MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2014 C217 Comand Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2014, Model line: CL-Class, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2014 C217Pages: 274, PDF Size: 5.76 MB
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Starting route calculation
Address entry menu with destination address
0001
Destination address
0002 To start route calculation
You can now have COMAND calculate the
route for the address specified or save the
address first, e.g. as your home address (My
Address) (Y page 69).
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X In the address entry menu, confirm Startby pressing
0037.
If no other route has been calculated, route
calculation starts immediately (option 1). If
another route has already been calculated
(route guidance is active), a prompt
appears (option 2).
i The Continue menu item is displayed
instead of Start if
Calculate Alternative Routes is activated in the
navigation menu (option 2) (Y page 93).
Option 1 –no route guidance active: route
calculatio nstarts. While route calculatio nis
in progress, an arrow will indicate the
direction to your destination. Below this, you
will see a message, e.g. Calculating Fast
Route .
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins.
If the vehicle is not on a digitized road, the
following is displayed:
R the linear distance to the destination
R the direction to the destination
R the Off Mapped Road messageOption 2 – route guidance is already
active:
if route guidance is already active, a
prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to terminate the currently active route
guidance.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND will stop route
guidance and start route calculation for the
new destination.
If you select No , COMAND will continue
with the active route guidance.
i Route calculation takes a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance
fro mt he destination, for example.
COMAND calculates the route using the
digital map data.
The calculated route can differ from the
ideal route, for example because of
incomplete map data. Please also refer to
the notes about the digital map
(Y page 119).
Entering and saving your home address You can either enter your home address for
the first time (option 1) or edit a previously
stored home address (option 2).
X
Option 1: enter the address, e.g. a city,
street and house number (Y page 64).
X Once you have entered the address, select
Save in the address entry menu by turning
003C0012003D and sliding 003600120008the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Save as "My Address" and press
0037 to confirm.
COMAND stores your home address under
the My Address entry in the destination
memory.
X Option 2: proceed as described under
"Option 1".
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe
current home address should be
overwritten. Destination input
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X
Select Yes and press
0037to confirm.
After selecting Yes , the
Saving Procedure/Successful message
appears. Selecting
adestination from the
destination memory (e.g. My address)
Introduction The destination memory always contains an
entry named "My Address". You may wish to
assign your home address to this entry, for
example (Y
page 69), and select it for route
guidance. This entry is always located at the
top of the list in the destination memory.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and pressing 0037to
confirm.
X Select From Memory and press
0037to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selectio nlist (option 2). Opti
on 1: destination memory list with
character bar 0001
Characte rentered by the user
0002 Characters automatically added by the
system
0014 Listentry mos tclosely resembling the
characters entered so far
0013 To switch to the selection list
0011 To delete an entry
0012 Characters not currently available
0005 Character bar
0006 Currently selected character
0007 To cancel an entry
0008 Characters currently available
X Enter a destination, e.g. "My Address".
Character entry, using city input as an
example (Y page 36).
Option 2: destination memory list as
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X
Select My Address by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0037to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again.
"My Address" has been entered.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0037to confirm. Entering
adestination from the list of
last destinations
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and pressing 0037to
confirm. X
Select From Last Destinations and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select the desired destination by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The address entry menu appears again .The
destination address selected has been
entered.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0037to confirm.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins (Y page 69). i
“Last destinations” memory
(Y page 107). Entering
adestination usin gthe map
Calling up the map X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controlle rand pressing 0037to
confirm. 0001
Current vehicle position
0002 Crosshair
0014 Details of the crosshair position
0013 Map scale selected
X Select Using Map and press
0037to confirm.
You will see the map with acrosshair.
Display 0014depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
(Y page1 11). You can see the current street
name if the digital map contains the
necessary data, You can see the coordinates
of the crosshair if the geo-coordinate display
is switched on and the GPS signal is strong
enough. Destination input
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Moving the map and selecting the
destination
X
To scroll the map: slide003400120035, 003600120008or
00320012003B the COMAND controller.
