MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2008 C216 Comand Manual

200 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a state, the input
characters 7 disappear automatically.
You see the list of states without the input
characters. Here you can confirm the cur-
rent entry or make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of states without in-
put characters at any time.

Switching manually to list of states
without input characters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of states without input characters

Selecting a state: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.

Canceling selection: Select “Back” by
sliding om and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).

Confirming selection: Press n.
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected state. The following menu items are now avail-
able:


“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 221)


“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)


“City”: Entering a city (
page 204)


“Street”: Entering a street
(page 207)


“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(page 202)

Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
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It is not possible to enter zip codes if the dig-
ital map does not contain any zip codes for the
selected state.


201 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering a province (Canada)
In the address input menu, select
“State/Prov”
“Provinces (Canada)”.
A list of provinces appears.

Select desired province.
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected province.
The following menu items are now avail-
able:


“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 221)


“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)


“City”: Entering a city (
page 204)


“Street”: Entering a street
(page 207)


“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(page 202)

Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
Quick access to most recently entered
states (USA) or provinces (CDN)

In the address input menu, select
“State/Prov”
“Last States/Provinc-
es”.
The list of most recently entered states
(USA) or provinces (CDN) appears. The
last entry is at the top of the list.

Select desired state (USA) or desired
province (CDN).
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected state (USA) or province (CDN).The following menu items are now avail-
able:


“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 221)


“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)


“City”: Entering a city (
page 204)


“Street”: Entering a street
(page 207)


“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(page 202)

Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
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It is not possible to enter a zip code if the
digital map does not contain any zip codes for
the selected province (CDN).
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It is not possible to enter a zip code if the
digital map does not contain any zip codes for
the selected state (USA) or province (CDN).

202 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)Entering the zip code
In the address input menu, select “Zip
Code”. A list of zip codes appears with
input characters; the input
characters4 are automatically acti-
vated.List of zip codes with input characters
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Numbers entered by the user
3Numbers automatically added by the
system
4Input characters
5Currently selectable numbers
6Currently selected numbers
7Currently non-selectable numbers
8List of zip codesWhile the numbers are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the zip code which best corre-
sponds to the input data as it has been
entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements numbers 2 entered by the
user with other likely numbers 3.

Selecting numbers: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
or

Enter numbers with the telephone key-
pad using the A- 9 buttons
(page 86).

Confirming number selection:
Pressn.
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It is not possible to enter a zip code if you
have already entered other address data aside
from the state (USA) or province (CDN).
You can only enter those zip codes which are
saved on the digital map.
The available zip codes depend on the state
(USA) or province (CDN) most recently entered.
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In the list of input characters 4, you can
only select numbers which can be currently en-
tered. Which characters are included depends
on the sequence in which you have entered your
destination and the data version of the digital
map.

203 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)

Deleting individual numbers:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.

Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.

Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the numbers entered to a zip code, input
characters 4 disappear. You see the list
of zip codes without the input characters.
Here you can confirm the current entry or
make another selection.During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of zip codes without
input characters at any time.

Switching manually to list of zip
codes without input characters:
Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of zip codes without input
characters

Selecting a zip code: Slide qmr or ro-
tate ymz.

Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).

Confirming selection: Press n.
You will see the address input menu
again.

204 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:

Street and if necessary, house number,
city, state (USA) or province (CDN)


City, state (USA) or province (CDN) and
zip code


State (USA) or province (CDN) and zip
code
Which of the following menu items are now
available depends on the situation, or may
depend on the data version of the digital
map. The menu items which are not avail-
able cannot be selected.


“Map”: Using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 221)


“Street”: entering a street
(page 207)


“Center”: entering a center
(page 210)


“POI”: entering a point of interest
(page 225)


“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 247)


“Start”: starting the route calculation
(page 218)

Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.Entering a city

In the address input menu, select
“City”.
The list of cities appears either with or
without the input characters
(page 206).
Whether or not the input characters ap-
pear depends on how many cities are
available for the desired state (USA) or
province (CDN).
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The street and, if necessary, the house num-
ber, will then appear as soon as COMAND can at-
tribute the zip code to an appropriate address.
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In this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the city seen in the address in-
put menu.
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In this case, entering a POI is based on the
city seen in the address input menu.
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You can only enter those cities which are
saved on the digital map.
It is not possible to enter a city when you have al-
ready entered a street which COMAND can
clearly attribute to a city.
If COMAND cannot clearly attribute a previously
entered street to a city, only those cities are
available which have a street of that name.
If you have not yet entered a street before enter-
ing the city, or cities within the state (USA) or
province (CDN) previously entered are available.

