navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class SEDAN 2017 W205 Comand Manual

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Character entry (Y page 30).
X Select a symbol. Route guidance
General notes
The multimedia system calculates the route to
the destination without taking the following into
account, for example:
R traffic lights
R stop and yield signs
R parking or stopping restrictions
R road narrowing
R temporary traffic rules and regulations
The navigation system can give differing driving
recommendations if the actual street/traffic sit- uation 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 regulations
always have priority over system driving recom- mendations.
Route guidance begins once a route has been
calculated (Y page 59).
The multimedia system guides you to your des-
tination by means of navigation announcements in the form of audible navigation announce-
ments and route guidance displays.
The route guidance displays can be seen if nav-
igation mode is switched on.
If you do not follow the navigation announce-
ments or if you leave the calculated route, the
multimedia system automatically calculates a
new route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
R During route guidance, the multimedia sys-
tem tries to avoid roads with restricted
access. These include, for example, roads
which are closed to through-traffic.
R Roads that have time restrictions (e.g. closed
on Sundays and public holidays) are consid-
ered for route guidance on days when they are open. For this purpose, the relevant times
must be correctly stored in the database. Change of direction
Overview 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 mul-
tifunction display of the instrument cluster (see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
Preparation phase The multimedia system prepares you for the
upcoming driving maneuver, e.g. with the
announcement "Prepare to turn right". You see
the full-screen map.
Announcement phase 0043
Next road or direction
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
The multimedia system announces the immi-
nent change of direction.
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. Route guidance
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Change-of-direction phase
The multimedia system announces the immedi-
ate change of direction. 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.
Display on highways The image shows an example of route guidance
at a highway intersection when driving on a
highway. Lane recommendations
Display on multi-lane roads 0043
Lanes not recommended (dark gray)
0044 Possible lane (light gray)
0087 Recommended lanes (white)
If the digital map contains the relevant data, the
multimedia system can display lane recommen-
dations on multi-lane 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 direction
and the one after that.
The multimedia system shows the lane recom-
mendations for the next two changes of direc-
tion. Lane recommendations are also shown in
the multifunction display of the instrument clus- ter (see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
Approaching new lanes 0043
Approaching new lane
During the change of direction, new lanes may
be added. These will be shown in the display of 72
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Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see the
checkered flag. Route guidance is finished. Navigation announcements
Repeating navigation announcements If you missed the current navigation announce-
ment, you can call it up again.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select 006A: turn and press the controller.
The navigation announcement is repeated.
i If the
Repeat Spoken Driving Recom‐
Repeat Spoken Driving Recom‐
mendations
mendations function has previously been
added as a favorite, you can alternatively
select the function using the favorites button
(Y page 33).
Setting the volume manually X
Set the volume using the thumbwheel to the
right of the controller during the navigation
announcement.
i When you start the engine, the volume is set
to the lowest setting. Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off navigation announcements:
during a navigation announcement, press the thumbwheel to the right of the controller.
or
X Press the 0063button on the multifunction
steering wheel during a navigation message.
The Spoken driving recommendations
Spoken driving recommendations
have been deactivated. have been deactivated. message
appears.
X To switch navigation announcements
back on:
slide6the controller.
X To select 006A: turn and press the controller.
The multimedia system automatically switches
the navigation announcements back on when:
R a new route is calculated
R the vehicle is started
A navigation message is given if the route is
recalculated during dynamic route guidance due
to new traffic reports (Y page 77). 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.
Resuming 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.
The multimedia system calculates the route. 74
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Route information
Destination information X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Route
Route: turn and press the controller.
X Select Destination Information
Destination Information.
The destination and existing intermediate
destinations are displayed with distances,
travel time and arrival time.
X To select destination or intermediate des-
tination: turn and press the controller.
The address appears.
X Select Save
Save .
The destination or intermediate destination
can be saved as:
R a navigable address book contact
R a home address
X To call up the map, select Map
Map.
X Move the map, change the map scale and
select the destination or the intermediate
destination (Y page 64).
X To call the destination or intermediate desti-
nation, select Call
Call .
If a phone is connected and a phone number
is available, the multimedia system switches
to the telephone function. Taking an alternative route If the
Calculate Calculate Alternative
Alternative Routes
Routessetting
is activated 0073, different routes will be offered
each time a route is calculated (Y page 55).
