2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class navigation system

241 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
During route guidance, the display is divid-
ed. On the right-hand side you will see the
direction arrow showing the compass
heading to the destination.
On the left-hand side of the display you will
see the map with the suggested route. The
suggested route is highlighted blue. How-
ever, it may not be possible to follow the
suggested route because, for example, the
road is closed or not open for car traffic.
If, during route guidance, COMAND leads
you back into a fully digitalized area, route
guidance will simply continue in the usual
manner.
Off-road and off-map
Route guidance to an off-road
destination
COMAND can guide you to destinations
within the area covered by the digital map,
even if a destination is not located at a
road known to the system.These destinations are shown as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using
the map, for example.
In these cases, COMAND guides you for as
long as possible with navigation announce-
ments and displays on roads known to the
system.
Shortly before you reach the last known
the point to leave the digitized road net-
work, you will hear the announcement “The
destination is nearby. Follow the arrow on
the display”.
You will then see an arrow that indicates
the direction to the off-road destination.
When the off-road destination is close to
the road, “Area of dest. reached” appears
in addition below the arrow.
The section of the route from the last
known point on the map to the off-road
destination is indicated with a dashed line
after a certain length. It simply shows the
direction to the off-road destination with-
out taking account of any type of obstacles
in the way.Warning!
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The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver’s sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by
various factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into consider-
ation by the COMAND system.

242 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (route guidance)1Current vehicle position; the triangle in-
dicates the vehicle’s direction of travel
2Off-road section of the route
3Off-road destination
4Direction arrow, shows compass head-
ing to destination
On the off-road section of the route, direc-
tion arrows showing the compass heading
to the destination guide you. You will also
see the “Direction to destination” display.Route guidance from an off-road
location to a destination
If there is no road available on map at cur-
rent position of the car, vehicle is off road.
C O M A N D i s a l s o a b l e t o g u i d e y o u t o a d e s -
tination from such a location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the “Off Road” message and a direc-
tion arrow. The direction arrow shows the
compass heading to the actual destina-
tion.
The route is highlighted blue from the near-
est road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con-
tinues in the usual way.
Route guidance from an off-map
location to a destination
If the vehicle position is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehi-
cle is in an off-map location.
C O M A N D i s a l s o a b l e t o g u i d e y o u t o a d e s -
tination from such a location.At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the “Off Map” message and a direction
arrow. The direction arrow shows the com-
pass heading to the actual destination.
The route is highlighted blue from the near-
est road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con-
tinues in the usual way.
Off-road during route guidance
The road layout may differ from the data on
the digital map, due to road construction
measures, for example.
In such cases, the system cannot allocate
the vehicle’s position to the digital map
and the vehicle is therefore in an off-road
position.
The “Off Road” message and an arrow
showing the compass heading to the desti-
nation appear on the display.
As soon as the system can allocate the ve-
hicle position’s to the map again, route
guidance continues in the usual way.

243 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
Navigation announcementsRoute guidance is already active.

Calling up a current announcement:
Select “Navi”
“RPT”.
or

Press P favorite button if the button
has been programmed with this func-
tion (
page 263).

Switching off navigation messages:
Press F during an announcement.
You will see the message “The driving
instructions have been muted.” for a
short while.

Switching navigation announce-
ments back on manually:
Select “Navi”
“RPT”.

Adjusting volume of the messages:
Adjust the volume during an automatic
announcement (
page 98).
or

Call up an announcement manually us-
ing “Navi”
“RPT” and adjust the vol-
ume (
page 98).
Warning!
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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.i
If Russian or Chinese is set as the system
language, the navigation announcements are in
English. You will find how to set the system lan-
guage on (
page 262).
Navigation announcements are muted during
telephone calls. You can, however, call up a cur-
rent announcement at any time. You can also
call up a current announcement at any time if
you have missed an announcement.
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You will find the button programming on
(
page 263).
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The announcements remain switched off
even if you start a new route guidance or if
COMAND is switched off/on with theo but-
ton.
If you switch COMAND off by removing the
SmartKey from the starter switch and then
switch the ignition back on after more than
3 minutes, the announcements are automatical-
ly switched back on.

