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+ Tip
X Inst
ruction
YY Continuation
symbol
(Y page) Page
referenc e
Di spla y Displays
inthe multifunc tion
display/COMAN D
Asat19 .07. 20 10

Multifunc
tionsteering wheel G
Warning
A drive r'sattention tothe road andtraffic
conditions mustalwaysbe his/he rprimary
focus whendriving.
For yoursafet yand thesafe tyof other s,
selec tingfeat ures throug hth em ultifun ction
st eer ing wheel should onlybe don eby the
driv erwhen traff icand road cond ition sper mit
it to be don esafe ly.
Bear inmin dth at ataspee dof jus t30 mph
(appr oximat ely50km/h ),your vehicle is
co ver ing adist anceof 44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysec ond. Funct
ion Pag
e :
Mult
ifunction display 69
;
W
Incr eases thevolum e 27
X
Decreases the
volum e 27
=
6
Accep tsacall 10
0 ~
Rejectsor end sa call 10
0 ?
Sel
ect sa men u V
Scrolls up U
Scrolls down (see
vehicle Oper ator's
Man ual) A
Sel
ect sa subm enuorlist
ent ry &
Scrolls up *
Scrolls down (see
vehicle Oper ator's
Man ual) Oper
ating COMAN D Select
ingam ainfunc tion
Ini tial situatio n You
wouldlike toswi tch from navigation
mode (addre ssinpu tmenu) tothe system
sett ings, forexample.
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button . Opera
tingCOMAND
19Ataglance Z

X
Sel ect Navi in
the mainfuncti onbarus ing
the 9=; buttons andpressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Mode and
pressthe 9button to
confi rm. Ro
ute mod emenu
: Route options
X Sel ect the routeopti on(s )using the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm.
The route options areswitched onO oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
i Ifyou change theroute options while
route guidanceisactive (aroute hasbeen
calcula ted),COMAND willcalcula teanew
route.
If you change theroute options whileroute
guida nceisinactive (nodestination has
been entered yet),COMAND usesthenew
settings forthe next route guidance.
i The route calcula tedmay, forexample,
include ferryconnections, evenifthe
Avoid Ferries route
option isswitched
on.
In some cases, e.g.when calcula ting
particularl ylong routes, COMAND maynot
be able totake allthe selected route
options intoaccount.
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button. Destination
entry Introduction
todestination entry G
Warning!
For safety reasons, onlyenter anew
destination whenthevehicle isstationary.
You could otherwise bedistracted fromthe
traffic conditions, causeanaccident and
injure yoursel fand othe rs.
The followi ng destina tione ntry optio ns are
av aila bl e:
R ente ringade stinati onbyaddre ss
R sel ecti ngade stinati onfrom thedestinati on
mem ory(e.g. My addre ss)
R sel ecti ngade stinati onfrom thelist of last
de stinati ons
R ente ringade stinati onusing the map
R ente ringaninte rme diate stop
R ente ringaspe cialde stinati on
R ente ringade stinati onusing Sea rch&Send
(Y page 59) Entering
adesti nation byaddress
Intr odu ction When
enterin gan addre ssas thedest ination,
you have thefollo wing options:
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e
and street
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e
and center
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e,
st reet andhouse number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e,
st reet andinters ect ion
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street ,cit y
and house number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street and
house number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street and
int ers ect ion 48
Destina
tionentryNaviga tion system

X
To start route calculati on:sel ect Start and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe point
of interest shouldbeused asthe
destination.
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9button
to confirm .
If you select Yes ,
route calculation begins.
If you select No ,
you can select anew point
of interest . Route
guidance General
notes G
Warning!
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destination withouttakingaccount ofthe
following, forexample:
R traffic lights
R stop andgive waysigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R lane narrowing
R other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
COMAND maygiveincorrec tdriving
recommen dationsifthe data onthe digital
map does notcorrespond tothe actual
condition s,e.g. theroad layou thas chang ed.
For this reas on,you must always observeth e
res pec tiveroad andtraff icrules and
reg ulatio nsdurin gyour journ ey. Road and
tr aff icrules andregulatio nsalways have
prio rityove rsyst em drivin g
rec omm endat ions.
Rout eguidan cebegi nsonce aroute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 51).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destinat ionby
means ofnavigation commandsinthe form
of audib lenavigation announcementsand
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displayscan only beseen
if the display isswitched tonavigation mode.
If you donot follow thenavigation
announc ementsor ifyou leave thecalculated route,
COMAND automatically calculatesa
new route tothe destination .
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
informat ion,thefollowing applies:
R when selecting aroute, COMAND triesto
avoid roads thatonly have limited access,
e.g. roads closed tothrough trafficandnon-
residents .
R roads thathave timerestriction s(e.g.
closed onSundays andpublic holiday s)are
avoided forroute guidance. Switching
betweenthefull-screen
map andthechange-of-dir ection
display
X Press theß button .
COMAND switchestothe respect ive
display . Changing
direction
Introdu ction Changes
ofdirection havethree phases:
R Preparation phase
R Ann ouncemen tphase
R Change-of- directionphase
Prepa ration phase COMAND
preparesyouforthe upcoming
change ofdirection .Based ontheex ample
displ aybelow, thech ang eof dire ction is
ann oun ced withth ePre pareto turn rig
ht mes
sage. Themap canbeseen inthe
full- scree ndisplay. Rou
teguid ance
65Navigat ionsyst em Z

