2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER navigation

regu
lations duringyou rjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system.
COMAND guidesyoutothe destination by
means ofdriving recommen dationsinthe
form ofnavigation announcementsor route
guidance displays.
i The route guidance displaysonly appear
if the display hasbeen switched to
navigation mode.
If, for some reason, youdonot follow the
navigation announcementsor ifyou leave the
calculated route,COMAND automatically
calculates anew route tothe destination .
If the map data contains correspon ding
informat ionduring routeguidance, COMAND
tries toavoid roads withlimited passabil ity,
e.g. roads thatareblocked forthrough-t raffic
and areforresidents only. Driving
Maneuver
Drivin gmaneuvers aregiven inthree phases:
R Preparation phase
R Ann ouncemen tphase
R Maneuver phase
Prepa ration Phase COMAND
preparesyouforthe next driving
maneuver. Basedonthe example display
shown below, theannounc ementismade
using Prepare toturn right .T
he displa y
is not split anddispla ysthe map overthe
entire width. 1
Next roadtobe taken
2 Point atwhich thedriving maneuver takes
place (dot)
3 Current vehiclelocation, thetipofthe
triangle pointsinthe vehicle’s direction of
travel
4 Road current lybeing driven down
i Depending onthe basic settingselection
in “Inform ationonmap” youwillsee in4
R Inform ationon“Arrival time/distanc e”
R Road current lybeing driven down
R Geo-coordinate display.
If you have selected theNone menu
item,
the displa yis hidden.
Announc ementPhase COMAND
announces theimminent driving
maneuver. Basedonthe example display
shown below, theannouncemen tismade
400 ft.ahead ofthe driving maneuver using
Please turnleftin400 ft.and follow
the’road name’. i
The announced distancetothe maneuver
depends onthe class ofroad anditsspeed
limit category.
The displa yis now split intotwosectors. In
the left half, youseethenormal mapview.
The right sideshows anenlarged sectionof
the area around thejunct ion(Crossing Zoom)
or a3D image ofthe road's course withthe
route indicating thenext maneuver.
The example illustrated belowshows the
junct ionzoom inthe right-hand half. Route
Guidance
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Traffi
cLan eRec omme ndations
On multi-la ne roa ds,CO MAND maydi sp lay
tra fficlane reco mme ndations. For thisther e
mu stbe corr espond ingdata availabl e on the
di gital map.
Wi th res pect to the next twodriving
ma neu vers,CO MAND disp lays the trafficl ane
rec omm endat ions6, 7and 8. 1
Poin tof thene xt driv ingman euver
2 Poin tofthe second drivingmaneuver.
3 Next driving maneuver, exitonright here
4 Visual distance indicator tothe next
driving maneuver
5 Distanc einformation tothe next driving
maneuver
6 Recommended lane
7 Possible lane
8 Lane notrecommen ded
9 Current vehiclelocation, tipofthe triangle
points inthe vehicle’s direction oftravel
Explanation ofthe Traffic Lane
Recommendat ions R
Recommended lane6:
From thislane itis possible tocarry outthe
next twodriving maneuvers without
changing lanes.
R Possible lane7:
From thislane itis only possible tocarry
out thenext driving maneuver without
changing lanes.
R Lane notrecommen ded8: From
thislane itis not possible tocarry out
the next driving maneuver without
changing lanes.
Depictio nof the Traffic Lane
Recommendat ions The
color depiction ofthe traffic lane
recommen dationsdiffersdepending on
whether thedispla yis set today ornight
design. Lane Day
design Night
design Recommended
lane
6 Dark
blue Light
blue Possible
lane
7 Light
blue Dark
blue Lane
not
recommen ded
8 Grey Grey
Destination
orDestination Region
Reached
Once youhave reached yourdestination, a
check eredflagisdispla yedand route
guida nceisended automatically . Off-r
oadand Off-m ap G
WARNING
The COMAND navigation systemmaydirect
you tooff-road routesthatyour vehicle may
not becapable oftraversing throughwithout
damaging yourtires, wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver's soleresponsibility todetermine
the suitabili tyof the route. Off-roadroutes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriateness foruse may beaffected by
various factorssuchastime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cannot bejudged ortaken intoconsideration
by the COMAND system. Route
Guidance
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Route
Guidanceto an Off-ro ad
De stin atio n CO
MAND canalso guide yo uto des tina tions
that arewithin theareacovered bythe digital
map, butarenot themselves includedonthe
map. Such destinat ionsareoff-road
destinat ions,which youcan enter ,for
example, byenter ingthe destination viathe
map.
