warning MERCEDES-BENZ GLC-Class 2016 X253 Comand Manual
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In the display, you will then see theRoadNot
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 170).
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 incidents
on the map with symbols (type of incident)
and colored lines (extent). Traffic reports are
shown on the map at scales of 1/32 mi to
20 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: slide5and 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.
:Traffic jam on the route
;Slow-moving traffic on the route
=Road blocked
?Traffic disruption
ATraffic warning
BDashed red and white line delimiting the
traffic warning
CRoad block (crosses along the affected
road)
DSlow-moving traffic (orange line along the
affected route)
ETraffic jam (red line along the affected
route)
Displaying real-time traffic reports
Starting a search for traffic reports
Real-time traffic reports91
Navigation
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Your COMANDequipment
i
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all
th estandar dan doptional equipmen tof
your COMAN Dsystem, as available at th e
time of going to print .Country-specifi cdif -
ference sare possible. Bear in min dthat
your vehicle may no tfeature all function s
described here. Thi salso applies to safety-
relevant systems an dfunctions.
iRead th einformation on qualified special-
ist workshop sin th evehicle Operator's
Manual.
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
If you operat emobile communication equip-
men twhil edriving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also los econtro l
of th evehicle. There is aris kof an accident.
Only operat ethis equipment when th evehicle
is stationary.
If you mak e acallon your mobile phone whil e
driving, always use hands-free mode. Only
use th emobile phone when road, weather
an dtraffic condition spermit .Some jurisdic -
tion sprohibi tth edriver from usin g amobile
phone whil edrivin g avehicle.
Bear in min dthat at aspeed of 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), th evehicle cover s
a distanc eof 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
per second.
Excessive levels of electromagnetic radiation
may cause damage to your health an dth e
health of others.
There is scientific discussio nsurroundin gth e
possible health risks posed by electromag-
neti cfields .You can reduce this ris kby usin g
an exterio rantenna.
Therefore, connec tyour mobile communica-
tion sequipmen tto th evehicle' sexterio r
antenn awhereve rpossible.
General notes
Telephon y
ABluetoot h®interface is available fo rteleph -
ony.
If your mobile phone supports th eBluetoot h
®
profilePBAP (Phone Book Access Profile) ,th e
contact sare automatically displaye din
COMAND.
You can use th emessag efunction if your
mobile phone supports th eMA PBluetoot h
®
profile (Messag eAccess Profile).
Wit h a suitable mobile phone ,you can use th e
hands-free syste man dreceiv evCards via th e
Bluetoot h
®interface .
You can obtain more information about suit -
able mobile phone son th eInternet at
www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com .
Or cal lth eMercedes-Ben zCustomer Assis -
tanc ecenter at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) fo r
th eUS Aor at 1-800-387-0100 fo rCanada.
HD Voice®
COMAN Dsupports telephon ecalls in HD
Voice®. The voic equalit ycan be improved
wit hthis procedure.
Requirements fo rHD Voice
®:
RYour mobile phone an dmobile phone net-
wor kprovider suppor tHD Voice®.
RThe mobile phone an dmobile phone net-
wor kprovider of th eperson you are callin g
suppor tHD Voice
®.
Dependin gon th equalit yof th econnection ,
th evoic equalit ymay fluctuate.
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Telephone
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Your COMANDequipment
i
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all
th estandar dan doptional equipmen tof
your COMAN Dsystem, as available at th e
time of going to print .Country-specifi cdif -
ference sare possible. Bear in min dthat
your vehicle may no tfeature all function s
described here. Thi salso applies to safety-
relevant systems an dfunctions.
iRead th einformation on qualified special-
ist workshop sin th evehicle Operator's
Manual.
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
If you operat einformation systems an dcom-
munication equipment integrated in th evehi-
cl e whil edriving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also los econtro l
of th evehicle. There is aris kof an accident.
Only operat eth eequipment when th etraffic
situation permits. If you are no tsur ethat this
is possible, par kth evehicle payin gattention
to traffic condition san doperat eth eequip-
men twhen th evehicle is stationary.
You mus tobserv eth elega lrequirements fo r
th ecountry in whic hyou are drivin gwhen
operatin gth esystem.
General notes
Connection difficulties whil eth evehi-
cle is in motion
The connection may be los tif:
Rth emobile phone networ kcoverage is
insufficien t
Rthevehicle has moved into amobile phone
cell wit hno free channels
Rth eSI M car dused is no tcompatible wit h
th enetwor kavailable
Function restrictions (Canada)
You will no tbe able to use th eMercedes-Ben z
Apps an dInternet connection ,or will no lon -
ger be able to use them, or may hav eto wait
befor eusin gthem, in th efollowin gsituations:
Rwhen th emobile phone is switched of f
Rif your mobile phone has notbee nenabled
fo rInternet access
Rif th eBluetoot h®function is switched of fon
COMAN Dan dth edesire dphone is sup-
posed to be connecte dvia Bluetoot h
®
Rif theBluetoot h®function is switched of fon
th emobile phone an dth ephone is sup-
posed to be connecte dvia Bluetoot h
®
Rif themobile phone is no tconnecte dvia
US Ban dth ephone is suppose dto be con-
nected via US B
Rif neither themobile phone networ kno rth e
mobile phone allow simultaneous use of a
phone an dan Internet connection
Rif th emobile phone has no tbee nenabled
fo rInternet access via Bluetoot h®and/or
US B
The driver is no tpermitte dto cal lup websites
whil edrivin gan duse of th eMercedes-Ben z
Apps is restricted.
iIt is possible that you are no table to
receiv ecalls when an Internet connection
is acti
ve .Thi sdepend son th emobile phone
an dth emobile phone networ kused .
