SymbolDescriptionTraffic notifications in map displayTraffic
report
lists
Traffic
report
message
Green
line with
arrows
Free-flowing
traffic
No obstacles for traffic flow. Appears
on the free-flow side (direction) of the
road.
No entryNo
message
Yellow
line with
arrows
IncidentsPossible obstacles for traffic flow (e.g.
road work). Appears on the affected
side (direction) of the road.
No entryNo
message
Warning
(red)
Indicates a location for which a
warning message has been issued.
Red arrow indicate the driving
direction to which the warning
message applies.
Appears
with
warning
entry type
Appears
with
warning
entry type
Incident
(yellow)
Indicates a location for which a
message has been issued. Yellow
arrow indicate the driving direction to
which the message applies.
Appears
with
incident
entry type
Appears
with
incident
entry type
Traffic jam
on route
(stop-and-
go)
Appears at the beginning of traffic
congestion from the driver's point of
view 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
type
Appears
with
traffic jam
on route
(stop-and-
go) entry
type
Traffic jam
on route
Appears at the beginning of traffic
congestion from the driver's point of
view 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
type
Appears
with
traffic jam
on route
entry type
Blocked
section on
route
Appears at the beginning of a blocked
area from the driver's point of view 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 type
Appears
with
blocked
section
entry type
Traffic jam
(stop-and-
go)
(yellow car)
Traffic congestion, average speed
25 – 45 mph (40 – 72 km/h).
Could appear repeatedly to indicate
length of traffic congestion.
(Not
possible)
(Not
possible)
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SymbolDescriptionTraffic notifications in map displayTraffic
report
lists
Traffic
report
message
Traffic jam
(red car)
Traffic congestion, average speed
5 – 20 mph (8 – 32 km/h).
Could appear repeatedly to indicate
length of traffic congestion.
(Not
possible)
(Not
possible)
XXXXBlocked
section
Road impassable.
Could appear repeatedly to indicate
length of blocked area
(Not
possible)
(Not
possible)
Displaying real-time traffic reportsXIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and show the menu system (Y page 102).
XSelect Traffic.
COMAND searches for satellite radio
channels sending traffic messages.
The message No traffic reports are
currently available for this area.
may appear for the following reasons:RMessages were not yet received.
RThere are no messages available.
XCancelling the search: Select Cancel.XClosing the message: Select OK
If there are traffic reports, you will see a list
or a submenu, depending on whether route
guidance is active or not.
iA traffic message may also concern an
area or region rather than a road, e.g.
impaired visibility due to fog.
List when route guidance is not active
The list shows all the roads, areas or regions
for which messages are available.
1Country, state or province indicator
(optional)
2Road concernedXDisplaying a traffic message: Select an
item from the list.
The traffic message appears, see “Example
of a traffic message” (Y page 142).
XClosing the list: Slide \000
XBack to list: Select Back.XDisplaying previous or next traffic
message: Select Previous or Next.
XDisplaying details for selected traffic
message: Select Details.
XSwitching to map view: Select Map.
COMAND navigation system
(destination memory)
My address
iThe destination memory always contains
an entry called My Address. You can save
your home address, for example, under this
entry.
Assigning your address for the first
time or changing your own address
Assigning and/or changing your own
address
XSelect Navi \000T Destination \000T From
Memory.
Depending on the number of entries in the
destination memory, you will see the
destination memory list with or without
predictive speller.
Example illustration: Destination memory listwithout predictive speller
In the destination memory list without
predictive speller, the My Address entry is
automatically highlighted.
Example illustration: Destination memory list withpredictive speller \000F
In the destination memory list with predictive
speller \000F, the predictive speller is
automatically activated.
XDestination memory list without
predictive speller: Press \000
XEnter the address. Proceed as described
for destination entry in the “Entering a
destination by address” section
( Y page 107).XSelect Save after entering the address.
Your address is saved.
Using the address book entry as your own
address
XIf you want to assign your own address
for the first time: Select Assign
Address Book Entry .
or
XIf you want to change your own
address: Select Change 0054 Assign
Address Book Entry 0054 Home or Work .
In both cases, the menu appears for
searching for an address book entry.
XSelect desired address book entry.
Proceed as described in the “Searching for
an address book entry” section
( Y page 160).
Once the address data is complete and if it
matches the digital map data, COMAND
saves the entry as your own address in the
destination memory.
If address data is still missing or if it cannot
be found on the digital map, a message
appears indicating that the address is
incomplete.XClosing message: Select OK.
i
In the address book entry, the city and
street must be spelled in the same way as
the destination entry so that the data
matches the digital map data.
In order for the state (USA) or province
(Canada) to match the map data, you may
either enter the entire name or the
abbreviation in the address book.
Examples:
R Florida or FL
R Colorado or CO
RAlberta or AB
R Ontario or ON
Depending on which data is missing or cannot
be found on the digital map, you must now
either:
R select a state (USA) or province (Canada)
R or enter a city
R or enter a street
R or enter a house numberXSelecting a state (USA) or province
(Canada): Select desired state (USA) or
province (Canada) from the list.XEntering a city: Proceed as described for
destination entry in the “Entering a city”
section ( Y page 111).XEntering a street: Proceed as described
for destination entry in the “Entering a
street” section ( Y page 114).XEntering a house number: Proceed as
described for destination entry in the
“Entering a house number” section
( Y page 117).
If all data is available and matches the
digital map data, you can save the address.XSaving: Select Save.
Selecting your own address for route
guidance
XSelect Navi 0054 Destination 0054 From
Memory .
The destination memory list appears either
with or without the predictive speller.
