2010 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class ESP

Route Guidance
General Notes
GWarning
COMAND calculates the route to the
destination without taking into account the
following, for example:
R Traffic lights
R Stop and right-of-way signs
R Lane merging
R Parking or stopping prohibited areas
R Other road and traffic rules and regulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND may give incorrect navigation
commands if the data in the digital map does
not correspond with the actual road/ traffic
situation. For example, if the traffic routing
has been changed or the direction of a one-
way road has been reversed.
For this reason, you must always observe
applicable road and traffic rules and
regulations during your journey. Road and
traffic rules and regulations always have
priority over the navigation commands
generated by the system.
COMAND guides you to the destination by
means of driving recommendations in the
form of navigation announcements or route
guidance displays.
i The route guidance displays only appear
if the display has been switched to
navigation mode.
If, for some reason, you do not follow the
navigation announcements or if you leave the
calculated route, COMAND automatically
calculates a new route to the destination.
If the map data contains corresponding
information during route guidance, COMAND
tries to avoid roads with limited passability,
e.g. roads that are blocked for through-traffic
and are for residents only.
Driving Maneuver
Driving maneuvers are given in three phases:
R Preparation phase
R Announcement phase
R Maneuver phase
Preparation Phase
COMAND prepares you for the next driving
maneuver. Based on the example display
shown below, the announcement is made
using Prepare to turn right . The display
is not split and displays the map over the
entire width.
1Next road to be taken2Point at which the driving maneuver takes
place (light-blue dot)3Current vehicle location, the tip of the
triangle points in the vehicle’s direction of
travel4Road currently being driven down
i Depending on the basic setting selection
in “Information on map” you will see in 4
R Information on “Arrival time/distance”
R Road currently being driven down
R Geo-coordinate display.
If you have selected the None menu item,
the display is hidden.
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Example Display without Driving
Maneuver1Route (highlighted in blue)2Current vehicle location3Road currently being driven down4Set map orientation, for explanation and
setting see ( Y page 54)5Set map scale, for explanation and setting
see ( Y page 53)
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The map may also display symbols such
as the destination < or the stopover
destination = (if a stopover destination
has been entered).
Traffic Lane Recommendations
On multi-lane roads, COMAND may display
traffic lane recommendations for imminent
driving maneuvers. For this there must be
corresponding data available on the digital
map.
With respect to the next two driving
maneuvers, COMAND displays the traffic lane
recommendations 6, 7 and 8. The
number of lanes reflects the situation at the
point of the next driving maneuver. Before
this point the situation may be different.
1Point of the next driving maneuver2Point of the second driving maneuver.3Next driving maneuver, exit on right here4Visual distance indicator to the next
driving maneuver5Distance information to the next driving
maneuver6Recommended lane7Possible lane8Lane not recommended9Current vehicle location, tip of the triangle
points in the vehicle’s direction of travel
Explanation of the Traffic Lane
Recommendations
R Recommended lane 6:
From this lane it is possible to carry out the
next two driving maneuvers without
changing lanes.
R Possible lane 7:
From this lane it is only possible to carry
out the next driving maneuver without
changing lanes.
R Lane not recommended 8:
From this lane it is not possible to carry out
the next driving maneuver without
changing lanes.
Depiction of the Traffic Lane
Recommendations
The color depiction of the traffic lane
recommendations differs depending on
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whether the display is set to day or night
design.LaneDay
designNight
designRecommended lane
6Dark
blueLight
bluePossible lane
7Light
blueDark
blueLane not
recommended
8GreyGrey
Destination or Destination Region
Reached
Once you have reached your destination, a
checkered flag is displayed and route
guidance is ended automatically.
For certain special destinations (airports or
highway intersections), you will hear the
Area of dest. reached message in
addition to the checkered flag.
Off-road and Off-map
GWarning
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
appropriateness 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 consideration
by the COMAND system.
Route Guidance to an Off-road
Destination
COMAND can also guide you to destinations
that are within the area covered by the digital
map, but are not themselves included on the
map. Such destinations are off-road
destinations, which you can enter, for
example, by entering the destination via the
map.
