MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2003 C215 Comand Manual

153 Navigation
Route guidance
If an audio source is switched on, e.g. the
radio, the voice output will be mixed with
that of the audio source.
You can individually set the audio volume
differential between voice output/audio
source (
page 64). COMAND mutes navi-
gation voice outputs during telephone/
Tele Aid operation.
Repeating current voice output

Press the left-hand rotary/push-button
v briefly.
Muting current voice output

Press o briefly during a voice out-
put. You will hear the next announce-
ment normally.Switching the voice output off for the
duration of the current route guidance

Press o longer than 2 seconds du-
ring a voice output.
You will see the message “Voice output
is muted”.
Switching the voice output on again
The current route guidance has been com-
pleted.
Voice output will automatically switch on
again.
During route guidance

Press the left-hand rotary/push-button
v.Altering the voice output volume
At the COMAND control unit

Turn the turning wheel on the left-hand
rotary/push-button v during a voice
output.
COMAND will accept this setting for
following voice outputs.
At the multifunctional steering wheel
You can alter the volume with the steering
wheel keys during a voice output as well.
To raise the volume

Press J.
To lower the volume

Press I.

154 NavigationRoute guidanceExample of a traffic situation with voice
output
1“Prepare to turn right” (advance notice)
2“Turn right after 250 feet”
3“Please, turn next right”
Manual recall of the current voice instruc-
tion
Press ö.Advance notice of right turn
4Name of the street you are to turn onto
5Arrow indicating driving direction
6Distance in miles to right turn
7Name of the street you are travelling onJust before a right turn
8Right-turn arrow
9Distance graph to turning point, redu-
ces as you approach the intersectionTurning onto a street
iAs you approach a junction or inter-
change (e.g. I-695), COMAND will advi-
se you the direction of travel to follow
(e.g. North) as well as the name of the
route.
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RECTOR ST
Map
Stop
Mix
WEST SIDE HWY/WEST ST
0.4 mi4
5
6
7
iIn special situations, e.g. when turning
quickly several times in succession, the-
re may be deviations in the accuracy of
the voice instructions.
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RECTOR ST
Map
Stop
Mix
WEST SIDE HWY/WEST ST
8
9

155 Navigation
Route guidance
1Distance to destination
2Arrow indicating driving direction
3Distance in miles to the next maneuver
point
4Name of the road you are currently dri-
ving on1Name of the street onto which you are
to drive
2Part of the street, not to be followed
3Distance graph to turning-pointBefore you drive through an intersection,
you will be informed of the continued rou-
te, e.g.

“Prepare to bear left soon” (advance
notice)

“Bear left after 250 feet”

“Please bear left”
Please note the following difference in
voice output
Following the course of the road
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Map
Stop
Mix
0.1 mi
RECTOR ST0.3 mi
1
2
4
3
Driving through an intersectioniAs you approach a junction or inter-
change (e.g. I-695), COMAND will advi-
se you the direction of travel to follow
(e.g. North) as well as the name of the
route.
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SPREIN BROOK PKYS
Map
Stop
Mix
SPRAIN BROOK PKY
1
2
3
Situation
Example of voice
output
Making a turn
onto a street
...turn left/right.
Driving through

an intersection ...bear left/right.

156 NavigationRoute guidance1Activating map display
You can select one of the two possibilities:
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm 1.
or

Press l.
The map will appear in the scale last se-
lected.2Return to symbol display
Back to the symbol display

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm 2.
Changing to map display
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W THAMES ST
Map
Stop
Mix
BATTERY PL
1
HUDSON RIVER
P
P
P
P
P
P
Stop
Scale
1
0.2 mi
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2
SMITH ST
Stop
Scale
iCOMAND will remove the menu bar af-
ter 5 seconds.
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to recall the menu bar to
the screen.

157 Navigation
Route guidance
If the function Mix is switched on, the sym-
bol display is activated automatically from
the map display before making a maneu-
ver. After you have made the maneuver,
the map will appear again.Switching the mix function on

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Mix” in the symbol dis-
play and press to confirm.
“Mix” appears in red.
Switching the mix function off

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Mix” in the map or sym-
bol display and press to confirm.
“Mix” appears in black again.
-Symbol display before a maneuver, mix
function is switched on
Before a maneuver off e.g. a U-turn,
COMAND will activate the symbol display.
After you have made the U-turn, the map
will appear again.
Mix of map and symbol display
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0.4 mi
Map
Stop
MixBROADWAY

158 NavigationRoute guidanceActivate the scale selector
While the left menu bar is displayed,
turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Scale” and press to
confirm.
The scale selector will appear.
or

Press % or /.
The scale selector will appear and apart
from the current scale _, will show the
next larger or next smaller scale ?. 1Scale selector
Current map scale _
New map scale ?
Zooming in for more detailed map

Press % within 5 seconds or turn the
right-hand rotary/push-button v to
the left.

