navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2011 W204 Comand Manual

Aft
erdes tinat ion entry X
The dest ination has been entered and is
sho wnintheaddr essentrym enu
(Y page 54).
X Select Savebysliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
You cannow select storage option s
(Y page 81).
During routeguida nce X
To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Destina tioninthe navigation
system menubarbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select SaveDestina tionandpress Wto
con firm.
You cannow select storage option s
(Y page 81).
From thelistofprevious destina tions X
To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Destina tioninthe navigation
system menubarbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select FromLastDestina tionsand
press Wtocon firm.
The listofprevious destinations appears.
X Select adestin ationbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The destin ationaddress isshown.
X Select Saveandpress Wtocon firm.
You cannow select storage option s. Selecting
storage options X
To save thedestina tionwithout a
name: selectSaveWithout Nameand
press Wtocon firm.
COMAND storesthe destin ationinthe
destin ationmemory anduses theaddress
as the destin ationname.
X To save thedestina tionasMy add ress:
select Saveas"My Address "and press
W tocon firm.
COMAND storesthe destin ationinthe
destin ationmemory asMy Address .If the
select edaddress bookentryalready
con tains address datathatcanbeused for
navigation (Licon), aprompt willappear
asking whether youwish tooverwrit ethe
exist ingdata.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtocon firm.
If you select Yes,theentryisoverwrit ten.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted.
X To save thedestina tionwith aname:
select SaveWithNameandpress Wto
con firm.
X Select acategor y,e.g. Home, andpress W
to con firm.
The input menu appears withdata fields
and thecharact erbar. Ex
ample display: savingadestin ation withaname
: Select eddata fieldwithcursor
; Character bar
X Proceed asdescribed under"Entering
charact ersusing thecharact erbar" inthe Destination
memory
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store
onedestination fromthelistofprevious
destinations inthe destination memory.Itwill
be stored therepermanently. Storing
adesti nation permanent lyin
th edest inationmem ory
X Proc eedasdesc ribed inthe"Fr om thelist
of prev ious destinations"sec tion
(Y page 81). St
orin gth evehicle positioninthelist
of previous destinations
X To switch onnav igat ionmod e:pres sth e
g function butt on.
X To show themen u:pres sW theCOMA ND
con troller .
X Sele ctPos itioninthenav igat ionsyst em
men ubar byturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpres sW tocon firm.
X Sele ctSav eVeh iclePos itionand pres s
W tocon firm.
COMA NDstores thecur ren tveh icle
posit ionasadest inationinthelist of
prev ious destinations. St
orin gth ecross hairposi tion inthe
list ofprevious destinations
Rou teguid ance notactive Ac
rossha irapp ears onthe map ifyou have
moved themap manua lly.Y ou can store the
crosshair positionasadestinat ioninthe list
of previous destinations.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Position inthe navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select SaveCrosshair Positionand
press Wtoconf irm. Route
guidance isactive X
To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Position inthe navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Destination PositionMapand
press Wtoconf irm.
You willsee themap withthecrosshair at
the destination .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Position inthe navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select SaveCrosshair Positionand
press Wtoconf irm.
COMAND storesthecrosshair positionas
a destination inthe listofprevious
destination s. Dele
ting oneofthe previous
destinat ions
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select FromLastDestinations and
press Wtoconf irm.
The listofprevious destination sappears.
X Select thedesired destination andpress
W toconf irm.
The destination addressappears.
X Select Delete andpress Wtoconf irm.
Ap rompt appears, asking whethe rthe
entr yshould bedeleted. Last
destinations
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Cent
ering thema ponthe vehicle or
destina tionposition
Centering themap onthe vehicle
position X
To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Positio nin the navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturningcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Vehicle PositionMap andpress
W tocon firm or,ifthe cross hairisshown,
press thek backbutton .
This hides thecross hair.
Centering onthe destina tion This
function requires thataroute toa
destin ationhasbeen calculated.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Positio nin the navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturningcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Destina tionPositio nMap and
press Wtocon firm.