You can call up alternative routes to the current
route.
Routes 1, 2 and 4 are displayed with a dark blue line.
Route 3 is the most economic route and is dis-
played with a green line.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Route
Route: turn and press the controller.
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 controller.
X To select Route
Route: turn and press the controller.
X Select Route List
Route List .
The route list shows the next change of direc-
tion 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. Route guidance
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Where am I?
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Position
Position: turn and press the con-
troller.
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 controller.
X To select Route
Route: turn and press the controller.
X Select Detour
Detour.
X To specify the start of the traffic jam sec-
tion: select Beginning
Beginning.
The next possible traffic jam section starting
point is marked.
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 section:
select End
End.
The next possible traffic jam section end point is marked.
X Turn the controller.
The marking moves along the route to the
next end position.
X Press the controller.
The end of the traffic jam is determined.
X To calculate the detour: selectStart Start. Off-road
General notes The navigation system may guide you to off-road
routes that your vehicle cannot drive on without
causing damage to the tires or wheels or the
vehicle itself. It is the driver’s sole responsibility to determine the suitability of the route. The
condition of the off-road routes may vary. The
navigability of off-road routes may be influenced
by various factors such as time of day, time of
year and prevailing weather conditions. The nav-
igation system cannot judge these factors or
take them into account for route guidance.
Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tion The multimedia system can guide you to desti-
nations which are within the area of the digital
map, but which are not themselves on the map.
These destinations are known as off-road des-
tinations, which you can enter using the map, for example. The multimedia system guides you for
as long as possible with navigation announce-
ments and displays on roads known to the sys-
tem.
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 destination. You hear the
announcement: "Please follow the arrow on the display". As the vehicle approaches the desti-
nation, 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
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system is able to guide you to a destination 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 continues in the
usual way.
Off-road during route guidance Due to road construction, 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 dig- ital map. The vehicle is therefore in an off-road
position.
In the display, you will then see the Road Not
Road 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 con-
tinues in the usual way. Real-time traffic reports
Prerequisites
This function is currently not available for Can-
ada.
In order to receive real-time traffic reports via
satellite radio, you need to subscribe to SIRIUS
XM Satellite Radio Traffic Message Service.
Further information on satellite radio
(Y page 136).
The multimedia system can receive traffic
reports via satellite radio and take account of
these for route guidance in the navigation sys-
tem. Received traffic reports are displayed on
the map either as text or as symbols. Real-time traffic reports on the map
The multimedia system can show certain traffic
incidents on the map with symbols (type of inci-
dent) and colored lines (extent). Traffic reports
are shown on the map at scales of 1/32 mi to
20 mi.
When 0043is displayed, traffic reports can be
received or traffic reports are available. If it is
not displayed, no reception is possible.
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 jam
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) Real-time traffic reports
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X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
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 calcu-
lated 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 the0038button.
Displaying all traffic reports X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
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 78).
There may be several traffic reports for the
affected road.
X To close the display: press the0038button. 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 controller.
X To select Traffic Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select Traffic Information On Map
Traffic Information On Map :
turn and press the controller.
X Select Incidents
Incidents ,Speed & Flow
Speed & Flow orFree
Free
Flow
Flow.
The display is on 0073or off 0053. Reading out traffic reports on the
route
Introduction The text reader 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 41)
R Text reader speed (Y page 38)
You can start the text reader function manually
or set it to automatic.
Starting the text reader function man-
ually X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Traffic Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Read
Read Out
OutAll
AllMessages
Messages on
onRoute
Route .
The multimedia system reads out the reports in sequential order. Real-time traffic reports
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If there are no reports for the route, the
Read
Read
Out All Messages on Route
Out All Messages on Route menu item is
gray and cannot be selected.
X To cancel the read-aloud function:
selectCancel Read-Aloud Function Cancel Read-Aloud Function.
The multimedia system reads the current
report aloud and then exits the read-aloud
function.
Automatic text reader function X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Read Traffic Announcements
Read Traffic Announcements
Automatically Automatically.
Depending on the previous state, switch the
option on 0073or off 0053. Recalculating the route dynamically
The Dynamic Dynamic Traffic
TrafficRoute
Routeroute type takes
into account all of the traffic reports it receives
for the current route when calculating the route
(Y page 55).
