navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ S65AMG 2008 W221 Owner's Guide

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COMAND navigation (introduction)
Navigation system menu overview
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 85).
GuideRoute
(only with route
guidance active)Position6
(only with route
guidance active)DestinationTraffic (USA only)1
1Depending on your vehicle’s production date the traffic menu may not be available.
Select a special des-
tination from the cur-
rent map view
Call up route info

Call up route
browser

Call up the de-
tour function

Call up the save
position memory
function

Center the map
on the vehicle’s
position

Center the map
on the destina-
tion position
Repeat the current
navigation an-
nouncementSelect:

a destination

stopover

save destination

cancel route
guidance
Call up real-time traf-
fic messages

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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.

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“Short Route”: COMAND calculates a
route with the shortest possible (mini-
mized) distance taking distance and
driving time into account.
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Mode”.
The mode list appears. A square  indi-
cates the current setting.
Select route type: “Fast Route” or
“Short Route”.
Exit menu: Slide omp or press back
button L in the center console
(
page 86).Setting route mode
Select “Navi”
“Navi”
“Mode”.
The mode list appears.
Switching mode on or off:
Select desired modes.
Depending on the previous status, the
mode is switched on or off. A check-
mark indicates that the mode is
switched on. It is possible to switch on
more than one mode.
Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(
page 86).
COMAND will verify whether it can in-
corporate the modes if you select them
with route guidance active.
If it can, COMAND calculates a new
route while incorporating the modes
selected.
If it cannot, you will see and hear a cor-
responding message.
Select “OK”.
COMAND calculates a new route.
Only those modes which can be in-
corporated are used.
iIf you change the route type setting during
active route guidance, COMAND calculates a
new route. If you change the setting when route
guidance is inactive, COMAND uses the new set-
ting for the next route guidance.
iThis function allows you to set the following
options for route guidance:

“Minimize Highways”

“Minimize Toll Roads”

“Minimize Tunnels”

“Minimize Ferries/Motorail”

172 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
The following destination entry options are
available:

Entering a destination by address

Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory

Entering a destination from the list of
last destinations

Entering a destination from the map

Entering a stopover

Entering a POI
Entering a destination by the address
To enter an address you may proceed as
follows:

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
street and town/city

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
town/city and street

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
town/city and center

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
zip code and center

Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),
zip code and streetCalling up the address input menu
Select “Navi”
“Destination”
“Ad-
dress Entry”.
The address input menu appears. It
shows a state (USA) or a province
(CDN). Which state or province is
shown depends on the vehicle’s loca-
tion.
1State (USA) or province (CDN)
Warning!G
For safety reasons, only enter a new desti-
nation when the vehicle is stationary.
iIt is possible to enter a destination regard-
less of whether route guidance is active or inac-
tive.
iIt is not possible to enter an address when
the vehicle has exceeded a certain speed. As
soon as the vehicle speed drops below a certain
value, the function is available again.
iIf Russian or Chinese is set as the system
language, the address must be entered using
Latin letters. Setting the system language
(
page 238).
iAs additional information to the street entry,
you can enter either a house number or an inter-
section.
A zip code entry replaces the town/city entry.

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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Menu items in the address input menu
Some menu items will not or not yet be
available, depending on the sequence in
which you enter the address and the data
version.
Example: If you have not made any entries,
menu items “House No.”, “Center”, “Inter-
section”, “POI”, “Start” and “Save” will not
yet be available. And the “Zip Code” menu
item will not be available if the digital map
does not contain any zip codes.
Entering a state (USA)
In the address input menu, select
“State/Prov”
“States (U.S.)”.
A list of states appears with input char-
acters; the input characters are auto-
matically activated.List of states with input characters
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Clear last character entry
5Currently selectable characters
6Currently non-selectable characters
7Input characters
8List of states
9Currently selected charactersWhile the numbers are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the state 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 other likely input 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.
iYou can only enter those states which are
saved on the digital map.
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.


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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 state, the input
characters 7 disappear automatically.
You see the list of states 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 states without in-
put characters at any time.
Switching manually to list of states
without input characters: Slide qm.
or
Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.List of states without input characters
Selecting a state: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Canceling selection: Select “Back” by
sliding om and press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Confirming selection: Press n.
The address input menu appears again.
It shows the abbreviation for the se-
lected state. The following menu items are now avail-
able:

“Map”: Entering a destination from the
map (
page 193)

“State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or
province (CDN)

“Town”: Entering a town or city
(
page 178)

“Street”: Entering a street
(
page 180)

“Zip Code”: Entering the zip code
(
page 176)
Continuing destination entry:
Select one of the menu items men-
tioned above.
iIt is not possible to enter zip codes if the dig-
ital map does not contain any zip codes for the
selected state.