MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2014 W222 Comand Manual

Weather front Explanation
Stationary front
(red and blue line with red
semi-circles and blue
triangles) The weather front moves minimally. The weather remains
changeable in this area.
Occlusion
(purple line with purple
semi-circles and
triangles) An occlusion arises when the faster cold front catches up and
joins the warm front ahead of it. The weather remains
changeable and rainy within an occlusion.
0043
Position on the forecast path
0044 Current position of the cyclone
0087 Position on the previous path
To display the track of a storm:
X Activate the Tropical Storm Tracking Tropical Storm Tracking display level (Ypage 266).
If weather data is available, the weather map will then display the track of the storm.
i A dotted line shows the previous path and the forecast path of a tropical low-pressure
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You can find out more information about cyclones in the Storm Guide (Y
page 273).
Showing information (if available):
R name of the tropical storm and category
R time stamp
R speed and direction of propagation ( Wind:
Wind:)
R maximum wind speed ( Max. wind speed Max. wind speed)
i The directional movement speed is the speed at which the storm cell of a tropical storm
moves.
A tropical storm is separated into different categories according to the location at which it
develops. Region of origin Category
Atlantic, North and South Pacific Oceans
Tropical Low Pressure System
Tropical Low Pressure System
Atlantic, North and South Pacific Oceans
Tropical Rain Zone
Tropical Rain Zone
Atlantic, North and South Pacific Oceans
Tropical Storm
Tropical Storm
Atlantic, North and South Pacific Oceans
Hurricane Category 1
Hurricane Category 1
toHurricane
Hurricane
Category 5
Category 5 Northwestern Pacific Ocean
Tropical Low Pressure System Tropical Low Pressure System
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Cyclone
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
Typhoon Typhoon
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
Super-Typhoon
Super-Typhoon
You can also see the time stamp for the weather data on map scales of 50 mi and smaller.
The weather map shows wind directions and wind speeds. 270
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Legend (precipitation radar and storms)
X
Display the menu on the weather map (Y page 266).
X Select Layer Layer: turn and press the controller.
X Select Legend Legend .
i The symbol for a tornadic storm is also valid for a cyclone (mesocyclone). Precipitation type Color scale
Rain 11 shades from light (light green) to heavy
(red)
Mixed Light (light violet) to heavy (violet)
Snow Light (light turquoise) to heavy (turquoise)
Time stamp
The time stamp shows when the weather data
was created by the weather station.
A time stamp corresponds to the time at the
vehicle's current position. The changeover
from summer time to standard time is
performed automatically.
X Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 266).
X Select Layer Layer: turn and press the controller.
X Select Time Stamp
Time Stamp.
Changing to the information chart X
Display the menu on the weather map
(Y page 266).
X To select Weather Table Weather Table: turn and press
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Storm Watch Box
The Storm Watch Boxes highlight (in red) any areas on the weather map for which severe
weather warnings have been issued.
To activate/deactivate the display of areas in red:
X To call up the menu from the weather map display: press the controller.
X Select Layer
Layer: turn and press the controller.
The list of display levels appears.
X Select Storm Warnings
Storm Warnings.
X Select Highlight Storm Areas In Map Highlight Storm Areas In Map.
Depending on the previous setting, activate 0073or deactivate 0053the display of areas in red.
To activate/deactivate the automatic display of warning popups:
X Select Display Storm Watch Popups Automatically
Display Storm Watch Popups Automatically.
Depending on the previous setting, activate 0073or deactivate 0053the automatic display of
warning popups.
To set the radius for the popups:
X Select 5 miles
5 miles, 50 miles 50 miles or200 miles
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Storm Guide
To display the Storm Guide:
X
To call up the menu from the weather map display: press the controller.
X To select Guide
Guide: turn and press the controller.
The Guide menu is shown.
To select weather symbols:
X To select Next
Next: turn and press the controller.
The next symbol is highlighted.
X Select Previous
Previous.
The previous symbol is highlighted.
To display details on the selected symbol:
X Select Details
Details.
A detailed display appears according to the type of weather symbol selected. SIRIUS Weather
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