tow MERCEDES-BENZ S63AMG 2008 W221 Owner's Guide

184 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
While the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the center which best corre-
sponds 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 an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a center, the in-
put characters 7 disappear. You see the
list of centers without the input characters.
Here you can confirm the current entry or
make another selection.
During character entry, you can also man-
ually switch to the list of centers without
input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the list of
centers without input characters:
Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of centers without input characters
Selecting a center: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
After the confirmation, the address in-
put menu appears again. It shows the
center, town/city and state (USA) or
province (CDN).
iIn the list of input characters 7, 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.

185 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
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 193)

“POI”: entering a point of interest
(
page 196)

“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 217)

“Start”: starting the route calculation
(
page 190)
Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.Entering a house number
How the house number is entered depends
on whether you have already entered just
the street or both the street and the town
or city (
page 186).
With only the street entered previously
When COMAND can clearly allocate the
street to a town or city, the house number
appears without input characters. Select a
house number from the list (
page 188).
When COMAND cannot clearly allocate the
street to a town or city, a house number
screen appears. You can now enter a
house number.1Numbers entered by the user
2Input characters
3Currently selected number
Selecting numbers: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
Confirming number selection:
Pressn.
Deleting individual numbers:
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.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the center seen in the address
input menu.
iIn this case, entering a point of interest is
based on the center seen in the address input
menu.
iThe house number can only be entered after
the street has been entered.
You can only enter those house numbers which
are saved on the digital map. The digital map
does not contain all house numbers for all
streets.


186 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming entry: Select? in the
second line from the bottom and
pressn.
If COMAND cannot clearly attribute the
house number to a town or city, the
town/city input menu appears.
Entering town: Proceed as de-
scribed in the “Entering a town or
city” section (
page 178).
After the town or city has been en-
tered, the address input menu ap-
pears again.
If COMAND can clearly attribute the
house number to a town or city, the ad-
dress input menu also appears.In both cases, the address input menu
shows the house number, street,
town/city and state (USA) or province
(CDN).
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 193)

“POI”: entering a point of interest
(
page 196)

“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 217)

“Start”: starting the route calculation
(
page 190)
Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.
With the street and town/city previously
entered
In the address input menu, select
“House No.”.
The list of house numbers appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters (
page 188). Whether or not the
input characters appear depends on
how many house numbers are available
in the selected street.iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.


188 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
List of house numbers without input
characters
Selecting house numbers:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
After the confirmation, the address in-
put menu appears again. It shows the
house number, street, town/city and
state (USA) or province (CDN).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 193)

“POI”: entering a point of interest
(
page 196)

“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 217)

“Start”: starting the route calculation
(
page 190)
Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.Entering an intersection
In the address input menu, select “In-
tersection”.
The list of intersections appears either
with or without the input characters
(
page 190). Whether or not the input
characters appear depends on how
many intersections are available for the
selected street.
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.
iThe intersection can only be entered after
the street has been entered.
You can only enter those intersections which are
saved on the digital map.

190 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 town/city input menu.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
If the town/city input menu ap-
pears: Enter a town or city.
After the town or city has been entered,
the address 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 193)

“POI”: entering a point of interest
(
page 196)

“Save”: saving a destination in the des-
tination memory (
page 217)

“Start”: starting the route calculation
Continuing or completing destina-
tion entry: Select one of the menu
items mentioned above.
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.
iThe town/city input menu appears if the in-
tersection entered cannot be clearly attributed
to a town or city.
iA detailed description of how to enter a town
or city can be found in the “Entering a town or
city” section (
page 178).
iIn this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the town or city seen in the ad-
dress input menu.
iIn this case, entering a POI is based on the
town or city seen in the address input menu.
iYou cannot start the route calculation until
all the necessary address data has been en-
tered.

196 Control systems
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 166).
Continue with designating the POI cat-
egory (
page 197).
Entering a POI in the surroundings of a
given town
Option 1
In the map view while the menu system
is displayed, select “Destination”

“From POIs”
“Other Town”
(
page 166).
If necessary, enter state (USA)
(
page 173) or province (CDN)
(
page 173).
Entering town: Select “Town”.
The town/city input menu appears.
Then proceed as described in the “En-
tering a town or city” section
(
page 178).
After entering the town or city, contin-
ue with designating the POI category
(
page 197).
Option 2
Enter an address in the address input
menu (
page 172).
Select “POI”.
Continue with designating the POI cat-
egory (
page 197).
Entering a POI in a different region
In the map view while the menu system
is displayed, select “Destination”

“From POIs”
“Global POI”
(
page 166).
The category list appears. The state
(USA) or province (CDN) currently se-
lected is shown in the first list entry.
iThis 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).

