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e.g.
roads closed tothr ough trafficand non-
resident s.
R roads thathave timerestrictions (e.g.
closed onSundays andpublic holidays) are
avoided forroute guidance. Changing
direction
Introd uction Changes
ofdirect ionhave three phases:
R Preparation phase
R An nounc ement phase
R Change-of -directionphase
Prep aration phase COMAND
preparesyouforthe upcoming
change ofdirect ion.Based onthe example
display below,thechange ofdirect ionis
announ cedwith thePrepare toturn
right message. Youseethefull-scr eenmap. Ex
ample display: preparation phase
: Next road
; Point atwhich thechange ofdirect ion
takes place(lightbluedot)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
trian gleindicat esthe vehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Current street
Display ?depends onthe settingselect ed
for "Infor mation inmap" (Ypage 86). Announcement
phase COMAND
announcestheimminen tchange of
direction. Basedonthe example display
below, thechange ofdirection isannounced
with thePlease turnright in900 ft.
and follow themessage.
The announced distancetothe next change
of direction dependsonthe type ofroad and
its permissible speedlimit.
The displa yis now split intotwosectors. In
the left half, youseethenormal mapview.
The right sideshows anenlarged sectionof
the area around theintersec tion(Crossing
Zoom) ora3D image ofthe road's course with
the route indicating thenext maneuver. Example
display:annou nceme ntpha se
: Next road
; Pointatwh ich the change ofdirecti on
take spl ace (lig ht blue dot, showninboth
the left and right displ ays)
= Visualrep resenta tion ofthe dista nce to
the next change ofdirecti on
? Chang eof directi on(turnright her e)
A Dista ncetothe next change ofdirecti on
B Route (highl ighted inblue ,sho wninboth
the left and right displ ays)
i The filled-i ns ect ion ofvisual display for
distanc e= gets short er,the nearer you
get tothe announ cedchange ofdirect ion.
Change-of- direction phase COMAND
announcestheimminen tchange of
direction. Inthe example, theNow turn Route
guidance
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announcement ismade 90ft.before
the change ofdirection. Thedispla yis split
into twohalves, asinthe announcement
phase. Example
display:change-of-direct ionphase
: Current vehicleposition, thetipofthe
triangle indicating thevehicle’s direction
of travel
; Visua lrepresentation ofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
= Distance tothe next change ofdirection
Once thechange ofdirection iscompleted,
COMAND automaticall yswitches backtofull-
screen display. Example
ofad ispla ywithout changes
of dir ection :
Route (shown inblue)
; Curren tvehicle position
= Current street
? Map orient ationselect ed
A Map scale select ed Lane
recomm endations
Overview On
multilane roads,COMAND candisplay
lane recom mendat ionsforthe nextchange of
direction. Therelevant datamust beavaila ble
on the digital map.
COMAND displayslane recommen dations
B, based onthe next twochanges of
direction. Thenumber oflanes appliestothe
point atwhich thenext change ofdirection is
required. Example
display
: Point ofthe next change indirection (light
blue circle)
; Point ofthe change ofdirection afternext
= Next change ofdirection (inthis case, turn
off tothe right)
? Visual representat ionofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
A Distanc eto the next change ofdirection
B Recommended lane(dark blue)
C Possible lane(light blue)
D Lane notrecommen ded(gray)
E Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
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Disp
layandd escri ption oflane recom mendation s The
colors used inthelane recomm endatio ndisplay vary,depen dingonwhet herday ornigh t
design isswitc hedon. Lane Day
design Nigh
tdesign Recom
mendedlane B
In this lane, youwillbeable tocom pleteth e
nex ttwo chan gesofdirec tionw itho ut
chan ginglane. Dar
kblue Light
blue Possib
lelane C
In this lane, youwillonly beable tocom plete
the nextchange ofdirection without
changing lanes. Light
blue Dark
blue Lane
notrecommen dedD
In this lane, youwillnotbeable tocomplete
the next change ofdirection without
changing lane. Gray Gray
Interrup
tingorcontinuing route
guidance
Interrup tingroute guidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Cancel RouteGuidance andpress
W toconfirm .
