navigation update MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class WAGON 2011 S212 Comand Manual

Deta
ilso ntraffics ymbo linform ation (examp le)
X To clos et he detai ledv iew: slide XVY the
COMAN Dcontroller. Read
ingout traff icrep ortso nthe
rou te
Intr oduct ion The
read- aloud functionisonly available while
rout eguidanc eisa ctive. Itreads outtraffic
repor tsaffec tingt he curr entrout e.You can
set the language (Y page 45)and thetext
reader speed(Ypage 42).
You canstartthe tex treader function
manually orset itto automat ic.
Sta rting thet ext reader funct ion
ma nually X
To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function button.
X To show them enu :press Wthe COMAN D
con troller.
X Selec tTMC by
turn ingcVd theCOMAN D
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
X Selec tRead outall messa geson route and
press Wtocon firm .
COMAN Dreads outthereport sins equence.
i Ifther eareno report sfor the route, the
Read out all message
s on route menu
item isshown ingray andcann otbe
select ed. X
To switch offthe read -aloud function:
select Cancel Read-Al
oud Functio
n and
press Wtocon firm orpress the8
button .
COMAND readsthecurren treport aloud
and then exitsthe read-aloud function.
Autom aticread -aloud function X
To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Navi by
sliding ZVandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
X Select ReadTraffic Messages Automat
ically and
press Wtocon firm.
Depen dingonthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Recalculat
ingthe rout edyna mically
The route types Dynamic Route and
Dynamic RouteOnlyAfter Request (Y
page 52)take allrelevant traffic
messages intoa ccoun twhen calculating a
route.
If you have setthe route typeDynamic Route ,C
OMAND guidesyouonthe updated
route toyour destination.
If you have setthe route typeDynamic Route
OnlyAfter Request ,ap
rompt
appea rs.You candecide whether toaccept
the route suggested byCOMAND, orcont inue
with theoriginal route. Tr
affic report s
93Navigation Z

Upd
ating the digit alma p
Intr oduct ion The
digital mapsgeneratedbythe map
soft ware becom eoutdate dint he same way
as con vent ional roadmaps. Optimalroute
guidance canonly beprovided by
the navigat ionsystem incon junction with the
most up-to-dat emapsoft ware.
Inf ormat ionabout newversion softhe digital
map canbeobtain edfrom anauthoriz ed
Merc edes-B enzCent er.You canhave the
digital mapupdated therewithaD VD,ory ou
can update ityourself.
i The update processcan takeal ong time
(over anhour), dependingonthe size ofthe
digit almap. During this time,you willonly
be able toswitc honradio mode andto
acc ept incomin gcalls. Theupdate willbe
com plete dmoreq uick lyifthe vehic leis
st ation ary.
If you carryoutthe update withtheengine
switc hedoffand thestart erbatt eryhas
insuf ficient power, COMANDmay
autom atically switc hoffdurin gthe proc ess
in order toprot ectthe batt ery. Ifthis
occ urs, restartthe update withtheengine
runn ing. G
WARN
ING
Neve rleave theengine runninginan enclos ed
space. Theexhaust gasescontain carbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustgasesconstitutes ah
ealth hazard andcould leadtoloss of
con sciousnes soreven death.
Upda tingprocess X
Inser tthe DVD intotheDVD changer
(Y page 154).
COMAND checkswhether thedigital map
on the DVD iscompat iblewith the
navigation systemandsystem software.
Ap rompt thenappears asking ifyou want
to install thedata base.Versio nsofthe
data basecurrently installedand the
data basethat isto be install edare
disp layed.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm.
After selecting Yes ,a
na ctiva tioncode
must beentered wheninstall ingadata base
for the first time. Youwillreceive the
activati oncode when youbuy the
naviga tionDVD.
If you sele ctNo ,t
he process willbea borted.
X Enter theactiva tioncode.
After entering theactivati oncode
correctly, COMAND startsupdating the
digi talmap. Once theupdate isfinishe d,
you willsee am essa ge.
X To confirm themessage :press Wthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
Whil ethe upd ate isrunning, youwillsee a
messa getothis effect andaprogre ssbar. The
naviga tionsystem isnot opera tional untilthe
upd ate iscomple te.
i You cannot ejecttheDVD duringthe
upd ate. Ifyou switch offCOMAND during
the update, theupdate isinterrup ted.It
then continues fromwhere itwa s
interrup tedwhen thesystem isrestarted.
COMAND mayprompt youtochange theDVD
duri ngthe update.
X Press theV load/eject button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. Additio
nalsetting s
109Navigatio n Z

X
Insert thereque stedDVD.
Once theupdate has been successfu lly
completed, youwillsee am essag etot his
effect.
X To con firm themessage :press Wthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
The update iscomplete.
If the upd ateisnot successfu llycompleted,
you willsee am essag ethat the map update
is not possi ble.
X To con firm themessage :press Wthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. 110
Addition
alsettingsNavigation

Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
You
seeamessage
informin gyou that the
DVD containing the
digital mapis
incompatible withthe
system software. The
DVD containing thedigital mapcannot beused forthe update.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe COMAND controller.
X Ejec tthe DVD .
X Have thedatabase checkedatan authorized Mercedes-B enz
Center. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
map software
update hasfailed. The
DVD isdirty.
X Clea nthe DVD .
X Restart theupdate. The
DVD isscratc hed.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. There
isoverheating duetoexcessive temperatures inthe vehicle
interior.
X Wait untilthevehicle interior hascooled down.
X Restart theupdate. COMAND's
integralharddrive isfaulty.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
asksforan
activation codeduring
the map update. The
digital mapissecured withanactivation code.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 112
Problems
withthenavigation systemNavigation

Selec
tingGracenote ®
dat atob e
displayed If
several entriesexist forthe CDofa
particular artist,youcan select whichofthe
entr iesshould beshown.
If the inserted CDdoes notcont ainany
Gracenote ®
data, theGracenote Media Database menu
itemisshown ingray and
cannot beselected.
X Switch onaudi oCDm ode (Ypage 157).
X Select CD by
sliding VÆandturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Gracenote MediaDatabase by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
Am enu appears. The
#dot indicat esthe curren tselection for
the display.
X Select anent ryby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Switching
theGracenote ®
dat adispla y
on/off X
Switc honaudio CDmode (Y page 157).
X Select CD by
sliding VÆandturningcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Graceno teMedia Databas e by
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
X To switch offthe displa y:select None and
press Wtocon firm.
In the basic display (Ypage 158),Track 1 ,
Track 2 etc
.are shown instead ofthe
Gracenot e®
data, forexample.
X To switch onthe displa y:select anent ry
in the menu byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Upda tingGracenote ®
music
recognition technologyandthe
Gra cenote MediaDataba se The
digital dataonthe Gracenot eMedia
Database needstobe updated duetothe
release ofnew CDs. Optimum functionality
can only beattain edwith up-to- date
Gracenot e®
music recogn itiontechnology.
Inf ormation aboutnewversion scan be
obtained fromanauthoriz edMercedes- Benz
Center .
You canhave yourmusic recogn ition
soft ware updated therewithaDVD, oryou
can upda teityou rself.
i The Gracenote MediaDatabase is
upda tedinconjunc tionwith thenavigation
system's digitalmap(Ypage 109). Displayi
ngthe track andalbum
X Press thez button.
The current trackandalbumaredisp layed
in aw indo w. 162
Audio
CD/DVD and MP3 modeAudio