2012 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Comand

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. SIRIUS
Weather Introd
uction
For therecept ionofweather forecastsvia
satellite radio,youwillneed aSIRIUS XM
Satellit eWeather subscript ion.
When theCall SIRIUS toactivat e system at 888-539
-7474 message
withthe
SIRIUS deviceidentification number appears,
you willfirst have toobtain access tothe
weather service.Ad escript ionofthe
procedure canbefound inthe "Registering
satellite radio"section(Ypage 149).
COMAND canreceive weather forecastsvia
satellite radioforthe entireUSA (including
Alaska andHawaii). Thereceived weather
data canbedisplayed asan infor mation chart
(daily forecast,five-dayforec ast,detail
infor mation )or on the weather map.
The weather datareceived fromaweather
stat ionisstor edinCOMAND foranhour and
can beshown againimmediately after
rest artin gthe engin e(e.g. after refueling).
The weather mapcandisplay thefollowing
weather datawithsymbols:
R rain radar
R stor mcharact eristics
R areas ofhigh-pres sure/low-pr essure,
weather fronts
R course oftropic alcyclon es(hurricanes ,
typhoon s)
R wind direct ionand speeds
i The rain radar cannotbe displayed for
Alaska, HawaiiandPuerto Rico. i
Hurric ane:descript ionofatropic al
cyclon ewhich mostlydevelop inthe
At lantic Ocean orinthe Nort hPacific
Ocean orSouth Pacific Ocean. Thewind
speeds areabove 74mph (118 km/h).To
charact erizethestrengt hof ahurrican e,
ther eare five categor ies.
Typhoon: thedescript ionofatropic al
cyclon ethat develops inthe Nort hWest
Pacific Ocean. Thewind speeds areinthe
categor yof ahurrican e. Switching
theSIRIUS weather display
on/off
Switching on X
Select theglobe iconinthe main function
bar bysliding ZVandturningcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The SIRIUS weather basicdisplay appears. X
Confirm SIRIUS Weather by
pressing W.
The infor mation chartshows thedaily
forec astatthe curren tvehicle position . 196
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Dai
lyfore castasan information chart(example)
You seethefollowi nginformation:
R the date andtime ofthe weather message
received last
R information onthe current weather
(temperature, cloudcover) andforecast for
the next 3,6,12 hours
R the current highest temperature and
forecasts
R the current lowesttemperature and
forecasts
R the probabi lityofrain
X To switch tothe five-day forecast:
confirm 5-Day by
pressing W.
The information chartdispla ysthe forecast
for the next fivedaysin the currently
selected location. Five-day
forecastasan information chart
(example)
X To retur nto the daily forecast: confirm
Current by
pressing W. Switching
off X
Press the% button.
or
X Select Back by
turning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andconfirm bypressing W.
Both options appearint he SIRIUS weather
basic menu. Displaying
detailedinformation
Besides thecurrent temperatures, youcan
displa yinformation suchaswind speeds and
UV index.
X Select Info in
the information chartby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The information chartshows detailed
information forthe selected area. Selec
tingthearea forthe weather
forecast
Introduction You
canselect thefollowing areas:
R the current vehicleposition
R vicinity ofthe destination
R awinter sports area
R an area within theUSA
You canselect anarea inthe information
chart (firstoption), onthe map (second
option) orfrom thememory, ifyou have SIRIUS
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ysave dareas inthemem ory
(Y page 199).
i COMA NDreceive sweat herforecas tdata
fr om thene ares tweat herstatio nat the
selec teddest ination.
Opt ion 1:select ingthelocat ioninthe
infor mation chart X
Sel ect Position in
theinf orm ationch art
by turnin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroll er
and pres sW toconfirm .
Am enu appears. "Select
ingthe area forthe weather forecast"menu
X To select thecurr entvehicle position:
select Current Position and
press Wto
con firm.
COMAND receivestheweather dataforthe
curren tvehicle position fromthenearest
weather stationand displays it
automatic ally.
X To select thevicinity ofthe
destina tion:select NearDestina tion in
the menu byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
i You canselect NearDestina tion if
a
route hasbeen calculated (Ypage 57).The
menu itemisother wisegrayed out.
