navigation MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2008 W221 Comand Manual

98 Control systemsCOMAND introductionMain menus of COMAND
Sound
Muting: Press the F shortcut but-
ton in the center console (
page 88).
The sound of the current audio source
is switched on or is muted.Switching off navigation announce-
ments entirely

Canceling navigation message:
Briefly press F shortcut button dur-
ing an announcement.

Switching off navigation messages:
Press and hold F during an an-
nouncement until the announcement is
switched off.
You will see the message “The driving
instructions have been muted.” for a
short while.Adjusting volume
1Thumbwheel

Adjusting: Turn, thumbwheel.
The volume of the currently selected
audio source changes.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 87).
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When the sound is muted, you will see the
symbol
F
in the status line. When you
change the audio source, the sound is automati-
cally switched on. You will be able to hear an-
nouncements from the navigation system even
when the sound is muted.
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The announcements remain switched off
even if you start a new route guidance or if
COMAND is switched off/on with theo but-
ton.
If you switch COMAND off by removing the
SmartKey from the starter switch and then
switch the ignition back on after more than
3 minutes, the announcements are automatical-
ly switched back on.

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COMAND introduction
Volume of navigation announcements
You can adjust the volume of the naviga-
tion announcements independently from
the volume of the respective audio source.
During a navigation announcement:
turn thumbwheel,.
or

pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
Adjusting volume for telephone calls
In hands-free mode, you can adjust the vol-
ume of a telephone call while the call is
currently active.
During a telephone call:

turn thumbwheel,.
or

pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.Selecting sound settings
You can select different sound settings for
each individual audio source. The respec-
tive sound menu can be found via the sub-
menu for which you wish to make settings.
Example:
“Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM Radio”

“Sound” Adjusting treble or bass

Select “Sound”
“Treble” or “Bass”.
The setting last selected is indicated by
an outlined bar.
Adjusting treble and bass1Setting last selected
2Current setting
Changing setting: Slide rmq or
rotateymz until desired treble or bass
setting is reached.

Exiting menu: Press n, L or
slideomp.
The setting is saved.

144 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Activating telephone mode
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”.
or

Press s on telephone keypad.
Telephone keypad
1Telephone keypad
2Folding coverWith the telephone keypad you can:


Enter and clear numbers and special
characters.


Reject, accept, connect and end calls.


Select preset radio stations and enter
the frequency manually (
page 105).


Select preset satellite radio stations
and enter the channel number
(page 113).


Select a medium from the DVD chang-
er (
page 126).


Select a track from CD, DVD-Audio or
MP3 (
page 127).


Select a scene/chapter from a video
DVD (
page 136).


Select a street in the navigation entry
(page 212).

Entering characters: Select “Tele-
phone”.

Fold up cover 2.

Enter characters using theA- #
buttons.

Deleting individual characters:
Press*.

Deleting an entire word or number:
Press and hold * until the word or
number is deleted.
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You can enter the * character by
pressing> once. Pressing this button again
within 1.5 seconds enters the + character.

168 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Calling up the address book
Select “Telephone”
“Data/Connec-
tions”
“Address Book”.
The main address book display ap-
pears.
Illustration: address book entries
Selecting an entry in the main address
book display
Slide qm to select the main area.

Slide qmr or rotate ymz to select an
entry.
or

Searching for an entry with the smart
speller (
page 170).Creating a new address book entry

Select “Telephone”
“Data/Connec-
tions”
“Address Book”

“Options”
“New Entry”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields and the input characters.
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For phone book entries in the mobile phone
that contain a name and a telephone number,
you will see the name and the number. If a phone
book entry in the mobile phone contains several
telephone numbers, you will see the message
“Multiple Numbers” instead of a telephone num-
ber.
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Please observe the following when creating
a new address book entry:
You can define your own address in the destina-
tion memory in navigation mode. When defining
the address, you can transfer data already en-
tered as an address book entry.
In the address book entry, the city and street
must be spelled in the same way as the destina-
tion entry so that the data matches the digital
map data.
In order for the state (province) to match the
map data, its complete name or abbreviation
may be entered.
Examples:


Florida or FL


Colorado or CO


Alberta or AB


Ontario or ON

170 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*
Canceling an entry: Select “Back”.
If one of the data fields contains new
data, a prompt will appear asking
whether you want to save the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will either be saved or
not, depending on your selection.Searching for an address book entry

Select “Telephone”
“Data/Connec-
tions”
“Address Book”.
The search menu appears with the
smart speller.
1Symbol for complete address data
from the navigation system
2Symbol for summarized entries
from the mobile phone with the same
name but different telephone numbers
3Category symbol
4Smart speller
5Symbol for voice entry
6Back to the main address book displayEntries with category symbol 3 come
from the mobile phone. The following cate-
gory symbols are possible:


= symbol for “Mobile” category


= symbol for “Home” category


= symbol for “Work” category


= symbol for “Fax” category


= symbol for “Pager” category


= symbol for “Main” category or for
unknown category or for phone entries
that are saved on the SIM card of a
GSM mobile phone
Entries without a category symbol or with
the or symbols come from the
COMAND address book. All other entries
come from the mobile phone and are only
visible when the mobile phone is in the cra-
dle*.
It is possible to add voice entries. Entries
with the symbol contain a voice entry
(
page 177).


176 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Calling a number saved in an entry
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 172).

Press n and select “Call”.
or

Select “Options”
“Call”.
In both cases, the telephone* connects
the call. The COMAND display is show-
ing the telephone mode screen.Starting route guidance to an entry

Search for an address book entry
(page 170).