Press the right turning knob/push but-
ton v or wait 5 seconds to call the
map with the new scale.Zooming out for less detailed map

Press / within 5 seconds or turn the
right-hand rotary/push-button v to
the right.

Press the right turning knob/push but-
ton v or wait 5 seconds to call the
map with the new scale.
Altering the map scaleiA division mark corresponds to an avai-
lable scale. You can select 13 different
scales ranging from 0.05 miles/inch to
500 miles/inch.
95
PARKER RIVE
R
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0.5 mi
0.05mi 5 mi 500 mi
1
JEWETT ST
95
PARKER RIVE
R
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0.5 mi
0.05mi 5 mi 500 mi
1
JEWETT ST
95
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0.2 mi
JEWETT ST

159 Navigation
Route guidance
You can either select the map in north-up
orientation or position it with the driving di-
rection pointing up.North-up
!
: Map is displayed facing north
1Selecting map orientation
Compass needle < - call map with
Heading-up display
North arrow ! - call map with North-
up display
2Symbol for current vehicle locationSelecting driving direction pointing up
Heading-up
<
: Map is displayed facing dri-
ving direction pointing up

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight < and press to con-
firm.
The map will appear with Heading-up
display. The tip of symbol 2 will al-
ways points to the top.To return to North-up

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight ! and press to con-
firm.
The north arrow will appear again.
Selecting map orientation
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SMITH ST
Stop
Scale
0.5 mi
1
2
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SMITH ST
Stop
Scale
0.05 mi
1
2
Map orienta-
tion
Characteristics
North-up
North arrow always
points to the top
Symbol 2 is turning on
the map
Heading-up
The tip of symbol 2 al-
ways points to the top,
the map turns under-
neath 2
The compass needle is
turning, the black point
always points north

160 NavigationRoute guidanceYou can store a way point during route
guidance.
1Activates “Way Point” menu
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 1 and press to con-
firm.
The “Way Point” menu will appear.
“Way Point” menu2Select a category
3Activates the main address menu
(
page 123)
4Activates the main destination memory
menu (
page 173)
5Activates the “Points of Interest” selec-
tion menu (page 137)
6Activates the “Coordinate Destination”
input menu (page 135)

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 2 to 6 and press to
confirm.

Select the desired way point.

Start route guidance.
Marking a way point
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MADISON ST
Icons
Scale Stop
0.1 mi
1
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NAVI Way PointGas Stations...
Parking...
Hospitals...
Shopping Center...
Delete Stop
over...Destn Entry
Points of InterestCoord. Dest. Destn Memo.
2
4
5
6
3

161 Navigation
Route guidance
Starting route guidance
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “Start
Guidance…”.You will now see the information corres-
ponding to route calculation and hear the
voice output: “The route to your intermedi-
ate destination is being calculated”.
The previously selected route mode will be
maintained.
After you reach the way point, you will con-
tinue to follow the route to the original in-
put destination.
Deleting way point

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Stop” in the symbol or
map display and press to confirm.
The “Way Point” menu will appear, “De-
lete stop-over...” is highlighted.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “Delete stop-
over...”.
The way point has been deleted.
If you do not want to delete the way point

Press *.
iAfter you have entered an address, the
menu fields “Intersection…” and “House
No...” may appear in black, indicating
that it is possible to select them.
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NAVI Destination EntryStart Guidance...
Intersection...
House No...
iIf the menu bar is not visible in the map:
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The menu bar will appear.
iIt is also possible to delete a way point
in the menu (
page 166).

162 NavigationRoute guidanceMain detour menu
1It is possible to block route sections
ahead
2Ends the detour function, the previous
route is calculated

Traffic Jam Ahead/Detour in Route
List not activated:
“Cancel” cannot be selected

Traffic Jam Ahead/Detour in Route
List activated:
“Cancel” is highlighted
3It is possible to block route sections in
the route list (
page 164)

Press ) at any time.
The main detour menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired menu field
and press to confirm.
^
Selecting a detour
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NAVI Traffic Jam
Traffic Jam Ahead...
Cancel Traffic Jam...
Cancel Detour... Detour in Route List...
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iTraffic jams are identified by the driver,
not by the COMAND.
I f y o u s w i t c h o f f C O M A N D f o r m o r e t h a n
30 minutes during active route
guidance, all manually entered traffic
jams are deleted.