MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2005 R171 Comand Manual

130 Navigation*Destination entry1Character display
You can see which characters can be
entered when using the keys.
Each additional depression moves you
to the next available character.
The selected character appears black.

Wait until the character display disap-
pears, or press.
The character is entered.
Deleting a character

Press the
Delete
soft key if necessary.
The character last accepted by the sys-
tem is deleted.Confirming the data entry
After entering all the characters the data
entry must be confirmed.

Press and hold for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or

Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press.
.
iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key (de-
letion of the last character) with the
Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
iThe symbol can only be selected if
the system has recognized the entry.
ok
ok

131 Navigation*
Destination entry
One frequently used destination address
can be established as the home address.
Open the Navigation main menu
(page 125).

Press the
Home
soft key.
A message
No home address stored
ap-
pears;or
If a home address has already been es-
tablished, the home address appears.

Start route guidance to an established
home address (
page 150);
or

Enter or change the home address, us-
ing the
Change
soft key.
The Navigation main menu with menu
items to change the home address ap-
pears.
Entering a home address

132 Navigation*Destination entrySelectable menu items
Destination memory
:
You can select destinations from the
Destination memory
(page 174), only if
destinations have already been stored.

Destination entry
:
You can enter a destination manually
via the Destination entry menu
(
page 133),

Last destinations
:
You can select from the list of last des-
tinations (
page 172), only if the sys-
tem has already stored destinations.

POIs
:
You can enter POIs (points of interest),
for example gas stations, airports or
hospitals (
page 177).

Current locationProvides access to save the current lo-
cation as home address, or select a
home address using the map.
Saving current location as home
address

Use or  to select the Current location
menu item.

Press .

To save the displayed address as home
address, press .
Selecting a home address using the
map

Use or  to select the Current location
menu item and
press.

Press the
Map
soft key.

Proceed as described under “Moving
the map and selecting a destination”
(page 145).

Or, to store the selected destination as
home address, press .

133 Navigation*
Destination entry

Open the Navigation main menu
(page 125).

Useor  to select the Destination entry
menu item.

Press .
The Destination entry menu appears.The destination displayed last can now
be adopted (
page 135), or another
location can be entered (
page 135).

Open the Destination entry menu. The
Destination entry menu represents the
starting point.
Besides entering the name of a city
(
page 135), the following soft keys are
available for selecting a destination:
Destination entry menu
Entering a destination

134 Navigation*Destination entrySelectable soft keys
Map
soft key
Provides access to destination input di-
rectly via road map (
page 144),

Region
soft key
Provides access to the region input
(
page 134),

Street
soft key
Provides access to the input of the des-
tination street (
page 138),

CityCtr
soft key
Provides access to the input of a city
section (center) (
page 137),

POIs
soft key
Provides access to the input of a POI
(Point of interest) (
page 177),

List
soft key
Allows selecting a destination city from
a city list (
page 136).In the Destination entry menu
(
page 133) the region currently selected
is indicated by the characters in parenthe-
sis in the status bar.

To change the region press the
Region

soft key.
The region list appears.
iThe
Street
, CityCtr
and
POIs
soft key
functions refer to the city on display.
If you wish to choose global POIs not
referring to a city (
page 177).
Selecting the region

135 Navigation*
Destination entry

Useor  to select a region.
The selected region appears black.

Press .
Selecting a different region deletes the
city last entered. The first city of the
newly selected region appears (in al-
phabetical order).
The Destination entry menu (
page 133)
represents the starting point.
Enter city (USA)
appears in the status bar.
The characters in parenthesis indicate the
selected region (page 134).Accepting the displayed destination

Press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds.
Entering a different city

Use the keypad menu or the 12 button
keypad to enter the data of the city
(page 129).
After entering the city a selection list of
cities appears indicated by
Select city

displayed in the status bar. Now contin-
ue with selecting a city.
Entering a city
iDo not confuse the button with the
symbol in the main screen. ok


136 Navigation*Destination entrySwitching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a city.
Press the
List
soft key.
A selection list appears indicated by
Se-
lect city
displayed in the status bar.
Now continue with selecting a city.
Selecting a city

Useor  to select the destina-
tion city.
The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press.
After selecting the desired city, one of
the following menus appears: 
For larger cities with more than 15
streets:
Enter Street menu (
page 139).

For smaller cities with up to
15 streets:
Select Street menu (
page 139).

If no streets are registered for the
selected city:
Select City Center menu
(page 137).
The appropriate menu can be identified
from the display in the status bar.
iThe selection is cancelled if the
Back

soft key is pressed.

137 Navigation*
Destination entry
Besides entering a street name
(page 138), the following soft keys are
available for narrowing the destination.

Map
soft key
Provides access to destination input di-
rectly via road map (
page 144),

CityCtr
soft key
Provides access to the input of a city
section (center) (
page 137),

POIs
soft key
Provides access to the input of a POI
referring to the destination city
(
page 178).
After the destination city (
page 135) has
been entered, the associated city center
(section of the city) can be selected.

Press the
CityCtr
soft key.
Enter center
is displayed in the status
bar.
Accepting the destination displayed

Press .
Narrowing of the destination after
selecting a city
Entering a city center

138 Navigation*Destination entryEntering a center 
Use the keypad menu or the 12 button
keypad to enter the data of the center
(page 129).
After entering the center a selection
list of centers appears indicated by
Se-
lect center
displayed in the status bar.
Now continue with selecting a center.
Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a center.

Press the
List
soft key.
A selection list appears indicated by
Se-
lect center
displayed in the status bar.
Now continue with selecting a center.Selecting a center

Useor  to select a city center.
The Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(page 150) appears.
The system accesses one of the following
menus after entering of a destination city
(
page 135):

For larger cities with more than 15
streets:
Enter Street menu (
page 139).

For smaller cities with up to 15 streets:
Select Street menu (
page 139).
Entering a street in the destination
city

139 Navigation*
Destination entry

If no streets are registered for the se-
lected city:
Select City Center menu (
page 137).
The appropriate menu can be identified
from the display in the status bar.
Entering a street

Use the keypad menu or the 12 button
keypad to enter the data of the street
(page 129).
After entering the street a selection list
of streets appears indicated by
Select
street
displayed in the status bar. Now
continue with selecting a street.
Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a street.

Press the
List
soft key.
A selection list appears indicated by
Se-
lect street
displayed in the status bar.
Now continue with selecting a street.
A selection list of streets appears indi-
cated by Select street
displayed in the
status bar.Selecting a street

Use or  to select a street.
The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu with
the selected destination information
appears;
or