Continuing routeguidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturning cVdthe COMAND
controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Continue RouteGuidance and
press Wtoconfirm .
COMAND calculates theroute. Destination
orarea ofdestination
reached
When youreach yourdestination, COMAND
displa ysacheck eredflagand route guidance
is automatically ended.
For certain pointsofinterest (airports or
freeway intersections),youwillsee theArea
of destination reachedmessage in
addition tothe check eredflag. Route
guidance
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The length ofthe blockable routesection
is predetermin edbythe digital map.The
menu itemsareavailab leaccordin gly.
X To star trout ecalculation: selectStart
and press Wtoconf irm.
X To delete theblocked section: select
Delete whilethemessage isshown and
press Wtoconf irm.
COMAND calculates theroute without the
block. Selecting
analter native route
With the"Altern ativeroute" function,routes
other thantheoriginal onecanbecalculated.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Routeinthe navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Alternativ eRoute andpress W
to conf irm.
You seetheselected route.Thedisplay now
shows asplit-sc reenview. Onthe left- hand
side, oneormore alternat iveroutes are
shown fromstarttodestinat ion.The
curren troute ishighlighted darkblue; other
alternative routesappear lightblue.
On the right- hand side,inform ationonthe
current lyselected alternative routeis
shown, e.g.length ofroute, estimated
driving timeandestimated timeofarrival.
X To select thenext orprevious
alterna tiveroute:select Nextor
Previous andpress Wtoconf irm.
The selected routeishighlighted darkblue.
X To select theoriginal route:select Back
a correspon dingnumber oftimes andpress
W toconf irm. X
To star trout eguidance usingthe
selected alternativeroute:select Start
and press Wtoconf irm.
COMAND calculates thealternative route. Displaying
destinationinforma tion
You have enteredadestination (Y page 51)
or apoint ofinteres t(Y page 61)and possibly
an intermediate stop(Ypage 59).
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Routeinthe navigat ionsystem
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller and press Wtocon firm.
X Select Destin ationInformationand
press Wtocon firm.
Dest ination information isdisplayed. Ex
ample display: destinationinformation
: Dist ance, estimatedtime ofarrival and
estim atedremainin gdrivin gtime to
int ermediate stop
; Intermediate stopP
= State and city
? Dest ination O
A Dist ance, estimatedtime ofarrival and
estim ateddrivin gtime todestin ation
X To close thedestina tioninform ation:
slide XVY theCOMAND controller orpress
the k backbutton. Rout
eguida nce
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overvi ew
Yo ucan usethe routeove rvie wto move along
the routesecti onbysecti onand view
info rma tion anddeta ils ab ou teach sectiono f
the route.
Yo uha ve ente redade stinati on(Ypage 51)
or apo int ofinte rest(Y page 61)and possibly
an intermediate stop(Ypage 59)).
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Routeinthe navigat ionsystem
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller and press Wtocon firm.
X Select Route Browse rand press Wto
con firm.
At the top ofthe display, youwillsee
infor mation aboutthehighlighted route
sect ion,forexample thedistan cetobe driven
on the road androad designat ion.The
highlighted routesectionismark edinwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNextorPrevio usand
press Wtocon firm.
i Ifthe first orlast route sectionis
highlighted, youcann otselect Previo usor
Next.
X To zoom inor out ofthe map:select N
or M and press Wtocon firm.
X To close therout eoverview: select
Back andpress Wtocon firm. Off-
road andoff-m ap
Impor tantsafet yguidelines G
War
ning
The COMAND navigationsystem maydirect
you tooff- road routes thatyour vehicle may not
becapable oftrav ersing through without
damaging yourtires,wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver’s solerespon sibility todeterm ine
the suitability ofthe route. Off-road routes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriaten essforuse may beaffect edby
various factorssuch astime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cann otbe judged ortake ninto consi derati on
by the COMAND system .
