MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2016 R231 Owner's Manual

XIrrespective of the option, pressWto con-
firm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
intersection selected has been entered.
XStart route calculation (Ypage 329).
Starting route calculation
Address entry menu with destination address
:
Destination address
;Starts route calculation
You can have COMAND calculate a route to
the destination address, or you can save the
destination address (for example, as your
home address (My address)) (
Ypage 329).
XCall up the address entry menu
(
Ypage 324).
XIn the address entry menu, confirm Start
by pressingW.
If no other route has been calculated, route
calculation starts immediately (option 1). If
another route has already been calculated
(route guidance is active), a prompt
appears (option 2).
iThe Continuemenu item is displayed
instead of Start
ifCalculate Alterna‐
tiveRoutesis activated in the navigation
menu (option 2) (
Ypage 351).
Option 1 – no route guidance active: route
calculation starts. While route calculation is in progress, an arrow will indicate the direction
to your destination. Below this, you will see a
message, e.g. Calculating Fast
Route....
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins. If the vehicle is not on a digitized road, the
following is displayed:
Rthe linear distance to the destination
Rthe direction to the destination
Rthe
Off Mapped Roadmessage
Option 2 – route guidance is already
active: if route guidance is already active, a
prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to terminate the currently active route guid-
ance.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, COMAND will stop route
guidance and start route calculation for the
new destination.
If you select No
, COMAND will continue
with the active route guidance.
iRoute calculation takes a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance
from the destination, for example.
COMAND calculates the route using the
digital map data.
The calculated route can differ from the
ideal route, for example because of incom-
plete map data. Please also refer to the
notes about the digital map (
Ypage 377).
Entering and saving your home address
You can either enter your home address for
the first time (option 1) or edit a previously
stored home address (option 2).
XOption 1: enter the address, e.g. a city,
street and house number (
Ypage 325).
XAfter entering the address in the address
entry menu, select Save
by turningcVd
and ZVÆ sliding the COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Save as "My Address"and press
W to confirm.
COMAND stores your home address as My
Addressin the destination memory.
XOption 2:proceed as described under
"Option 1".
A prompt appears asking whether the cur-
rent home address should be overwritten.
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XSelectYesand press Wto confirm.
After selecting Yes
, theDatasaved.mes-
sage appears.
Selecting a destination from the desti-
nation memory (e.g. My Address)
Introduction
The destination memory always contains an
entry named "My Address". You may wish to
assign your home address to this entry, for
example (
Ypage 329), and select it for route
guidance. This entry is always located at the
top of the list in the destination memory.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect From Memoryand press Wto con-
firm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2).
Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar
:Character entered by the user
;Characters automatically added by the
system
=List entry most closely resembling the
characters entered so far
?Switches to the selection list
ADeletes an entry
BCharacters not currently available
CCharacter bar
DCurrently selected character
ECancels an entry
FCharacters currently available
XEnter a destination, e.g. "My Address".
Character entry, using city input as an
example (
Ypage 303).
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list
Destination memory list
XSelect My Addressby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller.
XIrrespective of the option, press Wto con-
firm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again.
"My Address" has been entered.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart
and press Wto confirm.
Entering a destination from the list of
last destinations
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
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XSelectDestinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect From Last Destinationsand
press Wto confirm.
XSelect the desired destination by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The address entry menu appears again. The
destination address selected has been
entered.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart
and press Wto confirm.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins (
Ypage 329).
i“Last destinations” memory
(
Ypage 366).
Entering a destination using the map
Calling up the map
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
:Current vehicle position
;Crosshair
=Details of the crosshair position
?Map scale selected
XSelect UsingMapand press Wto confirm.
You will see the map with a crosshair.
Display =depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
(
Ypage 370). You can see the current street
name if the digital map contains the neces-
sary data, You can see the coordinates of the
crosshair if the geo-coordinate display is
switched on and the GPS signal is strong
enough.
Moving the map and selecting the desti-
nation
XTo scroll the map: slideXVY, ZVÆor
aVb the COMAND controller.
XTo set the map scale: as soon as you turn
cVd the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears.
XTurn cVd until the desired scale is set.
Turning clockwise zooms out from the map;
turning counter-clockwise zooms in.
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XTo select a destination:pressWthe
COMAND controller once or several times. If COMAND is unable to assign a unique
address, you will see either the address
entry menu with the destination address or
a selection list.
XSelect a destination by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map.
