Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2011 - Manual (Page 439)

Downloading destinations in COMAND
i The components and operating principles
of COMAND can be found on
(
Y page 116).
Destination Download gives you access to a
database with over 10 million points of
interest (POIs) which can be downloaded to
the navigation system of your vehicle. If you
know the destination, you can download the
address or obtain the location of points of
interest (POIs) or important destinations in
the surrounding area.
You are prompted to confirm route guidance
to the entered address.
X Using the COMAND controller XVY (slide)
and cVd (turn) to select
Yes and confirm
by pressing W.
The system calculates the route and
subsequently starts the route guidance with
the address entered.
i If you select No , the address can be stored
in the address book.
i The Destination Download function is
available if the corresponding cellular
phone network is available and data
transfer is possible.
Search & Send
Points to observe before use
i To use Search & Send, your vehicle must
be equipped with mbrace and a navigation
system. You must also have an mbrace
service subscription.
"Search & Send" is a destination entry
service. A destination which is determined by
Google Maps
® or Yahoo Local Maps ® can be
forwarded directly to your vehicle's
navigation system using TELEAID.
Specifying and sending the destination
address
i Information about specific commands
such as address entry or sending an
address can be found on (either of) the
website(s). Each website works differently
and is subject to change.
X Go to either http://
www.maps.google.com or http://
www.maps.yahoo.com and enter a
destination address in the entry field.
X Press the relevant button on the website to
send the destination address to the e-mail
address of your mbrace account.
X When the "Send" dialog window appears:
In the relevant field, enter the e-mail
address which you specified when
activating your mbrace account.
X Click on "Send".
Calling up destination addresses
X Press the MB info call button to load the
destination address to your vehicle's
navigation system.
A display message appears, asking
whether navigation should be started.
X Select Yes .
The navigation start screen appears.
X Select Start .
Route guidance is started.
or
X Select No .
The address is saved to the destination
memory for future use (
Y page 175).
i If you have sent more than one
destination address, you have to make an
info call to load each individual address.
i Destination addresses are loaded in the
same order as the order in which they were
sent. If you own multiple Mercedes-Benz
vehicles with mbrace and activated mbrace
accounts:
Each destination address sent can be
accessed by every vehicle which is
connected with the relevant e-mail
address.
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