MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2016 W213 Comand Manual

Possible lane;: you will be able to complete
the next change of direction in this lane.
Recommended lane =: in this lane you will
be able to complete the next change of direc-
tion and the one after that.
Lane recommendations are also shown in the
multifunction display of the instrument clus-
ter (see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
Approaching new lanes
: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.
Highway information
Display mode
Requirement: the Highway Information
map content must be enabled (Ypage 100).
While driving on the highway, gas stations,
rest stops, rest areas and highway exits are
displayed along with their immediate distan-
ces from the current vehicle position.
Calling up the selection mode
XWhen highway information is displayed,
slide 9 the controller.
The marker is on the highway information.
The associated position is highlighted on
the map.
XTo select the desired rest stop/highway
exit: turn and press the controller.
The available POIs are displayed.
Starting route guidance to a POI
Highway information enables route guidance
to a POI and other functions.
XTo select a POI: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The POI details are displayed.
You can perform the following functions:
Rstore in the address book (Ypage 98)
Rsave to the SD memory card
(
Ypage 98)
Rview on the map (Ypage 104)
Rcall if a mobile phone is connected and a
phone number is available
(
Ypage 120)
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RUSA: view the vicinity of the destination if
street images are available and mbrace is
activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 149)
RCanada: view the vicinity of the destina-
tion if street images are available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196)
RUSA: download data from the Internet if
an Internet address is available and
mbrace is activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 114)
RCanada: download data from the Internet
if an Internet address is available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196)
Rselect for route guidance and a route to it
calculated (
Ypage 71).
Using the traffic jam function
Highway information enables the use of the
traffic jam function. The remaining route on
the highway in this case is blocked in the
direction of travel from the selected exit.
XTo select Detour: turn and press the con-
troller.
The traffic jam function appears
(
Ypage 93).
Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see
the checkered flag. Route guidance is fin-
ished.
Navigation announcements
Repeating navigation announcements
If you missed the current navigation
announcement, you can call it up again.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XSelect +: turn and press the controller.
iIf you previously assigned the Repeat
SpokenDrivingRecomm.function to the
Favorites button, you can select the func-
tion using the Favorites button instead
(
Ypage 49).
Setting the volume manually
XDuring a navigation announcement, turn
the qcontrol knob.
iWhen you start the engine, the volume will
be at its lowest setting.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off
XTo deactivate navigation messages: dur-
ing a navigation announcement, press the
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8button on the COMAND control
panel.
or
XDuring a navigation announcement, press
the 8 button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
The Spoken
drivingrecommendations
have been deactivated.message
appears.
XTo switch navigation announcements
back on: slide6the controller.
XSelect +: turn and press the controller.
COMAND automatically switches the naviga-
tion announcements back on when:
Ra new route is calculated.
Ryou 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 (
Ypage 94).
Canceling/continuing route guidance
Canceling route guidance
XSlide 6the controller.
The menu is shown.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Cancel Active Route Guidance.
The blue route line is no longer shown on
the map.
Resuming route guidance
XSlide 6the controller.
The menu is shown.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Continue Route Guidance.
COMAND calculates the route.
Route information
Destination information
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Destination Information.
The destination and existing intermediate
destinations are displayed with distances,
travel time and arrival time.
XTo select destination or intermediate
destination: turn and press the controller.
The address appears.
You can use these functions for the desti-
nation or intermediate destination:
Rstore in the address book (Ypage 98)
Rsave to the SD memory card
(
Ypage 98)
Rview on the map (Ypage 104)
Rcall if a mobile phone is connected and a
phone number is available
(
Ypage 120)
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RUSA: view the vicinity of the destination if
street images are available and mbrace is
activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 149)
RCanada: view the vicinity of the destina-
tion if street images are available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196)
RUSA: download data from the Internet if
an Internet address is available and
mbrace is activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 114).
RCanada: download data from the Internet
if an Internet address is available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196).
Take alternative route
If the CalculateAlternativeRoutesset-
ting is activated O, different routes will be
offered each time a route is calculated
(
Ypage 67).
You can also view these for the current route
any time from COMAND.
Route 1 is calculated with the current settings
for the route type and route options and
shown with a dark blue line.
Routes 2 and 3 are alternatives to route 1 and
also displayed with a dark blue line.
Route 4 is the most economic route and is
displayed with a green line.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Alternative Route.
Route 1 is shown.
XTo display additional routes: select Nextor
Prev.
.
XTo start a new route guidance: select
Start
.
Route list
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Route List.
The route list shows the next change of
direction and the immediate distances
from the current vehicle position.
XTo 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.
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Where am I?
XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Position: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Where am I?.
The street you are currently on and the pre-
vious and next intersections are displayed.
Traffic jam function
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Detour.
XTo specify the start of the traffic jam
section: selectBeginning
.
The next possible traffic jam section start-
ing point is marked.
XTurn the controller.
The marking moves along the route to the
next starting position.
XPress the controller.
The start of the traffic jam is set.
XTo specify the end of a traffic jam sec-
tion: select End
.
The next possible traffic jam section end
point is marked.
XTurn the controller.
The marking moves along the route to the
next end position.
XPress the controller.
The end of the traffic jam is determined.
XTo calculate the detour: selectStart.
Off-road
General notes
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. The status and
navigability of off-road routes may be influ-
enced by various factors such as time of day,
time of year and current weather conditions.
The COMAND system is unable to assess
these factors or take them into consideration.
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
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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 containany information about that location.
COMAND 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
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
Not
Mappedmessage, 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
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-
IUS XM Satellite Radio Traffic Message Ser-
vice.
