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W to confirm. The categories of personal POIs appear. Selection Not classi‐ fied COMAND Online
Explanation Standard entry for per- sonal POIs. Personal POIs which you have imported via the online function (Y page 433). Icon and category that you have created yourself (Y page 336).
COFFEE SHOP
X Select a personal POI and press W to con-
firm. X To rename a personal POI: select Rename and press W to confirm. X To change the category: select Change category and press W to confirm. X To change to the map: select Map and press W to confirm. The position of the personal POI is shown in the map.
i An icon is displayed according to the "Dis- playing personal POIs on the map" setting (Y page 335). X To start route calculation: select Start and press W to confirm. If route guidance has been activated, a prompt will appear asking whether you wish to accept the personal POI as the des- tination.
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You can download available updates from the Mercedes-Benz webshop. i You can also subsequently obtain travel guide data from the Mercedes-Benz Acces- sory webshop.
The travel guide offers you tourist destina- tions and routes: Rin the vicinity of the current vehicle position Ralong the calculated route Rin the vicinity of the destination Rthrough selection on the map Ron a specific topic, for example, Paris, the
Alps or German wine routes
You can select: Rwhich travel guide data on the map can be shown and selected (e.g. restaurants and tourist routes)
Rwhether information on tourist destina- tions is read out as you approach them
If route guidance has not been activated, route calculation for the personal POI will start immediately. X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm. If you select Yes, the personal POI is accep- ted as the destination. If you select No, the process will be aborted. X To make a call: select Call and press W to confirm. COMAND Online switches to telephone mode (Y page 392). i Call is available if the personal POI has a telephone number and a mobile phone is connected to COMAND Online (Y page 381). X To delete a personal POI: select Delete and press W to confirm. A prompt appears asking whether you wish to delete the POI. X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm. If you select Yes, the personal POI is deleted. If you select No, the process will be cancel- led.
ViaMichelin travel guide Overview
If COMAND Online offers the ViaMichelin travel guide in navigation mode, you can select tourist destinations, including routes. In this case, the travel guide data is on a SD memory card. First place the SD memory card in the SD card slot (Y page 463).
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Activating/deactivating travel guide data
X Select Map icons or Acoustic announcement and press W to confirm. The menu displays the available categories. X Select a category and press W to confirm. Switch the category on O or off ª. If you selected Map icons and switched on a category, you can select the available tourist destinations of that category on the map. If you selected Acoustic announcement and switched on a category, you hear infor- mation as you approach a tourist destina- tion. The information must be available as an audio file for this destination.
Calling up the travel guide Using destination entry
Categories for the display of travel guide data on the map Travel guide data is stored in categories, such as e.g. restaurants or tourist routes. In the menu, you can select which travel guide cat- egories are shown on the map, and therefore which can be selected. You can also deter- mine whether available information on the tourist destination of a particular category is acoustically provided as you approach it. X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu bar: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Navi in the main function bar by sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Travel guide and press W to con- firm.
Selecting search position for travel guide (using destination entry) X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu bar: press W the
COMAND controller.
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X Select Destination in the navigation sys- tem menu bar by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Travel Guide and press W to con- firm. X No destination has been entered yet: select Current position, Using map or Topics. X A route has already been entered: you can also select Along the route and Near destination. Using the guide
X Select Travel Guide and press W to con- firm. X No destination has been entered yet: select Current position, Using map or Topics. X A route has already been entered: you can also select Along the route and Near destination.
Selecting topics You can choose from a variety of topics. Top- ics can be listed based on places (e.g.coun- tryside) or on content (e.g. wine guide). X Call up the travel guide (Y page 340). X Select Topics. A list appears.
X Select a topic and press W to confirm.
The system selects a map view that allows the tourist destinations and routes for the topic to be displayed.
X Select a tourist destination or route on the
map and press W to confirm.
Selecting a destination or a route on the map
Selecting search position for travel guide (using guide) X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu bar: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Guide in the navigation system menu bar by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm.
To select tourist destinations/routes, first select the search position and then the cor- responding symbol on the map. X Call up the travel guide (Y page 340). X Select a search position, e.g. Using map. The map appears.
X Select a menu item and press W to confirm
(see table).
