navigation MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2014 R131 Manual PDF

Symbols used in real-time traffic reports
Unimpeded traffic flow
Green line with arrows
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Heavy/slow-moving traffic
Together with a yellow line
The symbol marks average speeds of 25 – 45 mph(40 – 72 km/h).
Caution, traffic incident
Traffic jam
Together with a red line and arrows
The symbol marks average speeds of 5 - 20 mph(8 - 32 km/h).
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Warning message
Together with a red/white striped line and arrows
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Blocked route section
Possibly in combination with XXXX
Displaying real-time traffic reports Starting a search for traffic reports
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
A menu appears.
If No Traffic Messages No Traffic Messages appears, this
means either:
R no traffic reports have been received yet,
or
R no traffic reports are available.
X To end the search: selectCancel Cancel and
press 0098to confirm.
X To close the report window: selectOK
OK
and press 0098to confirm. Traffic symbol information
Example display
0043
Affected roads with indication of direction
0044 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
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X
Select Traffic
Traffic in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Traffic Symbol Information
Traffic Symbol Information by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Next
Next orPrevious
Previous by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm in order to continue highlighting
traffic symbols.
X To change the map scale: selectMap
Map by
sliding 00970052the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
You can now zoom in or out of the map. Example: details on traffic symbol information
X To show the detailed view: select
Details
Details and press 0098to confirm.
X To close the detailed view: slide009500520096 the
COMAND controller. Displaying reports on the route 0043
State/province for the calculated route,
road designation, direction and reports
for the affected road (2/3)
0044 Section of the road to which the traffic
report applies
0087 Traffic report
0085 Type of traffic report (slow-moving traffic)
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic Traffic in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Messages On Route
Messages On Route and press0098
to confirm.
The traffic report window appears. If there
is more than one traffic report for a section
of the route, this is indicated by 2/3, for
example.
X To scroll within a report or to access
the next report: turn00790052007A the COMAND
controller.
X To return to the report list: slide009500520096 the
COMAND controller. Navigation
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Displaying all traffic reports
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select All Messages
All Messages and press0098to
confirm.
A list is shown containing all roads, areas
or regions affected by traffic reports.
Roads, areas or regions not on the route
also appear in the list.
X To show a traffic report: select a road,
area or region and press 0098to confirm.
The traffic report is displayed. There may
be several traffic reports for the affected
road. You can find an example of a traffic
report here: (Y page 363).
X To close a report: slide009500520096 the COMAND
controller.
Reading out traffic reports on the route Introduction
The read-aloud function is only available while
route guidance is active. It reads out traffic
reports affecting the current route.
You can select the following text reader
properties:
R Language (Y page 313)
R Text reader speed ( Ypage 312) You can start the text reader function
manually or set it to automatic.
Starting the text reader function manually
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Read out all messages on Read out all messages on
route
route and press 0098to confirm.
COMAND reads out the reports in
sequence.
i If there are no reports for the route, the
Read Read out
outall
allmessages
messages on
onroute
route menu
item is shown in gray and cannot be
selected.
X To switch off the read-aloud function:
select Cancel Cancel Read-Aloud
Read-Aloud Function
Functionand
press 0098to confirm or press the 0063
button.
COMAND reads out the current report and
then exits the read-aloud function.
Automatic read-aloud function
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic by sliding 00970052and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Read Traffic Messages Read Traffic Messages
Automatically
Automatically and press0098to confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the option on 0073or off 0053. 364
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Recalculating the route dynamically
The route types
Dynamic Route
Dynamic Route and
Dynamic
Dynamic Route
RouteOnly
OnlyAfter
After Request
Request take
all relevant traffic messages into account
when calculating a route (Y page 325).
If you have set the route type Dynamic
Dynamic
Route Route, COMAND guides you on the updated
route to your destination.
If you have set the route type Dynamic
Dynamic
Route Only After Request Route Only After Request , a prompt
appears.
You can now decide whether to:
R accept the route suggested by COMAND
R continue your original route
X To accept the suggested route: press
0098 the COMAND controller.
X To continue along the original route:
select Reject
Reject by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm. Destination memory
Home address (My Address) Entering the home address via address
entry
X Proceed as described under “Adopting an
address book entry as a home address”
(Y page 365). Confirm My Address
My Address by
pressing 0098.
X To enter the home address for the first
time: confirm New Entry
New Entry by pressing 0098.X
To change the home address: select
Change Change in the menu showing the home
address by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Confirm New Entry
New Entry by pressing 0098.
X In both cases, enter the home address as a
destination, e.g. as a city, street and house
number (Y page 327). Then, save the home
address (Y page 332).
Adopting an address book entry as a
home address
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select From Memory
From Memory and press0098to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2).
Option 1: destination memory list with
character bar X
Slide 00520097the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the destination memory
list appears as a selection list.
Option 2: destination memory list as
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My Address
My Address entry is listed as the first
entry in the destination memory.
X Select My Address
My Address by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
i If you have not yet entered any
characters, My Address
My Address is automatically
highlighted in the selection list.
If no home address has been stored yet, you
can now assign an address book entry. If a
home address already exists, it is displayed
and you can alter it.
i If you select New Entry
New Entry , you are also
offered the option of entering the home
address for the first time. You can then
save the home address without having to
start route guidance.
X To enter the home address for the first
time: select Assign to Address Book Assign to Address Book
Entry
Entry and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Home
Home, Work
WorkorNot
Not Classified
Classified and
press 0098to confirm.
X To change the home address: select
Change
Change and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Assign to Address Book Entry
Assign to Address Book Entry
and press 0098to confirm.
i If you select New Entry
New Entry, you are also
offered the option of changing the home
address by entering an address. You can then save the home address without having
to start route guidance.
