2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-CLASS ROADSTER Owners Manual

Displaying real-time traffic reports
Calling up a list
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu:
press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
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: select Cancel and
press W to confirm.
X To close the report window: select OK
and press W to 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 335)
X To read a traffic report: select a road,
area or region by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
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 335).
X Show all messages: select All
Messages by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to 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 W to confirm.
X To close the list: slide XVY
the COMAND
controller. Navigation
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Example: traffic report
:
Depending on your selection: Messages
On Route or All Messages
; Report 8 of 16 for the road affected
= Report text
? Road, area or region affected by traffic
reports
A Symbol for state/province
B Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
X To scroll within a report or to access
the next report: turn cVd the COMAND
controller.
X To return to the report: slide XVY the
COMAND controller.
Displaying traffic reports on the map Example: traffic symbol information on the map
:
Affected roads with indication of direction
; Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message X
Select Traffic Symbol Information by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm. Example: details on traffic symbol information
X
To continue highlighting traffic symbols,
select Next or Previous by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X To change the map scale: select Map by
sliding ZV the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
You can now zoom in or out of the map.
X To show the detailed view: select
Details and press W to confirm.
X To close the detailed view: slide
XVY 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 292)
R Text reader speed ( Y page 291)
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
Ø function button. 336
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X
To show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Read out all messages on
route and press W to confirm.
COMAND reads out the 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 W to confirm or press the 8
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
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press
W
the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi by sliding ZV and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select Read Traffic Messages
Automatically and press W to confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the option on O or off ª.
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 297).
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
W the COMAND controller.
X To continue along the original route:
select Reject by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
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 338). Confirm My Address by
pressing W.
X To enter the home address for the first
time: confirm New Entry by pressing W.
X To change the home address: select
Change in the menu showing the home
address by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Confirm New Entry by pressing W.
X In both cases, enter the home address as a
destination, e.g.

as a city, street and house
number (Y page 299). Then, save the home
address ( Y page 304). Navigation
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Adopting an address book entry as a
home address
X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu:
press W
the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and pressing 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).
Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar X
Slide ZV the 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 cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
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 the home address for the first
time: select Assign To Address Book
Entry and press W to confirm.
X Select Home, Work or
Not
Classified and
press W to confirm.
X To change the home address: select
Change and press W to confirm.
X Select Assign To 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 having
to start route guidance.
X Select Home, Work or Not
Classified and
press W to confirm.
In both cases, you will see the address book
either with the character bar or as a
selection list. 338
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X
To select an address book entry:
proceed as described in "Searching for an
address book entry" ( Y page 379).
X To confirm the selection: press W the
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 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 appear again.
Selecting the home address for route
guidance
X Proceed as described under "Selecting a
destination from the destination memory"
(Y page 304).
Storing a destination in the destination
memory 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 379). After destination entry
X
The destination has been entered and is
shown in the address entry menu
(Y page 299).
X Select Save by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 340).
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 pressing W to
confirm.
X Select Save Destination

and press W to
confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 340).
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 pressing W to
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations and
press W to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
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 storing options
(Y page 340). Navigation
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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 339)
R During route guidance ( Y page 339)
R From the list of previous destinations
(Y page 305) Storage 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
selected address book entry already
contains address

data that can be used for
navigation (L icon), a prompt 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, the entry is overwritten.
If you select No, the process will be
canceled.
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.
X The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar. Example: saving a destination with a name
:
Selected data field with cursor
; Character bar
X Proceed as described under "Character
entry (navigation)" ( Y page 283).
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.
X Select Assign To Address Book Entry
from the storage options 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 "Searching for an
address book entry" ( Y page 379).
COMAND stores the data if the address
book entry selected does not yet contain
navigable address data. 340
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If the selected address book entry already
contains
navigable
address data, a prompt
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.
You can start route guidance to this address
directly from the address book
(Y page 381).
Deleting a destination or the home
address 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 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
under "Entering characters using the
character bar" ( Y page 283).
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 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 305).
Storing the vehicle position in the list of
previous destinations X
To switch on navigation mode: press
the
Ø function button.
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 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
A crosshair appears on the map if you have
moved the map manually
(Y
page 343). 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.
Deleting one of the previous
destinations 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 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 will be
canceled. Map operation and map settings
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 :
Set map scale as a number with unit
; Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
= Map scale
Unit of measurement : in the COMAND
display depends

on the selection made for the
instrument cluster (Y page 215).
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.342
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