navigation MERCEDES-BENZ GLK-Class 2012 X204 Comand Manual

fact
that certain menuitemsaregray edout
and cannot besele cted.
The followi ngentries arenot possi ble,for
examp le:
R entering thedesti nation cityand street
R entering adesti nation viathe map
R entering inthe vicini tyof acity orvia a
name search
R edi ting entries
R dire ctentry using the numbe rkeypad
Other entries arestill possible, suchas
ent ering pointsof int erest inthe vicin ityofthe
destin ationorcurren tposition. Switching
tonavigation mode
X Press thegfunct ionbutton .
or
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
In both cases, youwillsee themap either
with orwithout themenu shown. Map
showing themenu; routeguidance inactive
: Stat usbar
; Main functionbar
= Current vehicleposition
? Navigation menubar Map
without themenu; routeguidance inactive
: Current vehicleposition
; Map orientat ionselected
= Map scale selected
"Route guidance active"meansthatyouhave
enter edadestination andthat COMAND has
calculated theroute. Thedisplay showsthe
route, changes ofdirection andlane
recomm endations. Navigation
announc ementsguide youtoyour
destination .
"Rou teguidance inactive"meansthatno
destination hasbeen enteredand that no
route hasbeen calculated. Showing/hiding
themenu
X To hide themenu: slideZVtheCOMAND
cont roller and,when theFull Screen menu
itemisshown, pressWtoconf irm.
The map canbeseen inthe full-screen
display .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller when themap isshown infull-
screen . Introdu
ction
49Navigation Z

Basi
cse ttin gs Route
mode
Se ttin groute typeandroute options Yo
ucan select the followi ng rou tetyp es:
R Sho rt Rou
te :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest possible(minimized)
distance withouttakingtrafficreports into
consideration.
R Dynamic Route :s
ame routetype asFas t Rou
te .
In addit ion,COMA NDtakesany
tr aff icrepo rts rec eive dwit hreg ard tothe
rout eint oacc oun tdurin groute guidance.
The navigation systemcanhelp youavoid
a traffic jam,forexample, byrecalculating
the route.
R Dynamic RouteOnlyAfter Request :
same routetypeasDynamic Route .
Aft er
recalculating theroute, COMAND asksyou
whether youwish toadopt thenew route
or whether youwould prefer tocont inue
along theoriginal route.
R Fast Route :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest (minimized) journeytime
without takingtrafficreports into
consideration.
Select theroute options AvoidHighways ,
Avoid Toll Roads ,
Avoid Tunnels ,
Avoid Ferries and
Avoid AutoTrains .Y
ou can
select morethanoneroute option.
X To call upthe rout emode menu: press
the gfunct ionbutton .
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Mode and
press Wtoconf irm. Route
modemenu
: Toselect theroute type
; Toset route options
X Select aroute typeandpress Wtoconf irm.
Af illed circle indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec tthe route option(s) andpress Wto
confirm .
The route options areswitched onO oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
i Ifyou change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidanceisactive
(the route hasbeen calculated), COMAND
will calculate anew route.
If you change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidanceis
inactive (nodestination hasbeen entered
yet), COMAND usesthenew settin gfor the
next route guidance.
i The route calculated may,forexample,
include ferryconnections, evenifthe
Avoid Ferries route
option isswitched
on.
In some cases, e.g.when calculating
particularly longroutes, COMAND maynot
be able totake allthe selected route
options intoaccount.
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller. 50
Basic
settingsNavigat ion

