MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2003 C215 Comand Manual

163 Navigation
Route guidance
Traffic jam ahead
If a traffic jam lies ahead, you can block the
route sections following the next intersec-
tion/the next turn-off.Traffic jam menu1Length of the blocked route section in
miles

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Traffic Jam Ahead...” in
the main detour menu and press to
confirm.
The traffic jam menu will appear.Entering the length of the blocked route
section
Increasing the blocked section

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right.
Decreasing the blocked section

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the left.
Calculating detour

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The route will be re-calculated. An in-
formation menu will appear.
Then COMAND continues route
guidance.
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NAVI Traffic JamRoute section to detour:0.3 mi
1
iCOMAND suggests reasonable route
sections.
Minimum/maximum length of detour is
governed by the logical grouping of rou-
te sections. If additional detour seg-
ments are required after the original
detour, they must be requested indivi-
dually.
iYou can also select “Traffic Jam Ahead”
during the course of a detour. The cur-
rent detour will then be cancelled.

164 NavigationRoute guidance
Detour in route list
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Detour in Route List” in
the main detour menu and press to
confirm.
The message “The route list is being
calculated” will appear.
Then the route list will appear.
Route list1Street cannot be blocked off
2Symbol “+”: street contains several
sections which can be blocked off
Displaying an entry in full in a window
Press u.

Press u again to remove the window.
iCOMAND will delete an existing detour
if you
enter a new detour

switch off the system for more than
30 minutes while a detour is activa-
ted
After you have switched the COMAND
on again you will see the message “Ma-
nual route exclusions being reset”.
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NAVI Traffic Jam
4081 E OLYMPIC B
399 S HILL
250 S GRAND AVE
630 W 5TH
3589 S FIGUEROA 200 N STATE
12
1.0 MI
2.4 MI
1.8 MI
0.5 MI
1.6 MI 1.2 MI

165 Navigation
Route guidance
Calling detailed route list Detailed route list3Blocked route section R
4Symbol “-” - sections of a road are dis-
played
Press %.
The detailed route list will appear.Blocking off several streets/street sec-
tions

Press the right-hand rotary/push-but-
ton v.
The block function is active, the
symbolR will appear in front of the
entry.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right.
With each turn, you will block another
section.
Undoing street block

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the left.
The symbolR will disappear.
Switching back to the route list

Press /.
The symbol “+” appears in front of the
street section.
The blocking function is still active.Canceling blocking function, do not recal-
culate the route

Press *.
The traffic jam menu will appear.
Ending the blocking function, re-calcula-
ting the route with the blocks selected

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
COMAND re-calculates the route in the
previously selected calculation mode.
A corresponding message will appear.
Then the symbol display will appear
again and COMAND will continue route
guidance.
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NAVI Traffic Jam
4081 E OLYMPIC B
399 S HILL
399 S HILL
399 S HILL 200 N STATE
250 S GRAND AVE
1.0 MI
0.8 MI
1.2 MI
0.4 MI1.2 MI
1.8 MI4
3

166 NavigationRoute guidance1Deletes a way point
2Cancels a detour (traffic jam ahead)
3Cancels a detour (street sections blo-
cked in the route list)
4Resets all functions

Press r.
A selection menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired menu field
and press to confirm.
COMAND will re-calculate the route
using the previously selected calculati-
on mode.
The corresponding information will ap-
pear on the display.
Resetting functions
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NAVIDelete Stop
over
Cancel Traffic Jam Ahead
Cancel Detour in Route List
Delete all
1
2
4
3
iIf you have not selected any way point
(page 160) or detour (
page 162)
menu fields 1 to 4 are shaded out
and cannot be selected.