If you have selected Dynamic Traffic Route Dynamic Traffic Route
as the route type, the multimedia system guides
you to your destination along the updated route. Storing destinations
General notes
If a route to a destination has been calculated,
the multimedia system saves the destination to the last destinations memory. If the memory is
full, the multimedia system overwrites the old-
est destination. When you save the current vehi-
cle position or a crosshair position, this position is stored in the "Last destinations" memory.
You can save destinations permanently in the
address book and on an SD card. For example,
you can save a destination as your home
address immediately after entering the address
(Y page 58).
Requirements: the SD card has the FAT data
system format (e.g. FAT32). Storing the destination in the address
book The example shows a POI.
X To select Save Save: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X New contact: selectAs New Contact
As New Contact.
If the address book already contains con-
tacts, the entry Add
Addto
toContact
Contact is also avail-
able.
X Select Not Classified
Not Classified, Home
HomeorWork
Work.
An input menu shows the destination
address.
X Enter a surname and first name. Character
entry (Y page 30).
X To select OK OK: turn and press the controller.
The Saving Successful
Saving Successful message appears.
The destination address is saved in the
address book as a navigable contact.
X To add to a contact: selectAdd to Con‐ Add to Con‐
tact
tact.
The address book appears.
X Search for a contact (Y page 104).
X Press the controller.
The Saving Successful Saving Successful message appears.
The destination address is allocated to a con-
tact in the address book.
Telephone numbers are not transferred to the
telephone number fields of the address book.
After selecting the destination address from
the address book for navigation, the associ-
ated telephone number will be displayed.
If the contact already has two destination
addresses, a prompt will appear asking if a
destination address should be overwritten.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No.
If you select Yes
Yes, a list showing both destina-
tion addresses appears. 80
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X
To select Delete
DeleteorDelete All
Delete All: turn and
press the controller.
A prompt appears.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No.
Selecting Yes
Yesdeletes the selected destina-
tion or all destinations. Map functions
General notes
Company logos displayed on the map are trade- marks of the respective companies and 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 companies for the
navigation system itself.
i Alternatively, you can carry out this opera-
tion using the touchpad (Y page 24).Map settings
Setting the map scale Requirement: the map is in full screen mode, the
menu is faded out (Y page 54).
The lower left-hand section of the map shows
the currently set map scale and compass nee-
dle.
Right-hand-drive vehicles: the currently set map
scale and compass needle are displayed in the
lower right-hand section of the map.
X To show the map in full screen mode: to
hide the menu, push the 0038button.
or
X Slide the controller to the center of the map
and press to confirm.
X To set the map scale: as soon as you turn the
controller, the scale bar appears on the bot-
tom of the display.
X Turn the controller until the needle points to
the desired map scale.
Once you are finished selecting a map scale,
the new map scale will be shown. Selecting map orientation
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Map Orientation
Map Orientation .
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X Turn and press the controller.
The map orientation is set. Change
map direc-
tion Explanation
North Up North Up 005B
The map view is displayed
so that north is always up. Heading Up
Heading Up ¤
The map view is aligned to
the direction of travel. The
direction of travel is always at
the top; the red tip of the sym-
bol points north. 3-D Map 3-D Map ¤
The map view is aligned to
the direction of travel. The
map displays a 3D oblique
view with elevation; the red tip
of the symbol points north. 82
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Showing the map version
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Map Content
Map Content.
X Select Map Version
Map Version.
Information on the current map version is
shown. Information about new versions of the
digital map can be obtained from an author-
ized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Rotating the 3D map You can use this function to explore the vicinity
of the destination in a 3D view. The function is
available in all map scales.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Position
Position: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select 3D Map Rotation
3D Map Rotation.
X Turn the controller to change to the 3D map
perspective.
Additional functions: R Moving the map (Y page 54) Map display
Displaying the navigation map The multimedia system displays the navigation
map and globe satellite images. This allows for a
realistic map display free from distortion in all
map scales.
Other functions:
R Moving the map (Y page 54)
R Changing the map scale (Y page 82)
Building images In small map scales 1/32 mi (20 m) and 1/16 mi
(50 m) important buildings are depicted realis-
tically on the map. Other buildings are shown as
models.
Elevation model The map uses elevation modeling to show a
realistic illustration.84
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