2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class Route guidance

X
To sho wthe men u:pre ssthe 9button.
X Sel ect Route in
the navigati on 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 tiona bout thehighlighted route
sect ion,forexample thedistan cetobe driven
on the road androad designat ion.The
highlighted routesectionismark edinwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNext or
Previo us and
press the9butt ontocon firm.
i Ifthe first orlast route sectionis
highlighted, youcann otselect Previo us or
Next .
X To zoom inor out ofthe map:select N
or M and press the9butt ontocon firm.
X To close therout ebrowser: selectBack and
press the9butt ontocon firm. Off-
road andoff-m ap
Rout eguida ncetoan off-r oad
destina tion G
WARN
ING
The COMAND navigationsystem maydirect
you tooff- road routes thatyour vehicle may
not becapable oftrav ersing through without
damaging yourtires,wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver' ssole respon sibility todeterm ine
the suitability ofthe route. Off-road routes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriaten essforuse may beaffect edby
various factorssuch astime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cann otbe judged ortake ninto consi derati on
by the COMAND system . CO
MAND canguide yo uto destina tions
wh ich arewi thi nt he area 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 72
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eguida nceNavigation

shows
thecompass headingtothe actual
destination.
The route ishighlig htedblue, starting from
the last recognized streetthevehicle wason
before itleft themap.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
known tothe system, routeguidance
cont inues inthe usua lway .
Route guidance fromanoff-map
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. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe road left
last.
The route ishighli ghted bluestarting atthe
nearest roadknown 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. Thearrow shows the
compass headingtothe last road youwere
driving on.
As soon asthe system canassign thevehicle
position tothe map again,route guidance
cont inues inthe usua lway . Tra
ffic report s Condition
s
i The satellite radioreception described
below requires optionally available satellite
radio equipment aswell asasubscription
to SIRIUS XMSatellite RadioTraffic
Message Service.Furtherdetailson
satellite radioareavail able inthe "Satellite
radio" chapter (Ypage 121).
COMAND canreceive trafficreports via
satellite radioandincorporate theminthe
navigation system.Trafficreports andmap
icons canthen beshown inthe COMAND
displa y. Real-time
traffic report son the map
COMAND canshow certain trafficincidents
on the map. Theincidents areshown onthe
map atascale from1/16 mito20 mi.
X Press UorT repeatedly untilthe
desired mapscale hasbeen set. 1
Icon displa yfor the section ofroute
affected
2 Icon forincident onroute
3 Current position anddirection oftravel
4 Icon delimi tingtheaffected sectionofthe
route
5 Map scale Tr
affic report s
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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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1
Toshow alltraff icreports (including those
not affect ingthe route)
2 Tohave trafficreports readout,seeread-
aloud function(Ypage 73)
3 Affected roads, areasorregions (only
availab lewhen therearetraff icreports for
the route)
X To show alltraffic repor ts:use the
9:=; buttonsto select
Display AllMessages and
press the
9 button toconf irm.
You seealist ofall roads, areasandregions
for which trafficreports areavailab le,even
if the reports donot affect yourroute. X
To display arepor t:select aroad, anarea
or aregion fromthelist.
X To close thelist: press the; or=
button onceorrepeatedly. Examp
le:traffic repor t 1
Dependin gon your selection :Messages On
Route or
All Messages 2
Report 1of 1for the road affect ed
3 Beginn ingofthe affect edroute section
4 Endof the affect edroute section
5 Text ofreport
6 Road, areaorregion affectedbytraff ic
reports
C Icon forreport type,e.g.warning message
D Country code
X To scroll within themessage ortothe
next message: pressthe9 or:
button .
X To retu rntothe message list:press
the ; or= button . Read-
aloud function
The read-aloud functionisonly availab lewhile
route guidance isactive. Itreads outtraff ic
reports affectingthe curren troute. Youcan
adjust thetext reader volume (Ypage 27).
If the automatic read-aloud functionfortraff ic
reports isactivat ed,received trafficreports
are read outautomatically.
X Ifnecess ary,switch onnavigation mode
and show themenu system (Ypage 47).
X Use the9:=; buttonsto
select TMC and
press the9button to
conf irm.
X Select Readoutallmessages on route and
press the9button toconf irm. 76
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affic repor tsNavigation

