2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-CLASS ROADSTER Owners Manual

Selecting an alternative route
With the "Alternative route" function, routes
other
than
the original one can be calculated.
Routes 1 to 3 are calculated with the current
settings for the route type and route options
and are shown with a dark blue line
(Y page 297).
Route 4 is the economic route (eco route) and
is shown with a green line.
On the right-hand side, you will see
information on the currently selected
alternative route, e.g. distance, estimated
remaining driving time and estimated time of
arrival. Route sections used (e.g. freeways,
tunnels) are displayed as symbols.
Option 1:
X To switch on navigation mode: press
the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu:
press W
the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Alternative Route and press W
to confirm. Examples for route 1 (above) and route 4 (eco
route)
Option 2:
X
To switch on navigation mode: press
the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu:
press W
the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZV the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
X Select Calculate Alternative Routes
and press W to confirm.
The function is switched on O or off ª,
depending on the previous status.
Function is activated: alternative routes
are calculated

directly after the destination
is entered.
Menu functions
X To select the next or previous
alternative route: select Next or
Previous and press W to confirm. Navigation
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X
To start route guidance using the
selected alternative route: select Start
and press W to confirm.
COMAND begins route guidance on the
selected alternative route.
Route information Displaying destination information
Example: destination information
The example shows information on distance,
estimated time of arrival and estimated
remaining driving time to the destination
O
and two way points.
X To switch on navigation mode: press
the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu:
press W
the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Destination Information and
press W to confirm.
Destination information is displayed.
X To call up further destination
information: turn cVd the COMAND
controller.
X To close the destination information:
slide XVY the

COMAND controller or press
the k back button.
i You can display destination information
for the

destination, for both waypoints and for the intermediate stop, if they are part of
the route.
If
a

mobile phone is connected to COMAND
and a phone number is included in the
destination information, you can call it
(Y page 359).
Route overview
You can use the route overview to move along
the active route section by section and view
information and details about each section of
the route.
At the top of the display, you will see
information about the highlighted route
section, for example the distance to be driven
on the road and road designation. The
highlighted route section is marked in white
with a red border on the map.
X To switch on navigation mode: press
the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu:
press W
the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Route Browser and press W to
confirm.
X To view the next or previous route
section: select Next or Previous and
press W to confirm.
i If the first or last route section is
highlighted, you

cannot select Previous or
Next.
X To zoom in or out of the map: select N
or M and press W to confirm.
X To close the route overview: select
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Route demonstration
You can see the route before starting your
journey. This function is only available when
the vehicle is stationary.
X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu:
press W
the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Route Demonstration and press
W to confirm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
X To get to the destination: press W to
confirm the highlighted symbol.
X To stop the route demonstration:
confirm the Ë symbol by pressing W. Example: route demonstration stopped
:
Road name and city display when route
demonstration has been stopped
; Distance of the crosshair from current
vehicle position
X To get to the current vehicle position:
press W to confirm the symbol for the
current vehicle position.
X To change the map scale: select Scale
and press W to confirm.
The scale bar appears.
X Turn cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
Recording the route Notes
If you have activated COMAND and the SD
memory card has been inserted, you should
not take it out of the slot.
When you record a route, COMAND uses so-
called support points and displays the route
as a series of lines. If the route is then
calculated, COMAND attempts to align the
recorded route with the digital map.
The
support

points of the route may not be on
a digitized road.
This is often the case for routes that have
been calculated using map data from other
sources. Navigation
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Calling up the Routes menu
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 424).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
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 pressing W to
confirm.
X Select Routes.
Starting/ending recording X
Call up the "Routes" menu ( Y page 330).
X To start recording: select Start
Recording in

the "Routes" menu by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
During the recording, the recorded route is
shown behind the current vehicle position
with gray strokes (symbol for tire tracks).
X To end recording: select Stop
Recording in

the "Routes" menu by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Displaying and editing the recorded route X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 424).
X Call up the "Routes" menu ( Y page 330).
X Select List in the "Routes" menu by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
Previously recorded routes are displayed. X
Select a route and press W to confirm.
The map appears with a menu. The
recorded route is shown in the map with a
blue dotted line.
X Demonstration of the route on the
map: select Demo by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
X Proceed as described in the "Route
demonstration" section (

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X
To begin route calculation: select Start
in the menu by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
COMAND attempts to align the recorded
route with the digital map. Changing route names and icons
X
Select Edit in the menu by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X To change the route name: select
Rename and press W to confirm.
i The name cannot be changed while the
vehicle is in motion.
X To change the icon: select Change Icon
and press W to confirm.
X Information for both entries can be found
under "Managing categories for personal
POIs"( Y page 317).
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 cVd
the COMAND controller and press W to
confirm. X
To delete a route: select Delete in the
menu by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
A prompt
appears asking whether the route
should be deleted.
X Select Yes or No and press W to 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
Call up the "Routes" menu ( Y page 330).
X Select Memory in the "Routes" menu by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm (

Y page 329).
The route memory is displayed.
Off-road and off-map Important safety note
G
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 a destination that is not
on a digitized road
Example: route guidance to an off-road destination
:
Off-road destination
; Off-road route section (dashed blue)
= Current vehicle position (the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel)
? 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 :. 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 Mapped 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 Mapped 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 Mapped
Road message, an arrow and the distance to
the destination. The direction arrow shows
the compass heading to the destination. 332
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As soon as 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 416).
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 :
Symbol delimiting the section of the route
affected
; Symbol indicating an incident on the route
(traffic flow)
= Destination
? 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: slide ZV
the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen
menu item is shown, press W to confirm.
The map can be seen in the full-screen
display.
X Turn cVd 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 typeTraffic 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 typeTraffic jam on route (stop-and-go traffic)
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 25 – 45 mph(40 – 72 km/h).
Yellow car symbols may appear in conjunction with this symbol.
Traffic reports: symbol appears with the traffic jam on route entry type (stop-and-go
traffic) 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 typeBlocked 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) 334
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