Dep
endingonthe sequ ence inwh ich you
ente rthe address andonthe data status of
the digital map,some menu itemsmaynotbe
availa bleatall ormay notyetbeavaila ble.
Example: afteryouhave entered thestate/
province, theNo. ,
Center ,
Intersection ,
Save and
Start menu
itemsarenot yet
availa ble;theZIP menu
itemwillnotbe
availa bleunless thedigital mapcontains zip
codes.
Selec tingastate/ province X
Sel ect State/Prov in
the addre ssentry
menu byturning cVd theCOMAND
contro ller and pressW toconfi rm.
Am enu with theavailable listsappears:
R Last States/ Provinces R
States (U.S.A.) R
Provinc es(Canada ) X
To select alist :turn cVd theCOMAN D
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
The select edlist shows theavailable
ent ries.
X To select astate/ province :tur ncVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
The addre ssentry menu appe arsag ain. The
sta te/p rovince selecte dha snow been
ente red.
En teri ngthe city X
Sel ect City in
the addre ssentry menu by
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Yo uwi llsee thecity list either with the
cha racter bar(option 1)or as aselection
list (option 2).
Option 1:city listwith chara cterbar
X En ter NEW YORK .
Inst ruction sfor enter ing
charact erscan befound inthe "Ent ering
charact ersinnavigation mode(enterin ga
city)" section (Ypage 27). Option
2:city listasselection list City
list
X Select anentr yby turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Irrespect iveofthe option, pressWto
conf irmyour selection.
The address entrymenu appears again.The
city hasnow been entered.
Entering astr eet name X
Select Street in
the address entrymenu
by turnin gcVd andsliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
You willsee thestreet listeither withthe
charact erbar (option 1)or as aselection
list (option 2).
Option 1:street listwith chara cterbar
X En ter BROADWAY .
Inst ruction sfor enter ing
charact ersusing cityinput asan example
can befound inthe "Ent ering charact ersin
navigation mode(enterin gac ity)" section
(Y page 27). 52
Destina
tionentryNavigat ion

Opt
ion 2:str eet listasselection list Str
eet list
X Select astr eet byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
If an ent ryfeatures theGicon, itcann ot
be uniquely assigned andaselect ionlist
will open, allowing youtoselect thedesired
ent ry. X
Select anent ryby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller. X
Irrespec tiveofthe option ,press Wto
con firm your select ion.
The address entrymenu appears again.The
str eet has now been entered.
Entering thehouse number It
is not possible toent erahouse number until
a str eet has been entered.
X Select No. in
the address entrymenu by
turn ingcVd andsliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
You willsee thehouse number listeither
with thecharact erbar (option 1)or as a
select ionlist(option 2).
Opt ion 1:house number listwith
chara cterbar
X En ter 4 and
0 .
Inst ruct ions forentering
charact ersusing cityinput asan example
can befound inthe "Ent ering charact ersin
navigation mode(entering acity)" section
(Y page 27). Opt
ion 2:house numberlistasselection
list Destina
tionentry
53Navigat ion Z

recal
culatesthe route tothe main
destina tion.
Ente ring predefine ddesti nations 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 ctDes tination in
thenav igat ion
syst emmen ubar byturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpres singW to
con firm.
X Sele ctSto pover and
pres sW tocon firm.
Opt ion 1:no interm edia testop hasbeen
ente redyet.
X Sele ctacat egor y;see option 2.
Opt ion 2:an interm edia testop has
alr ead ybeen enter ed.
X Sele ctCha nge Stopover and
pres sW to
con firm.
X To select acatego ry:select acatego ryby
turning cVdtheCOM AND controlle rand
press ingWtoconfirm.
COM AND firstsearches inthe selected
catego ryfor desti nations along theroute .
If there arenodesti nations available there,
COM AND searches fordesti nations within
a rad iusof up to60 miofthe vehi cle
posi tion.
If COM AND finds destinations, alis t
app ears onthe right-hand sideof the
dis pla y.
The intermed iate stops arelisted accord ing
to increa singdistance fromthecurrent
vehi cleposi tion. They aredispla yedin the
form ofaname andtheir position inrela tion
to the route andyourdire ction oftravel .
i For intermed iate stops thatarenot
loca tedalong thecalcu lated route ,the
line ardis tance isshow n. If
COM AND doesnot find anydesti nations,
you willsee amessa getothis effect.
X Confi rmOK by
press ingW.
X Sele ctadiffe rent catego ry.
X Sele ctthe intermed iate stop byturning
cVd theCOM AND controlle rand pre ssing
W toconfi rm.
The addre ssentry menu appe ars, sho wing
the destinati onaddre ss.
X To start route calculati on:sel ect Start and
pressW toconfi rm.
En teri ngano ther destinatio nasan
interm ediatestop X
To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpressing Wtocon firm.
X Select Stopover and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Other and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Address Entry ,
From Memory ,
From LastDestinat ions or
From POIs .
Selection Step
Address
Entry X
En ter a
destin ationby
address
(Y page 51). From
Memory X
Select a
destin ationfrom
the destin ation
memory
(Y page 57). 60
Destination
entryNavigation

