2010 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class navigation system

Traffic Messages
i Optional satellite radio equipment and a
subscription to SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio
Traffic Message Service are required for
the satellite radio reception referred to
here. You can find more information on
SatRadio in chapter “Satellite Radio”
( Y page 125).
COMAND can receive and incorporate traffic
messages via satellite radio into the
navigation system. Traffic report messages
and map symbols can then be viewed in the
COMAND display.
Real-Time Traffic Notifications in the
Map
COMAND can display certain traffic events in
the map. The notifications are shown in the
map scale range from 1/16 mi to 20 mi.
XPress U or T until the required map
scale is set.1Marker symbols for the affected route
section2Symbol for event on the route3Current vehicle position and direction of
travel4Marker symbols for the extension of the
affected route section5Map scale
Real-Time Traffic Notification Symbols
SymbolDescriptionTraffic Notifications in Map DisplayTraffic
Report
ListsTraffic
Report
MessageWarning
(red)(Not possible)Appears
with
warning
entry typeAppears
with
warning
entry typeIncident
(yellow)(Not possible)Appears
with
incident
entry typeAppears
with
incident
entry typeTraffic jam
on route
(stop and go)Appears at the beginning of traffic
congestion (average speed
25 – 45 mph ) if route guidance is active
and route goes through congested
area.
Yellow car symbols could appear in
combination with this symbol.Appears
with traffic
jam on
route (stop
and go)
entry typeAppears
with
traffic jam
on route
(stop and
go) entry
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SymbolDescriptionTraffic Notifications in Map DisplayTraffic
Report
ListsTraffic
Report
MessageTraffic jam
on routeAppears at the beginning of traffic
congestion (average speed 5 – 20 mph)
if route guidance is active and route
goes through congested area.
Red car symbols could appear in
combination with this symbol.Appears
with Traffic
jam on
route entry
typeAppears
with
Traffic
jam on
route
entry typeBlocked
section on
routeAppears at the beginning of a blocked
area if route guidance is active and
route goes through blocked area.
XX XX symbols could appear in
combination with this symbol.Appears
with
Blocked
section
entry typeAppears
with
Blocked
section
entry typeYellow
line with
spikesIncidentsPossible obstacles for traffic flow (e.g.
road works)
Appears on the affected side
(direction) of the road(Not
possible)(Not
possible)Green
line with
spikesFree flowNo obstacles for traffic flow
Appears only on the free-flow side
(direction) of the road(Not
possible)(Not
possible)Displaying Real-Time Traffic ReportsXIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and show the menu system ( Y page 53).XSelect Traffic .
If you see a dialogue box displaying the
message No Traffic Messages ,
this either means:
R Messages were not yet received or
R there are no messages available.
XTo cancel the search: Select Cancel .XTo close the message: Select OK
If there are traffic reports, you will see a list.
The content of the list varies depending on
whether route guidance is active or not.
List When Route Guidance is not Active
The list shows all the roads, areas or regions
for which messages are available.
1Icon for warning message2Country designation3Road concernedXTo display the list of traffic messages:
Select Display All Messages .88Traffic MessagesNavigation

XIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and show the menu system ( Y page 53).XSelect Traffic £Read aloud All
Messages on Route .
COMAND reads out the messages in
sequence.
i The Messages on the Route menu item
has no function if there are no messages
relating to the route.
XTo switch off the Read-aloud function:
Select Cancel Read-aloud Function .
COMAND reads the current message aloud
and then ends the read-aloud function.XTo cancel read-out of current message:
Press the x button.
COMAND stops reading-aloud the current
message. The next message is read aloud
again.
Destination Memory
Home Address
i The destination memory always contains
an entry named My address which is at the
top of the list. You may wish to assign your
home address to this entry, for example. If
the My address entry already contains
data that can be used for navigation, you
can select it for route guidance (indicated
by the ¤ icon).
Assigning Home Address for First Time
or Changing Home Address
XIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and display the menu system ( Y page 53).XSelect Destination £From Memory .
If there are more than 8 entries in the
destination memory, the destination
memory list with predictive speller is
displayed, otherwise the destination
memory list is displayed without predictive
speller ( Y page 70).If the list appears without the input
characters, the entry My address is
highlighted automatically.
Switching to the Destination Memory List
Without Predictive Speller
XPress 9 repeatedly until the predictive
speller disappears.
The entry My Address is highlighted
automatically unless you have entered a
character using the predictive speller.
If characters have been entered using the
predictive speller:
XPress 9 in the list until the My
Address entry is highlighted.
or
XTo assign an address for the first time:
Press and hold 9 until the speller
disappears.
The entry My Address is highlighted
automatically in the list.XTo exit the menu: Select Back.
Subsequent operation depends on whether
you enter the address or wish to use an
address book entry that can be used for
navigation as My address.
Entering or Changing Your Address
XIf necessary, change to the destination list
without speller.XTo enter the address for the first time:
Press 9 and select New Entry.90Destination MemoryNavigation

