MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class SEDAN 2017 W205 Comand Manual

You see the following information:
R the date and time of the weather message
received last
R information on the current weather (temper-
ature, cloud coverage) and a forecast for the
next three, six and twelve hours
R the current highest temperature and fore-
casts
R the current lowest temperature and forecasts
R the probability of rain
Switching to the 5-day forecast:
X To select Current
Current: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
X Select 5-Day 5-Day.
The information chart displays the forecast
for the next five days in the currently selected
location. Returning to the current-day forecast:
X To select 5-Day
5-Day: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Current
Current.
The information chart shows the forecast for
the current day again.
Deactivating X
Press 0038. Displaying detailed information
Besides the current temperatures, you can dis-
play information such as wind speeds and UV
index.
X To select Current Currentor5-Day
5-Day in the current-day
or 5-day forecast: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears.
X Select Info Info.
The information chart shows detailed infor-
mation for the selected area. Selecting the area for the weather
forecast
Introduction You can select the weather forecasts for:
R
the current vehicle position
R the vicinity of the destination
R a winter sports area
R an area within the USA
You can select a location in the information
chart (option 1) or in the map (option 2). You can
store frequently selected locations in the mem-
ory (Y page 171).
i The data for the weather forecasts is
received from the weather station nearest to
the selected location. Weather forecasts
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Option 1: selecting the area in the infor-
mation chart X
To select Town
Townin the information chart: turn
and press the controller.
X To select the current vehicle position:
select
Current Position
Current Position from the menu.
The weather data for the current vehicle posi- tion is received from the nearest weather sta-
tion and automatically displayed.
Requirement for "Near destination": a route to a
destination has been calculated (Y page 59).
The menu item is otherwise grayed out.
X To select the vicinity of the destination:
select
Near Destination
Near Destination from the menu:
turn the controller and press to confirm. X
To select a winter sports area: selectAt At
Ski Area
Ski Area from the menu: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
X Select a state, e.g. Colorado
Colorado.
X Select a winter sports area from the menu.
The weather data and other information is
displayed for the winter sports area that has
been selected. The data is supplied by the
nearest weather station. The information chart shows the following infor-
mation (if available):
R ski slopes/ski lifts
R snowboarding and nighttime opening
R snow conditions (e.g. snow depth)
R temperature
The status of a facility is indicated as follows:
R green check mark - open
R red cross - closed
R question mark - not known Example: city list with character bar
Entry limitation: searching for a location using
the character bar is not possible while driving.
X To search for a location: selectSearch Search
Areas
Areas: turn and press the controller.
X Select Other States
Other States orCurrent State
Current State
(ABC)
(ABC).
Depending on the selection, the list of states or cities will appear with the character bar.
You can limit the search using the character
bar.
X To select state/province or city: enter the
first few letters by turning and pressing the
controller.
X To switch to the list without the character bar:
slide 5the controller or select 0054.
X To cancel an entry: highlight in the
character bar and press the controller.
Pressing briefly deletes the last letter
entered.
Pressing and holding longer deletes the entire
entry.
X To select the state/province or city from the
list: turn and press the controller.
After selecting a state (or province) the list of locations appears.
After selecting a location, the information
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selected location. The data is supplied by the
nearest weather station.
Option 2: selecting the area in the
weather map X
Call up the weather map (Y page 171).
X Move the weather map so that the crosshair is
over the desired area (Y page 171).
X Press the controller.
The information chart shows the weather
forecast for the selected area. The data is
supplied by the nearest weather station. Memory functions
Storing the area in the weather memory You can save locations that are called up fre-
quently in ten preset positions (0, 1-9) in the
weather memory.
X In the weather memory: select the area for
the weather forecast (Y page 169).
The selected location appears at the top in the status bar.
X To select Town Townin the information chart: turn
and press the controller.
X Select Presets
Presets.
X Select a preset using the controller.
X Press and hold the controller until you hear a
tone.
The area is entered on the selected preset.
Selecting an area from the weather
memory X
Directly from the weather memory: select
Town Town from the information chart: turn and
press the controller.
