2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Owner's Manual

X
To begin route calculation: selectStart in the menu by turning
003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
COMAND attempts to alig nthe recorded
route with the digital map. Changing route names and icons
X
Select Edit in the menu by turning
003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X To change the route name: select
Rename and press
0039to confirm.
i The name cannot be changed while the
vehicle is in motion.
X To change the icon: selectChange Icon and press
0039to confirm.
Observe the further information on managing
categories for personal POIs (Y page 337).
To change direction for route
calculation: you can set the icon for the
route to the starting point or to the
destination, thereby changing the direction
for route calculation.
During route calculation, one-way streets or
turn restrictions, for example, are taken into
account. Therefore, the outward and return
routes may differ from each other.
X Select Swap in the menu by turning
003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm. X
To delete a route: selectDelete in the
menu by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe route
should be deleted.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , the route will be deleted.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
Scanning the memory The SD memory card is inserted.
X
Calling up the "Routes" menu
(Y page 350).
X Select Presets in the "Routes" menu by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The route memory is displayed.
Off-road and off-map Important safety note
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WARNING
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver's sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their
appropriateness for use may be affected by
various factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into consideration
by the COMAND system. Navigation
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Route guidance to
adestination that is not
on a digitized road Example: route guidance to an off-road destination
0002
Off-road destination
0003 Off-road route sectio n(dashed blue)
0027 Current vehicle position (the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel)
0026 Off-road (if available)
COMAND can guide you to destinations
which are within the area of the digital map,
but which are not themselves recorded on the
map.
These destinations are known as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using the
map, for example. In these cases, COMAND
guides you for as long as possible with
navigation announcements and displays on
roads known to the system.
If the vehicle reaches an area which is not part
of the digital map, the display appears as a
split-screen view. On the right, an arrow
appears that points to off-road
destination 0002.You will hear the
announcement:" Please follow the arrow on
the display" .As the vehicle approaches the
destination, the Area of destination reached message appears.
Route guidance from an off-road location
to a destination
If the vehicle position is within the area
covered by the digital map, but the map does
not contain any information about that
location, the vehicle is in an off-road location. COMAND is also able to guide you to a
destination even from an off-road location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will see
the
Off road message, an arrow and the
distance to the destination. The arrow shows
the compass heading to the actual
destination.
The route is highlighted blue, starting from
the last recognized street the vehicle was on
before it left the map.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance
continues in the usual way.
Route guidance from an off-map location
to a destination
If the vehicle position is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehicle
is in an off-map location. COMAND is also
able to guide you to a destination even from
an off-map location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will see
the Off road message, an arrow and the
distance to the destination. The direction
arrow shows the compass heading to the
destination.
The route is highlighted blue from the nearest
road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance
continues in the usual way.
Off-road during route guidance
Due to roadworks, for example, there may be
differences between the data on the digital
map and the actual course of the road.
In such cases, the system will temporarily be
unable to locate the vehicle position on the
digital map. The vehicle is therefore in an off-
road position.
In the display, you will see the Off road message, an arrow and the distance to the
destination. The direction arrow shows the
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As soo
nas the system can assign the vehicle
position to the map again, route guidance
continues in the usual way. Traffic reports
Conditions i
This function is currently not available for
Canada.
To receive real-time traffic reports via
satellite radio, you require:
R optionally available satellite radio
equipment
R a subscription to SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio
Traffic Message Service
Further information on satellite radio
(Y page 431).
COMAND can receive traffic reports via
satellite radio and take account of these for
route guidance in the navigation system.
Received traffic reports are displayed on the
map either as text or as symbols.
Real-time traffic reports on the map 0002
Symbol delimiting the section of the route
affected
0003 Symbol indicating an incident on the route
(traffic flow)
0027 Destination
0026 Map scale
COMAND can show certain traffic incidents
on the map. Traffic reports are shown on the
map at scales of 0.05 mi to 20 mi. X
To hide the menu: slide00380012the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen menu item is shown, press
0039to confirm.
The map can be seen in the full-screen
display.
X Turn 003E0012003F the COMAND controller until the
desired map scale is set. Navigation
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Symbol for real-time traffic reports
Warning (red)
On the map:
symbol appears at the beginning of the affected route section if route
guidance is active and the route leads through an affected area.
Traffic reports: symbol appears with the warning entry type Traffic incident (yellow)
On the map:
symbol appears at the beginning of the affected route section if route
guidance is active and the route leads through an affected area.
Traffic reports: symbol appears with the caution entry type Slow-moving traffic on the route
On the map:
symbol appears at the beginning of the affected route section if route
guidance is active and the route leads through the area.
The symbol marks average speeds of 25 – 45 mph (40 – 72 km/h).
Yellow car symbols may appear in conjunction with this symbol.