Route guidanc eto ades tinatio nthat is
no ton adig itized road CO
MAND canguide yo uto destina tions
wh ich arewi thi nt he area covered bythe
digital map,butwhich arenot themselves
recorded onthe map.
These destinations areknown asoff-r oad
destinations, whichyoucan enter using the
map, forexample. Inthese cases, COMAND
guides youforaslong aspossible with
navigation announcemen tsand displa yson
roads known tothe system. Example
display:route guidance toan off-r oad
destination
: Off- road destination
; Off- road route section (dashed blue)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Off- road (nostreet names available)
Short lybefore reaching thelast known point
on the map, youwillhear theannounc ement:
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If
the vehicle reaches anarea which isnot part
of the digitalmap, thedisp layapp ears asa
spli t-screen view.Onthe right-hand side,an
arrow appears which points tooff-road
destination :.Youwill hear the
announc ement:"Please followthearrow on
the display" .Asthe vehicle approachesthe
destination, theArea ofdestination
reached message appears.
Route guidance fromanoff-road
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ioniswith inthearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, butthemap does
no tcon tain anyinform ationabout that
locat ion,th eveh icle isin an off-road locat ion.
COMA NDisalso able toguide youtoa
dest inationeven from anoff-road locat ion.
At thest art oftherout eguidan ce,you willsee
th eOff Mapped Roadmes sage, anarro w
and thedist anceto thed estin ation. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe actual
destin ation.
The route ishighlighted blue,startingfrom
the last recogn izedstreet the vehicle wason
before itleft themap.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
kn own tothe system, routeguidance
con tinues inthe usual way.
Rout eguida ncefrom anoff-m ap
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ionisouts idethearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, then theveh icle
is in an off-map locat ion.COMAND isalso
able toguide youtoadestination evenfrom
an off-map location.
At the start ofthe route guidance,youwillsee
the Off Mapped Roadmessage, anarrow
and thedistance tothe destination. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe road left
last.
The route ishighlig htedbluefrom thenearest
road known tothe system. As
soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
known tothe system, routeguidance
cont inues inthe usua lway .
Off-road duringrouteguidance Due
toroad const ruction work,forexample,
there maybedifferences betweenthedata
on the digital mapandtheactual course of
the road.
In such cases, thesystem willtemporarily be
unable tolocate thevehicle position onthe
digital mapandthus considers thevehicle to
be inan off-road position.
In the displa y,you willsee theOff Mapped
Road message, anarrow andthedistance to
the destination. Thearrow shows the
compass headingtothe actual destination.
As soon asthe system canassign thevehicle
position tothe map again,route guidance
cont inues inthe usua lway . Tra
ffic report s Condition
s
To receive real-time trafficreports via
satellite radio,yourequire:
R optionally available satellite radio
equi pment
R asubscription toSIRIUS XMSatellite Radio
Traffic Message Service
Further information onsatellite radiois
avail able inthe "Satellite radio"section
(Y page 123).
COMAND canreceive trafficreports via
satellite radioandtake these intoaccount for
route guidanceinthe navigation system.
Received trafficreports aredispla yedinthe
map either astext oras icons. Real-time
traffic report son the map
COMAND canshow certain trafficincidents
on the map. Traffic reports areshown onthe
map atscales of0.05 mito20 mi. Tr
affic report s
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MyAddress entryislisted asthe first
ent ryinthe destinat ionmemory.
X Select MyAddress byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
i Ifyou have notyetentered any
charact ers,theMyAddress entryis
automatically highlightedinthe selection
list.
If no home address hasbeen stored yet,you
can now assign anaddress bookentry.Ifa
home address alreadyexists,it is display ed
and youcan alter it.
i Ifyou select NewEntry, youarealso
offered theoption ofent ering thehome
address forthe first time. Youcanthen
save thehome address withoutstarting
route guidance.