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Menu item Settings
Prev. (previ- ous) or Next Details
Map
Start
Explanation In the settings, you can select which selectable travel guide data is shown on the map. Highlights the previous or next symbol on the map. Shows detailed informa- tion about the destination or route. You may also use further functions, e.g. calling the hotel or listen- ing to an audio file about the place of interest (if available). Switches to the map with the crosshair. You can slide the crosshair and change the map scale. Begins route calculation for the selected destina- tion.
Exploring the destination or route Before the route calculation, you can call up useful information on the selected destina- tion. i Not every tourist destination or route has
images, texts or audio files available.
X Call up the travel guide (Y page 340). X Select a search position, e.g. Using map. The map appears. X Select Details and press W to confirm. The destination address is shown. X To display images: select Images and press W to confirm. One or more photos of the tourist destina- tion are shown. X To display text information: select Info and press W to confirm. A short text provides interesting details about the tourist destination.
X To play an audio file: select M and press
W to confirm. You hear useful information about the tou- rist destination.
X To stop playback, select ¯ and press W to confirm. X To call the destination: select Call and press W to confirm. If a mobile phone is connected to COMAND Online, the telephone function is activated and the call is connected (Y page 392). X To start route calculation: select Start and press W to confirm.
Destination address is displayed (example)
Example: tourist route is displayed If you have selected a tourist route, the map shows an overview of the route. Above, the following functions are described: Rdisplaying pictures Rshowing text information
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Rplaying an audio file Rcalling up the destination X To start route calculation: select Start and press W to confirm.
Route guidance Important safety notes G WARNING COMAND Online calculates the route to the destination without taking account of the fol- lowing, for example: Rtraffic lights Rstop and give way signs Rparking or stopping restrictions Rroad narrowing Rother road and traffic rules and regulations COMAND Online may give incorrect driving recommendations if the data on the digital map does not correspond to the actual con- ditions, e.g. the road layout has changed. For this reason, you must always observe road and traffic rules and regulations during your journey. Road and traffic rules and regulations always have priority over system driving rec- ommendations.
Route guidance begins once a route has been calculated (Y page 321). COMAND Online guides you to your destina- tion by means of navigation announcements in the form of audible navigation announce- ments and route guidance displays. The route guidance displays can only be seen if the display is switched to navigation mode. If you do not follow the navigation announce- ments or if you leave the calculated route, COMAND Online automatically calculates a new route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding information, the following applies: Rwhen selecting a route, COMAND Online tries to avoid roads that only have limited access, e.g. roads 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.
Displays during route guidance Change of direction Changes of direction have three phases: Rpreparation phase Rannouncement phase Rchange-of-direction phase
Example: preparation phase : Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot)
; Next road = Current vehicle position (the tip of the tri- angle indicates the vehicle’s direction of travel)
? Current road Display ? depends on the setting selected for "Map information in the display" (Y page 366). COMAND Online prepares you for the upcom- ing change of direction. Based on the exam- ple display below, the change of direction is
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announced by the Prepare to turn right message. You see the full-screen map.
Example: announcement phase : Next road ; Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot, shown in both the left and right half of the display)
= Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
? Change of direction (turn right here) A Distance to the next change of direction B Route (blue line, shown in both the left
and right half of the display)
i The filled-in section of visual display for distance = gets shorter the nearer you get to the announced change of direction.
COMAND Online announces the imminent change of direction. Based on the example display below, the change of direction is announced beforehand by the message: In 400 metres turn right onto the A81. The display is now split into two sectors. In the left half, you see the normal map view. The right half shows an enlarged section of the area around the junction (Crossing Zoom) or a 3D image of the road's course with the route indicating the next manoeuvre.
Example: change-of-direction phase : Current vehicle position (the tip of the tri- angle indicates the vehicle’s direction of travel)
; Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
= Distance to the next change of direction COMAND Online announces the imminent change of direction. Based on the example display below, the change of direction is announced 40 metres before the change of direction with the Now turn right message. The display is split into two halves, as in the announcement phase. Once the change of direction is completed, COMAND Online automatically switches back to full-screen display.
Example display: roundabout
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Example of a display without a change of direction
: Route (highlighted in blue) ; Current vehicle position = Current road ? Map orientation selected A Map scale selected Lane recommendations
E Lanes not recommended (light brown) F Current vehicle position (the tip of the tri- angle indicates the vehicle’s direction of travel)
On multilane roads, COMAND Online can dis- play lane recommendations for the next change of direction. The corresponding data must be available on the digital map. COMAND Online displays lane recommenda- tion B, based on the next two changes of direction. The number of lanes applies to the point at which the next change of direction is required. i The multifunction display also shows lane
recommendations. Only the recommended lanes are displayed here, see the separate vehicle Owner's Manual.
