MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2015 W205 Comand Manual

Using geo-coordinates
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00CB button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Destination
Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Using Geo-Coordinates
Using Geo-Coordinates.
Geo-coordinates are entered in degrees,
minutes and seconds.
Entering the latitude and longitude coor-
dinates
X To change the value: turn the controller.
X To move the selection within the line: slide
1 the controller.
X To move the selection between lines: slide
4 the controller.
X To confirm the value: press the controller.
Saving a destination
X To select Save
Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
The destination can be saved as:
R a navigable contact in the address book
R My Address
Starting route calculation
X To select Start Route Guidance
Start Route Guidance: turn
and press the controller. Route guidance
Important notes
For this reason, you must always observe
road and traffic rules and regulations during
your journey. Road and traffic rules and reg-
ulations always have priority over system
driving recommendations.
COMAND calculates the route to the destina-
tion without taking account of the following,
for example:
R traffic lights
R stop and yield signs R
merging lanes
R parking or stopping in a no parking/no
stopping zone
R other road and traffic rules and regulations
R narrow bridges
COMAND may give differing navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traffic situation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. For example, if the road layout or the
direction of a one-way street has been
changed.
For this reason, you must always observe
road and traffic rules and regulations during
your journey. Road and traffic rules and reg-
ulations always have priority over the sys-
tem's driving recommendations.
Route guidance begins once a route has been
calculated (Y page 69).
COMAND guides you to your destination by
means of navigation announcements in the
form of audible navigation announcements
and route guidance displays.
The route guidance displays can 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 automatically calculates a new
route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
R during route guidance, COMAND tries to
avoid roads with restricted access. Those
roads, for example, that are closed to
through-traffic.
R roads 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. Route guidance
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Displays during route guidance
Change of direction Changes of direction have three phases:
R preparation phase
R announcement phase
R change-of-direction phase
Changes in direction are also shown in the
multifunction display of the instrument clus-
ter (see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
Preparation phase: COMAND prepares you
for the upcoming change of direction. Based
on the example display below, the change of
direction is announced by the "Prepare to turn
right message", for instance. You see the full-
screen map.
Announcement phase: COMAND announ-
ces the imminent change of direction. The
change of direction is announced ahead of
time, such as with the announcement "Turn
right in 200 meters".
The display is now split into two sectors. The
map is shown on the left side of the display,
and a detailed image of the intersection or a
3D image of the imminent change of direction
is shown on the right side of the display. 0043
Next road
0044 Point at which the change of direction
takes place (white dot)
0087 Change of direction (turn right here)
0085 Distance to the next change of direction
Change-of-direction phase: COMAND
announces the immediate change of direc-
tion. The change of direction is announced ahead of time, e.g. with the announcement
"Now turn right".
The display is split in two like in the announce-
ment phase.
The change of direction is performed when
the light-color bar on the right drops down to
0 ft and the current vehicle position symbol
has reached the white change-of-direction
point.
When the change of direction is completed,
the map will appear in full screen mode again. The image shows an example of route guid-
ance at a highway intersection when driving
on a highway.80
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Lane recommendations
0043
Lanes not recommended (dark gray)
0044 Possible lane (light gray)
0087 Recommended lanes (white)
If the digital map contains the relevant data,
COMAND can display lane recommendations
on multilane roads for the next change of
direction.
Lane not recommended 0043: you will not be
able to complete the next change of direction
if you stay in this lane.
Possible lane 0044: you will only be able to com-
plete the next change of direction in this lane.
Recommended lane 0087: in this lane you will
be able to complete the next change of direc-
tion and the one after that.
COMAND shows the lane recommendations
for the next two changes of direction. Lane
recommendations are also shown in the mul-
tifunction display of the instrument cluster
(see the vehicle Operator's Manual). 0043
Approaching new lane
During the change of direction, new lanes
may be added. These will be shown in the dis- play of lane recommendations with a lower
boundary line. Once the destination is reached, you will see
the checkered flag. Route guidance is fin-
ished.
Highway information
Requirement: the map content
Highway Highway
Information
Information must be enabled.
Display mode: while driving on the highway,
gas stations, rest stops, rest areas and high-
way exits are displayed along with their imme-
diate distances from the current vehicle posi-
tion. X
To call up the selection mode: while dis-
playing the motorway information, slide
9 the controller.
The marker is on the highway information.
The associated position is marked on the
map.
