2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class display

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for 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 fea-
tures described. Weather forecasts
Introduction
This function is currently not available for
Canada.
For the reception of weather forecasts via
satellite radio, you will need a SIRIUS XM Sat-
ellite Weather subscription.
If the message Call
Call SIRIUS SIRIUS to
toactivate
activate
system at: SIRIUS_number ESN:
system at: SIRIUS_number ESN:
SIRIUS_ID
SIRIUS_ID appears along with the ID number
of the SIRIUS device, you will need to have
the weather service activated first.
X To select Call
Call orCancel
Cancel : turn and press
the controller.
If a mobile phone is connected to COMAND
(Y page 104), the call will connect to a SIR-
IUS service employee after selecting Call Call.
The ID number of the SIRIUS device will be
transferred to the telephone display.
X This will be followed by instructions from
the service employee.
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). Depending on which scale has been selected,
the weather map can display the following
weather data with symbols:
R
rain radar
R storm characteristics
R high and low-pressure areas, weather
fronts
R course of tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
typhoons)
R gale warnings
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 trop-
ical 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
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X
Press the 002Bbutton.
X To select TEL/ 00A7in the main function bar:
slide 5, turn and press the controller.
The menu for selecting telephone and Inter-
net applications appears.
X To select SIRIUS Weather
SIRIUS Weather : turn and press
the controller.
The information chart shows the daily fore-
cast at the current vehicle position.
You see the following information:
R the date and time of the weather message
received last
R information on the current weather (tem-
perature, cloud cover) and forecast for the
next 3, 6, 12 hours
R the current highest temperature and fore-
casts
R the current lowest temperature and fore-
casts
R the probability of rain
Switching to the 5-day forecast:
X To select Current
Current: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
X Select 5-Day
5-Day.
The information chart displays the forecast
for the next five days in the currently
selected location. Returning to the current-day forecast:
X
To select 5-Day 5-Day: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
X Select Current Current.
The information chart shows the forecast
for the current day again.
Deactivating X
Press 0038. Displaying detailed information
Besides the current temperatures, you can
display information such as wind speeds and
UV index.
X
To select Current Currentor5-Day
5-Day in the current-
day or 5-day forecast: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Info Info.
The information chart shows detailed infor-
mation for the selected area. Selecting the area for the weather
forecast
Introduction You can select the weather forecasts for:
R
the current vehicle position
R vicinity of the destination
R a winter sports area
R an area within the USA Weather forecasts
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You can select a location in the information
chart (option 1) or in the map (option 2). You
can store frequently selected locations in the
memory (Y page 207).
i COMAND receives the data for the
weather forecasts from the nearest
weather station to the selected location.
Option 1: selecting the area in the infor-
mation chart X
To select Position Position in the information
chart: turn and press the controller.
X To select the current vehicle position:
select Current Position
Current Position from the menu.
COMAND receives the weather data for the
current vehicle position from the nearest
weather station and displays it automati-
cally.
Requirement for "Selecting the vicinity of the
destination": a route is calculated to a desti-
nation (Y page 69). The menu item is other-
wise grayed out.
X To select the vicinity of the destina-
tion: select Near Destination
Near Destination from the
menu: turn the controller and press to con-
firm. X
To select a winter sports area: selectAt At
Ski
Ski Area
Area from the menu: turn the control-
ler and press to confirm.
X Select a state, e.g. Colorado
Colorado.
X Select a winter sports area from the menu.
The weather data and other information is
displayed for the winter sports area that has been selected. The data is supplied by
the nearest weather station.
The information chart shows the following
information (if available):
R ski slopes/ski lifts
R snowboarding and nighttime opening
R snow conditions (e.g. snow depth)
R temperature
The status of a facility is indicated as follows:
R green tick - open
R red cross - closed
R question mark - not known Town list with character bar (example)
Entry limitation: searching for a location using
the character bar is not possible while driving.
X
To search for a location: selectSearch Search
Areas
Areas: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
X Select Other States (U.S.) Other States (U.S.) orAt Cur‐
At Cur‐
rent State/Province
rent State/Province.
Depending on the selection, the list of
states or cities will appear with the charac- 206
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ter bar. You can limit the search using the
character bar.
