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163 Control systems
COMAND navigation (introduction)
General notes
Operational readiness of the navigation
system following a system software
update by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center
After a system software update by an au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center, the in-
stalled map software may no longer be
compatible. If this is the case, the naviga-
tion system will not be operational.
You will know if this is the case, when the
following message will appear when you
switch to navigation mode: “The system
software has been updated. The map soft-
ware must be updated now. Please insert
the DVD with the map software.”
Updating map software: Proceed as
described in the “Updating the map
software” section (
page 159). Use
map software which is compatible with
the system software.Initial use or use following a system
software update
In both these cases, the navigation system
must determine the position of the vehicle.
You may have to drive for a while before
precise route guidance is possible.
GPS reception
Correct functioning of the navigation sys-
tem depends on GPS reception, among
other things. In certain situations, GPS re-
ception may be impaired, there may be in-
terference or there may be no reception at
all, e.g. in tunnels, in multistory parking ga-
rage or due to snow on the GPS antenna. If
there is snow on the GPS antenna, you
should remove it. The GPS antenna is at
the back of the vehicle roof.The roof cargo container* may also impair
mobile phone reception and GPS cover-
age.
Route guidance after vehicle transpor-
tation
COMAND has to redetermine the position
of the vehicle if the vehicle has been trans-
ported (e.g. by ferry, by train or after tow-
ing).
Positioning takes place automatically even
when COMAND is switched off. The dura-
tion varies from one case to another.
Route guidance may be restricted as fol-
lows during vehicle positioning:

Navigation announcements, route
guidance displays and displayed street
names are not consistent with the ac-
tual location of the vehicle.

COMAND does not generate navigation
announcements.
iPlease note that the update must be allowed
to run to the end in this case. If you interrupt it,
the navigation system will continue to be non-op-
erational.

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Instead of the route guidance displays,
you see the “Off Road” display and a di-
rection arrow. The direction arrow
shows the compass heading to the des-
tination.
When positioning is complete, route guid-
ance is once again possible using naviga-
tion announcements and route guidance
displays.
Interrupting the journey during route
guidance
The following applies if you interrupt the
journey during route guidance and contin-
ue the journey later:

COMAND resumes route guidance au-
tomatically if you continue the journey
within 2 hours.

Route guidance is canceled if you con-
tinue the journey after more than
2 hours. It will be necessary to resume
the canceled route guidance manually
(
page 214).Hard disk errors
COMAND has an integrated hard disk on
which the map software is saved.
If an area of the hard disk has an error,
COMAND can no longer access the map
data in this area, for example, when calcu-
lating a route.
The message “Navigation Unavailable.
Please refer to the operating instructions.”
appears.
Deleting message: Switch COMAND
off and back on.Units of measurement
The units of measurement in navigation
mode are identical to those set in the in-
strument cluster.
Input restrictions
The input restrictions are imposed starting
at a particular vehicle speed. The restric-
tions are canceled as soon as the speed
drops below a certain value.
When the restriction is active, certain oper-
ations or entries are not possible.
You will notice this by the fact that some
menu items cannot be selected or certain
operations will not be possible.
iThe journey is interrupted if you park the ve-
hicle and switch off COMAND.
The journey is continued when you switch
COMAND back on and start driving on.
iIf you switch the navigation system off/on,
it will be operational again until it has to access
the faulty area of the hard disk again. The mes-
sage will then appear again. Consult an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center.

166 Control systems
COMAND navigation (introduction)
Calling up the map display and switch-
ing to navigation mode
Press the N shortcut button once or
twice.
or
In the main function line, select “Navi”.
Both of these will call up the map display.
You will see the map with the menu system
either shown or hidden.Illustration: map with route guidance inac-
tive and with the menu system shown
1Current vehicle position
Illustration: map with route guidance inac-
tive and with the menu system hidden
(full screen mode)
1Current vehicle position
2Set map orientation (
page 169)
3Map scale selected (
page 167)
Hiding or showing the menu system
Hiding: Slide qm.
The “Full Screen” menu item appears in
the main area of the display; it is auto-
matically selected.
Press n.
The menu system is hidden. The map
can be seen in the full screen.
iThe number of times you have to press the
N shortcut button depends on the operating
mode currently selected.

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Showing: Press n in the full-screen
map display.
Adjusting the map scale
Rotate ymz until the desired map
scale is set.
1Currently set map scale as number
2Scale
3Currently set map scale as a needle on
the scale
4Previously set value before calling up
the scale
As soon as you rotate ymz, scale 2
appears. Rotating clockwise zooms in,
rotating counterclockwise zooms out.Saving current vehicle position as des-
tination in last destinations list
Showing menu system, if neces-
sary: Press n.
Saving: Select “Position”
“Save Po-
sition”.
COMAND saves the current vehicle po-
sition as a destination in the last desti-
nations (
page 223).
Moving the map
Slide qmr, omp or wmx.
A crosshair appears on the map.1Crosshair
2Details of the crosshair position
3Map scale
iIt is only possible to adjust the map scale
with the menu system hidden (full-screen map
display).
iIt is only possible to move the map with the
menu system hidden.
iDisplay 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 of the crosshair if the
geo-coordinate display is switched on
(
page 170) and the GPS signal is strong
enough

no display if the geo-coordinate display is
switched off (
page 170)

