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4 To call up options

i If a phone book entry in the mobile phone has more than one telephone number, you will see all telephone numbers with the respective category symbol 2 in the detailed view.

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i The options available under “Options” menu item 4 depend on which data field 3 is select- ed. The following options may be available: 앫 Calling a number saved in an entry

((컄 page 172)

앫 Saving a phone book entry from mobile phone in the address book (컄 page 175)

Closing the detailed view 왘 Select “Back”.

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Changing an entry

Changing an address book entry 왘 Search for an address book entry

(컄 page 166).

or 왘 Display the details of an address book

entry (컄 page 168). The input menu appears with the data fields.

왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Change”. 왘 Proceed as described in the “Switching

between private and business data” paragraph in the “Creating a new ad- dress book entry” section (컄 page 164).

Changing the description of a telephone number data field

i This function is not possible for phone book entries in the mobile phone. 왘 Display the details of an entry and high- light the telephone number data field (컄 page 168).

왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Change Catego-

ry”.

왘 Select a number category, e.g. “Home”. 왘 Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land

Line”.

왘 Select “Save”.

COMAND saves the data if there are fewer than four numbers assigned to the entry you are searching for in the selected number category. Otherwise, you will see a prompt ask- ing whether one of the existing num- bers should be overwritten.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “Yes”, a selection list will appear containing the four existing numbers.

왘 Select number to be overwritten.

COMAND overwrites the selected num- ber with the new data.

Adding to a telephone number data field

i One address book entry may contain up to four data fields for private telephone numbers and four data fields for business telephone num- bers. This function is not possible for phone book en- tries in the mobile phone. 왘 Display the details of an entry and high- light the telephone number data field (컄 page 168).

왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Add Number”. 왘 Select a number category, e.g. “Home”. 왘 Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land

Line”.

왘 Select “Save”.

COMAND adds the data field to the entry if there are fewer than four numbers as- signed to the entry in the selected number category. You can now enter a number into the data field. 왘 Proceed as described from the “Enter- ing data into a field” operating step in the “Creating a new address book en- try” section (컄 page 164).

If four numbers are already saved for the entry in the selected number category, a prompt will appear asking whether one of the data fields should be overwritten. 왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “Yes”, a selection list will appear containing the four data fields.

왘 Select field to be overwritten.

COMAND deletes the number of the se- lected field. You can now enter a new number into the data field.

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왘 Proceed as described from the “Enter- ing data into a field” operating step in the “Creating a new address book en- try” section (컄 page 164).

Deleting an entry

i You cannot delete phone book entries from the mobile phone. 왘 Search for desired entry (컄 page 166). 왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Delete”.

A deletion prompt appears.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

The entry will either be deleted or not, depending on your selection.

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Calling a number saved in an entry

i To do this, COMAND must be equipped with a telephone*. The mobile phone must be insert- ed in the cradle*. 왘 Display the details of an entry and high- light the telephone number data field (컄 page 168).

왘 Press n and select “Call”. or 왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Call”.

In both cases, the telephone* connects the call. The COMAND display is show- ing the telephone mode screen.

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Starting route guidance to an entry 왘 Search for an address book entry

(컄 page 166).

왘 Display the details of an entry and high-

Address data is complete and matches digital map If “Navigate” is selected, the navigation system starts the route calculation.

light the address data field (컄 page 168).

왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Navigate”. or 왘 Press n.

i Pressing n only functions if one of the ad- dress data fields contains data.

Further operation depends on whether the address data is complete and matches the digital map data of the navigation system. It does not match, for example, if it is not spelled in the same way as the destination entry.

Address data is incomplete or does not match digital map

i For the route calculation, the navigation sys- tem requires the correct spellings of the state (province), the city or zip code, the street and un- der some circumstances, the house number. The city and street must be spelled in the same man- ner as the destination entry. The state (province) can be spelled as an entire name or as an abbreviation. Examples: 앫 Florida or FL 앫 Colorado or CO 앫 Alberta or AB 앫 Ontario or ON

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왘 Entering a street: Proceed as de-

scribed for destination entry in the “En- tering a street” section (컄 page 207). 왘 Entering a house number: Proceed as described for destination entry in the “Entering a house number” section (컄 page 212).

i If you have added data, COMAND saves your additions. This means that you do not need to re-enter this additional data later on. The COMAND memory saves the additional data in a special field, which cannot be displayed. The data, which you have entered in the address book initially in the display, remains unchanged.

If all data is available and matches the dig- ital map data, the navigation system starts the route calculation.

Voice entries

i For voice entries, your vehicle must be equipped with Voice Control. You can not add voice entries to address book entries that have been read-in from the phone book of the mobile phone.

Adding or changing a voice entry

i You can add one voice entry per address book entry. 왘 Search for the address book entry with or without a voice entry (컄 page 166). 왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Voice Name” 씮

“Add” or “Change”. Subsequent operation is controlled by voice. Voice Control guides you through the dialogs.

If “Navigate” is selected, a message ap- pears indicating that the address is incom- plete. 왘 Closing message: Select “OK”. Depending on which data is missing or cannot be found on the digital map, you must now either: 앫 select a state (province) 앫 select a county 앫 or enter a city 앫 or enter a street 앫 or enter a house number 왘 Selecting a state (province):

Select desired state (province) from the list.

왘 Selecting a county: Select desired

county from the list.

왘 Entering a city: Proceed as described for destination entry in the “Entering a city” section (컄 page 204).

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Deleting a voice entry 왘 Search for the address book entry with

a voice entry (컄 page 166).

왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Voice Name” 씮

“Delete”. A deletion prompt appears.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

COMAND deletes the voice entry de- pending on your selection.

