MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2007 R230 Comand Manual

179 Navigation
POIs (Points of Interest)
After entering the location, proceed as
described in paragraph “Selecting a
POI around your current location” at
“Selecting a category” (
page 177).
In the POI menu (page 176), select
menu item
Global Destinations.
The list of global destinations
categories will appear.
Now you can
select a special destination category
(
page 179)
select another region (page 179)Selecting another region
Press the Region soft key.
The Select region list will appear. See
“Selecting a region” (
page 136).
Selecting a category
Press G or g to select a category.
Press E.
Depending on the number of POIs in a
category, you can now enter a POI
name or select a POI.
Entering a POI name
Proceed as under “Entering destination
address” (
page 137).
To do this, press E longer than 2
seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
Following the entry or avoidance of the
entry, you can select a POI.
Selecting a POI around a global
destination
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If you do not know the name of the POI,
you may avoid the entry.

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POIs (Points of Interest)
Selecting a POI
Press G or g to select a POI.
The list also shows the straight-line
distance to and the direction of the
Point of Interest.
Press the Details soft key if required.
Details on the POI are shown.
Press E.
The Route Guidance menu will appear
(
page 151).
Press c.
or
In the Destination Entry menu
(
page 136), press the Map soft key.
The full view of the map will appear.
Your current position and the special
destinations are indicated by symbols.If required, move the map pressing
H, h, g, G,F and f.
If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.
Selecting a POI on the map
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You will see the symbols only if the map
scale is 0.05 mi/inch, 0.1 mi/inch,
0.2 mi/inch or 0.5 mi/inch
(
page 153).
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You can define which symbols will be
shown on the map (
page 168).
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If the system does not find any POI, the
message
No POIs Found will appear.

181 Navigation
POIs (Points of Interest)
Press the POIs soft key.
One of the POI is marked in color. The
name belonging to it and the distance
are shown on the status bar.Use the Next or Prev. soft key
to select the desired POI.
Press the Details soft key if required.
Details on the POI selected are shown.
Press E.
The Route Guidance menu will appear
(
page 151).

182 Navigation
Software Updates

Software Updates
You can update the system with a new
navigation DVD. The new DVD may include
new maps and/or new device software.
Starting an update
Switch the COMAND on (page 34).
DVDs are loaded and ejected at the
navigation computer.Ejecting
Press l.
The navigation computer ejects the
DVD.
Loading
Insert the new navigation DVD into the
DVD slot with the label side up.
The message
Navigation Being
Activated Please Wait
will
appear.After that, the COMAND loads the
software on the DVD.
Shortly after that, the progress bar
appears. After some time, the progress
bar reaches 100%.
The update is completed. You can now
operate the navigation system again.
The message
Navigation Being
Activated Please Wait
appears after
the system is switched on:
for a short time
The update is completed. You can now
operate the navigation system again.
for a longer time
COMAND was unable to update the
software.
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Updating may take several minutes.
During updating, the operation of
COMAND is restricted. You cannot
switch off the system.
After updating, the car should remain
outside under open sky for 10 minutes
with the ignition on.
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The navigation computer is located on
the left side in the trunk (
page 127).
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If you do not remove the DVD from
the slot within around 15 seconds, the
COMAND will pull the DVD into the
drive.

183 Service
Service main menu
SMS (Mail)
Address book
Tele Aid
Entering data

184 Service
Service main menu

Service main menu
Press C.
The Service main menu will appear.
Service main menu
You can use the soft keys to open other
menus
SMS soft key:
Opens the SMS Inbox Folder
(
page 185).
Addr.Bk soft key:
Opens the address book (
page 192).
Scr.Off soft key:
Press the Scr.Off soft key.
The screen is switched off.
Press any soft key or button.
The screen is switched on again.
System soft key:
Opens the system settings
(
page 214).
Activating the Service main menu
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You can use this function if you have a
Mercedes-Benz specified integrated
mobile telephone (TDMA/CDMA or
GSM).

185 Service
SMS (Mail)

SMS (Mail)
With the SMS Inbox Folder you can receive
SMS messages provided that SMS
messaging is available from your mobile
phone service provider.
Activate the Service main menu
(
page 184).
Press the SMS soft key.
The Inbox will appear. The message
Now Downloading... will appear in
the status bar while SMS are reading
in, e.g. after the telephone is switched
on (
page 104).The message
Empty appears
during download process - the
status bar displays
Now
downloading...
if no SMS messages are stored on
the mobile phone* - the status bar
displays
No message
Otherwise the Inbox is sorted in
chronological order, the most recent
message is at the top of the list. The
status bar shows date and time of the
message.
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The functions described here apply if
your vehicle is equipped with mobile
phone cradle* and a Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile phone*.
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If you have received new SMS
messages, n is displayed on the
status bar. Additionally, a message
received tone is played.
Long/combined SMS which contains
more than 160 characters are not
supported. Only the first 160
characters from a combined SMS will
be downloaded.
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If another system is active (e.g. radio),
a window appears when SMS mail is
coming in. The message New
message(s) will appear. Press E to
confirm.
SMS Inbox

186 Service
SMS (Mail)
One line is provided for each message.
Symbol = = Message unread
Symbol z = SMS message
Scrolling through the SMS Inbox:
If enough messages are shown in the
list, press the
Page V or Page v
soft key.
In the SMS Inbox, you can:
switch between subject and sender
read a message (page 187)
delete a message (page 191)Switching between subject and sender
In the SMS Inbox (page 185), press
the
Subject soft key.
The first characters of the message
text are displayed.
Press the Display soft key if an
entry is abbreviated as
....
or
In the SMS Inbox, press the Sender
soft key.
The senders of the messages are
displayed.
Press the Display soft key if an
entry is abbreviated as
....
Back to the Service main menu:
Press the Back soft key.
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If a sender is already saved in the
phone book, the name is shown in the
inbox
when you read the message
(
page 187).

187 Service
SMS (Mail)
In the SMS Inbox Folder (page 185),
press g or G to select a message.
Press E.
Text display
Scrolling through the message text:
If the message is long enough, press
the
Page V or Page v soft keys.
Line-by-line scrolling through the message
text:
Press g or G.Switching between text and sender
Press the Sender soft key.
Sender display
The sender is displayed. If the name of
the sender is saved in the phone book,
the name is displayed. If not, the phone
number is displayed.Returning to text display
Press the Text soft key.
If the name of the sender is saved in
the phone book, the name is displayed.
If not, the phone number is displayed.
Reading SMS message received

188 Service
SMS (Mail)
You can save a phone number
in the mobile phone internal memory*
or
in the address book.
In the Sender display (page 187),
press the
Save soft key.
Save number selection menu
In the mobile phone internal memory*
Press E to confirm Cell Phone.
An entry menu will appear.
If a sender is already saved in the address
book, the name is shown in the number
text field. If not, the number will appear.
Press g or G to switch between the
data fields
Surname and Number.
You can enter data in a field using the
12-keys keyboard (1 - #) or the
selection menu.Input via selection menu
Press the Keypad soft key.
The selection menu appears.
Enter the data using the selection
menu (
page 209).
After you have entered the data, the
entry menu is displayed again. You can
select the next data field and enter
data.
Confirming the entry
Press E or press the OK soft key.
The system exports the surname, the
name and the telephone number. The
message
Transmitting Data to
Telephone
is displayed.
If transmission is succesful, the
message
Data Has Been Saved will
appear and the Sender display is
displayed again.
Saving a sender phone number