197 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
Selecting another state (USA) or
province (CDN): Select the first list
entry.
A list of states/provinces appears.
Select desired state (USA) or province
(CDN).
If there are no POIs for the selected
state (USA) or province (CDN), you will
see a corresponding message.
Closing message: Select “OK”.
You can again select a state (prov-
ince).
If there are POIs, you will see the cate-
gory list again.
Proceed as described in the “Selecting
a category” paragraph in the “Main cat-
egory list without input characters”
section (
page 199).
Designating a POI category
The categories and POIs available depend
on the distance from the vehicle position
you have set for the POI.

POI in the surrounding area:
categories sorted alphabetically and
POIs sorted by distance within a radius
of about 12 mi around the vehicle posi-
tion are available. You can extend the
search radius using the list options
(
page 202).

POI within a given town:
If you have only entered the state (USA)
or province (CDN) and the town or city,
alphabetically sorted categories and al-
phabetically sorted POIs within the
town/city are available.If you have entered more than the state
(USA) or province (CDN) and the town
or city, alphabetically sorted categories
and POIs sorted by distance within a
radius of about 12 mi around the ad-
dress entered are available.
You can extend the search radius and
the category selection using the list op-
tions (
page 202).

POIs in a different region:
Alphabetically sorted categories and
alphabetically sorted POIs are avail-
able.
Entering a category
Depending on the number of available cat-
egories, the main category list appears for
category entry either with or without input
characters (
page 199).

200 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
Confirming selection: Press n.
After selecting a subcategory, a list of
POIs appears. It contains the POIs
available within the search radius of
the subcategory.
Selected main category contains no sub-
categories, but only POIs:
Selecting such a main category immedi-
ately opens a list of POIs. The POI list con-
tains the available POIs within the search
radius of the main category.POI list
Depending on the situation, COMAND first
shows the following list or the POI list with
input characters.
The illustration below shows by way of ex-
ample the POI list for the “RESTAURANT”
main category, “FRENCH CUISINE” subcat-
egory within the surrounding area.
1Compass heading to the destination
2Linear distance to the destination
3Special destinationIn the POI list, you can either select a POI
or enter the name of the POI.
Selecting a POI
Select desired POI.
The POI list disappears and the address
of the POI appears.
Back to POI list: Select “Back” and
press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 190).
iIf you have selected list item 2, the POI list
contains all POIs for all subcategories within the
search radius of main category 1.
iDisplays 1 and 2 are not visible if you
have already entered a POI within a particular
town or city. Displays 1 and 2 are static; they
do not change while you are driving.

202 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a POI, the input
characters 4 disappear.
You see the POI list without input charac-
ters. Here you can confirm the current en-
try or make another selection.
You can also manually switch to the POI
list without input characters at any time.
Switching manually to the POI list
without input characters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.POI list without input characters
Selecting a destination: Slide qmr or
rotate ymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back”
and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 190).List options
Options in category and POI lists
If you enter a POI in the surrounding area,
initially, only categories and POIs within a
radius of approximately 12 mi around the
vehicle position are available.
The same applies if you enter a POI within
a given town or city and have previously
entered more than the state (USA) or prov-
ince (CDN) and the city or town.
If you expand the list, the search radius in-
creases to around 90 mi. This gives you ac-
cess to all categories and POIs within a
radius of about 90 mi.
Expanding list: In one of the lists se-
lect “Options”
“Expand Search”.
The list is expanded.


215 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (during route guidance)
Displaying route information
Select “Route”
“Route Info” in map
view with the menu system displayed
(
page 166).
The route information appears.
Example display with main destination and
stopover
1Distance to the destination
2Symbol = for stopover
3Abbreviation for province (CDN) or
state (USA)
4Town/city
5Street
6Symbol < for main destination
7Estimated driving time to the destina-
tion
8Estimated arrival time
Closing route info: Slide omp or
press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
iCOMAND uses the time set in COMAND as
the basis for calculating the estimated arrival
time. The clock must be set correctly in
COMAND (
page 235). The calculation of the
estimated arrival time does not additionally take
into account whether Daylight Saving Time or
standard time is applicable at the destination. If
the destination is in a different time zone, arrival
time display
8 is in local time. This is indicated
by “LT” in the display.
The following data cannot be seen until the route
calculation has been completed:

Distance to destination 1

Estimated arrival time 8

Estimated remaining travel time 7
If the destination is located within a partially dig-
itized area, the following data may differ from the
facts:

Distance to destination 1

Estimated arrival time 8

Estimated remaining travel time 7