Exam
ple displ ay:c hange-of-direct ionphase
: Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
; Graphic representation ofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
= Distanc eto the next change ofdirection
Once thechange ofdirection iscompleted,
COMAND automatically switchesbacktofull-
screen display. Example
ofad ispla ywithout changes
of dir ection :
Route (highlight edinblue)
; Curren tvehicle position
= Current road
? 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. Thecorresponding datamust be
availa bleinthe 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)
? Graphic representat ionofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
A Distanc eto the next change ofdirection
B Possible lane(light blue)
C Recommended lane(dark blue)
D Lane notrecommen ded(gray)
E Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel Route
guidance
79Navigation 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 C
In this lane, youwillbeable tocom pleteth e
nex ttwo chan gesofdirec tionw itho ut
chan ginglanes. Dar
kblue Light
blue Possib
lelane B
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 lanes. Gray Gray
HOV
orcarpool lanes
Ar oute maybecalculated takingthe use of
HOV orcarpool lanesintoaccount .You can
use HOV orcarpool lanesdepending onthe
number ofpersons inthe vehicle aswell as
the local andtime limitation conditions.
i This inform ationisstored inthe map data.
i You canenter thenumber ofpersons in
the vehicle (Ypage 53).Inthis section ,you
can also findmore inform ationonHOV or
carpool lanes.
When thesystem guidesyouontoor away
from HOVorcarpool lanes,COMAND issues
visual andacoustic drivinginstructions. :
HOV symbol onthe road sign
; HOV symbol onthe carpool lane Announci
ngstreet names
If the funct ionisswitched on,the name ofthe
street whichyouareturnin ginto is
announc ed.
Ann ouncemen tsare not made inthese
languages inall count ries.They aremade
when relevant streetnames forthe selected
language areavaila bleinthe database.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton . 80
Rout
eguidanceNa vigation
Exam
ple: rou te1
The routeissho wninthe mapwi th ada rkblue
li ne.
Ro ute s1t o3a recalcu lated withthecurrent
settings forthe route typeandroute options
(Y pag e52). Route4is the economic route
(eco route) . Rou
te4( example: ecoroute)
The eco route isshown onthe alternat ive
route mapwithagreen line.
Opt ion 2 X
To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
sliding ZVtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Calculat eAlternat iveRoutes and
press Wtocon firm.
Depen dingonthe previous status,the
func tion isswitched onO oroff ª. Function
isactivat ed:alternat iveroutes
are calculated directlyafter thedestin ation
is ent ered.
Menu functions X
To select thenext orprevious
alter native route:select Next or
Previous and
press Wtocon firm.
X To star trout eguidance usingthe
selected alternative route:select Start and
press Wtocon firm.
COMAND startsroute guidance onthe
chosen alternativeroute. Displaying
destinationinform ation
You candisplay destinationinformation for
the destin ation, forboth waypoints andfor
the inter mediate stop,ifthey arepart ofthe
route.
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Route in
the navigation system
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Destinat ionInformat ion and
press Wtocon firm.
Dest ination information isdisplayed. Ex
ample: destinationinform ation Rout
eguidance
83Navigation Z
cVd
theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
Displaying andediting therecorded
route X
Insert theSDmemory card(Ypage 157).
X Select List in
the Routes menubyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
Previousl yrecorded routesaredispla yed. X
Select aroute andpress Wtoconfirm.
The map appea rswith amenu. The
recorded routeisshown inthe map witha
blue dotted line. Tur
ning offfrom theroute onthe map
X Select Demo by
turning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
The map withthecrosshair appears.
X Proceed asdescribed inthe "Rou te
demonstration" section(Ypage 84). Start
ingroute calculation
X Select Start in
the menu byturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
COMAND attemptstoalig nthe recorded
route withthedigital map.
Editing theroute
You canchange theroute name andtheicon.
X Select Edit in
the menu byturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . X
To change theroute name: select
Rename and
press Wtoconfirm .
i The name cannot bechanged whilethe
vehicle isin motion.
X To change theicon: select Change Icon and
press Wtoconfirm .
X Ad escript ionforboth entries canbefound
in the "Personal POIs"sectionunder
"Managing categoriesforperson alPOIs"
(Y page 73).
Changing directionforrout ecalculation
You cansetthe icon forthe route tothe
start ingpoint ortothe destin ation, thereby
changin gthe direct ionforroute calculation .
i Durin groute calculation ,one- way streets
or turn restrictions, forexample, aretaken
int oaccoun t.Therefor e,the outward and
return routes maydiffer fromeach other. 86
Rout
eguida nceNavigation
X
Sel ect Swap in
the menu byturni ngcVd
the COMAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
De letin gthe route
X Sel ect Delete in
the menu byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W toconfi rm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe route
should bedeleted.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes ,
the route willbedeleted.