In this case, COMAND guides you on roads
known to the system for as long as possible
using navigation announcements and route
guidance displays.1Off-road destination2Off-road route segment (dashed line)3Current vehicle location, tip of the triangle
points in the vehicle’s direction of travel4Off-road, no road name available
When the vehicle is entering the area that is
not covered by the digital map, the screen is
split. On the right half of the screen an arrow
appears that points to the off-road
destination 1 and the system announces:
Please follow the arrow on the
display . When the vehicle comes close to
the destination the message You reached
the destination area is given.
Route Guidance from an Off-road
Location to a Destination
If the vehicle location is within the area
covered by the digital map, but the map itself
does not contain any information on the
location, the vehicle is in an off-road position.
COMAND can guide you from such a position
to a destination.
At the start of route guidance you will see the
message Off Mapped Road , an arrow and
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XSelect the category desired, e.g. Home.
The input menu containing data fields and
input characters appears.1Selected data field with cursor2Predictive spellerXTo enter data: Continue with the step
"Changing Data Field" in the "Creating a
New Address Book Entry" section
( Y page 110).
COMAND stores the destination under the
name entered.
Assigning Destination to an Address Book
Entry
i This function assigns the complete,
navigable address data to an existing
address book entry. You can then select
this entry in the address book and start
route guidance to the address from there.
XSelect Assign to Address Book Entry .XSelect the desired category, e.g. Home.
In both cases you will see either a list or,
with more than 8 address book entries, the
search menu with predictive speller.XSelect the desired address book entry.
Proceed as described in the "Searching for
an Address Book Entry" section
( Y page 111).
COMAND stores the data if the address
book entry selected does not yet contain
navigable address data.
If the selected address book entry already
contains address data that supportnavigation, you will be prompted to confirm
that you wish to overwrite the existing data.XSelect Yes or No.
If you select Yes, COMAND saves the data.
Deleting Destination Home Address
Entry from the Destination Memory
XIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and display the menu system ( Y page 53).XSelect Destination £From Memory .
If more than 8 entries are listed in the
destination memory, the destination list
appears with input characters, otherwise
the destination list appears without
predictive speller.XSelect the destination you are looking for.
Proceed as described in the "Entering a
Destination from the Destination Memory"
section ( Y page 70).XSelect Options £Delete .
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete the destination.XSelect Yes or No.
If you select Yes, COMAND deletes the
destination. You see a corresponding
message.
i If the address data, which supports
navigation, for the destination to be deleted
has also been assigned to an address book
entry, COMAND deletes this data there,
too. If the corresponding address book
entry does not contain any other data, e.g.
phone numbers, COMAND deletes the
entire address book entry.
Last Destinations
i COMAND automatically saves the last
destinations used for the last route
calculation. If the memory is full, COMAND
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deletes the oldest destination. You can also
save a destination from the last
destinations to the destination memory.
Here it is saved permanently.
Saving a Destination Permanently in
the Destination Memory
XProceed as described in the “Accepting
from the Last Destinations” section
( Y page 92).
Saving the Vehicle Position in the List
of Last Destinations
XIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and display the menu system ( Y page 53).XSelect Position £Save Vehicle
Position .
COMAND saves the current vehicle
position as a destination in the list of last
destinations.
Saving the Crosshair Position in the
List of Last Destinations
i A crosshair appears on the map if you
have moved the map manually. You can
store the crosshair position as a
destination in the list of last destinations.
XIf necessary, display the menu system:
Press 9.XSelect Position £Save Crosshair
Position .
Or, if route guidance is active:
XIf necessary, display the menu system:
Press 9.XPosition £Destination Position
Map
You will see the map with a crosshair at the
destination.XTo display the menu system: Press 9.XSelect Position £Save Crosshair
Position .
COMAND saves the crosshair position as a
destination in the list of last destinations.
Deleting One of the Last Destinations
XIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and display the menu system ( Y page 53).XSelect Destination £From Last
Destinations .
The list of last destinations appears.XSelect the desired destination.XSelect Options £Delete .
A query appears.XSelect Yes or No.
If you select Yes, COMAND deletes the
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1Expanded phone book entry2Phone book entry with subentriesXPress 9 or : and select the desired
sub-entry.
Displaying Details on an Entry
COMAND can also fully display an
abbreviated entry.
XSelect entry.XSelect Options £Details .
