MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2013 Owners Manual

X
Select an intersection by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press W to
confirm your selection.
The
address entry menu appears again. The
intersection selected has been entered.
X Start route calculation (Y page 156).
Selecting a destination from the
destination memory (e.g. My address) Introduction
The destination memory always contains an
entry named "My address". You may wish to
assign your home address to this entry, for
example

(Y page 156), and select it for route
guidance. This entry is always located at the
top of the list in the destination memory.
X To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and pressing W to
confirm.
X Select From Memory and press W to
confirm.
X Select My Address by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press W to
confirm your selection.
"My address" has been entered.
X To start route calculation: select Start
and press W to confirm.
Entering a destination from the list of
last destinations X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice. X
To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and pressing W to
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations and
press W to confirm. "Last destinations" list
:
Last destination
X Select the desired destination by turning
cVd

the COMAND controller and pressing
W to confirm.
The destination address selected has been
entered.
X To start route calculation: select Start
and press W to confirm.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins

(Y page 166).
i Further information on the "Last
destinations" memory can be found on
(Y page 181).
X To navigate to another street in the
same city or to another house number Navigation
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on the same street:
call up an address
destination from the last destinations.
X Select Change by turning cVd and sliding
ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
All destination entry functions are
available.
X Edit/enter the destination as described for
destination entry ( Y page 153).
Entering a destination using the map Calling up the map
X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and pressing W to
confirm.
X Select Via Map and press W to confirm.
You see the map with the crosshair. :
Current vehicle position
; Crosshair
= Details of the crosshair position
? Map scale selected
Display = depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
(Y page 185). The current street name can
be shown, provided the digital map contains
the

necessary data, or the coordinates of the
crosshair if the geo-coordinate display is switched on and the GPS signal is strong
enough.
Moving the map and selecting the
destination
X
To scroll the map: slide XVY, ZVÆ or
aVb the COMAND controller.
X To set the map scale:
as soon as you turn
cVd the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears.
X Turn cVd until the desired scale is set.
Turning

clockwise zooms out from the map;
turning counter-clockwise zooms in.
X To select a destination: press W the
COMAND
controller once or several times.
You will see either the address entry menu
with the destination address or, if COMAND
is unable to assign a unique address, a
selection list. X
Select a destination by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map.
If

the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address entry menu with the
address of the destination. If not, you will
see the entry Destination from Map.
X To start route calculation: select Start
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Entering an intermediate stop
Introduction
When
route guidance is active, you can enter
an intermediate stop. Intermediate stops can
be predefined destinations from the following
categories that COMAND offers for selection:
R Mercedes-Benz Service Center
R Hospital
R Gas Station
R Parking Lot
R Restaurant
However, you can also enter destinations
other than the predefined ones. To do this
select the menu item Other.
You can use the intermediate stop function to
influence route guidance to the main
destination. When you have reached your
intermediate stop, COMAND automatically
recalculates the route to the main
destination.
Entering predefined destinations
X To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and pressing W to
confirm.
X Select Stopover and press W to confirm.
Option 1: no intermediate stop has been
entered yet.
X Select a category; see option 2.
Option 2: an intermediate stop has
already been entered.
X Select Change Stopover and press W to
confirm. X
To select a category:
select a category by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
pressing W to confirm.
COMAND first searches in the selected
category for destinations along the route.
If there are no destinations available there,
COMAND searches for destinations within
a radius of up to 100 km of the vehicle
position.
If COMAND finds destinations, a list
appears on the right-hand side of the
display. The currently selected point of
interest is highlighted on the left-hand side
of the map.
The intermediate stops are listed according
to increasing distance from the current
vehicle position. They are displayed in the
form of a name and their position in relation
to the route and your direction of travel.
If COMAND does not find any destinations,
you will see a message to this effect.
X Confirm OK by pressing W.
X Select a different category.
X Select the intermediate stop by turning
cVd

