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on
the map varies according tothe icon.
You canselect theicons thatCOMAND will
display (Ypage 86).
If there arepoints ofinter est,youwillsee
a message tothis effect .
i You also seethis message ifyou have
selected themenu itemNoSymbols under
"Map display "(Y page 86).
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller. Point
ofinterest onthe map
: Infor mation aboutthehighlighted pointof
inter est
; Highlighted pointofinter est
X To select apoint ofint erest :selec t
Nex tor Pre viousand pres sW tocon firm.
X To show details fortheselecti on:selec t
Det ailsand pres sW tocon firm.
X To sta rtrou tecalcu lation: selec tSta rt
and pres sW tocon firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe point
of interest shouldbeused asthe
destination.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes,route guidancestarts.
If you select No,you can choose anew point
of interest . Route
guidance General
notes G
Warning
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destination withouttakingintoaccount the
following, forexample:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright-of- waysigns
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND maygiveincorrec tnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspond withtheactual road/traffic
situation. Forexample, ifthe traffic routing
has been changed orthe direction ofaone-
way road hasbeen reversed.
For this reason, youmust alwaysobserve
appli cable roadandtraffic rulesand
regulations duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system.
Route guidancebegins oncearoute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 54).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destination by
means ofnavigation commandsinthe form
of audib lenavigation announcementsand
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displayscan only beseen
if the display isswitched tonavigation mode.
If you donot follow thenavigation
announc ementsor ifyou leave thecalculated
route, COMAND automatically calculatesa
new route tothe destination .
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
inform ation,thefollowing applies:
R when selecting aroute, COMAND triesto
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e.g.
roads closed tothr ough trafficand non-
resident s.
R roads thathave timerestrictions (e.g.
closed onSundays andpublic holidays) are
avoided forroute guidance. Changing
direction
Introd uction Changes
ofdirect ionhave three phases:
R Preparation phase
R An nounc ement phase
R Change-of -directionphase
Prep aration phase COMAND
preparesyouforthe upcoming
change ofdirect ion.Based onthe example
display below,thechange ofdirect ionis
announ cedwith thePrepare toturn
right message. Youseethefull-scr eenmap. Ex
ample display: preparation phase
: Next road
; Point atwhich thechange ofdirect ion
takes place(lightbluedot)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
trian gleindicat esthe vehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Current street
Display ?depends onthe settingselect ed
for "Infor mation inmap" (Ypage 86). Announcement
phase COMAND
announcestheimminen tchange of
direction. Basedonthe example display
below, thechange ofdirection isannounced
with thePlease turnright in900 ft.
and follow the
The announced distancetothe next change
of direction dependsonthe type ofroad and
its permissible speedlimit.
The displa yis now split intotwosectors. In
the left half, youseethenormal mapview.
The right sideshows anenlarged sectionof
the area around theintersec tion(Crossing
Zoom) ora3D image ofthe road's course with
the route indicating thenext maneuver. Example
display:annou nceme ntpha se
: Next road
; Pointatwh ich the change ofdirecti on
take spl ace (lig ht blue dot, showninboth
the left and right displ ays)
= Visualrep resenta tion ofthe dista nce to
the next change ofdirecti on
? Chang eof directi on(turnright her e)
A Dista ncetothe next change ofdirecti on
B Route (highl ighted inblue ,sho wninboth
the left and right displ ays)
i The filled-i ns ect ion ofvisual display for
distanc e= gets short er,the nearer you
get tothe announ cedchange ofdirect ion.
Change-of- direction phase COMAND
announcestheimminen tchange of
direction. Inthe example, theNow turn Route
guidance
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Disp
layandd escri ption oflane recom mendation s The
colors used inthelane recomm endatio ndisplay vary,depen dingonwhet herday ornigh t
design isswitc hedon. Lane Day
design Nigh
tdesign Recom
mendedlane B
In this lane, youwillbeable tocom pleteth e
nex ttwo chan gesofdirec tionw itho ut
chan ginglane. Dar
kblue Light
blue Possib
lelane C
In this lane, youwillonly beable tocom plete
the nextchange ofdirection without
changing lanes. Light
blue Dark
blue Lane
notrecommen dedD
In this lane, youwillnotbeable tocomplete
the next change ofdirection without
changing lane. Gray Gray
Interrup
tingorcontinuing route
guidance
Interrup tingroute guidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Cancel RouteGuidance andpress
W toconfirm .
