MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2008 W221 Comand Manual

220 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)List of intersections with input
characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 4 are automatically activated.
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Input characters
5Currently non-selectable characters
6Currently selectable character
7List of intersections
8Currently selected characterWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the intersection which best
corresponds to the input data as it has
been entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements characters 2 entered by the
user with appropriate characters 3.

Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.

Confirming character selection:
Press n.

Deleting individual characters:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.

Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.

Canceling character entry:
Select “Back” in the bottom line and
press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 88).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to an intersection,
the input characters 4 disappear. You see
the list of intersections without the input
characters. Here you can confirm the cur-
rent entry or make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of intersections
without input characters at any time.

Switching manually to the list of in-
tersections without input charac-
ters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
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In the list of input characters 4, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the data version of the digital map.

221 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of intersections without input
characters
Selecting an intersection: Slide qmr
or rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
Either the address input menu appears
again, or the city input menu.

Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 88).

If the city input menu appears: Enter
a town or city.
After the city has been entered, the ad-
dress input menu appears again.
Which of the following menu items are now
available may depend on the data version
of the digital map. The menu items which
are not available cannot be selected.


“Map”: using the map to enter a desti-
nation (
page 225)


“POI”: entering a point of interest
(page 229)


“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 251)


“Start”: starting the route calculation

Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.
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The city input menu appears if the intersec-
tion entered cannot be clearly attributed to a
city.
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A detailed description of how to enter a city
can be found in the “Entering a city” section
(
page 208).
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In this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the city seen in the address in-
put menu.
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In this case, entering a POI is based on the
city seen in the address input menu.

222 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)Starting the route calculation
After entering the destination, select
“Start”.
The route calculation will start if route
guidance has not already been activat-
ed.
If route guidance has already been ac-
tivated, a prompt will appear asking
whether you want to end the current
route guidance.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, COMAND will stop
the route guidance and start the route
calculation for the new destination.
If you select “No”, COMAND will con-
tinue with the active route guidance.
The new destination is discarded.
During the route calculation, an arrow
will indicate the linear direction to the
destination. Below this, you will see the
message “Calculating Route”.
Once the route has been calculated,
route guidance begins (
page 237).
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You cannot start the route calculation until
all the necessary address data has been en-
tered.
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With “Change Name” you can change the
name of the chosen entry from the destination
memory before starting the route calculation.
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Route calculation requires a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance from
the destination, for example.
COMAND calculates the route using the digital
map data. The calculated route may differ from
the actual road situation, e.g. due to road con-
struction or incomplete map data. Please make
sure that you observe the notes about the digital
map (page 188).

223 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering a destination from the destination memory
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Memory”.
The destination memory list appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters (
page 224). Whether the input
characters appear depends on the
number of entries in the destination
memory.
Destination memory list with input
characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 4 are automatically activated.1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Input characters
5Currently non-selectable characters
6Destination memory list
7Currently selected character
8Currently selectable charactersWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the destination which best
corresponds to the input data as it has
been entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements characters 2 entered by the
user with appropriate characters 3.

Changing language for the input
characters: Select!.

Select desired language.

Changing character set for the input
characters: Select#.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.

Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.

Confirming character selection:
Press n.
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The destination memory always contains an
entry called “My Address”. You can save your
home address, for example, under this entry
(
page 251).
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In the list of input characters 4, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the content of the destination
memory.


224 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Deleting individual characters:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.

Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.

Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 88).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a destination,
the input characters 4 disappear.
You see the destination memory list with-
out input characters. Here you can confirm
the current entry or make another selec-
tion.
You can also manually switch to the desti-
nation memory list without input charac-
ters at any time.

Switching manually to the destina-
tion memory list without input char-
acters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
Destination memory list without input
characters

Selecting a destination: Slide qmr or
rotate ymz.

Canceling selection: Press back but-
ton L in the center console
(page 88).
or

Select “Back” and press n.

Confirming selection: Press n.

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 222).
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The “Back” menu item is only present if this
list was called up from the list with input charac-
ters.


225 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering a destination from the list of last destinations
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Last Destinations”.
The list of last destinations appears.
The most recent destination is at the
top of the list.

Select desired destination.

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 222).
Entering a destination from the map
Calling up the map
In the address input menu, select
“Map” (
page 202).
You will see the map with a crosshair.
The map is set to the address set in the
address input menu.
or

Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“Via Map”.
You will see the map with a crosshair.1Crosshair
2Details of the crosshair position
3Map scale
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Depending on the factory settings of the ve-
hicle, it may not be possible to enter a destina-
tion while the vehicle exceeds a preset speed. As
soon as the vehicles speed drops to below the
preset speed, the function is available again.
You can enter a destination via the map if the dig-
ital map does not contain the address of the des-
tination, but the destination must be within the
area of the digital map.
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Display 2 may be the name of a road, for
example, provided the digital map contains the
necessary data.
If no data is available, display 2 shows:


the coordinates if the geo-coordinate display
is switched on (
page 200)


no display if the geo-coordinate display is
switched off (
page 200)

226 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)Moving the map and selecting the des-
tination
Moving map: Slide qmr, omp or
wmx.