Listening to a voice entry 왘 Search for the address book entry with

a voice entry (컄 page 166).

왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Voice Name” 씮

“Read Aloud”. You will hear the voice entry.

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Saving a phone book entry from mobile phone in the COMAND address book

Saving a phone book entry from mobile phone as new address book entry

i The mobile phone must be inserted in the cradle* and the COMAND have read out the mo- bile phone book data. This can take several min- utes, depending on how many entries each phone book contains. 왘 Search for phone book entry in mobile

phone (컄 page 166).

or 왘 Display details of a phone book entry in

the mobile phone (컄 page 158).

왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Save” 씮 “New En-

try”.

왘 Select a number category, e.g. “Work”. 왘 Select a telephone category,

e.g. “Mobile”.

왘 Select “Save”.

The input menu appears with the data fields. The name and the telephone number are entered automatically.

1 Data field 2 Input mark (cursor) 3 Input characters 왘 Proceed as described in the “Changing a data field” paragraph in the “Creating a new address book entry” section (컄 page 164).

Saving a phone book entry from the mo- bile phone in an existing address book entry

i The mobile phone must be inserted in the cradle*. 왘 Search for a phone book entry in the

mobile phone (컄 page 166).

or 왘 Display details of a phone book entry in

the mobile phone (컄 page 168).

왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Save” 씮 “Add”. 왘 Select a number category, e.g. “Home”. 왘 Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land

Line”.

왘 Select “Save”.

The search menu for address book en- tries appears.

왘 Search for desired entry.

i There is a detailed description of how to search for an address book entry in the “Search- ing for an address book entry” section (컄 page 166). 왘 After selecting an entry, press n.

COMAND saves the data if there are fewer than four numbers assigned to the selected entry in the selected num- ber category. Otherwise, you will see a prompt asking whether one of the ex- isting numbers should be overwritten.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “Yes”, a selection list will appear containing the four existing numbers.

왘 Select the number to be overwritten.

COMAND overwrites the selected num- ber with the new data.

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Importing data from external Bluetooth® devices You can import vCards from external Bluetooth® devices into the address book. Please keep the following in mind: 앫 Bluetooth® is activated in COMAND (컄 page 176) and in the device con- cerned.

앫 The external device must be able to

send vCards by Bluetooth®.

앫 The external device is inside the vehi-

cle, switched on and authorized (컄 page 176).

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왘 Importing: Start data transfer on the external device (see operating instruc- tions of the device concerned). If there is no address book entry with the same first name and last name, COMAND imports the data. If there is already an address book en- try with the same first name and last name, a prompt will appear asking whether the existing data should be overwritten.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

The existing address book entry will be overwritten or not, depending on your selection.

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Bluetooth® settings

Connecting Bluetooth® devices

General information about Bluetooth® Bluetooth® technology is the standard for short-range wireless technologies, suitable for transmitting voice and data. It is possi- ble to connect Bluetooth® devices wire- lessly. Bluetooth® can be used to exchange vCards or make calls using a headset. Bluetooth® technology uses the freely available ISM (Industrial Scientific Medi- cal) wireless network that works at 2.45 GHz. Ranges of up to ten meters are possible with Bluetooth®.

Activate or deactivate Bluetooth® 왘 Select “Telephone” 씮 “Data/Connec- tions” 씮 “Bluetooth” 씮 “Deactivate Bluetooth”. You have activated or deactivated Bluetooth®. A checkmark appears when Bluetooth® is deactivated.

i To connect a Bluetooth® device, the Bluetooth® function must be activated in COMAND and in the device concerned. The Bluetooth® device must also be set to “visible” or “findable” in order for COMAND to find and display it. For the setting procedures, please see the operating instructions for the Bluetooth® device.

It is possible to establish a Bluetooth® con- nection between COMAND and the follow- ing types of device: 앫 Mobile phone (only for transferring

business cards)

앫 Headset 앫 Laptop/PDA You can connect up to twelve devices to COMAND but only one device can be ac- tive at a time. The connection process includes search- ing for the device and its subsequent au- thorization.

Calling up the Bluetooth® device list and searching for devices 왘 Calling up the list: Select “Telephone” 씮 “Data/Connections” 씮 “Bluetooth” “Search for Bluetooth devices”. When you call up the list for the first time after switching on COMAND, the search for devices in the reception range starts automatically. You will see a display to this effect. The device list appears after a short while. 왘 Canceling search:

Select “Cancel”.

The second time you call up the list, and each time thereafter, the device list ap- pears immediately if COMAND has not been switched off and on again in the meantime. 왘 Starting search manually:

select “Update”.

The device list can contain the following devices: 앫 All detected devices, whether autho-

rized or not.

앫 All authorized devices, whether detect-

ed or not.

1 Authorized and detected device – de-

vice and padlock symbol are the same color

2 Device which was not detected, but

which has been authorized in the past – device and padlock symbol are differ- ent colors (the device may be switched off or not in the vehicle, for example)

3 Newly detected device - not yet autho-

rized (no symbol)

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i If the device list already contains twelve au- thorized devices, you must revoke authorization for one of the authorized devices. Then you must switch this device off and then restart the search. Any new devices for which you would like to search will otherwise not appear in the list.

Displaying details of a Bluetooth® device 왘 Call up the Bluetooth® device list

(컄 page 177).

왘 Select desired device. 왘 Select “Details”.

The detailed display for this device ap- pears.

왘 Closing detailed display: Slide qmr

or ymz.

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Authorizing a Bluetooth® device 왘 Call up Bluetooth® device list

(컄 page 177).

왘 Select unauthorized device. 왘 Select “Authorize”.

