length MERCEDES-BENZ S550 4MATIC 2010 W221 Owner's Manual

XSelect Navi.XCheck the check box for menu item City
(3D) .
Setting route type
You can set the following route types:
R Fast Route : COMAND calculates a route
with minimized driving time.
R Dynamic Route : COMAND calculates a
route with minimized driving time and takes
into account traffic messages received
along the route. Thus, the navigation
system can dynamically recalculate the
route. Roads that are blocked will be
avoided whenever possible. For
information on traffic messages see
( Y page 138).
R Short Route : COMAND calculates a route
with minimized route length.
XSelect Navi Q Mode .
The list of available rote types appears. The
dot # indicates the currently selected
setting.XSelect route type: Fast Route , Dynamic
Route or Short Route .XExit menu: Slide XV Y.
i
If you change the route type setting during
active route guidance, COMAND calculates
a new route. If you change the setting when
route guidance is inactive, COMAND uses
the new setting for the next route guidance.
Setting route mode
With this function you can select the following
options for route calculation:
R Minimize Highways
R Minimize Toll Roads
R Minimize Tunnels
R Minimize Ferries
R Minimize Motorail Trains
XSelect Navi Q Mode .
The mode list appears.XSwitching mode on or off: Select desired
modes.
Depending on the previous status, the
mode is switched on or off. A checkmark
indicates that the mode is switched on. It
is possible to switch on more than one
mode.XExiting menu: Slide XV Y or press back
button % in the center console
( Y page 87).
COMAND will verify whether it can
incorporate the modes if you select them
with route guidance active.
If possible, COMAND calculates a new
route considering the selected options.
If the route cannot be recalculated with the
selected options, a message appears and
an announcement is made. COMAND
calculates a new route. Only options that
are possible will be considered.
Displaying highway information
When this function is enabled, highway
information ahead will display automatically
( Y page 137).
Audio fadeout
XSelect Navi Q Audio Fadeout .
When the check box is checked U the
volume of the current audio source fades
during a navigation announcement.
COMAND navigation system
(entering a destination)
Introduction
GWarning!
For safety reasons, only enter a new
destination when the vehicle is stationary.
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Off-road and off-map
Route guidance to an off-road
destination
GWarning!
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. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their
appropriateness for use may be affected by
various factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into consideration
by the COMAND system.
COMAND can guide you to destinations
within the area covered by the digital map,
even if a destination is not located at a road
known to the system.
These destinations are shown 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
navigation announcements and displays on
roads known to the system.
Shortly before you reach the last known the
point to leave the digitized road network, you
will hear the announcement The
destination is nearby. Follow the
arrow on the display.
You will then see an arrow that indicates the
direction to the off-road destination. When
the off-road destination is close to the road,
Area of dest. reached appears in addition
below the arrow.
The section of the route from the last known
point on the map to the off-road destination
is indicated with a dashed line after a certain
length. It simply shows the direction to the
off-road destination without taking account of
any type of obstacles in the way.
:Current vehicle position; the triangle
indicates the vehicle’s direction of travel
;Off-road section of the route=Off-road destination?Direction arrow, shows compass heading
to destination
On the off-road section of the route, direction
arrows showing the compass heading to the
destination guide you. You will also see the
Direction to destination display.
Route guidance from an off-road
location to a destination
If there is no road available on map at current
position of the car, vehicle is off road.
COMAND is also able to guide you to a
destination from such a location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will see
the Off Road message and a direction arrow.
The direction arrow shows the compass
heading to the actual destination.
The route is highlighted blue from the nearest
road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance
continues in the usual way.
Off-road during route guidance
The road geometry may differ from the data
on the digital map, due to road construction,
for example.
In such cases, the system cannot allocate the
vehicle position to the digital map and the
vehicle is therefore in an off-road position.
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:Current position (city and state/province);Next intersection or exit ahead=Previous intersection or exit?Current streetACurrent positionXSelect Navi Q Position Q Where am
I?.
Compass
You can have the current cardinal direction
into which the front of the vehicle points
displayed.
:Current cardinal direction;Geo coordinatesXSelect Navi Q Position Q Compass.
Displaying highway information
When this function is enabled, highway
information ahead will display automatically.
Symbols indicate POIs in the area of the
respective highway exit.
XShowing/hiding highway information:
Select Navi.
XCheck or uncheck the Highway
information check box.
Detour function
iThe detour function blocks a section of
the route ahead of you. You can set the
length of the blockage. If possible,
COMAND calculates a detour route.
XSelect Route Q Detour in map view with
the menu system displayed (Y page 102).
The detour function display appears.
XSetting length of the blockage: Select
More or Less until the desired length is set.
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:Blocked route section;Current vehicle position; the triangle
indicates the vehicle’s direction of travel
=Information about the blocked route
section
iBlocked route section : is always
highlighted in red/white. The information
about blocked route section = shows
which section of the route is blocked and
the length of the blocked section.
XStarting route calculation: Select Start,
see also (Y page 120).
XDeleting blockage: Select Navi Q
Route Q Detour Q Delete.