X To select the state or town: enter the initial
letter by turning the controller and then
press to confirm.
X To switch to the list without the character
bar: slide 5or select ok ok.
X To delete an entry: select 0084from the
character bar and press the controller.
Pressing briefly deletes the last letter
entered.
Pressing and holding longer deletes the
entire entry.
X To select the state/province or town in the
list: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
After selecting a state (or province), the list
of towns appears.
After choosing a town, the information
chart displays the weather forecast for the
selected location. The data is supplied by
the nearest weather station.
Option 2: selecting the area in the
weather map X
Call up the weather map (Y page 207).
X Move the weather map so that the cross-
hair is over the desired area (Y page 208).
X Press the controller.
The information chart shows the weather
forecast for the selected area. The data is
supplied by the nearest weather station. Memory functions
Storing the area in the weather memory You can save locations that are called up fre-
quently in ten preset positions (0, 1-9) in the
weather memory. X
In the weather memory: select the area
for the weather forecast (Y page 205).
The selected location appears at the top in
the status bar.
X To select Position
Position in the information
chart: turn and press the controller.
X Select Presets Presets.
X Select a preset using the controller.
X Press and hold the controller until you hear
a tone.
The area is entered on the selected preset.
Selecting an area from the weather
memory X
Directly from the weather memory:
select Position Position from the information
chart: turn and press the controller.
X Select Presets
Presets.
X Select the memory position which contains
the location you require.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed. Weather map
Calling up the weather map X
To select Map Mapin the information chart: turn
and press the controller.
The weather map is shown on a 500-mi
(500-km) scale. The crosshair highlights
the weather station that supplies the cur-
rent weather data. Weather forecasts
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Moving the weather map
X
Slide 4 or1 the controller.
The weather map moves in the correspond-
ing direction under the crosshair.
Changing the scale X
Turn the controller.
The scale bar appears.
X Turn until the desired scale is set.
Showing/hiding the menu in the
weather map X
To show: press the controller.
X To hide: slide5the controller.
Selecting a weather station in the map X
Move the weather map and crosshair to the
desired position (Y page 208).
X To show the menu: press the controller.
X To select Weather Table
Weather Table: press the con-
troller.
COMAND receives the weather data for the
selected position from the nearest weather
station and displays it automatically as a
daily forecast.
Switching layers on the map on/off You can switch on different layers, for exam-
ple to display the rain radar, weather fronts
and the course of tropical storms on the map. X
Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 208).
X To select View View: turn and press the control-
ler.
X Select a layer.
Switch the display on 0073or off 0053.
Explanation of the layers on the
weather map R
Menu item Radar Map Radar Map
Displays the rain radar as a color area in all
map scales. For an explanation of the col-
ors, see the legend (Y page 211).
R Menu item Storm Characteristics Storm Characteristics
Displays the characteristics of a storm in
all map scales:
- tornadic storm:
storm cell with strong winds (super cell),
from which a tornado can develop. Tor-
nadoes are also known as twisters.
- cyclone:
storm cells from which a tornadic storm
can develop
- hailstorm
- the likelihood of a hailstorm
R Storm watch areas
Shows areas for which storm advisories
have been issued (red areas). It is shown in
map scales 50 mi (50 km), 200 mi
(200 km) and 500 mi (500 km).
R Menu item Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure
Shows the position of high and low-pres-
sure areas (H, L), weather fronts and iso-
bars It is shown in map scales 200 mi
(200 km) and 500 mi (500 km).
R Menu item Tropical Storm Tracking Tropical Storm Tracking
Shows the direction and speed of propaga-
tion (track) of a tropical storm in all map
scales with information on times and inten-
sity.
R Menu item Winds Winds
Shows the wind direction and wind speed
in map scale of 5 mi (5 km). 208
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Sample displays of weather data in the
map To display the rain radar:
X
Activate the Radar Map Radar Mapdisplay level
(Y page 208).
The rain radar image is then displayed if
weather data is available.
i You can call up the legend for the precip-
itation radar (Y page 211).
The transparency of the precipitation radar
map display level can be adjusted in five
stages.