The input menu for the passkey ap- pears.

i The passkey is any one to sixteen-digit num- ber which you can set yourself. You must enter the same number in COMAND and also in the de- vice to be authorized.

i On devices which do not have an input key- pad (e.g. headsets), the passkey is predeter- mined. In this case, it is not necessary to enter the number on the device itself. You will usually find the passkey in the operating instructions for the device. 왘 Entering passkey into COMAND:

Select the digits one by one.

왘 Deleting digits: Select ) and briefly

press n.

왘 Canceling entry into COMAND:

Select “Back”.

왘 Confirming entry into COMAND:

Select ?.

왘 If necessary, enter the same passkey into the Bluetooth® device (see the op- erating instructions for the device). The device is authorized.

De-authorizing a Bluetooth® device 왘 Call up Bluetooth® device list

(컄 page 177).

왘 Select authorized device. 왘 Select “De-authorize”.

A prompt appears asking whether you really want to de-authorize this device.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “Yes”, the device will be de-authorized.

i If you de-authorize a device which has been authorized in the past and which is not detected in the search, this device will no longer be dis- played in the device list. Devices which have been authorized in the past but which are not detected in the search are ei- ther not switched on or not in the vehicle.

SMS messages (Short Message Service)

SMS functions The following functions are available: 앫 Receive 앫 Read The following conditions must be fulfilled in order to use the functions: 앫 The mobile phone is inserted in the cra-

dle and switched on.

앫 The PIN has been entered (only GSM

mobile phones).

앫 The mobile phone is logged into a mo-

bile network.

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ed and available in COMAND.

왘 Select “Text Message”. The SMS inbox appears.

Inbox

Calling up the SMS inbox 왘 Select “Telephone”.

The main telephone menu appears.

i “Text Message” does not function if the SMS inbox contains no SMS messages. The SMS inbox only shows the messages which are re- ceived while the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle.

1 Symbol

for unread messages in the

SMS inbox

i The symbol only appears for those mes- sages which are received while the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle.

1 Date and time the highlighted SMS

message was received

2 To call up options 3 Highlighted SMS message 4 Symbol 5 Back to main telephone menu

for unread SMS message

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i The SMS messages are sorted by the date and time they were received. The most recent message is at the top of the list. If the name and telephone number of the sender is saved in the address book or phone book of the mobile phone, you will see the name of the sender in the SMS inbox. Otherwise, you will see the telephone number of the sender.

Selecting an SMS message 왘 Rotate ymz or slide qmr and then

press n.

Showing abbreviated sender display in full 왘 Select SMS message 씮 “Options” 씮

“Details”. The detailed view appears.

왘 Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or

press n.

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Calling an SMS sender 왘 Select SMS message 씮 “Options” 씮

“Call”. The telephone connects the call.

Saving SMS sender as new COMAND address book entry 왘 Selecting an SMS message: In the SMS inbox, select a message 씮 “Op- tions” 씮 “Save Number” 씮 “New En- try”.

왘 Selecting a number category: Select a category, e.g. “Home”.

왘 Selecting a telephone category: Select a category, e.g. “Land Line”.

왘 Saving: Select “Save”.

The input menu appears with the data fields. The data field for the telephone number is filled in automatically.

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Adding an SMS sender’s telephone num- ber to an existing address book entry 왘 Selecting an SMS message: In the SMS inbox, select a message 씮 “Op- tions” 씮 “Save Number” 씮 “Add”.

왘 Proceed as described in the “Selecting a number category” paragraph in the “Adding a telephone number to an ex- isting address book entry” section (컄 page 161).

Exiting the SMS inbox 왘 Select “Back”.

The main telephone menu appears.

Reading an SMS message 왘 In the SMS inbox, select an SMS mes-

sage and press n. The SMS message appears.

1 Data field 2 Input mark (cursor) 3 Input characters 왘 Proceed as described in the “Changing data field” paragraph in the “Assigning a New Entry in the Address Book” sec- tion (컄 page 158).

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Adding an SMS sender’s telephone num- ber to an existing address book entry 왘 Press n 씮 “Save Number” 씮 “Add”. 왘 Proceed as described in the “Selecting a number category” paragraph in the “Adding a telephone number to an ex- isting address book entry” section (컄 page 161).

Closing an SMS message and returning to SMS inbox 왘 Press n 씮 “Back”.

Calling an SMS sender 왘 Press n 씮 “Call”.

The telephone connects the call.

i This function is not possible with all SMS senders.

Saving SMS sender as new address book entry

i This function is not possible with all SMS senders. 왘 Press n 씮 “Save Number” 씮 “New

Entry”.

왘 Proceed as described in the “Selecting a number category” paragraph in the “Saving SMS sender as new address book entry” section (컄 page 180).

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Using data in a text message

i If the SMS message contains telephone numbers or navigable address data, you can se- lect this data and place a telephone call or trans- fer the address data to the navigation system. 왘 Selecting data from the text:

Rotate ymz or slide qmr.

왘 Using data: Press n 씮 “Use”.

If you have selected a telephone num- ber, the telephone connects the call. If you have selected a navigable ad- dress, it is transferred to the navigation system.

COMAND may give incorrect navigation commands if the data in the digital map does not correspond with the actual road/traffic situation. DVD maps do not cover all areas nor all routes within an area. For example, if the traffic routing has been changed or the direction of a one-way road has been reversed.

For this reason, you must always observe applicable road and traffic rules and regula- tions during your journey. Road and traffic rules and regulations always have priority over the navigation commands generated by the system.

Warning!

Navigation announcements are intended to direct you while driving without diverting your attention from the road and driving.

Please always use this feature instead of consulting the map display for directions. Consulting the symbols or map display for directions may cause you to divert your at- tention from driving and increase your risk of an accident.

