2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class Comand Manual

Route list
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the00BEbutton.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Route
Route: turn and press the controller.
X Select Route List
Route List .
The route list shows the next change of direction and the immediate distances from the
current vehicle position. X
To display additional route sections: turn the controller.
The position of the change of direction that belongs to the respective route section is indi- cated on the map with a cross. Route guidance
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Where am I?
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the00BEbutton.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Position
Position: turn and press the controller.
X Select Where am I?
Where am I?.
The street you are currently on and the previous and next intersections are displayed. Traffic jam function
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Route
Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Detour
Detour.
X To specify the start of the traffic jam
section: selectBeginning
Beginning.
The next possible traffic jam section start-
ing point is marked. X
Turn the controller.
The marking moves along the route to the
next starting position.
X Press the controller.
The start of the traffic jam is set.
X To specify the end of a traffic jam sec-
tion: select End End.
The next possible traffic jam section end
point is marked.
X Turn and press the controller.
X To calculate the detour: selectStart
Start. Off-road
General notes 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 appro- priateness for use may be affected by various 112
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factors such as time of day, time of year and
immediate weather conditions that cannot be judged or taken into consideration by the
COMAND system.
Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tion COMAND can guide you to destinations
which are within the area of the digital map,
but which are not themselves 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 navi-
gation 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 the off-road destina-
tion. You will hear the announcement: "Please follow the arrow on the display". As the vehi-
cle approaches the destination, you will see a
display to this effect.
Route guidance from an off-road loca-
tion to a destination Off-road location: the vehicle's position is on
the digital map, but the map does not contain
any information about that location.
COMAND is also able to guide you to a des-
tination even from an off-road location.
At the start of route guidance, you will see the
Road Not Mapped
Road Not Mapped message, an arrow and
the distance to the destination. The arrow
shows the compass heading to the actual
destination.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance contin- ues in the usual way.
Off-road during route guidance Due to road works, 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
unable to locate the vehicle position on the
digital map. The vehicle is therefore in an off- road position.
In the display, you will then see the Road
Road Not Not
Mapped
Mapped 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. Real-time traffic reports
Prerequisites
i This function is currently not available for
Canada.
In order to receive real-time traffic reports via satellite radio, you need to subscribe to SIR-
IUS XM Satellite Radio Traffic Message
Service.
Further information on satellite radio
(Y page 202).
COMAND can receive traffic reports via sat-
ellite radio and take account of these 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
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Real-time traffic reports on the map
0043
Icon indicating an incident on the route (traffic jam icon)
0044 Display for traffic reports
0087 Map scale
0085 Icon delimiting the section of the route affected (color lines)
When 0044is displayed, traffic reports can be received or traffic reports are available. If it is not
displayed, no reception is possible.
COMAND can show certain traffic incidents on the map. Traffic reports are shown on the map
at scales of 1/32 mi to 20 mi.
X To hide the menu: slide5and press the controller.
The map can be seen in the full-screen display.
X To set the map scale: turn the controller until the desired map scale is selected.0043
Traffic jam on the route
0044 Slow-moving traffic on the route
0087 Road blocked
0085 Traffic disruption
0083 Traffic warning
0084 Dashed red and white line delimiting the traffic warning
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006C
Slow-moving traffic (orange line along the affected route)
006D Traffic jam (red line along the affected route) 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: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To close the report: press the controller.
Traffic symbol information 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: slide6the control-
ler. X
To select Traffic Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select Traffic Traffic Symbol
SymbolInformation
Information:
turn and press the controller.
The map appears and shows the available
traffic information as icons. The first traffic
information is highlighted.
X To highlight additional traffic symbols,
select Next NextorPrevious
Previous.
X To move the map: selectMap
Map.
You can move the map to enable further
traffic information to be displayed. You can have the traffic report relevant to a
traffic icon shown.
X To select Details Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The report shows the following information:
R State/province, road and display of the
affected direction
R Section of the road to which the traffic
report applies
R Traffic icon and traffic report
X To close the detailed display: press the
0038 button. Real-time traffic reports
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Displaying reports on the route
The function is only available while route guid-
ance is active. It shows the available traffic
reports affecting the current route.
