2011 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class light

Ent
erin gan interm edia testop
Intr odu ction When
routeguidan ceisact ive, you can enter
an interm ediat est op. Inte rm ediat est ops can
be pred efineddest inationsfrom thefoll owin g
cat egor iesthat COMA NDoffers forselec tion:
R Mer cedes-Ben zSer vice R
Hos pital R
Gas Statio n R
Par kingLot R
Res taurant Howe
ver,you can also enterd estin ations
other thanthepredefined ones.Todo this
select themenu itemOther .
You canusetheintermediate stopfunctionto
influenc eroute guidance tothe main
destin ation. Whenyouhave reached your
int ermediate stop,COMAND automatically
recalculates theroute tothe main
destin ation.
Entering predefined destinations X
To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressthe9button .
X Select Destina tion in
the navigation
menu barusing the:=;
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
X Select Stopove r and
press the9button
to con firm.
Opt ion 1:no interm ediatestop hasbeen
entered yet. Int
ermediate stopcategor ies
X Select acategor y.
Opt ion 2:an interm ediatestop has
alrea dybeen entered .
X Select Change Stopover and
press the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select acategor yusing the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
COMAND firstsearches inthe select ed
categor yfor destin ations alongtheroute.
If ther eare nodestin ations available there,
COMAND searchesfordestin ations within
a radius of100 kmofthe vehicle position .
If COMAND findsdestin ations, alist
appears onthe right- hand sideofthe
display. Ex
ample ofdisplay with"gas station" categor y
select ed
: Intermediate stophighlighted onthe map
; Current distanceto and name ofthe
int ermediate stop
The listshows intermediate stopdestin ations
On The Route and
Inthe area .Destination
entry
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ZAGA Trat ings
2 Todisplay details
X To disp laythedescr iption: selec t
Deta ils .
Ex
ample ofaZAGA Tdesc ription
Point ofinter estlist with characterbar If
you have selected"Sear chingfor apoin tof
int erest byname "(Y page 60)or"Searc hing
for apoint ofint erest byphon enumb er",the
list ofall point sof interest contain edon the
map appears.
Proc eedasdesc ribed inthe "Searc hingfora
phon ebook entry" sect ion(Ypage 104).
i IfCOMA NDcan unambig uouslyassign
the char acters entered toone entry,the
address entryappears automatically.
X To sta rtrou tecalcula tion:selectStar t and
press the9butt ontocon firm . Enter
ingapoint ofint eres tusing the
map
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressthe9button .
X Select Guide in
the navigation menubar
using the:=; buttonsand
press the9button tocon firm.
If points ofinter estare available:
Depen dingonthe map scale selected,
point ofinter esticons appear onthe map.
The scale atwhich theicons aredisplayed
on the map varies accordin gto the icon.
You canselect theicons thatCOMAND will
display (Ypage 83).
If there arepoints ofinter est,youwillsee
a message tothis effec t.
i You also seethis message ifyou have
selected themenu itemNo Symbols under
"Map display" (Ypage 83).
X Press the9button andconfirm the
message. Point
ofinter estonthe map
: Information aboutthehighlighted pointof
inter est
; Highlighted pointofinter est
X To select apoint ofint erest :selec t
Nex t or
Pre vious and
pres sth e9 butt on
to con firm.
X To show details fortheselecti on:selec t
Det ails and
pres sth e9 butt onto
con firm. 64
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ingapoint ofint eres tNavi gatio nsy ste m