205 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of cities with input characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 4 are automatically activated.
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Input characters
5Currently non-selectable characters
6Currently selectable character
7List of cities
8Currently selected characterThe top list entry 1 at first shows either
the city in which the vehicle is currently lo-
cated or the city which best corresponds
to the input data as it has been entered up
to that point.
As soon as you enter a character from in-
put characters 4, the top list entry 1
shows the city that best corresponds to
the input data as it has been entered up to
that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements characters 2 entered by the
user with appropriate characters 3.

Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.

Confirming character selection:
Press n.

Deleting individual characters:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.

Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.

Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
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In the list of input characters 4, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the data version of the digital map.
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The current city is shown if:


you have accepted the current state (USA) or
province (CDN) when entering the state
(USA) or province (CDN)


and if you select city entry immediately after-
ward

206 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a city, the input
characters 4 disappear automatically.
You see the list of cities without the input
characters. Here you can confirm the cur-
rent entry or make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of cities without in-
put characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of cit-
ies without input characters: Slide
qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of cities without input characters
1Symbol for more selection options

Selecting a city: Slide qmr or rotate
ymz.

Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).

Confirming selection: Press n.
Cities with symbol 1 mean that there
is more than one in the selected state
(USA) or province (CDN). Confirming
one of these cities will take you to a fur-
ther sub-selection.
If there are no other selection options,
the address input menu appears again.
It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:


City and state (USA) or province (CDN)


Street, city and state (USA) or province
(CDN)
Which of the following menu items are now
available depends on the situation, or may
depend on the data version of the digital
map. The menu items which are not avail-
able cannot be selected.


“Map”: using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 221)
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The street is visible if you have entered it be-
fore entering the city.

207 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)


“Street”: entering the street
(page 207)


“House No.”: entering the house num-
ber (
page 212)


“Center”: entering the center
(page 210)


“Intersection”: entering the intersec-
tion (
page 215)


“POI”: entering a point of interest
(page 225)


“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 247)


“Start”: starting the route calculation
(page 218)

Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.Entering a street

In the address input menu, select
“Street”.
The list of streets appears either with
or without the input characters
(page 208). Whether or not the input
characters appear depends on how
many streets are available for the se-
lected city.Street list with input characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 6 are automatically activated.
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Currently non-selectable characters
5Currently selectable character
6Input characters
7Street list
8Currently selected character
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In this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the city seen in the address in-
put menu.
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In this case, entering a POI is based on the
city seen in the address input menu.
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It is not possible to enter a street if:


you have already entered a center


you have already entered a zip code that
COMAND can clearly attribute to a street
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You can only enter those streets which are
saved on the digital map.
If you have not entered a city before entering the
street, only those streets within the state (USA)
or province (CDN) previously entered are avail-
able. If you have already entered a city, streets
within that city are available.
If you have entered a zip code before entering
the street, only those streets within the zip code
area are available.

208 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)The top list entry 1 first shows the street
first alphabetically and best corresponds
to the input data as it has been entered up
to that point.
As soon as you enter a character from in-
put characters 6, the top list entry 1
shows the street which best corresponds
to the input data as it has been entered up
to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements characters 2 entered by the
user with appropriate characters 3.
Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.

Confirming character selection:
Press n.

Deleting individual characters:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.

Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.

Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a street, the in-
put characters 6 disappear. You see the
street list without the input characters.
Here you can confirm the current entry or
make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the street list without input
characters at any time.

Switching manually to the street list
without input characters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.Street list without input characters
1Symbol for more selection options

Selecting a street: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
or

Enter a street number with the tele-
phone keypad using the A- 9
buttons (
page 86).
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In the list of input characters 6, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the data version of the digital map.
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Example: Pressing 2 jumps to the 2nd Ave-
nue.

209 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)

Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).

Confirming selection: Press n.
Streets with symbol 1 run through
several suburbs. Confirming one of
these streets takes you to a further
sub-selection.
If there are no other selection options,
the address input menu appears again
after the confirmation.
It shows one of the following items of infor-
mation:


Street and state (USA) or province
(CDN)


Street, city and state (USA) or province
(CDN)Which of the following menu items are now
available depends on the situation, or may
depend on the data version of the digital
map. The menu items which are not avail-
able cannot be selected.


“Map”: using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 221)


“House No.”: entering the house num-
ber (
page 212)


“Intersection”: entering the intersec-
tion (
page 215)


“POI”: entering a point of interest
(page 225)


“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 247)


“Start”: starting the route calculation
(page 218)

Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.
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The city is visible if you have entered it be-
fore entering the street, or if COMAND can clear-
ly attribute the street entered to a city.
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In this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the city seen in the address in-
put menu.
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Entering an intersection is restricted to
streets within the vicinity of the street entered.
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In this case, entering a POI is based on the
city seen in the address input menu.