If you select No ,
the process willbe
canceled.
Scanning thememory The
SDmemory cardisinserted.
X Select Memory in
the Routes menu
(Y page 85)byturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
The route memory isdispla yed. Off-r
oadand off-ma p
Import antsafety note 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.
Route guidance toadestination thatis
not onadigitized road 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:
routeguidance toan off-road destination
: Off-r oaddestination
; Off-r oadroute section (dashed blue)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Off-r oad(ifavaila ble)
If the vehicle reaches anarea which isnot part
of the digital map,thedispla yappea rsas a
split-screen view.Onthe right-hand side,an
arrow appearswhich points tooff-r oad
destination :.Youwill hear the
announc ement:"Please followthearrow on
the display" .Asthe vehicle approachesthe
destination, theArea ofdestination reached message
appears. Route
guidance
87Navigation Z
Route
guidanc efrom anoff-road
lo cati ontoad 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 Road mes
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 Road message,
anarrow
and thedistance tothe destination. The
direction arrowshows thecompass heading
to the destination.
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
toroadworks, forexample, theremaybe
differences betweenthedata onthe digital
map andtheactual course ofthe 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. Thedirection arrowshows
the compass headingtothe destination.
As soon asthe system canassign thevehicle
position tothe map again,route guidance
cont inues inthe usua lway . Tra
ffic reports 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 148).
COMAND canreceive trafficreports via
satellite radioandtake account ofthese for
route guidanceinthe navigation system.
Received trafficreports aredispla yedinthe
map either astext oras icons. Real-time
traffic report sin the map
COMAND canshow certain trafficincidents
on the map. Traffic reports areshown onthe
map atscales of0.05 mito20 mi.
X To hide themenu: slideZVtheCOMAND
cont roller and,when theFull Screen menu
itemisshown, pressWtoconfirm.
The map canbeseen inthe full-screen
displa y.
X Turn cVd theCOMAND controller untilthe
desired mapscale isset. 88
Tr
affic report sNavigat ion
COMAN
Dfea tures ........ .......... ........... 114
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Reception andtransm ission volume 120
Telephone operation........ .......... ....... 120
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Using calllists .................. ................. 129
Using thespeed diallist........ .......... . 131
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COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. General
information Introd
uction
COMAND offerstelephon yvia the
Bluetoot h®
int erface.
When connectingaBluetoot h®
-c apable
mobile phonewithPBAP(Phone BookAccess
Profile), contact sare automatic ally
downloaded toCOMAND .
With asuitable mobilephone, youcan usethe
hands- freesystem andreceive vCardsviathe
Bluetoot h®
int erface.
You canusethetextm essage (SMS)func tion
(receivin gand reading) ifthe mobile phone
supports theMAP (Message Access Profile)
Bluetoot h®
profile.
More detailed information onsuitable mobile
phones andoncon nectingwith Bluetoot h®
-
capable mobilephones withCOMAND canbe
found onthe Internet at
htt p://ww w.mbu sa-mobile.com. Orcall
the Mercedes- BenzCustome rAssistance
Center on
1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372) for
the USA oron 1-80 0-387-0100for Canada . Safety
notes G
WARNING
A driver's attentiontothe road must always
be his/her primary focuswhendriving. For
your safety andthesafety ofothers, we
recommend thatyoupull over toasafe
location andstop before placing ortaking a telephone
call.Ifyou choose touse themobile
phone whiledriving, pleaseusethehandsfree
device andonly usethemobile phonewhen
weather, road,andtraffic conditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibitthedriver from
using acellula rmobile phone whiledriving a
vehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehicle is
coverin gadistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. G
WARNING
Exc essive electrom agneticradiation may
const ituteahealth hazard toyourself and
others.
There isscient ificdiscussion surrounding the
possible healthrisksposed by
electrom agneticfields.Youcanreduce this
risk byusing anexter ioraerial.
Therefore, onlyusemobile communic ation
equipment ifit is conn ected tothe exter ior
aerial ofthe vehicle. Call
disconnec tionwhile thevehicle is
in motion
Ac allmay bedisc onnected if:
R there isins ufficie ntnetwo rkcover age in
cer tain areas .
R you mov efrom onetrans mitter/ rec eive r
area (cell)int oano ther and nochann elsare
fr ee.
R you useaSI M car dwhic his no tcompatible
with thenetwork available. Operat
ingoptions
You canoperate thetelephone by:
R using theCOMAND controller:
turn cVd.
slide XVY orZVÆ. 114
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informationTelephone