the COMAND controller and pressing
W to confirm.
X To start route calculation: select Start
and press W to confirm.
Entering another destination as an
intermediate stop
X To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and pressing W to
confirm.
X Select Stopover and press W to confirm.
X Select Other and press W to confirm. Navigation
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X
Select Address Entry, From Memory,
From Last Destinations or From POIs .Selection Step
Address Entry X
Enter a
destination by
address
(Y page 153). From Memory X
Select a
destination from
the destination
memory
(Y page 159). From Last
Destinations X
Select a
destination from
the list of last
destinations
(Y page 159). From POIs X
Enter a point of
interest
(Y page 162). X
To start route calculation: once you have
entered a destination, select Start and
press W to confirm.
Deleting an intermediate stop
If an intermediate stop has already been
entered, you can delete it.
X To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and pressing W to
confirm.
X Select Stopover and press W to confirm. X
Select Delete Stopover and press W to
confirm.
COMAND deletes the intermediate stop
and recalculates the route to the main
destination. Entering a point of interest
Initiating point of interest entry X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select From
POIs and press W to confirm.
A menu appears.
Entering a point of interest in the
vicinity of the destination Entering a point of interest in the vicinity of
the destination is only possible when route
guidance is active.
X
Select Destination Area from the menu
and press W to confirm.
X Continue with assigning the point of
interest category (Y page 163).
Entering a point of interest in the
vicinity of the current position X
Select Current
Position and press W to
confirm.
X Continue with assigning the point of
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Entering a point of interest in the
vicinity of a specific city
Option 1
X
Select Other City in the menu and press
W to confirm.
X If desired, select the state/province
(Y page 153).
X To enter a city: select City and press W
to confirm.
Proceed as described in the "Entering a
city" section (Y page 153).
X After entering the city, select the point of
interest category (Y page 163).
Option 2
X Enter an address in the address entry
menu,
e.g. a city, street and house number
(Y page 153).
X Select POI and press W to confirm.
X Select the point of interest category
(Y page 163).
Entering a point of interest using name
search This function allows you to access all the
points

of interest available on the digital map.
X Select By Name from the menu and press
W to confirm.
You will see a list of further selection
options.
X Select the desired option and press W to
confirm.
X Enter the name using the character bar.
Entering a point of interest using the
phone number search This function gives you access to all points of
interest that have a phone number.
X
Select By Telephone Number and press
W to confirm.
You will see a list of phone numbers. X
Enter the phone number using the
character bar.
Assigning a point of interest category Introduction
The categories and points of interest
available depend on the distance from the
vehicle position you have set for the point of
interest.
R
point of interest in the vicinity of the
destination:
Alphabetically

sorted categories, as well as
points of interest in the vicinity of the target
destination and sorted by distance are
available.
R point of interest in the vicinity of the current
position:
Alphabetically sorted categories are
available, as well as points of interest in the
vicinity of the vehicle position arranged by
distance.
R point of interest within a given city:
If you have entered only the state/province
and the city, the system will return
alphabetically sorted categories and points
of interest within the city limits.
If you have entered more than the state/
province and the city, the system will return
alphabetically sorted categories and points
of interest sorted by distance, all in the
vicinity of the address you entered.
R point of interest using name search:
An alphabetically sorted list of all points of
interest is available.
The list sorts points of interest with the
same name and in the same category
according to distance, starting with those
nearest to you.
Selecting a category
X Select a main category by turning cVd
the
COMAND controller. Navigation
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X
Confirm the entry with W.
If the selected main category does not
contain any sub-categories, the point of
interest list appears.
If the selected main category contains
subcategories, a list of the subcategories
appears with the input speller.
X Select a category by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.
X Confirm the entry with W.
The point of interest list appears. It
contains the points of interest available in
the
sub-category that are within the search
radius.
i Search
radius means: COMAND searches
within a radius of 100 km.
If COMAND does not find any points of
interest within this radius, it extends its
search range to approximately 200 km. If
COMAND finds one point of interest within
this radius, it finishes the search.
i If you select the ALL list item, the point of
interest list contains all points of interest
for all subcategories in the Restaurant
main category which lie within the search
radius.
Point of interest list Introduction
The illustration below shows an example of
the point of interest list for the
Restaurant
main category in the vicinity of the current
position.
i Depending on the point of interest
selected, COMAND uses different
reference points in determining the linear
distance to the destination:
R vicinity of current position: the linear
distance is the distance of the point of interest from the current vehicle
position.
R vicinity

of destination: the linear distance
is the distance from the destination
entered to the point of interest.
Selecting a point of interest
X Select a point of interest by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The complete address of the point of
interest selected is shown.
X To start route calculation: select Start
and press W to confirm.
X To store an address in the destination
memory: select Save and press W to
confirm. You can now select storage
options (Y page 179).
X To show the detailed view: select
Details and press W to confirm.
X To make a call: select Call and press W
to confirm (only available if the point of
interest contains a telephone book entry
and

