quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the streets stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified. The
system will accept the entry if the input
matches the name of a street stored on
the navigation DVD.
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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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Destination input
Press E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
or
Select the ( symbol in the Entry
menu. Press H, h , g , G to do
so.
Press E.
The street list will appear. You can now
select a street. Selecting a streetUse
g or G to select a street.
Press E.
The menu for starting the route
guidance function with the destination
data you have entered is displayed. The following soft keys are available to
further define your destination:Map soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 147).
Intrsct. soft key:
You can select an intersection for the
destination street (
page 143).
Hse No. soft key:
Brings you to the destination street
house number input (
page 144).
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If several options of streets are availab-
le, another menu will appear where you
must make and confirm your desired
selection.

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Destination input
Mode soft key:
Brings you to the
Change mode
selection menu (
page 132).
POIs soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
(POI) menu (
page 177).
Parking soft key:
Brings you to the menu for inputting a
parking near the destination street
(
page 146).
Save soft key:
You can enter your destination into the
Destination memory (
page 172). Entering an intersection
After you have entered a destination street
(
page 141) you can select an
intersection to that street.
Press the Intrsct. soft key. The system will display one of the following
menus:
In the case of streets with more than
15 intersections: Enter Intersection
menu.
Enter the name as specified in
“Entering a street” (
page 141).
Press the List soft key.
The Select Intersection menu will
appear. It displays a list of roads
intersecting with the previously input
intersection.
Select an intersection (page 144).
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You can select either an intersection or
the house number. You cannot enter
both.
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The Intrsct. soft key is only
available if appropriate streets are
saved on the navigation DVD.

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Destination input
Press the Delete soft key if
necessary.
The number last entered is deleted.
Press E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 151) or a list for selecting a
house number or a house number area
will appear. Selecting a House Number Area
Press
g or G to select the desired
house number area.
Press E.
The Start Route Guidance menu will
appear (
page 151).
Entering a parking
After entering the destination street
(
page 141) or selecting a city center
(
page 140), you can select parking
nearby.
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You can only select admissible
numbers. The number selected
appears magnified.
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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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House numbers may be displayed in
the list as single numbers, e.g.
1, or as
number areas, e.g.
2..8.