Example: lane recommendations : Point of the next change of direction ; Point of the change of direction after next = Direction display, number of junction and
of motorway
? Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
A Distance to the next change of direction B Recommended lane (dark blue) C Next change of direction (in this case, exit
to the right)
D Possible lanes (light blue)
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Recommended lane In this lane, you will be able to complete the next two changes of direction without changing lane. Possible lane In this lane, you will only be able to com- plete the next change of direction without changing lane. Lane not recom- mended In this lane, you will not be able to com- plete the next change of direction without changing lane.
Display and description of lane recom- mendations Lane
During the change of direction, additional lanes may appear. These are displayed differ- ently.
Day design Dark blue
Night design Light blue
Example: day design : The displayed lane recommendations apply to this position (light blue circle)
Light blue
Dark blue
Light brown
Grey
Example: night design
i The colours used in the lane recommen- dation display vary depending on whether day or night design is switched on.
: New lane (dark blue)
Example: lane recommendations at a motorway junction Observe the route guidance information shown in the multifunction display, see the separate vehicle Owner's Manual.
Navigation announcements Repeating navigation announcements If you have missed an announcement, you can call up the current announcement at any time. However, no announcements are made during a phone call. X To show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select + in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND control- ler and press W to confirm.
Switching navigation announcements off/on X To switch off: press the 8 button dur- ing an announcement. You will briefly see the message: The guidance instructions have been muted. X To switch on: press W the COMAND con-
troller.
X Select + in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND control- ler and press W to confirm.
i COMAND Online automatically switches
the navigation announcements back on when: Rit receives RDS-TMC traffic reports dur- ing dynamic route guidance and recalcu- lates the route accordingly (Y page 355).
Ryou calculate a new route Ryou switch COMAND Online on again or
start the engine.
Reducing the volume during a navigation announcement The volume of an active audio or video source can be automatically reduced during a navi- gation announcement.
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X Select Navi in the main function bar by sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Audio fadeout and press W to confirm. The function is switched on O or off ª, depending on the previous status.
Setting the volume manually X Adjust the volume using the q control
knob during a navigation announcement.
or X Select + in the map view with the menu
shown and adjust the volume using the q control knob.
Announcing the street names If the function is switched on, the name of the street into which you should turn is announced. Announcements are not made in the chosen language in all countries. They are made when relevant street names for the selected lan- guage are available in the database. X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Navi in the main function bar by sliding ZV the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Announce street names and press W to confirm. The function is switched on O or off ª, depending on the previous status.
Street names may be announced in the fol- lowing languages: RDanish RGerman REnglish RFrench RDutch
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RPortuguese RSwedish
Ending route guidance Cancelling or continuing route guidance X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Destination in the navigation sys- tem menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to con- firm. X To cancel route guidance: select Cancel route guidance and press W to confirm. or X To continue route guidance: select Con‐ tinue route guidance and press W to confirm. COMAND Online calculates the route.
Destination or area of destination reached When you reach your destination, COMAND Online displays a chequered flag and route guidance is automatically ended. If the destination is not in close proximity to a digitised street, the Area of destina‐ tion reached message appears when the destination is reached.
Influencing route guidance Avoiding a section of the route blocked by a traffic jam
: Length of the blocked route section ; Name of route section = Blocked route section This function blocks a section of the route ahead of you. You can set the length of the blocked route section. If possible, COMAND calculates a detour around the blocked sec- tion of the route. X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Route in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Detour and press W to confirm. X To block a section of the route: select Longer or Shorter repeatedly and confirm using W until the desired section has been selected.
i The total length of the section that can be blocked is defined by the digital map. The menu items are available accordingly. X To start route calculation: select Start and press W to confirm.
X To delete the blocked section: select Delete while the message is shown and press W to confirm. COMAND Online calculates the route with- out the block.