Whether the predictive speller appears
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Saving a destination from the list of last
destinations
XSelect Navi \000T Destination \000T From
Last Destinations.
The list of last destinations appears.
XSelect desired destination.
The address of the destination is displayed.
XSelect Save.
You can now select save options.
Selecting save options
Saving a destination without a name
XSelect Save without Name.
COMAND saves the destination in the
destination memory and uses the address
as the destination name.
or
XSelect Save as "My Address".
COMAND saves the destination in the
destination memory as your own address.
Saving a destination with a name
XSelect Save with Name.XSelect desired category, e.g. Home or
Work.
The input menu appears with the data fields
and the predictive speller.
\000FSelected data field with input mark
(cursor)
\000GPredictive spellerXEntering data: Proceed as described in the
“Changing the data field” operating step in
the “Creating a new address book entry”
section (Y page 161).
Assigning a destination to an address
book entry
iThis function assigns the complete,
navigable address data to an already
existing address book entry. You can then
select this entry in the address book and
start navigation to the address from there.
XSelect Assign Address Book Entry.XSelect desired category, e.g. Home or
Work.
The menu appears for searching for an
address book entry.
XSelect desired address book entry.
Proceed as described in the “Searching for
an address book entry” section
(Y page 160).
If the selected address book entry does not
yet contain any navigable address data,
COMAND saves the data.
If the selected address book entry already
contains navigable address data, you will
see a question asking you if the previous
data should be overwritten.
XSelect Yes or No.
If you select Yes, COMAND saves the data.
Deleting a destination from the
destination memory
XSelect Navi \000T Destination \000T From
Memory.
Depending on the number of entries in the
destination memory, you will see the
destination memory list with or without
predictive speller.
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Example illustration: Destination memory listwithout predictive speller
Example illustration: Destination memory list withpredictive speller \000F
XSelect desired destination. Proceed as
described for destination entry in the
“Entering a destination from the
destination memory” section
(Y page 120).
XSelect Delete after selecting the
destination to be deleted.
A prompt appears asking whether you want
to delete the destination.
XSelect Yes or No.
If you select Yes, COMAND deletes the
destination.
iIf the navigable address data of the
destination to be deleted has also been
assigned to an address book entry,
COMAND deletes the data there as well. If
the corresponding address book entry
does not contain any further data, such as
telephone numbers, COMAND deletes the
entire address book entry.
COMAND navigation system (last
destinations)
iCOMAND automatically saves the last
destinations for which the route calculation
was launched. It is stored in the “last
destinations” memory. If this memory is
full, COMAND deletes the oldest
destination. You can also save one
destination from the list of last destinations
in the destination memory. It will be saved
there permanently.
Saving a destination permanently in
the destination memory
XProceed as described in the “Saving a
destination from the list of last
destinations” section (Y page 146).
Saving the vehicle position in the list
of last destinations
XCentering map on the vehicle’s
position: Select Navi \000T Position \000T
Vehicle Position Map.
XSaving: Select Navi \000T Position \000T
Store Vehicle Position.
Saving the cross hair position in the
list of last destinations
iIf you have manually moved the map, you
will see a cross hair on the map
(Y page 102). You can save the cross hair
position as a destination in the list of last
destinations.
XShowing menu system, if necessary:
Press \000
Navi menu
The display in the Navi menu depends on
whether route guidance is active or not.
XPress button \000@ or \000> to select the
Navi menu.
Route guidance not active
The multifunction display shows the direction
of travel and the name of the street you are
currently driving on, if known by the
navigation system.
\000FDirection of travel\000GStreet you are currently driving on
Route guidance active
The image in the multifunction display
depends on whether you are being notified of
a driving maneuver.
No notification of driving maneuver
Example illustration
\000FDistance to destination\000GSymbol for “follow the course of the road”\000
During a driving maneuver additional lanes
may become available on the road or
highway.
\000FLane that opened up during the driving
maneuver
\000GThrough lane
Navigation status displays in the
instrument cluster
While route guidance is active, the following
messages may be shown in the multifunction
display:
R\000T
You have reached your destination.
RArea of dest. reached
You have arrived in the area of your
destination. The message appears, for
example, for relatively large POIs.
RNew route...
COMAND calculates a new route, e.g.
because you have deviated from the
calculated route or due to a detour report.
Afterward, COMAND continues route
guidance.
RCalculating route
COMAND is calculating a route. Afterward,
COMAND starts route guidance.
ROff map
The vehicle’s location is outside of the
digital map’s range. The vehicle is in an off-
map position (Y page 134).
ROff mapped road
The vehicle is either on a road that has not
been digitized (Y page 134) or on the side
of a road, e.g. in a parking space.
RNo route
COMAND cannot calculate a route to the
selected destination.
RDirection of Dest.
The vehicle has gone off the map during
route guidance (Y page 134).
Audio menu
The functions in the Audio menu operate the
audio equipment which you have currently
switched on.
The following functions are available:
RSelecting radio station (Y page 226)
ROperating audio devices/audio media
(Y page 227)
ROperating video DVD (Y page 227)
If no audio equipment is currently switched
on, the message Audio OFF appears in the
multifunction display.
XTo adjust the volume: Press button
\000Z or \000[ on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Selecting radio station
iThe SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio is treated
as a radio application.
Additional optional satellite radio
equipment and a subscription to a satellite
radio service provider are required for
satellite radio operation. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
details and availability for your vehicle.
For more information on satellite radio
operation, see “Satellite radio”
(Y page 170).
XSwitch on the COMAND system and select
AM/FM radio (Y page 165) or satellite
radio (Y page 170).
XPress button \000@ or \000> to select the
Audio menu.
The currently tuned station appears in the
multifunction display.
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