MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2008 R171 Comand Manual

121 Navigation*
Destination entry
Besides entering a street name ( page
122)
, the following soft keys are
available for narrowing the destination. 
Map
soft key

Provides access to destination input di
-
rectly via road map
( page
127)
,

CityCtr
soft key

Provides access to the input of a city
section (center)
( page
121)
,

POIs
soft key

Provides access to the input of a POI
referring to the destination city ( page
156)
.
After the destination city (
 page
119) 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

.
Entering a center 
Use the keypad menu or the 12 button
keypad to enter the data of the center ( page
115)
.
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 cen
-
ter.
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 Select center
displayed in the status
bar. Now continue with selecting a cen
-
ter.
Narrowing of the destination after
selecting a city
Entering a city center

122 Navigation*Destination entrySelecting 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
131)
appears.
The system accesses one of the following
menus after entering of a destination city ( page
119)
:

For larger cities with more than 15
streets:

Enter Street menu
( page
122)
.

For smaller cities with up to 15
streets:

Select Street menu
( page
123)
.

If no streets are registered for the se
-
lected city:

Select City Center menu
( page
121)
.
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
115)
.
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.
Entering a street in the destination
city

123 Navigation*
Destination entry

Press the
List
soft key.
A selection list appears indicated by Select street
displayed in the status
bar. Now continue with selecting a
street.
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
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 selectedThe 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.

124 Navigation*Destination entryThe following soft keys are available to
continue narrowing the destination after
entering the street:
Map
soft key

Provides access to further destination
input directly via road map ( page
127)
,

Intrsct.
soft key

An intersection with the destination
street can be entered
( page
124)
,

Hse.
no.
soft key

A house number on the destination
street can be entered
( page
125)
,

POIs
soft key

A POI on or near the destination street
can be entered
( page
156)
.
The following soft keys can also be select
-
ed:
Mode
soft key

For setting the route mode ( page
113)
,

Save
soft key

Stores the entered destination in the
destination memory
( page
153)
.
After entering a street (
 page
122), a
street intersecting with this street can be
entered.
Press the
Intrsct.
soft key.
The Enter Intersection menu or a list of
all intersecting streets appears.
Narrowing of the destination after
selecting a street
iOnly the entry of either an intersecting
road or a house number is possible.
Entering an intersectioniThe
Intrsct.
soft key is only available
if streets intersecting the destination
street are stored as intersections on
the navigation DVD.

125 Navigation*
Destination entry
Enter Intersection menu
Proceed the same as when entering a
city name
( page
119)
.
List of intersecting streets
Use

or

to select an intersec
-
tion.

The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu ( page
131)
appears.
A house number can be entered after en
-
tering the destination street
( page
122)
.

Press the
Hse.
no.
soft key.
The Enter House Number menu ap
-
pears
( page
126)
;
or
The house number list appears. A
house number range can be selected. ( page
126)
.
Entering a house numberiAn intersection instead of a house number can be entered (
 page
124).

Entry of both is not possible.
iThe
Hse.
no.
soft key is only available
when registered house numbers are
stored on the navigation DVD for the
selected street.

126 Navigation*Destination entryEnter house number menu 
Use

, 
, 
, 
, +
or
(
to
select the numbers. Press

after
each selection;
or
Press
3
- "
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.
Selecting a house number range 
Use

or

to select the desired
range of house numbers.

The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu ( page
131)
appears.
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

127 Navigation*
Destination entry

Press
%
;
or
Press the
Map
soft key if it appears in a
menu.
The map appears in full-screen display.
1Symbol
= current position

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

Allows entering a destination via geo
coordinates
( page
128)
,

Memory
soft key

The current location is stored ( page
130)
,

Display
soft key

You can select which POIs will appear
as symbols on the map
( page
147)
.

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
Entering a destination using the map
iIf no soft key is selected within

approx. 8 seconds, the soft key dis
-
plays will disappear.iThe
Coord.
, Memory
and
Display
soft
key are visible only if the map has been
called up using
%.


128 Navigation*Destination entry
Start route guidance to the selected
destination
Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu ( page
131)
appears if route guidance
has not yet been activated.
Press
.
Route calculation begins.
If route guidance is already active, you
will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to use the location the cursor is
pointing to as the new destination.
Press

to select
Yes
.

Press
.
Route calculation begins.
Destination input via coordinates (longi
-
tude and latitude) will only be possible if
the map display is visible and if the
Coord.

soft key is displayed.

Press
the
Coord.
soft key.
The menu for entering coordinates ap
-
pears. You can set the individual values
for the longitude and latitude in this
menu.
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
130)
.
Entering a destination via geo

coordinates

129 Navigation*
Destination entry
1"Hours" longitude value2"Minutes" longitude value3"Seconds" longitude value4"Seconds" latitude value5"Minutes" latitude value6"Hours" latitude value
Press

or

to select the value you
wish to set.

Select the desired value using


or

.

Keep repeating the last two steps until
you have set the required longitude and
latitude.

Press
.
If the coordinates entered are located
in the digital map range, the display will
switch to map display with cursor. The
center point of the cursor indicates the
position of the coordinates entered on
the map.

Press

.
The Start Route Guidance menu ( page
131)
appears if route guidance
has not yet been activated.
Press
.
Route calculation begins.
If route guidance is already active, you
will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to use the coordinates set as the
new destination.
Press

to select
Yes
.

Press
.
Route calculation begins.
iTo store the indicated position, press
the
Memory
soft key. For details on stor
-
ing map locations
( page
130)
.
iRoute guidance is only possible to co
-
ordinates within the digital map range.

130 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
151)
.
If you wish to store such entries for later
retrieval or repeat usage, you can save
them in the Destination memory ( page
152)
.
Storing current vehicle position1Symbol
= 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
127)
.
.
Press the
Memory
soft key.
The system stores the selected loca
-
tion.While storage takes place, the Memory
soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.
Storing map locations