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Safety precautions

Warning!

For safety reasons, only enter a destination when the vehicle is stationary. When the ve- hicle is in motion, a passenger should enter the destination. Study manual and select route before driving.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate- ly 14 m) every second.

COMAND calculates the route to the desti- nation without taking account of the follow- ing, for example: 앫 Traffic lights 앫 Stop and right-of-way signs 앫 Parking or stopping prohibited areas 앫 Lane merging 앫 Other road and traffic rules and regula-

tions

앫 Narrow bridges

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왔 COMAND navigation (introduction) Map software

Updating the map software

The digital maps generated by the map software become outdated in the same way as conventional road maps. Optimum route guidance can only be provided by the navigation system in conjunction with the most up-to-date map software. Information about new map software ver- sions can be obtained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

You can update the map software yourself using a DVD.

Notes about handling DVDs 앫 Only hold discs by the edge. 앫 Handle discs carefully to prevent read

problems.

앫 Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints

and dust on discs.

앫 Use a commercially-available cleaning cloth to clean discs. Do not wipe them with a circular motion, but only in straight lines from the center out- wards.

앫 Place discs back in their boxes after

use.

앫 Protect discs from heat and direct sun-

light.

Updating process

The updating process has the following phases: 앫 Loading a DVD into the DVD changer

(컄 page 184)

앫 Updating process (컄 page 185)

i The updating process can take between 10 and 60 minutes, depending on the size of the map software. If the radio was switched on be- fore you started the updating process, you can still adjust the volume. You can also use COMAND to operate the automatic air condition- ing and to cancel the process. Other functions are not operational. If possible, carry out the update when the vehicle is stationary.

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i If you carry out the update with the engine switched off and the vehicle battery has insuffi- cient power, COMAND may automatically switch off during the process in order to protect the bat- tery. If this occurs, restart the update with the engine running period. Similarly, if the SmartKey position is unintentionally switched to 0, restart the update.

Warning!

Never leave the engine running in an en- closed space. The exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide. Inhaling exhaust gases constitutes a health hazard and could lead to loss of consciousness or even death.

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왘 Switch on COMAND (컄 page 83). 왘 Press one of the magazine tray

buttons 2. If a disc is loaded, it will be ejected.

왘 Take disc out of slot 1. 왘 Wait until LED for magazine button 2

which you pressed flashes quickly.

왘 Slide DVD into slot 1 with printed side

facing upwards. COMAND loads the DVD.

Loading a DVD into the DVD changer

1 Disc slot 2 Magazine tray buttons 1 – 6

i Each magazine tray button 2 indicates the status of the corresponding magazine tray by means of an LED. 앫 LED off = magazine tray is empty 앫 LED constantly lit = magazine tray is loaded 앫 LED flashes = CD/DVD changer requesting

disc to be loaded

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Updating

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

After you have loaded the DVD, you will see a message to the effect that the disc does not contain a recognizable audio for- mat. 왘 Confirming message: Press n.

COMAND checks whether the map software on the DVD is compatible with the vehicle’s navigation system and whether it is compatible with the cur- rent system software.

Map software is compatible with the navigation system and the current sys- tem software COMAND now checks whether the map data on the DVD is already installed.

Map data is not yet installed You will see a comparison of the version statuses in the display and a prompt will appear asking whether you want to contin- ue with the update.

If you select “No”, COMAND automati- cally ejects the DVD and the map data is not updated. 왘 Take DVD out of the slot. If you select “Yes”, the map data is up- dated.

Map data is already installed You will see a message that the map data is already installed and a prompt will ap- pear asking you whether you want to con- tinue with the update. 왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “No”, COMAND automati- cally ejects the DVD and the map data is not updated. 왘 Take DVD out of slot. If you select “Yes”, the existing map data is saved again.

Updating the map data While the update is running, you will see a message to this effect and a progress bar. The progress bars fills up from left to right during the update.

1 Progress bar You can either cancel the update or allow it to run to the end without canceling. 왘 Canceling an update on the DVD

changer: Press corresponding maga- zine tray button 2 (컄 page 184). The DVD will be ejected in both cases.

왘 Take DVD out of slot.

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i If the update is canceled, the navigation sys- tem remains fully operational with the previous map data. You can restart the update at a later date. It will then continue from the point where it was canceled. 왘 To allow the update to run to the end without canceling: Take no fur- ther action. If the update is successfully complet- ed, you will see a message to this ef- fect.

왘 Confirming message: Press n.

COMAND ejects the DVD.

왘 Take DVD out of slot.

The update is complete.

i The navigation system remains fully opera- tional with the previous map data.

The update may not be successfully com- pleted for the following reasons: 앫 DVD dirty or scratched

왘 Clean DVD.

See the “Notes about handling DVDs” section (컄 page 183).

왘 Restart update.

앫 Overheating due to excessive tempera-

tures in the vehicle interior 왘 Wait until vehicle interior has

cooled down.

왘 Restart update.

If the update is not successfully complet- ed, you will see a message that the map update is not possible. 왘 Confirming message: Press n.

앫 The storage medium (hard disk) inte-

grated in COMAND is defective. 왘 Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

COMAND ejects the DVD.

왘 Take DVD out of slot.

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Map software is not compatible with the navigation system You will see a message that the update is not possible. 왘 Confirming message: Press n.

COMAND ejects the DVD.

왘 Take DVD out of slot. 왘 Load a DVD which is compatible with

the vehicle’s navigation system.

Map software is not compatible with the current system software You will see a message that the system software and the map software are not compatible. 왘 Confirming message: Press n.

COMAND ejects the DVD.

