2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN Owners Manual

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COMAND uses corresponding icons to
highlight the entire section of the affected
route, regardless of how long the incident
actually
is. The icons are placed on the side
of the road affected by the incident. Navigation
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Icon for real-time traffic reports
Icon Description Traffic reports in the map display
Warning (red) A warning appears, for example, relating to lost
cargo.
Caution (yellow) A warning appears, for example, relating to
roadwork that does not affect the flow of traffic.
Slow-moving traffic This appears at the beginning of a traffic jam
(average speed
25 - 45 mph) if route guidance is
active and the route leads through an area of
congested traffic.
Yellow car icons may appear in conjunction with
this icon. Traffic jam on the
route This appears at the beginning of a traffic jam
(average speed

5 - 20 mph) if route guidance is
active and the route leads through an area of
congested traffic.
Red car icons may appear in conjunction with this
icon. Blocked route section
on the route Appears at the beginning of a blocked route
section if route guidance is active and the route
leads through the blocked section.
The XXXX icons may appear in conjunction with
this icon.
Yellow line
with arrows Incidents Possible traffic blocks (e.g. roadwork)
Appears

on the side of the road affected (direction
of travel) Green line
with arrows Unimpeded traffic
flow No delays
Only appears on the side of the road (direction of
travel) on which traffic flow is unimpeded
Slow-moving traffic
(stop/start traffic)
(yellow vehicle) High volume of traffic, average speed
40 – 72 km/h

(25 – 45 mph). In order to indicate
the volume of traffic, more than one symbol may
appear. Traffic jam on the
route (stop/start
traffic) (red vehicle) Very high volume of traffic, average speed
8 – 32 km/h

(5 – 20 mph).XXXX Blocked route section Unusable section of road. In order to indicate the
length of the blocked section, more than one
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Displaying real-time traffic reports
X
If necessary, switch to navigation mode
and show the menu ( Y page 152).
X Select Traffic in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
If you see 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: select Cancel.
X To close the message window: select
OK.
If there are any traffic reports, a list is shown.
The content of the list varies depending on
whether route guidance is active or not.
List of traffic reports X
To show the traffic report list: select
Display All Messages by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The list shows all the roads, areas or regions
for which traffic reports are available. 1
State or province recognition
2 Road affected
i A traffic report may refer to an area or a
region, e.g. if visibility is impaired due to
fog.
X To read a traffic report: select a road, an
area or a region.
X To show a traffic report: select a road, an
area or a region and press W to confirm.
You will find an example of a traffic report
below.
X To exit the list: slide XVY the COMAND
controller once or several times.
Example: traffic report 1
Country code
2 Road, area or region affected by traffic
reports
3 Direction
4 Report 1 of 8 for the road affected
5 Last exit/intersection before the affected
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Report text
C First exit/intersection after the affected
route section ends
X To scroll within a report or to access
the next report: turn cVd the COMAND
controller.
X To return to the list of messages: press
W or slide XVY the COMAND controller.
Showing icon information Example display
:
Affected section of freeway
; Icon for an event
X To show the next/previous incident:
select Next or Previous (if available) and
press W to confirm.
X To show the detailed view: select
Details and press W to confirm.
X To scroll the map: select Map and press
W to confirm.
You can move the map ( Y page 160) to
enable further traffic reports to be
displayed. Destination memory
Home address (My address) Entering the home address via address
entry
X
Enter the home address as a destination,
e.g. as a city, street and house number
(Y
page 153). Then, save the home address without starting route guidance
(Y page 156).
Adopting an address book entry as a
home address
X To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select From Memory and press W to
confirm.
X Slide ZV the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the destination memory
list appears as a selection list. X
Select My Address by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
i If you have not yet entered any
characters, the My Address entry 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, you are also
offered the option of entering the home
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save the home address without starting
route guidance.
X To enter the home address for the first
time: select Assign Address Book
Entry and press W to confirm.
X Select Home or Work and press W to
confirm.
X To change the home address: select
Change and press W to confirm.
X Select Assign Address Book Entry and
press W to confirm.
i If you select New Entry, you are also
offered the option of changing the home
address by entering an address. You can
then save the home address without
starting route guidance.
X Select Home or Work and press W to
confirm.
In
both cases, you will see the address book
either with the character bar or as a
selection list.
X To select an address book entry:
proceed

