navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2004 W220 Comand Manual

112 NavigationImportant notesIf your vehicle has been transported (e.g.
by a car, train or ferry) the system may
make navigation announcements which do
not correspond to the vehicle’s position.
The system needs to redetermine its
position.
Determining the location after the
vehicle has been transported
The system will need some time to
determine its location after the car has
been transported. The time required for
the system to do so varies from case to
case.

Switch the COMAND on.

Activate the Navigation main menu
(page 114).
The navigation DVD needs to be in the
navigation computer (
page 111).

Drive and press c.
The display will change to the map
display.
Drive until the position or the road
indicated correspond to the real
circumstances. The system is now
correctly adjusted.
Route guidance after the vehicle has
been transported

113 Navigation
Important notes
The following applies if you interrupt your
trip and continue later on:
Trip is continued within 2 hours:
The system will automatically resume
route guidance.

Trip is continued after more than
2 hours: 
Press E and confirm
Continue
Route Guidance
in the
Navigation main menu
(
page 114).
Trip interruption during route
guidanceiTrip interruption means the vehicle is
parked and COMAND is switched off.
Trip continuation means the vehicle is
moving and COMAND is switched on
again.

116 NavigationNavigation main menuThe COMAND calculates the route as
Fastest route.
Including or avoiding traffic routes
In the Navigation main menu
(page 114), press the
Mode
soft key.
The Mode
menu will appear.Selectable traffic routes

Freeways
:
The system calculates the route with/
without freeways.

Ferry/Auto-Train
:
The system calculates the route with/
without ferry connections or railfreight.

Toll Roads
:
The system calculates the route with/
without toll roads.

Tunnels
:
The system calculates the route with/
without tunnels.

Use g or G to select a traffic route.

Press E.
Switches the option on or off. You can
switch on more than one option.

Press the
Back
soft key to confirm.
The setting is saved. The Navigation
main menu will appear.
Setting the route mode
Option
Symbol
On
Q
Off
q

119 Navigation
Navigation main menu

Press the
Memory
soft key.
A window appears with the
message
Position Saved as
MemPt
.
The system saves the current position
as a destination in the
Last
Destinations
memory
(
page 150).
iSuch destinations are marked in
the
Last Destinations
memory
with _.
For permanent storage you can save
the destination in the regular
Destination memory (
page 151).

122 NavigationDestination inputAccepting the displayed destination 
In the Destination Entry menu, press
E longer than 2 seconds.
or

Select the ( symbol. Press H, h,
g, G to do so.

Press E.
Entering another destination address

Press h, H, g and G to select
the characters. After each selection,
press E.
Press F and f to select characters
diagonally.
or

Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.

Press the
Delete
soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered or the
character last accepted by the system
is deleted.
iYou can only select admissible
characters. The character selected
appears magnified. If your input is
unambiguous, the system will
complete it.iFor quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the cities stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified. The
system will accept the entry if the input
matches the name of a city stored on
the navigation DVD.

123 Navigation
Destination input

Press E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm.
or

Select the ( symbol. Press H, h,
g, G to do so.

Press E.
The city list will appear. You can now
accept the city entered or select
another.Selecting a city

Use g or G to select the desired
city.

Press E.
After you have selected a city one of
the following menus will appear: 
For larger cities with more than 15
streets: Enter Street input menu
(page 125).

For smaller cities with up to 15
streets: Select Street menu
(page 126)

If no streets are available for the
selected city, or if a street extends
through several city centers:
Select CityCtr menu (
page 124)
iDo not confuse the Delete soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
iIn some cases, the system may
distinguish cities of the same name by
area selection (
page 124).
iPressing the
Back
soft key will abort
the selection process.
iIf several options of a city are available,
another menu will appear where you
must make and confirm your desired
selection.

125 Navigation
Destination input
Entering a street
The system will display one of the following
menus after you have entered the city:
In the case of cities with more than 15
streets: Enter Street menu
(page 125).

In the case of cities with up to 15
streets: Select Street menu
(page 126)

If no streets are available for the
destination: Select CityCtr list
(page 124)
The respective menu is indicated on the
status bar.
In addition to the street selection, you can
use the following soft keys to determine
your destination:

Map
soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 131).

CityCtr
soft key:
Brings you to the district (center)
selection (page 124).

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
selection menu (
page 155).

Press h, H, g and G to select
the characters. After each selection,
press E.
Press F and f to select characters
diagonally.
or

Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.

Press the
Delete
soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered or the
character last accepted by the system
is deleted.
iFor quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the streets stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified. The
system will accept the entry if the input
matches the name of a street stored on
the navigation DVD. iDo not confuse the Delete soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).

127 Navigation
Destination input

Mode
soft key:
Brings you to the
Change
mode

selection menu (
page 116).

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
(POI) menu (
page 156).

Parking
soft key:
Brings you to the menu for inputting a
parking near the destination street
(
page 130).

Save
soft key:
You can enter your destination into the
Destination memory (
page 151).Entering an intersection
After you have entered a destination street
(
page 125) you can select an
intersection to that street.

Press the
Intrsct.
soft key.The system will display one of the following
menus:

In the case of streets with more than
15 intersections: Enter Intersection
menu.

Enter the name as specified in
“Entering a street” (
page 125).

Press the
List
soft key.
The Select Intersection menu will
appear. It displays a list of roads
intersecting with the previously input
intersection.

Select an intersection (
page 128).
iYou can select either an intersection or
the house number. You cannot enter
both.
iThe
Intrsct.
soft key is only
available if appropriate streets are
saved on the navigation DVD.

131 Navigation
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press c.

Press one of the buttons H, h, g,
G, F, f.
or

Press the
Map
soft key, e.g. in the
Destination Entry menu (
page 121).
The map is shown in full view and
cross-hairs appear.
If soft key displays are hidden:

Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
(POI) menu (
page 156).

Memory
soft key:
A window appears with the
message Position Saved as
MemPt
. (page 118).

Display
soft key:
The Map View display will appear.
You can adjust the map orientation
(
page 148).

Soft key +:
Zooming in for more detailed map.

Soft key ):
Zooming out for less detailed map.
iThe system automatically places the
cross-hairs on the current destination
address.
ic was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx.
8 seconds, the soft key display will
disappear again.

132 NavigationDestination input
Press H, h, g, G, F, f to
move the cross-hairs.
The direction of movement of the
buttons depends on the map direction
selected (
page 148).

2D North Up, 2D Heading Up:
Press F and f to move the
cross-hairs diagonally.

Bird’s-Eye View:
Use H and h to turn the map
round the vertical axis of the cross-
hairs.
Press g or G to move your
position on the map forward or
backward.This allows you to select your destination.

Release the button.
If the system is able to assign a street
name to the selected location, it is
displayed on the status bar.
In this example:
NEWPORT
RD

Press E.
The system uses the point at the center
of the cross-hairs as destination.
Route guidance will begin.
iIf you press the
Back
soft key, your
selection will be discarded. The system
then uses the data of the previous
destination.