왘 Take DVD out of slot. 왘 Have the system software updated at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

i The map software cannot be updated until the system software has been updated.

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General notes

Operational readiness of the navigation system following a system software update by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center After a system software update by an au- thorized Mercedes-Benz Center, the in- stalled map software may no longer be compatible. If this is the case, the naviga- tion system will not be operational. You will know if this is the case, when the following message will appear when you switch to navigation mode: “The system software has been updated. The map soft- ware must be updated now. Please insert the DVD with the map software.” 왘 Updating map software: Proceed as

described in the “Updating the map software” section (컄 page 183). Use map software which is compatible with the system software.

i Please note that the update must be allowed to run to the end in this case. If you interrupt it, the navigation system will continue to be non-op- erational.

Initial use or use following a system software update In both these cases, the navigation system must determine the position of the vehicle. You may have to drive for a while before precise route guidance is possible.

GPS reception Correct functioning of the navigation sys- tem depends on GPS reception, among other things. In certain situations, GPS re- ception may be impaired, there may be in- terference or no reception at all, e.g. in tunnels, in multistory parking garages or there is snow covering the trunk lid where the GPS antenna is located. If there is snow on the trunk lid it should be removed.

Route guidance after vehicle transpor- tation COMAND has to redetermine the position of the vehicle if the vehicle has been trans- ported (e.g. by ferry, by train or after tow- ing). Positioning takes place automatically even when COMAND is switched off. The dura- tion varies from one case to another. Route guidance may be restricted as fol- lows during vehicle positioning: 앫 Navigation announcements, route

guidance displays and displayed street names are not consistent with the ac- tual location of the vehicle.

앫 COMAND does not generate navigation

announcements.

앫 Instead of the route guidance displays, you see the “Off Road” display and a di- rection arrow. The direction arrow shows the compass heading to the des- tination.

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Input restrictions

The input restrictions are imposed starting at a particular vehicle speed. The restric- tions are canceled as soon as the speed drops below a certain value. When the restriction is active, certain oper- ations or entries are not possible. You will notice this by the fact that some menu items cannot be selected or certain operations will not be possible.

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When positioning is complete, route guid- ance is once again possible using naviga- tion announcements and route guidance displays.

Interrupting the journey during route guidance The following applies if you interrupt the journey during route guidance and contin- ue the journey later: 앫 COMAND resumes route guidance au- tomatically if you continue the journey within 2 hours.

앫 Route guidance is canceled if you con-

tinue the journey after more than 2 hours. It will be necessary to resume the canceled route guidance manually (컄 page 240).

i The journey is interrupted if you park the ve- hicle and switch off COMAND. The journey is continued when you switch COMAND back on and start driving on.

Hard disk errors COMAND has an integrated hard disk on which the map software is saved. If an area of the hard disk has an error, COMAND can no longer access the map data in this area, for example, when calcu- lating a route. The message “Navigation Unavailable. Please refer to the operating instructions.” appears. 왘 Deleting message: Switch COMAND

off and back on.

i If you switch the navigation system off/on, it will be operational again until it has to access the faulty area of the hard disk again. The mes- sage will then appear again. Consult an autho- rized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Units of measurement The units of measurement in navigation mode are identical to those set in the in- strument cluster.

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i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on (컄 page 83).

Info (only with route guidance active) Information about the active route guid- ance

Traffic (TMC)

Call up real-time traf- fic messages

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Route (only with route guidance active) 앫 Call up route info 앫 Call up route

browser

앫 Call up the de-

tour function

Position

앫 Call up the save position memory function

앫 Center the map on the vehicle’s position

앫 Center the map on the destina- tion position

RPT (only with route guidance active) Repeat the current navigation an- nouncement

Destination

Select: 앫 a destination 앫 stopover 앫 save destination 앫 cancel route

guidance

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Calling up the map display and switching to navigation mode

왘 Press the N shortcut button once or

twice.

i The number of times you have to press the N shortcut button depends on the operating mode currently selected.

or 왘 In the main function line, select “Navi”. Both of these will call up the map display. You will see the map with the menu system either shown or hidden.

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Illustration: map with route guidance inac- tive and with the menu system shown 1 Current vehicle position

Illustration: map with route guidance inac- tive and with the menu system hidden (full screen mode) 1 Current vehicle position 2 Set map orientation (컄 page 193) 3 Map scale selected (컄 page 191)

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Adjusting the map scale

i It is only possible to adjust the map scale with the menu system hidden (full-screen map display). 왘 Rotate ymz until the desired map

scale is set.

Hiding or showing the menu system 왘 Hiding: Slide qm.

The “Full Screen” menu item appears in the main area of the display; it is auto- matically selected.

왘 Press n.

The menu system is hidden. The map can be seen in the full screen.

왘 Showing: Press n in the full-screen

map display.

1 Currently set map scale as number 2 Scale 3 Currently set map scale as a needle on

the scale

4 Previously set value before calling up

the scale As soon as you rotate ymz, scale 2 appears. Rotating clockwise zooms in, rotating counterclockwise zooms out.

Saving current vehicle position as des- tination in last destinations list 왘 Showing menu system, if neces-

sary: Press n.

왘 Saving: Select “Position” 씮 “Save Po-

sition”. COMAND saves the current vehicle po- sition as a destination in the last desti- nations (컄 page 254).

Moving the map

i It is only possible to move the map with the menu system hidden. 왘 Slide qmr, omp or wmx.

A crosshair appears on the map.

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1 Crosshair 2 Details of the crosshair position 3 Map scale

i Display 2 may be the name of a road, for example, provided the digital map contains the necessary data. If no data is available, display 2 shows: 앫 the coordinates of the crosshair if the geo-coordinate display is switched on (컄 page 195) and the GPS signal is strong enough

앫 no display if the geo-coordinate display is

switched off (컄 page 195)

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Adjusting the map scale 왘 Rotate ymz.

