navigation update MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2011 W164 Comand Manual

Comp
assfunct ion
You canseethecur ren tvehicle position and
direct ionoftravel inthe compass view.
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressthe9button .
X Select Positio n in
the navigation menu
bar using the:=; buttonsand
press the9button tocon firm.
X Select Compass and
press the9button to
con firm.
Depen dingonthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Ex
ample display: compass
: Current directionoftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel
(rounded tothe nearest 50m)
= Current vehicleposition :longitude
coordinat es
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinat es
B Currently setsteerin gangle ofthe front
wheels
i Todisplay current height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. Steeringangle Bcan bea
maximum of35° inboth direction s. Upda
tingthedigital map
Introdu ction The
digital mapsgenerated bythe map
software becomeoutdated inthe same way
as conv ention alroad maps. Optimal route
guidance canonly beprovided bythe
navigation systeminconj unct ionwith the
most up-to- datemapsoftware.
Infor mation aboutnewversions ofthe digital
map canbeobtained fromanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Youcanhave your
digital mapupdated therewithaDVD ,or you
can update ityourself.
i The update process cantake along time
(over anhour), depending onthe size ofthe
map software. Duringthistime, youwill
only beable toswitch onradio mode and
to accept incomin gcalls. Theupdate willbe
completed morequickly ifthe vehicle is
station ary.
If you carry outtheupdate withtheengine
switched offand thestart erbattery has
insufficient power,COMAND may
automatically switchoffduring theprocess
in order toprotec tthe battery. Ifthis
occurs, restarttheupdate withtheengine
runnin g. G
War
ning!
Never runtheengine inan enclosed space.
The exhaust fumescontainpoisonous carbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustfumesis
hazardous toyour health andcanlead toloss
of consc iousness anddeath.
Upda teprocess X
Insert theDVD (Ypage 129).
The update begins. COMAND checks
whether thedigital maponthe DVD is
compatible withthenavigation systemand
system software.
If this isthe case andtheDVD 'smap data
has notalready beeninstalled, the
COMAND startsupdating thedigital map. Additional
settings
89Navigation system Z

If
the map data hasalready been install ed,
the disp layshows version dataanda
messag eto this effect.
X To con firm themessage :press the9
button.
X Eject theDVD.
Whil ethe update isrunning, youwillsee a
messag eto this effect andaprogress bar.The
naviga tionsystem isnot opera tional untilthe
upd ate iscomplete.
i You cannot ejecttheDVD duringthe
upd ate. Ifyou switch offCOMAND during
the update, theupdate isinterrupted. It
then continues fromwhere itwas
interrupted whenthesystem isrestarted.
COMAND mayprompt youtochange theDVD
duri ngthe update.
X Press theV load/eject button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
X Insert thereque stedDVD.
Once theupdate has been successfu lly
completed, youwillsee amessag eto this
effect.
X To con firm themessage :press the9
button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
The update iscomplete.
If the upd ateisnot successfu llycompleted,
you willsee amessag ethat themap update
is not possi ble.
X To con firm themessage :press the9
button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. 90
Addition
alsettingsNavigation system

Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
Navigation Unavailable message
appea rs. COMAND
hasanintegrated harddiskonwhich thedigital mapis
stored.
To protect thehard diskfrom damage, COMAND switchesitoff at
very high temperatures. Thenavigation systemwillthen be
temporarily unavailable.
X Let the vehicle andCOMAND cooldown.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain. If
an area ofthe hard dischasamalfunction ,COMAND canno
longer access themap data inthis area, forexample when
calculating aroute.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain.
The navigation systemwillbeoperational againuntilithas to
access thefaulty areaofthe hard diskonce more. Themessage
will then reappear.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
You
willsee amessage
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: pressthe9button.
X Ejec tthe DVD .
X Have thesystem software updatedatan authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
map software
update hasfailed. The
DVD isdirty orscratc hed.
X Clea nthe DVD .
X Restart theupdate. There
isoverheating duetoexcessive temperatures inthe vehicle
interior.
X Wait untilthevehicle interior hascooled down.
X Restart theupdate. COMAND's
integralharddiskisfaulty.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 92
Problems
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