display MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2006 W251 Comand Manual

194 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Create a new name
Push the joystick to h, H, g or
G to select the characters. After each
selection, press E.
Push the joystick to F or f to
select characters diagonally.
Press E to confirm the entry.
The message
The address has
been saved as
will appear.
After that, the Start route guidance
menu, the
Last destinations
memory or the Today’s plan memory
reappear.Activating the destination memory
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 152).
Push the joystick to g or G to
select menu item
Destination
memory
.
Press E.
The destination memory will appear.
The destination memory is sorted in
alphabetical order.Selecting a destination from the
destination memory
Activating the listing for the desired letter
Activate the destination memory.
Push the joystick to H or h until the
listing for the desired letter appears.
With every push of the joystick the
display changes to the next possible
letter.
or
Press 2 to 9 of the 12-button
keypad. Press a key once or several
times in quick succession until the
listing for the desired letter appears.
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E.g.: Key 5
Press 1 x = access to listing for letter J
Press 2 x = access to listing for letter K
Press 3 x = access to listing for letter L

197 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Available soft keys
Name soft key:
Brings you to the Enter POI menu
(
page 198).
Details soft key:
Shows all information about the POI
category.
Page V and Page v soft keys:
Use the
Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select the desired POI category.
Press E.
The Find menu will appear.
Find menu
You can select between the following
menu items:
Sort by distance:
The Select POI list will appear.
Within a city:
The Enter city menu will appear
(
page 198). Select a Point of Interest
around any location.
By name:
The Enter POI menu will appear
(
page 198).
Press E to confirm Sort by
distance
.
The Select POI list will appear.
Selecting a POI
Select POI list
The list shows the available POIs with
direction, distance and name. The nearest
POI is on top of the list.
Press the Details soft key if required.
Details on the POI are shown.

199 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Press c.
The full view of the map will appear.
Your current position and the special
destinations are indicated by symbols.
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.
If required, move the map pushing the
joystick to H, h, g, G,F or
f.
Press the POIs soft key.
One of the POI is spotlighted. The name
belonging to it is shown on the status
bar.
Use the Next or Prev. soft key
to select the desired POI.
Press the Details soft key if required.
Details on the POI selected are shown.
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 173).
Selecting a POI on the map
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You can define which symbols will be
shown on the map (
page 187).

203 Navigation*
Today’s plan
Available soft keys
Bestway soft key:
Sortes entries to obtain the most
efficient route through all the
destinations (
page 203).
Rnd trip soft key:
Sortes entries to obtain a route that
circles through all the destinations and
eventually ends at the starting position
(
page 203).
Del. all soft key:
Deletes all entries.
Save soft key:
Saves an entry to the destination
memory.
Details soft key:
Shows the entry in full.
Page V and Page v soft keys (if
available):
Use the
Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Delete soft key:
Deletes the selected entry.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Best way
Press the Bestway soft key in the
today’s plan memory.
The today’s plan memory is sorted to
obtain the most efficient route through
all the destinations.Round trip
Press the Rnd trip soft key in the
today’s plan memory.
The today’s plan memory is sorted to
obtain a route that circles through all
the destinations.
The current vehicle location is placed
at the bottom of today’s plan as
Starting position entry.
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The Starting position can be represen-
ted by e.g. a parking lot or an off road
location.

204 Navigation*
Today’s plan
Display details for starting position
Push the joystick to G to select
Starting position.
Press the Details soft key.
The address information will appear.
Selecting a destination from the
today’s plan
Activate the today’s plan.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Use the Page soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 173).Saving a today’s plan entry in the
destination memory
Activate the today’s plan.
Press the Save soft key.
The Destination memory input menu
will appear (
page 193).
Deleting a today’s plan entry
Activate the today’s plan.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Press the Delete soft key.
A prompt message will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select Yes.
If you do not want to delete the entry:
Press E to confirm No.
Press E.
The system deletes the destination in
the today’s plan. The entries below the
destination deleted move up by one
position.Deleting all the today’s plan entries
Activate the today’s plan.
Press the Del. all soft key.
A prompt message will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select Yes.
If you do not want to delete the entries:
Press E to confirm No.
Press E.
The system deletes all the destination
entries in the today’s plan.
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When you reach the destination, route
guidance ends and the system deletes
the today’s plan entry.

