navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2006 R171 Comand Manual

123 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 slot
Loading
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
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Your 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.

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Important notes
Ejecting
Press 1 and wait until the naviga-
tion computer ejects the DVD.
.
The navigation DVD covers the continental
U.S., Hawaii and Canada.
Contact your Mercedes-Benz Center or the
Customer Assistance Center in the U.S. at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
or in Canada at 1-800-387-0100 for other
DVDs that may be available.
Change the navigation DVD
(
page 123).If your vehicle has been transported by a
car, train or ferry, COMAND may require
some time to find its exact position.
COMAND may issue navigation announce-
ments not suited to your actual position.
Moving the vehicle a few yards is typically
enough to remedy the situation.
Travelling abroad
Route guidance with GPS
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GPS (Global Positioning System) sig-
nals received make it possible to deter-
mine the current vehicle position.
Deviations from the actual position
may occur
if the reception of GPS signals is
disturbed, e. g. in parking garages
and tunnels
if road conditions are bad
depending on the vehicle’s location
Determination of location after
vehicle transport
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The navigation DVD must be loaded in
the navigation computer (
page 123).

125 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 127).
Continuation of the trip more than 12
hours after interruption:
Route guidance must be restarted.
Select the destination from the Last
destinations
memory (page 174),
or
Re-enter the destination
(
page 131).
Trip interruption during route guid-
ance
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Trip interruption means parking the ve-
hicle and switching COMAND OFF.
Trip continuation means trip continua-
tion with COMAND switched ON.

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Navigation main menu
Last destinations:
You can select from the list of last des-
tinations (
page 174), or of such that
have been saved as current locations
(
page 150).
POIs:
(P
oints of Interest)
Provides access to POIs input
(
page 179). 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 133),
Mode soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (
page 128),
Setting soft key
Provides access to adjusting the
acoustics of navigation announce-
ments (treble, bass, volume and bal-
ance) (
page 129).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 127).
The Setting Mode menu for road types
to be avoided appears.
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Destination memory (page 176) and
Last destinations
(page 174) can be
selected only if destinations are al-
ready stored in the system.
Avoiding certain road types

131 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  -  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 data
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For 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.
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Symbol “ ” represents a space.
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Use to enter a space.


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Destination entry
1Character 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.
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Do not confuse the Delete soft key (de-
letion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
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The symbol can only be selected if
the system has recognized the entry.
ok
ok

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Destination entry
Entering a center
Use the keypad menu or the 12 button
keypad to enter the data of the center
(
page 131).
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
Use or  to select a city center.
The Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 152) appears.
The system accesses one of the following
menus after entering of a destination city
(
page 137):
For larger cities with more than 15
streets:
Enter Street menu (
page 141).
For smaller cities with up to 15 streets:
Select Street menu (
page 141).
Entering a street in the destination
city

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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

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Destination entry
Enter house number menu

Use , , , ,  or  to
select the numbers. Press  after
each selection;
or
Press -  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
Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press.
The house number list appears. Now a
house number range can be selected.
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The Hse. no. soft key is only available
when registered house numbers are
stored on the navigation DVD for the
selected street.
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Do not confuse the Delete soft key (de-
letion of the last number) with the
Back
soft key (deletion of the complete en-
try).
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The symbol can only be selected if
the system has recognized the house
number.
ok
ok

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Destination entry
Selectable soft keys
Coord. soft key
Allows entering a destination via geo
coordinates (
page 148),
Memory soft key
The current location is stored
(
page 150),
Display soft key
You can select which POIs will appear
as symbols on the map (
page 168).
 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 STi
The Coord., Memory and Display soft key
are visible only if the map has been
called up using.
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The 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 150).