Selecting an alternative route With the "Alternative route" function, routes other than the original one can be calculated. Routes 1 to 3 are calculated with the current settings for the route type and route options and are shown with a dark blue line (Y page 316). Route 4 is the economic route (eco route) and is shown with a green line. On the right-hand side, you will see informa- tion on the currently selected alternative route, e.g. distance, estimated remaining driving time and estimated time of arrival. Route sections used (e.g. motorways, tun- nels) are displayed as symbols. Option 1
X To switch on navigation mode: press theØ function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Route in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Alternative route and press W to confirm.
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Examples for route 1 (above) and route 4 (eco route) Option 2
X To switch on navigation mode: press theØ function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Navi in the main function bar by sliding ZV the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Calculate alternative routes and press W to confirm. The function is switched on O or off ª, depending on the previous status. Function is activated: alternative routes are calculated directly after the destination is entered.
Menu functions X To select the next or previous alterna- tive route: select Next or Previous and press W to confirm.
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X To start route guidance using the selec- ted alternative route: select Start and press W to confirm. COMAND Online begins route guidance on the selected alternative route.
Route information Displaying destination information
Example: destination information The example shows information on distance, estimated time of arrival and estimated remaining driving time to the destination O and two way points. X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Route in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Destination information and press W to confirm. Destination information is displayed.
X To call up further destination informa- tion: turn cVd the COMAND controller. X To close the destination information:
slide XVY the COMAND controller or press the % back button.
i You can display destination information for the destination, for both waypoints and
the intermediate stop, if they are part of the route. If a mobile phone is connected to COMAND Online and a phone number is included in the destination information, you can call it (Y page 381). Route overview You can use the route overview to move along the active route section by section and view information and details about each section of the route. At the top of the display, you will see infor- mation about the highlighted route section, for example the distance to be driven on the road and road designation. The highlighted route section is marked in white with a red border on the map. X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Route in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Route browser and press W to confirm. X To view the next or previous route sec- tion: select Next or Previous and press W to confirm. i If the first or last route section is high- lighted, you cannot select Previous or Next.
X To zoom in or out of the map: select N
or M and press W to confirm. X To close the route overview: select Back and press W to confirm. Route demonstration
You can see the route before starting your journey. This function is only available when the vehicle is stationary. X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Route in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Route demonstration and press W to confirm. The map with the crosshair appears.
X To get to the destination: press W to
confirm the highlighted symbol.
X To stop the route demonstration: con-
firm the Ë symbol by pressing W.
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Example: route demonstration stopped : Display of street name and city when
route demonstration is paused
; Distance of the crosshair from current
vehicle position
X To get to the current vehicle position: press W to confirm the symbol for the cur- rent vehicle position. X To change the map scale: select Scale and press W to confirm. The scale bar appears.
X Turn cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
Recording the route Notes If you have activated COMAND Online and the SD memory card has been inserted, you should not take it out of the slot. When you record a route, COMAND Online uses so-called support points and displays the route as a series of lines. If the route is then calculated, COMAND Online attempts to align the recorded route with the digital map. The support points of the route may not be on a digitised road. This is often the case with routes which are drawn up using other map data and imported via the online function, e.g.: Rroutes from the Google™ Local Search
Rroutes from the destination/route down-
(Y page 428)
load (Y page 433)
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Call up the "Routes" menu
X To stop recording: select Stop record‐ ing in the "Routes" menu by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm.
Displaying and editing the recorded route
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 463). X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Destination in the navigation sys- tem menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to con- firm. X Select Routes. Starting/ending recording
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 463). X Calling up the "Routes" menu (Y page 352). X Select List in the "Routes" menu by turn- ing cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. Previously recorded routes are displayed.
: To indicate recording has started (REC is
red)
X Calling up the "Routes" menu (Y page 352). X To start recording: select Start record‐ ing in the "Routes" menu by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. The route is recorded and entered in a list. #REC is displayed in red :.
X Select a route and press W to confirm.
The map appears with a menu. The recor- ded route is shown in the map with a blue dotted line. X To see a demonstration of the route on the map: select Demo by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to con- firm. The map with the crosshair appears.
X Proceed as described in the "Route dem- onstration" section (Y page 351). X To begin route calculation: select Start in the menu by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. COMAND Online attempts to align the recorded route with the digital map.
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X Select Swap in the menu by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X To delete a route: select Delete in the menu by turning cVd the COMAND con- troller and press W to confirm. A prompt appears asking whether the route should be deleted. X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm. If you select Yes, the route will be deleted. If you select No, the process will be cancel- led.
