2013 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class Comand Manual

Displaying real-time traffic reports
Calling up a list X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
If the dialog field shows the "No Traffic
Messages" message, this means that:
R no traffic reports have been received yet.
R no traffic reports are available.
X To cancel the search: selectCancel
Cancel and
press 00A1to confirm.
X To close the report window: selectOK OK
and press 00A1to confirm.
If traffic reports exist, a list is shown.
The content of the list varies depending on
whether route guidance is active or not.
List when route guidance is not active The list shows all the roads, areas or regions
for which reports are available.
A traffic report may refer to an area or a
region, e.g. if visibility is impaired due to fog.
X Calling up a list( Ypage 95)
X To read a traffic report: select a road,
area or region by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm. List when route guidance is active
The first list shows the roads, areas and
regions that lie along the route and for which
traffic reports are available.
X
Call up a list ( Ypage 95).
X To show all reports: selectDisplay Display All
All
Messages
Messages by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
You see a list of all roads, areas and regions
for which traffic reports are available, even
if the reports do not affect your route. X
To show a traffic report: select a road,
area or region and press 00A1to confirm.
X To close the list: slide009E005B009F the COMAND
controller. Traffic
reports
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Example: traffic report
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Depending on your selection: Messages
Messages
On Route
On Route orAll Messages
All Messages
0044 Report 8 of 16 for the road affected
0087 Report text
0085 Road, area or region affected by traffic
reports
0083 Symbol for state/province
0084 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
X To scroll within a report or to access
the next report: turn0082005B0083 the COMAND
controller.
X To return to the report list: slide009E005B009F the
COMAND controller.
Displaying traffic reports on the map Example: traffic symbol information on the map
0043 Affected roads with indication of direction
0044 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message X
Select Traffic Symbol Information
Traffic Symbol Information by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm. Example: details on traffic symbol information
X
Select Next NextorPrevious
Previous by turning 0082005B0083
the COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm in order to continue highlighting
traffic symbols.
X To change the map scale: selectMap Mapby
sliding 00A0005Bthe COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
You can now zoom in or out of the map.
X To show the detailed view: select
Details
Details and press 00A1to confirm.
X To close the detailed view: slide009E005B009F the
COMAND controller. Reading out traffic reports on the
route
Introduction The read-aloud function is only available while
route guidance is active. It reads out traffic
reports affecting the current route.
You can select the following text reader
properties:
R
Language (Y page 40)
R Text reader speed ( Ypage 39)
You can start the text reader function
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Starting the text reader function
manually
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select Read out all messages on
Read out all messages on
route route and press 00A1to confirm.
COMAND reads out the reports in
sequence.
i If there are no reports for the route, the
Read
Read out outall
allmessages
messages on
onroute
route menu
item is shown in gray and cannot be
selected.
X To switch off the read-aloud function:
select Cancel Cancel read-aloud
read-aloud function
functionand
press 00A1to confirm or press the 006C
button.
COMAND reads out the current report and
then exits the read-aloud function.
Automatic read-aloud function X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi by sliding 00A0005Band turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Select Read Traffic Messages
Read Traffic Messages
Automatically Automatically and press00A1to confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the option on 0073or off 0053. Recalculating the route dynamically
The route types
Dynamic Route
Dynamic Route and
Dynamic
Dynamic Route
RouteOnly
OnlyAfter
After Request
Request take
all relevant traffic messages into account
when calculating a route (Y page 56).
If you have set the route type Dynamic Dynamic
Route
Route, COMAND guides you on the updated
route to your destination.
If you have set the route type Dynamic Dynamic
Route Only After Request
Route Only After Request, a prompt
appears.
You can now decide whether to:
R accept the route suggested by COMAND
R continue your original route
X To accept the suggested route: press
00A1 the COMAND controller.
X To continue along the original route:
select Reject
Reject by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm. Destination memory
Home address (My address)
Entering the home address via address
entry X
Proceed as described under “Adopting an
address book entry as a home address”
(Y page 98). Confirm My Address
My Address by
pressing 00A1.
X To enter the home address for the first
time: confirm New Entry New Entry by pressing 00A1. Destination memory
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X
To change the home address: select
Change
Change in the menu showing the home
address by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Confirm New Entry
New Entry by pressing 00A1.
X In both cases, enter the home address as a
destination, e.g. as a city, street and house
number (Y page 58). Then, save the home
address (Y page 63).
Adopting an address book entry as a
home address X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest.
Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
X Select From Memory
From Memory and press00A1to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2).
Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar X
Slide 005B00A0the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the destination memory
list appears as a selection list.
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list The
My Address My Address entry is listed as the first
entry in the destination memory.
X Select My Address My Address by turning0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
i If you have not yet entered any
characters, My Address
My Address is automatically
highlighted in the selection list.
If no home address has been stored yet, you
can now assign an address book entry. If a
home address already exists, it is displayed
and you can alter it.
i If you select New Entry New Entry, you are also
offered the option of entering the home
address for the first time. You can then
save the home address without having to
start route guidance.
X To enter the home address for the first
time: select Assign to Address Book Assign to Address Book
Entry
Entry and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Home
Home,Work
WorkorNot
Not Classified
Classified and
press 00A1to confirm.
X To change the home address: select
Change
Change and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Assign to Address Book Entry
Assign to Address Book Entry
and press 00A1to confirm.
i If you select New Entry
New Entry , you are also
offered the option of changing the home
address by entering an address. You can 98
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then save the home address without having
to start route guidance.