a telephone is connected to COMAND).
COMAND switches to telephone mode
(Y page 199).
X To call up the map: select Map and press
W to confirm.
X You can move the map and select the
destination (Y page 160).
ZAGAT ®
Survey service
Entries with the Z icon contain additional
ZAGAT

information. ZAGAT rates restaurants,
for instance, in regard to the quality of the
food, furnishing, service, and provides an
average pricing level as well as a general
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X
Select the entry with the Z icon by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The ZAGAT evaluations appear. 1
ZAGAT ratings
2 To display details
X To show a description: select Details
and press W to confirm. ZAGAT example description Selecting a point of interest using the
map You can select points of interest that are
available in the selected (visible) section of
the map.
X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller. :
Highlighted point of interest
X Slide ZV
the COMAND controller forwards
and thereby activate the display window.
The map with highlighted point of
interest : is shown.
X To highlight the next point of interest:
select Next in the menu bar by turning
cVd and sliding YVX the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X To highlight the previous point of
interest:

select Previous in the menu bar
by turning cVd and sliding YVX the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X To display details of a point of interest:
select Details in the menu bar by turning
cVd and sliding YVX the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm. Navigation
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Route guidance
General notes G
WARNING
COMAND calculates the route to the
destination without taking into account the
following, for example:
R Traffic lights
R Stop and right-of-way signs
R Lane merging
R Parking or stopping prohibited areas
R Other
road and traffic rules and regulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND may give incorrect navigation
commands if the data in the digital map does
not correspond with the actual road/ traffic
situation. 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
regulations during your journey. Road and
traffic rules and regulations always have
priority over the navigation commands
generated by the system.
Route guidance begins once a route has been
calculated (Y page 156).
COMAND guides you to your destination by
means of navigation commands in the form
of audible navigation announcements and
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displays can only be seen
if the display is switched to navigation mode.
If you do not follow the navigation
announcements or if you leave the calculated
route, COMAND automatically calculates a
new route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
R when selecting a route, COMAND tries to
avoid roads that only have limited access, e.g. roads closed to through traffic and non-
residents.
R roads that have time restrictions (e.g.
closed

on Sundays and public holidays) are
avoided for route guidance.
Change of direction Introduction
Changes of direction have three phases:
R
preparation phase
R announcement phase
R change-of-direction phase
Preparation phase
COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
change of direction. Based on the example
display below, the change of direction is
announced with a message. You see the full-
screen map. Example display: preparation phase
:
Next road
; Route
= Current vehicle position (the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Current road
The display in ? depends on the setting
selected
under "Text information on the map"
(Y page 185).
Announcement phase
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. With reference to the following
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before the change of direction with the
request Please turn right in 900 ft.
The announced distance to the next change
of direction depends on the type of road and
its permissible speed limit.
The display is now split into two sectors. In
the left half, you see the normal map view.
The right half shows an enlarged section of
the area around the intersection (Crossing
Zoom)
or a 3D image of the road's course with
the route indicating the next maneuver. Example display: announcement phase
:
Next road
; Point at which the change of direction
takes

place (light blue dot, shown in both
the left and right displays)
= Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
? Change of direction (turn right here)
A Distance to the next change of direction
B Route (highlighted in blue, shown in both
the left and right displays)
i The filled-in section of visual display for
distance = gets shorter, the nearer you
get to the announced change of direction.
Change-of-direction phase
COMAND

announces the imminent change of
direction. In the example, the Now turn
right announcement is made 100 ft. before
the change of direction. The display is split
into two halves, as in the announcement
phase. Example display: change-of-direction phase
:
Current vehicle position: the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel
; Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
= Distance to the next change of direction
Once the change of direction is completed,
COMAND
automatically switches back to full-
screen display.
Lane recommendations Overview
On multilane roads, COMAND can display
lane

recommendations for the next change of
direction. The corresponding data must be
available in the digital map.
COMAND displays lane recommendations
B, based on the next two changes of
direction. The number of lanes applies to the
point at which the next change of direction is
required. Navigation
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Example display
:
Point of the next change in direction (light
blue circle)
; Point of the change of direction after next
= Next change of direction (in this case, turn
off to the right)
? Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
A Distance to the next change of direction
B Possible lane (light blue)
C Recommended lane (dark blue)
D Lane not recommended (gray)
E Current vehicle position: the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel
i The multifunction display also shows lane
recommendations. Only the recommended
lanes are displayed here. ( Y page 377).168
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