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COMAND controller and press
0098to con-
firm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
X Proceed as described in the "Route dem-
onstration" section (Y page 95).
X To begin route calculation: selectStart
Start
in the menu by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
COMAND attempts to align the recorded
route with the digital map. Changing route names and icons
X
Select Edit Editin the menu by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X To change the route name: selectRename
Rename
and press 0098to confirm.
i The name cannot be changed while the
vehicle is in motion.
X To change the icon: selectChange Icon
Change Icon
and press 0098to confirm.
Observe the further information on managing categories for personal POIs (Y page 83).
To change direction for route calculation: you can set the icon for the route to the start-
ing point or to the destination, thereby chang- ing 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
Swap in the menu by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm. X
To delete a route: selectDelete Delete in the
menu by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the route should be deleted.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the route will be deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed.
Scanning the memory The SD memory card is inserted.
X Call up the Routes menu (Y page 96).
X Select Memory
Memory Info
Infoin the Routes menu by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
A message such as Off-road Off-roadRoute RouteMem‐
Mem‐
ory 90% Full.
ory 90% Full. is displayed. Off-road and off-map
Notes The navigation system may guide you to off-
road routes that your vehicle cannot drive on
without causing damage to the tires or wheelsor the vehicle itself. It is the driver’s sole
responsibility to determine the suitability of
the route. The condition of the off-road routes
may vary, and their drivability may be affected by different factors such as time of day, sea-
son and current weather conditions, which
the navigation system cannot judge or take
into account. Route guidance
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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 satel-
lite 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 190).
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 on the map
0043
Delimits the section of the route affected
0044 Indicates an incident on the route (traffic
flow)
0087 Destination
0085 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: slide00970052the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen Full Screen
menu item is shown, press 0098to confirm.
The map can be seen in the full-screen dis- play.
X Turn 00790052007A the COMAND controller until the
desired map scale is set. 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 (Y page 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 selec- ted.
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.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic by sliding 00970052and turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Read Traffic Messages Auto‐
Read Traffic Messages Auto‐
matically matically and press0098to confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the option on 0073or off 0053. 102
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Recalculating the route dynamically
The route types
Dynamic Route
Dynamic Route and
Dynamic
Dynamic Route
RouteOnly
OnlyAfter
After Request
Request take
all relevant traffic messages into account
when calculating a route (Y page 62).
If you have selected Dynamic Route Dynamic Routeas the
route type, COMAND guides you to your des-
tination along the updated route.
If you have selected Dynamic Route Only Dynamic Route Only
After Request
After Request as the route type, a prompt
will appear first.
You can now decide whether to:
R accept the route suggested by COMAND
R continue your original route
X To accept the suggested route: press0098
the COMAND controller.
X To continue along the original route:
select Reject
Reject by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. Destination memory
Home address (My Address)
Entering the home address via address
entry X
Proceed as described under “Adopting an
address book entry as a home address”
(Y page 103). Confirm My Address My Addressby
pressing 0098.
X To enter the home address for the first
time: confirm New Entry
New Entry by pressing 0098.X
To change the home address: select
Change Change in the menu showing the home
address by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
X Confirm New Entry New Entry by pressing 0098.
X In both cases, enter the home address as a
destination, e.g. as a city, street and house number (Y page 64). Then, save the home
address (Y page 69).
Adopting an address book entry as a
home address X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE 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 Memory From Memory and press0098to con-
firm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2).
Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar 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 Destination memory
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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
My Address Address is automatically highligh-
ted 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 Startis 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
Yes orNo
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.
Selecting the home address for route
guidance X
Proceed as described under "Selecting a
destination from the destination memory"
(Y page 70). Saving a destination
General notes This function also stores the destination in
the address book.
When the address book is full, no destinations can be saved in the destination memory. You
must first delete address book entries
(Y page 148). 104
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After destination entry
X
The destination has been entered and is
shown in the address entry menu
(Y page 64).
X Select Save
Save by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 105).
During route guidance 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 Save
SaveDestination
Destination and press0098to
confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 105).
From the list of previous destinations 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 a destination by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The destination address is shown.
X Select Save
Save and press 0098to confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 105). Selecting storing options Once you have chosen one of the following
options for storing a destination, you can
specify storage options:
R After destination entry (Y page 105)
R During route guidance (Y page 105)
R From the list of previous destinations
(Y page 70) Storage options
X To save the destination without a name:
select Save SaveWithout
Without Name
Nameand press 0098to
confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the des-
tination memory and uses the address as
the destination name. Example: saving a destination with a name
0043
Selected data field with cursor
0044 Character bar
X To save the destination with a name:
select Save With Name Save With Name and press0098to
confirm. Destination
memory
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X
Select a category, e.g. Home
Home, and press0098
to confirm.
The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar.
X Proceed as described under "Character
entry (navigation)" (Y page 35).
X Then select 0054and press 0098to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination under the
name entered.
An address with complete address data that
is suitable for navigation can be assigned to a pre-existing address book entry.
X To assign an address to an address
book entry: selectAssign to Address
Assign to Address
Book Entry Book Entry and press0098to confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Home
Home, and press 0098
to confirm.
You will see the address book either with
the character bar or as a selection list.
X Select an address book entry
(Y page 148).
COMAND stores the data if the address
book entry selected does not yet contain
navigable address data.
If the selected address book entry already
contains navigable address data, a prompt
will appear asking whether you wish to
overwrite the existing data.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , COMAND stores the data.
You can now start route guidance to this
address directly from the address book
(Y page 150).
X To save the destination as My address:
select Save as "My Address"
Save as "My Address" and press
0098 to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the des-
tination memory as My Address
My Address. If the
selected address book entry already con-
tains address data that can be used for
navigation (0048 icon), a prompt will appear asking whether you wish to overwrite the
existing data.
X Select Yes YesorNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , the entry is overwritten. If
you select No
No, the process will be canceled.
X To save the destination as a personal
POI: insert the SD memory card
(Y page 196).
X Select Save As Personal POI
Save As Personal POI and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select a category.
X Enter the name.
The current address is saved as a personal
point of interest on the SD memory card. Deleting a destination or the home
address
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE 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 Memory
From Memory and press0098to con-
firm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2).
X Option 1: destination memory list with
the character bar: enter characters using
the character bar (Y page 35).
X Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list: select a destination by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
You see the address data of the selected
entry.
X Select Delete Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish to delete the destination. 106
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X
Select Yes
YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, COMAND deletes the
destination. You will see a message to this effect.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
i If the navigable address data for the des-
tination being deleted is also assigned to an
address book entry, COMAND will also
delete this data from there. If the corre-
sponding address book entry does not con-
tain any further data, such as telephone
numbers, COMAND deletes the entire
address book entry. Previous destinations
Introduction
COMAND automatically stores the previous
destinations for which route calculation has
been started. If the memory is full, COMAND deletes the oldest destination. You can also
save a destination from the list of previous
destinations in the destination memory. It will
be stored there permanently. Storing a destination permanently in
the destination memory
X Proceed as described in the "From the list
of previous destinations" section
(Y page 70). Storing the vehicle position in the list
of previous destinations
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller. X
Select Position
Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save SaveVehicle
Vehicle Position
Position and press
0098 to confirm.
COMAND stores the current vehicle posi-
tion as a destination in the list of previous
destinations. Storing the crosshair position in the
list of previous destinations
A crosshair appears on the map if you have
moved the map manually (Y page 108). You
can store the crosshair position as a destina-
tion in the list of previous destinations.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save Crosshair Position
Save Crosshair Position and
press 0098to confirm. 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. Previous destinations
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