Mercedes-Benz 2009 S-Class Operator's Manual page 114

Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering a destination by the address
Introduction
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 ( Y page 98).
To enter an address you may proceed as
follows:
Enter state (USA) or province (Canada),
R
street and city
Enter state (USA) or province (Canada), city
R
and street
Enter state (USA) or province (Canada), city
R
and center
Enter state (USA) or province (Canada), zip
R
code and center
Enter state (USA) or province (Canada), zip
R
code and street
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i As additional information to the street
entry, you can enter either a house number
or an intersection.
A zip code entry replaces the city entry.
Calling up the address input menu
X Select Navi Destination
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Address Entry.
The address input menu appears. It shows
a state (USA) or a province (Canada). Which
state or province is shown depends on the
vehicle's location.
State (USA) or province (Canada)
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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,
Intersection, 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
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contain any zip codes.
Entering a state (USA)
i You can only enter those states which are
saved on the digital map.
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In the address input menu, select State/
Prov States (U.S.).
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A list of states appears with input
characters; the input characters are
automatically activated.