In this case, COMAND guidesyouonroads
known tothe system foraslong aspossible
using navigation announcementsand route
guidance displays. 1
Off- road destinat ion
2 Off- road route segment (dashedline)
3 Current vehiclelocation, tipofthe triangle
points inthe vehicle’s direction oftravel
4 Road name, ifavaila ble
When thevehicle isenter ingthe area thatis
not covered bythe digital map,thescreen is
split. Onthe right halfofthe screen anarrow
appears thatpoints tothe off-road
destinat ion1and thesystem announc es:
You have reached yourdestination area. Please follow the arrow on the
display .W
hen thevehicle comescloseto
the destination themessage Youhave reached
yourdestination is
given.
Route Guidance fromanOff-r oad
Location toaD esti nation If
th eveh icle locat ioniswith inthearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, butthemap itself
does notcon tain anyinform ationon the loc
atio n,thevehi cleisin an off-road posit ion.
COMA NDcan guide youfrom such aposit ion
to adest ination.
At thest art ofrout eguidan ceyou willsee the
mes sage OffMapped Road ,
an arro wand
th edist anceto thedest ination.The arrow
indicates thedirection ofthe actual
destination.
The blue marking forthe route onthe map
starts fromthenearest roadknown tothe
system.
As soon asthe vehicle istravelling againona
road known tothe system, routeguidance
cont inues inthe usua lmanner.
Route Guidance fromanOff-m ap
Location toaD esti nation If
th evehi clelocatio niso uts ide thearea
co ver edbythedigit almap, then theveh icle
is in an off-map posi tion .C OMAND canguide
you from such aposition toadestination.
At the start ofroute guidanceyouwillsee the
message Off Map ,
an arrow andthedistance
to the destination. Thearrow indicates the
direction ofthe actual destination.
The blue marking forthe route onthe map
starts fromthenearest roadknown tothe
system.
As soon asthe vehicle istravelling againona
road known tothe system, routeguidance
continues inthe usualmanner.
Off-road DuringRouteGuidance The
actua lpath ofthe road maydeviatefrom
the data inthe digitalmap duetoroad work.
In cases likethis, thesystem istempora rily
not ableto loca tethe vehicl eloca tion onthe
digi talmap; thevehicl eis thus inan off-road
posi tion.
The displaythen show sthe messa geOff Mapped
Road ,
an arrow andthedista nceto
the destina tion.Thearrow indicatesthe
dire ction ofthe actua ldestina tion. 88
Route
GuidanceNavigatio n

As
soo nasthe vehicle location isfound again,
route guidancecont inues inthe usua l
manner. Navigation
Announcements G
WARNING
Navigation announcement sare intended to
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
attent ionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consulting themap displa yfor directions.
Consulting thesymbols ormap displa yfor
directions maycause youtodivert your
attent ionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident.
i During anactive telephone call,the
navigation announcement sare
suppressed .
If you have missed anannouncement ,you can
call upthe current announcement atany
time.
X To request currentannounce ment:In
map view withthemenu system
(Y page 58)displa yed,select RPT .
X To switch offnavigation
announce ments:Duringthe
announcement ,press theBbutton.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The driving
instructions havebeen muted .
X To switch navigation announcements
back onmanually: Inmap view withthe
menu system (Ypage 58)displa yed,select
RPT .
or
X Start anew route calcula tion(Ypage 73).
or
X IfCOMAND isswitched onagai northe
engine isrestarted. X
To set the volume ofthe
announcements: Setthevolume during
the automatic announcemen t(Y page 36).
or
X Call upanannouncemen tmanually by
selec tingRPT in
map view withth emen u
syst emdispl ayed.
X Ad jus tthe volume.
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(Ypage 36). Cance
lingRoute Guidance
X In the map displa ywith themenu system
displa yed(Ypage 58)select Destination £
Cancel RouteGuidance .