Rotating clockwise zooms in, rotating counterclockwise zooms out.

Saving crosshair position as destination in last destinations list 왘 Showing menu system, if neces-

sary: Press n.

왘 Saving: Select “Position” 씮 “Save Po-

sition”. COMAND saves the crosshair position as a destination in the last destinations list (컄 page 254).

Hiding the crosshair 왘 Press back button L in the center

console (컄 page 84). The crosshair disappears and the map is centered on the vehicle position.

or

왘 Set the map to the vehicle or destina- tion position, see the explanation be- low.

Centering the map on the vehicle or destination position

i If you have moved the map, you can use this function to rapidly return the map to the position of the vehicle or destination. It is only possible to center the map on the destination position when route guidance is active. 왘 Centering on the vehicle’s position: Select “Navi” 씮 “Position” 씮 “Vehicle Position Map”.

or 왘 Press back button L when the

crosshair is displayed.

왘 Centering on the destination:

Select “Navi” 씮 “Position” 씮 “Destina- tion Position Map”.

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왘 Setting map orientation:

Select “Navi” 씮 “Navi” 씮 “Map Dis- play”. The map display list appears. A dot R indicates the current setting.

왘 Select “North Up” or “Heading Up”. 왘 Exiting menu: Slide omp.

The map orientation changes accord- ingly.

Basic settings

Map orientation

i You can make the following settings regard- less of whether route guidance is active or inac- tive.

Map perspective COMAND can display the map from a bird's eye view or in the normal map view. 왘 Select map perspective:

Select “Navi” 씮 “Navi” 씮 “Map Dis- play”. The map display list appears. A dot R indicates the current setting.

왘 Select “Bird’s-eye view”.

The bird's eye view is switched on or off, depending on the previous status.

i If you scroll the map in the bird's eye view, COMAND switches back to the normal map view.

1 Current map orientation The following may be displayed: 앫 8 = “Heading Up” (the map is dis-

played so that the direction of travel is always up; the orange point of the icon points north)

앫 9 = “North Up” (the map view is dis-

played so that north is always up)

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Setting POI symbols You can set which points of interest (POIs) should be displayed as symbols in the map. POIs are garages, hotels, movie the- aters or restaurants, for example.

i Depending on the map scale on the map, POI symbols may not be visible on the map al- though their display is activated. In addition, POI symbols may be covered by the map’s labels.

The following settings are possible: 앫 “Standard symbols” (symbol deter-

mined by the factory settings)

앫 “Personal symbols” (you can determine

the symbols yourself)

앫 “No symbols” 왘 Adjusting: Select “Navi” 씮 “Navi” 씮

“Map Display”. The map display list appears. A dot R indicates the current setting.

왘 Select “Standard symbols”, “Personal

symbols” or “No symbols”. If you select “Personal symbols”, the list of POIs appears. 왘 Switching POI symbol display on

or off: Select the desired POI. The corresponding symbol displays are switched on or off, depending on the previous status. A check- mark indicates which status is ac- tive. You can switch on the symbol displays for more than one POI.

i The list shows all symbols that are contained in the digital map across all states (USA) and/or provinces (CDN). Not all POIs in all states (USA) or in all provinces (CDN) are available, however. Certain POI symbols may not be displayed on the map, even if the symbol display is switched on. 왘 Exiting menu: Slide omp or press

back button L in the center console (컄 page 84).

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Arrival time and distance You can set whether the estimated arrival time and the distance to the destination should be displayed in the map. 왘 Displaying: Select “Navi” 씮 “Navi” 씮

“Map Display”. The map display list appears. A dot R indicates the current setting.

왘 Select “Arrival Time/Distance”.

Depending on the previous status the display showing the arrival time and distance is switched on or off.

Current street You can set whether the current street you are driving on should be displayed in the map. 왘 Displaying: Select “Navi” 씮 “Navi” 씮

“Map Display”. The map display list appears. A dot R indicates the current setting.

왘 Select “Current Street”.

Depending on the previous status the display showing the current street is switched on or off.

Geo-coordinate display

Illustration: map with geo-coordinate dis- play switched on 1 Current height above sea level 2 Number of GPS satellites from which signals for positioning can be received

3 Coordinate display

i There must be sufficient GPS reception for displays 1, 2 and 3 to be shown. Height dis- play 1 is an approximation because the naviga- tion system uses the GPS signals for the calculation.

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Display options with geo-coordinate dis- play switched on If the crosshair is displayed on the map view (map was moved manually), only dis- play 3 is visible. It shows either the coordinates of the crosshair or other data on the crosshair position, e.g. a street name. The digital map must contain relevant data in order for this other data to be displayed.

i If there is no crosshair on the map view, dis- plays 1, 2 and 3 are visible. Display 3 shows the coordinates of the current vehicle po- sition.

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Switching the geo-coordinate display on or off 왘 Select “Navi” 씮 “Navi” 씮 “Map Dis-

play”. The map display list appears.

왘 Select “Coordinates”.

The geo-coordinate display is switched on or off, depending on the previous status. A checkmark indicates which status is active.

왘 Exiting menu: Slide omp or press

back button L in the center console (컄 page 84).

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Setting route mode

i This function allows you to set the following options for route guidance: 앫 “Minimize Highways” 앫 “Minimize Toll Roads” 앫 “Minimize Tunnels” 앫 “Minimize Ferries/Motorail” 왘 Select “Navi” 씮 “Navi” 씮 “Mode”.

The mode list appears.