Scanning the memory
Changing route names and icons X Select Edit in the menu by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X To change the route name: select Rename and press W to confirm. i The name cannot be changed while the vehicle is in motion. X To change the icon: select Change icon and press W to confirm.
Please see the further information on admin- istering POI categories (Y page 336). To change direction for route calcula- tion: you can set the icon for the route to the starting point or to the destination, thereby changing 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.
The SD memory card is inserted. X Calling up the "Routes" menu (Y page 352). X Select Presets in the "Routes" menu by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. The route memory is displayed.
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Off-road and off-map Route guidance to a destination that is not on a digitised road
Example: route guidance to an off-road destination : Off-road destination ; Off-road route section (dashed blue) = Current vehicle position (the tip of the tri- angle indicates the vehicle’s direction of travel)
COMAND Online can guide you to destina- tions 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 Online guides you for as long as possible with navigation announcements and displays on roads known to the system. Shortly before you reach the last known point on the map, you will hear the "Area of desti- nation reached" announcement. The display shows a direction arrow with the linear dis- tance to the destination. 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. COMAND Online is also able to guide you to a destination even from an off-road location. At the start of the route guidance, you will see the Off road message, an arrow and the dis-
tance to the destination. The arrow shows the compass heading to the actual destination. The route is highlighted blue, starting from the last recognised street the vehicle was on before it left the map. As soon as the vehicle is back on a road known to the system, route guidance contin- ues in the usual way. Route guidance from an off-map location to a destination If the vehicle position is outside the area cov- ered by the digital map, then the vehicle is in an off-map location. COMAND Online is also able to guide you to a destination even from an off-map location. At the start of the route guidance, you will see the Off road message, an arrow and the dis- tance to the destination. The direction arrow shows the compass heading to the destina- tion. The route is highlighted blue from the nearest road known to the system. 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 roadworks, 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 see the Off road mes- sage, an arrow and the distance to the desti- nation. The direction arrow shows the com- pass 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.
Dynamic route guidance Introduction An RDS-TMC radio station transmits RDS- TMC traffic reports in addition to the radio programme. COMAND Online can receive RDS-TMC traffic reports and take them into consideration for dynamic (traffic-depend- ent) route guidance. The navigation system can, for example, guide you around a traffic jam. In Germany, COMAND Online uses high-qual- ity traffic data for the traffic jam warning service TMCPro. In contrast to the public TMC service, TMCPro uses exclusive traffic data that is detected with an automated sensor network, in addition to the messages gener- ated by the TMC service. The traffic data received from the traffic jam warning services named above could differ. There may also be differences between the traffic reports received and the actual road and traffic conditions. The respective traffic data being received appears at the bottom right of the display with the symbols "TMCPro" or "TMC". If there is no reception, no symbol is displayed. i RDS-TMC is not available in all countries.
Switching dynamic route guidance on/ off X To switch on: select the Dynamic route route type (Y page 316). X To switch off: select the Fast route or Short route route type (Y page 316). i COMAND Online calculates a new route if
you change the route type setting when route guidance is active. If you change the route type setting when route guidance is inactive, COMAND Online uses the new setting for the next route guidance.
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RDS-TMC displays on the map COMAND Online can display certain traffic incidents on the map. The displays can be shown in map scales of 50 m to 20 km. X To set the map scale: turn cVd the
COMAND controller until the desired map scale is set. Turning clockwise zooms out from the map; turning anti-clockwise zooms in.
Example: traffic reports on the map i The display shows the entire affected
route section with the corresponding sym- bols, regardless of how long the incident actually is. The symbols are placed on the side of the carriageway affected by the inci- dent.
RDS-TMC symbols : Traffic jam on the route ; Slow-moving traffic on the route = Road blocked ? Road blocked
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A Slow-moving traffic (yellow cars along the
affected route)
B Traffic jam (red cars along the affected
route)
Displaying RDS-TMC traffic reports Displaying the report list X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select TMC in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND control- ler and press W to confirm. COMAND Online scans for RDS-TMC sta- tions within receiver range.
No RDS-TMC station found: a message to this effect appears. X To close the message: confirm OK by press- ing W the COMAND controller.
RDS-TMC station found: COMAND Online scans for traffic reports. If there are no traffic reports, you will see a message to this effect. X To close the message: confirm OK by press- ing W the COMAND controller.