Selec
tion Step
From
Last Destinations X
Select a
destination from
the listoflast
destinations
(Y page 58). From
POIs X
Ent erapoint of
interest
(Y page 61). X
To star troute calculation: onceyouhave
entered adestination, selectStart and
press Wtoconf irm.
Dele ting anintermed iatestop If
an interm ediate stophasalready been
entered, youcan delete it.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination in
the navigation
system menubarbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpressing Wto
conf irm.
X Select Stopover and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Delete Stopover and
press Wto
conf irm.
COMAND deletestheinterm ediate stop
and recalculates theroute tothe main
destination. Entering
apoint ofint eres t Init
iating point ofint eres tentr y
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller. X
Select Destina tion in
the navigation
system menubarbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select From POIs and
press Wtocon firm.
Am enu appears. Entering
apoint ofint eres tinthe
vicinity ofthe destina tion
En terin gapoint ofinterest inthe vicin ityof
the destin ationisonly possible whenroute
guidance isactive.
X Select NearDestina tion from
themenu
and press Wtocon firm.
X Contin uewith assigning thepoint of
int erest categor y(Y page 62). Entering
apoint ofint eres tinthe
vicinity ofthe curr entposition
X Select Current Positio
n and
press Wto
con firm.
X Contin uewith assigning thepoint of
int erest categor y(Y page 62). Entering
apoint ofint eres tinthe
vicinity ofas pec ificci ty
Opti on1 X
Sel ect OtherCity in
the menu andpress
W toconfi rm.
X Ifde sired ,sel ect the state /province
(Y page 52).
X To enter acity: select City and
pressW
to confi rm.
Pro cee das descri bedin the "Enter inga
city "secti on(Ypage 52).
X After enteringthe city,sel ect the pointof
inter estcate gory(Y page 62). En
teri ngapoint ofint eres t
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X
Sel ect the entry with the Zico nby turni ng
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfi rm.
The ZAGATeva luati ons appe ar. 1
ZAG ATrati ngs
2 Todispl aydetai ls
X To sho wad escri ption: selec tDet ails and
pres sW tocon firm. ZAGA
Texam pledesc ription Point
ofint erest listwith characterbar If
you have selected"Entering apoin tof
int erest withname search"(Y page 62),the
list ofall available pointsof interest onthe
digit almap appears.
i IfCOMA NDcan assign thechar acters
ent ered toone entryunambig uously,the
address entryappears automatically.
X To sta rtrou tecalcula tion:selectStar t and
press Wtocon firm . Selecting
apoint ofint eres tusing the
map
You canselect points ofinter estthat are
available inthe selected (visible)sectionof
the map.
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Guide in
the navigation system
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
If points ofinter estare available:
Depen dingonthe map scale selected,
point ofinter esticons appear onthe map.
The scale atwhich theicons aredisplayed
on the map varies accordin gto the icon.
You canselect theicons thatCOMAND will
display (Ypage 87).
If no points ofinter estare available, youwill
see amessage tothis effec t.
i You also seethis message ifyou have
selected theNo Symbols menu
itemunder
"Map display" (Ypage 87).
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller. Entering
apoint ofint eres t
65Navi gatio n Z