X Select Home
Home, Work WorkorNot
Not Classified
Classified and
press 00A1to confirm.
In both cases, you will see the address book
either with the character bar or as a
selection list.
X Select an address book entry
(Y page 144).
X To confirm the selection: press00A1the
COMAND controller.
If there is no existing home address,
COMAND saves the entry. You will see a
message and then the address menu with
the selected address. Start
Start is highlighted
automatically.
If a home address has already been stored,
you will see a prompt asking you whether
the My Address
My Address entry should be
overwritten.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , COMAND overwrites the
destination. You will see a message and
then the address menu with the selected
address. Start
Start is highlighted
automatically.
If you select No No, the list will appear again.
Selecting the home address for route
guidance X
Proceed as described under "Selecting a
destination from the destination memory"
(Y page 63). Saving a destination
General notes This function also stores the destination in
the address book.
When the address book is full, no destinations
can be saved in the destination memory. You
must first delete address book entries
(Y page 144). After destination entry X
The destination has been entered and is
shown in the address entry menu
(Y page 58).
X Select Save Saveby sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 100).
During route guidance X
To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest.
Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
X Select Save
Save Destination Destination and press00A1to
confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 100).
From the list of previous destinations X
To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest.
Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations From Last Destinations and
press 00A1to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select a destination by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The destination address is shown.
X Select Save Saveand press 00A1to confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 100). Destina
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Selecting storing options
Once you have chosen one of the following
options for storing a destination, you can
specify storage options:
R After destination entry (Y page 99)
R During route guidance (Y page 99)
R From the list of previous destinations
(Y page 64) Storage options
X
To save the destination without a
name: selectSave Without Name
Save Without Name and
press 00A1to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory and uses the address
as the destination name.
X To save the destination as My address:
select Save as "My Address"
Save as "My Address" and press
00A1 to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory as My Address My Address. If the
selected address book entry already
contains address data that can be used for
navigation (0051 icon), a prompt will appear
asking whether you wish to overwrite the
existing data.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the entry is overwritten.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled.
X To save the destination with a name:
select Save With Name Save With Name and press00A1to
confirm. X
Select a category, e.g. Home Home, and press00A1
to confirm.
X The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar. Example: saving a destination with a name
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Selected data field with cursor
0044 Character bar
X Proceed as described under "Character
entry (navigation)" (Y page 34).
X Then select 0054and press 00A1to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination under the
name entered.
Assigning a destination to an address
book entry An address with complete address data that
is suitable for navigation can be assigned to
a pre-existing address book entry.
X
Select Assign to Address Book Entry Assign to Address Book Entry
from the storage options and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Home
Home, and press00A1
to confirm.
You will see the address book either with
the character bar or as a selection list.
X Select an address book entry
(Y page 144).
COMAND stores the data if the address
book entry selected does not yet contain
navigable address data.
If the selected address book entry already
contains navigable address data, a prompt 100
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will appear asking whether you wish to
overwrite the existing data.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, COMAND stores the data.
You can start route guidance to this address
directly from the address book
(Y page 146). Deleting a destination or the home
address
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. Dest.in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
X Select From Memory
From Memory and press00A1to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2).
X Option 1: destination memory list with
the character bar: enter characters using
the character bar (Y page 34).
X Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list: select a destination by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
You see the address data of the selected
entry.
X Select Delete Delete and press 00A1to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete the destination.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, COMAND deletes the
destination. You will see a message to this
effect. If you select
No No, the process will be
canceled.
i If the navigable address data for the
destination being deleted is also assigned
to an address book entry, COMAND will
also delete this data from there. If the
corresponding address book entry does
not contain any further data, such as
telephone numbers, COMAND deletes the
entire address book entry. Previous destinations
Introduction
COMAND automatically stores the previous
destinations for which route calculation has
been started. If the memory is full, COMAND
deletes the oldest destination. You can also
save a destination from the list of previous
destinations in the destination memory. It will
be stored there permanently. Storing a destination permanently in
the destination memory
X Proceed as described in the "From the list
of previous destinations" section
(Y page 64). Storing the vehicle position in the list
of previous destinations
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position
Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Save SaveVehicle
Vehicle Position
Position and press
00A1 to confirm.
COMAND stores the current vehicle
position as a destination in the list of
previous destinations. Previous destinations
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Storing the crosshair position in the
list of previous destinations
A crosshair appears on the map if you have
moved the map manually (Y page 103). You
can store the crosshair position as a
destination in the list of previous
destinations.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position
Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Save Crosshair Position
Save Crosshair Position and
press 00A1to confirm. Deleting one of the previous
destinations
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest.
Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations
From Last Destinations and
press 00A1to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select the desired destination and press
00A1 to confirm.
The destination address appears.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 00A1to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the entry
should be deleted.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the entry is deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled. Map operation and map setting
General notes
Company logos displayed on the map are
trademarks of the respective companies and
used solely for the purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of such
logos on the map does not indicate approval
of, support of or advertising by these
companies for the navigation system itself. Setting the map scale
0043
Set map scale as a number with unit
0044 Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
0087 New map scale
0085 Scale bar
Unit of measurement 0043in the COMAND
display depends on the selection made for the
instrument cluster, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
X To hide the menu: slide00A0005Bthe COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen Full Screen
menu item is shown, press 00A1.
X To call up the scale bar: as soon as you
turn 0082005B0083 the COMAND controller, scale
bar 0087appears.
X Turn 0082005B0083 until the desired scale is set. 102
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