navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2005 W203 Comand Manual

127 Navigation
During route guidance
Deleting or replacing a stopover
destination
Activate the soft key display
(page 121).

Press the
Stopovr
soft key.
The menu for deleting or changing a
stopover destination will appear.

Push the joystick to g or G to
select
Delete active stopover
.

Press E.
The stopover destination last input is
deleted. The system calculates the
route to the main destination.or

Push the joystick to g or G to
select
Change active stopover
.

Press E.
The stopover destination is deleted and
you can enter a new stopover
destination (
page 125).
iIf no stopover destination has been
entered, the full view map appears
instead of the menu. You can now
enter a stopover destination
(page 125).

128 NavigationDuring route guidanceThe system can save the current position
as a destination in the
Last
destinations
memory (
page 134).

Press any soft key to activate the soft
key display. Press the
Memory
soft key.
The current location is saved.

Activate the soft key display
(page 121).

Press the
Display
soft key.
The Settings menu will appear.
Settings menu
You can now use the soft keys to
activate other menus.

Icons
soft key:
Brings you to the POI Icons display
settings (
page 129).

View
soft key:
Brings you to the map orientation
settings (
page 130).

GPS
soft key:
Brings you to the GPS display
settings (
page 130).

Automap
soft key:
Brings you to the Split screen
settings (page 131).

Trail
soft key:
Brings you to the Trail settings
(
page 132).
Saving the current locationiSuch destinations are marked in the Last destinations
memory with _
(
page 134).
If a destination is to be saved for later
or repeated use, the current location
can be stored in the standard
destination memory (
page 135).
Defining route guidance displays

131 Navigation
During route guidance

In the Settings menu (
page 128),
press the
GPS
soft key.
The options On
and
Off
are displayed.
The symbol _ indicates the present
setting.

Use the joystick to g or G to select
the option with the symbol -.

Press button E.
Depending on the previous setting, the
GPS is switched on or off.

Press the
Back
soft key to confirm and
return to the map.
Automatic map toggling
You can set the change from map to split
view.

In the Settings menu (
page 128),
press the
Automap
soft key.
The available options are displayed.
You can select the following options:

AutomaticThe system automatically switches to
split view whenever it announces a
driving maneuver.
When the driving maneuver is
completed, the system reverts to the
full view.
i
Map
Shows the full screen as a map.

Split screen
Uses the right hand part of the
screen to show maneuver icons
and/or intersection zooms.

132 NavigationDuring route guidance
ManualIf you choose this option, the system
only switches to split screen by
pressing c.
The symbol _ indicates the present
setting.

Move the E joystick in g or G
direction to select the option with the
symbol -.

Press button E.
The option is changed.

Press the
Back
soft key to confirm and
return to the map.Trail settings
With this function is active, the COMAND
records a trail every time the vehicle is in
an OFF ROAD area (more than 0.25 miles
away from a digitized road).
The system places trail dots on the screen
until it matches to a digitized road again.

In the Settings menu (
page 128),
press the
Trail
soft key.
The options
On
and
Off
are displayed.
1Percentage of used memoryThe symbol _ indicates the present
setting.

Move the E joystick in g or G
direction to select the option with the
symbol -.

Press E.
Depending on the previous setting, the
Trail is switched on or off.

Press the
Back
s o f t k e y t o c o n f i rm a nd
return to the map.
Delete a trail
If there is a trail in memory, you can delete
it.

Press the
Clear
soft key.
The message
Are you sure you
want to clear all trails?
will
appear in a window.

137 Navigation
Last destinations and destination memory
Category
Others
At the end of the letter list follows the
category
Others
.

Press * to access.
Category
Others
includes entries
without names or names starting with a
special character (e.g. +, !, * etc.).
Selecting a destination

Push the joystick to g or G to
select a destination in the listing.

Use the
Page
soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).Now you can

start route guidance to the selected
destination

add the selected entry to today’s plan
(page 144)

Press the
Plan
soft key.

view details on the selected
destination (if available)
To do this, press the
Details
soft
key.

delete the selected destinationStarting route guidance to a destination
from the destination memory

Select a destination from the
destination memory.

Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 115).
Deleting a destination in the destination
memory

Select a destination from the
destination memory.

Press the
Delete
soft key.
A prompt message appears.

Push the joystick to H to select
Yes
.

Press E.
The system deletes the navigation
entry from the destination memory.

146 NavigationToday’s planDisplay details for starting position
Push the joystick to G to select Starting position
.

Press the
Details
soft key.
The address information will appear.
Selecting a destination from the
today’s plan

Activate the today’s plan.

Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.

Use the
Page
soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).

Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 115).Saving a today’s plan entry in the
destination memory

Activate the today’s plan.

Press the
Save
soft key.
The Destination memory input menu
will appear (
page 135).
Deleting a today’s plan entry

Activate the today’s plan.

Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.

Press the
Delete
soft key.
A prompt message will appear.

Push the joystick to H to select
Yes
.
If you do not want to delete the entry:

Press E to confirm
No
.