Conditions for access
USA: to use Mercedes-Ben zApps an dInter-
ne taccess ,mbrace mus tbe activated an d
operational. Furthermore, mbrace mus tbe
activated fo rMercedes-Ben zApps an dInter-
ne taccess .Tak enote of th econnection pri -
orities .An emergency cal lhas th ehighes tpri -
ority. Whe n aservic ecall, e.g. abreakdown
servic ecal lor th eMB Info Call, is active ,an
emergency cal lcan still be initiated. Aservic e
call, on th eother hand, has priorit yover a
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Online and Internet functions
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XTo selectMediain media mode: slide 5
and press the controller.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
XTo select the media source: turn the con-
troller and press to confirm.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The correspond-
ing basic menu will be shown.
Using the device list
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Devices: turn and press the con-
troller.
The available media sources will be shown.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect the media source.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The correspond-
ing basic menu will be shown.
Switching on automatically
After inserting a CD/DVD, this media mode is
automatically switched on by COMAND.
If playable music files are found, they will be
played by COMAND.
If a media function is already switched on in
COMAND, this will be interrupted and the
basic display of the CD/DVD mode will
appear. If another function, such as naviga-
tion, is being operated, the basic display will not change. Only the music from the last
inserted CD/DVD will be played.
Audio/video mode
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product.
If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop.
GWARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary.
Notes on audio/video mode
Permissible data carriers
RCD-R, CD-A and CD-RW
RDVD-R, DVD-V and DVD-RW
RSD memory card
RUSB storage device
Permissible file systems
RISO 9660/Joliet standard for CDs
RUDF for video DVDs
RFAT16, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS for SD
memory card and USB storage media
Multisession CDs
For multisession CDs, the content of the first
session determines how COMAND will proc-
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Media
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XTo select a category, e.g.CurrentTrack‐
list: turn and press the controller.
The selection list appears.
XSelect the required track.
XKeyword search: using the controller,
enter the characters for the desired search
term and confirm (
Ypage 187).
Search results are sorted according to the
available categories, displayed and can
then be selected.
Playback options
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select the desired playback option: turn and press the controller.
Additional information on playback options
(
Ypage 183).
Video function
If playable video files are found, they will be
played by COMAND.
XTo switch on full-screen mode: press the
controller in the basic display.
XTo show the video menu: slide 6the con-
troller in full-screen mode.
The Media Interface menu bar appears.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Video Settings.
Changing settings (
Ypage 202).
Video DVD mode
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product.
If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop.
GWARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary.
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Media
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Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipmen tfo ryour
COMAN Dsystem, as available at th etime of
going to print .Country-specifi cdifference s
are possible. Please note that your COMAN D
syste mmay no tbe equipped wit hall th efea-
tures described .
Weather forecasts
Introduction
Thisfunction 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: Call
SIRIUStoactivate
system at: 888-539-747 4ESN:
SIRIUSIDappears alon gwit hth eID number
of th eSIRIU Sdevice, you will need to hav eth e
weather servic eactivated first .
XTo selectCal lorCancel:turn an dpress
th econtroller .
If amobile phone is connecte dto COMAN D
(
Ypage 112), th ecal lwill connec tto aSIR-
IU Sservic eemploye eafter selecting Call
.
The ID number of th eSIRIU Sdevic ewill 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 :
Rrain radar
Rstormcharacteristics
Rhig han dlow-pressure areas, weather
fronts
Rcours eof tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
typhoons )
Rstormwarnings
Rwin ddirection an dspeeds
iThe rain radar canno tbe displaye dfo r
Alaska, Hawaii an dPuerto Rico.
iHurricane: term used to describe th etrop-
ical cyclones that primarily develop in th e
Atlantic, North Pacifi can dSout hPacifi c
oceans. The win dspeeds are abov e74 mp
h
(11 8km/h). Five categorie sare used to
classify th estrengt hof ahurricane.
Typhoon :term used to describe atropical
cyclon ethat develop sin th enorthwestern
Pacific. The win dspeeds are in th ecategory
of ahurricane.
Switching th eSIRIUS Weather display
on/of f
Activating
XPress th e% button.
XTo display th emain function bar: slide
5 thecontroller .
XTo select®: turn an dpress th econtroller .
The onlin eapplication smen uappears .
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XSelectStorm Watch.
XSelectShowSymbolsforStormAreas
On Map.
Depending on the previous setting, activate
O or deactivate ªthe display of areas in
red.
Activating/deactivating the automatic dis-
play of warning popups:
XSelect Display Storm Watch Automat‐
ically.
Depending on the previous setting, activate
O or deactivate ªthe automatic display
of warning popups.
Setting the radius for the popups:
XSelect 5 Miles(5 km), 50 Miles(50 km)
or 200 Miles
(200 km).
Storm overview
Displaying the Storm Guide:
XDisplay the menu on the weather map
(
Ypage 216).
XTo select Guide: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears. The current storm is high-
lighted. There is information about the
storm in the status bar.
XTo select Next: turn and press the control-
ler.
The next storm is marked.
XSelect Previous.
The previous storm is highlighted. Showing storm details:
XSelect
Details.
You see detailed information about the
selected storm.
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SIRIUS Weather