Further information on satellite radio
(
Ypage 169).
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 messages
on the map with symbols (type of incident)
and color lines (extent). Traffic reports are
shown on the map at scales of 1/32 mi to
10 mi.
When :is displayed, traffic reports can be
received or traffic reports are available. If it is
not displayed, no reception is possible.
XTo hide the menu: slide 5and press the
controller.
The map can be seen in the full-screen dis-
play.
XTo set the map scale: turn the controller
until the desired map scale is selected.
The legend shows the symbolic traffic mes-
sages on the map.
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:Traffic jam on the route
;Slow-moving traffic on the route
=Road blocked
?Traffic disruption
ATraffic warning
BDashed red and white line delimiting the
traffic warning
CRoad block (red crosses along the affec-
ted road)
DSlow-moving traffic (orange line along the
affected route)
ETraffic jam (red line along the affected
route)
Displaying real-time traffic reports
Starting a search for traffic reports
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo close the report: press the controller.
Traffic symbol information
:Affected roads with indication of direction
;Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select TrafficSymbolInformation:
turn and press the controller.
The map appears and shows the available
traffic information as icons. The first traffic
information is highlighted.
XTo highlight other traffic symbols, select
Next
or Previous.
XTo move the map: selectMap.
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.
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XTo selectDetails: turn and press the con-
troller.
The report shows the following information:
RState/province, road and display of the
affected direction
RSection of the road to which the traffic
report applies
RTraffic icon and traffic report
XTo close the detailed display: press the
% 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
OnRoutemenu item is
gray and cannot be selected.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select 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 1/4. The report shows the following information:
RState/province, road and display of the
affected direction
RSection of the road to which the traffic
report applies
RTraffic icon and traffic report
XTo display the next/previous traffic report:
turn the controller.
XTo close the display: press the %button.
Displaying all traffic reports
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select 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.
XTo select the road, area or region: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
The traffic report is displayed (
Ypage 96).
There may be several traffic reports for the
affected road.
XTo close the display: press the %button.
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Activating/deactivating traffic informa-
ti on on themap
You can switch traffic information on th emap
on/off :
RIncidents
RSpeed &Flo w
RFree Flo w
XTo switch to navigation mode: press th e
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide 6thecontroller .
XTo selectTraffic:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
XTo select TrafficInformationOnMap:
tur nand press th econtroller .
XSelectIncidents, Speed &Flo wor
Fre eFlo w
.
The display is on Oor off ª.
Reading out traffic rep ortson the
rou te
Introd uction
The read-aloud function is only available while
routeguidance is active .It read sout traffic
report saffecting th ecurren troute.
You can select from th efollowin gte xt reader
properties:
RLanguage (Ypage 48)
RTextreader spee d (Ypage 44)
You can start th ete xt reader function man -
ually or set it to automatic.
Starting the text reader function man-
ually
XTo switch to navigation mode: press th e
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide 6thecontroller .
XTo selectTraffic:tur nand pre ssthecon-
troller .
XSelectRea dOut All Messages on
Route.
COMAND read sout th ereport sin
sequence.
If there are no report sfor th eroute, th e
Rea d
OutAllMessagesonRoutemen u
item is gray and canno tbe selected.
XTo cance lth eread-aloud function :select
Cancel Read-Alou dFunction
.
COMAND read sout th ecurren treport and
then exit sth eread-aloud function .
Automa tic read-aloud function
XTo switch to navigation mode: pre ssthe
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide 6thecontroller .
XTo selectTraffic:tur nand pre ssthecon-
troller .
XSelectRea dMessages Automaticall y.
Dependin gon th eprevious state,switch
th eoption on Oor off ª.
Recalculating the route dynamically
Rout etypes Dynami cTraffi cRouteand
Dynami c
TRF.RouteAfterReques ttake
int oaccoun tall of th etraffic report sthey
receiv efor th ecurren trout ewhen calculating
th erout e (
Ypage 66).
If you hav eselected DynamicTraffi c
Routeas therout etype, COMAND guide syou
to your destination alon gth eupdated route.
If you hav eselected th erout etyp eDynami c
TRF.Route After Reques t, aprompt will
first appear .
You can no wdecide whether to :
Raccept therout esuggested by COMAND
Rcontinu eyour original rout e
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XTo accept the proposed detour: press the
controller.
XTo reject the proposed detour and continue
with the original route: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The original route is continued.
Storing destinations
General notes
In the "Last destinations" memory, the fol-
lowing are stored:
Rdestinations and intermediate destinations
according to the route calculation
Rthe current vehicle position or the crosshair
position, if these are saved
Rpersonal routes
If the memory is full, COMAND overwrites the
oldest destination.
You can save destinations permanently in the
address book (
Ypage 98) and on an SD
memory card (
Ypage 99). For instance, this
is possible immediately after entering an
address.
For further information on the address book,
see (
Ypage 127)
Storing the destination in the address
book
Storing as a new contact
The example shows a POI.
XTo select Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears.
XSelect As New Address Book Entry.
XSelectNot Classified,Homeor Work.
An input menu shows the destination
address.
XEnter a surname and first name. Character
entry (
Ypage 32).
XTo select OK: turn and press the controller.
The Saving Successful
message
appears. The destination address is saved
in the address book as a navigable contact.
Adding to a contact
The example shows a POI.
Requirement: the address book contains con-
tacts.
XTo select Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears.
XSelect Add to Address Book Entry.
The address book appears.
XSearch for a contact (Ypage 128).
XPress the controller.
The Saving Successful
message
appears. The destination address is alloca-
ted to a contact 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 naviga-
tion, the associated telephone number will
be displayed.
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