as described in the "Searching for
an address book entry" section
(Y page 205).
X To confirm the selection: press W the
COMAND controller.
If no home address has been stored,
COMAND saves the entry. You will see a
message and then the address menu with
the selected address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If

a home address has already been stored,
you will see a prompt asking you whether
the My Address entry should be
overwritten.
X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, COMAND overwrites the
destination. You will see a message and
then the address menu with the selected
address. Start is highlighted
automatically.
If you select No, the list will reappear. Selecting the home address for route
guidance
X
Proceed as described in the "Selecting a
destination from the destination memory"
section ( Y page 159).
Storing a destination in the destination
memory Note
This function also stores the destination in
the address book.
After destination entry
X
The destination has been entered and is
shown in the address entry menu
(Y page 156).
X Select Save by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
You can now select storage options.
During route guidance
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Save
Destination and press W to
confirm.
You can now select storage options.
From the list of previous destinations
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations and
press W to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears. Navigation
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X
Select a destination by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The destination address is shown.
X Select Save and press W to confirm.
You can now select storage options.
Selecting storing options
X To save the destination without a
name: select Save without Name and
press W to 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" and press
W to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory as My Address. If the
entry already contains navigable data
(symbol L), a prompt appears asking you
whether the entry should be overwritten.
X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, the entry is overwritten.
If
you select No, the process will be aborted.
X To save the destination with a name:
select Save with Name and press W to
confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Home, and press W
to confirm.
The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar. Example display: saving a destination with a name
:
Selected data field with cursor
; Character bar
X Proceed as described under "Entering
characters using the character bar" in the
"Entering characters in navigation mode
(entering a city)" section (Y page 153).
X Then, select ¬
and press W to 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. You can
then

later start route guidance to this address
straight from the address book
(Y page 208).
X Select Assign Address Book Entry and
press W to confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Home, and press W
to confirm.
You will see the address book either with
the character bar or as a selection list.
X To select an address book entry:
proceed

as described in the "Searching for
an address book entry" section
(Y page 205).
COMAND stores the data if the address
book entry selected does not yet contain
navigable address data.
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will appear asking whether you wish to
overwrite the existing data.
X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, COMAND stores the data.
Deleting a destination or the home
address from the destination memory X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select From Memory and press W to
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
character

bar: proceed as described in the
"Entering characters using the character
bar" section ( Y page 129).
X Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list: select a destination by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
You see the address data of the selected
entry.
X Select Delete and press W to confirm.
A
prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete the destination.
X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, COMAND deletes the
destination.

You will see a message to this
effect.
If you select No, the process is aborted.
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 the 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 179).
Storing the vehicle position in the list of
previous destinations X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Store Vehicle Position and
press W to confirm.
COMAND stores the current vehicle
position as a destination in the list of
previous destinations. Navigation
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Storing the crosshair position in the list
of previous destinations
Route guidance not active
A crosshair appears on the map if you have
moved the map manually. You can store the
crosshair position as a destination in the list
of previous destinations.
X
To show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Save Crosshair Position and
press W to confirm.
Route guidance is active
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Save
Destination and press W to
confirm.
Deleting one of the previous
destinations X
To activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations and
press W to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select the desired destination and press
W to confirm.
The destination address appears. X
Select Delete and press W to confirm.
A
prompt appears asking whether the entry
should be deleted.
X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, the entry is deleted.
If you select No, the process is aborted. Map operation and settings
Note Company logos displayed on the map are
trademarks

of the respective companies and
used solely for the purpose of indicating the
location 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 X
To hide the menu:
slide ZV the COMAND
controller and, when the Full screen
menu item is shown, press W.
X To call up the scale bar: as soon as you
turn cVd the COMAND controller, scale
bar = appears.
X Turn cVd until the desired scale is set. :
Set map scale as a number with unit
; Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
= Scale bar
Unit of measurement : in the COMAND
display
depends on the selection made for the
instrument cluster. 182
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