MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2005 W211 Comand Manual

120 Navigation*Destination entry
CityCtr
soft key
Provides access to the selection of a
section of the city (center)
(
page 120).

POIs
soft key
Provides access to the input of a POI
referring to the destination city
(
page 152).
After the destination city (
page 118) has
been entered, the associated city center
(section of the city) can be selected.

Press the
CityCtr
soft key.
Enter center
is displayed in the status
bar.
.Accepting the destination displayed 
Press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds.
Entering a center

Use the keypad menu or the 12 buttton
keypad to enter the data of the center
(page 114).
After entering the center a selection
list of centers appears. Now continue
with selecting a center.Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a center.

Press the
List
soft key.
The selection list appears. Now contin-
ue with selecting a center.
Selecting a city center
.
Useor  to select a city center.
The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Entering a city center

121 Navigation*
Destination entry

Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(page 130) appears.
The system accesses one of the following
menus after entering of a destination city
(
page 118):

For larger cities with more than 15
streets:
Enter Street menu.

For smaller cities with up to 15 streets:
Select Street menu (
page 121).

If no streets are registered for the se-
lected city, or if a street extends
through several city centers:
Select City Center menu (
page 120).
The appropriate menu can be identified
from the display in the status bar.Entering a street

Use the keypad menu or the 12 buttton
keypad to enter the data of the street
(page 114).
After entering the street a selection list
of streets appears. Now continue with
selecting a street.
Switching to a selection list is possible at
any time while entering a street.

Press the
List
soft key.
The selection list appears. Now contin-
ue with selecting a street.Selecting a street

Use or  to select a street. The Page
soft keys allow scrolling through
the list page by page.

Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu with
the selected destination information
appears;
or
If the street extends through several
city centers, the list of city centers re-
ferring to the street selected appears.
Entering a street in the destination
city

122 Navigation*Destination entrySelecting the city center referring to
the street selected
The system distinguishes between streets
with the same name in a city by specifying
the center. After selecting a street, a list of
city centers may appear.
The status bar shows how many times the
system found the same street name within
a given city.
Use or  to select a center and
press.The Start Route Guidance menu with
the selected destination information
appears.
The following soft keys are available to
continue narrowing the destination after
entering the street:

Map
soft key
Provides access to further destination
input directly via road map
(page 125).

Intrsct.
soft key
An intersection with the destination
street can be entered (
page 123).

Hse. no.
soft key
A house number on the destination
street can be entered (
page 124).

POIs
soft key
A POI on or near the destination street
can be entered (
page 152).
The following soft keys can also be select-
ed:

Mode
soft key
For setting the route mode
(
page 111).

Save
soft key
Stores the entered destination in the
destination memory (
page 149).
Narrowing of the destination after
selecting street
iOnly the entry of either an intersecting
road or a house number is possible.

123 Navigation*
Destination entry
After entering a street (
page 121), a
street intersecting with this street can be
entered.

Press the
Intrsct.
soft key.
The Enter Intersection menu or a list of
all intersecting streets appears. Enter Intersection menu

Proceed the same as when entering a
street (
page 121).List of intersecting streets

Use or  to select an intersec-
tion. The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(page 130) appears.
Entering an intersectioniThe
Intrsct.
soft key is only available if
streets intersecting the destination
street are stored as intersections on
the navigation DVD.

124 Navigation*Destination entryA house number can be entered after en-
tering the destination street (
page 121).

Press the
Hse. no.
soft key.The Enter House Number menu ap-
pears (
page 124), or the house num-
ber list appears. Now a house number
range can be selected (
page 125).
Enter House Number menu


Use, , ,, or to
select the numbers. Press after
each selection.
or

Press
-  to enter the numbers.

Press the
Delete
soft key if necessary.
The number last accepted by the sys-
tem is deleted.