X Select Presets
Presets.
X Select the memory position which contains
the location you require.
The weather data for the selected area is dis-
played. Weather map
Calling up the weather map X
To select Map Mapin the information chart: turn
and press the controller.
The weather map is shown on a 500-mi (500-
km) scale. The crosshair highlights the
weather station that supplies the current
weather data.
Moving the weather map X
Slide 4 or1 the controller.
The weather map moves in the corresponding direction under the crosshair.
Changing the scale X
Turn the controller.
The scale bar appears.
X Turn until the desired scale is set.
Showing/hiding the menu in the
weather map X
To show: press the controller.
X To hide: slide5the controller.
Selecting a weather station in the map X
Move the weather map and crosshair to the
desired position (Y page 171).
X To show the menu: press the controller.
X To select Weather Table Weather Table : press the control-
ler.
The weather data for the selected position is
received from the nearest weather station
and automatically displayed as a current-day
forecast. Weather forecasts
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Switching layers on the map on/off
You can switch on different layers, for example
to display the rain radar, weather fronts and the
course of tropical storms on the map.
X Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 171).
X To select View View: turn and press the controller.
X Select a layer.
Switch the display on 0073or off 0053.
Explanation of the layers on the
weather map R
Menu item Radar Map Radar Map
Displays the rain radar as a colored area in all map scales. For an explanation of the colors,see the legend (Y page 174).
R Menu item Storm Characteristics
Storm Characteristics
Displays the characteristics of a storm in all
map scales:
- tornadic storm:
storm cell with strong winds (super cell),
from which a tornado can develop. Torna-
does are also known as twisters.
- cyclone:
storm cells from which a tornadic storm
can develop
- hailstorm
- the likelihood of a hailstorm
R Storm watch areas
Shows areas for which storm advisories have
been issued (red areas). It is shown in map
scales 50 mi (50 km), 200 mi (200 km) and
500 mi (500 km).
R Menu item Atmospheric Pressure
Atmospheric Pressure
Shows the position of high and low-pressure
areas (H, L), weather fronts and isobars It is
shown in map scales 200 mi (200 km) and
500 mi (500 km). R
Menu item Tropical Storm Tracking Tropical Storm Tracking
Shows the direction and speed of propagation
(track) of a tropical storm in all map scales
with information on times and intensity.
R Menu item Winds Winds
shows the wind direction and wind speed in
map scale of 5 mi (5 km).
Sample displays of weather data in the
map Displaying the rain radar:
X Activate the Radar Map Radar Mapdisplay level
(Y page 172).
The rain radar image is then displayed if
weather data is available.
i You can call up the legend for the precipita-
tion radar (Y page 174).
The transparency of the precipitation radar
map display level can be adjusted in five
stages.
Displaying storm characteristics:
X Activate the Storm Characteristics Storm Characteristics dis-
play level (Y page 172).
If weather data is available, the weather map will then display the storm characteristics.
You can call up the legend for storms
(Y page 174).
The following information on a storm cell is
displayed (if available):
R characteristics of the storm cell
R date and time of observation (time stamp)
R directional movement speed and path
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
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Displaying weather fronts:
X Activate the Atmospheric
Atmospheric Pressure
Pressuredisplay
level (Y page 172).
If weather data is available, the weather map will then display the weather fronts.
The example shows the position of high and
low-pressure areas (H, L), weather fronts and
isobars. Isobars are lines that show where the
air pressure is the same.
Legend: weather fronts Weather
front Explanation
Cold front
(blue line with
blue triangles) If a cold front moves in, the
weather remains changeable
and there are often rain
showers and thunderstorms. The air temperature decrea-
ses. Warm front
(red line with
red semi-cir-
cles) A warm front may cause
more prolonged steady rain,
more cloud cover and a slow
rise in temperature. Stationary
front
(red and blue
line with red
semi-circles
and blue trian-
gles) The weather front moves
minimally. The weather
remains changeable in this
area.