X To select winter sportareas:select In Winter
SportsAreas in
the menu, and
con firm bypressing W. X
Select astat e,e.g. Colorad o ,
and press
W tocon firm.
X Select awinter sportsarea from themenu
and press Wtocon firm.
The weather dataandother information is
displayed forthe winter sportsarea that
has been select ed.The data issupplied by
the nearest weather station.
The infor mation chartshows thefollowing
infor mation (ifavailable):
R ski slopes/sk ilifts
R snowboardin gand night time openin g
R snow conditions (e.g.snow depth)
R temper ature X
To select thevicinity ofanoth er
location: selectSearch Locatio
ns in
the
menu byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm. 198
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X
Sel ect astate ,e.g. Florida ,
and confi rm
by pre ssing W. X
Sel ect acate gory,e.g. DaytonaBea ch ,
and pressW toconfi rm.
The informa tion chartsho wsthe weath er
fore castfor the selected area.Thedata is
supplied bythe nearest weather station.
Option 2:selec tingthearea inthe
weather map X
Call upthe weather map(Ypage 200).
X Move theweather mapsothat the
crosshair isover thedesired area
(Y page 200).
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
The inform ationchart shows theweather
forecast forthe selected area.Thedata is
supplied bythe nearest weather station. Memory
functions
Storing thearea inthe weather memory For
areas thatarefrequently calledup,10
presets (0,1–9 )are available inthe weather
memor y.
X In thep res etmemo ry:select the area for
the weath erfor eca st(Y page 197) .
Th ese lected area issho wnatthe top inthe
sta tus bar.
X Sel ect Position in
the inform ation cha rt
by turning cVd theCOMAND controller
and pressW toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Memory and
pressW toconfi rm.
X Sel ect the presetb ytur ning cVd orslid ing
ZVÆ theCOMA NDcontro ller .
X Pre ssand holdW theCOMA NDcontro ller
unt ilth eare ais en tered inthesele cted
pre set.
X To stor era pidl y: inthedaily forec ast
(Y page 197)pre ssand holdanum berkey,
e. g. l, untilth epre set position num ber
is sho wninthest at us bar infron tof the
are anam e.
i You canalso usethis fun ction inthefiv e-
day forec ast (Y page 197), and inthe
det ailed info rm ation view(Y page 197).
Select inganarea from theweat her
me mo ry X
Fro mtheweat hermemo ry:in the
in fo rm ation chart ,sele ctPos ition by
tur ning cVd theCOMA NDcontro ller and
pre ssW toconfirm .
X Se lec tMem ory and
pressW toconfirm .
X Se lec ta pre set that contain san entry by
tur ning cVd orslid ingZVÆ theCOMA ND
co ntro ller and pressW toconfirm .
The weat herdataof thesele cted are ais
sho wn.
X Ra pids election :if th ere isan ent ry
available intheweath ermem ory,e.g.when SIRIUS
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daily for eca stissho wn, brieflypre ssa
num berk ey, such asl.
The weather dataofthe select edarea is
shown. Weat
hermap
Calling upthe weather map X
Select Map in
the infor mation chartby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
The weather mapappears inthe 500 km
scale. Weather
map(example)
i For themap display, youcan activat ethe
topogr aphicmapstyle (Ypage 103).
Moving theweather map X
Slide XVY, ZVÆoraVb theCOMAND
con troller.
The weather mapmoves inthe
corr espondin gdirect ionunder the
cross hair.
Changing thescale X
As soon asyou turn cVd theCOMAND
con troller, youseethescale bar.
X Turn cVd untilthedesired scaleisset. Showing/hiding
themenu inthe
weather map X
To show: pressWthe COMAND controller
in the weather map. X
To hide: slideupZV theCOMAND
con troller .
Selecting aweather stationinthe map X
Move theweather mapandcross hairtothe
desired position (Y page 200).
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
The menu isshown.
X Confirm Display Weather by
pressing
W.
