2016 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class Comand Manual

Route guidance
General notes
Always observe the traffic regulations when
driving. Road and traffic rules and regulations
always have priority over system driving rec-
ommendations.
COMAND calculates the route to the destina-
tion without taking account of the following,
for example:
Rtraffic lights
Rstop and yield signs
Rparking or stopping restrictions
Rroad narrowing
Rtemporary traffic rules and regulations
COMAND can give differing navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traffic situation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. For example, if the road layout or the
direction of a one-way street has been
changed.
Route guidance begins once a route has been
calculated (
Ypage 71).
COMAND guides you to your destination by
means of navigation announcements in the
form of audible navigation announcements
and route guidance displays.
Navigation messages guide you during the
journey without distracting you from traffic
conditions or driving. Please always use this
feature instead of consulting the map display
for directions. The symbols or the map display
could distract you from traffic conditions and
driving.
The route guidance displays can be seen if
navigation mode is switched on.
If you do not follow the navigation announce-
ments or if you leave the ca
lculated route,
COMAND automatically calculates a new
route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding information, the following applies:
Rduring route guidance, COMAND tries to
avoid roads with restricted access. These include, for example, roads which are
closed to through-traffic.
Rroads that have time restrictions (e.g.
closed on Sundays and public holidays) are
considered for route guidance on days
when they are open. For this purpose, the
relevant times must be correctly stored in
the database.
Change of direction
Overview
Changes of direction have three phases:
RPreparation phase
RAnnouncement phase
RChange-of-direction phase
Changes in direction are also shown in the
multifunction display of the instrument clus-
ter (see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
Preparation phase
COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
change of direction, e.g. with the announce-
ment "Prepare to turn right". You see the full-
screen map.
Announcement phase
:Point at which the change of direction
takes place (white dot)
;Change of direction (turn right here)
=Distance to the next change of direction
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. The change of direction is
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announced ahead of time, with the announce-
ment "Turn right in 300 meters", for example.
The display is now split into two sectors. The
map is shown on the left side of the display,
and a detailed image of the intersection or a
3D image of the imminent change of directionis shown on the right side of the display.
Change-of-direction phase
COMAND announces an imminent change of
direction. The change of direction is
announced ahead of time, e.g. with the
announcement "Now turn right".
The display is split in two like in the announce-
ment phase.
The change of direction is performed when
the light-colored bar on the right drops down
to 0 ft and the current vehicle position symbol
has reached the white change-of-direction
point.
When the change of direction is completed,
the map will appear in full screen mode again.
Display on highways
The image shows an example of route guid-
ance at a highway intersection when driving
on a highway.
Lane recommendations
Display on multi-lane roads
:Lanes not recommended (dark gray)
;Possible lane (light gray)
=Recommended lanes (white)
If the digital map contains the relevant data,
COMAND can display lane recommendations
on multilane roads for the next change of
direction.
Lane not recommended :: you will not be
able to complete the next change of direction
if you stay in this lane.
Possible lane ;: you will be able to complete
the next change of direction in this lane.
Recommended lane =: in this lane you will
be able to complete the next change of direc-
tion and the one after that.
Lane recommendations are also shown in the
multifunction display of the instrument clus-
ter (see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
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Approaching new lanes
:Approaching ne wlan e
During th echang eof direction ,ne wlanes
may be added .These will be shown in th edis-
play of lan erecommendation swit h a lower
boundary line.
Highway inform ation
Display mode
Requirement :th eHighwa yInformation
map conten tmus tbe enabled (Ypage 100).
Whil edriving on th ehighway, gas stations,
res tstops ,res tareas and highway exit sare
displayed alon gwit htheir immediat edistan-
ce sfrom th ecurren tvehicl eposition .
Calling up the selection mode
XWhen highway information is displayed,
slide 9 thecontroller .
The marke ris on th ehighway information .
The associated position is highlighte don
th emap.
XTo select th edesired res t stop/freeway
exit :tur nand pre ssthecontroller .
The available POIsare displayed.
Starting route guidance to a POI
Highway information enables rout eguidance
to aPOI and other functions.
XTo select a POI:turnth econtroller and
pre ssto confirm .
The POIdetails are displayed.
You can perfor mthefollowin gfunctions:
Rstore in th eaddr essbook (Ypage 98 )
Rsaveto theSD memory car d
(
Ypage 98 )
Rviewon th emap (Ypage 104)
Rcall if amobile phon eis connecte dand a
phon enumber is available
(
Ypage 120)
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RUSA: view the vicinity of the destination if
street images are available and mbrace is
activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 148)
RCanada: view the vicinity of the destina-
tion if street images are available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196)
RUSA: download data from the Internet if
an Internet address is available and
mbrace is activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 114)
RCanada: download data from the Internet
if an Internet address is available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196)
Rselect for route guidance and a route to it
calculated (
Ypage 71).
