display MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2005 W203 Comand Manual

105 Navigation
Destination input
Confirming a citySelect city list
Push the joystick to g or G to
select a city.
Available soft keys:

Press the
Details
soft key to see all
information about the city entry.

Use the
Page
V and
Page
v soft keys
to display the next or previous page (if
available).

Press the
Back
soft key to return to the
previous menu.

Press E to confirm your selection.
The Start route guidance menu
(page 115) will appear.
Entering an intersection
You can enter an intersection with the
previously entered street.

In the Enter house number menu
(page 103), press the
Cross st

soft key.

Push the joystick to h, H, g or
G to select the characters. After each
selection, press E.

Push the joystick to F or f to
select characters diagonally.
or

Press one of the number keys 1 to
9 and 0.iThe status bar shows the number of
current matches.

106 NavigationDestination input
Press the
Delete
soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered is deleted.
Back to the previous menu

Press the
Back
soft key.Confirming a cross street (menu)

Press E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm your entry.
or

Select the ( symbol. Push the
joystick to h, H, g or G to do
so.

Press E.
or

Press the
List
soft key.
The Select cross street list will appear.
You can now select a street.Selecting a cross street

Push the joystick to g or G to
select a city.
Available soft keys:

Press the
Details
soft key to see all
information about the street entry.

Use the
Page
V and
Page
v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.

Press the
Back
soft key to return to the
previous menu.
iFor quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the streets stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified.
Greyed out characters are not available
and cannot be selected.

109 Navigation
Destination input
or
Press the
List
soft key.
The city list will appear. You can now
select a city.
Selecting a city

Push the joystick to g or G to
select a city.Available soft keys:

Press the
Details
soft key to see all
information about the city entry.

Use the
Page
V and
Page
v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.

Press the
Back
s o f t k e y t o r e t u r n t o t h e
previous menu.

Press E to confirm your selection.
The Enter street menu will appear. You
can now enter a street.Entering a parking
The Start route guidance menu will appear
after entering a destination address.
Here you can select a parking nearby.
Start route guidance menu
Press the
Parking
soft key.
The Parking lot selection map is
displayed.
or
The message
No parking
near the
destination
will appear.

110 NavigationDestination inputSelecting a parking lot
The map is displayed and shows the
destination and the available parkings lots.
One of the parking lot is spotlighted. The
name belonging to it is shown on the
status bar.
Use the
Next
or
Prev.
soft key to
select a parking lot on the map.

Press the
Details
soft key to see
more information about the parking lot.

Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 115).

111 Navigation
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press c.

Push the joystick to H, h, g, G,
F, f.
or

Press the
Map
soft key, e.g. in the Start
route guidance menu (
page 115).
The map is shown in full view and
cross-hairs appear.
If soft key displays are hidden:

Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys

POIs
soft key:
Spotlight a POI if POIs are on the map
(
page 141).

Memory
soft key:
Set a memory point and saved it in the
Last destinations memory (
page 99).

Display
soft key:
The Map view display will appear.
(
page 128).

Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section.

Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section.
iThe system automatically places the
cross-hairs on the current destination
address.
ic was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx.
8 seconds, the soft key display will
disappear again.
iThe
POIs
, Memory
and
Display
soft
keys are available if the
Map
soft key
was pressed.

112 NavigationDestination input
Push the joystick to H, h, g, G
to move the cross-hairs.

Push the joystick to F or f to move
the cross-hairs diagonally.This allows you to select your destination.

Release the button.
If the system is able to assign a street
name to the selected location, it is
displayed on the status bar.

Press E.
The system uses the point at the center
of the cross-hairs as destination.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 115).
iIf you press the
Back
soft key, your
selection will be discarded. The system
then uses the data of the previous
destination.
iIf a POI is close to the center of the
cross-hairs, a selection list will appear.
You can now select between a POI and
the address destination.

115 Navigation
Route guidance

Route guidance
Route guidance can be started if the
destination input is complete and
Start
route guidance
is displayed at the
bottom of the main area.
Start route guidance menu1Destination address
2Arrow indicates the direction to the
destination and the distance to the
destination (as the crow flies)

Press E.
Route calculation and route guidance
begins.
1Routing mode
Setting the routing mode (
page 98)
2Arrow indicate the direction of the
destination, the distance to destination
and
CALC RTE
indication
3The road you are currently driving onRoute calculation can take some time,
depending on the distance to the
destination and the routing mode.
During route calculation, an arrow pointing
towards the destination, the distance to
the destination (as the crow flies) and
CALC RTE
are displayed.
Route guidance begins when route
calculation is complete.
The system will calculate a new route
during active route guidance if the driver
does not follow the route guidance.
Starting route guidance
Route calculation
Recalculating an existing route

116 NavigationRoute guidanceAfter route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays
(page 117) and voice instructions. Repeating current voice instructions
If you have not understood a navigation
announcement, you can at any time have a
current announcement repeated.

Press j.
The current navigation announcement
is repeated.
Switching voice instructions On/Off
Switching off

Press J during a navigation
announcement.
The message
Voice announcements
muted
will appear briefly. Further route guidance takes place
using only the symbols in the display.
If a new route guidance cycle is started,
the announcements are automatically
switched on again.
Switching on again

Press j.
Voice instructionsWarning
G
Voice instructions are intended to direct you
while driving without diverting your attenti-
on from the road and driving.
Always use this feature instead of consulting
the map display for directions. Consulting
the map displays for directions may cause
you to divert your attention from driving and
increase the risk of an accident.

117 Navigation
Route guidance
The navigation displays are only visible
while route guidance is active.
To switch to the navigation display from
another display, e.g. from CD operation: 
Press b or c.
Two examples are shown below:
Display example 1:The road you are currently driving on is
shown on the status bar, in this case
EAST I-90
. The indication
571 mi
is the
distance to the next driving maneuver.
If the GPS position display (
page 130) is
active, the GPS data are shown instead of
the street name.Important map symbols:

Current vehicle location and direction
of travel y
If the map orientation
Heading Up
(page 130) is chosen, the arrow will
always point upward.

The remaining route section is
highlighted in blue color.
Navigation displays
iUsing the control system, the display
unit can be changed between km or
miles (see your vehicle’s Operator’s
Manual). 
When the display unit is set to
miles, the COMAND will indicate
distances in miles (mi) or feet (ft).

When the display unit is set to km,
the COMAND will indicate
distances in kilometers (km) or
meters (m).
iThe colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.

118 NavigationRoute guidanceDisplay example 2:
1Current vehicle location and direction
of travel y, remaining route section
2Name of the road you are to turn onto
3Symbol for the next driving maneuver,
distance bar and distance to the next
driving maneuver
4The road you are currently driving onOn the right side of the display, the symbol
for the next driving maneuver is indicated
(here: right turn).
On the very right side next to turn symbol
is the distance bar. It indicates the
distance to the next driving maneuver
(here: 800 ft).
The status bar shows the name of the
street after the driving maneuver, if
available, here:
MAIN ST
The destination is marked with a flag $ on
the map, an intermediate destination is
marked with a flag showing the letter
S.

Press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.iUsing the control system, the display
unit can be changed between km or
miles (see your vehicle’s Operator’s
Manual). 
When the display unit is set to
miles, the COMAND will indicate
distances in miles (mi) or feet (ft).

When the display unit is set to km,
the COMAND will indicate
distances in kilometers (km) or
meters (m).
iIf no other action is taken within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key
displays will disappear again.