Disp
layandd escri ption oflane recom mendation s The
colo rsused inthelane recomm endatio ndisplay varydepen 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. Light
gray Gray
Interrup
tingorcontinuing route
guidance
Interrup tingroute guidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressthe9button.
X Select Destination in
the navigation
menu barusing the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
X Select Cancel Route Guidance and
press
the 9button toconfirm .
Continuing routeguidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressthe9button.
X Select Destination in
the navigation
menu barusing the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .X
Select Continue RouteGuidance and
press the9button toconfirm .
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 reached message
in
addition tothe check eredflag. Navigat
ionannouncements G
Warning
Navigation announcemen tsare intended to
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
attent ionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consulting themap display fordirections.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for 68
Route
guidanceNavigat ionsystem

X
Sel ect Route in
the navi gation menu bar
us ing the :=; buttons and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect RouteBrowser and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
At the top ofthe displ ay,yo uwi llsee
info rma tion abou tthe highlighted route
section, forexample thedistance tobe driven
on the road androad designation. The
highlighted routesection ismarked inwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNext or
Previous and
press the9button toconfirm .
i Ifthe first orlast route section is
highlighted, youcannot selectPrevious or
Next .
X To zoom inor out ofthe map :select N
or M and press the9button toconfirm .
X To close theroute browser: selectBack and
press the9button toconfirm . Off-r
oadand off-ma p
Route guidance toan off-road
destination G
Warning
The COMAND navigation systemmaydirect
you tooff-road routesthatyour vehicle may
not becapable oftraversing throughwithout
damaging yourtires, wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver’s soleresponsibility todetermine
the suitabili tyof the route. Off-roadroutes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriateness foruse may beaffected by
various factorssuchastime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cannot bejudged ortaken intoconsideration
by the COMAND system.
COMAND canguide youtodestinations
which arewithin thearea 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 section ofthe route
= Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel
? Off- road, nostreet names available
Short lybefore youreach thelast known point
on the map, youwillsee theArea of destination
reached message
andan
arrow. Thedirection arrowshows the
compass headingtothe destination .
Route guidance fromanoff-road
location toad esti nation If
th evehi cleposit ioniswith inthearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, butthemap does
no tcon tain anyinform ationabout that
locat ion,th evehi cleisin 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 Road mes
sage, anarro w
and thedist anceto thed estin ation. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe actual
destin ation. 72
Rout
eguida nceNavigation system

Icon Descr
iption Tr
affic rep ortsin thema p
dis pla y Tr
affic rep ort
list Tr
affic
rep ort Yellow
lin ewit h
arr ows In
cid ents Poss
ibletraff icbloc ks(e.g.
road work s)
Ap pear son theside ofther oad
affect ed(arrows indicate
direction oftraffic flow) N/A N/A
Green
line with
arrows Unimpeded
traffic flow No
traffic blocks
Appears onlyonthe side ofthe
road withunimpeded trafficflow
(arrows indicate thedirection of
traffic flow) N/A N/A
Displaying
real-timetraffic repor ts
X Ifnecessary, switchtonavigation mode
and show themenu (Ypage 47).
X Use the9:=; buttonsto
select TMC and
press the9button to
conf irm.
If you seeadialog window showing theNo Traffic
Messages message,
this means that:
R no traffic reports havebeen received yet.
R no traffic reports areavaila ble.
X To cancel thesearch: selectCancel .
X To close themessage window:select
OK .
If there areany traffic reports, alist isshown.
The cont entofthe listvaries depending on
whether routeguidance isactive ornot .
List when routeguidance isnot active The
listshows allthe roads, areasorregions
for which reports areavaila ble. 1
Icon forwarning message
2 Country code
3 Road concerned
X To show thelistoftraffic report s:use
the 9:=; buttonsto select
Display AllMessages and
press the
9 button toconf irm.
i Atraffic report mayrefer toan area ora
region, e.g.ifvisibility isimpaired dueto
fog.
X To read atraffic report :select aroad, an
area oraregion.
List when routeguidance isactive The
first listshows theroads, areasand
regions thatliealong theroute andforwhich
traffic reports areavaila ble. Tr
affic repor ts
75Navigation system Z

1
Toshow alltraff icreports (including those
not affect ingthe route)
2 Tohave trafficreports readout,seeread-
aloud function(Ypage 73)
3 Affected roads, areasorregions (only
availab lewhen therearetraff icreports for
the route)
X To show alltraffic repor ts:use the
9:=; buttonsto select
Display AllMessages and
press the
9 button toconf irm.
You seealist ofall roads, areasandregions
for which trafficreports areavailab le,even
if the reports donot affect yourroute. X
To display arepor t:select aroad, anarea
or aregion fromthelist.
X To close thelist: press the; or=
button onceorrepeatedly. Examp
le:traffic repor t 1
Dependin gon your selection :Messages On
Route or
All Messages 2
Report 1of 1for the road affect ed
3 Beginn ingofthe affect edroute section
4 Endof the affect edroute section
5 Text ofreport
6 Road, areaorregion affectedbytraff ic
reports
C Icon forreport type,e.g.warning message
D Country code
X To scroll within themessage ortothe
next message: pressthe9 or:
button .
X To retu rntothe message list:press
the ; or= button . Read-
aloud function
The read-aloud functionisonly availab lewhile
route guidance isactive. Itreads outtraff ic
reports affectingthe curren troute. Youcan
adjust thetext reader volume (Ypage 28).
If the automatic read-aloud functionfortraff ic
reports isactivat ed,received trafficreports
are read outautomatically.
X Ifnecess ary,switch onnavigation mode
and show themenu system (Ypage 47).
X Use the9:=; buttonsto
select TMC and
press the9button to
conf irm.
X Select Readoutallmessages on route and
press the9button toconf irm. 76
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affic repor tsNavigation system