Using the traffic jam function
Highway information enables the use of the
traffic jam function. The remaining route on
the highway in this case is blocked in the
direction of travel from the selected exit.
XTo select Detour: turn and press the con-
troller.
The traffic jam function appears
(
Ypage 93).
Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see
the checkered flag. Route guidance is fin-
ished.
Navigation announcements
Repeating navigation announcements
If you missed the current navigation
announcement, you can call it up again.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select +: turn and press the controller.
iIf you previously assigned the Repeat
SpokenDrivingRecomm.function to the
Favorites button, you can select the func-
tion using the Favorites button instead
(
Ypage 49).
Setting the volume manually
XDuring a navigation announcement, turn
the qcontrol knob.
iWhen you start the engine, the volume will
be at its lowest setting.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off
XTo deactivate navigation messages: dur-
ing a navigation announcement, press the
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8button on the COMAND control
panel.
or
XDuring a navigation announcement, press
the 8 button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
The Spoken
drivingrecommendations
have been deactivated.message
appears.
XTo switch navigation announcements
back on: slide6the controller.
XTo select +: turn and press the controller.
COMAND automatically switches the naviga-
tion announcements back on when:
Ra new route is calculated.
Ryou switch COMAND on again or start the
engine.
A navigation message is given if the route is
recalculated during dynamic route guidance
due to new traffic reports (
Ypage 94).
Canceling/continuing route guidance
Canceling route guidance
XSlide 6the controller.
The menu is shown.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Cancel Active Route Guidance.
The blue route line is no longer shown on
the map.
Resuming route guidance
XSlide 6the controller.
The menu is shown.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Continue Route Guidance.
COMAND calculates the route.
Route information
Destination information
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Destination Information.
The destination and existing intermediate
destinations are displayed with distances,
travel time and arrival time.
XTo select destination or intermediate
destination: turn and press the controller.
The address appears.
You can use these functions for the desti-
nation or intermediate destination:
Rstore in the address book (Ypage 98)
Rsave to the SD memory card
(
Ypage 98)
Rview on the map (Ypage 104)
Rcall if a mobile phone is connected and a
phone number is available
(
Ypage 120)
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RUSA: view the vicinity of the destination if
street images are available and mbrace is
activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 148)
RCanada: view the vicinity of the destina-
tion if street images are available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196)
RUSA: download data from the Internet if
an Internet address is available and
mbrace is activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 114).
RCanada: download data from the Internet
if an Internet address is available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196).
Take alternative route
If the CalculateAlternativeRoutesset-
ting is activated O, different routes will be
offered each time a route is calculated
(
Ypage 67).
You can also view these for the current route
any time from COMAND.
Route 1 is calculated with the current settings
for the route type and route options and
shown with a dark blue line.
Routes 2 and 3 are alternatives to route 1 and
also displayed with a dark blue line.
Route 4 is the most economic route and is
displayed with a green line.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route, turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Alternative Route.
Route 1 is shown.
XTo display additional routes: select Nextor
Prev.
.
XTo start a new route guidance: select
Start
.
Route list
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Route List.
The route list shows the next change of
direction and the immediate distances
from the current vehicle position.
XTo display additional route sections:
turn the controller.
The position of the change of direction that
belongs to the respective route section is
indicated on the map with a cross.
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Where am I?
XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Position: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Where am I?.
The street you are currently on and the pre-
vious and next intersections are displayed.
Traffic jam function
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Detour.
XTo specify the start of the traffic jam
section: selectBeginning
.
The next possible traffic jam section start-
ing point is marked.
XTurn the controller.
The marking moves along the route to the
next starting position.
XPress the controller.
The start of the traffic jam is set.
XTo specify the end of a traffic jam sec-
tion: select End
.
The next possible traffic jam section end
point is marked.
XTurn the controller.
The marking moves along the route to the
next end position.
XPress the controller.
The end of the traffic jam is determined.
XTo calculate the detour: selectStart.
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. The status and
navigability of off-road routes may be influ-
enced by various factors such as time of day,
time of year and current weather conditions.
The COMAND system is unable to assess
these factors or take them into consideration.
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
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split-screen view. On the right, an arrow
appears that points to the off-road destina-
tion. You 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 containany information about that location.
COMAND is able to guide you to a destination
even from an off-road location.
At the start of route guidance, you will see the
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
Not
Mappedmessage, 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
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 Ser-
vice.
Further information on satellite radio
(
Ypage 169).
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
COMAND can show certain traffic messages
on the map with symbols (type of incident)
and color lines (extent). Traffic reports are
shown on the map at scales of 1/32 mi to
10 mi.
When :is displayed, traffic reports can be
received or traffic reports are available. If it is
not displayed, no reception is possible.
XTo hide the menu: slide 5and press the
controller.
The map can be seen in the full-screen dis-
play.
XTo set the map scale: turn the controller
until the desired map scale is selected.
The legend shows the symbolic traffic mes-
sages on the map.
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