Resuming RouteGuidance X
Select Destination £
Continue Route
Guidance in
map view withthe
menu system displayed.
COMAND calculatesthe route. Detour
Function
i The Detour function blocksaroute
segment ahead.You can setthe length of
the block. COMAND calculates adetour
route ifpossible.
X Select Route £
Detour in
map view with
the menu system displayed.
X To set the length ofblock: Select
Longer or
Shorter repeatedly
untilthe
required lengthisset.
The blocked segment ishighlighted inred/
white onthe map. Shown atthe top ofthe
display isthe length ofthe blocked Rout
eGuida nce
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3
Main destination
4 Distanc e/estimated timeofarrival/
estimated journeytimetothe main
destination <
i When calculating theestimated timeof
arrival, COMAND usesthetime setonthe
COMAND asits basis. Forthis reason, the
time onCOMAND mustbeset correct ly
(Y page 43).Thecalculation ofthe
estimated timeofarrival doesnot
specifically takeintoconsideration
whether itis dayl ight saving timeor
standard timeatthe destination. Itis not
taken intoconsideration whetherornot the
destination isin adifferent timezone. The
distance tothe destination, theestimated
time ofarrival andtheestimated remaining
journey time1,4are not displa yeduntil
the route calculation iscomplete.
X To close thedestination information:
Slide omp .
or
X Press thek button . Tr
affic Messages
i Optional satelliteradioequipment anda
subscription toSIRIUS XMSatellite Radio
service provider arerequired forthe
satellite radioreception referredtohere.
You canfind more inform ationonSatRadio
in chapter “Satellite Radio”(Ypage 185).
COMAND canreceive andincorpor atetraffic
messages viasatellite radiointothe
navigation system.Trafficreportmessages
and map symbols canthen beviewed inthe
COMAND display. Real-T
imeTraffic Notificat ionsinthe
Map
COMAND candisplay certaintraffic eventsin
the map. Thenotifications areshown inthe map
scale range from0.05mi to20 mi(50 m
to 20 km).
X Rotate ymzunt ilth ereq uired mapscale
is set when themen usyst emishidde n
(map infull- scree nm ode) (Ypage 58). 1
Marker symbols forthe exten sionofthe
affect edroute section
2 Symbol forevent onthe route (speed and
flow)
3 Dest ination
4 Map scale Tr
affic Messages
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Symbol Desc
ription Tra
ffic Notifications inMap Display Tra
ffic
Report
Lists Tra
ffic
Report
Message Green
line with
arrows Free
flow No
obstacles fortraffic flow
Appears onlyonthe free-flow side
(direction) ofthe road (Not
possible) (Not
possible) Red
line
with
arrows Warning
message Even
ton the road
Appears onthe affected side
(direction) ofthe road (Not
possible) (Not
possible) Displaying
Real-TimeTra ffic Report s
X Ifnecessary, switchtonavigation mode
and show themenu system (Ypage 58).
X Select Traffic .
If you seeadialogu ebox display ingthe
message NoTraffic Messages ,
this either means:
R Messages werenotyetreceived
R There arenomessages available
X To cancel thesearch: SelectCancel .
X To close themessage: SelectOK If
there aretraffic reports, youwillsee alist.
The cont entofthe listvaries depending on
whether routeguidanceisactive ornot.
List When Route Guidance isnot Active The
listshows allthe roads, areasorregions
for which messages areavaila ble. i
Atraffic message mayalsoconc ernan
area orregion ratherthanaroad, e.g.
impaired visibilitydue tofog.
X To read atra ffic report :Select aroad, an
area orregion.
List When Route Guidance isActive The
listfirst shows roads,areasorregions on
the route forwhich therearetraffic reports. X
To display allmessages: SelectDisplay All
Messages .
You willsee alist ofall roads, areasor
regions forwhich reports areavaila ble,
including thosethatdonot affect theroute. Tr
affic Messages
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Read-a
loud Fun ction
The read-aloud functi onisonly availab le
wh en rou teguidance isacti ve.Itcan readou t
traff icrep orts onthe route.Youcan setthe
la ngu age(Y page 49) and theread-aloud
spe ed(Ypage 44).
If the automa ticrea ding functi onoftraff ic
mes sages isacti vate d,incom ingtraff ic
mes sages arereadalou dau toma tically
(Y page 64).