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Adjusting the map scale
Rotate ymz.
Rotating clockwise zooms in, rotating
counterclockwise zooms out.
Saving crosshair position as destination
in last destinations list
Showing menu system, if neces-
sary: Press n.
Saving: Select “Position”
“Save Po-
sition”.
COMAND saves the crosshair position
as a destination in the last destinations
list (
page 223).
Hiding the crosshair
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
The crosshair disappears and the map
is centered on the vehicle position.
or
Set the map to the vehicle or destina-
tion position, see the explanation be-
low.
Centering the map on the vehicle or
destination position
Centering on the vehicle’s position:
Select “Navi”
“Position”
“Vehicle
Position Map”.
or
Press back button L when the
crosshair is displayed.
Centering on the destination:
Select “Navi”
“Position”
“Destina-
tion Position Map”.
Basic settings
Map perspective (USA only)
Depending on your vehicle’s production
date the map perspective function may not
be available.
COMAND can display the map from a
bird's eye view or in the normal map view.
Select map perspective:
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Map Dis-
play”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.
Select “Bird’s-eye view”.
The bird's eye view is switched on or
off, depending on the previous status.
iIf you have moved the map, you can use this
function to rapidly return the map to the position
of the vehicle or destination. It is only possible to
center the map on the destination position when
route guidance is active.
iYou can make the following settings regard-
less of whether route guidance is active or inac-
tive.
iIf you scroll the map in the bird's eye view,
COMAND switches back to the normal map view.

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Map orientation
1Current map orientation
The following may be displayed:

8 = “Heading Up” (the map is dis-
played so that the direction of travel is
always up; the orange point of the icon
points north)

9 = “North Up” (the map view is dis-
played so that north is always up)
Setting map orientation:
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Map Dis-
play”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.
Select “North Up” or “Heading Up”.
Exiting menu: Slide omp.
The map orientation changes accord-
ingly.
Setting POI symbols
You can set which points of interest (POIs)
should be displayed as symbols in the
map. POIs are garages, hotels, movie the-
aters or restaurants, for example.
The following settings are possible:

“Standard symbols” (symbol deter-
mined by the factory settings)

“Personal symbols” (you can determine
the symbols yourself)

“No symbols”
Adjusting: Select “Navi”
“Navi”

“Map Display”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.
Select “Standard symbols”, “Personal
symbols” or “No symbols”.
If you select “Personal symbols”, the
list of POIs appears.
Switching POI symbol display on
or off: Select the desired POI.
The corresponding symbol displays
are switched on or off, depending
on the previous status. A check-
mark indicates which status is ac-
tive. You can switch on the symbol
displays for more than one POI.
iDepending on the map scale on the map,
POI symbols may not be visible on the map al-
though their display is activated. In addition, POI
symbols may be covered by the map’s labels.

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Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(
page 86).
Geo-coordinate display
Illustration: map with geo-coordinate dis-
play switched on
1Current height above sea level
2Number of GPS satellites from which
signals for positioning can be received
3Coordinate displayDisplay options with geo-coordinate dis-
play switched on
If the crosshair is displayed on the map
view (map was moved manually), only dis-
play 3 is visible.
It shows either the coordinates of the
crosshair or other data on the crosshair
position, e.g. a street name. The digital
map must contain relevant data in order
for this other data to be displayed.Switching the geo-coordinate display on
or off
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Map Dis-
play”.
The map display list appears.
Select “Coordinates”.
The geo-coordinate display is switched
on or off, depending on the previous
status. A checkmark indicates which
status is active.
Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(
page 86).
Setting route type (USA only)
Depending on your vehicle’s production
date the route type function may not be
available.
You can set the following route types:

“Fast Route”: COMAND calculates a
route with the shortest possible (mini-
mized) driving time.
iThe list shows all symbols that are contained
in the digital map across all states (USA) and/or
provinces (CDN). Not all POIs in all states (USA)
or in all provinces (CDN) are available, however.
Certain POI symbols may not be displayed on the
map, even if the symbol display is switched on. iThere must be sufficient GPS reception for
displays 1, 2 and 3 to be shown. Height dis-
play 1 is an approximation because the naviga-
tion system uses the GPS signals for the
calculation.
iIf there is no crosshair on the map view, dis-
plays 1, 2 and 3 are visible. Display 3
shows the coordinates of the current vehicle po-
sition.

193 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
or
Select “Back” and press n.
Confirming selection: Press n.
Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 190).
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 190).
Entering a destination from the map
Calling up the map
In the address input menu, select
“Map” (
page 172).
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
iThe “Back” menu item is only present if this
list was called up from the list with input charac-
ters.
iDepending 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.
iDisplay 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 170)

no display if the geo-coordinate display is
switched off (
page 170)

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COMAND 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 190).
Entering a stopoverEntering 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.
iWhen 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.
iYou 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.

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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 190).
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.
Subsequent destination entries may differ,
depending on your selection:

“Address Entry” selection:
Enter a destination by address
(
page 172).

“From Memory” selection:
Enter a destination from the desti-
nation memory (
page 191).

“From Last Destinations” selection:
Enter a destination from the list of
last destinations (
page 193).

“From POIs” selection:
Enter a special destination
(
page 196).
Starting route calculation: After
entering a destination, select “Start”
(
page 190).
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.