The cross hairiscen tered onthe
destin ation. Map
displa y
Sett ingthe map orienta tion Map
orient ation
: Current lyset map orient ation The
following displaymodesarepossible:
R 0 Nort horient ation(themap view is
displayed sothat northis alway sup).
R ¤ Orient ationinthe direct ionoftravel (the
map isdisplayed sothat theheading is
alway sup; the orange pointofthe icon
point snort h).
R ¤ Bird's- eyeview (themap isdisplayed so
that theheading isalway sup, the map
projec tionreproduces thecurvat ureofthe
earth, theorange pointofthe icon point s
nort h) Ex
ample display: Bird's-eyeview
: Current crosshairposition
; Current maporient ation
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Naviinthe main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select MapDisplay andpress Wto
con firm.
A # dot indicat esthe curren tsett ing. Map
usage andsettings
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Sel ect ArrivalTim e/Dis tance,
Cur rentStr eet,Geo -coordinates or
Non eand pressW toconfi rm.
X To exitthe men u:slide XVY theCOMAND
control ler.
Arri valtime /distan cetothe destinatio n Arri
valtime /distanc edispl ayswitche don
: Icon fordestina tion
; Dista ncetothe destina tion
= Icon foresti mate dtime ofarr ival
? Estima tedtime ofarr ival
Yo ucan onlysee this displ ayduring route
gu idance .While scrolling themap
(Y page 59),youwillsee data, e.g.road
names, depending onthe crosshair position,
if the digital mapsupports thisdata.
i During routecalculation, orifthe vehicle
is traveling onanon- digitized road,the
linear distance tothe destination isshown.
In this case, thedispla ywill begrayed out.Road
display Road
display active
: Road names ornumbers, e.g.for
highway s
Geo-coo rdinatedisplay Geo-coordinate
displayactive
: Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
; Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinates
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinates
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
There mustbesufficient GPSreception forall
displa ystobe shown. Ifthis isnot thecase,
the displa ywill begrayed out.Height
displa y: may varyfrom theactual value
because thenavigation systemusestheGPS
signal forthe calculation.
While scrolling themap (Ypage 59),youwill
see thegeo-coordinates ofthe crosshair
position. Heightdisplay: and number of
satellites used?are not displa yed. Map
usage andsettings
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Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 Serial number ofyour service module for
receivin gtraff icreport s
Registering forthe SIRIUS XMtraffic
repor tserv ice X
Call thetraff icrepo rtprov ider' sphon e
num bershown onthesc reen .
i You canalso have thesat ellit eser vice
act ivat edonline .Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
htt <0010002D00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300200003
000F000DF (USA)or
htt <0010002D00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300030001
000E000100040001F .com
(Canada) .
Once theconn ection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstr uctions ofthe operator.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes.
If registrat ionisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivate your
account . Compass
function
In the compass view,youcan seethecurrent
direction oftravel, thecurrent heightabove
sea level andthecoordinat esofthe vehicle
position, forexample.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller. X
Select Position inthe navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Compass andpress Wtoconf irm. Example
display:compass
: Current direction oftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinat es
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinat es
B Currently setsteerin gangle ofthe front
wheels
i Todisplay current height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. Steeringangle Bcan bea
maximum of35° inboth direction s.
X To exit thedisplay: confirmBack by
pressing Worpress thek button . Upda
tingthedigital map
Introdu ction The
digital mapbecomes outdatedinthe
same wayasconv ention alroad maps.
Optimal routeguidance canonly beprovided
by the navigation systeminconj unct ionwith
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Information
aboutnew version sof the digital
map canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes- BenzCenter .You canhave the
digital mapupdated atthe centerwith aDVD ,
or you can update themap yourself.
i The update process cantake along time
(over anhour), depending onthe size ofthe
digital map.Duringthis time, youwillonly
be able toswitch onradio mode andto
accept incomingcalls. Theupdate willbe
complet edmore quickly ifthe vehicle is
stat ionary.
