navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2003 W163 Comand Manual

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Settings
Use the joystick to select one of the fol-
lowing POI modes and press .

“Show”: The selected POI icons are
shown when you select the detail
map display.

“Hide”: No POI icons are dis-
played.

“Edit”: Allows you to select which
POI icons are displayed.
To save the settings, use the joystick to
select “Return” and press .
When you move the Present Vehicle Posi-
tion icon to any of the visible POI icons and
press , the name, address, and phone
number respective of the POI icon will be
displayed.Editing POI icons
If you select “Edit” a list of 6 icons appears.
Use the joystick to select up to 3 of the
following icon types. After selecting each
icon, press .

“ATM”

“Bank”

“Gas Station”

“Hotel”

“Parking”

“Restaurant” and type of restau-
rantYou can set the map display so that north
is always referenced towards the top of the
display or the Present Vehicle Position icon
is always pointing towards the top of the
screen.
Press .
Use the joystick to select “SYSTEM
SETUP” and press .
The Setup Select menu appears.
Setting map and screen orientation
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System settings
System settings
When the parking lights are turned on, the
display switches to the dark mode and au-
tomatically dims the display.
Audio mode
Press the softkey “ADJ” in any
audio menu.
The main audio adjust menu appears
and the current settings are displayed.
If you want to switch to the light mode,
press the softkey “LGHT”.
or
If you want to switch to the dark mode,
press the softkey “DARK”.
Navigation mode
Press any softkey in the naviga-
tion mode.
The softkeys are activated.
If you want to switch to the light mode,
press the softkey “LGHT”.
or
If you want to switch to the dark mode,
press the softkey “DARK”.Adjusting the brightness
in the dark mode
You can adjust the display brightness of
your MCS in conjunction with your vehicles
instrument clusters illumination.
Please refer to your Operator’s Manual for
additional instructions.
Switching between the light and the
dark mode

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System settings
You can set the monitor’s dimming charac-
teristics for the navigation mode.
Press .
Use the joystick to select the menu
“SYSTEM SETUP” and press .
Select the “Display Setup” menu
by pushing the joystick up or down and
press .
The display menu appears with the
current settings.
Select the “Map Color” menu by
pushing the joystick up or down and
press .You can select from 3 display dimming
modes:

“Day” mode: The display colors are al-
ways bright.

“Night” mode: The display colors are al-
ways dark.

“Auto” mode: The display switches au-
tomatically between Night and Day
mode when the parking lights are
turned on and off.
After selecting the mode, press .
To return to the setup mode, use the
joystick to select “Return” and press
.
Setting the display dimming character-
istics
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The language affects the menu text dis-
plays and the voice output during route
guidance.
The selectable languages depend on the
MCS unit installed and the navigation DVD
inserted.
Press .
Use the joystick to select the menu
“SYSTEM SETUP” and press .
Select the “Language/Unit” menu
by pushing the joystick up or down and
press .
The Language/Unit menu appears and
the current settings are displayed.Select the desired language by pushing
the joystick up or down and press .
Certain languages allow you to select
the unit of measure, e. g. US or metric.
After selecting the unit of measure,
press .
To return to the setup mode, use the
joystick to select “Return” and press
.
Selecting the language and unit of mea-
sure
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