S-Class - Interactive Owner's Manual
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Navigation system* (entering a destination)

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Introduction to entering destinations
Entering a destination by address
Entering a destination from the destination memory
Entering a destination from the list of previous destinations
Entering a destination via the map
Entering an intermediate stop

Introduction to entering destinations

Risk of accident

For safety reasons, only enter a new destination when the vehicle is stationary.

COMAND calculates the route to the destination without taking account of the following, for example:

  • Traffic lights

  • Stop and give way signs

  • Parking or stopping restrictions

  • Lane narrowing

  • Other road and traffic controls and regulations

For this reason, you must always observe applicable road and traffic controls and regulations during your journey. Road and traffic controls and regulations always have priority over the navigation announcements generated by the system.

The following destination entry options are available:

  • Enter a destination by address

  • Enter a destination from the destination memory

  • Enter a destination from the list of previous destinations

  • Enter a destination using the map

  • Enter an intermediate stop

  • Enter a special destination

 

Entering a destination by address

In certain countries, it is not possible 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 3 km/h, the function is available again.

When entering an address as the destination entry, you have the following options:

  • Enter the country, town and street

  • Enter the country, town and centre

  • Enter the country, town, street and house number

  • Enter the country, town, street and junction

Calling up the address input menu

  

Select Navi Destination Address input.
 

The address input menu appears. It shows the destination last used for starting route calculation.

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 selecting the country, the Street, No., Centre, Junction, Save and Start menu items are not yet available. Also, the Postcode menu item will not be available at all if the digital map does not contain any postcodes.

Selecting the country

You can only select countries that are stored on the digital map.
  

Select Country in the address input menu.
 

The country list appears.
  

Select the desired country.
 

The address input menu appears again. The country selected is automatically entered.

Entering the town

You can only enter towns that are stored on the digital map. Entering a town will delete a previously entered postcode.
  

Select Town in the address input menu.
 

The destination memory list appears either with or without input characters. Whether or not the input characters are displayed depends on how many towns are available for the country selected.
Town list with input characters

If this list appears, input characters are activated automatically.

List entry that most closely matches the current input string
Character entered by the user
Characters automatically added by the system
Characters not currently available for selection
Characters currently available for selection
Input characters
Town list
Currently selected character

With input characters you can only select the characters that are currently available. Which these are depends on the current input string and the data contained on the digital map.
  

During the character selection procedure described below, list entry always shows a town that most closely matches the current input string. COMAND then automatically adds plausible characters to those already entered by the user .
  

To select a character: slide or turn .
  

To confirm the character selection: press .
  

To delete individual characters: select on the lower bar and press .
  

To delete an entire entry: select on the lower bar and press and hold until the entire entry has been deleted.
  

To accept the first list entry: press and hold until the address input menu appears again.
 

COMAND has automatically accepted the first list entry and entered it in the address input menu.
  

To cancel an entry: select Back on the lower bar and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.
 

Input characters disappear if COMAND is able to unambiguously assign the characters entered to one town. The list of towns is shown without the input characters. Here you can make another selection.

It is also possible to change to the town list without input characters manually at any time during character input.
  

To change manually to the town list without input characters: slide .
or
  

Select on the second lowest bar and press .
Town list without input characters
Icon for more selection options
  

To select a town: slide or turn .
  

To cancel the selection: select Back and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.
  

To confirm your selection: press .
 

If icon is next to a town, there may be more than one town with the same name in the selected country. If you confirm one of these towns, a further sub-selection will appear.

The address input menu appears again if no other options are available. COMAND has accepted the selected town and automatically entered it in the address input menu.

Entering a postcode

Entering a postcode will delete a previously entered town name. You can only enter postcodes that are stored on the digital map.
  

Select Postcode in the address input menu.
 

The postcode list appears either with or without input characters. Whether or not the input characters are displayed depends on how many postcodes are available for the country selected.
Postcode list with input characters
List entry that most closely matches the current input string
Digits entered by the user
Digits automatically added by the system
Input characters
Digits not currently available for selection
Digits currently available for selection
Currently selected digit
Postcode list

If this list appears, input characters are activated automatically.

With input characters you can only select the digits that are currently available. Which these are depends on the current input string and the data contained on the digital map.

During the digit selection procedure described below, list entry always shows a postcode that most closely matches the current input string. COMAND then automatically adds plausible digits to those already entered by the user .

  

To select a digit: slide or turn .
  

To confirm the digit selection: press .
  

To delete individual digits: select on the lower bar and press .
  

To delete an entire entry: select on the lower bar and press and hold until the entire entry has been deleted.
  