X To select the desired rest stop/high-
way exit: turn and press the controller. Route guidance
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Highway information facilitates route guid-
ance to a POI and use of the traffic jam func-
tion. The remaining route on the highway in
this case is blocked in the direction of travel
from the selected exit.
Starting route guidance and using addi-
tional functions
X To select a POI: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The POI details are displayed.
The POI can now be:
R stored in the address book
(Y page 89)
R viewed on the map (Y page 94)
R called if a phone is connected and a
phone number is available
(Y page 110).
R selected for route guidance and a route
to it calculated (Y page 69).
Using the traffic jam function
X To select Detour
Detour: turn and press the con-
troller.
The traffic jam function appears
(Y page 84). Navigation announcements
Repeating navigation announcements If you missed the current navigation
announcement, you can call it up again. X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X Select 006A: turn and press the controller.
i If you previously assigned the Repeat Repeat
Spoken
Spoken Driving
Driving Recommendations
Recommendations func-
tion to the Favorites button, you can select
the function using the Favorites button
instead (Y page 42).
Setting the volume manually X
Set the volume using the thumbwheel to
the right of the controller during the navi-
gation announcement.
i When you start the engine, the volume will
be at its lowest setting.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off navigation announce-
ments: during a navigation announcement,
press the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X During a navigation announcement, press
the 0063 button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
The Spoken Spoken driving
driving recommendations
recommendations
have been deactivated.
have been deactivated. message
appears.
X To switch navigation announcements
back on: press the controller.
X Select 006A: turn and press the controller.
COMAND automatically switches the naviga-
tion announcements back on when:
R a new route is calculated.
R you switch COMAND on again or start the
engine.
A navigation message is given if the route is
recalculated during dynamic route guidance
due to new traffic reports (Y page 85).82
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Canceling/continuing route guidance
Canceling route guidance X
Slide 6the controller.
The menu is shown.
X To select Destination
Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Cancel Active Route Guidance
Cancel Active Route Guidance .
The blue route line is no longer shown on
the map.
Continue route guidance X
Slide 6the controller.
The menu is shown.
X To select Destination
Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Continue Route Guidance
Continue Route Guidance.
COMAND calculates the route. Route information
Destination information X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Route
Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Destination Information
Destination Information.
The destination and existing way points are
displayed with distances, travel time and
arrival time.
X To select a destination/way point: turn
and press the controller.
The address appears.
X Select Save
Save.
The destination/way point can be saved as:
R a navigable contact in the address book
R My Address
X To call up the map: select Map Map.
X Move the map, change the map scale and
select the destination/way point
(Y page 75).
X To call a destination/way point: select
Call
Call.
If a phone is connected and a phone num-
ber is available, COMAND switches to the
telephone function.
Alternative route If the
Calculate Calculate Alternative
Alternative Routes
Routesset-
ting is activated 0073, different routes will be
offered each time a route is calculated
(Y page 64).
You can also view these for the current route
any time from COMAND. Route guidance
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Routes 1, 2 and 4 are displayed with a dark
blue line (Y page 64).
Route 3 is the most economic route and is
displayed with a green line.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Route
Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Alternative Route
Alternative Route.
Route 1 is shown.
X To display additional routes: select Next Nextor
Previous
Previous.
X To start a new route guidance: select
Start
Start.
Route list X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Route
Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Route List
Route List.
The route list shows the next change of
direction and the immediate distances
from the current vehicle position.
X To display additional route sections:
turn the controller.
The position of the change of direction that
belongs to the respective route section is
indicated on the map with a cross. Where am I?
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Position
Position: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Where am I?
Where am I?.
The street you are currently on and the pre-
vious and next intersections are displayed. Traffic jam function
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Route Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Detour
Detour .
X To specify the start of the traffic jam
section: selectBeginning
Beginning .
The next possible traffic jam section start-
ing point is marked. 84
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X
Turn the controller.
The marking moves along the route to the
next starting position.
X Press the controller.
The start of the traffic jam is set.
X To specify the end of a traffic jam sec-
tion: select End
End.
The next possible traffic jam section end
point is marked.
X Turn and press the controller.
X To calculate the detour: selectStart Start. Off-road
Important safety notes G
WARNING
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver's sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their appro-
priateness for use may be affected by various
factors such as time of day, time of year and
immediate weather conditions that cannot be
judged or taken into consideration by the
COMAND system.
Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tion COMAND can guide you to destinations
which are within the area of the digital map,
but which are not themselves on the map.