To display storm characteristics:
X Activate the Storm
Storm Characteristics Characteristics dis-
play level (Y page 208).
If weather data is available, the weather
map will then display the storm character-
istics.
You can call up the legend for storms
(Y page 211).
The following information on a storm cell is
displayed (if available):
R characteristics of the storm cell
R date and time of observation (time
stamp)
R directional movement speed and path
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
storm cell is advancing. To display weather fronts:
X
Activate the Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure dis-
play level (Y page 208).
If weather data is available, the weather
map will then display the weather fronts.
The example shows the position of high and
low-pressure areas (H, L), weather fronts
and isobars. Isobars are lines that show
where the air pressure is the same.
Legend: weather fronts Weather
front Explanation
Cold front
(blue line
with blue tri-
angles) If a cold front moves in, the
weather remains changea-
ble and there are often rain
showers and thunder-
storms. The air tempera-
ture decreases.
Warm front
(red line with
red semi-cir-
cles) A warm front may cause
more prolonged steady
rain, more cloud cover and
a slow rise in temperature. Weather forecasts
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front Explanation
Stationary
front
(red and blue
line with red
semi-circles
and blue tri-
angles) The weather front moves
minimally. The weather
remains changeable in this
area.
Occlusion
(purple line
with purple
semi-circles
and trian-
gles) When the faster cold front
catches up and joins the
warm front ahead of it, an
occluded front is formed.
The weather remains
changeable and rainy
within an occlusion.
To display the track of a storm:
X
Activate the Tropical Storm Tracking Tropical Storm Tracking
display level (Y page 208).
If weather data is available, the weather
map will then display the track of the storm.
Example: in the middle of the map you can
see the current position of the tropical low-
pressure area (cyclone). To the right of this
a solid line shows the previous path with
positions and times. The forecast for the
direction of propagation is shown by a dot-
ted line with positions and times. You can find out more information about
cyclones in the Storm Guide (Y
page 212).
Showing information (if available):
R name of the tropical storm and category
R time stamp
R directional movement speed and path
R maximum wind speed
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
storm cell of a tropical cyclone is advancing.
A tropical storm is separated into different
categories according to the location at which
it develops. Region of origin Category
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Menu item
Tropical Tropical
Low Press. Sys.
Low Press. Sys. Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Menu item
Tropical Tropical
Low
Low Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Menu item
Name_1 Name_1
(Tropical Storm)
(Tropical Storm) Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Menu item
Name_1 Name_1
(Hurricane Cate‐
(Hurricane Cate‐
gory gory
Number_one_digit) Number_one_digit)
Displays hurricane cat-
egories 1 through 5 Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Menu item
Tropical Tropical
Low Press. Sys.
Low Press. Sys. 210
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Region of origin Category
Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Menu item
Name_LP10 Name_LP10
(Tropical Cyclone)
(Tropical Cyclone) Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Menu item
Name_1
Name_1
(Typhoon) (Typhoon) Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Menu item
Name_1
Name_1
(Super-Typhoon) (Super-Typhoon) You can also see the time stamp for the
weather data on map scales of 50 miles and
smaller.
The weather map shows wind directions and
wind speeds.
Legend (precipitation radar and storms) X
Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 208).
X To select View
View : turn and press the control-
ler.
X Select Legend
Legend.
i The symbol for a tornadic storm is also
valid for a cyclone (mesocyclone). Precipita-
tion type Color scale
Rain Eleven shades from light (light
green) to heavy (red)
Mixed Light (light violet) to heavy
(violet)
Snow Light (light turquoise) to
heavy (turquoise) Time stamp
The time stamp shows when the weather data
was created by the weather station.
A time stamp corresponds to the time at the
vehicle's current position. The changeover
from summer time to standard time is per-
formed automatically.
X
Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 208).
X To select View View: turn and press the control-
ler.
X Select Time Stamp
Time Stamp.
Changing to the information chart X
Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 208).
X To select Weather Table Weather Table: turn and press
the controller.
Storm Watch Box Storm watch areas for which there are storm
advisories are displayed as red areas on the
weather map.
To activate/deactivate the display of areas in
red:
X
Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 208).
X To select View View: turn and press the control-
ler.
The list of display levels appears. Weather forecasts
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