X Ifneces sary, switch tonavi gation mode
and showthe menu system (Ypage 58).
X Sele ctTraf fic £
Read outall mess
ages onrout e .
CO MAND readsoutthe messages in
sequence.
i The Messages on the Route menu
item
has nofunct ionifthere arenomessages
relating tothe route.
X To cancel read-outofcurrent message:
Select Cancel Read-aloud Function .
or
X Press theF button.
COMAND readsthecurrent message aloud
and then ends theread-aloud function. Dynamic
Rerouting
COMAND canrecalculate theroute bytaking
into account trafficmessages receivedalong
the route.
You cansetthe options fordynamic rerouting
in the Navi menu (Ypage 59).
If you have setthe option toDynamic Route
Only
After Request and
COMAND
recalculates aroute, amessage appears
asking youwhether youwant toallow the
rerouting ornot. X
To accept thererout ing:Select Accept .
X To continue onthe original route:Select
Reject .
Destination
Memory Home
Address
i The destination memoryalwayscont ains
an entr ynamed My address which
isat the
top ofthe list. You may wish toassign your
home address tothis entry,for example. If
the Myaddress (¤
icon) entryalready
cont ains data thatcanbeused for
navigation, youcan select itfor route
guida nce.
Assign ingHome Address forFirst Time
or Changing HomeAddress X
Ifnecessary, switchtonavigation mode
and displa ythe menu system (Ypage 58).
X Select Destination £
From Memory .
If there aremore than8entr iesinthe
destination memory,thedestination
memory listwith predictive spelleris
displa yed,otherwise thedestination
memory listisdispla yedwithout predictive
speller (Ypage 75).
If the listappea rswithout theinput
characters, theentr yMy address is
highlighted automatically . Des
tination Memory
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Switching
tothe Destination MemoryList
Without Predictive Speller
X Slide qmrepea tedlyuntilthepredi ctive
spel lerdisa ppea rs.
The entry MyAddress is
high lighted
au tomatical lyunle ssyou have entered a
chara cterusing the predi ctive speller.
If chara cters havebeen entered using the
predi ctive speller:
X Rota teymzor qmslide inthe listuntil
the MyAddress entry
ishighlig hted.
or
X To assign anaddr essforthe first time:
Press andhold nuntil thespeller
disapp ears.
The entry MyAddress is
highlig hted
automaticall yin the list.
X To exit themenu: SelectBack .
Subseque ntoperation dependsonwhether
you enter theaddress orwish touse an
address bookentry thatcanbeused for
navigation asMy address.
Entering orChanging YourAddress
X Ifnecessary, changetothe destination list
without speller.
X To enter theaddr essforthe first time:
Press nand select NewEntry .
X To change theexisting address: Select
Options £
New Entry .
In both cases, theaddress inputmenu
appea rs. X
Ent erthe address. Proceedinthe same way
as you woul denter adestination as
described inthe “Ent ering adestination by
address” section(Ypage 66).
X Select Save after
youhave entered the
address.
COMAND thenstores theentry. Youwill
see amessage andthen theaddress menu
with theselected address. Start is
highlig htedautomaticall y.
Using anAddress BookEntry asHome
Address
X Ifnecessary, changetothe destination list
without speller(Ypage 96).
X To assign anaddr essforthe first time:
Press nand select Assign to Address
Book
Entry .
X Select Home or
Work if
appli cable.
X To change homeaddress: Select
Options £
Assign toAddress Book Entry .
X Select Home or
Work if
appli cable.
X In both cases youwillsee alist with or
without predictive spellerdepending onthe
number ofaddress bookentries.
X Select thedesired address bookentry.
Proceed asdescribed inthe “Searching for
an address bookentry” section
(Y page 117).
i Information onhow tolink address book
entries withnavigation datacanbefound
in “Assigning adestination toan address
book entry” (Ypage 98).
X To confirm yourselec tion:Press n.
An address isassigned forthe first time:
COMAND thenstores theentry. Youwill
see amessage andthen theaddress menu
with theselected address. Start is
highlig htedautomaticall y.
The address ischanged:
Ap rompt appears, asking ifyou reallywis h
to overwri teMy Address .96
De
stinatio nMemoryNavigatio n