If there are traffic reports, you will see a list. The content of the list depends on whether route guidance is active.
List when route guidance is not active
: To call up traffic symbol information ; Symbol for warning message = Country designation ? Road affected The list shows all the roads, areas or regions for which reports are available. i A report may also relate to an area or
region rather than a road, e.g. impaired vis- ibility due to fog.
X To show a traffic report: select a road
(area, region) by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. You can find an example of a traffic report here: (Y page 357). X To display traffic symbol information: select Traffic symbol information by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm.
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Roads, areas or regions not on the route also appear in the list. X To show messages on the route: select Messages on the route and press W to confirm. The list shows roads along the route for which there are traffic reports.
X To show a traffic report: select a road, an area or a region and press W to confirm. You can find an example of a traffic report here: (Y page 357).
X To exit the list: slide XVY the COMAND
controller once or several times.
Other functions: RDisplaying traffic symbol information
RReading out traffic reports on the route
(Y page 356)
(Y page 358)
Example message
Example display : Affected section of motorway ; Symbol for incident (traffic jam in the
example shown)
= Symbol display for the section of route
affected X To show the next/previous incident: select Next or Previous (if available) and press W to confirm. X To show the detailed view: select Details and press W to confirm. X To scroll the map: select Map and press W to confirm. You can scroll the map to have further traf- fic reports displayed (Y page 364). List when route guidance is active
: Country designation, road designation, direction information and report 1/2 for the affected road
; Route section for which the traffic report
applies
= Traffic report ? Type of traffic report (warning message)
Example: list displaying all currently available traf- fic reports X To show all traffic reports: select Dis‐ play all messages and press W to con- firm. A list is shown containing all roads, areas or regions affected by traffic reports.
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X To cancel the read-aloud function: select Cancel read-aloud function and press W to confirm. The current traffic report is read out to the end and then the function is deactivated.
or X Briefly press the 8 button.
The function is deactivated immediately.
i COMAND Online interrupts the read-
aloud function automatically as it recalcu- lates the route following a new RDS-TMC traffic report.
Automatic read-aloud function You can have TMC traffic reports on your route read aloud automatically. Announce- ments are made as you approach traffic inci- dents. X To switch the automatic read-aloud function on/off: select Navi in the main function bar by sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Read traffic messages auto‐ matically and press W to confirm. The function is switched on O or off ª, depending on the previous status.
Destination memory Home address (My address) Entering the home address via address entry X Proceed as described under "Adopting an address book entry as a home address" (Y page 359). Confirm My address by pressing W. X To enter the home address for the first time: confirm New entry by pressing W. X To change the home address: select Change in the menu showing the home address by turning cVd the COMAND con- troller and press W to confirm.
: Traffic jam ; Slow-moving traffic = Warning message ? Road blocked The symbols for possible report types are shown. X To scroll within a report or to access the next report: turn cVd the COMAND controller.
X To return to the list of messages: press W or slide XVY the COMAND controller.
Reading out traffic reports on the route Calling up traffic reports The read-aloud function is only available when route guidance is active. You can select from the following read-aloud properties: Rlanguage (Y page 306) Rtext reader speed (Y page 305) X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select TMC in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND control- ler and press W to confirm. X Select Read out all messages on route and press W to confirm. COMAND Online reads out the messages in sequence. i The Read out all messages on route menu item has no function if there are no reports relating to the route.
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X Confirm New entry by pressing W. X In both cases, enter the home address as a
destination, e.g. as a town, street and house number (Y page 318). Then, save the home address (Y page 321).
Adopting an address book entry as a home address X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Dest. in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select From memory and press W to 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
: Entry containing data that can be used for
navigation
; To call up options X Slide ZV the COMAND controller repeat-
edly until the destination memory list appears as a selection list.
Option 2: destination memory list as a selection list
The My address entry is listed as the first entry in the destination memory. X Select My address by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to con- firm. i If you have not yet entered any charac- ters, My address is automatically highligh- ted in the selection list.
If no home address has been stored yet, you can now assign an address book entry. If a home address already exists, it is displayed and you can alter it. i If you select New entry, you are also offered the option of entering the home address for the first time. You can then save the home address without having to start route guidance. X To enter the home address for the first time: select Assign address book entry and press W to confirm. X Select Home, Work or Not classified and press W to confirm. X To change the home address: select Edit and press W to confirm. X Select Assign to address book entry and press W to confirm. i If you select New entry, you are also offered the option of changing the home address by entering an address. You can
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then save the home address without having to start route guidance. X Select Home, Work or Not classified and press W to confirm. In both cases, you will see the address book either with the character bar or as a selec- tion list.
