Mercedes-Benz 2008 S550 Operator's Manual page 201

Control systems
COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
Confirming selection: Press n.
After selecting a subcategory, a list of
POIs appears. It contains the POIs
available within the search radius of
the subcategory.
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If you have selected list item 2, the POI list
contains all POIs for all subcategories within the
search radius of main category 1.
Selected main category contains no sub-
categories, but only POIs:
Selecting such a main category immedi-
ately opens a list of POIs. The POI list con-
tains the available POIs within the search
radius of the main category.
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POI list
Depending on the situation, COMAND first
shows the following list or the POI list with
input characters.
The illustration below shows by way of ex-
ample the POI list for the "RESTAURANT"
main category, "FRENCH CUISINE" subcat-
egory within the surrounding area.
1 Compass heading to the destination
2 Linear distance to the destination
3 Special destination
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Displays 1 and 2 are not visible if you
have already entered a POI within a particular
town or city. Displays 1 and 2 are static; they
do not change while you are driving.
In the POI list, you can either select a POI
or enter the name of the POI.
Selecting a POI
Select desired POI.
The POI list disappears and the address
of the POI appears.
Back to POI list: Select "Back" and
press n.
or
Press back button L in the center
console ( page 86).
Starting route calculation:
Select "Start", see also ( page 190).