Continuing routeguidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturning cVdthe COMAND
controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Continue RouteGuidance and
press Wtoconfirm .
COMAND calculates theroute. Destination
orarea ofdestination
reached
When youreach yourdestination, COMAND
displa ysacheck eredflagand route guidance
is automatically ended.
For certain pointsofinterest (airports or
freeway intersections),youwillsee theArea
of destination reachedmessage in
addition tothe check eredflag. Route
guidance
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Navi
gationann ounceme nts
Rep eatin gnav igatio nann ounceme nts G
Warn
ing
Na viga tio nanno unceme ntsareinte ndedto
di rec tyou while driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident .
i Audible navigation announcementsare
muted duringatelephone call.
If you have missed anannounc ement,you can
call upthe current announc ementatany
time.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off:press theBbutton during
an announc ement.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The
guidance instructions havebeen
muted.
X To switch on:press Wthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
i COMAND automatically switchesthe
navigation announcementsback onif:
R you have anew route calculated.
R you switch COMAND backonagain or
start theengine. Reducing
volumeduring anavig ation
anno uncemen t The
volumeofan active radioof vide osou rce
can beautomatica llyredu cedduring a
navig ationannou ncement.
X Sele ctNavi inthe mainfunction barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOM AND
controll erand pres sW toconfirm.
X Sele ctAudio Fadeoutand pres sW to
confirm.
The function isswi tched onO oroff ª,
dep endi ngon the previ ousstatus .
Settin gthe volume manuall y X
Adjust thevolu meusing the qcontrol
knob during anavig ationannou ncement.
or
X Sele ct+ inthe map view with the menu
show nand adjus tthe volume usingthe
q cont rolknob. Blocking
arout esecti onaffect edbya
tr af fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Thelength ofthe section of
route tobe blocked canbeadjusted. If
possible, COMAND calculates adetour
around theblocked sectionofthe route.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Routeinthe navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Detour andpress Wtoconfirm .
X To block asection ofthe route: select
Longer orShorter repeatedly andconfirm
using Wuntil thedesired sectionhasbeen
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The length ofthe blockable routesection
is predetermin edbythe digital map.The
menu itemsareavailab leaccordin gly.
X To star trout ecalculation: selectStart
and press Wtoconf irm.
X To delete theblocked section: select
Delete whilethemessage isshown and
press Wtoconf irm.
COMAND calculates theroute without the
block. Selecting
analter native route
With the"Altern ativeroute" function,routes
other thantheoriginal onecanbecalculated.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Routeinthe navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Alternativ eRoute andpress W
to conf irm.
You seetheselected route.Thedisplay now
shows asplit-sc reenview. Onthe left- hand
side, oneormore alternat iveroutes are
shown fromstarttodestinat ion.The
curren troute ishighlighted darkblue; other
alternative routesappear lightblue.
On the right- hand side,inform ationonthe
current lyselected alternative routeis
shown, e.g.length ofroute, estimated
driving timeandestimated timeofarrival.
X To select thenext orprevious
alterna tiveroute:select Nextor
Previous andpress Wtoconf irm.
The selected routeishighlighted darkblue.
X To select theoriginal route:select Back
a correspon dingnumber oftimes andpress
W toconf irm. X
To star trout eguidance usingthe
selected alternativeroute:select Start
and press Wtoconf irm.
COMAND calculates thealternative route. Displaying
destinationinforma tion
You have enteredadestination (Y page 51)
or apoint ofinteres t(Y page 61)and possibly
an intermediate stop(Ypage 59).
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Routeinthe navigat ionsystem
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller and press Wtocon firm.
X Select Destin ationInformationand
press Wtocon firm.
Dest ination information isdisplayed. Ex
ample display: destinationinformation
: Dist ance, estimatedtime ofarrival and
estim atedremainin gdrivin gtime to
int ermediate stop
; Intermediate stopP
= State and city
? Dest ination O
A Dist ance, estimatedtime ofarrival and
estim ateddrivin gtime todestin ation
X To close thedestina tioninform ation:
slide XVY theCOMAND controller orpress
the k backbutton. Rout
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Route
overvi ew
Yo ucan usethe routeove rvie wto move along
the routesecti onbysecti onand view
info rma tion anddeta ils ab ou teach sectiono f
the route.
Yo uha ve ente redade stinati on(Ypage 51)
or apo int ofinte rest(Y page 61)and possibly
an intermediate stop(Ypage 59)).
