MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2003 R230 Comand Manual

163 Navigation
Route guidance
Main detour menu
1It is possible to block route sections
ahead
2Ends the detour function, the previous
route is calculated
3It is possible to block route sections in
the route list (
page 165)
Explanation corresponding 2

Detour has not yet been selected
You cannot select “Cancel”

Detour has been selected
“Cancel” is highlighted

Press ) while any menu is on the
screen during route guidance.
The main detour menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired
menu field and press the button.
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Selecting a detour
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iTraffic jams are identified by the driver,
not by the COMAND.
If you switch off COMAND for more than
30 minutes during active route
guidance, all manually entered traffic
jams are deleted.

164 NavigationRoute guidanceTraffic jam ahead
If a traffic jam lies ahead, you can block the
route sections following the next turn.Traffic jam menu1Length of the blocked route section in
miles

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight “Traffic Jam
Ahead...” in the main detour menu and
press to confirm.
The traffic jam menu will appear.Entering the length of the blocked route
section
Increasing the blocked section

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the right.
Decreasing the blocked section

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the left.
Calculating detour

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The route will be re-calculated. An in-
formation menu will appear.
After that COMAND continues route
guidance.
iCOMAND suggests reasonable route
sections.
Minimum/maximum length of detour is
governed by the logical grouping of rou-
te sections. If additional detour seg-
ments are required after the original
detour, they must be requested indivi-
dually.
iYou can also select “Traffic Jam Ahead”
during the course of a detour. The cur-
rent detour will then be cancelled.

165 Navigation
Route guidance
Detour in route list
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight “Detour in Route
List” in the main detour menu and
press to confirm.
The message “The route list is being
calculated” will appear.
Then the route list will appear.
Route list1Street cannot be blocked off
2Symbol “+”: street contains several
sections which can be blocked off
3Blocked street will appear in redDisplaying an entry in full in a window

Press u.

Press u again to remove the window.

166 NavigationRoute guidanceCalling detailed route list Detailed route list4Symbol “-” - sections of a road are dis-
played
Press +.
The detailed route list will appear.Blocking off several streets/street sec-
tions

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the right.
With each turn, you will block another
section.
The road name will appear in red.
Undoing street block

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the left.
The street name will appear in black
again.
Switching back to the route list

Press ,.
The symbol “+” appears in front of the
street section.
The blocking function is still active.Canceling blocking function, do not recal-
culate the route

Press *.
The traffic jam menu will appear.
Ending the blocking function, re-calcula-
ting the route with the blocks selected

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
COMAND re-calculates the route in the
previously selected calculation mode.
A corresponding message will appear.
Then the symbol display will appear
again and COMAND will continue route
guidance.

167 Navigation
Route guidance
1Deletes a way point
2Cancels a detour (traffic jam ahead)
3Cancels a detour (street sections blo-
cked in the route list)
4Resets all functions

Press r.
A selection menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired
menu field and press to confirm.
COMAND will re-calculate the route
using the previously selected calculati-
on mode.
You will see the corresponding infor-
mation.
Then the symbol display will appear and
COMAND continues route guidance.
Resetting functions
iIf you have not selected any way point
(page 160) or detour (
page 163)
menu fields 1 to 4 are shaded out
and cannot be selected.

168 NavigationRoute guidanceIf you deviate from a recommended route,
the COMAND automatically calculates a
new route from the current vehicle locati-
on to the requested destination.If applicable, the message “NEW ROUTE”
will appear along with an arrow outline in-
dicating the driving direction.
After the new calculation has been suc-
cessfully completed, COMAND continues
route guidance.
The arrow indicating the driving direction
will appear as usual.If the symbol display is active, the map
showing the current vehicle location relati-
ve to the route will appear after 5 seconds.
COMAND automatically changes back to
the symbol display if a known road is used
again.Deviating from the calculated route
Driving on a non-digitized road

169 Navigation
Route guidance
The car is parked for longer than 2 hours
and the remaining distance to the destina-
tion is more than 0.3 miles.
After COMAND has been switched on
again, the illustrated inquiry menu ap-
pears.Recalculating and continuing the active
route guidance

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v and confirm “Yes”.
You will hear the voice output “The rou-
te is being recalculated”.
Canceling the active route guidance

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight “No” and press
to confirm.
The destination input menu will appear.
Interrupting route guidance during a
journey
iThe inquiry menu can also appear if the
current stop-over is entered.
If the journey is interrupted for less than
2 hours, active route guidance will be
continued automatically. You will hear
the voice output “The route is being re-
calculated”.
iIf the remaining distance to the route is
less than 0.3 miles, route guidance ends
and the main destination input menu
will appear.
The message “Manual route exclusions
have been reset” will appear, if
you have selected a detour and the
COMAND was switched off for lon-
ger than 30 minutes during active
route guidance.
Manually entered traffic jams are dele-
ted.

Press * to remove the message.

170 NavigationRoute guidanceWhen you reach the destination, you will
see the destination flag. You will hear the
voice output “You have reached your des-
tination”.Then the main destination input menu ap-
pears and you can now enter another des-
tination.Arriving at destination
iYou will also hear voice outputs and see
display messages when you approach
and arrive at way points.

171 Navigation
Route guidance
During route guidance (you see either sym-
bol or map display) you can select another
COMAND system by pressing the corres-
ponding key.
The main menu of the selected audio sour-
ce will appear and you will e.g. hear the
radio.
Route guidance and the navigation’s voice
output remain active.
The voice output is added to the audio
playback.
You can individually adjust the volume le-
vels for voice output and audio playback
(page 64).

Press c.
The main radio menu will appear. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.

Selecting a station (
page 30).
Returning to navigation system

Press b.During route guidance, you can operate an
audio source that is active in the back-
ground. Although the options are limited,
you can operate the audio source without
having to fully switch to the corresponding
system.
1A window is shown in the symbol or
map display, providing details about
the active audio source
Activating audio system
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Activating audio functions

172 NavigationRoute guidanceRemoving the window
This is done automatically after 3 seconds.
or
Press *.
The radio is active

Selecting a memorized station from the
respective memory (FM, AM or WB)
Press number keys 1 through 0.

Performing station seek
Press g or h briefly.

Starting manual search
Press g or h longer than
2 seconds.
The search run will start in the desi-
red direction - frequency ranges
FM, AM or WB.CD mode is active

Select CD with number keys
0 CD drive
1 - 6 CD changer

Selecting previous/next track
Press g or h briefly.

Skip backwards/forwards
Hold g or h longer than
2 seconds.