If there are no reports for the route or the
function is not supported in the selected lan-
guage: the Messages Messages On
OnRoute
Route menu item is
gray and cannot be selected.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select Messages On Route
Messages On Route: turn and
press the controller.
The traffic report window appears. Several
traffic reports may be available for the cal-
culated route, marked for example by 1/3.
The report shows the following information:
R State/province, road and display of the
affected direction
R Section of the road to which the traffic
report applies
R Traffic icon and traffic report
X To display the next/previous traffic
report: turn the controller.
X To close the display: press the0038but-
ton. Displaying all traffic reports
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select All Messages
All Messages: turn and press
the controller.
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 select the road, area or region: turn
the controller and press to 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 116).
X To close the display: press the0038but-
ton.
Settings for the display on the map You can switch these displays on/off on the
map:
R Incidents
R Speed & Flow
R Free Flow
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
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X
To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select Traffic
Traffic Information
Information On
OnMap
Map:
turn and press the controller.
X Select Incidents
Incidents,Speed Speed&
&Flow
Flow orFree
Free
Flow
Flow.
The display is activated 0073or deactivated
0053. 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 from the following text reader
properties:
R Language (Y page 52)
R Text reader speed (Y page 48)
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: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Read Out All Messages on Read Out All Messages on
Route
Route.
COMAND reads out the reports in
sequence.
If there are no reports for the route, the
Read
Read Out OutAll
AllMessages
Messages on
onRoute
Route menu
item is gray and cannot be selected.
X To cancel the read-aloud function: select
Cancel Read-Aloud Function
Cancel Read-Aloud Function.
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.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Read Traffic Announcements
Read Traffic Announcements
Automatically
Automatically.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on 0073or off 0053. Recalculating the route dynamically
The Dynamic Traffic Route Dynamic Traffic Route route type
takes into account all of the traffic reports it
receives for the current route when calculat-
ing the route (Y page 80).
If you have selected Dynamic Traffic Dynamic Traffic
Route
Route as the route type, COMAND guides you
to your destination along the updated route. Storing destinations
General notes
If a route to a destination has been calculated,
COMAND saves the destination to the last
destinations memory. If the memory is full,
COMAND overwrites the oldest destination.
When you save the current vehicle position or a crosshair position, this position is stored in
the "Last destinations" memory.
You can save destinations permanently in the
address book and on an SD memory card. For instance, this is possible immediately after
entering an address. Storing destinations
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Storing the destination in the address
book The example shows a POI.
X To select Save
Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears.
X New contact: selectAs New Address
As New Address
Book Entry Book Entry.
If the address book already contains con-
tacts, the entry Add to Address Book Add to Address Book
Entry
Entry is also available.
X Select Not Classified
Not Classified, Home
HomeorWork
Work.
An input menu shows the destination
address.
X Enter a surname and first name. Character
entry (Y page 36).
X To select OK
OK: turn and press the controller.
The Saving Successful
Saving Successful message
appears. The destination address is saved
in the address book as a navigable contact.
X To add to a contact: selectAdd to
Add to
Address Book Entry
Address Book Entry.
The address book appears.
X Search for a contact (Y page 163).
X Press the controller.
The Saving Successful Saving Successful message
appears. The destination address is added
to a contact in the address book.
Telephone numbers are not transferred to
the telephone number fields of the address book. After selecting the destination
address from the address book for naviga-
tion, the associated telephone number will
be displayed. If the contact already has two destination
addresses, a prompt will appear asking if a destination address should be overwritten.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, a list showing both des-
tination addresses appears.
X To select the destination address: turn and
press the controller.
The destination address is overwritten. Saving destination to the SD memory
card
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 215).
X E.g. display a point of interest
(Y page 118).
X To select Save Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears.
X Select To Memory Card To Memory Card.
X Not Classified
Not Classified or, if available, select a
category that you have created yourself.
An input menu appears.
X Enter a surname and first name. Character
entry (Y page 37).
X Select OK
OK.
The Saving Successful Saving Successful message
appears. The destination is saved to the SD memory card. Saving the current vehicle position
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Position
Position: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Save
Save.
The current vehicle position is saved in
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