2012 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class ad blue

Exam
ple displ ay:initi ation pha se
: Next road
; Pointatwh ich the change ofdirecti on
take spl ace (lig ht blue dot)
= Current vehiclepos ition (the tipofthe
tria ngleind icates the vehicle’sdi recti on
of trav el)
? Current road
Disp lay? depends onthe setti ngselected
for "Inform ation inmap "(Y page 84).
An nounc eme ntphase CO
MAND announcesthe imm inentcha nge of
di recti on.Basedon the followi ng exa mpl e,
the change ofdirecti onisanno uncedwi th the
In 400 meters turnrig htontothe A81 mes
sage.
The displ ayisnow splitinto twosecto rs.In
the left ha lf,yousee thenorma lmap view. In
the righthalf,ther eis an enl arg edviewof the
are asu rrou nding the intersectio n
(i nterse ctionzoom), thechange ofdirection
also being illustrated. Example
display:announc ementphase
: Next road
; Point atwhich thechange ofdirection
takes place(lightbluedot,shown inboth
the left and right halfofthe display )
= Graphic represent ationofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
? Change ofdirection (turnrighthere)
A Distan cetothe next change ofdirection
B Route (blueline,shown inboth theleft
and right halfofthe display )
i The filled-in sectionofvisual display for
distance =gets shorter thenearer youget
to the announc edchange ofdirection .
Change-of-dir ectionphase COMAND
announcesthe imminent changeof
direction .Based ontheex ample display
below, thech ang eof dire ction isann oun ced
40 met ersbefore thech ang eof dire ction with
th eTur n rig
ht mes
sage. Thedispl ayissplit
int otwo halves,asintheann oun cem ent
phase . 66
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teguid anceNaviga tion

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. Lane
recommendat ions
Overview On
multilane roads,COMAND candispla y
lane recommen dationsforthe next change of
direction. Thecorresponding datamust be
avail able inthe digital map.
COMAND displayslane recommen dations
6, based onthe next twochanges of
direction. Thenumber oflanes reflects the
situation atthe point ofthe next change of
direction. Thesituation beforehand maybe
different. Example
ofdisplay :day desig n
: Poin tof thenex tchan geofdirec tion
; Poin tofthe 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 Recommended lane(dark blue)
C Possible lane(light blue)
D Non-r ecommended lane(light gray)
E Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel) Route
guidance
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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 ginglanes. 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
Cancel
ingorcontinuing route
guidance
Cancel ingroute guidance X
To switch tonavigation 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 tonavigation 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
Route
guidanceNavigat ion

When
routeguidance isactive, thefollowing
messages maybeshown:
R O
You have reached yourdestin ation.
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 isoutside ofthe range
of the digital 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 Directio n The
vehicle hasentered anoff- map position
during routeguidance. Avoiding
asection oftherou te
blocked byatraf fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Youcansetthe length ofthe
blocked routesection. Ifpossible, COMAND
calculates adetour around theblocked
section ofthe route.
X To switch tonavigation 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 total length ofthe section thatcanbe
blocked isdefined 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 ,bloc kthe desired sectionofthe
route.
X To delete theblocke dsection: select
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 tonaviga tionmode: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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teguid anceNavigat ion

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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Telephony viathe Bluet ooth®
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Opera tingthetelephone usingthe
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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
In the telephon efunc tion,telephon yvia
Bluetoot h®
int erface isavailable ifa
Bluetoot h®
-c apable mobile phoneis
con nected.
Using theBluetoot h®
int erface andasuitable
mobile phone, youcan useCOMAND ’shands-
free feature todownload electronicbusiness
cards (vCards).
More detailed information onsuitable mobile
phones andoncon nectingBluetoot h®
-
capable mobilephones toCOMAND canbe
found onthe Internet athtt p://
www.mbusa- mobile.com.Or call the
Mercedes- BenzCust ome rAssistance Center
under
1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372)
(USA), orCustomer Relations under
1-80 0-387-01 00(Canad a). Importa
ntsafety 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
You andothers maydamage yourhealth due
to excessive electromagneticradiation. By
using anexter nalanten na,the possible health
risks ofelectrom agneticfields,whichare
under discussion amongthescient ific
communit y,should belargely prevent ed. 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.
R you areusing amobile phonewith
"Twincard" andthemobile phonewiththe
second SIMcard isalready loggedintothe
network . Operat
ingoptions
You canoperate thetelephone by:
R the = and; button orthe 9button
on COMAND
R the 6 or~ button andthenumber
keypad onCOMAND
R pressing the6 or~ button onthe
multifunct ionsteerin gwheel
R by speaking usingtheVoice Control
System 94
General
informationTelephone

Unless
statedotherwise, thedescriptions and
illu strations inthis section refertoCOMAND. Functio
nrestrictions
The telephone isnot ready foruse inthe
followi ngsituations:
R ifthe mobile phoneisnot logged intoa
mobile phonenetwork thetelephone
automaticall ytries tolog ontoanetwork.
If no network isavail able,you willnotbe
able tomake a"911" emergency call.Ifyou
attempt tomake anoutgoing call,theNo Service message
willappea rfor ashort
while. 911
emergency call G
WARNIN
G
The 911 emergenc ycall system isapublic
service. Usingitwithout duecause isa
criminal offense.
The following conditionsmust befulfilled in
order tomake a911 emergenc ycall:
R the mobile phonemustbeswitched on.
R anetwork mustbeavaila ble.
R avalid andoperational SIMcard must be
insert edinthe mobile phone.
R the mobile phonemustbeconn ected to
COMAND viathe Bluetooth ®
inter face.
If you cann otmake anemergenc ycall, you
must arrange rescuemeasures yourself.
X En ter numbers onCOMAND.
X Press the6 button .
The telephone makestheconn ection .
X Wait untiltheemergenc ycall cent er
answers anddescribe theemergenc y
situation. Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interfa ce Conditions
Mobile phone For
telephony viaCOMAND' sBluetooth ®
interf ace,aBluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phone isrequired.
i Not allmobile phones availableonthe
market areequall ysuitable. Formore
informat iononsuitable mobilephones and
on conn ectin gBluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phones toCOMAND, visit
htt p://www.mbusa- mobile.comorcall
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center under
1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372 )
(US) orCustomer Relationsunder
1-8 00-387- 0100 (Canada) .
The battery ofthe mobile phoneshould be
kept sufficient lycharged inorder toprevent
malfunct ions.
In preparation fortelephoning viathe
Bluetooth ®
interf ace,youshould checkthe
following itemsonyour mobile phone(seethe
mobile phoneoperating instructions):
X Hands- FreeProfile
The mobile phonemustsupport Hands-
Free Profile 1.0orabove.
i Some display s(e.g. thesignal strength)
depend onthe supported versionofthe
Hands- FreeProfile.
X Bluetooth ®
visibility
On cert ainmobile phones, thedevice itself
must bemade "visible" forother devices,
as well asactivatin gthe Bluetooth ®
funct ion(see themobile phoneoperating
instr uctions).
X Bluetooth ®
device name
Every Bluetooth ®
device hasitsown
Bluetooth ®
device name.Thisdevice name
is freely definable, butcan beidentical for
all devices fromthesame manufacturer .It Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interfa ce95Telephone Z