2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT COUPE navigation

Gene
ralInfo rmat ion
Operational Readinessofthe
Navigation SystemaftertheSystem
Software Update Sometimes
theinstall edmap software isno
longer compatib lefollo wing asystem
software update byan authorized Mercede s-
Benz Center. Inthis case, thenaviga tion
system isnot opera tional.
X To update mapsoftware :Proceed as
describ edinthe “Upda teProcess” section
(Y page 53).Usemap software compatib le
with thesystem software .
i Plea senote thatinthis case theupdate
must runthrough righttothe end. Ifyou
cancel beforeh and,thenaviga tionsystem
wil lstill notberead yfor opera tion.
After start-up orinitia lstart-up, thenaviga tion
system mustperform aposi tion finding
opera tion.Asaresul t,you may have todrive
for some timeuntilprecise routeguidance
takes place.
GPS Rece ption The
correct functioning ofthe naviga tion
system isals odepe ndent onthe GPS
reception. Incertain situations, theGPS
reception maybeimpa ired, distorted oreven
imposs ible, e.g. intunnels, multi-storey car
parks ordue tosnow onthe GPS antenna. If
there issnow onthe GPS antenna, youshou ld
remove it.The GPS antenna isat the rear on
the vehicle 'sroof.
Route Guidance afterVehic leTransport After
vehicle transport (e.g.byferry, cartrain
or by towing) COMAND mustdetermine the
vehicle locationagain.
Position findingtakesplaceautomatically
when thevehicle isdriven offagain, evenif
COMAND isswitched off.The actual length of
time mayvaryfrom casetocase. While
thevehicle isdetermin ingitsposition,
route guidance issubject tothe following
restric tions:
R Navigation announcements,route
guidance displaysand display edstreet
names donot match theactual location.
R COMAND doesnotissue anynavigation
announc ements.
R The message OffMapped Road and
a
direction arrowaredisplay edinstead ofthe
route guidance displays.The arrow
indicates thedirection ofthe destination .
i Direct ionarrow accuracy isalso
dependent oncorrec tvehicle position
and/or direction.
Onc ethe position findingoperation hasbeen
complet ed,route guidance takesplaceagain
via navigation announcementsand route
guidance displays.
Interr upting Journey during Rout e
Guida nce i
Aninterruption inthe journ eymeans
parkin gthe vehicle andswitch ingoffthe
vehicle.
The continuation ofthe journ eymeans
switch ingthe vehicle onagain and
con tinuing todrive.
If you interrupt thejourn eyduring route
guidance andcontinue itlater, thefollowing
applies:
R Ifyou continue the journ eywithin 2hours,
COMAND automatically continues route
guidance.
R Ifyou cont inue thejourney after2hours,
route guidance iscanceled. Youwillhave
to cont inue thecanceled routeguidance
again manually (Ypage 89).
Measur ementUnits The
measurement unitsdisplay edin
navigation modeareidentical tothose setin
the instr ument cluster. Introdu
ction
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Submenu
Overview Guide Tra
ffic Route
(with
active route
guidance) Pos.
(with
active route
guidance)
Position RPT.
(with
active
route
guidance) Dest.
(with
active route
guidance)
Destination Selectin
g
POI in
depicted
map
segment, if
availa ble Displaying
traffic
messages
Readi ng
aloud traffic
messages Opening
detour
funct ion
Having
alternative
route
calculated
Opening
destination
informat ion
Opening route
browser Save
Vehicle
Position or
crosshairs
position
i The
crosshairs
position can
be saved
when the
crosshairs
are
display ed
on the map.
Vehicle
Position Map
Destin ation
Position Map
Center Mapon
Stopover
Display
compass
screen Repea
ting
current
navigation
announc em. Cancel
route
guida nce
Ent ering
destination
R using
address
R from
memory
R from Last
destination
memory
R from POIs
R using map
R as
stopover
destination
Save
destination Switching
toNavigat ionMode X
Press thefunct ionbutton Ø.
or
X Select Navi in
the main functionmenu.