X Select an address book entry
(Y page 407).
X To confirm the selection: press W the
COMAND controller. If there is no existing home address, COMAND Online saves the entry. You will see a message and then the address menu with the selected address. Start is high- lighted automatically. If a home address has already been stored, you will see a prompt asking you whether the My address entry should be overwrit- ten. X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm. If you select Yes, COMAND Online over- writes the destination. You will see a mes- sage and then the address menu with the selected address. Start is highlighted automatically. If you select No, the list will appear again. Selecting the home address for route guidance X Proceed as described under "Selecting a destination from the destination memory" (Y page 323).
Saving a destination General notes This function also stores the destination in the address book. When the address book is full, no destinations can be saved in the destination memory. You must first delete address book entries (Y page 407).
After destination entry X The destination has been entered and is
shown in the address entry menu (Y page 318). X Select Save by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. You can now select storing options (Y page 361).
During route guidance X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Dest. in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Save destination and press W to confirm. You can now select storing options (Y page 361).
From the list of previous destinations X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Dest. in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select From last destinations and press W to confirm. The list of previous destinations appears. X Select a destination by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to con- firm. The destination address is shown. X Select Save and press W to confirm. You can now select storing options (Y page 361).
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X Select a category, e.g. Home, and press W to confirm.
X The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar.
Selecting storing options Once you have chosen one of the following options for storing a destination, you can specify storage options: RAfter destination entry (Y page 360) RDuring route guidance (Y page 360) RFrom the list of previous destinations
(Y page 324)
Storage options X To save the destination without a name: select Save without name and press W to confirm. COMAND Online stores the destination in the destination memory and uses the address as the destination name. X To save the destination as My address: select Save as "My Address" and press W to confirm. COMAND Online stores the destination in the destination memory as My address. If the selected address book entry already contains address data that can be used for navigation (L icon), a prompt will appear asking whether you wish to overwrite the existing data. X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm. If you select Yes, the entry is overwritten. If you select No, the process will be cancel- led. X To save the destination with a name: select Save with name and press W to confirm.
Example: saving a destination with a name : Selected data field with cursor ; Character bar X Proceed as described under "Character
entry (navigation)" (Y page 300).
X Then select ¬ and press W to confirm.
COMAND Online stores the destination under the name entered.
Assigning a destination to an address book entry An address with complete address data that is suitable for navigation can be assigned to a pre-existing address book entry. X Select Assign to address book entry from the storage options and press W to confirm. X Select a category, e.g. Home, and press W to confirm. You will see the address book either with the character bar or as a selection list.
X Select an address book entry
(Y page 407). COMAND Online stores the data if the address book entry selected does not yet contain navigable address data. If the selected address book entry already contains navigable address data, a prompt
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will appear asking whether you wish to overwrite the existing data. X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm. If you select Yes, COMAND Online stores the data.
You can start route guidance to this address directly from the address book (Y page 409).
Deleting a destination or the home address X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Dest. in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select From memory and press W to con- firm. You will see the destination memory list either with the character bar (option 1) or as a selection list (option 2).
X Option 1: destination memory list with the character bar: enter characters using the character bar (Y page 300).
X Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list: select a destination by turn- ing cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. You see the address data of the selected entry. X Select Delete and press W to confirm. A prompt appears asking whether you wish to delete the destination. X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm. If you select Yes, COMAND Online deletes the destination. You will see a message to this effect.
If you select No, the process will be cancel- led.
i If the navigable address data for the des- tination being deleted is also assigned to an address book entry, COMAND Online will also delete this data from there. If the corresponding address book entry does not contain any further data, such as tele- phone numbers, COMAND Online deletes the entire address book entry.
Last destinations Introduction COMAND Online automatically stores the previous destinations for which route calcu- lation has been started. If the memory is full, COMAND Online deletes the oldest destina- tion. You can also save a destination from the list of previous destinations in the destination memory. It will be stored there permanently.
Storing a destination permanently in the destination memory X Proceed as described in the "From the list
of previous destinations" section (Y page 324).
