2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS-Class Comand Manual

Route display
You can see the route before starting your
journey .This function is only available when
the vehicle is stationary.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Route Demonstration and press
0037 to confirm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
X To get to the destination: press0037to
confirm the highlighted symbol.
X To stop the route demonstration:
confirm the 0009symbol by pressing 0037. Example: route display stopped
0001
Road name and city display when route
display has been stopped
0002 Distance of the crosshair from current
vehicle position
X To get to the current vehicle position:
press 0037to confirm the symbol for the
current vehicle position.
X To change the map scale: selectScale and press
0037to confirm.
The scale bar appears.
X Turn 003C0012003D the COMAND controller and
press 0037to 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 attemptst
o 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. Route guidance
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Calling up the Routes menu
X
Insert the SD memory car d(Ypage 197).
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 Select Routes .
Starting/ending recording X
Call up the Routes menu (Y page 96).
X To start recording: selectStart Recording in the Routes menu by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
During the recording, the recorded route is
shown behind the curren tvehicle position
with gray strokes (symbol for tire tracks). X
To end recording: selectStop Recording in the Routes menu by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
Displaying and editing the recorded
route X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 197).
X Call up the "Routes" menu (Y page 96).
X Select List in the Routes menu by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
Previously recorded routes are displayed. X
Select a route and press 0037to confirm.
The map appears with a menu. The
recorded route is shown in the map with a
blue dotted line.
X To view a demonstration of the route
on the map: selectDemo by turning
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the COMAND controlle
rand press 0037to
confirm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
X Proceed as described in the "Route
demonstration" section (Y page 95).
X To begin route calculation: selectStart in the menu by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
COMAND attempts to alig nthe recorded
route with the digital map. Changing route names and icons
X
Select Edit in the menu by turning
003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X To change the route name: select
Rename and press
0037to confirm.
i The name cannot be changed while the
vehicle is in motion.
X To change the icon: selectChange Icon and press
0037to confirm.
Observe the further information on managing
categories for personal POIs (Y page 84).
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
003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X To delete a route: selectDelete in the
menu by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe route
should be deleted.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to 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 96).
X Select Presets in the Routes menu by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The route memory is displayed. Off-road and off-map
Important safety notes 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 Route guidance
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appropriateness for use may be affected by
various factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
canno tbe judged or taken into consideration
by the COMAND system.
Route guidance to a destination that is
not on a digitized road Example: route guidance to an off-road destination
0001 Off-road destination
0002 Off-road route section (blue dashes)
0014 Current vehicle position (the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel)
0013 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 0001.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
adestination 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 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 adestination 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 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 in 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
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digital map. The vehicle is therefore in an off-
road position.
In the display, you will see the Off MappedRoad message, an arrow and the distance to
the destination. The direction arrow shows
the compass heading to the destination.
As soon as the system can assign the vehicle
position to the map again, route guidance
continues in the usual way. Traffic reports
Prerequisites
i This function is currently not available for
Canada.
To receive real-time traffic reports via
satellite radio, you require:
R optional satellite radio equipment
R a subscription to SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio
Traffic Message Service
Further information on satellite radio
(Y page 188).
COMAND can receive traffic reports via
satellite radio and take accoun tofthese 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
0001
Delimits the section of the route affected
0002 Indicates an incident on the route (traffic
flow) 0014
Destination
0013 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: slide00360012the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen menu item is shown, press
0037to confirm.
The map can be seen in the full-screen
display.
X Turn 003C0012003D the COMAND controller until the
desired map scale is set. Traffic reports
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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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