206 Navigation*
Software Updates
1Ejecting DVD
2Opening/closing the display unit
3Warning message
Press EJECT to
close
You can update the system with a new
navigation DVD. The DVD may include new
map/road information.Starting an update
DVDs are loaded and ejected at the
navigation module.
Switch the COMAND on (page 34).Ejecting
Press l.
The display unit moves forward and
then tilts down. The DVD NAVIGATION
slot is visible.
Press the l button left of the
DVD NAVIGATION slot.
The navigation module ejects the DVD.
The message
No DVD in drive.
Please insert Navigation DVD.

will appear.
Remove the DVD from the slot.
WarningG
The display unit can cause injury if
contacted when open. Please close after
inserting a navigation DVD.
!
Do not place anything on the lowered
display panel (i.e. do not use as a shelf).
Placing objects on the lowered display
panel may result in damage to the
display or COMAND
unit which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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Updating may take several minutes.
During updating, the operation of
COMAND is restricted. You cannot
switch off the system.
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The navigation module is located
behind the display unit of the COMAND
(
page 205).
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There are two l buttons. One is on
the display unit 2. The other is located
left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot 1
behind the display.

207 Navigation*
Software Updates
Loading
Insert the new navigation DVD into the
DVD slot with the label side up.
The message
Navigation is
initializing. Please wait.
will
appear.
Press l on the display unit to return
the display unit to its closed position.
The display unit tilts up and then moves
to the rear.After that, the COMAND loads the
software on the DVD.
Shortly after that, the progress bar
appears. After some time, the progress
bar reaches 100%.
The update is completed. You can now
operate the navigation system again.
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Inserting a second DVD with another
DVD still loaded will cause damage to
the DVD drive which is not covered by
the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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The message Press EJECT to
close
will appear. If l on the
display unit is not pressed within 20
seconds, eight successive series of two
beep tones will sound to remind you to
return the display to its closed position
by pressing l on the display unit.
If you do not do so, the COMAND
returns the display unit to its closed
position.

210 Service
Service main menu

Service main menu
Press C.
The Service main menu will appear.
Service main menu
You can use the soft keys to open other
menus
SMS soft key*:
Opens the SMS Inbox Folder
(
page 211).
Scr.off soft key:
Press the Scr.Off soft key.
The screen is switched off.
Press any soft key or button.
The screen is switched on again.
System soft key:
Switches to the system settings
(
page 216).
Activating the Service main menu
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If a service submenu is displayed, you
need to press the
Back soft key.i
The SMS soft key is visible if vehicle is
equipped for phone operation and
Mercedes-Benz specified mobile
telephone* is inserted in phone
cradle*.

211 Service
SMS*

SMS*
With the SMS Received list, you can
receive SMS messages provided that SMS
messaging is available from your mobile
phone service provider.
Activate the Service main menu
(
page 210).
Press the SMS soft key.
The Received list will appear.The status bar shows date and time of
the message.
One line is provided for each message.
Symbol = = Message unread
Symbol z = SMS message
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The functions described here apply if
your vehicle is equipped with mobile
phone cradle* and a Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile phone*.
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If you have received new SMS
messages, n is displayed on the
status bar. Additionally, a message
received tone is played.
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If another system is active (e.g. radio),
a window with the message
Received
a new SMS
appears when SMS
message is coming in.
SMS Received list
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If there is no SMS message, the SMS
soft key appears greyed out.

212 Service
SMS*
Press the Detail soft key.
The list entry will appear in full in a
window.
Line-by-line scrolling through the SMS
Received list:
Push the joystick to g or G
to highlight the desired message.
Back to the Service main menu:
Press the Back soft key.
In the SMS Received (page 211) list,
push the joystick to g or G to
highlight the desired message.
Press E.
The message is displayed. In the status
bar, the name or the phone number of
the sender will appear.Line-by-line scrolling through the message
text:
Push the joystick to g or G.
Back to the SMS Received list:
Press the Back soft key.
Reading SMS message received