X To enter thehome address forthe first
time: select Assign toAddress Book
Entry andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select HomeorWork andpress Wto
conf irm.
X To change thehome address: select
Change andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Assign toAddress BookEntry
and press Wtoconf irm.
i Ifyou select NewEntry, youarealso
offered theoption ofchangin gthe home
address byent ering anaddress. Youcan then
save thehome address without
start ingroute guidance.
X Select HomeorWork andpress Wto
conf irm.
In both cases, youwillsee theaddress book
either withthecharact erbar oras a
selection list.
X To select anadd ress book entry:
proceed asdescribed inthe "Searching for
an address bookentry" sect ion
(Y page 112).
X To confirm theselection: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
If no home address hasbeen stored,
COMAND savestheentry.You willsee a
message andthen theaddress menuwith
the selected address. Startishighlighted
automatically.
If ahome address hasalready beenstored,
you willsee aprompt askingyouwhether
the MyAddress entryshould be
overwritt en.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes,COMAND overwrites the
destinat ion.You willsee amessage and
then theaddress menuwiththeselected
address. Startishighlighted
automatically.
If you select No,the listwill reappear.
Selecting thehome address forrout e
guidance X
Proceed asdescribed inthe "Selectin ga
destinat ionfrom thedestinat ionmemory"
sect ion(Ypage 57). Saving
adesti nation inthe
dest inationmem ory
Not es This
function also stores thedest inationin
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Aut
horizing (regist ering) amobile
ph one X
In theBluet ooth®
te lepho neslist,selec tthe
not yetauthorized mobilephonebyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller.
X Select Options bysliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Authorize andpress Wtoconfirm .
The passcode entrymenu appears. The
passcode isany one tosixteen- digit
number combination whichyoucan
determine yourself.Youmust enter thesame
number combination inCOMAND andinthe
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobilephone(seethe
operating instructionsofthe mobile phone).
i Some mobile phones requiretheinput of
a four-digit passcode orlonger character
strings.
If you want tore-authorize amobile phone
following <0004000500250001001500140008000F00120009001C000100140009000F000E
0032V youcan select a
different passcode.
X To enter apassc odeinCOMA ND:press
the numbe rkeys inturn.
¬ ishig hlighted afterthefirst numbe r
has beenentere d.
or
X Sel ect the digits one byone byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W toconfi rm.Then,sel ect ¬.
X To confi rm anentry inCO MA ND: press
W the COMAND controller. X
Now enterthe same passcode inthe mobile
phone.
To enter inthe mobile phone:ifthe
Bluetooth ®
conn ection issuccessful, youwill
be prompted bythe mobile phonetoenter the
passcode (seethemobile phoneoperating
instruct ions).
X Ent erthe same passcode inthe mobile
phone asalready entered inCOMAND.
i Afterenterin gthe passcode, youmay also
need toenter aconfirm ationinyour mobile
phone toconn ectcalls. Check thedispla y
of your mobile phone.
If the COMAND displayshows the
Authorization Procedure
Unsuccessful message,youmay have
exceeded theprescribed timeperiod.
Repea tthe procedure.
The mobile phoneisconn ected toCOMAND
(authorized). Youcannow make callsusing
the COMAND hands-free system. External
authorizat ion
If COMAND doesnotdetect yourmobile
phone, thismay bedue toparticular security
settin gson your mobile phone. Inthis case,
check whether yourmobile phonecanfind
COMAND. TheBluetooth ®
device nameof
COMAND isMB Bluetooth.
Observe thefollowing: somemobile phones
require thatyoureconn ecttoCOMAND after
you have entered thepasscode (seethe
mobile phoneoperating instructions).The
mobile phonecannot otherwise be
authorized.
X Press the÷funct ionbutton onCOMAND.
X Select Phoneinthe telephone basicmenu
by sliding VÆandturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Bluetooth Phonesandpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Update. Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interface 101Telephone
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