To accept the first list entry: press and hold until the address input menu appears again.
 

COMAND has automatically accepted the first list entry and entered it in the address input menu.
  

To cancel an entry: select Back on the lower bar and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.

Input characters disappear if COMAND is able to unambiguously assign the characters entered to one postcode. The list of postcodes is shown without the input characters. Here you can make another selection.

It is also possible to change to the postcode list without input characters manually at any time during digit input.

  

To change manually to the postcode list without input characters: slide .
or
  

Select on the second lowest bar and press .
Postcode list without input characters
  

To select a postcode: slide or turn .
  

To cancel the selection: select Back and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.
  

To confirm your selection: press .

If COMAND is able to assign the postcode unambiguously to a specific address, the address input menu appears again. The address data is automatically entered. You can now start route calculation more.

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 are available.

Entering a street name

Entering the name of a street will delete a previously entered centre name. You can only enter streets that are stored on the digital map.
  

Select Street in the address input menu.
 

The street list appears either with or without input characters. Whether or not the input characters are displayed depends on how many street names are available for the town selected.
Street name list with input characters
List entry that most closely matches the current input string
Characters entered by the user
Characters automatically added by the system
Characters not currently available for selection
Characters currently available for selection
Input characters
List of street names
Currently selected character

If this list appears, input characters are activated automatically.

With input characters you can only select the characters that are currently available. Which these are depends on the current input string and the data contained on the digital map.

During the character selection procedure described below, list entry always shows a street that most closely matches the current input string. COMAND then automatically adds plausible characters to those already entered by the user .

  

To select a character: slide or turn .
  

To confirm the character selection: press .
  

To delete individual characters: select on the lower bar and press .
  

To delete an entire entry: select on the lower bar and press and hold until the entire entry has been deleted.
  

To accept the first list entry: press and hold until the address input menu appears again.
 

COMAND has automatically accepted the first list entry and entered it in the address input menu.
  

To cancel an entry: select Back on the lower bar and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.

Input characters disappear if COMAND is able to unambiguously assign the characters entered to one town. The list of towns is shown without the input characters. Here you can make another selection.

It is also possible to change to the town list without input characters manually at any time during character input.
  

To change manually to the town list without input characters: slide .
or
  

Select on the second lowest bar and press .
Street name list without input characters
Icon for more selection options
  

To select a street: slide or turn .
  

To cancel the selection: select Back and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.
  

To confirm your selection: press .

If icon is displayed with the street name, this means that the street traverses more than one part of the town. If you then confirm one of these streets, you will be taken to a further sub-selection.

The address input menu appears again if no other options are available. COMAND has accepted the selected street and automatically entered it in the address input menu.

Entering a centre

You can only enter centres that are stored on the digital map.
  

Select Centre in the address input menu.
 

The centre list appears either with or without input characters. Whether or not the input characters are displayed depends on how many centres are available in the town selected.
Centre list with input characters
List entry that most closely matches the current input string
Character entered by the user
Characters automatically added by the system
Characters not currently available for selection
Characters currently available for selection
Input characters
Centre list
Currently selected character

If this list appears, input characters are activated automatically.

With input characters you can only select the characters that are currently available. Which these are depends on the current input string and the data contained on the digital map.

During the character selection procedure described below, list entry always shows the centre that most closely matches the current input string. COMAND then automatically adds plausible characters to those already entered by the user .

  

To select a character: slide or turn .
  

To confirm the character selection: press .
  

To delete individual characters: select on the lower bar and press .
  

To delete an entire entry: select on the lower bar and press and hold until the entire entry has been deleted.
  

To accept the first list entry: press and hold until the address input menu appears again.
 

COMAND has automatically accepted the first list entry and entered it in the address input menu.
  

To cancel an entry: select Back on the lower bar and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.

Input characters disappear if COMAND is able to unambiguously assign the characters entered to one centre. The list of centres is shown without the input characters. Here you can make another selection.

It is also possible to change to the centre list without input characters manually at any time during character input.
  

To change manually to the centre list without input characters: slide .
or
  

Select on the second lowest bar and press .
Centre list without input characters
  

To select a centre: slide or turn .
  

To cancel the selection: select Back and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.
  

To confirm your selection: press .
 

After you have confirmed your selection, the address input menu appears again. COMAND has accepted the selected centre and automatically entered it in the address input menu.

Entering the house number

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.
  

Select No. in the address input menu.

The house number list appears either with or without input characters. Whether or not the input characters are displayed depends on how many house numbers are available in the street selected.

