2016 MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class Comand Manual

Your COMAND equipment................216
Weather forecasts ............................216
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Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipmen tof your
COMAN Dsystem, as available at th etime of
going to print .Country-specifi cdifference s
are possible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle
may no tfeature all function sdescribed here.
Thi salso applies to safety-relevan tsystems
an dfunctions.
Read th einformation on qualified specialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Weather forecasts
Introduction
Thi sfunction is currentl yno tavailable fo r
Canada.
Fo rth ereception of weather forecast svia
satellite radio, you will need aSIRIU SXM Sat -
ellite Weather subscription .
If th emessage: Please call SIRIUS to
activate the system at :
888-539-7474 ESN: SIRIUS IDappears
alon gwit hth eID number of th eSIRIU S
device, you will need to hav eth eweather ser -
vic eactivated first .
XTo selectCal lorCancel:turn an dpress
th econtroller .
If amobile phone is connecte dto COMAN D
(
Ypage 114), when you selec tCalla cal lis
placed to amember of th eSIRIU Sservic e
staff .The ID number of th eSIRIU Sdevic e
will be transferred to th etelephon edisplay.
XThi swill be followed by instruction sfrom
th eservic eemployee.
COMAN Dcan receiv eweather forecast svia
satellite radio fo rth eentire US A(includin g
Alask aan dHawaii).
The received weather dat acan be displaye d
as an information chart (dail yforecast ,five-
day forecast ,detailed information )or on th e
weather map .
The weather dat areceived from aweather
station is stored in COMAN Dforon ehour .It can therefore be displaye
dagain immediately
after restartin gth eengin e(fo rexample after
refueling).
Dependin gon whic hscale has bee nselected,
th eweather map can display th efollowin g
weather dat awit hsymbols :
Rprecipitation radar
The precipitation radar canno tbe displaye d
fo rAlaska, Hawaii an dPuerto Rico.
Rstor mcharacteristics
Rhig han dlow-pressure areas, weather
fronts
Rcours eof tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
typhoons )
Rstormwarnings
Rwin ddirection an dspeeds
iHurricane: term used to describe th etrop-
ical cyclones that primarily develop in th e
Atl

antic, North Pacifi can dSout hPacifi c
oceans. The win dspeeds are abov e74 mph
(11 8km/ 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
Activating
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XPress the%button.
XTo select Tel/®in the main function bar:
slide 5, turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select 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:
Rthe date and time of the weather message
received last
Rinformation on the current weather (tem-
perature, cloud cover) and forecast for the
next 3, 6, 12 hours
Rthe current highest temperature and fore-
casts
Rthe current lowest temperature and fore-
casts
Rthe probability of rain
XTo switch to the 5-day forecast: select
Current
.
A menu appears.
XSelect 5-Day.
The information chart displays the forecast
for the next five days in the currently selec-
ted location.
XTo return to the current-day forecast:
select 5-Day
.
A menu appears.
XSelect Current.
The information chart shows the forecast
for the current day again.
Deactivating
XPress %.
Displaying detailed information
Besides the current temperatures, you can
display information such as wind speeds and
UV index.
XTo select Currentor5-Dayin the current-
day or 5-day forecast: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect 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:
Rthe current vehicle position
Rvicinity of the destination
Ra winter sports area
Ran area within the USA
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 (
Ypage 219).
iCOMAND receives the data for the
weather forecasts from the nearest
weather station to the selected location.
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Option 1: selecting the area in the infor-
mation chart
XTo selectLocationin the information
chart: turn and press the controller.
XTo select the current vehicle position:
select Current Position
in the menu.
COMAND receives the weather data for the
current vehicle position from the nearest
weather station and displays it automati-
cally.
Requirement for "Near destination": a route
to a destination has been calculated
(
Ypage 71). The menu item is otherwise
grayed out.
XTo select the vicinity of the destination:
select Near Destination
: turn and press
the controller.
XTo select a winter sports area: selectAt
SkiAreafrom the menu: turn the control-
ler and press to confirm.
XSelect a state.
XSelect 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):
Rski slopes/ski lifts
Rsnowboarding and nighttime opening
Rsnow conditions (e.g. snow depth)
Rtemperature
The status of a facility is indicated as follows:
Rgreen check mark - open
Rred cross - closed
Rquestion mark - not known
Example: city list with character bar
Entry limitation: searching for a location using
the character bar is not possible while driving.
XTo search for a location: selectSearch
Areas: turn and press the controller.
XSelect Other StatesorAt Current
State/Province.
Depending on the selection, the list of
states or cities will appear with the charac-
ter bar. You can limit the search using the
character bar.
XTo select state/province or city: enter the
first few letters by turning and pressing the
controller.
