message MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2001 W220 Comand Manual

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Index Info Services and
system settings Route guidance1Name of the street onto which you should turn or
distance from destination
2Arrow indicating the driving direction,
other symbols are also possible: arrow indicating
the direction to the destination, symbol for new
calculation of a route or destination flag
3Name of the street on which you are travelling
4The following may be displayed:
• Distance bar to turn-off
• Distance to the next turn in miles
• Messages:
“OFF MAP” – the vehicle is located outside of the
digitized map area
“OFF ROAD” – the vehicle is located on a road
which is not digitized
“DEST AREA” – the vehicle is approaching the
destination, the destination area is not digitized
“CALC. ROUTE” - a route is being calculated
“NEW ROUTE” - an existing route is being
recalculated
“NO ROUTE” - system is unable to calculate a route
5Activates the map
6Selects the destination and route information
screen, page 176
7Marking a way point, page 1938Mixture of map and symbol display, page 190
9Activates the symbol display
10Selecting map orientation:
North orientation (North-up) or direction of travel at
the top (Heading-up), page 192
11Current map scale
12Symbol for the current vehicle location with respect
to route
13Destination flag
Route guidance is visual with screen displays and
acoustic with voice outputs.
You can select the following screen displays during
route guidance:
• Symbol display - always appears after a route has
been calculated
• Map display - activate the map with menu field (5),
switch back with menu field (9)
• Mix - before the vehicle makes a turn the COMAND
switches automatically to the symbol display, and
the map is displayed again once the turn has been
completed
In the map display, menu fields (6), (7), (9) and (10) are
removed after 15 seconds. Turn the rotary/pushbutton
to display the menu field again.

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system settings Route guidanceDisplaying the route list
Turn the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight menu field
(3) and press to confirm. The following message will
appear: “Compiling Route List...”.
The route list contains a list of streets which will be
travelled or which still lie ahead.Press
to display long entries in full in a window.
Press again to remove the window from the
screen.
Turn the rotary/pushbutton
to move to the next/
previous page, move the cursor past the upper/lower
scrolling symbol.
Press
twice to return to the symbol display or the
map.
Notes:
The route list is updated during the trip, the display
will indicate the streets which remain to be travelled.
If a longer route is calculated to avoid sections of the
freeway (page 170), these freeways may still appear on
the route list. As the vehicle approaches the freeway, it
will be deleted from the list.
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system settings Route guidanceThe audio volume differential between Voice output/
Audio source can be set individually, page 83. During
telephone/Tele Aid operation, navigation voice outputs
are muted.
To repeat the current spoken recommendation:
Press
.
To mute the current spoken recommendation:
Press briefly during a voice output. The next
announcement will be heard normally.
Switching the voice output on/off
Press longer than 2 seconds during a voice
output.
The following message will appear on the screen:
“Voice output is muted.”
The voice output will remain muted for the duration of
the current route guidance.
Switch the voice output on again:
• Press
• Automatically at the end of the current route
guidanceSelect the language for voice output, see the chapter on
Info Services and system settings.
Altering the voice output volume
While you are listening to a spoken recommendation,
alter its volume by pressing
/
on the rocker
switch.
This setting will then affect all of following voice
outputs.
Note:
During a voice output you can alter the sound level
with the steering wheel keys as well:
– Increase volume– Decrease volume
The minimum sound level depends on the current
audio volume.

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Route guidance
Detour in route list
Turn the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the “Detour
in Route List...” menu field in the main detour menu
and press it to confirm.
The following message will appear: “The route list is
being calculated”.
Then the route list will appear on the screen.Activating the detour function:
Press the rotary/pushbutton
. The street marked will
appear in red.
5Street cannot be blocked off
6“+” symbol – Street contains several sections which
can be blocked off
Press
to access the detailed route list,
page 199
7Blocked street will appear in red
Press to display longer entries in a window in
full.
Press to remove the window from the screen.
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The detailed route list will appear on the screen:
8“-” symbol – Street sections for one street are on
display
To block off several streets/street sections:
Turn the rotary/pushbutton
to the right. With each
turn the following street name will appear in red.To cancel the blocks:
Turn the rotary/pushbutton to the left. The street
name will return to black lettering.
To return to the route list:
Press
– the “+” symbol appears in front of the
street name.
The blocking function is still active.
Cancelling the blocks, do not re-calculate the route:
Press . The detour menu will appear on the screen.
Ending the blocking function, recalculate the route
with the blocks selected:
Press the rotary/pushbutton
.
The route will be recalculated using the previously
selected route calculation mode. A corresponding
message will appear on the screen.
The symbol display will now appear on the screen and
route guidance will continue.