If you carry outtheupdate withtheengin e
switch edoff and thestart erbatter yhas
insuffic ientpower, COMAND may
automatic allyswitch offduring theprocess
in order toprotec tthe batter y.Ifthis
occur s,rest artthe update withtheengin e
runn ing. G
War
ning
Never leavetheengin erunn inginan enclos ed
space. Theexhaust gasescontain carbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustgasesconstitutes
a health hazard andcould leadtoloss of
con sciousnes sor even death.
Upda tingprocess X
Inser tthe DVD intothe DVD changer
(Y page 128).
The update begins. COMAND checks
whether thedigital maponthe DVD is
compat iblewith thenavigation systemand
system software.
If this isthe case andtheDVD 'smap data
has notalready beeninstalled, COMAND
start supdating thedigital map.
If the map data hasalready beeninstalled,
the display showsversion dataanda
message tothis effec t.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
While theupdate isrunn ing,youwillsee a
message tothis effec tand apro gressbar.The nav
igati on system isnot opera tional unti lthe
up date iscomp lete.
i Youcanno teje ctthe DVD during the
up date. Ifyo usw itch offCOMAND during
the update, the update isinte rrupte d.It
then continuesfrom where itwa s
inte rrupte dwh en the system isres tarte d.
CO MAND maypro mpt youto cha nge theDVD
du ring theupdate.
X Pre ssthe 8 load /eje ctbutton.
X Ta ke the DVD outof the slot.
X Inse rtthe requested DVD.
Once theupdate hasbe en succes sfully
comp leted ,yo uwi llsee ames sage tothis
eff ect.
X To confi rm the mes sage:pre ssW the
CO MAND controller.
X Ta ke the DVD outof the slot.
The update iscomp lete.
If the updateisnot succes sfully comp leted ,
yo uwi llsee ames sage tha tthe map update
is not possible.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. Other
settings
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Problems
withthenavigation system Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
isunable to
cont inue route
guida nceafter the
journey hasbeen
interr upted. Route
guidanceiscanceled ifyou interr uptthejourney formore
than twohours.
"Interr upting thejourney" referstostopping thevehicle and
switching offCOMAND.
"Continuing routeguidance"refers toswitching COMAND backon
and driving on.
X Continue routeguidance(Ypage 69).
COMAND determines thevehicle's position.Depending onthe
driving situation, thismay take some time.
Route guidancemay berestric tedduring thedeterminat ionof
the vehicle's position.
When positioning iscomplete, routeguidanceisresumed with
navigation announcementsandroute guidancedisplay s. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
isunable to
determine thevehicle's
position. COMAND
hastoredetermine theposition ofthe vehicle ifthe
vehicle hasbeen transport ed(e.g. byferry, bymotorail orafter
towing).
X Start thevehicle andpullaway .
COMAND determines thevehicle's position.Depending onthe
driving situation, thismay take some time.
Route guidancemay berestric tedduring thedeterminat ionof
the vehicle's position.
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Problem Possible
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The
Navigation
Unavailable message
appea rs. COMAND
hasanintegrated harddrive onwhich thedigital mapis
stored.
To protect thehard drive fromdamage, COMAND switchesitoff
in very high temperatures. Thenavigation systemwillthen be
temporarily unavailable.
X Let the vehicle andCOMAND cooldown.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain. If
an area ofthe hard dischasamalfunction ,COMAND canno
longer access themap data inthis area, forexample when
calculating aroute.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain.
The navigation systemwillbeoperational untilithas toaccess
the faulty areaofthe hard drive again. Themessage willthen
reappear.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
You
willsee amessage
informin gyou that the
DVD containing the
digital mapis
incompatible withthe
system software. The
DVD containing thedigital mapcannot beused forthe update.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe COMAND controller.
X Ejec tthe DVD .
X Have thesystem software updatedatan authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
map software
update hasfailed. The
DVD isdirty orscratc hed
X Clea nthe DVD .
X Restart theupdate. There
isoverheating duetoexcessive temperatures inthe vehicle
interior.
X Wait untilthevehicle interior hascooled down.
X Restart theupdate. COMAND's
integralharddrive isfaulty.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Problems
withthenavigation system
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Using
theaddress book Intr
oduct ion G
War
ning!
