2014 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class display

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 X X X X
Displaying real-time traffic reports
Starting a search for traffic reports X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
A menu appears.
If No Traffic Messages 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 Cancel and
press 0098to confirm.
X To close the report window: selectOK
OK
and press 0098to confirm. Traffic symbol information
Example display
0043
Affected roads with indication of direction
0044 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller. 100
Traffic reportsNavigation

X
Select Traffic
Traffic in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Traffic Symbol Information
Traffic Symbol Information by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Next
Next orPrevious
Previous by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm in order to continue highlighting
traffic symbols.
X To change the map scale: selectMap
Map by
sliding 00970052the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
You can now zoom in or out of the map. Example: details on traffic symbol information
X To show the detailed view: select
Details
Details and press 0098to confirm.
X To close the detailed view: slide009500520096 the
COMAND controller. Displaying reports on the route 0043
State/province for the calculated route,
road designation, direction and reports
for the affected road (2/3)
0044 Section of the road to which the traffic
report applies
0087 Traffic report
0085 Type of traffic report (slow-moving traffic)
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic Traffic in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Messages On Route Messages On Route and press0098
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 a report or to access
the next report: turn00790052the COMAND
controller.
X To return to the report list: slide009500520096 the
COMAND controller. Traffic reports
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Displaying all traffic reports
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select All
All Messages
Messages and press0098to con-
firm.
A list 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: select a road,
area or region and press 0098to 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 a report: slide009500520096 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 prop-
erties:
R
Language (Y page 45)
R Text reader speed ( Ypage 44)
You can start the text reader function man-
ually or set it to automatic.
Starting the text reader function man-
ually X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic Traffic by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Read out all messages on
Read out all messages on
route
route and press 0098to confirm.
COMAND reads out the reports in
sequence.
i If there are no reports for the route, the
Read Read out
outall
allmessages
messages on
onroute
route menu
item is shown in gray and cannot be
selected.
X To switch off the read-aloud function:
select Cancel Cancel Read-Aloud
Read-Aloud Function
Functionand
press 0098to confirm or press the 0063but-
ton.
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
00BE button. 102
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reportsNavigation

X
Slide 00520097the COMAND controller repeat-
edly until the destination memory list
appears as a selection list.
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list The
My Address
My Address entry is listed as the first
entry in the destination memory.
X Select My Address My Address by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
i If you have not yet entered any charac-
ters, My Address
My Address is automatically high-
lighted 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 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
Assign to Address Book
Entry Entry and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Home
Home,Work
WorkorNot
Not Classified
Classified and
press 0098to confirm.
X To change the home address: select
Change
Change and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Assign to Address Book Entry
Assign to Address Book Entry
and press 0098to confirm.
i If you select New Entry
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
Home, Work WorkorNot
Not Classified
Classified and
press 0098to confirm.
In both cases, you will see the address book
either with the character bar or as a selec-
tion list.
X Select an address book entry
(Y page 148).
X To confirm the selection: press0098the
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
Start is highlighted
automatically.
If a home address has already been stored,
you will see a prompt asking you whether
the My Address
My Address entry should be overwrit-
ten.
X Select Yes YesorNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, COMAND overwrites the
destination. You will see a message and
then the address menu with the selected
address. Start Startis highlighted automati-
cally.
If you select No No, the list will appear again.104
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Deleting one of the previous destina-
tions
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination in the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select From Last Destinations
From Last Destinations and
press 0098to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select the desired destination and press
0098 to confirm.
The destination address appears.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the entry
should be deleted.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , the entry is deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed. 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 compa-
nies for the navigation system itself. Setting the map scale
0043
Set map scale as a number with unit
0044 Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
0087 New map scale
0085 Scale bar
Unit of measurement 0043in the COMAND dis-
play depends on the selection made in the
instrument cluster; see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
X To hide the menu: slide00970052the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen Full Screen
menu item is shown, press 0098.
X To call up the scale bar: as soon as you
turn 00790052007A the COMAND controller, scale
bar 0087appears.
X Turn 00790052007A until the desired scale is set. Moving the map
Showing the crosshair Map with crosshair
0043
Current vehicle position
0044 Crosshair 108
Map ope
ration and map settingsNavigation