X To set the map scale: as soon as you turn
003C0012003D the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears.
X Turn 003C0012003D until the desired scale is set.
Turning clockwise zooms out from the map;
turning counter-clockwise zooms in. X
To selectad estination:press0037the
COMAND controller once or several times.
If COMAND is unable to assign a unique
address, you will see either the address
entry menu with the destination address or
a selectio nlist.
X Selec tadestination by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map.
If the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address entry menu with the
address of the destination. If not, you will
see the Destination From Map entry.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0037to confirm. Entering
adestination usin ggeo-
coordinates
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and pressing 0037to
confirm. X
Select Using Geo-Coordinates and
press 0037to confirm.
An entry menu appears.
You can now enter the latitude and longitude
coordinates with the COMAND controller or
the number keypad ( Ypage 36).
X To change a value: turn003C0012003D the
COMAND controller.
X To move the mark within the line: slide
003400120035 the COMAND controller.
X To move the mark between the lines:
slide 003600120008 the COMAND controller.
X To confirm the value: press0037the
COMAND controller.
i If the selected position is outside the
digital map, COMAND uses th enearest
digitized road for route calculation .You will
see the The coordinates are outside
the map area message. If the selected
position is located over abody of water, you
will see the message: The destination72
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is in a body of water. Please
select another destination.
Entering
adestination using
Mercedes-Benz Apps
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and pressing 0037to
confirm.
X Select Mercedes-Benz Apps and press
0037 to confirm.
If an Internet connectio nis established, you
will see the message Do you want to accept the navigation data sent
via Mercedes-Benz Apps?
Street View
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the lower menu bar
by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller
and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Address Entry and press
0037to
confirm. X
Select icon 0001in the address entry menu
and press 0037to confirm.
If an Internet connection is established, you
will see the Street View basic display.
X To explore the view of the street: turn
003C0012003D or slide 003400120035,
003600120008 the COMAND controller.
X To return to navigation: press the000A
button. Entering waypoints
Introduction You can map the route yourselfb
y entering
up to four waypoints. The sequence of the
waypoints can be changed at any time.
COMAND provides a selection of predefined
destinations in eigh tcategories for this
purpose, e.g. FILLING STATION or
COFFEE SHOP .Y
ou can also use the destination entry
options to enter waypoints.
Creating waypoints Waypoint menu (with destination, without
waypoint)
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe Destination input
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COMAND controller and pressing
0037to
confirm.
X Select Waypoints and press
0037to confirm.
The destination is entered into the
waypoints menu. The waypoints are no tyet
entered.
X Confirm Add: by pressing
0037the COMAND
controller. X
Select the category or Other by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
After selecting a category, the POIs which
are available along the route and in the
vicinity are displayed.
COMAND first searches for destinations
along the route. Searching for destinations
then continues within a radius of
approximately 60 miles(100 km) of the
vehicle position.
X After selecting Other , select one of the
destination entry options from the list. Selection Action
Address Entry X
Enter a
destination by
address
(Y page 63). From Memory X
Select a
destination from
the destination
memory
(Y page 70). Selection Action
From Last
Destinations X
Select a
destination from
the list of last
destinations
(Y page 71). From POIs X
Select a point of
interest
(Y page 77). From Personal
POIs X
Enter a
destination from
the personal POIs
(Y page 85). Using map X
Enter a
destination using
the map
(Y page 71). Using Geo-
Coordinates X
Enter a
destination using
the geo-
coordinates
(Y page 72). X
Select POI and press 0037to confirm.
After selecting a POI or entering a
destination, the address of the waypoint is
displayed.
After entering a destination using the map,
the address entry menu is displayed. OK is
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X
To accept the waypoint: confirmOK by
pressing 0037.
Once you have accepted the waypoint, it is
entered in the waypoint menu.
