display MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2006 R230 Comand Manual

116 Navigation
Important notes
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Insert the DVD into the DVD slot 2
with the label side up.
The navigation computer pulls the DVD
in.
If your vehicle has been transported (e.g.
by a car, train or ferry) the system may
make navigation announcements which do
not correspond to the vehicle’s position.
The system needs to redetermine its
position. Determining the location after the
vehicle has been transported
The system will need some time to
determine its location after the car has
been transported. The time required for
the system to do so varies from case to
case.
Switch the COMAND on.
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 118).
The navigation DVD needs to be in the
navigation computer (
page 115).
Drive and press c.
The display will change to the map
display. Drive until the position or the road
indicated correspond to the real
circumstances. The system is now
correctly adjusted.
Route guidance after the vehicle has
been transported
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118 Navigation
Navigation main menu

Navigation main menu
Press b.
The Navigation main menu will appear.
Use G or g to select a menu item.
Press E.
or
Press one of the soft keys. Available
soft keys (
page 119).
The selected menu or the function of
the selected soft key appears. Selectable Menu Items
Continue Route Guidance:
Resumes interrupted or aborted route
guidance.
Activating the Navigation main
menu
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If a navigation submenu is displayed,
you need to press the button twice.
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If route guidance is active, a message
appears instead asking you whether
you wish to resume route guidance
(
page 143).
If route guidance has been interrupted
for more than 2 hours, the entry
Continue Route Guidance will be
on top of the list.
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This menu item appears if you:
have aborted route guidance
(
page 143) and less than 30
minutes have elapsed since the
guidance process was aborted
have interrupted your journey and
continue it after more than 2 hours
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Navigation
Navigation main menu
You can set the following for the navigation
announcements:
Bass and treble control (page 121)
Balance (page 121)
Volume (page 122)
In the Navigation main menu
(
page 118), press the Setting soft
key.
The Settings menu will appear.
The announcement
Navigation Is
Not Active
is made. Adjusting bass and treble
In the Settings menu, press the Bass
or
Treble soft key.
Press H or h .
You adjust bass or treble.
Press E or the Back soft key.
or
Wait until the display changes.
The new setting is saved. The
Navigation main menu appears. Adjusting balance
In the Settings menu, press the
Balance soft key.
Cross-hairs are displayed. The vertical
line indicates the fader setting. The
horizontal line indicates the balance
setting.
Press H or h .
Move the cross-hairs horizontally and
adjust the balance.
Audio settings for the navigation
announcements
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Balance defines the sound center left/
right.
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122 Navigation
Navigation main menu
Press E or the Back soft key.
or
Wait until the display changes.
The new setting is saved. The
Navigation main menu will appear.
Adjusting the volume
The automatic navigation announcements
override the currently active audio source.
You can adjust the volume difference. The
setting will reduce the volume of the
currently active audio source for the
duration of the announcement.
In the Navigation main menu, press the
Setting soft key.
The Settings menu will appear.
In the Settings menu, press the
Nav.Vol. soft key.
Options for the reduction of audio
volume are displayed.
Use G or g to select an option.
Press E.
Wait until the Settings menu is
displayed again or press the
Back soft
key.
The new setting is saved. The
Navigation main menu will appear.
Press c.
The full view of the map appears. You
will see the vehicle’s current position.
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.
Saving current position
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If a map submenu is displayed, you
need to press the button twice.
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124 Navigation
Destination input

