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COMAND controller and pressWto con-
firm.
Displaying and editing the reco rded rou te
XInsert the SDmemory card (Ypage 447).
XCall up the Routes menu (Ypage 354).
XSelect Listinthe Routes menu byturning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
Previously recorded routes are displayed.
XSe lect a route and press Wto confirm.
The map appears with a menu. The recor-
ded route isshown in the map with a blue
dotted line.
XTo view a demonstra tionof th eroute on
the map:select Demo
byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
XProceed as describe din the "Route dem-
onstration" section (
Ypage 353).
XTo begin routecalculation: selectStart
inthe menu byturning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
COMAND attempts to align the recorded
route with the digital map.
Changing rou tenames and icons
XSelect Editinthe menu byturning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
XTo change theroute name: selectRename
and press Wto confirm.
iThe name cannot bechanged whilethe
veh icle is in motion.
XTo change the icon: selectChange Icon
and press Wto confirm.
Observe the further information on managing
categories for personal POIs (
Ypage 342).
To change directi onfor rou tecalculation:
you can set the icon for the route to the start-
ing point or to the destination, there bychang-
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.
XSe lect Swapinthe menu byturning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
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XTo delete a route:selectDeletein the
menu by turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the route
should be deleted.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, the route will be deleted.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
Scanning the memory
The SD memory card is inserted.
XCall up the Routes menu (Ypage 354).
XSelect MemoryInfoin the Routes menu by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
A message such as Off-road
RouteMem‐
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 wheels
or 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 to a destination that is not
on a digitized road
Example: route guidance to an off-road destination
:
Off-road destination
;Off-road route section (blue dashes)
=Current vehicle position (the tip of the tri-
angle indicates the vehicle’s direction of
travel)
?Off-road (if available)
COMAND can guide you to destinations
which are within the area of the digital map,
but which are not themselves recorded 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
split-screen view. On the right, an arrow
appears that points to off-road destina-
tion :. You will hear the announcement:
"Please follow the arrow on the display". As
the vehicle approaches the destination, the
Area of destination reached
message
appears.
Route guidance from an off-road location
to a destination
If the vehicle position is within the area cov-
ered by the digital map, but the map does not
contain any information about that location,
the vehicle is in an off-road location.
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COMANDisalso able to guide you to a des-
tination even from an off-road location.
At the start of route guidance, you willsee the
Off Mapped Road
message, an arrow and
the distance to the destination. The arrow
shows the compass heading to the actual
destination.
The route ishighlighted blue, starting from
the last recognized street the vehicle was on before itleft the map.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance contin-
ues inthe usual way.
Route guidance fr oman off-map location
to a destination
If the veh icleposition is outside the area cov-
ered bythe digital map, then the vehicle is in
an off-map location. COMAND is also able to
guide you to a destination even from an off-
map location.
At the start of route guidance, you willsee the
Off Mapped Road
message, an arrow and
the distance to the destination. The direction
arrow shows the compass heading to the des-
tination.
The route ishighlighted inblue from the near-
est road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle isback on a road
known to the system, route guidance contin-
ues inthe usual way.
Off-road du ring route guidance
Due to road works, for example, there may be
diff erences between the data on the digital
map and the actual course of the road.
In such cases, the system will temporarily be
unab leto locate the vehicle position on the
digit al map. The vehicle is therefore in an off-
road position.
In the disp lay, you willsee the Off Mapped
Roadmessage, 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 inthe usual way.
Traffic reports
Prerequisites
iThis function iscurrently not availab lefor
Canada.
To receive real-time traff icreports viasatel-
lit e radio, you require:
Roptional satellite radio equipment
Ra subscr iption to SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio
Traffic Message Service
Further information on satellite radio
(
Ypage 441).
COMAND can receive traff icreports viasat-
ellite radio and take account of these for
route guidance inthe navigation system.
Received traff icreports are displayed on the
map either as text or as symbols.
Real-time traffic reports on the map
:Delimits the section of the route affected
;Indic ates an inc ident on the route (traffic
flo w)
=Destination
?Map scale
COMAND can show certain traff icinc iden ts
on the map. Traffic reports are shown on the
map at scales of 0.05 mi to 20 mi.
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XTo hide the menu:slideZVthe COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen
menu item is shown, press Wto confirm.
The map can be seen in the full-screen dis-
play.
XTurn cVd the COMAND controller until the
desired map scale is set.
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Symbols used in real-time traffic reports
Unimpeded traffic flow
Green line with arrows
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Heavy/slow-moving traffic
Together with a yellow line
The symbol marks average speeds of 25 – 45 mph (40 – 72 km/h).
Caution, traffic incident
Traffic jam
Together with a red line and arrows
The symbol marks average speeds of 5 - 20 mph (8 - 32 km/h).