If the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address entry menu with the
address of the destination. If not, you will
see the Destination From Map
entry.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart
and press Wto confirm.
Entering a destination using geo-coor-
dinates
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Using Geo-Coordinatesand
press Wto confirm.
An entry menu appears.
You can now enter the latitude and longitude
coordinates with the COMAND controller or
the number keypad (
Ypage 303).
XTo change a value: turncVd the
COMAND controller.
XTo move the mark within the line: slide
XVY the COMAND controller.
XTo move the mark between the lines:
slideZVÆ the COMAND controller.
XTo confirm the value: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
iIf the selected position is outside the dig-
ital map, COMAND uses the nearest digi-
tized road for route calculation. You will see
the The co-ordinates are outside
the map areamessage. If the selected
position is located over a body of water, you
will see the The destination is in a
body of water. Please select
another destination.message.
Entering a destination using Mercedes-
Benz Apps
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
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COMAND controller and pressWto con-
firm.
XSe lect Mercedes-BenzAppsand press W
to confirm.
If an Internet connection isestablished, you
will see the message: Do you want to
accept the navigation data sent
via Mercedes-Benz Apps?
Street View
XTo switchtonavigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSe lect Destinationin the lower menu bar
by turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Address Entryand press Wto
confirm.
XSe lect icon :inthe addr ess entry menu
and press Wto confirm.
If an Internet connection isestablished, you
will see the Street View basic display.
XTo explore the view of the stree t:turn
cVd or slide XVY,ZVÆ the COMAND
controller.
XTo return to navigation: press thek
button.
Entering way points
Introd uction
You can map the route yourself byentering up
to four way points. The sequence of the way
poin ts can bechanged at any time.
COMAND pro vides a selection of predefined
destinations ineight categories for th ispur-
pose, e.g. GAS
STATIONorCOFFEESHOP. You
can also use the destination entry options to
enter way points.
Creating way poin ts
Way pointmen u(wit hdestination ,without way
point)
XTo switch tonavigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSe lect Destinationinthe navigation sys-
tem menu bar byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSe lect Intermediate Destinationsand
press Wto confirm.
The destination isentered into the way
poin ts menu. The way points are not yet
entered.
XConfirm Add:bypressing Wthe COMAND
controller.
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XSelect the category orOtherby turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
After selecting a category, the POIs which
are available along the route and in the
vicinity are displayed.
COMAND first searches for destinations
along the route. Searching for destinations
then continues within a radius of approx-
imately 60 miles (100 km) of the vehicle
position.
XAfter selecting Other, select one of the
destination entry options from the list.
SelectionStep
Address EntryXEnter a destina-
tion by address
(
Ypage 324).
From MemoryXSelect a destina-
tion from the des-
tination memory
(
Ypage 330).
From Last Desti‐
nations
XSelect a destina-
tion from the list
of last destina-
tions
(
Ypage 330).
From POIsXSelect a point of
interest
(
Ypage 336).
SelectionStep
From Personal
POIs
XEnter a destina-
tion from the per-
sonal POIs
(
Ypage 344).
Using the MapXEnter a destina-
tion using the map
(
Ypage 331).
Using Geo-Coor‐
dinates
XEnter a destina-
tion using the geo- coordinates
(
Ypage 332).
XSelect POI and press Wto confirm.
After selecting a POI or entering a destina-
tion, the address of the way point is dis-
played.
After entering a destination using the map,
the address entry menu is displayed. OK
is
highlighted.
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XTo accept the way point:confirmOKby
pressing W.
Once you have accepted the way point, it is entered in the way point menu.
XTo display the details: selectDetailsby
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
XTo make a call: selectCallwith the
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm. COMAND switches to telephone
mode (
Ypage 389).
iThis menu item is available if the way
point has a telephone number and if a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
(
Ypage 383).
XTo call up the map: selectMapwith the
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XYou can move the map and select the des-
tination.
XTo store the way point in the destina-
tion memory: selectPresets
with the
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm (
Ypage 364).
Way point menu with two way point entries
Editing way points
Way points can be:
Rchanged
Rchanged in sequence in the way point menu
Rdeleted
To change the sequence, at least one way
point and the destination must be entered.
XSelect a way point in the way point menu by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo change a way point: selectEditfrom
the menu and press Wto confirm.
XChange the address, e.g. the city and
street, and confirm with OK
.
The way point menu appears and displays
the modified way point.
You can change the sequence of the way
points and the destination.
