Geo-c
oordinate display Geo-coord
inatedisplayactive
: Current heightabo veavera gesea level
(rou nded tothe nearest 100ft)
; Current vehicle position: latitude
coordina tes
= Current vehicle position: longitu de
coordina tes
? Numbe rofG PS satellites currentlybeing
used
There mustbesufficient GPSrecept ionforall
displays tobe shown. Ifthis isnot thecase,
the display willbegrayed out.Height
display :may varyfrom theactual value,
because thenavigation systemusestheGPS
signal forthe calculation.
"None" menuoption Display
switched off
: Currently setmap orient ation
i During the"Move map"function,youcan
see additional datadepending onthe
position ofthe crosshair, suchasaroad
name, ifthe digital mapsupports thisdata. Additional
settings Avoiding
anarea
General information COMAND
makesitpossible toavoid areas
you donot wish todrive through.
If you activat eor deactivat earoute block
while route guidance isactive, COMAND will
calculate anew route. Ifyou activat eor
deactivat earoute block whileroute guidance
is inact ive,COMAND willuse thenew setting
for the next route guidance.
i Freeways withinblocked areasarealway s
taken intocons ideration inthe route
calculation.
This funct ionisnot availabl ewhile the
vehicle isin motion .
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressthe9button .
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar using
the 9=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm.
X Select Block Area and
press the9
button toconf irm.
If you have notyetsetanarea tobe
avoided, themap appears withthe
crosshair (option1).
If you already setone ormore areas tobe
avoided, alist appears (option2).
Option 1:the map appears Addit
ional settings
85Navigation system Z
Comp
assfunct ion
You canseethecur ren tvehicle position and
direct ionoftravel inthe compass view.
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressthe9button .
X Select Positio n in
the navigation menu
bar using the:=; buttonsand
press the9button tocon firm.
X Select Compass and
press the9button to
con firm.
Depen dingonthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Ex
ample display: compass
: Current directionoftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel
(rounded tothe nearest 50m)
= Current vehicleposition :longitude
coordinat es
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinat es
B Currently setsteerin gangle ofthe front
wheels
i Todisplay current height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. Steeringangle Bcan bea
maximum of35° inboth direction s. Upda
tingthedigital map
Introdu ction The
digital mapsgenerated bythe map
software becomeoutdated inthe same way
as conv ention alroad maps. Optimal route
guidance canonly beprovided bythe
navigation systeminconj unct ionwith the
most up-to- datemapsoftware.
Infor mation aboutnewversions ofthe digital
map canbeobtained fromanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Youcanhave your
digital mapupdated therewithaDVD ,or you
can update ityourself.
i The update process cantake along time
(over anhour), depending onthe size ofthe
map software. Duringthistime, youwill
only beable toswitch onradio mode and
to accept incomin gcalls. Theupdate willbe
completed morequickly ifthe vehicle is
station ary.
If you carry outtheupdate withtheengine
switched offand thestart erbattery has
insufficient power,COMAND may
automatically switchoffduring theprocess
in order toprotec tthe battery. Ifthis
occurs, restarttheupdate withtheengine
runnin g. G
War
ning!
Never runtheengine inan enclosed space.
The exhaust fumescontainpoisonous carbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustfumesis
hazardous toyour health andcanlead toloss
of consc iousness anddeath.
Upda teprocess X
Insert theDVD (Ypage 129).
The update begins. COMAND checks
whether thedigital maponthe DVD is
compatible withthenavigation systemand
system software.
If this isthe case andtheDVD 'smap data
has notalready beeninstalled, the
COMAND startsupdating thedigital map. Additional
settings
89Navigation system Z
