MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2007 W203 Comand Manual

129 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.Enter parking
The Start route guidance menu will appear
after entering a destination address.
Here you can select 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.

130 Navigation*
Destination input
Selecting 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 135).

131 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 135).
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 166).
Memory soft key:
Set a memory point and saved it in the
Last destinations memory
(
page 119).
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Select a destination using the map
when vehicle is stationary. If you
choose to confirm a selected
destination by pressing E while the
vehicle is in motion, the message
It
is not possible to set a
destination via map during
driving
will appear in the display.
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The system automatically places the
cross-hairs on the current destination
address.
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c was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx.
8 seconds, the soft key display will
disappear again.
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The POIs, Memory and Display soft
keys are available if the
Map soft key
was pressed.

132 Navigation*
Destination input
Display soft key:
The Map view display will appear.
(
page 153).
Soft key +:
Enlarge visible map section.
Soft key ):
Reduce visible map section.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
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.
If a street name can not be assigned,
COMAND increases the zoom by one
increment each time E is pressed
until a street name can be selected.
Press E.
The system uses the point at the center
of the cross-hairs as destination.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 135).
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If you press the Back soft key, your
selection will be discarded. The system
then uses the data of the previous
destination.
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If 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.

133 Navigation*
Destination input
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 116).
Press the Home soft key.
The message
No home address
available! Please enter home
address
will appear.
Press the Change soft key to edit a
home address.
or
The actual home address is shown.Here you can use the following
functions
changing to the map (page 131)
setting the routing mode
(
page 118)
editing home address (page 133)
starting route guidance
(
page 135)Editing home address
Press the Change soft key.
The Change home address menu will
appear.
You can use the following functions
selecting a destination from the
Destination memory (
page 161)
entering destination address
(
page 122)
Selecting home address

134 Navigation*
Destination input
selecting a destination from the Last
destinations memory (
page 159)
selecting a Point of Interest
(
page 163)
entering a POI by phone number
(
page 167)
selecting a destination from the
Today’s plan memory (
page 169)After entering the address the screen may
look as follows
Press E.
The home address is saved.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 135).

135 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 menu
1Destination 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 118)
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

136 Navigation*
Route guidance
After route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays
(
page 137) 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 instructions
WarningG
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.

137 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.Important map symbols:Current vehicle location and direction
of travel y
If the map orientation
Heading Up
(page 155) is chosen, the arrow will
always point upward.
The remaining route section is
highlighted in blue color.
Navigation displays
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Using the control system, the display
unit can be changed between km or
miles (see your vehicle’s Operator’s
Manual).
When the instrument cluster
multifunction display is set to miles,
the COMAND will indicate
distances in miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the instrument cluster
multifunction display is set to
kilometers, the COMAND will
indicate distances in kilometers
(km) or meters (m).
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The colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.

138 Navigation*
Route guidance
Display 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 on
In the right half of the display, the symbol
for the next driving maneuver is indicated
(here: right turn).On the very right side of the display next to
the 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.
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If full view of map is displayed:
Status bar 4 indicates one of the
following depending on which option is
selected in the Display in Map screen
(
page 156)
the estimated time of arrival and
distance to destination
GPS coordinates of the current
position or
the road you are currently driving
on
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Using the control system, the display
unit can be changed between km or
miles (see your vehicle’s Operator’s
Manual).
When the instrument cluster
multifunction display is set to miles,
the COMAND will indicate
distances in miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the instrument cluster
multifunction display is set to
kilometers, the COMAND will
indicate distances in kilometers
(km) or meters (m).
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If no other action is taken within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key
displays will disappear again.