Point
ofinter estonthe map
: Infor mation aboutthehighlighted pointof
inter est
; Highlighted pointofinter est
X To select apoint ofint erest :selec t
Nex t or
Pre vious and
pres sW tocon firm.
X To show details fortheselecti on:selec t
Det ails and
pres sW tocon firm.
X To sta rtrou tecalcu lation: selec tSta rt and
pres sW tocon firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe point
of interest shouldbeused asthe
destination.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes ,
route guidancestarts.
If you select No ,
you can choose anew point
of interest . Search
&Send Not
es
i Touse Sear ch&S end, your vehicle needs
to be equipped withmbrace, anavigation
system andavalid mbrace subscript ion.
"Search &Send" isaservic eassistin gyou in
ent ering destin ations forthe navigation
system. Thismbrace servicecan send a
destin ationaddress directlyfrom theGoogle
Maps ®
or Yahoo LocalMaps®
websites tothe
navigation systemofyour vehicle. Selecting
andsending adesti nation
ad dress
i Obse rvetheno teson ent erin gand
sen ding anaddre ssprov ided onthe
res pec tivewebsit e.Eac hwebsit eoper ates
in adiff eren twayand issubj ecttochang es
and amen dmen ts.
X Ac ces sth eht tp://m aps.google. comor
ht tp://m aps.ya hoo. com websi teand
en tert he destination addressintothe
address entryfield.
X Depending onthe website used,clickthe
corresponding buttontosend the
destination addresstoyour mbrace e-mail
address.
X Ent erthe e-mail address youspecified
when settingup your mbrace account into
the corresponding fieldinthe "Send" dialog
window.
X Click "Send". Calling
upadestination address
X Press theï mbrace information button
to start downloadi ngthe destination
address ontothenavigation systemofyour
vehicle. i
Ifyou have sentmore thanone
destination addresstoyour vehicle's
navigation system,youwillneed tocall up
the information individuallyfor every
address tobe downloaded .66
Search
&SendNavi gatio n

X
Sel ect Yes wh
enthe prompt forstar ting the
navi gation system issho wn. The window
for star ting thenavi gation system appe ars
(Y page 54). X
Sel ect Start .
or
X Sel ect No to
store thedow nloaded
de stina tioninthe destina tionmemo ryfor
la ter use. i
The destina tionaddre sse sare
dow nloaded inthe same orderas they are
sent. Ifyo uow ns everal Mercedes- Benz
vehicles equipped withanmbrace
subscriber account,each destin ation
address canbedownloaded byeach
vehicle associated withthee-mail address
register edfor your mbrace account. Rout
eguida nce General
notes G
WARN
ING
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destin ationwithout takinginto accoun tthe
following, forexample:
R Traffic lights
R Stop and right- of-way signs
R Lane mergin g
R Parkin gor stoppin gprohibited areas
R Other roadandtrafficrules andregulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND maygiveincor rectnavigation
comm andsifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not corr espond withtheactual road/traffic
situation .For example, ifthe traff icroutin g
has been changed orthe direct ionofaone-
way road hasbeen revers ed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtrafficrules and
regulations duringyourjourn ey.Road and
traff icrules andregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generat edbythe system.
Route guidance beginsoncear oute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 54).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destination by
means ofnavigation commandsinthe form
of audib lenavigation announcementsand
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displayscan only beseen
if the display isswitched tonavigation mode.
If you donot follow thenavigation
announc ementsor ifyou leave thecalculated
route, COMAND automatically calculatesa
new route tothe destination .
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
inform ation,thefollowing applies:
R when selecting aroute, COMAND triesto
avoid roads thatonly have limited access, Rout
eguidance
67Navigation Z

right announcement
ismade 90ft.before
the change ofdirection. Thedispla yis split
into twohalves, asinthe announcement
phase. Example
display:change-of-direct ionphase
: Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel
; Graphi crepresent ationofthe distanc eto
the nextchange ofdirect ion
= Dist ance tothe nextchange ofdirect ion
Onc ethe change ofdirect ioniscomplet ed,
COMAND automaticallyswitch esback tofull-
screen display. Examp
leof ad ispla ywithout changes
of dir ection :
Route (highlight edinblue)
; Curren tvehicle position
= Current road
? Map orient ationselect ed
A Map scale select ed Lane
recomm endations
Overview On
multilane roads,COMAND candisplay
lane recom mendat ionsforthe nextchange of
direction. Thecorresponding datamust be
availa bleinthe digital map.
COMAND displayslane recommen dations
B, based onthe next twochanges of
direction. Thenumber oflanes appliestothe
point atwhich thenext change ofdirection is
required. Example
display
: Point ofthe next change indirection (light
blue circle)
; Point ofthe change ofdirection afternext
= Next change ofdirection (inthis case, turn
off tothe right)
? Graphic representat ionofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
A Distanc eto the next change ofdirection
B Recommended lane(dark blue)
C Possible lane(light blue)
D Lane notrecommen ded(gray)
E Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel Route
guidance
69Navigation Z