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Road display
Road display active
0001
Road name or designation, e.g. in the case
of motorways
Geo-coordinate display Geo-coordinate display active
0001
Current height above mea nsea level
0002 Current vehicle position :latitude coordi-
nates
0015 Curren tvehicle position :longitude coor-
dinates
0014 Number of GPS satellites currently being
used
i There must be sufficient GPS reception
for all displays to be shown. If this is not the
case, the display will be greyed out. Height
display 0001may vary from the actual value,
because the navigation system uses the
GPS signal for the calculation.
i Displays 0001and 0014do not appear during
the "Move map" function. You see the geo-
coordinates of the crosshair. "None" menu option Display switched off
i
During the "Move map" function, you see
additional data depending on the position
of the crosshair, such as a road name, if the
digital map supports this data.
Motorway information When driving on motorways, you can have the
nearest filling stations, rest areas, etc., as
well as your current distance from them,
shown on the right-hand side of the display.
X
To set: display the menu system
(Y page 83).
X Select Navi0004Motorway information.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the option on 0019or off 0004. Example display with function active
0001
Icon for rest area
0002 Name of rest area
0015 Distance from current vehicle position Updating the map software
The digital maps generated by the map soft-
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Inserting
aDVD into the DVD changer* The DVD changer
*hasafixed magazine with
six trays.
X Press the 0017button.
A menu shows the current magazine con-
tents.
X To select an empty magazine tray: turn
002800130029 or slide 002B0013002C.
X To start loading: press0017.
You the nsee the Please insert disc
. message.
X Slide the DVD into slot 0001with the printed
side facing upwards.
The DVD changer* draws the DVD in. You
see the Loading disc ... message.
i If the magazine is full, a disc must be ejec-
ted first (Y page 170).
i If the navigation function on COMAND is
not activated, you will see a message to this
effect.
X To confirm the message: press0017.
COMAND ejects the DVD.
X Consult a Mercedes-BenzS ervice Centre.
Updating process The update process begins after the DVD is
loaded.
COMAND checks whether the map software
on the DVD is compatible with the vehicle’s
navigation system and whether it is compat-
ible with the curren tsystem software.
Map software not compatible with the
navigation syste morthe syste msoftware
You see a message informing you that the
navigation update DVD containing the new
map data is not suitable for the system or the
system software.
X To confir mthe message: press0017.
COMAND ejects the DVD.
X Take the DVD out of slot 0001.X
Have the system software updated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
i The map software cannot be updated until
the system software has been updated.
Map software is compatible with the nav-
igation system and the current system
software
COMAND checks whether the map data on
the DVD is already installed.
If map data is already installed:
You will see the version statuses in the display
and an appropriate message.
X To confirm the message: press0017.
COMAND ejects the DVD.
If map data is not installed yet:
You will see the version statuses in the display
and a promp tappears askin gwhether you
wish to continue with the update.
X Select YesorNo.
If you select Yes, the map data is updated.
If you select No, COMAND automatically
ejects the DVD and the map data is not
updated.
X Take the DVD out of slot 0001.
Updating the map data
While the update is running, you will see a
message to this effect and a progress bar. The
progress bar fills from left to right as the
update progresses. The navigation system is
not operational until the update is complete.
i You cannot eject the DVD during the
update. If you switch off COMAND during
the update, the update is interrupted. It
then continues from where it was interrup-
ted when the system is restarted.
COMAND may request that you change the
DVD during the update. You will then see a
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R
entering a destination from the list of last
destinations
R entering a special destination
R entering a destination using the map
R entering an intermediate stop Entering
adestination by address
i In certain countries, it is no tpossible to
enter an address if the vehicle is travelling
at more than approximately 5 km/h. As
soon as the vehicle speed drops below
about 3km/h, the function is available
again.