X To display the details: selectDetails by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
X To make a call: selectCall with the
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm. COMAND switches to telephone
mode (Y page 134).
i This menu ite mis available if the waypoint
has a telephone number and if a mobile
phone is connected to COMAND
(Y page 128).
X To call up the map: selectMap with the
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X You can move the map and select the
destination.
X To store the waypoint in the destination
memory: selectPresets with the
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm (Y page 105). Waypoint menu with two waypoint entries
Editing waypoints
You can:
R
change waypoints
R change the sequence in the waypoint menu
R delete waypoints
To change the sequence, at least one
waypoint and the destination must be
entered. X
Select a waypoint in the waypoint menu by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
Am enu appears. Destination input
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X
To change a waypoint: selectEdit from
the menu and press 0037to confirm.
X Change the address, e.g .the town and
street, and confirm with OK .
The waypoint menu appears and displays
the modified waypoint. You can change the sequence of the
waypoints and the destination.
X
To change the sequence: from the menu,
select Move by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Turn 003C0012003D the COMAND controller and
move the waypoint or destination to the
desired position, then press 0037to confirm.
X To delete waypoints: from the menu,
select Delete and press
0037to confirm. Accepting waypoints for the route X
Select Start in the waypoint menu by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The route is calculated with the entered
waypoints.
i Continue is displayed instead of
Start when
Calculate Alternative Routes is activated in the navigation menu
(Y
page 93).
i If a waypoint has been passed during
route guidance, the waypoint will be
displayed in the waypoint menu with a
green arrow. Once the route has been
recalculated, the waypoint is deleted from
the waypoint menu.
Searching for afilling station when the
fuel level is low If the reserve fuel warning is displayed, you
will see the message:
Fuel tank reserve level. Do you want to start the
search for filling stations? .
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes , the filling station search
starts. When the search is complete, a list
of the filling stations available along the
route or in the vicinity is displayed.
If you select No , the search is canceled.
X Selec tafilling station and press 0037to
confirm.
The address of the filling station is
displayed.
X Confirm Start by pressing
0037.
The selected filling station is entered into
position 1ofthe waypoints menu. Route
guidance begins.
If the waypoints menu already contains
four waypoints, a prompt will be displayed,
asking you whether you wish to enter the
filling station into position 1. If you select
Yes , the filling station is transferred into the
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Entering
apoint of interest Calling up the POI menu
Example: POI menu
POIs are predefined destinations within
categories, e.g .agas station in the
AUTOMOTIVE category.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
0012 function button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select From POIs and press
0037to confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Choose one of the options and press 0037to
confirm.
Further steps are arranged in a table
according to the option selected
(Y page 78). Entering
apoint of interest
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Defining the position for the point of interest search
Selection Characteristic Instructions
Near
Destination Entry is only possible
when route guidance is
active. X
Select Near Destination from the POI
menu and press 0037to confirm.
X Selec taPOI category (Y page 79).Current
Position The system looks for a
point of interest in the
vicinity of the current
vehicle position. X
Select Current Position in the POI
menu and press 0037to confirm.
X Select a POI category (Y page 79).Other City After entering a city, the
system looks for the POI
within the city. Option 1
X Select Other City in the POI menu and
press 0037to confirm.
X If desired, select the state/province
(Y page 64).
X Enter the city. Proceed as described in
the "Entering a city" section
(Y page 64).
X Select a POI category (Y page 79).
Option 2:
X Enter a city in the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X Select POI and press
0037to confirm.
X Select a point of interest category. Search By Name You can call up all the
points of interest in the
digital map or focus your
search on the three
previously selected
positions. X
Select Search By Name in the POI menu
and press 0037to confirm.
X Select All POIs or one of the three
previously selected positions.
The point of interest list with character
bar appears.
X Proceed as described in the "POI list with
character bar" section (Y page 81).Search By Phone
Number This function gives you
access to all points of
interest that have a
phone number. X
Select Search By Phone Number and
press 0037to confirm.
You will see a list of phone numbers.
X Proceed as described in the "POI list with
character bar" section (Y page 81).78
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