Please devoteyour attent ion first and
forem osttothe trafficsituatio nyou arein.
Befor eyour journ ey,please familiarize
yourself withtheaddress bookfunctions.
Only usetheCOMAND whenroadandtraffic
con dition spermit youtodo so. Othe rwise you
could beinvolv edinan acciden tinw hich you
or others couldbeinjured.
The address bookorganizes andstores
entr ieswhich areimported fromdifferent
sources (mobilephone,memory card,
COMAND telephone book,navigation
system).
You canusethese entriestomake telephone
calls andfornavigation.
i Address bookentriesare not deleted
when themobile phoneisremoved. Forthis
reason, youshould deleteyourpersonal
data using thereset functionbefore selling
your vehicle, forexample (Ypage 45). Calling
upthe address book
X Press theKfunct ionbutton.
You seethetelephone basicmenu orthe
address bookifit was open previously .
X With thetelephone basicmenu shown,
select Phone bysliding VZtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Address Bookfromthemenu and
press Wtoconfirm . Address
bookwith¥address bookentry and¤
navigable data
i Anaddress bookentryis made upofa
surname, afirst name andacompany name
and may containuptofive telephone
numbers foreach private andbusiness
address.
X To browse inthe addr essbook: turn
cVd theCOMAND controller.
X To close theaddr essbook: pressthe
÷ button. Searching
foranadd ress book entry
X Call upthe address book(Ypage 112).
X Select Search inthe address bookby
sliding VÆandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
If there aremore thaneight entries, the
search menuandthecharacter barappea r. 112
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Sub
sequent ope rationwillde pend onhow
comp lete the addre ssdata items are and
wh ethe rthey correspond withthedata in
the digital mapinthe navigation system.
They donot correspond, forexample, if
they arenot written inthe same wayasthe
destination entry. Voice
tags
Adding orchanging avoice tag You
canentervoic etag svia theVoic eCont rol
Syst em(see thesepar ateoper ating
ins truct ions).Onceyou have assign edavoic e
tag toan addre ssbook entry,you can callup
th is ent rywith avoic ecom man dand diala
phon enum ber,forexam ple.You canadd one
voic etag per addre ssbook entry.
X Sear chfor anaddre ssbook entrywith out
or with avoic etag (¦ icon)
(Y page 112).
X Sele ctOpt ionsby slidin gVY the
COMA NDcontroller andpres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctVoi ceNam eand pres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctAdd orCha nge andpres sW to
con firm.
Subs equen toperation isvoice- controlled.
The Voice ControlSyst emguides you
thr ough thedialogues.
Deleting avoice tag X
Sear chfor anaddre ssbook entrywith a
voic etag (Ypage 112).
X Sele ctOpt ionsby slidin gVY the
COMA NDcontroller andpres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctVoi ceNam eand pres sW to
con firm. X
Sele ctDel ete andpres sW tocon firm.
Ad eletion prompt appears.
X Select YesorNo and press the9button
to con firm.
If you select Yes,COMAND deletesthe
voice tag.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted.
Listening toav oice tag X
Sear chfor anaddre ssbook entrywith a
voic etag (Ypage 112).
X Sele ctOpt ionsby slidin gVY the
COMA NDcontroller andpres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctVoi ceNameand pres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctLis ten andpres sW tocon firm.
You hear thevoic etag . Imp
orting conta cts
Not esand requiremen ts You
canimpo rtcon tactsfrom themobil e
phon eand themem orycardint oth eaddre ss
book .
Please observethat:
R Bluet ooth®
must beact ivat ed.
R theext ern aldevic ecan sendcon tactsand/
or vCard svia Bluet ooth®
.
R theext ern aldevic ein theveh icle must be
swit chedon and connectedto COMA ND
(Y page 42).
Imp orting data X
Start thedata trans feronthedevic e(see
oper atingins truct ionsof theres pec tive
devic e)or ins ert themem orycard.
X Sele ctAdd ressBoo kin theaddre ssbook
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