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XTo switch to the list without the character
bar: slide5or select ok
.
XTo delete an entry: select 2in the char-
acter bar and press the controller.
Pressing briefly deletes the last letter
entered.
Pressing and holding longer deletes the
entire entry.
XTo select the state/province or city from
the list: turn and press the controller.
After selecting a state (or province) the list of locations appears.
After selecting a location, 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
XCall up the weather map (Ypage 219).
XMove the weather map so that the cross-
hair is over the desired area (
Ypage 220).
XPress 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.
XIn the weather memory: select the area
for the weather forecast (
Ypage 217).
The selected location appears at the top in
the status bar.
XTo select Locationin the information
chart: turn and press the controller.
XSelect Preset.
XSelect a preset using the controller.
XPress and hold the controller until you hear
a tone.
The area is entered on the selected preset.
XTo store quickly: in the daily forecast
(
Ypage 216) press and hold a number key,
e.g. l, until the preset position number
is shown in the status bar in front of the
area name.
iYou can also use this function in the five-
day forecast (
Ypage 216), and in the
detailed information view (
Ypage 217).
Selecting an area from the weather
memory
XDirectly from the weather memory:
select Location
from the information
chart: turn and press the controller.
XSelect Preset.
XSelect the memory position which contains
the location you require.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed.
XQuick select: if a location is stored in the
weather memory, for example when the
current forecast display is active, briefly
press a number key, e.g. l.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed.
Weather map
Calling up the weather map
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XTo selectMapin 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.
Moving the weather map
XSlide 4 or1 the controller.
The weather map moves in the correspond-
ing direction under the crosshair.
Changing the scale
XTurn the controller.
The scale bar appears.
XTurn until the desired scale is set.
Showing/hiding the menu in the
weather map
XTo show: press the controller.
XTo hide:slide5the controller.
Selecting a weather station in the map
XMove the weather map and crosshair to the
desired position (
Ypage 220).
XTo show the menu: press the controller.
XTo select 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.
XDisplay the menu on the weather map
(
Ypage 220).
XTo select View: turn and press the control-
ler.
XSelect a layer.
Switch the display on Oor off ª.
Explanation of the layers on the
weather map
RMenu item Radar Map
Displays the precipitation radar as a color
area in all map scales. For an explanation of
the colors, see the legend (
Ypage 223).
RMenu itemStorm 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
RStorm watch areas
Shows areas for which storm advisories
have been issued (red areas). It is shown in
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map scales 50 mi (50 km), 200 mi (200 km)
and 500 mi (500 km).
RMenu itemAtmospheric 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).
RMenu itemTropical Storm Tracking
Shows the direction and speed of propaga-
tion (track) of a tropical storm in all map
scales. Information on times and strength
is also given.
RMenu item Winds
Shows the wind direction and wind speed in
map scale of 5 mi (5 km).
Sample displays of weather data in the
map
XTo display the precipitation radar: acti-
vate the Radar Map
display level
(
Ypage 220).
The precipitation radar is displayed if
weather data is available.
iYou can call up the legend for the precip-
itation radar (
Ypage 223).
The transparency of the precipitation radar
display level can be adjusted in five stages.
XTo display the storm characteristics:
activate the Storm
Characteristicsdis-
play level (
Ypage 220).
If weather data is available, the weather
map will then display the storm character-
istics. You can call up the legend for storms
(
Ypage 223).
The following information on a storm cell is displayed (if available):
Rcharacteristics of the storm cell
Rdate and time of observation (time
stamp)
Rdirectional movement speed and path
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
storm cell is advancing.
XTo display weather fronts: activate the
Atmospheric Pressure
display level
(
Ypage 220).
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
frontExplanation
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.
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Weather
frontExplanation
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.
XTo display the track of a storm:activate
the Tropical Storm Tracking
display
level (
Ypage 220).
If weather data is available, the weather
map will then display storm tracking infor-
mation.
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 (
Ypage 224).
The following information is shown (if availa-
ble):
Rname of the tropical storm and category
Rtime stamp
Rdirectional movement speed and path
Rmaximum wind speed
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
storm cell of a tropical cyclone is advancing.
A tropical storm is categorized according to where it originated.
Region of originCategory
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific OceansTropical Low
Press. Sys.
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific OceansTropicalDepression
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific OceansName of tropical storm
(Tropical Storm)
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific OceansName of tropical storm
(Hurricane Cate‐
gory 3)
Displays hurricane cat-
egories 1 through 5
Northwestern
Pacific OceanTropical Low
Press. Sys.
Northwestern
Pacific OceanName of tropical storm
(Tropical Cyclone)
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