Symbols used in real-time traffic reports
Unimpeded traffic flow
Green line with arrows
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Heavy/slow-moving traffic
Together with a yellow line
The symbol marks average speeds of 25 – 45 mph(40 – 72 km/h).
Caution, traffic incident
Traffic jam
Together with a red line and arrows
The symbol marks average speeds of 5 - 20 mph(8 - 32 km/h).
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller. Warning message
Together with a red/white striped line and arrows
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Blocked route section
Possibly in combination with XXXX
Displaying real-time traffic reports
Starting a search for traffic reports X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
Am enu appears.
If No Traffic Messages appears, this
means either:
R no traffic reports have been received yet,
or
R no traffic reports are available.
X To end the search: selectCancel and
press 0037to confirm.
X To close the repor twindow: selectOK and press
0037to confirm. Traffic symbol information
Example display
0001
Affected roads with indication of direction
0002 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller. 100
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X
Select Traffic in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controlle rand press 0037to confirm.
X Select Traffic Symbol Information by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select Next or
Previous by turning
003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm in order to continue highlighting
traffic symbols.
X To change the map scale: selectMap by
sliding 00360012the COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
You can now zoom in or out of the map. Example: details on traffi
csymbol information
X To show the detaile dview: select
Details and press
0037to confirm.
X To close the detailed view: slide003400120035 the
COMAND controller. Displaying reports on the route 0001
State/province for the calculated route,
road designation, direction and reports
for the affected road (2/3)
0002 Section of the road to which the traffic
repor tapplies
0014 Traffic report
0013 Type of traffic report (slow-moving traffic)
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Messages On Route and press
0037
to confirm.
The traffic report window appears. If there
is more than one traffic report for a section
of the route, this is indicated by 2/3, for
example.
X To scroll within arepor tort o access
the next report: turn003C0012003D the COMAND
controller.
X To retur ntothe report list: slide003400120035 the
COMAND controller. Traffic reports
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Displaying all traffic reports
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select All Messages and press
0037to
confirm.
Al ist is shown containing all roads, areas
or regions affected by traffic reports.
Roads, areas or regions not on the route
also appear in the list.
X To show a traffic report: selectaroad,
area or regio nand press 0037to confirm.
The traffic report is displayed .There may
be several traffic reports for the affected
road. You can find an example of a traffic
report here: (Y page 101).
X To close areport: slide003400120035 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 selec
tthe following text reader
properties:
R Language (Y page 45)
R Text reader speed (Y page 44)
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
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Read out all messages on route and press
0037to 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 0037to confirm or press the 001C
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
0012 button. 102
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X
Slide 00120036the 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
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0037to
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 optio nofentering the home
address for the first time. You can then
save the home address withou thaving to
start route guidance. X
To enter th ehome address for th efirst
time: select Assign to Address Book Entry and press
0037to confirm.
X Select Home ,
Work or
Not Classified and
press 0037to confirm.
X To change the home address: select
Change and press
0037to confirm.
X Select Assign to Address Book Entry and press
0037to 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 0037to 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 150).
X To confirm the selection: press0037the
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
0037to 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 appeara
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Destination memoryNavigation
Deleting one of the previous
destinations
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
0012 function button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAN Dcontroller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations and
press 0037to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select the desired destination and press
0037 to confirm.
The destination address appears.
X Select Delete and press
0037to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe entry
should be deleted.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to 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
0001
Set map scale as a number with unit
0002 Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
0014 New map scale
0013 Scale bar
Unit of measurement 0001in the COMAND
display depends on the selection made for the
instrumentc luster, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
X To hid ethe menu: slide00360012the COMAND
controlle rand, when the Full Screen menu ite
mis shown, press 0037.
X To call up the scale bar: as soon as you
turn 003C0012003D the COMAND controller, scale
bar 0014appears.
X Turn 003C0012003D until the desired scale is set. Moving the map
Showing the crosshair Map with crosshair
0001
Current vehicle position
0002 Crosshair 108
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0014
Details of the crosshair position
0013 Map scale selected
X To hid ethe menu: slide00360012the COMAND
controlle rand, when the Full Screen menu ite
mis shown, press 0037.