Press E.
The system deletes the destination in
the today’s plan. The entries below the
destination deleted move up by one
position.Deleting all the today’s plan entries

Activate the today’s plan.

Press the
Del.
all
soft key.
A prompt message will appear.

Push the joystick to H to select
Yes
.
If you do not want to delete the entries:

Press E to confirm
No
.

Press E.
The system deletes all the destination
entries in the today’s plan.
iWhen you reach the destination, route
guidance ends and the system deletes
the today’s plan entry.

148 NavigationSoftware Updates1Ejecting DVD
2Opening/closing the display unit
3Warning message
Press EJECT to
close
You can update the system with a new
navigation DVD. The new DVD may include
new maps and/or new device software.Starting an update
DVDs are loaded and ejected at the
navigation module.

Switch the COMAND on (
page 27).Ejecting

Press l.
The display unit moves forward and
then tilts down. The DVD NAVIGATION
slot is visible.

Press the l button left of the
DVD NAVIGATION slot.
The navigation module ejects the DVD.
The message
No DVD in drive.
Please insert Navigation DVD.

will appear.

Remove the DVD from the slot.
Warning
G
The display unit can cause injury if
contacted when open. Please close after
inserting a navigation DVD. !Do not place anything on the lowered
display panel. Placing objects on the
lowered display panel may result in
damage to the display or COMAND
unit which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iUpdating may take several minutes.
During updating, the operation of
COMAND is restricted. You cannot
switch off the system.iThe navigation module is located
behind the display unit of the COMAND
(page 147).
iThere are two l buttons. One is on
the display unit 2. The other is located
left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot 1
behind the display.

149 Navigation
Software Updates
Loading
Insert the new navigation DVD into the
DVD slot with the label side up.
The message
Navigation is
initializing. Please wait.
will
appear.

Press l on the display unit to return
the display unit to its closed position.
The display unit tilts up and then moves
to the rear.After that, the COMAND loads the
software on the DVD.
Shortly after that, the progress bar
appears. After some time, the progress
bar reaches 100%.
The update is completed. You can now
operate the navigation system again.
iInserting a second DVD with another
DVD still loaded will cause damage to
the DVD drive which is not covered by
the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iThe message
Press EJECT to
close
will appear. If l on the
display unit is not pressed within 20
seconds, eight successive series of two
beep tones will sound to remind you to
return the display to its closed position
by pressing l on the display unit.

165 Glossary
Audio source
This includes the systems radio and CD
(CD drive in the control unit, CD chan-
ger*).
Balance
Defines sound-center left/right.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Man
agement and D
ata Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communications
systems, including the radio and
CD player, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
etc.).
DVD
(D
igital V
ersatile D
isc)
Digital storage medium for storing lar-
ge amounts of data.Emergency call
This function places a call to a local
911 provider. It does not initiate a
->Tele Aid* call. Please note that the
911 emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a
criminal offense.
Fader
Defines sound-center front/back.
GPS
(G
lobal P
ositioning S
ystem)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
Heading Up
Dynamic map alignment, map is dis-
played facing driving direction pointing
up.LOGIC7 Surround
Playback method resulting in an impro-
ved spatial listening experience com-
pared to conventional stereo playback.
Navigation DVD
Contains all available destination
addresses (town, road, intersection,
house number, special destinations)
and the digital map material for a coun-
try or a region for destination entry,
route calculation and destination
guidance at time of DVD production.
DVD maps do not cover all areas nor all
routes within an area.
North Up
The map is displayed facing north du-
ring route guidance.

166 GlossaryPIN code
Your PIN code prevents unauthorized
persons from using your GSM mobile
phone. The PIN code is a number
string, which you have to enter when
switching on the telephone.
Provider
is the network operator who makes
available (provides) telephone services
Roaming
For this function, the telephone uses
the telephone network of a contract
partner. There are home type and non-
home type systems. The ROAMING
indicator in the COMAND display indi-
cates that a call is being made using a
non-home type system.
Service source
This includes the systems telephone*
and navigation (voice output during
destination guidance)SMS
(S
hort M
essage S
ervice)
With this function you can receive and
read short text messages (if SMS ser-
vice is provided by your provider)
Soft keys
Keys that activate different functions.
Function of key depends on the selec-
ted operating mode.
Tele Aid*
(Tele
matic A
larm I
dentification on D
e-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and ma-
nual emergency, roadside assistance,
and information. Tele Aid is initially
activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call. Refer also to the vehicle
operating instructions.The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided that the vehicle’s battery is char-
ged, properly connected, not damaged,
and cellular and GPS coverage is avai-
lable.
Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unauthori-
zed persons from using your telephone.
The unlock code is a number string,
which you have to enter when switch-
ing on the telephone, if you have locked
the phone before or the setting of the
phone lock is automatically.
Voice output
During a trip, apart from visual informa-
tions (symbol or map displays),
COMAND also provides all of the
necessary spoken route information
via voice output.