This display sthe map withthemenu
system eitherdisplay edorhidden.
i Ifthe message Pleaseinsertthe map
DVDtoactivate Navigation. appears
insteadofthe map display ,see
(Y page 52). Map
without activated routeguidance andwith
menu system displayed
1 Stat usline
2 Main functionline Introduct
ion
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3
Curr entv ehicle location
4 Navigation submenu Map
without activatedroute guidance andwith
menu system hidden
1 Current vehiclelocation
2 Set map orient ation
3 Set map scale
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0007F MenuSystem X
To hide: Slideqmand whenthemen u
ite mFul lscr een is
displ ayed pressn.
or
X Pre ssthefun ction buttonØ.
The men usyst emishidde n.This displ ays
th emap infull scree nm ode.
X To display: Infull screen mapmode press
n.
Setting MapScale i
You canonly setthe map scale when the
menu system ishidden (mapinfull-screen
mode).
X Rotate ymzunt ilth ereq uired mapscale
is set .
The map scale 3isdisp layed assoo nas
you start rotating ymz .Ro tati ng
clo ckwi semake sthe map smaller, rota ting
anti clockwi seenl arg esit. 1
Currentl yset map scaleas numb er
2 Pointer indicating thecurrentl ysel ected
map scale
3 Scal e
Savi ngCurre ntVehi cle Lo cati onas
De stinati oninthe LastDesti nations X
To dis pla ymen usyst emifap plica ble:
Pres sn.
X To sav e:Sele ctPos ition £
Save Veh
iclePos ition .
COMA NDsaves thecur ren tveh icle
loc atio nasdestination inthe last
destinations memory.Awindow appears
con tain ingacor respo ndingmess age.
X To exit menu :Slide ompor pressthe
k button .
Scrolling theMap i
You canonly scroll themap when the
menu system ishidden (mapinfull-screen
mode).
X Hide menu system ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Slide qmr ,ompor wmx.
Cros shair swill appear onthemap. 58
Int
rod uctionNavi gatio n

1
Curr entv ehicle location
2 Crosshairs
3 Informat iononcross hairs position
4 Set map scale
i The display item3may forexample be
a road ifcorr espondin gdata isavailable in
the digital mapandCurrent Street is
activat ed.Oritdisplays thegeo-c oordinat e
position ofthe cross hairs ifGeo- coordin
ates display
isactivat ed.
Saving crosshair sposition asdestina tion
in the Last Destinations memory
X To displa ymenu system ifapp licable:
Press n.
X To save: Select Positio n £
Save Crossha
irPositio n .
COMAND savesthecross hairs position as
a destin ationinthe last destin ations
memory. Awindow appears contain inga
cor respo ndingmess age.
Hid ing crossh airs
X Press thek button.
The crosshair sdisappear andthemap is
set tothe vehic lelocat ion.
or
X Set themap tothe vehic lelocat ion,see
desc ription below.
Sett ingMap toVeh icle, Destina tionor
Stop over Location i
Ifyou have movedthe map, youcan
quick lymov ethe map tothe vehic le, dest
inationorstopove rlocation usingthis
funct ion.Itis only possible toset itto the
destination locationwhenrouteguidance
is active.
X To display menusystem ifapp licable:
Press n.
X To set map tovehicle location: Select
Position £
Vehicle Position Map .
This hides thecrosshairs.
or
X Press thek button ifthe crosshairs are
display ed.
This hides thecrosshairs.
X To set the destinat ionlocation: Select
Position £
Destination Position Map .
The crosshairs positionisthen settothe
destination .
X To set the stopover location:Select
Position £
Stopover PositionMap .
The crosshairs positionisthen settothe
stopover. Basic
Settings
You canperform thesettings listed below
with route guidance inactiveoractive.
Route Mode This
funct ionallows youtoset the following
route calculation modesandoptions forroute
guidance:
R Short Route COMAND
calculates aroute byminimizin g
the driving distance withouttakinginto
acount trafficmessages.