When entering an address as the destination,
you have the following options:
R entering the country, town/postcode and
street
R entering the country, town/postcode and
centre
R entering the country, town/postcode,
street and number
R entering the country, town/postcode,
street and junction
R entering the country, town/postcode and
special destination
You can then start route calculation
(Y page 101).
Calling up the address input menu X
Switch to navigation mode and display the
menu system (Y page 82).
X Select Destination0004 Address entry.
The address inpu tmenu appears. It shows
the destination last used for starting route
calculation. Address input menu
Menu items in the address input menu
Depending on the sequence in which you
enter the address and on the data status of
the digital map, some menu items may not be
available at all or may not yet be available.
Example:
After country selection, the
Street,No.,
Centr. (centre), Junct.(junction), POI(spe-
cial destination), SaveandStart menu items
are not yet available. In addition, the Post‐
code menu item will not be available if the
digital map does not contain any postcodes.
Selecting the country i
You can only select countries that are
stored on the digital map.
X Select Country in the address input menu.
You see the list of countries with the input
speller. X
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entering characters
R deleting an entry
R accepting the first list entry
R cancelling an entry
as described in "Town list with input
speller" (Y page 94).
X To switch to the list without input
speller: slide001F0013until the list without the
smar tspeller appears.
or
X Select 0005and press 0017. X
To select a country: turn002800130029or slide
001F0013000D .
X Press 0017.
The address input menu reappears. The
country selected is automatically entered.
Entering the town i
You can only enter towns that are stored
on the digital map. Entering a town will, for
example, delete a previously entered post-
code.
X Select Townin the address input menu.
The display shows the town list with input
speller ( Ypage 94) or without input
speller ( Ypage 95). Whether or not the
input speller is displayed depends on how
many towns are available for the country
selected. List of towns with the input speller
If this list appears in the display, input speller
000B
is activated automatically. 0001
Characters entered by the user
0002 Characters automatically added by the
system
0015 List entry that most closely matches the
current input string
0014 To switch to the list without input speller
0012 To delete an entry
0013 Characters not currently available for
selection
000A Characters currently availabl efor selec-
tion
000B Two-line input speller
000C Currently selected character
000D To cancel an entry
000E List
i With input speller 000B, you can only select
characters that are currently available 000A.
These depend on the current input string
and the data contained on the digital map.
When you enter characters, list entry 0015
always shows a town that most closely
matches the current input string. COMAND
then automatically adds plausible charac-
ters 0002to those already entered by user 0001.
Entering characters
X To select acharacter: turn002800130029or slide
002B0013002C .
X Slide 001F0013000D to switch between the lines in
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Select Postcode in the address input menu
(Y page 93).
The display shows the postcode list either
with the input speller or withou tthe input
speller (Y page 97). Whether or not the
input speller is displayed depends on how
many postcodes are available for the coun-
try selected.
Postcode list with the input speller
If this list appears in the display, input speller
000C is activated automatically. 0001
Digits entered by the user
0002 Digits automatically added by the system
0015 List entry that most closely matches the
current input string
0014 To switch to the list without input speller
0012 To delete an entry
0013 Characters currently available for selec-
tion
000A Currently selected digit
000B Digits not currently available for selection
000C Input speller
000D To cancel an entry
000E List
i With input speller 000C, you can only select
the digits that are currently available. These
depend on the current input string and the
data contained on the digital map.
During the digit selection procedure, list entry
0015 always shows a postcode that most
closely matches the current input string.
COMAND then automatically adds plausible digits
0002to those already entered by
user 0001.
Entering digits
X To selectad igit:turn002800130029or slide
002B0013002C .
X To confirm the digit selection: press0017.
It is possible, in some cases:
X To switch the speller's input character
set: select 0014and press 0017.
Deleting an entry
X To delete single digits: select0004on the
right-hand side at the bottom in the input
speller and press 0017.
or
X Press the 0013button next to the
COMAND controller.
X To delete an entire entry: select0004in the
input speller and press and hold 0017until the
entire entry is deleted.
or
X Press the 0013button next to the
COMAND controller and hold it until the
entire entry is deleted.