Alternative Route
You can calculate and display alternative
routes in addition to the route that COMAND
displays automatically. The original route is
displayed in light blue while the alternative
route is dark blue.
XWith the menu system displayed
(Y page 102), select Route Q
Alternative Route.
:Route distance, time, and time of arrival
for the currently selected alternative
route marked in deep blue
;On the Route: Symbols indicate special
parts, such as tunnels, ferries or toll
roads, on the displayed alternative route.
=Mode: Current settings for the displayed
alternative route
Avoid: Symbols of route parts to avoid,
for example tunnels, ferries or toll roads
XDisplaying/selecting other alternative
routes: Select Previous or Next.
XAccepting the currently selected, deep
blue route for route guidance: Select
Start.
COMAND navigation system (real-
time traffic)
Traffic messages
iA subscription to SIRIUS XM Satellite
Radio service provider is required for the
satellite radio reception referred to here.
You can find more information on satellite
radio in chapter “Satellite Radio”
(Y page 170).
COMAND can receive and incorporate traffic
messages via satellite radio into the
navigation system. Traffic report messages
and map symbols can then be viewed in the
COMAND display.
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SymbolDescriptionTraffic notifications in map displayTraffic
report
lists
Traffic
report
message
Green
line with
arrows
Free-flowing
traffic
No obstacles for traffic flow. Appears
on the free-flow side (direction) of the
road.
No entryNo
message
Yellow
line with
arrows
IncidentsPossible obstacles for traffic flow (e.g.
road work). Appears on the affected
side (direction) of the road.
No entryNo
message
Warning
(red)
Indicates a location for which a
warning message has been issued.
Red arrow indicate the driving
direction to which the warning
message applies.
Appears
with
warning
entry type
Appears
with
warning
entry type
Incident
(yellow)
Indicates a location for which a
message has been issued. Yellow
arrow indicate the driving direction to
which the message applies.
Appears
with
incident
entry type
Appears
with
incident
entry type
Traffic jam
on route
(stop-and-
go)
Appears at the beginning of traffic
congestion from the driver's point of
view if route guidance is active and
route goes through congested area.
Yellow car symbols could appear in
combination with this symbol.
Appears
with traffic
jam on
route
(stop-and-
go) entry
type
Appears
with
traffic jam
on route
(stop-and-
go) entry
type
Traffic jam
on route
Appears at the beginning of traffic
congestion from the driver's point of
view if route guidance is active and
route goes through congested area.
Red car symbols could appear in
combination with this symbol.
Appears
with traffic
jam on
route entry
type
Appears
with
traffic jam
on route
entry type
Blocked
section on
route
Appears at the beginning of a blocked
area from the driver's point of view if
route guidance is active and route
goes through blocked area.
XX XX symbols could appear in
combination with this symbol.
Appears
with
blocked
section
entry type
Appears
with
blocked
section
entry type
Traffic jam
(stop-and-
go)
(yellow car)
Traffic congestion, average speed
25 – 45 mph (40 – 72 km/h).
Could appear repeatedly to indicate
length of traffic congestion.
(Not
possible)
(Not
possible)
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SymbolDescriptionTraffic notifications in map displayTraffic
report
lists
Traffic
report
message
Traffic jam
(red car)
Traffic congestion, average speed
5 – 20 mph (8 – 32 km/h).
Could appear repeatedly to indicate
length of traffic congestion.
(Not
possible)
(Not
possible)
XXXXBlocked
section
Road impassable.
Could appear repeatedly to indicate
length of blocked area
(Not
possible)
(Not
possible)
Displaying real-time traffic reportsXIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and show the menu system (Y page 102).
XSelect Traffic.
COMAND searches for satellite radio
channels sending traffic messages.
The message No traffic reports are
currently available for this area.
may appear for the following reasons:RMessages were not yet received.
RThere are no messages available.
XCancelling the search: Select Cancel.XClosing the message: Select OK
If there are traffic reports, you will see a list
or a submenu, depending on whether route
guidance is active or not.
iA traffic message may also concern an
area or region rather than a road, e.g.
impaired visibility due to fog.
List when route guidance is not active
The list shows all the roads, areas or regions
for which messages are available.
1Country, state or province indicator
(optional)
2Road concernedXDisplaying a traffic message: Select an
item from the list.
The traffic message appears, see “Example
of a traffic message” (Y page 142).
XClosing the list: Slide XVY once or
repeatedly.
XDisplaying traffic symbol information:
Select Traffic Symbol Info
(Y page 142).
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Track search
You can use the following criteria to search
for tracks:
RCurrent Track List
RFolder
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTracks
RGenres
RComposers
RYear
XPress W during playback while the main
area is selected.
or
XSelect Audio Q Search.
The list of search criteria appears.
XSelect a search criteria and press W.
The track list appears.
XSelect a track and press W.
Copying audio data to hard disk (audio
CD mode only)
You can copy audio data to the internal hard
disk while in audio CD mode using the REC
function.
XSelect Audio Q Media.XSelect an audio CD.XSelect REC.