X To scroll the weather map: slide003400120035,
003600120008 or00320012003B the COMAND controller.
Ac rosshair appears on the map. If you slide
it again, the map under the crosshair moves
in the corresponding direction.
Display 0014may be the name of a street, for
example, provided the digital map contains
the necessary data .Itshows the geo-
coordinate position of the crosshair if the
Geo-coordinates display is switched on
(Y page 111).
Hiding the crosshair and centering the
map on the vehicle position or
destination X
Press the 001Eback button twice.
The crosshair disappears and the map is
set to the vehicle position.
Centering the map on the vehicle's
position X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Vehicle Position Map and press
0037 to confirm or, if the crosshair is shown,
press the 001Eback button.
This hides the crosshair.
Centering the map on the destination
position This function requires a calculated route to a
destination. If the route includes waypoints and an intermediate stop, the map can also
be set to these positions.
X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Destination Map and press
0037to
confirm.
The crosshair position is set to the relevant
destination. Map settings
Calling up the map settings menu X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Map Settings and press
0037to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
Map orientation Example: map orientation
0001
Current map orientation (001A or¤)
Possible map orientations:
R 001A North orientation (the map view is
displayed so that north is always up)
R ¤ Orientation in direction of travel (the
map is displayed so that the direction of
travel is always up; the orange point of the
symbol points north) Map operation and map settings
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R
¤ Bird's-eye view (the map is displayed so
that the direction of travel is always up; the
map projectio nreproduces the curvature
of the earth and the orange point of the
symbol points north)
R ¤ 3D map (the map is displayed so that
the heading is always up; from a scale of
1kmt he map displays elevation; the
orange point of the symbol points north). Map orientation menu
Setting the map orientation
X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Map Settings and press
0037to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Map Orientation and press
0037to
confirm.
X Select North Up ,
Heading Up ,
Bird's- eye View or
3-D Map by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
A 000F dot indicates the new setting. Selecting POI symbols Setting the POI symbol display
You can set the points of interest you wish to
have displayed as symbols on the map. Points
of interest are, for example, gas stations,
hotels, cinemas and restaurants.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Map Settings and press
0037to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select POI Symbols On Map and press
0037 to confirm.
The following settings are possible:
R Default Symbols Symbol display determined by the factory
settings.
R Custom Symbols You can determine the symbols yourself.
R No Symbols The map does not show any symbols.110
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X
Select Default Symbols ,
Custom Symbols or
No Symbols .
If you select Custom Symbols , the POI list
appears.
X To switch the symbol display on/off:
select a POI by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controlle rand press 0037to confirm.
Depending on the previous state of the
symbols, they will either be shown 0010or
hidden 0003.You can switch on the symbol
displays for more than one point of interest.
X To switch all personal symbols on/off:
select All and press
0037to confirm.
Depending on the previous status of the
symbols, they will either be shown 0010or
hidden 0003.
If the function is switched on 0010, the
individual POIs are grayed out and the
previously selected settings remain
unchanged.
If the function is switched off 0003, you can
reselect the individual POIs. They show the
most recently selected settings.
i The list shows all symbols that are
contained on the digital map across all
countries. However, not all points of
interest are available in all countries. As a
result, certain point of interest symbols
may not be displayed on the map, even if
the symbol display is switched on.
X To exit the menu: press the000Aback
button. Selecting map information Map information in the display
During route guidance, you can have map
information shown at the bottom edge of the
display.
X
To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Map Settings and press
0037to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Text Information On Map and
press 0037to confirm.
A 000F dot indicates the current setting.
X Select Current Street ,
Geo- coordinates or
None and press
0037to
confirm.
X To exit the menu: slide003400120035 the COMAND
controller. Road display
0001
Road names or numbers, e.g. for
highways Geo-coordinate display
0001
Current height above average sea level
(rounded to the nearest 10 m)
0002 Current vehicle position: latitude
coordinates Map operation and map settings
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