Carpool lanes may only be used under certain
conditions. Normally you can use these lanes
when two or more occupants are traveling in
the vehicle .However, there are lanes that can
only be used when three or four occupants
(e.g. in New York) travel in the vehicle. In
California, lone drivers can use a carpool lane
if their vehicle's emission level or fuel
consumption is below a fixed threshold.
Carpool lanes may be reserved for specific
times (e.g. during the peak period).
Carpool lanes are identified by HOV symbols
on special road signs and by markings on the
road. The road signs may also include the
designation CARPOOL .T
he lanes are arranged
as a separate lane next to the others or are
built as a physically separate lane.
Depending on the setting under Number ofOccupants in Vehicle , COMAND uses
carpool lanes when calculating the route.
COMAND then guides you in and out of
carpool lanes using visual and acoustic
driving directions. X
In the route settings menu, select Numberof Occupants in Vehicle by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller. X
Select 1 ,
2 or
More than 2 by turning
003C0012003D and press 0037to confirm.
A 000F dot indicates the current setting. Destination input
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you operate information systems and
communication equipment integrated in the
vehicle while driving, you will be distracted
from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the
equipment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving
when operating COMAND. Entering
adestination by address
Introduction When entering an address as the destination,
you have the following options:
R
entering the state/province, city/ZIP code
and street
R entering the state/province, city and
center Destination input
63Navigation Z
X
To change a waypoint: selectEdit from
the menu and press 0037to confirm.
X Change the address, e.g .the town and
street, and confirm with OK .
The waypoint menu appears and displays
the modified waypoint. You can change the sequence of the
waypoints and the destination.
X
To change the sequence: from the menu,
select Move by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Turn 003C0012003D the COMAND controller and
move the waypoint or destination to the
desired position, then press 0037to confirm.
X To delete waypoints: from the menu,
select Delete and press
0037to confirm. Accepting waypoints for the route X
Select Start in the waypoint menu by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The route is calculated with the entered
waypoints.
i Continue is displayed instead of
Start when
Calculate Alternative Routes is activated in the navigation menu
(Y
page 93).
i If a waypoint has been passed during
route guidance, the waypoint will be
displayed in the waypoint menu with a
green arrow. Once the route has been
recalculated, the waypoint is deleted from
the waypoint menu.
Searching for afilling station when the
fuel level is low If the reserve fuel warning is displayed, you
will see the message:
Fuel tank reserve level. Do you want to start the
search for filling stations? .
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes , the filling station search
starts. When the search is complete, a list
of the filling stations available along the
route or in the vicinity is displayed.
If you select No , the search is canceled.
X Selec tafilling station and press 0037to
confirm.
The address of the filling station is
displayed.
X Confirm Start by pressing
0037.
The selected filling station is entered into
position 1ofthe waypoints menu. Route
guidance begins.
If the waypoints menu already contains
four waypoints, a prompt will be displayed,
asking you whether you wish to enter the
filling station into position 1. If you select
Yes , the filling station is transferred into the
list and waypoint 4is deleted. 76
Destination inputNavigation
The volume of an active audio or video
source is automatically reduced during a
navigation announcement.
R Gas on Reserve Once you have reached reserve fuel
level, you will see a prompt asking
whether you wish to start the search for
a gas station (Y page 76).
X Select the function and press 0037to confirm.
Switch the function on 0010or off 0003.
Setting the volume manually X
Adjust the volume using the 0002control
knob during a navigation announcement.
or
X Select RPT in the map view with the menu
shown and adjust the volume using the
0002 control knob.
Announcing street names If the function is switched on, the name of the
street which you are turning into is
announced.
Announcements are not made in the chosen
language in all countries. They are made when
relevant street names for the selected
language are available in the database.
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012the COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select Announce Street Names and press
0037 to confirm.
The function is switched on 0010or off 0003,
depending on the previous status. Canceling route guidance
Canceling or continuing route guidance X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X To cancel route guidance: selectCancel Route Guidance and press
0037to confirm.
or
X To continue route guidance: select
Continue Route Guidance and press
0037
to confirm.
COMAND calculates the route.
Destination or area of destination
reached When you reach your destination, COMAND
displays a checkered flag and route guidance
is automatically ended.
If the destination is not in close proximity to
a digitized street, the
Area of destination reached message appears
when the destination is reached. Influencing route guidance
Avoiding asection of the route blocked
by a traffic jam This function blocks a sectio
nofthe route
ahead of you. You can set the length of the
blocked route section. If possible, COMAND
calculates a detour around the blocked
section of the route.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller. 92
Route guidanceNavigation
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipmen tfor your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. Introduction
i This function is currently not available for
Canada.
For the reception of weather forecasts via
satellite radio, you will need a SIRIUS XM
Satellite Weather subscription.
When the Call SIRIUS to activate system at 888-539-7474 message with the
SIRIUS device identification number appears,
you will first have to obtain access to the
weather service. Adescription of the
procedure can be found in the "Registering
satellite radio" section (Y page 189).
COMAND can receive weather forecasts via
satellite radio for the entire USA (including
Alaska and Hawaii). The received weather
data can be displayed as an information chart
(daily forecast, five-day forecast, detailed
information) or on the weather map.
The weather data received from a weather
station is stored in COMAND for one hour. It
can therefore be displayed again immediately
after restarting the engine (for example after
refueling).
The weather map can display the following
weather data with symbols:
R rain radar
R storm characteristics
R areas of high-pressure/low-pressure,
weather fronts
R course of tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
typhoons)
R wind direction and speeds i
The rain radar cannot be displayed for
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
i Hurricane: term used to describe the
tropical cyclones that primarily develop in
the Atlantic, North Pacific and South Pacific
oceans. The wind speeds are above
74 mph (118 km/h). Five categories are
used to classify the strength of a hurricane.
Typhoon: term used to describe a tropical
cyclone that develops in the northwestern
Pacific. The wind speeds are in the category
of a hurricane. Switching the SIRIUS weather display
on/off
Activating
Example: daily forecast as an information chart
X
Select the 000Csymbol in the main function
bar by sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe 262
Switching the SIRIUS weather displa
yon/offSIRIUS Weather