COMAND receivestheweather dataforthe
select edposition fromthenearest weather
stat ionand displays itautomatic allyasa
daily forecast. 200
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Switching
layersonthe map on/off You
canswitch ondiffering layers,for example todisplay therain radar, weather frontsand
the course oftropical stormsonthe map.
X Display themenu onthe weather map(Ypage 200).
X Select Layers by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Am enu appears. X
Select thelayer byturn ingcVd andsliding ZVÆtheCOMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
Switc hthe display onO oroff ª.
Explana tion Layer Map
displa y Selectable
scales Radar
Map Shows
therain radar asacolored areaonthe map,
for anexplanat ionofthe colors, seethe"Legend"
sect ion(Ypage 204). All
Storm
Charact
eristic s Shows
thecharact eristicsof astor m
Character isticsare:
R torn adic storm:
stor mcellwith strong winds (super cells),from
which atorn ado (also know astwist er)can
develop.
R cyclon e:
stor mcells, fromwhich atorn adic stormcan
develop
R hailstorm
R the likelihood ofahailstorm All
Atmosph
eric Pressur
e Shows
theposition ofhigh andlow-pressure areas
(H, L),weather frontsand isobars 200
km,500 km SIRIUS
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Layer Ma
pdisp lay Select
able
scales Tro
pical Sto
rmTracks Sho
wsthepath /directionalmov emen tspeed ofa
tro pical stormwith time andstrengt hinfor mation All
Winds Shows
thewind direct ionand wind speed 5
km There
areanumber ofillustrate dexamples inthe following section.
Sam pledispla ysofweather datain the
ma p Rain
radar
The Radar Map display
layerisactiv ated
(Y page 201)and weather dataisavailable. Weather
mapshowing therain radar
The precipit ationradar legend canbecalled
up at(Y page 204).
Stor mchar acter istics
The Storm Characteristics display
layer
is activ ated (Ypage 201)and weath erdata is
av ailabl e. We
ath erma psho wing aha ilstor mandtorna dic
storm swi th the path and directi onalmove ment
spe ed(examp le) Wea
ther map showing aha ilstorm (examp le)
The storm sle gend canbecalled up
(Y page 204) .
Di spl aying additi onalinformati on
X Sli de XVY ,ZVÆ oraVb theCOMAND
control lerand move thecros shaironto a
corre sponding symbo l.
X Pre ssW the COMAND controller. 20
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Path
oftrop icalstorm s
The Tropical StormTracks display
layer
is activated (Ypage 201)andweather datais
availa ble.
Symbol ?shows thecurrent position ofthe
tropical cyclone.
Ad ashed linesho wsthepat htodate andthe
predicted pathofthe cyclone.
More inform ation;can beshown onthe
following positions:
R positions ofprevious path=
R current position ?
R positions onthe predicted routewith
inform ationondate :
X In the map, slideXVY, ZVÆoraVb the
COMAND controller andslide thecrosshair
to ; or=.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller. Weather
mapshowing thepath ofatropical low-
pressure areaandfurther informat ion(example)
Showing information;(ifavaila ble):
R name ofthe tropical stormandcategory
R time stamp
R direction almovemen tspeed andpath
(Wind )
R maximum windspeed (Max. WindSpeed )
i The direct ionalmovem entspeed isthe
speed atwhich thestor mcellofatropic al
stor mmoves.
At ropica lstorm issepa rated intodiffere nt
categori esaccordi ngtothe loca tion atwhi ch
it devel ops. Regi
onof
origi n Categ
ory Atlantic,
North and
South Pacific
Oceans Tropical
Low Pressure
System Tropical
RainZone Tropical
Storm Hurrican
eCategory 1 to
Hurrican eCategory 5
Northwes
t
Paci fic Tropical
Low Pressure
System Tropical
Cyclone Typhoon
Super-Ty
phoon Wind
directi onsand windspee ds Wea
ther map showing wind directi onsand wind
spe eds (exa mple)
Le ge nd (pre cipitati onradar andstorms) X
Disp laythe menu onthe weathe rmap
(Y page 200).
X Sel ect Layers by
turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroll erand pres sW to
co nfirm .
X Sel ect Legend and
pres sW toconfirm . 204
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