Press and hold  for approx. 2 sec-
onds to confirm the input;
or
Entering a house numberiAn intersection instead of a house
number can be entered (
page 123).
Entry of both is not possible.
iThe
Hse. no.
soft key is only available
when registered house numbers are
stored on the navigation DVD for the
selected street.
iSymbol “”XX represents a space.iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key (de-
letion of the last number) with the
Back

soft key (deletion of the complete en-
try).

125 Navigation*
Destination entry

Use or  to select the sym-
bol and press.
The house number list appears. Now a
house number range can be selected.
Selecting a house number range


Use  or to select the desired
range of house numbers. The
Page
soft
keys allow scrolling through the list
page by page.

Press.
The Start Route Guidance menu
(page 130) appears.
Calling up the map display

Press;
or

Press the
Map
soft key if it appears in a
menu.
The map appears in full-screen display.

If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.Selectable soft keys

Coord.
soft key
Allows entering a destination via geo
coordinates (
page 127).

Symbol
soft key
Provides access to setting the symbols
display (
page 142)
iThe symbol can only be selected if
the system recognized the house num-
ber.
ok
ok
Entering a destination using the map
iIf no soft key is selected within
approx. 8 seconds, the soft key dis-
plays will disappear.


126 Navigation*Destination entry
Memory
soft key
The current map location is stored
(
page 128).

Display
soft key
You can select which POIs will appear
as symbols on the map (
page 142).

soft key
The map scale will change to display a
more detailed map.

soft key
The map scale will change to display a
map that shows a wider area. Moving the map and selecting a desti-
nation

Move the cursor using, , ,
, or  to select the desired
destination.

Release the button.
If the system finds a street name at the
location the cursor is pointing to, the
corresponding street name is shown in
the status bar.
In this example:
WATER ST
Start route guidance to the selected
destination

Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears if route guidance has not yet
been activated.
Press .
Route calculation begins.
If route guidance is already active, you
will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to accept the new destination.

Press to select
Yes
.

Press.
Route calculation begins.
iThe soft keys
Coord.
, Memory
and
Display

are visible only if the map has been
called up using.
iThe destination selection will be lost
when pressing the
Back
soft key.
The system reverses to the details of
the previously entered destination.

127 Navigation*
Destination entry
Destination input via coordinates (longi-
tude and latitude) will only be possible if
the map display is visible and if the
Coord.

soft key is displayed.

Press.

Press any soft key if the soft key dis-
plays are hidden.
The soft key displays appear.

Press the
Coord.
soft key.
The menu for entering coordinates ap-
pears. You can set the individual values
for the longitude and latitude in this
menu.
1“Hours” longitude value
2“Minutes” longitude value
3“Seconds” longitude value
4“Seconds” latitude value
5“Minutes” latitude value
6“Hours” latitude value

Press or  to select the value you
wish to set.

Select the desired value usingor
.

Keep repeating the last two steps until
you have set the required longitude and
latitude.

Press.
If the coordinates entered are located
in the digital map range, the display will
switch to map display with cursor. The
center point of the cursor indicates the
position of the coordinates entered on
the map.
Entering a destination via geo coor-
dinates


128 Navigation*Destination entry
Press.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.

Press.
Route calculation begins.You can store the current vehicle position
or a location selected via the map as an en-
try in the
Last
Destinations
memory. Therein
such entries are marked with
(
page 147).
If you wish to store such entries for later
retrieval or repeat usage, you can store
them in the standard destination memory
(page 148).
Storing current vehicle position

Press.

Press any soft key if the soft key dis-
plays are hidden.
The soft key displays appear.1Symbol = current vehicle location

Press the
Memory
soft key.
The system stores the current vehicle
position.
While storage takes place, the
Memory

soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.
iRoute guidance is only possible to co-
ordinates within the digital map range.
Storing map location

129 Navigation*
Destination entry
Storing locations selected via the map
Press.

Move the map and select a location
(page 126).

Press the
Memory
soft key.
The system stores the current cursor
position.
While storage takes place, the
Memory

soft key display changes its color for a
short period of time.