These destinations are known as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using the
map, for example. In these cases, COMAND
guides you for as long as possible with navi-
gation announcements and displays on roads
known to the system.
If the vehicle reaches an area which is not part
of the digital map, the display appears as a
split-screen view. On the right, an arrow
appears that points to the off-road destina- tion. You hear the announcement: "Please
follow the arrow on the display". As the vehi-
cle approaches the destination, you will see
a display to this effect.
Route guidance from an off-road loca-
tion to a destination
Off-road location: the vehicle's position is on
the digital map, but the map does not contain
any information about that location.
COMAND is also able to guide you to a des-
tination even from an off-road location.
At the start of route guidance, you will see the
Road Not Mapped Road Not Mapped
message, an arrow and
the distance to the destination. The arrow
shows the compass heading to the actual
destination.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance contin-
ues in the usual way.
Off-road during route guidance Due to road works, for example, there may be
differences between the data on the digital
map and the actual course of the road.
In such cases, the system will temporarily be
unable to locate the vehicle position on the
digital map. The vehicle is therefore in an off-
road position.
In the display, you will then see the
Road RoadNot
Not
Mapped
Mapped message, 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
i 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- Real-time traffic reports
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IUS XM Satellite Radio Traffic Message
Service.
Further information on satellite radio
(Y page 157).
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 0.05 mi to
20 mi.
X To hide the menu: slide5and press the
controller.
The map can be seen in the full-screen dis-
play.
X To set the map scale: turn the controller
until the desired map scale is selected. 0043
Traffic jam on the route
0044 Slow-moving traffic on the route
0087 Road blocked
0085 Traffic disruption
0083 Traffic warning
0084 Dashed red and white line delimiting the
traffic warning
006B Road block (crosses along the affected
road)
006C Slow-moving traffic (orange line along the
affected route)
006D Traffic jam (red line along the affected
route) Displaying real-time traffic reports
Starting a search for traffic reports 86
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X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
If satellite signals cannot be received or
there are no traffic reports, you will see a
message to this effect.
X To close the report: press the controller.
Traffic symbol information 0043
Affected roads with indication of direction
0044 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select Traffic
Traffic Symbol
Symbol Information Information:
turn and press the controller.
The map appears and shows the available
traffic information as icons. The first traffic
information is highlighted.
X To highlight other traffic symbols, select
Next
Next orPrevious Previous.
X To move the map: selectMap
Map.
You can move the map to enable further
traffic information to be displayed. You can have the traffic report relevant to a
traffic icon shown.
X
To select Details Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The report shows the following information:
R State/province, road and display of the
affected direction
R Section of the road to which the traffic
report applies
R Traffic icon and traffic report
X To close the detailed display: press the
0038 button.
Displaying reports on the route The function is only available while route guid-
ance is active. It shows the available traffic
reports affecting the current route.
If there are no reports for the route or the
function is not supported in the selected lan-
guage: the
Messages On Route Messages On Route menu item
is gray and cannot be selected. Real-time traffic reports
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X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select Messages On Route
Messages On Route: turn and
press the controller.
The traffic report window appears. Several
traffic reports may be available for the cal-
culated route, marked for example by 1/3.
The report shows the following information:
R State/province, road and display of the
affected direction
R Section of the road to which the traffic
report applies
R Traffic icon and traffic report
X To display the next/previous traffic
report: turn the controller.
X To close the display: press the0038but-
ton.
Displaying all traffic reports X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select All Messages
All Messages: turn and press
the controller.
A list is shown containing all roads, areas
or regions affected by traffic reports. Roads, areas or regions not on the route
also appear in the list.
X To select the road, area or region: turn
the controller and press to confirm.
The traffic report is displayed (Y page 87).
There may be several traffic reports for the
affected road.
X To close the display: press the0038but-
ton.
Settings for the display on the map You can switch these displays on/off on the
map:
R
Incidents
R Speed & Flow
R Free Flow
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select Traffic
Traffic Information
Information On
OnMap
Map:
turn and press the controller.
X Select Incidents
Incidents ,Speed
Speed &
&Flow
Flow orFree
Free
Flow
Flow.
The display is on 0073or off 0053. Reading out traffic reports on the
route
Introduction The read-aloud function is only available while
route guidance is active. It reads out traffic
reports affecting the current route.
You can select from the following text reader
properties:
R Language (Y page 42)
R Text reader speed (Y page 38)
You can start the text reader function man-
ually or set it to automatic. 88
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