Mercedes-Benz 2008 S550 4MATIC Automobile User Manual


 
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Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Moving the map and selecting the des-
tination
̈ Moving map: Slide qmr, omp or
wmx.
̈ Adjusting map scale: Rotate ymz.
Rotating clockwise enlarges the map,
rotating counterclockwise reduces it.
̈ Selecting a destination: Press n.
If the crosshair is located off the edge
of the digital map, a route cannot be
calculated to this destination and you
will see the message “The destination is
located off the map.”.
̈ Select “OK”.
̈ Move the map and select a destination
again.
If the destination is within the limits of
the digital map, COMAND attempts to
attribute the destination to the map,
which can take approximately
2 seconds.
If the destination can be attributed, you
will see the address of the destination.
If not, you will see the display “Destina-
tion from map”.
̈ Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 190).
Entering a stopover
Entering predefined destinations
̈ Select “NaviǞDestinationǞ
Stopover”.
If a stopover has already been entered,
you can change it.
̈ Changing: Select “Change Stop-
over”.
You can now select a category.
̈ Selecting a category:
Select category, e.g. “Gas station”.
COMAND first looks for destinations
within the immediate vicinity of the ve-
hicle and near the vehicle’s route. If
there are no destinations available
there, COMAND searches for destina-
tions in an area around the vehicle po-
sition.
If COMAND does not find any destina-
tions, you will see a message to this ef-
fect.
̈ Select “OK”.
You can now select a different
category.
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When route guidance is active, you can en-
ter a stopover. Stopovers can be predefined des-
tinations from the following predefined
categories:
ț “Mercedes-Benz Center”
ț “Hospital”
ț “Gas station”
ț “Parking lot”
ț “Restaurant”
However, you can also enter destinations other
than the predefined ones.
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You can use the stopover function to influ-
ence the route guidance calculation to the main
destination. When you have reached your stop-
over, COMAND automatically calculates the
route to the main destination.