House number list with input characters
Digit entered by the user
Digits automatically added by the system
List entry that most closely matches the current input string
Input characters
Currently selected digit
Digits currently available for selection
Digits not currently available for selection
House number list

If this list appears, input characters are activated automatically.

With input characters you can only select the digits that are currently available. Which these are depends on the current input string and the data contained on the digital map.

During the digit selection procedure described below, list entry always shows a house number that most closely matches the current input string. COMAND then automatically adds plausible digits to those already entered by the user .

  

To select a digit: slide or turn .
  

To confirm the digit selection: press .
  

To delete individual digits: select on the lower bar and press .
  

To delete an entire entry: select on the lower bar and press and hold until the entire entry has been deleted.
  

To accept the first list entry: press and hold until the address input menu appears again.
 

COMAND has automatically accepted the first list entry and entered it in the address input menu.
  

To cancel an entry: select Back on the lower bar and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.

Input characters disappear if COMAND is able to unambiguously assign the characters entered to one house number. The list of house numbers is shown without the input characters. Here you can make another selection.

It is also possible to change to the house number list without input characters manually at any time during digit input.

  

To change manually to the house number list without input characters: slide .
or
  

Select on the second lowest bar and press .
House number list without input characters
  

To select a house number: slide or turn .
  

To cancel the selection: select Back and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.
  

To confirm your selection: press .

After you have confirmed your selection, the address input menu appears again. COMAND has accepted the selected house number and automatically entered it in the address input menu.

Entering a junction name

You can only enter junctions that are stored on the digital map.
  

Select Junction in the address input menu.
 

The junction list appears either with or without input characters. Whether or not the input characters are displayed depends on how many junctions are available for the street selected.
Junction list with input characters

If this list appears, input characters are activated automatically.

List entry that most closely matches the current input string
Character entered by the user
Characters automatically added by the system
Input characters
Characters not currently available for selection
Characters currently available for selection
Currently selected character
Junction list

With input characters you can only select the characters that are currently available. Which these are depends on the current input string and the data contained on the digital map.

During the character selection procedure described below, list entry always shows a junction that most closely matches the current input string. COMAND then automatically adds plausible characters to those already entered by the user .

  

To select a character: slide or turn .
  

To confirm the character selection: press .
  

To delete individual characters: select on the lower bar and press .
  

To delete an entire entry: select on the lower bar and press and hold until the entire entry has been deleted.
  

To accept the first list entry: press and hold until the address input menu appears again.
 

COMAND has automatically accepted the first list entry and entered it in the address input menu.
  

To cancel an entry: select Back on the lower bar and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.

Input characters disappear if COMAND is able to unambiguously assign the characters entered to one junction. The list of junctions is shown without the input characters. Here you can make another selection.

It is also possible to change to the junction list without input characters manually at any time during character input.
  

To change manually to the junction list without input characters: slide .
or
  

Select on the second lowest bar and press .
Junction list without input characters
  

To select a junction: slide or turn .
  

To cancel the selection: select Back and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.
  

To confirm your selection: press .
 

After you have confirmed your selection, the address input menu appears again. COMAND has accepted the selected junction and automatically entered it in the address input menu.

Starting route calculation

You cannot start route calculation until all the necessary address data has been entered.

  

Select Start after you have entered the destination.
 

Route calculation will start if route guidance has not already been activated.

If route guidance has already been activated, a prompt will appear asking whether you wish to end the current route guidance.
  

Select Yes or No.
 

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 the message Calculating route. Once the route has been calculated, route guidance begins.

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 more.

 

Entering a destination from the destination memory

  

Select Navi Destination From memory.
 

The destination memory list appears either with or without input characters. Whether or not the input characters are displayed depends on the number of entries in the destination memory.
 

The destination memory always contains an entry named Own address. You may wish to assign your home address to this entry, for example more. Like any other entry, the Own address entry can be selected using input characters or from a list.

Destination memory list with input characters

List entry that most closely matches the current input string
Characters entered by the user
Characters automatically added by the system
Input characters
Characters currently available for selection
Characters not currently available for selection
Currently selected character
Destination memory list

If this list appears, input characters are activated automatically.

With input characters you can only select the characters that are currently available. Which these are depends on the current input string and the entries stored in the destination memory.

During the character selection procedure described below, list entry always shows the destination that most closely matches the current input string.

COMAND then automatically adds plausible characters to those already entered by the user .

  

To change the language for the input characters: select .
  

Select the desired language.
  

To change the character set for the input characters: select .
 

Depending on the previous setting, you will change to letters with special characters or to numbers with special characters.
  

To select a character: slide or turn .
  