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If you deviate from a recommended route, the system
automatically calculates a new route from the current
vehicle location to the requested destination.
If applicable, the message: “NEW ROUTE” will appear
on the screen along with an arrow outline indicating
the driving direction.
After the new calculation has been completed, route
guidance will continue. The arrow indicating the
driving direction will appear as usual. Deviating from the calculated route Reaching your destination
When you reach the destination you will see the
destination flag in the display.
You will hear the voice output “You have reached your
destination”.
The main destination input menu is then activated and
you can now enter another destination.
Note:
When you approach and arrive at way points, you will
hear acoustic notices and this will also be shown in the
display.

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system settings Destination memorySaving the current destination in the destination
memory
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the “Save
current Destination...” menu field in the main destina-
tion memory menu and press to confirm.
1Name entered
2Saves the destination without entering a nameSave the destination with a name:
Turn the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the desired
letter in the alphabet and press to confirm, the letter
selected will appear in the input line. Enter the other
letters.
Hold the rotary/pushbutton longer than 2 seconds
to confirm the name entered. This will activate the
destination memory.
Note:
If the destination memory is full, a corresponding
message will appear. Press the rotary/pushbutton
.
This will activate the destination memory.
Deleting a destination in the destination memory,
page 211.
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Entering the vehicle position
It is only necessary to enter the vehicle position when
the system is not able to position itself automatically
with the GPS.
It is only possible to enter the vehicle position in
connection with a crossroad.
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the menu
field “Settings” in the main destination input menu and
confirm by pressing.
In the “Settings” menu (page 213) use the rotary/
pushbutton
to select the menu field “Location...”.
This activates the menu for entering the location.
Now enter the city/suburb and street in the menu and
select the required entries from the respective lists.
See page 153 for how to enter a destination address.
After you have selected the street, you will see a
prompt for the intersection. Highlight the appropriate
cross street with the rotary/pushbutton
and confirm
by pressing.Set the vehicle’s current position in the following
menu.
Actual position is in front of a junction:
Turn the rotary/pushbutton
to the right.
Actual position is behind a junction:
Turn the rotary/pushbutton to the left.
Press the rotary/pushbutton to accept selected
position. The message “Chosen location accepted” will
be displayed and will automatically disappear in
3 seconds.
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system settings
Service
Requesting and displaying Info Services
Press
in any menu.
The main service menu will appear.
1New information service is requested from
provider, page 217
Note:
The characters are displayed in light grey during
active request transmission.2Shows date and time of the message,
a list (page one) of all received messages will
appear, move to the next message by pressing the
rotary/pushbutton
Info Services categories include news, weather,
stocks, sports and reminders. Choices can be
selected via www.MBUSA.com or by calling
1-800-FOR-MERCedes.
Note:
If no information is available, the characters are
displayed in light grey.
3The main system settings menu will appear,
page 219
Note:
Before you can use Info Services, TeleAid must be
activated at the Response center and Info Services
selected.
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ServiceNote on (4):
In the following situations it is not possible to make a
request and the following messages appear:
• “Data Connection Cannot be Established” — request
has failed because Response Center cannot be
accessed
• “No Cellular Connection Available” — vehicle may
be in a cellular weak signal area
• “Cellular System Busy” — request has failed
because cellular system is busy, try again later
• “Data transmission failure” — request has failed
because a data transfer error has occured, try again
• “Tele Aid Call in Progress!” — request has failed
because SOS or Roadside call is in progress.
• “Tele Aid. Please visit workshop” - a hardware error
has been detected. Contact M-B Center.
• “To subscribe to information services dial
phone number” – you have not yet subscribed to
service
• “No information available at this time. Press SVC
button later” – no new information is available 4This message appears,
a beep tone will be heard if there is a new incoming
message
There are three ways to switch to a main menu (e.g.
radio main menu) before the
key was pressed:
• Press the rotary/pushbutton
• Press • automatically after 15 seconds.
5Cancels the request
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