Cancelling an entry
X Select the 0002iconont he left-hand side in
the speller and press 0017.
or
X Press the 0001back button next to the
COMAND controller.
The address input menu appears.
Accepting the first list entry
X Press and hold 0017until the address input
menu appears.
The accepted list entry appears.
or
If COMAND is able to unambiguously assign
the characters entered to one town, the
address entry menu automatically shows the
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Changing to the postcode list without the
input speller
It is also possible to chang
eto the list at any
time during character input.
Postcode list without input speller X
To select apostcode: turn002800130029 or slide
001F0013000D .
X To cancel the selection: selectBackand
press 0017.
or
X Press the 0001back button next to the
COMAND controller.
X To confirm your selection: press0017.
If COMAND is able to assign the postcode
unambiguously to a specifi caddress, the
address input menu appears again. The
address data is automatically entered. You
can now start route calculation
(Y page 101).
If COMAND cannot assign the postcode
unambiguously to a specific address, the
address input menu also appears again.
The postcode is automatically entered. You
can now enter the street for a more precise
location .Only streets in the area covered
by the entered postcode ar eavailable.
Entering a street name i
Entering the name of a street will, for
example, delete a previously entered
centre name. You can only enter streets
that are stored on the digital map. X
Select Street in the address inpu tmenu.
The display shows the street list either with
the input speller or without the input
speller. Whether or not the input speller is
displayed depends on how many street
names are available for the town selected.
Street list with input speller
If this list appears in the display, input
speller 0002is activated automatically. 0001
List entry that most closely matches the
current input string
0002 Input speller
i With input speller 0002, you can only select
the characters that are currently available.
These depend on the curren tinpu tstring
and the data contained on the digital map.
X For the following operating steps:
R
entering characters
R deleting an entry
R accepting the first list entry
R cancelling an entry
R switching to the list without input speller
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Street list without input speller
X
To selectas treet:turn002800130029or slide
001F0013000D .
X To cancel the selection: selectBackand
press 0017.
or
X Press the 0001back button next to the
COMAND controller.
X To confirm your selection: press0017.
If the 0005iconis displayed with the street
name, this means that the street traverses
more than one part of the town. If you then
confirm such a street, you will be taken to
a further sub-selection. The 0005symbol
then changes to 0006.
The address input menu appears againifno
other options are available. COMAND has
accepted the selected street and automat-
ically entered it in the address input menu.
You can now start route calculation
(Y page 101).
Entering acentre i
Entering a centre will, for example, delete
a previously entered street .You can only
enter centres that are stored on the digital
map.
X Select Centr. (centre) in the address input
menu.
The display shows the centre list either with
the input speller or without the input
speller. Whether or not the input speller is displayed depends on how many centres
are available in the town selected.
Centre list with input speller
If this list appears in the display, input
speller 0002is activated automatically. 0001
List entry
0002 Input speller
i With input speller 0002, you can only select
the characters that are currently available.
These depend on the current input string
and the data contained on the digital map.
X For the following operating steps:
R
entering characters
R deleting an entry
R accepting the first list entry
R cancelling an entry
R switching to the list without input speller
as described in "Town list with input
speller" (Y page 94).
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To select acentre: turn002800130029or slide
001F0013000D .
X To cancel the selection: selectBackand
press 0017.
or
X Press the 0001back button next to the
COMAND controller.
X To confirm your selection: press0017.
After you have confirme dyour selection,
the address input menu appears again.
COMAND has accepted the selected
centre and automatically entered it in the
address input menu.
You can now start route calculation
(Y page 101).
Entering the house number i
It is not possible to enter a house number
until a street has been entered. You can
only enter house numbers that are stored
on the digital map. The digital map does not
contain house numbers for all streets.
Entering a house number will delete a pre-
viously entered junction.
X Select No.in the address input menu.