To confirm the character selection: press .
  

To delete individual characters: select on the lower bar and press .
  

To delete an entire entry: select on the lower bar and press and hold until the entire entry has been deleted.
  

To accept the first list entry: press and hold until the destination list is displayed without input characters.
  

To cancel an entry: select Back on the lower bar and press .
or
  

Press the Back button.

Input characters disappear if COMAND is able to unambiguously assign the characters entered to one destination. The list of destinations is shown without the input characters. Here you can make another selection.

It is also possible to change to the destination memory list without input characters manually at any time during character input.
  

To change manually to the destination list without input characters: slide .
or
  

Select on the second lowest bar and press .

Destination memory list without input characters

  

To select a destination: slide or turn .
  

To cancel the selection: press the Back button.
or
  

Select Back and press .

The Back menu item is only available if this list has been called up from the list with input characters.
  

To confirm your selection: press .
  

To start route calculation: select Start, see also more.
 

Entering a destination from the list of previous destinations

  

Select Navi Destination From last destinations.
 

The list of previous destinations appears. The most recent destination is at the top of the list.
  

Select the desired destination.
  

To start route calculation: select Start, see also more.
 

Entering a destination via the map

In certain countries, it is not possible 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 3 km/h, the function is available again. You can enter a destination using the map if the digital map does not contain the address of the destination, but it is within the area of the digital map.

Calling up the map

  

Select Map in the address input menu more.
or
  

Select Navi Destination Using map.
 

In both these cases, you will see the map with a crosshair.
Crosshair
Details of the crosshair position
Map scale selected

Display may be the name of a street, for example, provided the digital map contains the necessary data.

If no data is available, display shows:

  • the coordinates if the geo-coordinate display is switched on more and the GPS signal is strong enough

  • no display if the geo-coordinate display is switched off more

Moving the map and selecting the destination

  

To move the map: slide , or .
  

To set the map scale: turn .
  

To select a destination: press .
 

If the crosshair is located outside the digital map, it is not possible to calculate a route to this destination and you will see the message The destination is located off the map.
  

Select OK.
 

If the destination is within the limits of the digital map, COMAND attempts to assign the destination to the map, which can take approximately 2 seconds.

If the destination can be assigned, you will see the address of the destination. If not, you will see the display Destination from map.
  

To start route calculation: select Start, see also more.
 

Entering an intermediate stop

When route guidance is active, you can enter an intermediate stop. Intermediate stops can be predefined destinations from the following predefined categories:

  • Mercedes-Benz Service

  • Hospital

  • Filling station

  • Car park

  • Restaurant

However, you can also enter destinations other than the predefined ones.

You can use the intermediate stop function to influence route guidance to the main destination. When you have reached your intermediate stop, COMAND automatically calculates the route to the main destination.

Entering predefined destinations

  

Select Navi Destination Stopover.
 

If an intermediate stop has already been entered, you can change this.
  

To change: select Change stopover.
 

You can now select a category.
  

To select a category: select a category, e.g. Filling station.

COMAND first looks for destinations in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle and near to the vehicle’s route. If there are no destinations available there, COMAND searches for destinations in an area around the vehicle position.

If COMAND does not find any destinations, you will see a message to this effect.

  

Select OK.
 

You can select a different category.

If COMAND finds destinations, you will see a list of the destinations and details of how far away they are in the right-hand side of the display. It can take a few seconds for the information about the distance to the destinations to be displayed.

The left-hand part of the display shows the destinations on the map. The destination marked in the list is highlighted in the map.

  

To select a destination: select the desired destination from the list.
 

The address of the destination appears.
  

To start route calculation: select Start, see also more.

Entering another destination as an intermediate stop

  

Select Navi Destination Stopover.
  

To enter: select Other.

You can select:

  • Address input

  • From memory

  • From last destinations

  • From POIs

  

Select a menu item.

Subsequent destination input may differ, depending on your selection:

  • Address input selected:

      

    Enter a destination by address more

  • From memory selected:

      

    Enter a destination from the destination memory more.

  • From last destinations selected:

      

    Enter a destination from the list of previous destinations more.

  • From POIs selected:

      

    Entering a special destination more.

  

To start route calculation: select Start after entering the destination.

Changing an intermediate stop

If an intermediate stop has already been entered, you can change this.

  

Select Navi Destination Stopover Change stopover.
  

Enter another destination as an intermediate stop.

Deleting the intermediate stop

If an intermediate stop has already been entered, you can delete it.

  

Select Navi Destination Stopover Delete stopover.
 

COMAND deletes the intermediate stop and calculates the route to the main destination.