The copy menu appears.:Source;Target=Total track length of source files?Track selectionAStarting copy processBName of source CD and target storage
name
CBack without copyingDMedium position in media listXSelecting audio data: Select Track
Select..
The track list appears.
XSelect All Music Files or select
individual tracks.
XSelect Continue.
The copy menu appears.
XCopying audio data: Select Start.
The copying process starts. The status bar
E (Y page 185) shows the copying
progress.
iDo not remove the disc from which you
are copying during the process. Otherwise
the copied data on the hard disk will be
corrupt.
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:Lap number;Lap time=Maximum speed during lap?Lap lengthAAverage speed during lapXPress button : or 9 to see other lap
analyses.
Telephone menu
GWarning!
A driver’s attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we
recommend that you pull over to a safe
location and stop before placing or taking a
telephone call. If you choose to use the
telephone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and only use the telephone when
weather, road and traffic conditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a mobile phone while driving a vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
You can connect your telephone to the
COMAND system via Bluetooth®
(Y page 151).
XSwitch on the telephone and the COMAND
system.
XPress button = or ; to select the
Telephone menu.
One of the following messages will appear
in the multifunction display:
RNo service: No network is available.
RReady for Bluetooth telephony...:
The telephone has not been connected
to the COMAND system via Bluetooth®
yet.
XConnect the telephone to the
COMAND system via Bluetooth®
(Y page 152).
RTelephone Ready or name of the
network provider (if available): The
telephone has found a network and is
ready for use. You can operate it using
the control system.
Answering a call
When your telephone is ready to receive calls,
you can answer a call at any time with the
ignition on. When you are in the Telephone
menu, you will see the following message in
the multifunction display:
Example illustration
XPress button 6.
The caller’s number appears only if it is
transmitted.
The caller’s name appears only if the number
and the name are stored in the phone book.
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Effect=With this selection you can use the
braking effect of the engine.
5Allows the use of the engine’s
braking effect when driving
Ron steep downgrades
Rin mountainous regions
Runder extreme operating
conditions
4For maximum use of the engine’s
braking effect on very steep or
lengthy downgrades.
Automatic shift program
The program mode selector switch is used to
adjust
Rthe shift program
Rthe suspension tuning of the AIRMATIC or
the ABC system
Rthe engine control
Program mode selector switch
C ComfortFor comfort drivingS SportFor sporty driving
Program mode selector switch on AMG vehicles
C ComfortFor standard drivingS SportFor sporty drivingM ManualFor manual gearshifting
The current program mode appears in the
multifunction display.
:Program mode indicator
You should only change the program mode
when the automatic transmission is in park
position P.
The last selected automatic program mode
(C or S) is active when the engine is restarted.
XPress the program mode selector switch
repeatedly until the letter of the desired
program mode appears in the multifunction
display.
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Reprogramming a single signal
transmitter button
To program a device using a signal
transmitter button previously trained, follow
these steps:
XSwitch on the ignition.XPress and hold the desired signal
transmitter button ( ;, = or ?). Do not
release the button.
Indicator lamp : will begin to flash after
20 seconds.XWithout releasing the signal transmitter
button, proceed with programming starting
with step 3.
Operation of integrated remote control
XSwitch on the ignition.XSelect and press the appropriate
integrated signal transmitter button ( ;,
= or ?) to activate the remote controlled
device.
The integrated remote control transmitter
continues to send the signal as long as the
button is pressed – up to 20 seconds.
Erasing the integrated remote control
memory
i If you sell your vehicle, erase the codes of
all three channels.
XSwitch on the ignition.XSimultaneously press and hold outer signal
transmitter buttons ; and ?, for
approximately 20 seconds, until indicator
lamp : flashes rapidly. Do not hold for
longer than 30 seconds.
The codes of all three channels are erased.Programming tips
If you are having difficulty programming the
integrated remote control, here are some
helpful tips:
R Check the frequency of hand-held remote
control A (typically located on the reverse
side of the remote). The integrated remote
control is compatible with radio-frequency
devices operating between 280-390 MHz.
R Put a new battery in hand-held remote
control A. This will increase the likelihood
of the hand-held remote control sending a
stronger and more accurate signal to the
integrated remote control.
R While performing step 3, hold hand-held
remote control A at different lengths and
angles from the signal transmitter button
( ; , = or ?) you are programming.
Attempt varying angles at the distance of 2
to 12 inches (5 to 30 cm) away or the same
angle at varying distances.
R If another hand-held remote control is
available for the same device, try the
programming steps again using that other
hand-held remote control. Make sure new
batteries are in the hand-held remote
control before beginning the procedure.
R Straighten the antenna wire from the
garage door opener assembly. This may
help improve transmitting and/or receiving
signals.
i Certain types of garage door openers are
incompatible with the integrated remote
control. If you should experience further
difficulties with programming the
integrated remote control, contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center, or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center (USA only) at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372),
or the HomeLink ®
Hotline (USA only) at
1-800-355-3515, or the Customer Service
(Canada only) at 1-800-387-0100.
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