navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2005 R171 Comand Manual

121 Navigation*
Important notes
COMAND calculates the route with the
help of data that is stored on the naviga-
tion DVD.
Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation DVDs
designed for the SLK-Class (R171)
COMAND system. No other CDs or DVDs
will work. Using other navigation CDs or
DVDs might lead to malfunctions.
Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.
As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps do not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.The DVD is loaded into (and ejected from)
the navigation computer.
The navigation computer is mounted in the
center of the trunk.
1Ejecting DVDs
2DVD slotLoading

Insert the DVD into the DVD slot 2
face up.
The navigation computer pulls the DVD
in.
Tips on the navigation DVD
Loading/ejecting the DVD
iYour Navigation DVD drive has been
designed to play DVDs which corre-
spond to the IEC 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.

123 Navigation*
Important notes
While determining the exact position,
route guidance is subject to the following
restrictions: 
COMAND does not output navigation
announcements.

The display
OFF
ROAD
and an arrow indi-
cating the direction of the destination
appear instead of the detailed naviga-
tion displays.
Once the system is correctly repositioned,
route guidance continues with navigation
announcements and detailed navigation
displays. The following instructions have to be fol-
lowed when interrupting a trip during route
guidance, and later continuation:

Continuation of the trip within 2 hours
after interruption:
The system automatically resumes
route guidance.

Continuation of the trip between
2 and 12 hours after interruption: 
Continue Route guidance manually
in the Navigation main menu
(page 125).

Continuation of the trip more than 12
hours after interruption:
Route guidance must be restarted.
Select the destination from the
Last
destinations
memory (
page 172),
or

Re-enter the destination
(page 129).
Trip interruption during route guid-
ance iTrip interruption means parking the ve-
hicle and switching COMAND OFF.
Trip continuation means trip continua-
tion with COMAND switched ON.

126 Navigation*Navigation main menu
Last destinations
:
You can select from the list of last des-
tinations (
page 172), or of such that
have been saved as current locations
(
page 148).

POIs
:
(Points o
f Interest)
Provides access to POIs input
(
page 177). POIs include gas sta-
tions, airports, rest areas, hospitals,
etc. Selectable soft keys

Home
soft key
Provides access to the input of a home
address (
page 131),

Mode
soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (page 126),

Setting
soft key
Provides access to adjusting the
acoustics of navigation announce-
ments (treble, bass, volume and bal-
ance) (page 127).Certain road types to be avoided can be
defined for the system’s route calculation.

Press the
Mode
soft key in the Naviga-
tion main menu (
page 125).
The Setting Mode menu for road types
to be avoided appears.
iDestination memory
(page 174) and
Last destinations
(page 172) can be
selected only if destinations are al-
ready stored in the system.
Avoiding certain road types

129 Navigation*
Destination entry

Destination entry
Entering characters
For character entry, the 12 button keypad
or the keypad menu can be used.Entering a character via keypad menu

Use, , , ,+ or ( to
select a character.

Press .
The character is entered.Entering a character via 12 button key-
pad

Use the 3 - " keys to enter a char-
acter.
A key must be pressed once or several
times in quick succession:
After pressing the first time, the char-
acter display 1 appears.
Entering dataiFor more convenient entry, COMAND
offers only available characters from
the character set based on your selec-
tions and the data stored on the navi-
gation DVD.
The character selected appears magni-
fied or black.
The system will complete the entry if
the input matches data stored on the
navigation DVD.
iSymbol “ ” represents a space.
iUse" to enter a space.


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

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

140 Navigation*Destination entry
If the street extends through several
city centers, the list of city centers re-
ferring to the street selected appears.
Selecting the city center referring to
the street selected
The system distinguishes between streets
with the same name in a city by specifying
the center. After selecting a street, a list of
city centers may appear.
The status bar shows how many times the
system found the same street name within
a given city.

Use or  to select a center.

Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu with
the selected destination information
appears.The following soft keys are available to
continue narrowing the destination after
entering the street:
Narrowing of the destination after
selecting a street

143 Navigation*
Destination entry
Enter house number menu

Use , , , , + or ( to
select the numbers. Press  after
each selection;
or

Press3 - " to enter the numbers.

Press the
Delete
soft key if necessary.
The number last accepted by the sys-
tem is deleted.

Press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds to confirm the input;
or

Useor  to select the sym-
bol and press.
The house number list appears. Now a
house number range can be selected.
iThe
Hse. no.
soft key is only available
when registered house numbers are
stored on the navigation DVD for the
selected street.
iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key (de-
letion of the last number) with the
Back

soft key (deletion of the complete en-
try).
iThe symbol can only be selected if
the system has recognized the house
number.
ok
ok

145 Navigation*
Destination entry

Display
soft key
You can select which POIs will appear
as symbols on the map (
page 166).

soft key
The map scale will change to display a
more detailed map,

soft key
The map scale will change to display a
map that shows a wider area.Moving the map and selecting a desti-
nation

Move the cursor using, , ,
, + or ( to select the desired
destination.

Release the buttons.
If the system finds a street name at the
location the cursor is pointing to, the
corresponding street name is shown in
the status bar.
In this example:
WATER ST
iThe
Coord.
, Memory
and
Display
soft key
are visible only if the map has been
called up using%.
iThe destination selection will be lost
when pressing the
Back
soft key.
The system reverses to the details of
the previously entered destination.
To store the destination selection,
press the
Memory
soft key. For details on
storing map locations (
page 148).

148 Navigation*Destination entryYou can store the current vehicle position
or a location selected via the map as an en-
try in the Last Destinations memory.
Therein such entries are marked with
(page 172).
If you wish to store such entries for later
retrieval or repeat usage, you can save
them in the Destination memory
(page 174).Storing current vehicle position
1Symbol = current position

Press%.

If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.

Press the
Memory
soft key.
The system stores the current vehicle
position.
While storage takes place, the Memory
soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.
Storing a location selected via the map

Press%.

If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.

Move the map and select a location
(page 145).
iRoute guidance is only possible to co-
ordinates within the digital map range.Storing map locations