Traffic reports: symbol appears with the slow-moving traffic entry type Traffic jam on the route
On the map:
symbol appears when approaching a traffic jam if route guidance is active
and the route passes through the area affected by the traffic jam.
The symbol marks average speeds of 5 – 20 mph (8 – 32 km/h).
Red car symbols may appear in conjunction with this symbol.
Traffic reports: symbol appears with the traffic jam on route entry type Blocked route section on the route
On the map:
symbol appears at the beginning of a blocked section if route guidance is
active and the route passes through the blocked section.
The XXXX symbols may appear in conjunction with this symbol.
Traffic reports: symbol appears with the blocked route section entry type
Yellow line with arrows Traffic incidents
On the map:
possible delays (e.g. roadwork)
Appears on the side of the road affected (direction of travel)
Green line with arrows Unimpeded traffic flow
On the map:
only appears on the side of the road (direction of travel) on
which traffic flow is unimpeded
Red line with arrows Warning message
On the map:
incident on road
Appears on the side of the road affected (direction of travel)
Displaying real-time traffic reports Calling up
alist
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0014 function button. X
To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAN Dcontroller and press 0039to
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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 and
press 0039to confirm.
X To close the report window: selectOK and press
0039to 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(Y page 354)
X To read a traffic report: select a road,
area or region by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
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 (Y page 354).
X To show all reports: selectDisplay All
Messages by turning
003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to 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 0039to confirm.
X To close the list: slide003600120037 the COMAND
controller. Navigation
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Example: traffic report
0002
Depending on your selection: MessagesOn Route or
All Messages 0003
Report 8 of 16 for the road affected
0027 Repor ttext
0026 Road, area or region affected by traffic
reports
0024 Symbol for state/province
0025 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
X To scroll within arepor tort o access
the next report: turn003E0012003F the COMAND
controller.
X To retur ntothe report list: slide003600120037 the
COMAND controller.
Displaying traffic reports on the map Example: traffic symbol information on the map
0002 Affected roads with indication of direction
0003 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message X
Select Traffic Symbol Information by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm. Example
:details on traffic symbol information
X Select Next or
Previous by turning
003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm in order to continue highlighting
traffic symbols.
X To change the map scale: selectMap by
sliding 00380012the COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
You can now zoom in or out of the map.
X To show the detailed view: select
Details and press
0039to confirm.
X To close the detailed view: slide003600120037 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 textr
eader
properties:
R Language (Y page 306)
R Text reader speed (Y page 305)
You can start the text reader function
manually or set it to automatic.
Starting the text reader function manually
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
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X
To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Read out all messages on route and press
0039to confirm.
COMAND reads ou tthe reports in
sequence.
i If there are no reports for the route, the
Read out all messages on route menu
item is shown in gray and cannot be
selected.
X To switch off the read-aloud function:
select Cancel read-aloud function and
press 0039to confirm or press the 001D
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
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi by sliding
00380012and turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select Read Traffic Messages Automatically and press
0039to confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the option on 0013or off 0003.
Recalculating the route dynamically The route types
Dynamic Route and
Dynamic Route Only After Request take
all relevant traffic messages into account
when calculating a route (Y page 316).
If you have set the route type Dynamic Route , COMAND guides you on the updated
route to your destination.
If you have set the route type Dynamic 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
0039 the COMAND controller.
X To continue along the original route:
select Reject by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
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 358). Confirm My Address by
pressing 0039.
X To enter the home address for the first
time: confirm New Entry by pressing
0039.
X To change the home address: select
Change in the menu showing the home
address by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Confirm New Entry by pressing
0039.
X In both cases, enter the home address as a
destination, e.g. as a city, street and house
number (Y page 319). Then, save the home
address (Y page 324). Navigation
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Adopting an address book entry as a
home address
X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and pressing 0039to confirm.
X Select From Memory and press
0039to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the characte rbar (option 1) or
as a selectio nlist (option 2).
Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar X
Slide 00120038the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the destination memory
list appears as a selection list.
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list The
My Address entry is listed as the first
entry in the destination memory.
X Select My Address by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
i If you have not yet entered any
characters, 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 , 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 th ehome address for th efirst
time: select Assign to Address Book Entry and press
0039to confirm.
X Select Home ,
Work or
Not Classified and
press 0039to confirm.
X To change the home address: select
Change and press
0039to confirm.
X Select Assign to Address Book Entry and press
0039to confirm.
i If you select New Entry , you are also
offered the optio nofchanging the home
address by entering an address. You can
then save the home address without having
to start route guidance.
X Select Home ,
Work or
Not Classified and
press 0039to 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 399).
X To confirm the selection: press0039the
COMAND controller.
If there is no existing home address,
COMAND saves the entry. You will see a 358
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