Adjusting map scale: Rotate ymz.
Rotating clockwise enlarges the map,
rotating counterclockwise reduces it.

Selecting a destination: Press n.
If the crosshair is located off the edge
of the digital map, a route cannot be
calculated to this destination and you
will see the message “The destination is
located off the map.”.

Select “OK”.

Move the map and select a destination
again.
If the destination is within the limits of
the digital map, COMAND attempts to
attribute the destination to the map,
which can take approximately
2 seconds.
If the destination can be attributed, you
will see the address of the destination.
If not, you will see the display “Destina-
tion from map”.

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 222).
Entering a stopoveri
When route guidance is active, you can en-
ter a stopover. Stopovers can be predefined des-
tinations from the following predefined
categories:


“Mercedes-Benz Center”


“Hospital”


“Gas station”


“Parking lot”


“Restaurant”
However, you can also enter destinations other
than the predefined ones.
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You can use the stopover function to influ-
ence the route guidance calculation to the main
destination. When you have reached your stop-
over, COMAND automatically calculates the
route to the main destination.

227 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering predefined destinations
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“Stopover”.
If a stopover has already been entered,
you can change it.
Changing: Select “Change Stop-
over”.
You can now select a category.

Selecting a category:
Select category, e.g. “Gas station”.
COMAND first looks for destinations
within the immediate vicinity of the ve-
hicle and near the vehicle’s route. If
there are no destinations available
there, COMAND searches for destina-
tions in an area around the vehicle po-
sition.
If COMAND does not find any destina-
tions, you will see a message to this ef-
fect.

Select “OK”.
You can now select a different
category.
If COMAND finds destinations, you will
see a list of the destinations and details
of how far away they are in the
right-hand side of the display. The in-
formation about how far away the des-
tinations are can take a few seconds to
be displayed.
The left-hand part of the display shows
the destinations on the map. The desti-
nation marked in the list is highlighted
in the map.

Selecting a destination: Select the
desired destination from list.
The address of the destination ap-
pears.

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 222).Entering another destination as a stop-
over

Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“Stopover”.

Entering: Select “Other”.
You can select between the following
menu items:

“Address Entry”


“From Memory”


“From Last Destinations”


“From POIs”

Select a menu item.

228 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)Subsequent destination entries may differ,
depending on your selection:

“Address Entry” selection: 
Enter a destination by address
(page 202).


“From Memory” selection:
Enter a destination from the desti-
nation memory (
page 223).


“From Last Destinations” selection: 
Enter a destination from the list of
last destinations (
page 225).


“From POIs” selection: 
Enter a special destination
(page 229).

Starting route calculation: After
entering a destination, select “Start”
(page 222).Changing a stopover
If a stopover has already been entered, you
can change it.

Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“Stopover”
“Change Stopover”.

Enter another destination as a stop-
over.Deleting the stopover
If a stopover has already been entered, you
can delete it.

Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“Stopover”
“Delete Stopover”.
COMAND deletes the stopover and cal-
culates the route to the main destina-
tion.

229 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
Entering a POI in the surrounding area
In the map view while the menu system
is displayed, select “Destination”

“From POIs”
“Current Position”
(page 196).

Continue with designating the POI cat-
egory (
page 230).
Entering a POI in the surroundings of a
given city
Option 1
In the map view while the menu system
is displayed, select “Destination”

“From POIs”
“Other City”
(page 196).

If necessary, enter state (USA)
(page 203) or province (CDN)
(page 203).

Entering town: Select “City”.
The town/city input menu appears.

Then proceed as described in the “En-
tering a city” section (
page 208).

After entering the city, continue with
designating the POI category
(page 230).
Option 2

Enter an address in the address input
menu (
page 202).

Select “POI”.

Continue with designating the POI cat-
egory (
page 230).
Entering a POI in a different region
In the map view while the menu system
is displayed, select “Destination”

“From POIs”
“Global POI”
(page 196).
The category list appears. The state
(USA) or province (CDN) currently se-
lected is shown in the first list entry.
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This function gives you quick access to POIs
which are of national interest in the state (USA)
or province (CDN) you have selected. The follow-
ing categories may be available:


“AIRPORT”


“BORDER CROSSING”


“HIGHWAY ACCESS”
Not all categories are available in all states (USA)
or provinces (CDN).