244 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (during route guidance)Cancel route guidance
Select “Destination”
“Cancel Route
Guidance” in map view with the menu
system displayed (
page 196).
Continuing cancelled route guidance
Select “Destination”
“Continue
Route Guidance” in map view with the
menu system displayed (
page 196).
COMAND calculates the route.
Route browser
Select “Route”
“Route Browser” in
map view with the menu system dis-
played (
page 196).
The route browser appears.
1Highlighted route section
2Current vehicle position; the triangle in-
dicates the vehicle’s direction of travel
3Information about the highlighted route
section

Displaying next or previous route
section: Select “Next” or “Previous”.

Increasing or reducing size of the
map: Select; or :.

Closing route browser:
Select “Back”.
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The route browser shows an overview of the
route. You can use the route browser to move
along the route section by section and view infor-
mation about and details of each section of the
route.
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The information 3 about the marked route
section shows the street name and the length of
the route section. Marked route section 1 is al-
ways highlighted in white and outlined in red.

245 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (during route guidance)
Displaying info
Select “Info” in map view with the
menu system displayed (
page 196).
The route information appears.
Example display with main destination and
stopover1Symbol = for stopover
2Distance to the destination
3Sequence of destinations (appears
with at least one stopover)
4Street
5City and abbreviation for province
(CDN) or state (USA)
6Country
7Symbol < for main destination
8Estimated driving time to the destina-
tion
9Estimated arrival time
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COMAND uses the time set in COMAND as
the basis for calculating the estimated arrival
time. The clock must be set correctly in
COMAND (
page 259). The calculation of the
estimated arrival time does not additionally take
into account whether Daylight Saving Time or
standard time is applicable at the destination. If
the destination is in a different time zone, arrival
time display 8
is in local time. This is indicated
by “LT” in the display.
The following data cannot be seen until the route
calculation has been completed:


Distance to destination
1


Estimated arrival time
8


Estimated remaining travel time
7
If the destination is located within a partially dig-
itized area, the following data may differ from the
facts:

Distance to destination
1


Estimated arrival time
8


Estimated remaining travel time
7

246 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (during route guidance)Displaying route information
Select “Route”
“ Route Info” in map
view with the menu system displayed
(page 196).
The route information appears.
Example display route information1Highlighted portion of route
2Info for highlighted portion of route
3Next portion of route

Closing route info: Slide omp or
press back button L in the center
console (
page 88).

Displaying next or previous route
section: Select “Next” or “Previous”.

Increasing or reducing size of the
map: Select; or :.

Closing route browser:
Select “Back”.
Detour function
Select “Route”
“Detour” in map view
with the menu system displayed
(page 196).
The detour function display appears.

Setting length of the blockage:
Select “More” or “Less” until the de-
sired length is set.
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The detour function blocks a section of the
route ahead of you. You can set the length of the
blockage. If possible, COMAND calculates a de-
tour route.
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The detour function may direct you to
off-road routes. See Off-road and Off-map for ad-
ditional routes and cautions (
page 241).

247 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (during route guidance)
1Blocked route section
2Current vehicle position; the triangle in-
dicates the vehicle’s direction of travel
3Information about the blocked route
section

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 222).

Deleting blockage: Select “Navi”

“Route”
“Detour”
“Delete”.

Select “Back”.
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Blocked route section 1 is always highlight-
ed in red/white. The information about blocked
route section 3 shows which section of the
route is blocked and the length of the blocked
section.

248 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (real-time traffic)A RDS-TMC (Radio Data System-Traffic
Message Channel) radio transmitter
broadcasts traffic reports COMAND can
receive and incorporate into the navigation
system. Traffic report messages and map
symbols can then be viewed in the
COMAND display. Events displayed are
those within receivable range of the vehi-
cle's location.Real-time traffic notifications in the
map
COMAND can display certain traffic events
in the map. The notifications are shown at
the map scales from 0.05 mi (50 m) to
500 mi (500 km).
Set the map scale: Turn ymz until the
desired map scale is set.
Turning clockwise enlarges the map,
turning counterclockwise reduces it.
Display example for a traffic jam on the
route1Symbol for event on the route
2Marker symbols for the affected route
section
3Current vehicle position and direction
of travel
4Map scale
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Actual road and traffic conditions may be
different from the received messages.
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COMAND marks the entire route section af-
fected with the appropriate symbols2, inde-
pendently of its actual length on the route
section. The symbols2 are shown in the direc-
tion of travel on the left or right of the route.Thus,
they also indicate which side of the roadway is
affected by the event.