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Routeinthe navigat ionsystem
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller and press Wtocon firm.
X Select Route Browse rand press Wto
con firm.
At the top ofthe display, youwillsee
infor mation aboutthehighlighted route
sect ion,forexample thedistan cetobe driven
on the road androad designat ion.The
highlighted routesectionismark edinwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNextorPrevio usand
press Wtocon firm.
i Ifthe first orlast route sectionis
highlighted, youcann otselect Previo usor
Next.
X To zoom inor out ofthe map:select N
or M and press Wtocon firm.
X To close therout eoverview: select
Back andpress Wtocon firm. Off-
road andoff-m ap
Impor tantsafet yguidelines G
War
ning
The COMAND navigationsystem maydirect
you tooff- road routes thatyour vehicle may not
becapable oftrav ersing through without
damaging yourtires,wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver’s solerespon sibility todeterm ine
the suitability ofthe route. Off-road routes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriaten essforuse may beaffect edby
various factorssuch astime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cann otbe judged ortake ninto consi derati on
by the COMAND system .
Route guidanc eto ades tinatio nthat is
no ton adig itized road CO
MAND canguide yo uto destina tions
wh ich arewi thi nt he area covered bythe
digital map,butwhich arenot themselves
recorded onthe map.
These destinations areknown asoff-r oad
destinations, whichyoucan enter using the
map, forexample. Inthese cases, COMAND
guides youforaslong aspossible with
navigation announcemen tsand displa yson
roads known tothe system. Example
display:route guidance toan off-r oad
destination
: Off- road destination
; Off- road route section (dashed blue)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Off- road (nostreet names available)
Short lybefore reaching thelast known point
on the map, youwillhear theannounc ement:
You will enter anarea with
unreliable mapdata inxxmiles. 72
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If
the vehicle reaches anarea which isnot part
of the digitalmap, thedisp layapp ears asa
spli t-screen view.Onthe right-hand side,an
arrow appears which points tooff-road
destination :.Youwill hear the
announc ement:"Please followthearrow on
the display" .Asthe vehicle approachesthe
destination, theArea ofdestination
reached message appears.
Route guidance fromanoff-road
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ioniswith inthearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, butthemap does
no tcon tain anyinform ationabout that
locat ion,th eveh icle isin an off-road locat ion.
COMA NDisalso able toguide youtoa
dest inationeven from anoff-road locat ion.
At thest art oftherout eguidan ce,you willsee
th eOff Mapped Roadmes sage, anarro w
and thedist anceto thed estin ation. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe actual
destin ation.
The route ishighlighted blue,startingfrom
the last recogn izedstreet the vehicle wason
before itleft themap.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
kn own tothe system, routeguidance
con tinues inthe usual way.
Rout eguida ncefrom anoff-m ap
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ionisouts idethearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, then theveh icle
is in an off-map locat ion.COMAND isalso
able toguide youtoadestination evenfrom
an off-map location.
At the start ofthe route guidance,youwillsee
the Off Mapped Roadmessage, anarrow
and thedistance tothe destination. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe road left
last.
The route ishighlig htedbluefrom thenearest
road known tothe system. As
soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
known tothe system, routeguidance
cont inues inthe usua lway .
Off-road duringrouteguidance Due
toroad const ruction work,forexample,
there maybedifferences betweenthedata
on the digital mapandtheactual course of
the road.
In such cases, thesystem willtemporarily be
unable tolocate thevehicle position onthe
digital mapandthus considers thevehicle to
be inan off-road position.
In the displa y,you willsee theOff Mapped
Road message, anarrow andthedistance to
the destination. Thearrow shows the
compass headingtothe actual destination.
As soon asthe system canassign thevehicle
position tothe map again,route guidance
cont inues inthe usua lway . Tra
ffic report s Condition
s
To receive real-time trafficreports via
satellite radio,yourequire:
R optionally available satellite radio
equi pment
R asubscription toSIRIUS XMSatellite Radio
Traffic Message Service
Further information onsatellite radiois
avail able inthe "Satellite radio"section
(Y page 123).
COMAND canreceive trafficreports via
satellite radioandtake these intoaccount for
route guidanceinthe navigation system.