R Dynamic Route COMAND
calculates aroute byminimizin g
the driving timeandtakes intoaccount
traffic messages receivedalongtheroute.
The navigation systemthuscanavoid
traffic jamsbyrecalculating theroute
dynamically.
R Dynamic RouteOnlyAfter Request Introdu
ction
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Exam
ple of ma pfrom bird' s-ey evie w
1 Curre ntcros shairslocati on
2 Curre ntly setmapori enta tion
X To setmap orientatio n:Dis play menu
sy stem ifap plica ble (Y page 60) .
X Sel ect Navi £
Map Display .
Ad otR indicates thecurrent setting. 1
Options formap orient ation
X Select North Up or
Heading Up or
Bird's-eye View .
X To exit menu: Slideomp .
X Hide menu systems ifap plicab le
(Y page 58).
The map orientati onchang esaccor dingly.
Setti ngPOI Symbo ls You
canselect whichPOIs aretobe displa yed
as symbol son the map .Points ofinter ests
include, forexample, gasstation ,hotels,
cinemas andrestaurant s. 1
Options forPOI symbols (Ypage 61).
X To set: Display menusystem ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
POI Symbols OnMap .
X Select Standard Symbols or
Personal Symbols or
No Symbols .
The settings have thefollowing effect:
R Standard Symbols Displays
thefactor y-setsymbols
R Personal Symbols The
listofPOIs isdisplay ed
R No Symbols No
POI symbols areshown onthe map.
i The listindicates allsymbols forall
count riesthat arecont ained inthe digital
map. However, notallPOIs areavailba lein
all count ries.Asaresult, certainPOI
symbols maynotbeshown onthe map
even though thesymbol displayisswitched
on.
X To exit menu: Slideomp .
X Hide menu system ifap plicab le
(Y page 58).
Traffic Informatio non Map Provi
dedyouhav easub scrip tiontoSIRIU S
XM Satel lite Radio Traffic Mess ageServi ce,
yo ucan havethe traffi cinform ation displ ayed
on the map.The rearethre ediffer ent
cate goriesof info rma tiony ou can select. Introdu
ction
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Cur
rentSt reet Map
withroad displayact ivat ed
1 Road nameor road number, e.g.for
highway s
Geo-Coordinates Display Map
withgeo-coor dinatesdisplayactivated
1 Current, rounded heightabovesealevel
2 Coordinates displayofthe current vehicle
location (latitude)
3 Coordinates displayofthe current vehicle
location (longitude)
4 Number ofvisible GPSsatellites.
i Adequate GPSreception mustbe
availa bleforalldisplay s.The altitude
display 1may differ fromactual altitude
because thenavigation systemcalculates
it using theGPS signals.
i Inthe Scroll Map funct
ionthe display
1 and 4are not display ed.
“None” MenuOption Map
withdisplay switched off
1 Currently setmap orientat ion i
Inthe Scroll Map funct
ionyou willsee
other datadepending oncrosshairs
position, forexample aroad name ifthe
digital mapsupports thisdata.
Topogra phicMap You
canhave themap display enhancedwith
topographic features(e.g.mountain ranges,
coloration basedonrelief informat ion).
X To set: Display menusystem ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
Topographic Map .
Dependin gon the previous status,the
funct ionwill beswitched offcor onÇ.
Highway Information When
driving onhighway s,you can have the
next gasstation s,service areas,etc.aswell
as the distance tothem display edinthe right-
hand halfofthe screen .
X To set: Display menusystem ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
Highway Information .
Dependin gon the previous status,the
funct ionwill beswitched offcor onÇ. Example
display:Functionon
1 Available pointsofinter est
2 Name ofrest area orexit number
3 Distan cefrom thecurrent vehiclelocation Introdu
ction
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Read
Traffic MessagesAuto matic ally Yo
ucan choo sewh ethe rthe traffic messages
relevant forthe route areread automatically
or whether youhave tostart thereading
manually usingtheTraffic submenu.