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XTo change the sequence:from the menu,
select Move
by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XTurn cVd the COMAND controller and
move the way point or destination to the
desired position, then press Wto confirm.
XTo delete way points: from the menu,
select Delete
and press Wto confirm.
Accepting way points for the route
XSelect Startin the way point menu by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The route is calculated with the entered
way points.
iContinueis displayed instead of Start
whenCalculate Alternative Routes
is activated in the navigation menu
(
Ypage 351).
iIf a way point has been passed during
route guidance, the way point will be dis-
played in the way point menu with a green
arrow. Once the route has been recalcula-
ted, the way point is deleted from the way
point menu.
Searching for a gas station when the fuel
level is low
If the reserve fuel warning is displayed, you
will see the message: Fuel tank reserve
level. Do you want to start the
search for gas stations?.
XSelectYesorNo.
If you select Yes
, the gas station search
starts. When the search is complete, a list
of the gas stations available along the route
or in the vicinity is displayed.
If you select No
, the search is canceled.
XSelect a gas station and press Wto con-
firm.
The address of the gas station is displayed.
XConfirm Startby pressing W.
The selected gas station is entered into
position 1 of the way points menu. Route
guidance begins. If the way points menu already contains
four way points, a prompt will be displayed,
asking you whether you wish to enter the
gas station into position 1. If you select
Yes
, the gas station is transferred into the
list and way point 4 is deleted.
Entering a POI
Calling up the POI menu
Example: POI menu
POIs are predefined destinations within cat-
egories, e.g. a gas station in the AUTOMOTIVE
category.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect FromPOIsand press Wto confirm.
A menu appears.
XChoose one of the options and press Wto
confirm.
Further steps are arranged in a table
according to the option selected
(
Ypage 337).
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Defining theposition for th ePOI searc h
SelectionCharacteristicInstructions
NearDestina‐
tio n
Entr yis only possible
when rout eguidanc eis
active .XSelectNea rDestinationfrom th ePOI
men uand press Wto confirm .
XSelect aPOI category (Ypage 338).
CurrentPosi‐
tio n
The system looks fo r a
poin tof interes tin th e
vicinit yof th ecurren t
vehicle position .XSelectCurren tPositionin th ePOI
men uand press Wto confirm .
XSelect aPOI category (Ypage 338).
Other CityAfterenterin g acity, th e
system looks fo rth ePOI
within th ecity.Option 1
XSelectOtherCit yin th ePOI men uand
press Wto confirm .
XIf desired, selec tth estate/province
(
Ypage 325).
XEnte rth ecity. Proceed as described in
th e"Entering acity" section
(
Ypage 325).
XSelec t aPOI category (Ypage 338).
Option 2
XEnter acity in th eaddress entr ymen u
(
Ypage 324).
XSelec tPOIand press Wto confirm .
XSelect apoin tof interes tcategory.
Search By Nam eYou can callup all th e
points of interes tin th e
digita lmap or focus your
search on th ethree pre -
viously selecte dposi-
tions.XSelec tSearchByNam ein th ePOI men u
and press Wto confirm .
XSelectAllPOI sor on eof th ethree pre -
viously selecte dpositions.
The POI list wit hcharacte rbar appears .
XProceed as described in th e"POI list wit h
characte rbar "section (
Ypage 339).
SearchByPhone
Number
Thisfunction gives you
access to all POI sthat
hav e a phone number .XSelectSearch By Phone Numberand
press Wto confirm .
You will see alist of phone numbers.
XProceed as described in th e"POI list wit h
characte rbar "section (
Ypage 339).
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Searching by point of interest category
POI category list
XCall up the POI menu (Ypage 336).
After entering a city, the POI category list
appears after choosing the menu item
Near Destination
, Current Position
or Other City.
XSelect a POI category by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm. The Garrow behind an entry shows
that other categories are available.
GAS STATION category selected
XSelect an entry and press Wto confirm.
The search for points of interest begins in
the vicinity of the selected position.
Point of interest search near the current position
(example)
The POI search is canceled when 50 POIs
have been found.
COMAND searches within a radius of approx-
imately 60 miles (100 km).
Once the search is completed, the POI list is
displayed.
If COMAND does not find any POIs within this
radius, it extends its search range to approx-
imately 125 miles (200 km).
If COMAND finds one POI within this radius, it
finishes the search.
POI list
Introduction
POI list (example)
The POI list displays the search results for the
category in the vicinity of the selected posi-
tion.
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