Received trafficreports aredispla yedinthe
map either astext oras icons. Real-time
traffic report son the map
COMAND canshow certain trafficincidents
on the map. Traffic reports areshown onthe
map atscales of0.05 mito20 mi. Tr
affic report s
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Icon Descr
iption Tr
affic rep ortsin thema pdis pla y List
of
tr af fic
rep orts Tr
affic
rep orts Gree
n
lin ewit h
arr ows Un
impe ded
tr aff icflo w No
delays
On lyappear son theside oftheroad
(dir ection oftravel) onwhic htraff ic
flo wisunim peded (Not
availab le) (Not
availab le) Red
line
wit h
arr ows Warn
ing
mes sage In
cid enton road
Ap pear son theside ofther oad
affect ed(direction oftravel) (Not
availa ble) (Not
availa ble) Displaying
real-timetraffic repor ts
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Traffic byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
If the dialog fieldshows theNoTraffic
Messages message,thismeans that:
R no traffic reports havebeen received yet.
R no traffic reports areavaila ble.
X To cancel thesearch: selectCancel and
press Wtoconf irm.
X To close thereport window: selectOK
and press Wtoconf irm.
If traffic reports exist,alist isshown.
The cont entofthe listvaries depending on
whether routeguidance isactive ornot .
List when routeguidance isnot active The
listshows allthe roads, areasorregions
for which reports areavaila ble. A
traffic report mayrefer toan area ora
region, e.g.ifvisibility isimpaired duetofog.
X To read atraffic report :select aroad,
area orregion byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
List when routeguidance isactive The
first listshows theroads, areasand
regions thatliealong theroute andforwhich
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Exam
ple displ ay
: Road conce rned
; Icon forreport type,e.g .traf ficflow
mes sage
X Sel ect Nextor Pre viousbyturning cVd
the COMAND controller and pressW to
confi rminord erto conti nuehighl ighti ng
traf ficicons.
X To chang ethe map scale :sel ect Map by
sl id ing ZV theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Yo ucan now zoom inor outof the map.
X To sho wthe detai ledv iew: select
Detai lsand press Wtocon firm . Ex
ample display: traffic iconinformat ion
X To close thedet ailed view: slideXVY the
COMAN Dcon troller. Hav
ingtraff icrep ortson therou te
rea dout
Intr oduct ion The
read- aloud functionisonly available while
rout eguidanc eis act ive. Itreads outtraffic
repor tsaffec tingthe curr entrout e.You can
set the language (Y page 45)and theread-
aloud speed (Ypage 39).
You canstartthe read-aloud function
manually orset itto automatic.
Star ting theread- aloud function
manua lly X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Traffic byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Readoutallmessages on
route andpress Wtoconfirm .
COMAND readsoutthereports insequence.
i Ifthere arenoreports forthe route, the
Read outallmessages onroute menu
item isshown ingray andcannot be
selected.
X To switch offthe read- aloud function:
select Cancel read-aloud functionand
press Wtoconfirm orpress the8
button.
COMAND readsthecurrent reportaloud
and then exits theread-aloud function.
Automat icread- aloud function X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton. 78
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X
To sho wthe men u:pre ssW the COMAND
contro ller.
X Sel ect Naviby slid ing ZV andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W toconfi rm.
X Sel ect ReadTra fficMes sages
Aut omaticallyand pressW toconfi rm.
Dep endingonthe previous sta te, switch
the optio no nO oroff ª. Recalculating
therout edynam ically
If you have selected Dynamic Route,traffic
reports affectingthe route aretaken into
account forroute calculation.
If you have selected Dynamic RouteOnly
After Request andCOMAND recalculates
the route, aprompt willappear. X
To accept thenewly calculated route:
press Wthe COMAND controller.
X To continue alongtheoriginal route:
select Reject byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. Destination
memory Home
address (Myaddress)
Entering thehome address viaadd ress
entry X
En ter the home address asadestination ,
e.g. asacity, street andhouse number (Y
page 51).Then, savethehome address
without startingroute guidance
(Y page 54).
Adopting anadd ress book entry asa
home address X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination inthe navigation
system menubarbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select FromMemory andpress Wto
conf irm.
You willsee thedestination memorylist
either withthecharact erbar (option 1)or
as aselection list(option 2).
Option 1:destinat ionmemor ylist with
char acter bar X
Slide ZVtheCOMAN Dcon troller
repeat edlyuntilthe dest inationmemor y
list appears asaselect ionlist.
Opt ion 2:dest inationmem orylistas
selection list Destinat
ionmem ory
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