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the address data field
(page 172).

Select “Options”
“Navigate”.
or

Press n.
Further operation depends on whether the
address data is complete and matches the
digital map data of the navigation system.
It does not match, for example, if it is not
spelled in the same way as the destination
entry.Address data is complete and matches
digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, the navigation
system starts the route calculation.
Address data is incomplete or does not
match digital map
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To do this, COMAND must be equipped with
a telephone*. The mobile phone must be insert-
ed in the cradle*.
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Pressing n only functions if one of the ad-
dress data fields contains data.
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For the route calculation, the navigation sys-
tem requires the correct spellings of the state
(province), the city or zip code, the street and un-
der some circumstances, the house number. The
city and street must be spelled in the same man-
ner as the destination entry.
The state (province) can be spelled as an entire
name or as an abbreviation.
Examples:


Florida or FL


Colorado or CO


Alberta or AB


Ontario or ON

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COMAND telephone*
If “Navigate” is selected, a message ap-
pears indicating that the address is incom-
plete.
Closing message: Select “OK”.
Depending on which data is missing or
cannot be found on the digital map, you
must now either:


select a state (province)


select a county


or enter a city


or enter a street


or enter a house number

Selecting a state (province):
Select desired state (province) from
the list.

Selecting a county: Select desired
county from the list.

Entering a city: Proceed as described
for destination entry in the “Entering a
city” section (
page 208).

Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 211).

Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(page 216).
If all data is available and matches the dig-
ital map data, the navigation system starts
the route calculation.Voice entries
Adding or changing a voice entry

Search for the address book entry with
or without a voice entry (
page 170).

Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Add” or “Change”.
Subsequent operation is controlled by
voice. Voice Control guides you
through the dialogs.
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If you have added data, COMAND saves your
additions. This means that you do not need to
re-enter this additional data later on.
The COMAND memory saves the additional data
in a special field, which cannot be displayed. The
data, which you have entered in the address
book initially in the display, remains unchanged.
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For voice entries, your vehicle must be
equipped with Voice Control. You can not add
voice entries to address book entries that have
been read-in from the phone book of the mobile
phone.
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You can add one voice entry per address
book entry.

185 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
Adding an SMS sender’s telephone num-
ber to an existing address book entry
Selecting an SMS message: In the
SMS inbox, select a message
“Op-
tions”
“Save Number”
“Add”.

Proceed as described in the “Selecting
a number category” paragraph in the
“Adding a telephone number to an ex-
isting address book entry” section
(page 165).
Exiting the SMS inbox

Select “Back”.
The main telephone menu appears.
Reading an SMS message

In the SMS inbox, select an SMS mes-
sage and press n.
The SMS message appears.Using data in a text message

Selecting data from the text:
Rotateymz or slide qmr.

Using data: Press n
“Use”.
If you have selected a telephone num-
ber, the telephone connects the call.
If you have selected a navigable ad-
dress, it is transferred to the navigation
system.Calling an SMS sender

Press n
“Call”.
The telephone connects the call.
Saving SMS sender as new address book
entry

Press n
“Save Number”
“New
Entry”.

Proceed as described in the “Selecting
a number category” paragraph in the
“Saving SMS sender as new address
book entry” section (
page 184).
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If the SMS message contains telephone
numbers or navigable address data, you can se-
lect this data and place a telephone call or trans-
fer the address data to the navigation system.
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This function is not possible with all SMS
senders.
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This function is not possible with all SMS
senders.

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COMAND navigation
COMAND navigation
Safety precautionsWarning!
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For safety reasons, only enter a destination
when the vehicle is stationary. When the ve-
hicle is in motion, a passenger should enter
the destination. Study manual and select
route before driving.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
COMAND calculates the route to the desti-
nation without taking account of the follow-
ing, for example:

Traffic lights


Stop and right-of-way signs


Parking or stopping prohibited areas


Lane merging


Other road and traffic rules and regula-
tions


Narrow bridges
COMAND may give incorrect navigation
commands if the data in the digital map
does not correspond with the actual
road/traffic situation. DVD maps do not
cover all areas nor all routes within an area.
For example, if the traffic routing has been
changed or the direction of a one-way road
has been reversed.
For this reason, you must always observe
applicable road and traffic rules and regula-
tions during your journey. Road and traffic
rules and regulations always have priority
over the navigation commands generated by
the system.
Warning!
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Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting
your attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Consulting the symbols or map display for
directions may cause you to divert your at-
tention from driving and increase your risk
of an accident.

188 Control systemsCOMAND navigation (introduction)Map software
The digital maps generated by the map
software become outdated in the same
way as conventional road maps. Optimum
route guidance can only be provided by the
navigation system in conjunction with the
most up-to-date map software.
Information about new map software ver-
sions can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Updating the map software
You can update the map software yourself
using a DVD.
Notes about handling DVDs

Only hold discs by the edge.


Handle discs carefully to prevent read
problems.


Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints
and dust on discs.


Use a commercially-available cleaning
cloth to clean discs. Do not wipe them
with a circular motion, but only in
straight lines from the center out-
wards.


Place discs back in their boxes after
use.


Protect discs from heat and direct sun-
light.
Updating process
The updating process has the following
phases:

Loading a DVD into the DVD changer
(page 189)


Updating process (
page 190)
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The updating process can take between
10 and 60 minutes, depending on the size of the
map software. If the radio was switched on be-
fore you started the updating process, you can
still adjust the volume. You can also use
COMAND to operate the automatic air condition-
ing and to cancel the process. Other functions
are not operational.
If possible, carry out the update when the vehicle
is stationary.