0087
Details of the crosshair position
0085 Map scale selected
X To hide the menu: slide00970052the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen
Full Screen
menu item is shown, press 0098.
X To scroll the weather map: slide009500520096,
009700520064 or009100520078 the COMAND controller.
A crosshair appears on the map. If you slide
it again, the map under the crosshair moves
in the corresponding direction.
Display 0087may be the name of a street, for
example, provided the digital map contains
the necessary data. It shows the geo-coordi-
nate position of the crosshair if the Geo-
Geo-
coordinates
coordinates display is switched on
(Y page 111).
Hiding the crosshair and centering the
map on the vehicle position or destina-
tion X
Press the 0038back button twice.
The crosshair disappears and the map is
set to the vehicle position.
Centering the map on the vehicle's posi-
tion X
To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position
Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Vehicle Position Map Vehicle Position Map and press
0098 to confirm or, if the crosshair is shown,
press the 0038back 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 way points and an intermediate stop, the map can also
be set to these positions.
X
To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position
Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Destination Position Map
Destination Position Map and
press 0098to confirm.
The crosshair position is set to the relevant
destination. Map settings
Calling up the map settings menu X
To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Map MapSettings
Settings and press0098to con-
firm.
The map settings menu appears.
Map orientation Example: map orientation
0043
Current map orientation (005B or¤)
Possible map orientations:
R 005B North orientation (The map view is dis-
played so that north is always up)
R ¤ Heading orientation (the map view is
aligned to the direction of travel. The direc-
tion of travel is always at the top, the Map operation and map settings
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orange-color tip of the symbol points
north.)
R ¤ Bird's-eye view (the map view is aligned
to the direction of travel. The map projec-
tion reproduces the curvature of the earth's
surface, the orange-color tip of the symbol
points north.)
R ¤ 3D map (the map view is aligned to the
direction of travel. At a scale of 1 km the
map displays elevation, the orange-color
tip of the symbol points north.) Map orientation menu
Setting the map orientation
X
To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi Naviin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Map
Map Settings
Settings and press0098to con-
firm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Map Orientation
Map Orientation and press0098to
confirm.
X Select North up
North up, Heading Up Heading Up, Bird's-
Bird's-
eye View
eye View or3-D Map
3-D Map by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
A 003B 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: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Map MapSettings
Settings and press0098to con-
firm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select POI Symbols On Map POI Symbols On Map and press
0098 to confirm.
The following settings are possible:
R Standard Symbols
Standard Symbols
Symbol display determined by the factory
settings.
R Personal Symbols Personal Symbols
You can determine the symbols yourself.
R No Symbols No Symbols
The map does not show any symbols. 110
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X
Select Standard Symbols
Standard Symbols, Personal
Personal
Symbols
Symbols orNo Symbols
No Symbols.
If you select Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols, the POI
list appears.
X To switch the symbol display on/off:
select a POI by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
Depending on the previous state of the
symbols, they will either be shown 0073or
hidden 0053. You can switch on the symbol
displays for more than one point of interest.
X To switch all personal symbols on/off:
select All
All and press 0098to confirm.
Depending on the previous status of the
symbols, they will either be shown 0073or
hidden 0053.
If the function is switched on 0073, the indi-
vidual POIs are grayed out and the previ-
ously selected settings remain unchanged.
If the function is switched off 0053, you can
reselect the individual POIs. They show the
most recently selected settings.
i The list shows all symbols that are con-
tained on the digital map across all coun-
tries. However, not all points of interest are
available in all countries. As a result, certain
point of interest symbols may not be dis-
played on the map, even if the symbol dis-
play is switched on.
X To exit the menu: press the003Dback
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: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Map MapSettings
Settings and press0098to con-
firm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Text Information On Map
Text Information On Map and
press 0098to confirm.
A 003B dot indicates the current setting.
X Select Current Street
Current Street ,Geo-coordi‐ Geo-coordi‐
nates
nates orNone
None and press 0098to confirm.
X To exit the menu: slide009500520096 the COMAND
controller. Road display
0043
Road names or numbers, e.g. for high-
ways Geo-coordinate display
0043
Current height above average sea level
(rounded to the nearest 10 m)
0044 Current vehicle position: latitude coordi-
nates Map operation and map settings
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