X To set: Display menusystem ifappli cable
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
Read Traffic Messages
Automatically .
Depending onthe previous status,the
funct ionwill beswitched offcor onÇ.
Audio Fadeout The
Audio Fadeout function,ifactivated,
lowers thevolume ofthe current audiosource
when anavigation announcemen tisissued.
As soon asthe navigation announcement has
ended, theaudi osource willbeplay edwith
the previous volume.
X To activate: Displaymenusystem if
appli cable (Ypage 58).
X Select Navi £
Audio Fadeout .
Depending onthe previous status,the
function willbeswitched offcor onÇ. Block
Area
You candefine anarea within themap displa y
that isnot tobe used bythe system in
calcula tingaroute, ifpossible .
i The calcula tedroute mayinclude a
blocked areaifthe destination iswithin a
blocked areaorifthe destination canonly
be reached usingroads thatlead through a
blocked area.Highway scannot beblocked.
X To set, change ordelete: Displaymenu
system ifappli cable (Ypage 58).
X Select Navi £
Block Area .
If no areas werepreviousl yset, the map
display appears readytoselect anarea. If
areas werepreviously set,theblocked area
list appears.
X To set the map scale: Rotate ymz. X
To scrol lthe map: Slideqmr ,omp or
wmx .
X To def inethe cente rof the bloc karea :
Pre ssn. The
blocke dar ea appe arsin red .
X To chang ethe size ofthe bloc karea :
Ro tate ymz .
X To confi rm the area andexitmap
dis play :Pre ssn.
The area isad de dto the block area list. A
che cked entry indicates anacti veblock
ar ea .
i Youcan block severalar ea sfor the route
cal cul ation and activate or de-acti vate
them bysetti ngorrem oving the check
ma rk. 64
In
troduc tionNavi gation

Disp
laying andC hangi nganExisting
Bloc kArea X
To select the areayo uwa nttodis pla y
or chang e:Slide qmr .
X Sel ect Option s £
Display/Change .
The map displ ayappe ars with the block
are amar ked red.
X To setthe map scale :Ro tate ymz .
X To scrol lthe map: Slideqmr ,omp or
wmx .
X To def inethe cente rof the bloc karea :
Pre ssn.
X To setthe desi redsize ofthe blockarea:
Rota teymz .
X To confi rm the area andexitmap
dis play :Pre ssn.
X Hid emenu system ifap plica ble
(Y page 58) .
De finingaN ew Block Area
X Sele ctOpt ion s £
AvoidNew Area The
map isdisplayed.
X To set thema pscale: Rotateymz .
X Rot ate ymzunt ilth edesi redsizeof the
ne wbloc karea isset.
X Slide qmr ,ompor wmxtoshiftthe
new block area tothe desired region.
X To confi rm the areaand exitmap
dis pla y:Pre ssn.
X Hid emenu syste mifapplicable
(Y page 58).
Deleting aBlock Area
X To select thear ea you want todelet e:
Slide qmr .
X Sel ect Option s £
Delete .
Yo uwi llbe pro mpte dto confi rmthatyou
wish todelete theblock area.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes COMAND
deletesthe
entr y. SIRIUS
XMTraffic Service
You candisplay theSIRIUS XMServic e
informat ion.
X To display theSIRIUS XMservice
informa tion:Select Navi £
SIRIUS Service
:
SIRIUS XMtraffic informat ionservice
phone number
; Serial number ofyour traffic informat ion
service module
Subscribing toSIRIUS XMTraffic
Informat ionService X
Contact TrafficInformation service
provider atthe telephone number
display edinthe screen .
i Itis also possible toactivate thesatellite
service online.Todo soplease visitSIRIUS
XM Satellite Radio’swebsite at
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000F000DF (USA).
Aft erthe conn ection ismade:
X Follow theinstr uctions givenbythe
operator.
The activation processmaytake upto10
minutes.
i Ifasubscription isnot included with
system purchase, creditcardinform ationis
required toactivate youraccount . Introdu
ction
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