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
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Exam
ple displ ay:initi ation pha se
: Next road
; Pointatwh ich the change ofdirecti on
take spl ace (lig ht blue dot)
= Current vehiclepos ition (the tipofthe
tria ngleind icates the vehicle’sdi recti on
of trav el)
? Current street
Disp lay? depends onthe setti ngselected
for "Inform ation inmap "(Y page 84).
An nounc eme ntphase CO
MAND announcesthe imm inentcha nge of
di recti on.Basedon the followi ng exa mpl e,
the change ofdirecti onisanno uncedwi th the
In 400 meters turnrig htontothe A81 mes
sage.
The displ ayisnow splitinto twosecto rs.In
the left ha lf,yousee thenorma lmap view. In
the righthalf,ther eis an enl arg edviewof the
are asu rrou nding the intersectio n
(i nterse ctionzoom), thechange ofdirection
also being illustrated. Example
display:announc ementphase
: Next road
; Point atwhich thechange ofdirection
takes place(lightbluedot,shown inboth
the left and right halfofthe display )
= Visual represent ationofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
? Change ofdirection (turnrighthere)
A Distan cetothe next change ofdirection
B Route (blueline,shown inboth theleft
and right halfofthe display )
i The filled-in sectionofvisual display for
distance =gets shorter ,the nearer you
get tothe announc edchange ofdirection .
Change-of-dir ectionphase COMAND
announcesthe imminent changeof
direction .Based ontheex ample display
below, thech ang eof dire ction isann oun ced
40 met ersbefore thech ang eof dire ction with
th eTur n rig
ht mes
sage. Thedispl ayissplit
int otwo halves,asintheann oun cem ent
phase . 66
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teguid anceNaviga tion syst em

Exam
ple displ ay:c hange-of-direct ionphase
: Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
; Visual representation ofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
= Distanc eto the next change ofdirection
Once thechange ofdirection iscompleted,
COMAND automatically switchesbacktofull-
screen display. Lane
recommendat ions
Overview On
multilane roads,COMAND candispla y
lane recommen dationsforthe next change of
direction. Therelevant datamust beavail able
on the digital map.
COMAND displayslane recommen dations
6, based onthe next twochanges of
direction. Thenumber oflanes indicated
corresponds tothe number presentduring
the next change ofdirection. Untilthispoint,
the number oflanes maybedifferent. Example
ofdisplay :day desig n
: Poin tof thenex tchan geofdirec tion
; Poin tofthe 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(light gray)
E Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel) Route
guidance
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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
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guidanceNavigat ionsystem

The
following messages canbedisplay ed
when routeguidance isactive:
R O
You have reached thedestinat ion.
R NEW ROUTE COMAND
calculates anew route, e.g.
because youhave deviated fromthe
calculated routeoras aresult ofatraff ic
jam report. COMAND thencontinues route
guidance.
R CALC RTE COMAND
iscalculating aroute. COMAND
then startsroute guidance.
R OFF MAP The
vehicle position isbeyond thedigital
map. Thevehicle isin an off- map position.
R OFF ROAD The
vehicle ison aroad thatisnot onthe
digital maporthe vehicle isno longer ona
road, e.g.inacar park.
R NO ROUTE COMAND
isunable tocalculate aroute to
the selected destination.
R Direction The
vehicle hasdriven intoanoff- map
position duringrouteguidance. Avoiding
asection oftherou te
blocked byatraf fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Thelength ofthe section of
route tobe blocked canbeadjusted. If
possible, COMAND calculates adetour
around theblocked sectionofthe route.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressthe9button.
X Select Route in
the navigation menubar
using the:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm . X
Select Detour and
press the9button to
confirm .
X To block asection ofthe route: select
Longer or
Shorter repeatedly
andconfirm
using the9button untilthedesired
section hasbeen selected.
i The length ofthe blockable routesection
is predetermined bythe digital map.The
menu itemsareavaila bleaccordingly.
X To star troute calculation: selectStart and
press the9button toconfirm .
X To change theblocke dsection: select
Cha nge while
themess ageisshown and
pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
X Then choose thedesir edrout esec tion.
X To delet eth eblocked section:selec t
Del ete while
themess ageisshown and
pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
COMA NDcalc ulates therout ewitho utthe
block . Selecting
analterna tiveroute
With the"Alternativ erout e"fun ction, routes
oth erthan theorigin alone canbecalc ulated.
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function butt on.
X To show themenu :press the9butt on.
X Selec tRout e in
the navig ation menubar
using the:=; buttons and
press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tAlte rnativeRoute and
press the
9 butt ontocon firm .
You seetheselec tedrout e.The display now
shows asplit -screen view. Onthe left-han d
side, oneormor ealter native rout esare
shown fromstart todest ination. The
curr entrout eis highligh teddark blue; other
alter native rout esappear lightblue. 70
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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
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eguida nceNavigation system