167 Navigation
Route guidance
If you deviate from a recommended route,
the COMAND automatically calculates a
new route from the current vehicle locati-
on to the requested destination.If applicable, the message “NEW ROUTE”
will appear along with an arrow outline in-
dicating the driving direction.
After the new calculation has been suc-
cessfully completed, COMAND continues
route guidance.
The arrow indicating the driving direction
will appear as usual.If the symbol display is active, the map
showing the current vehicle location relati-
ve to the route will appear after 5 seconds.
COMAND automatically changes back to
the symbol display if a known road is used
again.Deviating from the calculated route
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Map
Stop
Mix
NEW
ROUTE
CANAL ST
Driving on a non-digitized road

168 NavigationRoute guidanceThe car is parked for longer than 2 hours
and the remaining distance to the destina-
tion is more than 0.3 miles.Inquiry menuAfter COMAND has been switched on
again, the inquiry menu shown above ap-
pears.Recalculating and continuing the active
route guidance

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v and confirm “Yes”.
You will hear the voice output “The rou-
te is being recalculated”.
Canceling active route guidance

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “No” and press to con-
firm.
The destination input menu will appear.
Interrupt route guidance during a
journey
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NAVIWould you like to continue
navigation to the
NEW YORK, LA GUARDIA AIRPORT
destination?
Ye s
No
iThe inquiry menu can also appear if the
current stop-over is entered.
If the journey is interrupted for less than
2 hours, active route guidance will be
continued automatically. You will hear
the voice output “The route is being re-
calculated”.
iIf the remaining distance to the route is
less than 0.3 miles, route guidance ends
and the main destination input menu
will appear.
The message “Manual route exclusions
have been reset” will appear, if
you have selected a detour and the
COMAND was switched off for lon-
ger than 30 minutes during active
route guidance.
Manually entered traffic jams are dele-
ted.

Press * to remove the message.

169 Navigation
Route guidance
When you reach the destination, you will
see the destination flag. You will hear the
voice output “You have reached your des-
tination”.
Then the main destination input menu ap-
pears and you can now enter another des-
tination.Arriving at destination
iYou will also hear voice outputs and see
display messages when you approach
and arrive at way points.

170 NavigationRoute guidanceDuring route guidance (you see either sym-
bol or map display) you can select another
COMAND system by pressing the corres-
ponding key.
The main menu of the selected audio sour-
ce will appear and you will e.g. hear the
radio.
Route guidance and the navigation’s voice
output remain active.
The voice output is added to the audio
playback.
You can individually adjust the volume le-
vels for voice output and audio playback
(page 64).

Press c.
The main radio menu will appear.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.

Selecting a station (
page 30).
Returning to navigation system

Press b.During route guidance, you can operate an
audio source that is active in the back-
ground. Although the options are limited,
you can operate the audio source without
having to fully switch to the corresponding
system.
1A window is shown in the symbol or
map display, providing details about
the active audio source
Activating audio system
Activating audio functions
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RECTOR ST
Map
Stop
Mix
RECTOR STFM 1
97.1 FM
1

171 Navigation
Route guidance
Removing the window
This is done automatically after 3 seconds.
or
Press *.
The radio is active

Selecting a memorized station from the
respective memory (FM, AM or WB)
Press number keys 1 through 0.

Performing station seek
Press g or h briefly.

Starting manual search
Press g or h longer than
2 seconds.
The search run will start in the desi-
red direction - frequency ranges
FM, AM or WB.
Fine-tuning

Release g or h.

Press g or h briefly.CD mode is active

Selecting CD with number keys
0 CD drive
1 - 6 CD changer

Selecting previous/next track
Press g or h briefly.

Skipping backwards/forwards
Hold g or h longer than
2 seconds.

172 NavigationRoute guidance
While the map or symbol display is ac-
tive, press b.
A query will appear.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v and confirm “Yes”.
The main destination input menu will
appear.
Continuing route guidance

Press *.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight “No” and press
to confirm.
The map or the symbol display will ap-
pear.
Canceling route guidance
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NAVIDo you really wish to cancel
route guidance?
Ye s
No