2011 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class buttons

Dep
endingonthe point ofinte rest
se lected ,CO MAND uses diffe rent
ref ere nce points inde term ining the linea r
di sta nce tothe destinati on:
R vicini tyof cur rent positio n:the linea r
di sta nce isthe dista nce ofthe point of
inte restfro mthe current vehicle
po sitio n.
R vicini tyof de stinati on:the linea rdistanc e
is the distanceof the point ofinterest
fro mt hedestination entered.
Long names ofpoints ofinterest are
abbreviated. Aninformation iconisshown
after theentr y.
X To call upthe complete display:press
the ; button.
Selec tingapoint ofint eres t X
Sele ctapoin tof interes tusin gth e
9: buttonsand pres sth e9 butt on
to con firm.
The fulladdre ssofthepoin tofintere st
sel ecte dap pe ars. :
Pointofinte restwith address
; Tostart rout ecalc ulation
= Tostore anaddress inthe dest ination
memo ry
? Todisplay details
A Tomak eacall (when available)
B Tocan celselec tion
C Toshow anaddress onthe map X
To sta rtrou tecalcula tion:selectStar t and
press the9butt ontocon firm .
X To stor ean address inthedest ination
mem ory:selec tSave and
press the9
butt ontocon firm .You cannow selec t
st orage options (Ypage 79).
X To show thedet ailed view: select
Deta ils and
press the9butt onto
con firm .
X To connect acall: select Call and
press
the 9button toconfirm (avai lable ifthe
poi ntofinterest entrycontains aphone
numbe r).
X To callup the map: select Map and
press
the 9button toconfirm.
X You canscroll themap andselect a
desti nation (Ypag e56).
ZAGA T®
rating service Entries
featuringtheZicon contai naddition al
ZAGAT information .ZAGAT rates restau rants,
for instance ,in reg ardto the quality ofthe
foo d,furnis hing, service,and provides an
av era gepricing level aswellas age nera l
de scri ption. After
selecti nganentry with aZ ico n,yo uc an
call uptheZAGA Trat ing inthesubse quent
sc ree n. Ent
ering apoint ofint eres t
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1
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

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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direct
ionsmay cause youtodivert your
atte ntion from driving andincrease yourrisk
of an acciden t.
Repea tingnavigat ionannouncement s i
Audible navigationannoun cementsare
muted duringatelephon ecall.
If you have missed anannoun cement,you can
call upthe curren tannoun cementat any
time.
X To show themenu: presstheØ
func tion butto n.
X Select +inthe navigat ionmenu barusing
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 butto nto con firm.
Switching navigationannouncement s
on/off X
To switch off:press the8 button
during anannoun cement.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The drivin
ginstru ctions havebeen muted .
X To switch on:press theØ function
butto n.
X Select +inthe navigat ionmenu barusing
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 butto nto con firm.
i COMAND automaticallyswitch esthe
navigat ionannoun cementsback onwhen:
R itreceiv esRDS- TMC trafficreport s
during dynamic routeguidance and
recalculate sthe route accordingly
(Y page 51).
R you have anew route calculated.
R you switch COMAND backonagain or
start theengin e. Redu
cingvolume during anavig ation
anno uncemen t The
volumeofan active radioof vide osou rce
can beautomatica llyredu cedduring a
navig ationannou ncement.
X Sele ctNavi in
the mainmenu barusing the
9=; buttonsand press the9
button tocon firm.
X Select Audio Fadeout and
press the9
button tocon firm.
The func tion isswitch edon O oroff ª,
depending onthe previous status.
Sett ingthe volume manually X
Adj ust the volume usingtheqcon trol
kn ob during anavigation announcement.
or
X Select +inthe map view withthemenu
shown andadjust thevolume usingthe
q con trol knob. Nav
igation system displaysinthe
mult ifunction display
Calling upthe navigat ionsystem menu X
Press theV orU button repeatedly
until Navi appears
inthe display.
The view inthe multifunc tiondisplay depends
on whether routeguidance isactive ornot .
Rout eguida nceisinactive: thedirect ionof
travel and,ifkn own, thename ofthe road you
are curren tlytravelin galong areshown inthe
multifunc tiondisplay.
Rout eguida nceisactive: thedisplay inthe
multifunc tiondisplay depends onwhether a
change ofdirect ionisannoun cedornot .
When achange ofdirect ionisannoun ced,you
see anicon forthe change andavisual
represen tationofthe distanc e.The distanc e
indicat orshort enstowards thetop ofthe
display asyou approach thepoint ofthe
announ cedchange ofdirect ion. Rout
eguida nce
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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
To select the next or prev ious
alte rnati veroute :sel ect Next or
Pre vious and
pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
Pos sibl eal terna tiveroutes aresho wninthe
fol lowi ng ord er:Per sonalRoute ,
Fas t Rou
te ,
Eco nomicRoute ,
Sho rtRoute and
AlternativeRoute .
X To select the original route :sel ect Back a
corr espond ingnum bero ftimes andpress
the 9butt ontocon firm .
X To sta rtrou teguid ance using the
selected alterna tiveroute:selec tStar t and
press the9butt ontocon firm . Displa
yingdestinationinfor mation
You have entered adest ination(Y page 49)
or apoint ofint erest (Ypage 60)and possibly
an interme diate stop (Ypage 57).
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function button.
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 tDest inationInformation and
press the9butt ontocon firm .
Des tination inform ation isdisplayed. Ex
ample display: destinationinform ation
: Dist ance,est imat edtim eof arriv aland
est imat edremain ingdrivin gtim eto
int erme diate stop
; Inter mediat est op P
= Des tination O
? Dist ance,est imat edtim eof arriv aland
est imat eddrivin gtim eto dest ination
i Ifaphon enumb erisavailable fora
dest inationoran interme diate stop and you
have connected amobile phone,you can
now callthis numb er.
X To dia lth eph one num ber: selec tthe
phone usingthe9 or: button and
press the9button toconfirm .
This initiates dialing.
X To close thedestination information:
press the=, ;orthe k back
button. Route
browser
The route browser showsanoverview ofthe
route. Youcanusetheroute browser tomove
along theroute section bysection andview
information anddetails abouteachsection of
the route.
You have entered adestination (Ypage 48)
or apoint ofinterest (Ypage 60)and possibly
an intermediate stop(Ypage 57).
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressthe9button. Route
guidance
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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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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
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