Occlusion
(purple line
with purple
semi-circles
and triangles) When the faster cold front
catches up and joins the
warm front ahead of it, an
occluded front is formed. The
weather remains changeable
and rainy within an occlu-
sion. Displaying storm tracking information:
X Activate the Tropical TropicalStorm
StormTracking
Tracking dis-
play level (Y page 172).
If weather data is available, the weather map
will then display storm tracking information.
Example: in the middle of the map you can see the current position of the tropical low-pres-
sure area (cyclone). To the right of this a solid
line shows the previous path with positions
and times. The forecast for the direction of
propagation is shown by a dotted line with
positions and times. You can find out detailed information on a
cyclone in the Storm Guide (Y
page 175).
A tropical storm is separated into different cat-
egories according to the location at which it
develops. Region of origin category
Atlantic, North
and South Pacific
Oceans Name of tropical low-
pressure system
(Trop‐ (Trop‐
ical Low Press.
ical Low Press.
Sys.) Sys.) Atlantic, North
and South Pacific
Oceans
Name of tropical storm
(Tropical Storm) (Tropical Storm)Weather forecasts
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Region of origin category
Atlantic, North
and South Pacific
Oceans
Name of tropical storm
(Hurricane Category (Hurricane Category
3) 3)
Displays hurricane cate-
gories 1 through 5
Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Name of tropical storm
(Tropical Low (Tropical Low
Press. Sys.) Press. Sys.)
Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Name of tropical storm
(Tropical Cyclone) (Tropical Cyclone)
Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Name of tropical storm
(Typhoon) (Typhoon)
Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Name of tropical storm
(Super-Typhoon) (Super-Typhoon)
If you have selected a map scale of 50 mi
(50 km) or smaller you will also see the time
stamp for the current weather data.
The weather map shows wind directions and
wind speeds.
Legend (precipitation radar and storms) X
Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 171).
X To select View View: turn and press the controller.
X Select Legend
Legend.
i The symbol for a tornadic storm is also valid
for a cyclone (mesocyclone). Precipita-
tion type Color scale
Rain Eleven shades from light (light
green) to heavy (red)
Mixed Light (light violet) to heavy (vio-
let) Snow Light (light turquoise) to heavy
(turquoise)
Time stamp
The time stamp shows when the weather data
was created by the weather station.
A time stamp corresponds to the time at the
vehicle's current position. The changeover from
summer time to standard time is performed
automatically.
X Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 171).
X To select View View: turn and press the controller.
X Select Time Stamp
Time Stamp.
Changing to the information chart X
Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 171).
X To select Weather Weather Table
Table: turn and press the
controller.
Storm watch areas Storm watch areas for which there are storm
advisories are displayed as red areas on the
weather map. 174
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Activating/deactivating the display of areas in
red:
X Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 171).
X To select View
View: turn and press the controller.
The list of display levels appears.
X Select Storm Watch
Storm Watch.
X Select Show Symbols for Storm Areas Show Symbols for Storm Areas
On Map
On Map .
Depending on the previous setting, activate
0073 or deactivate 0053the display of areas in
red.
Activating/deactivating the automatic display
of warning popups:
X Select Display Storm Watch Automati‐ Display Storm Watch Automati‐
cally
cally.
Depending on the previous setting, activate
0073 or deactivate 0053the automatic display of
warning popups.
Setting the radius for the popups:
X Select 5 Miles
5 Miles (5 km5 km), 50 Miles
50 Miles (50 km50 km) or
200 Miles
200 Miles (200 km200 km).
Storm overview Displaying the Storm Guide:
X Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 171).
X To select Guide
Guide: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears. The current storm is high-
lighted. There is information about the storm
in the status bar.
X To select Next Next: turn and press the controller.
The next storm is marked.
X Select Previous
Previous.
The previous storm is highlighted. Showing storm details:
X Select Details
Details.
You see detailed information about the selec-
ted storm.
Showing detailed information (if available):
R name of the tropical storm and category
R time stamp
R directional movement speed and path
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
storm cell of a tropical cyclone is advanc-
ing.
R maximum wind speed Weather forecasts
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