The details screen appears.XTo close details screen: Press ; or
= repeatedly until the entry is
highlighted again.
or
XPress the k button.
Initiating Call to an Entry
XSelect entry ( Y page 101).XPress 9
or
XPress the 6 button on the COMAND
control unit.
Creating a New Entry
i When a new entry is added through the
COMAND phone book, it is saved to the
address book.
XSelect Options £New Entry in the
COMAND phone book.XSelect a number category, e.g. Home.XSelect a telephone category, e.g. Mobile
Phone .XSelect Save.
The input menu with data fields appears.1Cursor2Data field3Predictive speller4Selected phone category
Switching Data Field
XPress 9 repeatedly until the smart
speller disappears.XThen press 9 or : to select desired
field and press 9.
or
XSelect [ or ] in the speller.
The input menu displays the data field
selected.
Entering Data into a Field
XSelect all the characters one after the other
in the predictive speller 3.
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The predictive speller provides the
characters corresponding to the selected
data field.
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XTo switch predictive speller to upper or
lower case characters: Select & or
( .XTo switch predictive speller character
set: Select k.
Every time this is selected it switches the
character set.XTo change the predictive speller
language: Select !.XPress 9 or : until the desired
language is highlighted and then press 9.XTo move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
Deleting an Entry
XTo delete individual characters: Select
õ and briefly press 9.
or
XPress the 2 button.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.XTo delete an entire entry: Select õ
and press 9 until the entire entry has been
deleted.
or
XPress the 2 button and hold it until the
entire entry is deleted.
Cancelling an Entry
XSelect á.
If one of the data fields contains data, a
prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to store the entry.
XSelect Yes or No.
The entry will either be stored or not,
depending on your selection.
Saving an Entry
XSelect d.
A corresponding message is displayed.Deleting an Entry
The deletion rules vary according to the entry
selected:
R Phone book entry selected:
The entry is deleted in the COMAND phone
book and the address book if the address
book entry only contains phone numbers.
R Entire address book entry selected:
The entry is deleted in the COMAND phone
book and additionally also in the address
book if the address book entry only
contains phone numbers.
R Subentry of an address book entry
selected:
The subentry is deleted in the COMAND
phone book and in the address book.XTo delete: Select entry ( Y page 101).XSelect Options £Delete .
You will be prompted to confirm that you
really want to delete the entry.XSelect Yes or No.
Yes option: The entry is deleted according
to the above rules.
Adding a Phone Number to a Phone
Book Entry
XSelect the address book entry.XSelect Options £Add Phone No. .XSelect a number category, e.g. Home.XSelect a phone category, e.g. Mobile
Phone .XSelect Save.
If five numbers are saved for the entry in the
selected number category, a prompt will
appear asking whether you wish to overwrite
one of the existing numbers.
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Displaying Details on a List Entry
COMAND can also fully display an
abbreviated list entry.XSelect the list entry.XSelect Options £Details .
The details screen appears.XBack to the list: Press ; or = until
the list is highlighted.
or
XPress the k button.
Saving Unsaved List Entry
Unsaved list entries are displayed with the
phone number.
Saved list entries are displayed with the
name. They are either saved in the address
book or in the COMAND phone book.
Saving in the Address Book as a New
Entry
XSelect the list entry.XSelect Options £Save £New Entry .
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Save has no function if the selected list
entry is already stored in the address book.
XSelect a number category, e.g. Home.XSelect a telephone category, e.g. Mobile
Phone .Number categoryDisplay (phone
and address book)Not classified°Home@Work\Phone categoryDisplay (phone
and address book)Not classified°Mobile¢Phone categoryDisplay (phone
and address book)Car^PagerïXSelect Save.
An input menu with data fields will appear.
The data field for the phone number is
completed automatically. The data field for
the last name is also completed if the entry
to be saved contains a name.1Cursor2Data field3Speller4Data field for phone number is completed
automatically5Phone category6Number categoryXTo switch data fields: Press 9 until the
last name is highlighted.XThen press 9.
or
XSelect [ or ] and press 9.
The selected data field is highlighted.XTo enter data into a field: Select all the
characters one after the other in the speller
3 .
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The speller offers the characters that
correspond to the selected data field.
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