COMA
NDread sout therep ortsin seque nce.
i The MessagesOnRoute men
uitem has
no fun ction ifth ere arenorep ortsrelat ing
to therout e.
X To swit choff therea d-alou dfu nct ion:
use the9:= ;buttons to
sele ctCan cel Rea
d-Aloud Fun
ction and
pre ssthe9 buttonto confirm .
COMA NDread sth ecur ren treport aloud
and then exitsthe read-aloud function.
X To cancel theread -aloud function for
the curr entrepor t:press thex button .
COMAND cancelsthe read-aloud function
for the curren treport .Subsequent reports
will still beread out. Destination
memory Home
address (Myaddress)
Entering thehome address viaadd ress
entry X
En ter the home address asadestin ation,
e.g. asacity, street and house number
(Y page 48).Then, savethehome address
without startingroute guidance
(Y page 52).
Adopt inganadd ress book entry asa
home address 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 FromMemory and
press the9
button tocon firm.
You willsee thedestin ationmemory list
either withthecharact erbar (option 1)or
as aselect ionlist(option 2).
Opt ion 1:destina tionmem orylistwith
char acter bar X
Press andhold the9button untilthe
destin ationmemory listappears asa
select ionlist.
Opt ion 2:destina tionmem orylistas
selection list The
MyAddress ent
ryislisted asthe first
ent ryinthe destin ationmemory.
X Select MyAddress using
the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
i Ifyou have notyetentered any
charact ers,theMyAddress ent
ryis
automatic allyhighlighted inthe select ion
list.
If no home address hasbeen storedyet, you
can now assign anaddress bookentry.Ifa
home address alreadyexists,itis displayed
and youcan alter it.
i Ifyou select NewEntry ,
you arealso
offer edthe option ofent ering thehome
address forthe first time. Youcanthen
save thehome address withouthavingto
start route guidance. Destination
memory
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X
To enter the home addressforthe first
time :sel ect Assign toAddressBoo k Ent
ry and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Home or
Wor k and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
X To chang ethe home address:sel ect
Cha nge and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Assign toAddressBoo kEnt ry and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
i Ifyo usel ect New Entry ,
yo uar ealso
offe red theoptio no fchanging thehome
address byenterin gan address. Youcan
then save thehome address withouthaving
to start route guidance.
X Select Home or
Work and
press the9
button toconfirm .
In both cases, youwillsee theaddress book
either withthecharacter baroras a
selection list.
X To selec tan addr essbook entry:
proceed asdescribed inthe "Searching for
an address bookentry"section
(Y page 109).
X To confirm yourselec tion:press button
9.
If no home address hasbeen stored,
COMAND savestheentr y.You willsee a
message andthen theaddress menuwith
the selected address. Start is
highlighted
automatically .
If ahome address hasalready beenstored,
you willsee aprompt askingyouwhether
the MyAddress entr
yshould be
overwritten .
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9button
to confirm .
If you select Yes ,
COMAND overwrites the
destination. Youwillsee amessage and
then theaddress menuwiththeselected
address. Start is
highlighted
automatically .
If you select No ,
the listwill reappear. Selec
tingthehome address forroute
guidance X
Proceed asdescribed inthe "Ent ering a
destination fromthedestination memory"
section (Ypage 54). Saving
adesti nation inthe
dest inationmem ory
Not es This
function also stores thedest inationin
th eaddres sbook .
Aft erdest inationentr y X
The dest inationhas been entered andis
shown intheaddre ssent rymen u
(Y page 51).
X Sele ctSav e usin
gth e:=;
9 buttonsand pres sth e9 butt onto
con firm.
You cannowselec tstora geoptio ns
(Y page 79) .
Du ringrou tegui danc e X
To sho wthe men u:pre ssthe 9button.
X Sel ect Destination in
the navigati on
menu baru sing the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
X Select SaveDestination and
press the
9 button toconfirm.
You cannow select storage options
(Y page 79).
From thelistofprevious destinations X
To show themenu: pressthe9button.
X Select Destination in
the navigation
menu barusing the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
X Select FromLastDestinations and
press the9button toconfirm.
The listofprevious destinations appears. 78
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tination memoryNavigat ion

X
Sel ect StandardSymbols ,
Per sonal Sym
bols or
No Sym bols .
If yo usel ect Per sonal Sym
bols ,
the list of
poi nts ofinter estappe ars .
X To switchthe ico ndisplay on/off:select
the pointofinterest using the 9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
Dependi ngon the previ oussetting, the
icons willbe swi tched onO oroff ª.Y ou
can switch onthe icon display sfor more
than onepoint ofinter est.
i The listshows allicons thatarecont ained
on the digital mapacross allcount ries.
However, notallpoints ofinter estare
availa bleinall count ries.Asaresult, certain
point ofinter esticons maynotbedisplay ed
on the map, evenifthe icon display is
switched on.
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button . Map
informa tioninthe display
Displaying mapinforma tion During
routeguidance, youcan have map
inform ationdisplay edatthe bottom edgeof
the display .
X To show themenu: pressthe9button .
X Select Navi in
the main menu barusing the
9=; buttonsand press the9
button toconf irm.
X Select Information On Map and
press the
9 button toconf irm.
The äicon indicates thecurrent setting.
X Select Arrival Time/Distance ,
Current Street ,
Geo-coordina tes or
None and
press the9button toconf irm.
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button . Arrival
time/dist ancetothe destinat ion Arrival
time/dist ancedisplay switched on
: Icon fordestination
; Distan cetothe destination
= Icon forestimated timeofarrival
? Estimated timeofarrival
You canonly seethis display duringroute
guidance. Whenscrolling themap
(Y page 82),youwillsee data, e.g.road
names, depending onthe crosshair position
if the digital mapsupports thisdata.
i During routecalculation, orifthe vehicle
is traveling onanon- digitized road,the
linear distance tothe destination isshown.
In this case, thedisplay willbegrayed out.
Road display Road
display active
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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 tonavigation 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 withthecrosshair
appears (option1).
If you have already setone ormore areas
to be avoided, alist appears (option2).
Option 1:the map appears Addit
ional settings
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