MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2003 R230 Comand Manual

113 Navigation
Important notes
Warning
G
The CD reader contains a Class 1 laser pro-
duct. There is a danger of invisible laser ra-
diation if the cover is opened or damaged.
Do not remove the cover. The CD reader
does not contain any parts which can be ser-
viced by the user. For safety reasons, have
any service work which may be necessary
performed only by qualified personnel.
!COMAND calculates the route with the
help of data that is stored on the navi-
gation CD.
Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation
CDs. Using other navigation CDs might
lead to malfunctions.
Because of changes in local traffic pat-
terns (e.g. road works) and/or incom-
plete data, errors in calculation may
occur.
As a result, the recommended route
may deviate from the ideal route. The
data stored on the CD only reflects lo-
cal conditions at the time of CD pro-
duction.
CD maps do not cover all areas nor all
routes within an area.
iThe CD drive can read navigation CDs
and playback audio CDs.
If an audio CD is in the CD drive and
b is pressed, the message “No CD
available. Insert NAVI-CD type DX only”
will be displayed.
Remove the audio CD and insert a
navigation CD (
page 119).

114 NavigationImportant notes
Travelling abroad
If you intend to travel through different re-
gions or abroad, you will need the respec-
tive navigation CD.
Contact your Mercedes-Benz Center or
the Customer Assistance Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
for the available CDs.
Change the navigation CD
(page 119).
!GPS (G
lobal P
ositioning S
ystem) sig-
nals received make it possible to deter-
mine the current vehicle position.
Deviations from the actual position
may occur

if the reception of GPS signals is
disturbed e.g. in parking garages
and tunnels

if road conditions are bad

depending on the vehicle’s conditi-
on
If the reception of the GPS signal is un-
available, you will have to manually en-
ter the current vehicle position
(page 180).
If your vehicle has been transported by
a car, train or ferry, COMAND needs
some time to find its exact position.
Moving the vehicle a few yards is typi-
cally enough to remedy this situation.

115 Navigation
Important notes
Changing tires
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
have any tire changes done by an authori-
zed Mercedes-Benz Center.
COMAND operates based on measure-
ments taken by wheel revolutions. When
changing tires, the correct tire information
must be entered for the system to operate
as expected.
See “Calibration” (
page 181).

116 NavigationQuick reference

Quick reference
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FM
AMTEL
CDSVCNAVVOL-RPT
MAP
ABCJKLTUV
GHI
PQRS
DEFMNO
WXYZ
2
1
3
5
4
6
8
7
9
0
DEL
BACK
PWR1
4
3
7
8
9
15
2
11
16
1718
10
5
6
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Z+Z-DETR
INFO
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117 Navigation
Quick reference
Function
Page
1
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2
Switching the navigation
system on
122
3
Zooming in for more de-
tailed map
If a list is displayed:
Removing a window
133,
158
148
4
Zooming out for less de-
tailed map
133,
158
5
Route guidance active:
Switching between map
and symbol display
Route guidance not acti-
ve:
Activating location map
156
149
6
Selecting a detour during
route guidance
163
7
CD drive for navigation
CD or audio CDiPay attention to regional
version of navigation CD
45
8
Route guidance active:
Displaying estimated
time of arrival and cur-
rent distance to destina-
tion
Route guidance not acti-
ve:
Displaying last
destination driven
147
147
If a list is displayed:
Displaying a long list ent-
ry in full in a window
138
Function
Page
9
Muting current route in-
structions or
Switching off voice out-
put for the duration of
the current route
guidance
153
153
10
Ejecting navigation CD
119
11
Entering destination via
the map
12
Displaying a long list
entry in full in a window
138
13
Switch back to the pre-
vious menu
14
When entering informati-
on:
Deleting last character
or complete entry
124
Function
Page

118 NavigationQuick reference
Function
Page
15
Turn to
Highlight menu field, list
entry or character
Alter the map scale
Press to
Confirm entry/selection,
start function or activate
submenu
Activate map scale se-
lector
133
133
16
Turn to
During voice output:
Lower (left)/raise (right)
the volume
Press to
Repeat current route in-
structions
17
Requesting and dis-
playing Info Services
System settings
184
187
18
Color screenFunction
Page

119 Navigation
Quick reference

Press q.
COMAND ejects the inserted
navigation CD.

Remove the CD.

Insert another navigation CD, e.g. a re-
gional version, with the label facing up.
The illustrated message will appear.
COMAND loads the program stored on
the navigation CD.
Changing the navigation CD
!Do not interrupt the loading process. Do
not eject the navigation CD until the loa-
ding process has been completed.
iIf you do not remove an ejected CD, it
will be automatically retrieved by the CD
drive after 10 seconds.
The CD drive can
read navigation CDs, or

playback audio CDs.

120 NavigationDestination input

Destination input

Menu overview
1
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121 Navigation
Destination input
Function
Page
1
Main destination input
menu
Entering a destinati-
on address

Retrieving a destina-
tion from the destina-
tion memory

Selecting a destinati-
on via the map

Entering Points of In-
terest

Selecting the last 12
destinations
123
174
131
137
141
2
Main address menu
Entering a destination
address
123
3
Main destination
memory menu
Selecting destination
from the destination
memory
174
4
“Destination via map”
menu
Setting destination via
location on map
Setting destination via
coordinates
131
135
5
“Settings” menu
Entering vehicle location
Calibrating tires
180
181
6
“Points of Interest”
menu
Setting destination via
Point of Interest listing
137
7
Activating list of last
12 destinations for a re-
calculation
141
Function
Page

122 NavigationDestination inputMain destination input menu
Press b.
The display that appears is dependent
on the last navigation function used: Route guidance has been switched off

the main destination input menu
Route guidance has been switched on

the symbol display with an arrow in-
dicating your driving direction
(page 144)
or

the map with the symbol of current
vehicle location (
page 144)
or

the location map (
page 149).Changing over to another system, for
e.g. radio

Press c.
Switching the navigation system on
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iThe following message will appear when
COMAND is preparing for navigation
startup: “Navigation being activated.
Please obey all traffic rules.” Then, one
of the 3 displays will appear.
!Potential fault messages during prepa-
ration of navigation startup
“Navigation cannot be activated. An
error has occurred”.

“CD-Reading error. Please use ano-
ther CD”.
Eject the inserted CD and insert a
navigation CD.

“No CD available. Please insert
NAVI-CD type DX only”.
Insert a current DX-coded navigati-
on CD. Using other navigation CDs
might lead to malfunctions.
If the error has been eliminated, you will
see the message “Navigation being acti-
vated. Please obey all traffic rules”.