Storing the vehicle position in the list of previous destinations X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Position in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Save vehicle position and press W to confirm. COMAND Online stores the current vehicle position as a destination in the list of pre- vious destinations.
Storing the crosshair position in the list of previous destinations A crosshair appears on the map if you have moved the map manually (Y page 364). You can store the crosshair position as a destina- tion in the list of previous destinations. X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Position in the navigation system menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Save crosshair position and press W to confirm.
Deleting a previous destination X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Destination in the navigation sys- tem menu bar by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to con- firm. X Select From last destinations and press W to confirm. The list of previous destinations appears. X Select the desired destination and press
W to confirm. The destination address appears. X Select Delete and press W to confirm. A prompt appears asking whether the entry should be deleted. X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm. If you select Yes, the entry is deleted. If you select No, the process will be cancel- led.
Map operation and map settings General notes Company logos displayed on the map are trademarks of the respective companies and
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used solely for the purpose of indicating the locations of these companies. The use of such logos on the map does not indicate approval of, support of or advertising by these compa- nies for the navigation system itself.
Setting the map scale
: Currently set map scale expressed as a
number with unit, in this case 500 m
; Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
= New map scale ? Scale bar Unit of measurement : in the COMAND dis- play depends on the selection made for the instrument cluster; see the separate vehicle Owner's Manual. X To hide the menu: slide ZV the COMAND controller and, when the Full screen menu item is shown, press W.
X To call up the scale bar: as soon as you turn cVd the COMAND controller, scale bar ? appears.
X Turn cVd until the desired scale is set.
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Moving the map Showing the crosshair
Map with crosshair : Current vehicle position ; Crosshair = Details of the crosshair position ? Map scale selected X To hide the menu: slide ZV the COMAND controller and, when the Full screen menu item is shown, press W.
X To scroll the map: slide XVY, ZVÆ or
aVb the COMAND controller. A crosshair appears on the map. If you slide it again, the map moves in the correspond- ing direction under the crosshair.
Display = may be the name of a street, for example, provided the digital map contains the necessary data. It shows the geo-coordi- nate position of the crosshair if the Geo- coordinates display is switched on (Y page 366). Hiding the crosshair and centring the map on the vehicle position or destination X Press the % back button twice.
The crosshair disappears and the map is set to the vehicle position.
Centring the map on the vehicle's position X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Position in the navigation system menu bar by sliding VÆ and turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Vehicle position map and press W to confirm or, if the crosshair is shown, press the % back button. This hides the crosshair.
Centring the map on the destination posi- tion This function requires that a route to a desti- nation has been calculated. If the route has waypoints and an intermediate stop, the map can also be set to these positions. X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Position in the navigation system menu bar by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Destination position map and press W to confirm. The crosshair is centred on the respective destination.
Map settings Calling up the Map settings menu
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Navi in the main function bar by sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm.
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X Select Map settings and press W to con- firm. The Map settings menu appears.
Map orientation
Example: map orientation : Current map orientation (0 or ¤) Possible map orientations: R0 North orientation (the map view is dis-
played so that north is always up)
R¤ Orientation in direction of travel (the map is displayed so that the direction of travel is always up; the orange point of the icon points north)
R¤ Bird's-eye view (the map is displayed so that the direction of travel is always up; the map projection reproduces the curvature of the earth and the orange point of the icon points north)
R¤ 3D map (the map is displayed so that the heading is always up; from a scale of 1 km the map displays elevation; the orange point of the icon points north).
Map orientation menu Setting the map orientation X To show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Map settings and press W to con- firm. The Map settings menu appears. X Select Map orientation and press W to confirm. X Select North up, Heading up, Bird's- eye view or 3-D map by turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to con- firm. A # dot indicates the new setting.
Selecting POI symbols
Setting the POI symbol display You can set the POIs you wish to have dis- played as symbols on the map. POIs are, for example, filling stations, hotels, cinemas and restaurants. X To show the menu: press W the COMAND controller. X Select Navi in the main function bar by sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Map settings and press W to con- firm. The Map settings menu appears. X Select POI symbols on map and press W to confirm. The following settings are possible: RStandard symbols
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Symbol display determined by the factory settings. RPersonal symbols You can determine the symbols yourself. RNo symbols The map does not show any symbols.
X To exit the menu: press the % back
button.
Selecting map information