XTo change the address: Select Options
£ New Entry .
In both cases, the address input menu
appears.XEnter the address. Proceed in the same way
as you would enter a destination as
described in the "Entering a destination by
address" section ( Y page 62).XSelect Save after you have entered the
address.
COMAND then stores the entry. You will
see a message and then the address menu
with the selected address. Start is
highlighted automatically.
Using an Address Book Entry as Home
Address
XIf necessary, change to the destination list
without speller ( Y page 90).XTo assign an address for the first time:
Press 9 and select Assign Address
Book Entry .XSelect Home or Work .XTo change home address: Select
Options £ Assign to Address Book
Entry .XSelect Home or Work .XIn 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).
i
Information on how to link address book
entries with navigation data can be found
in "Assigning a destination to an address
book entry" ( Y page 93).
XTo confirm your selection: Press 9.
An address is assigned for the first time:
COMAND then stores the entry. You will
see a message and then the address menuwith the selected address. Start is
highlighted automatically.
The address is changed:
A prompt appears, asking if you really wish
to overwrite My Address.XSelect Yes or No.
If you select Yes, COMAND overwrites the
destination. You will see a message and
then the address menu with the selected
address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If you select No, the list will reappear.
Selecting Home Address for Route
Guidance
i If the My Address entry already contains
data that can be used for navigation, you
can select it for route guidance (indicated
by the ¤ icon). If not, then first assign a
destination to this entry ( Y page 90).
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 the
predictive speller.XDestination memory with predictive
speller: Press 9 repeatedly until the list
appears without the predictive speller.
or
XSelect d at the bottom right in the
predictive speller.XDestination memory list without input
characters: Press 9Destination Memory91NavigationZ

1Start route calculation to your address
You will see the address entry menu with the
address data for your own address. Start is
highlighted automatically.
Starting Route Calculation
XPress 9.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins ( Y page 80).
Storing a Destination in the
Destination Memory
i This function also stores the destination
in the address book. COMAND creates an
address book entry that contains the
complete, navigable address data. You can
then select this entry in the address book
and start route guidance to the address
from there.
After the Address Has Been Entered
XSelect Save after you have entered the
address in the address input menu.
You can now select storage options.
During Route Guidance
XIf necessary, show the menu system
( Y page 53).XSelect Destination £Save
Destination .
You can now select storage options.Accepting from the Last Destinations XShow the menu system, if necessary
( Y page 53).XSelect Destination £From Last
Destinations .
The list of previous destinations appears.XTo select a destination: Press 9
or : .XTo confirm the destination: Press 9.
The address of the destination is displayed.XSelect Save.
or
XSelect a destination and then select
Options £ Save .
In both cases, you can then select memory
options.
Selecting Memory Options
Saving Destination Without Name
XSelect Save Without Name .
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory and uses the address
as the destination name.
or
XSelect Save as My Address .
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory as My Address.
If the selected address book entry already
contains address data that can be used for
navigation ( ¤ icon), a prompt will appear
asking whether you wish to overwrite the
existing data.XSelect Yes or No.
After selecting Yes, the Saving
Procedure Successful message
appears; selecting No cancels the
procedure.
Saving Destination With Name
XSelect Save With Name .92Destination MemoryNavigation

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
destination. You see a corresponding
message.94Last DestinationsNavigation

Saving an EntryXSelect d.
The address book displays the entry.
Searching for an Address Book Entry
XOpen the address book ( Y page 109) and
select Search .
If there are more than eight entries, the
search menu with the smart speller
appears.
Search menu with search speller
1¥ symbol for address book entry2¤ symbol for complete address data
from the navigation3å symbol for phone book entry from the
mobile phone4¦ symbol for voice tag5Search speller
Entries without symbols or with the symbols
1 and 3 are just address book entries. A
voice tag has additionally been saved for
entries with the symbol 3. Entries with the
symbol 2 contain complete address data
from the navigation system, which support
navigation and are covered by the digital map
data. You can quickly start route guidance to
this kind of entry ( Y page 113).
Switching from the Search Speller to
the ListXPress the 9 button or 9 button and
hold it until the speller is hidden.
or
XSelect d.
Switching from the List to the Search
Speller
XSelect Back from the list.
or
XPress the k button.
Searching
Searching via Search Speller
XSwitch from the list to the search speller if
necessary.XTo change the search speller language:
Select !.XTo switch search speller character set:
Select k.
Depending on the previous setting, you will
change to letters with special characters or
to numbers with special characters.XTo enter characters: Select the
characters for the required entry one after
another.XTo delete individual characters: Select
õ and briefly press 9.
or
XPress the 2 button.
Each time you enter or delete a character,
the closest match will be displayed at the
top of the list.Address Book111TelephoneZ