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Warning message
Together with a red/white striped line and arrows
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Blocked route section
Possibly in combination with X X X X
Displaying real-time traffic reports
Starting a search for traffic reports
XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Trafficby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
A menu appears.
If No Traffic Messages
appears, this
means either:
Rno traffic reports have been received yet,
or
Rno traffic reports are available.
XTo end the search: selectCanceland
press Wto confirm.
XTo close the report window: selectOK
and press Wto confirm. Traffic symbol information
Example display
:
Affected roads with indication of direction
;Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
XTo switch to navigation mode:
press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
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XSelectTrafficin the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Traffic Symbol Informationby
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
XSelect NextorPreviousby turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm in order to continue highlighting
traffic symbols.
XTo change the map scale: selectMapby
sliding ZVthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
You can now zoom in or out of the map.
Example: details on traffic symbol information
XTo show the detailed view: select
Details
and press Wto confirm.
XTo close the detailed view: slideXVY the
COMAND controller. Displaying reports on the route
:State/province for the calculated route,
road designation, direction and reports
for the affected road (2/3)
;Section of the road to which the traffic
report applies
=Traffic report
?Type of traffic report (slow-moving traffic)
XTo switch to navigation mode:
press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Trafficin the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Messages On Routeand press W
to confirm.
The traffic report window appears. If there
is more than one traffic report for a section
of the route, this is indicated by 2/3, for
example.
XTo scroll within a report or to access the
next report: turncVdthe COMAND con-
troller.
XTo return to the report list: slideXVY the
COMAND controller.
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Displaying all traffic reports
XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: pressWtheCOMAND
controller .
XSelectTraffi cin thenavigation system
men ubar by turning cVdtheCOMAND
controller and press Wto confirm .
XSelectAllMessagesand press Wto con-
firm.
A list is shown containin gall roads, area sor
region saffecte dby traffic reports. Roads ,
area sor region sno ton th eroute also
appea rin th elist .
XTo sho w atraffic report: selectaroad,
area or region and press Wto confirm .
The traffic report is displayed. There may be
several traffic report sfo rth eaffecte droad.
You can fin dan exampl eof atraffic report
here: (
Ypage 360).
XTo close areport: slideXVY theCOMAND
controller .
Reading out traffic reports on th erout e
Introduction
The read-aloud function is only available while
route guidance is active .It read sout traffic
report saffecting th ecurren troute .
You can select th efollowing text reader prop-
erties:
RLanguage (Ypage 310)
RTextreader speed (Ypage 310) You can start th
etext reader function man -
ually or set it to automatic.
Starting th etext reader function manually
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: pressWtheCOMAND
controller .
XSelectTraffi cby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelec tRea dout all messages on
routeand press Wto confirm .
COMAND read sout th ereport sin
sequence .
iIf there are no report sfo rth eroute ,th e
Rea d
outallmessagesonroutemen u
item is shown in gra yand canno tbe selec-
ted.
XTo switch off th eread-aloud function:
select Cancel
Read-Alou dFunctionand
press Wto confirm or press th e8 but-
ton.
COMAND read sout th ecurren treport and
then exit sth eread-aloud function .
Automatic read-aloud function
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: pressWtheCOMAND
controller .
XSelectTraffi cby slidin gZV and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSelect Read Traffic Messages Auto‐
maticallyand press Wto confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the option on Oor off ª.
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Recalculating the route dynamically
The route typesDynamic Routeand
Dynamic
RouteOnlyAfterRequesttake
all relevant traffic messages into account
when calculating a route (
Ypage 322).
If you have selected Dynamic Route
as the
route type, COMAND guides you to your des-
tination along the updated route.
If you have selected Dynamic Route Only
After Requestas the route type, a prompt
will appear first.
You can now decide whether to:
Raccept the route suggested by COMAND
Rcontinue your original route
XTo accept the suggested route: pressW
the COMAND controller.
XTo continue along the original route:
select Reject
by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
Destination memory
Home address (My Address)
Entering the home address via address
entry
XProceed as described under “Adopting an
address book entry as a home address”
(
Ypage 362). Confirm My Addressby
pressing W.
XTo enter the home address for the first
time:confirm New Entry
by pressing W.
XTo change the home address: select
Change
in the menu showing the home
address by turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
XConfirm New Entryby pressing W.
XIn both cases, enter the home address as a
destination, e.g. as a city, street and house
number (
Ypage 325). Then, save the home
address (
Ypage 329).
Adopting an address book entry as a
home address
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect From Memoryand press Wto 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
XSlide VZthe COMAND controller repeat-
edly until the destination memory list
appears as a selection list.
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list
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