왘 Switching mode on or off:

Select desired modes. Depending on the previous status, the mode is switched on or off. A check- mark indicates that the mode is switched on. It is possible to switch on more than one mode.

Setting route type You can set the following route types: 앫 “Fast Route”: COMAND calculates a

route with the shortest possible (mini- mized) driving time.

앫 “Short Route”: COMAND calculates a route with the shortest possible (mini- mized) distance taking distance and driving time into account.

왘 Select “Navi” 씮 “Navi” 씮 “Mode”.

The mode list appears. A square 쐍 indi- cates the current setting.

왘 Select route type: “Fast Route” or

“Short Route”.

왘 Exit menu: Slide omp or press back

button L in the center console (컄 page 84).

i If you change the route type setting during active route guidance, COMAND calculates a new route. If you change the setting when route guidance is inactive, COMAND uses the new set- ting for the next route guidance.

왘 Exiting menu: Slide omp or press

back button L in the center console (컄 page 84). COMAND will verify whether it can in- corporate the modes if you select them with route guidance active. If it can, COMAND calculates a new route while incorporating the modes selected. If it cannot, you will see and hear a cor- responding message. 왘 Select “OK”.

COMAND calculates a new route. Only those modes which can be in- corporated are used.

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Warning!

For safety reasons, only enter a new desti- nation when the vehicle is stationary.

i It is possible to enter a destination regard- less of whether route guidance is active or inac- tive.

The following destination entry options are available: 앫 Entering a destination by address 앫 Entering a destination from the desti-

nation memory

앫 Entering a destination from the list of

last destinations

앫 Entering a destination from the map 앫 Entering a stopover 앫 Entering a POI

Entering a destination by the address

i It is not possible to enter an address when the vehicle has exceeded a certain speed. As soon as the vehicle speed drops below a certain value, the function is available again.

i If Russian or Chinese is set as the system language, the address must be entered using Latin letters. Setting the system language (컄 page 258). To enter an address you may proceed as follows: 앫 Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),

street and city

앫 Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),

city and street

앫 Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),

city and center

앫 Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),

zip code and center

앫 Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),

zip code and street

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i As additional information to the street entry, you can enter either a house number or an inter- section. A zip code entry replaces the city entry.

Calling up the address input menu 왘 Select “Navi” 씮 “Destination” 씮 “Ad-

dress Entry”. The address input menu appears. It shows a state (USA) or a province (CDN). Which state or province is shown depends on the vehicle’s loca- tion.

1 State (USA) or province (CDN)

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Menu items in the address input menu Some menu items will not or not yet be available, depending on the sequence in which you enter the address and the data version. Example: If you have not made any entries, menu items “House No.”, “Center”, “Inter- section”, “POI”, “Start” and “Save” will not yet be available. And the “Zip Code” menu item will not be available if the digital map does not contain any zip codes.

Entering a state (USA)

i You can only enter those states which are saved on the digital map. 왘 In the address input menu, select

“State/Prov” 씮 “States (U.S.)”. A list of states appears with input char- acters; the input characters are auto- matically activated.

List of states with input characters

1 Top list entry based on the input data

up to that point

2 Characters entered by the user 3 Characters automatically added by the

system

4 Clear last character entry 5 Currently selectable characters 6 Currently non-selectable characters 7 Input characters 8 List of states 9 Currently selected characters

i In the list of input characters 7, you can only select currently selectable characters. Which characters are included depends on the sequence in which you have entered your desti- nation and the data version of the digital map.

While the numbers are being selected as described below, the top list entry 1 al- ways shows the state which best corre- sponds to the input data as it has been entered up to that point. At the same time, COMAND automatically supplements characters 2 entered by the user with other likely input characters 3. 왘 Selecting characters: Slide omp or

rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming character selection:

Press n.

왘 Deleting individual characters: Select ) in the bottom line and press n.

왘 Deleting an entire entry: Select ) in the bottom line and press n until the entire entry is deleted.

컄컄

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컄컄

왘 Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in

List of states without input characters

the bottom line and press n.

or 왘 Press back button L in the center

console (컄 page 84).

As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute the characters entered to a state, the input characters 7 disappear automatically. You see the list of states without the input characters. Here you can confirm the cur- rent entry or make another selection. During character entry, you can also man- ually switch to the list of states without in- put characters at any time. 왘 Switching manually to list of states without input characters: Slide qm.

or 왘 Select ? in the second line from the

bottom and press n.

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왘 Selecting a state: Slide qmr or

rotate ymz.

왘 Canceling selection: Select “Back” by

sliding om and press n.

or 왘 Press back button L in the center

console (컄 page 84).

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

The address input menu appears again. It shows the abbreviation for the se- lected state.

The following menu items are now avail- able: 앫 “Map”: Entering a destination from the

map (컄 page 221)

앫 “State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or

province (CDN)

앫 “City”: Entering a city (컄 page 204) 앫 “Street”: Entering a street

(컄 page 207)

앫 “Zip Code”: Entering the zip code

(컄 page 202)

i It is not possible to enter zip codes if the dig- ital map does not contain any zip codes for the selected state. 왘 Continuing destination entry:

Select one of the menu items men- tioned above.

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Entering a province (Canada) 왘 In the address input menu, select

“State/Prov” 씮 “Provinces (Canada)”. A list of provinces appears.

왘 Select desired province.

The address input menu appears again. It shows the abbreviation for the se- lected province.

The following menu items are now avail- able: 앫 “Map”: Entering a destination from the

map (컄 page 221)

앫 “State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or

province (CDN)

앫 “City”: Entering a city (컄 page 204) 앫 “Street”: Entering a street

(컄 page 207)

앫 “Zip Code”: Entering the zip code

(컄 page 202)

i It is not possible to enter a zip code if the digital map does not contain any zip codes for the selected province (CDN). 왘 Continuing destination entry:

Select one of the menu items men- tioned above.