The display shows the house number list
either with the input speller or without the
input speller ( Ypage 99). Whether or not
the input speller is displayed depends on
how many house numbers are available in
the street selected.
House number list with input speller
If this list appears, input speller 0015is activa-
ted automatically. 0001
List entry
0002 List
0015 Input speller
i With input speller 0015, you can only select
the digits that are currently available. These
depend on the current input string and the
data contained on the digital map.
X For the following operating steps:
R
entering digits
R deleting an entry
R accepting the first list entry
R cancelling an entry
R switching to the list without input speller
as described in "Postcode list with input
speller" (Y page 96).
House number list without input speller X
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X
To cancel the selection: selectBackand
press 0017.
or
X Press the 0001back button next to the
COMAND controller.
X To confirm your selection: press0017.
After you have confirme dyour selection,
the address input menu appears again.
COMAND has accepted the selected house
number and automatically entered it in the
address input menu.
You can now start route calculation
(Y page 101).
Entering ajunction name i
You can only select a junction after having
entered a road (Y page 97). You can only
enter junctions that are stored on the digi-
tal map.
Entering a junction wil ldelete a previously
entered house number.
X Select Junct. (junction) in the address
input menu.
The display shows the junction list either
with the input speller or without the input
speller ( Ypage 100). Whether or not the
input speller is displayed depends on how
many junctions are available for the street
selected.
Junction list with input speller
If this list appears in the display, input speller
0015 is activated automatically. 0001
List entry that most closely matches the
current input string
0002 List
0015 Input speller
i With input speller 0015, you can only select
the characters that are currently available.
These depend on the curren tinpu tstring
and the data contained on the digital map.
X For the following operating steps:
R
entering characters
R deleting an entry
R accepting the first list entry
R cancelling an entry
R switching to the list without input speller
as described in "Tow nlist with input
speller" (Y page 94).
Junction list withou tinput speller 0001
0005icon for more selection options
X To select ajunction: turn002800130029or slide
001F0013000D . 100
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To cancel the selection: selectBackand
press 0017.
or
X Press the 0001back button next to the
COMAND controller.
X To confirm your selection: press0017.
After you have confirme dyour selection,
the address input menu appears again.
COMAND has accepted the selected junc-
tion and automatically entered it in the
address input menu. You can now start
route calculation.
Starting route calculation i
You cannot start route calculation until all
the necessary address data has been
entered. 0001
Destination address
0002 To start route calculation; route guidance
then begins
X Select Startin the address input menu.
Route calculation will start if route guid-
ance has not already been activated.
If route guidance has already been activa-
ted, a prompt will appear asking whether
you wish to end the current route guidance.
X Select YesorNo.
If you select Yes, COMAND will stop route
guidance and start route calculation for the
new destination.
If you select No, COMAND will continue
with the active route guidance. While route calculation is in progress, an
arrow will indicate the direction to your
destination .Below this, you will see a mes-
sage, e.g. Calculating fast route....
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins (Y page 111). If the vehi-
cle is travelling on a non-digitised road, the
linear distance to the destination is shown.
In this case, the display will be greyed out.
i Route calculation takes a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance
from the destination, for example.
COMAND calculates the route using the
digital map data. The calculated route may
differ from the actual road situation, e.g.
due to road works or incomplete map data.
Please make sure that you observe the
notes about the digital map (Y page 83). Entering
adestination from the desti-
nation memory
X Switch to navigation mode and display the
menu system (Y page 82).
X Select Destination 0004From memory .
If more than eight entries are listed in the
destination memory, the destination list
appears with the input speller; otherwise,
the destination list appears without the
input spelle r(Ypage 103).
i The destination memory always contains
an entry named "My address". You may
wish to assign your home address to this
entry, for example (Y page 123), and select
it for route guidance. This entry always
appears at the top of the list in the desti-
nation memory.
Destination memory list with input
speller If this list appears in the display, input
speller
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