Destination input
Activating the Navigation main menu
(
page 118).
Press g or G to select the menu
item
Destination Entry.
Press E.
Either of the following appears:
the Select Region list, if no
destination has been entered
previously
the Destination Entry menu
(
page 125)
Select Region list
Selecting the region
Press g or G to select a region.
Press E.
If not more than 12 destinations are
available for the selected region, you
can now select the destination
(
page 127).
If more than 12 destinations are
available, the main Destination Entry
menu appears.
If you have selected another region, the
destination last input is deleted. The
destination in the region which comes
first in the alphabet is displayed.
Activating the Destination Entry
menu
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You can also select a region by
pressing the
Region soft key in the
Destination Entry menu.
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126 Navigation
Destination input
Accepting the displayed destination
In the Destination Entry menu, press
E longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
or
Select the ( symbol in the
Destination Entry menu. Press H,
h , g , G to do so.
Press E. Entering another destination address
Press
h, H , g and G to select
the characters. After each selection,
press E.
Press F and f to select characters
diagonally.
or
Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.
A window will appear at the bottom of
the menu showing the available
characters.
Press the Delete soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered or the
character last acce pted by the system
is deleted.
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You can only select admissible
characters. The character selected
appears magnified. If your input is
unambiguous, the system will
complete it.
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For quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the cities stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified. The
system will accept the entry if the input
matches the name of a city stored on
the navigation DVD.
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Navigation
Destination input
Entering a street
The system will display one of the following
menus after you have entered the city:
In the case of cities with more than 15
streets: Enter Street menu
(
page 129).
In the case of cities with up to 15
streets: Select Street menu
(
page 130)
If no streets are available for the
destination: Select CityCtr list
(
page 128)
The respective menu is indicated on the
status bar.
In addition to the street selection, you can
use the following soft keys to determine
your destination:
Map soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 135).
CityCtr soft key:
Brings you to the district (center)
selection (
page 128).
POIs soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
selection menu (
page 160).
Press h, H , g and G to select
the characters. After each selection,
press E.
Press F and f to select characters
diagonally.
or
Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.
Press the Delete soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered or the
character last accepted by the system
is deleted.
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For quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the streets stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified. The
system will accept the entry if the input
matches the name of a street stored on
the navigation DVD.
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Do not confuse the Delete soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
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Destination input
Press E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
or
Select the ( symbol in the Entry
menu. Press H, h , g , G to do
so.
Press E.
The street list will appear. You can now
select a street. Selecting a streetUse
g or G to select a street.
Press E.
The menu for starting the route
guidance function with the destination
data you have entered is displayed. The following soft keys are available to
further define your destination:Map soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 135).
Intrsct. soft key:
You can select an intersection for the
destination street (
page 131).
Hse No. soft key:
Brings you to the destination street
house number input (
page 132).
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If several options of streets are availab-
le, another menu will appear where you
must make and confirm your desired
selection.
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Navigation
Destination input
Mode soft key:
Brings you to the
Change mode
selection menu (
page 120).
POIs soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
(POI) menu (
page 161).
Parking soft key:
Brings you to the menu for inputting a
parking near the destination street
(
page 134).
Save soft key:
You can enter your destination into the
Destination memory (
page 156). Entering an intersection
After you have entered a destination street
(
page 129) you can select an
intersection to that street.
Press the Intrsct. soft key. The system will display one of the following
menus:
In the case of streets with more than
15 intersections: Enter Intersection
menu.
Enter the name as specified in
“Entering a street” (
page 129).
Press the List soft key.
The Select Intersection menu will
appear. It displays a list of roads
intersecting with the previously input
intersection.
Select an intersection (page 132).
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You can select either an intersection or
the house number. You cannot enter
both.
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The Intrsct. soft key is only
available if appropriate streets are
saved on the navigation DVD.
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Navigation
Destination input
Press the Delete soft key if
necessary.
The number last entered is deleted.
Press E longer than 2 seconds to
confirm.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 139) or a list for selecting a
house number or a house number area
will appear. Selecting a House Number Area
Press
g or G to select the desired
house number area.
Press E.
The Start Route Guidance menu will
appear (
page 139).
Entering a parking
After entering the destination street
(
page 129) or selecting a city center
(
page 128), you can select parking
nearby.
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You can only select admissible
numbers. The number selected
appears magnified.
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Do not confuse the Delete soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
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House numbers may be displayed in
the list as single numbers, e.g.
1, or as
number areas, e.g.
2..8.
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