Quick access to most recently entered states (USA) or provinces (CDN) 왘 In the address input menu, select

“State/Prov” 씮 “Last States/Provinc- es”. The list of most recently entered states (USA) or provinces (CDN) appears. The last entry is at the top of the list.

왘 Select desired state (USA) or desired

province (CDN). The address input menu appears again. It shows the abbreviation for the se- lected state (USA) or province (CDN).

The following menu items are now avail- able: 앫 “Map”: Entering a destination from the

map (컄 page 221)

앫 “State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or

province (CDN)

앫 “City”: Entering a city (컄 page 204) 앫 “Street”: Entering a street

(컄 page 207)

앫 “Zip Code”: Entering the zip code

(컄 page 202)

i It is not possible to enter a zip code if the digital map does not contain any zip codes for the selected state (USA) or province (CDN). 왘 Continuing destination entry:

Select one of the menu items men- tioned above.

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Entering the zip code

List of zip codes with input characters

i It is not possible to enter a zip code if you have already entered other address data aside from the state (USA) or province (CDN). You can only enter those zip codes which are saved on the digital map. The available zip codes depend on the state (USA) or province (CDN) most recently entered. 왘 In the address input menu, select “Zip Code”. A list of zip codes appears with input characters; the input characters 4 are automatically acti- vated.

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1 Top list entry based on the input data

up to that point

2 Numbers entered by the user 3 Numbers automatically added by the

system

4 Input characters 5 Currently selectable numbers 6 Currently selected numbers 7 Currently non-selectable numbers 8 List of zip codes

i In the list of input characters 4, you can only select numbers which can be currently en- tered. Which characters are included depends on the sequence in which you have entered your destination and the data version of the digital map.

While the numbers are being selected as described below, the top list entry 1 al- ways shows the zip code which best corre- sponds to the input data as it has been entered up to that point. At the same time, COMAND automatically supplements numbers 2 entered by the user with other likely numbers 3. 왘 Selecting numbers: Slide omp or

rotate ymz.

or 왘 Enter numbers with the telephone key-

pad using the A - 9 buttons (컄 page 86).

왘 Confirming number selection:

Press n.

왘 Deleting individual numbers: Select ) in the bottom line and press n.

왘 Deleting an entire entry: Select ) in the bottom line and press n until the entire entry is deleted.

왘 Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in

the bottom line and press n.

or 왘 Press back button L in the center

console (컄 page 84).

As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute the numbers entered to a zip code, input characters 4 disappear. You see the list of zip codes without the input characters. Here you can confirm the current entry or make another selection.

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List of zip codes without input characters

During character entry, you can also man- ually switch to the list of zip codes without input characters at any time. 왘 Switching manually to list of zip codes without input characters: Slide qm.

or 왘 Select ? in the second line from the

bottom and press n.

왘 Selecting a zip code: Slide qmr or ro-

tate ymz.

왘 Canceling selection: Select “Back”

and press n.

or 왘 Press back button L in the center

console (컄 page 84).

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

You will see the address input menu again.

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It shows one of the following items of infor- mation: 앫 Street and if necessary, house number,

city, state (USA) or province (CDN)

앫 City, state (USA) or province (CDN) and

zip code

앫 State (USA) or province (CDN) and zip

code

i The street and, if necessary, the house num- ber, will then appear as soon as COMAND can at- tribute the zip code to an appropriate address.

Which of the following menu items are now available depends on the situation, or may depend on the data version of the digital map. The menu items which are not avail- able cannot be selected.

앫 “Map”: Using the map to enter a desti-

nation (컄 page 221)

i In this case, using the map for destination entry is based on the city seen in the address in- put menu. 앫 “Street”: entering a street

(컄 page 207)

앫 “Center”: entering a center

(컄 page 210)

앫 “POI”: entering a point of interest

(컄 page 225)

i In this case, entering a POI is based on the city seen in the address input menu. 앫 “Save”: saving a destination in the des-

tination memory (컄 page 247)

앫 “Start”: starting the route calculation

(컄 page 218)

왘 Continuing or completing destina- tion entry: Select one of the menu items mentioned above.

Entering a city

i You can only enter those cities which are saved on the digital map. It is not possible to enter a city when you have al- ready entered a street which COMAND can clearly attribute to a city. If COMAND cannot clearly attribute a previously entered street to a city, only those cities are available which have a street of that name. If you have not yet entered a street before enter- ing the city, or cities within the state (USA) or province (CDN) previously entered are available. 왘 In the address input menu, select

“City”. The list of cities appears either with or without the input characters (컄 page 206). Whether or not the input characters ap- pear depends on how many cities are available for the desired state (USA) or province (CDN).

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List of cities with input characters When this list appears, the input charac- ters 4 are automatically activated.

1 Top list entry based on the input data

up to that point

2 Characters entered by the user 3 Characters automatically added by the

system

4 Input characters 5 Currently non-selectable characters 6 Currently selectable character 7 List of cities 8 Currently selected character

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왘 Selecting characters: Slide omp or

rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming character selection:

Press n.

왘 Deleting individual characters: Select ) in the bottom line and press n.

왘 Deleting an entire entry: Select ) in the bottom line and press n until the entire entry is deleted.

왘 Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in

the bottom line and press n.

or 왘 Press back button L in the center

console (컄 page 84).

i In the list of input characters 4, you can only select currently selectable characters. Which characters are included depends on the sequence in which you have entered your desti- nation and the data version of the digital map. The top list entry 1 at first shows either the city in which the vehicle is currently lo-