X Select Home Home,Work
WorkorNot
Not Classified
Classified and
press 0098to confirm.
In both cases, you will see the address book
either with the character bar or as a
selection list.
X Select an address book entry
(Y page 408).
X To confirm the selection: press0098the
COMAND controller.
If there is no existing home address,
COMAND saves the entry. You will see a
message and then the address menu with
the selected address. Start Startis highlighted
automatically.
If a home address has already been stored,
you will see a prompt asking you whether
the My Address
My Address entry should be
overwritten.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, COMAND overwrites the
destination. You will see a message and
then the address menu with the selected
address. Start Startis highlighted
automatically.
If you select No No, the list will appear again.
Selecting the home address for route
guidance
X Proceed as described under "Selecting a
destination from the destination memory"
(Y page 332).
Save destination General notes
This function also stores the destination in
the address book.
When the address book is full, no destinations
can be saved in the destination memory. You
must first delete address book entries
(Y
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After destination entry
X
The destination has been entered and is
shown in the address entry menu
(Y page 327).
X Select Save
Save by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 367).
During route guidance
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Save
Save Destination
Destination and press0098to
confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 367).
From the list of previous destinations
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations
From Last Destinations and
press 0098to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select a destination by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The destination address is shown.
X Select Save
Save and press 0098to confirm.
You can now select storing options
(Y page 367). Selecting storing options
Once you have chosen one of the following
options for storing a destination, you can
specify storage options:
R
after destination entry (Y page 367)
R during route guidance (Y page 367)
R from the list of previous destinations
(Y page 333) Storage options
X
To save the destination without a
name: selectSave Without Name Save Without Name and
press 0098to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory and uses the address
as the destination name. Example: saving a destination with a name
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Selected data field with cursor
0044 Character bar
X To save the destination with a name:
select Save With Name Save With Name and press0098to
confirm. Navigation
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X
Select a category, e.g. Home
Home, and press0098
to confirm.
The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar.
X Proceed as described under "Character
entry (navigation)" (Y page 306).
X Then select 0054and press 0098to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination under the
name entered.
An address with complete address data that
is suitable for navigation can be assigned to
a pre-existing address book entry.
X To assign an address to an address
book entry: selectAssign to Address
Assign to Address
Book Entry Book Entry and press0098to confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Home
Home, and press 0098
to confirm.
You will see the address book either with
the character bar or as a selection list.
X Select an address book entry
(Y page 408).
COMAND stores the data if the address
book entry selected does not yet contain
navigable address data.
If the selected address book entry already
contains navigable address data, a prompt
will appear asking whether you wish to
overwrite the existing data.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , COMAND stores the data.
You can now start route guidance to this
address directly from the address book
(Y page 410).
X To save the destination as My address:
select Save as "My Address"
Save as "My Address" and press
0098 to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the
destination memory as My Address
My Address . If the
selected address book entry already
contains address data that can be used for
navigation (0048 icon), a prompt will appear asking whether you wish to overwrite the
existing data.
X Select Yes YesorNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the entry is overwritten.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled.
X To save the destination as a personal
POI: insert the SD memory card
(Y page 448).
X Select Save As Personal POI
Save As Personal POI and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select a category.
X Enter the name.
The current address is saved as a personal
point of interest on the SD memory card.
Deleting a destination or the home
address X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select From Memory
From Memory and press0098to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2).
X Option 1: destination memory list with
the character bar: enter characters using
the character bar (Y page 306).
X Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list: select a destination by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
You see the address data of the selected
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X
Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete the destination.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , COMAND deletes the
destination. You will see a message to this
effect.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
i If the navigable address data for the
destination being deleted is also assigned
to an address book entry, COMAND will
also delete this data from there. If the
corresponding address book entry does
not contain any further data, such as
telephone numbers, COMAND deletes the
entire address book entry. Previous destinations
Introduction COMAND automatically stores the previous
destinations for which route calculation has
been started. If the memory is full, COMAND
deletes the oldest destination. You can also
save a destination from the list of previous
destinations in the destination memory. It will
be stored there permanently.
Storing a destination permanently in
the destination memory X
Proceed as described in the "From the list
of previous destinations" section
(Y page 333).
Storing the vehicle position in the list of
previous destinations X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller. X
Select Position
Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save SaveVehicle
Vehicle Position
Position and press
0098 to confirm.
COMAND stores the current vehicle
position as a destination in the list of
previous destinations.
Storing the crosshair position in the list
of previous destinations A crosshair appears on the map if you have
moved the map manually (Y
page 370). You
can store the crosshair position as a
destination in the list of previous
destinations.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position Position in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save Crosshair Position
Save Crosshair Position and
press 0098to confirm.
Deleting one of the previous
destinations X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select From Last Destinations
From Last Destinations and
press 0098to confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
X Select the desired destination and press
0098 to confirm.
The destination address appears. Navigation
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X
Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the entry
should be deleted.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , the entry is deleted.
If you select No
No , the process will be
canceled. Map operation and map settings
General notes Company logos displayed on the map are
trademarks of the respective companies and
used solely for the purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of such
logos on the map does not indicate approval
of, support of or advertising by these
companies for the navigation system itself.
Setting the map scale 0043
Set map scale as a number with unit
0044 Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
0087 New map scale
0085 Scale bar
Unit of measurement 0043in the COMAND
display depends on the selection made for the
instrument cluster, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
X To hide the menu: slide00970052the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen
Full Screen
menu item is shown, press 0098.
X To call up the scale bar: as soon as you
turn 00790052007A the COMAND controller, scale
bar 0087appears.
X Turn 00790052007A until the desired scale is set. Moving the map Showing the crosshair
Map with crosshair
0043
Current vehicle position
0044 Crosshair
0087 Details of the crosshair position
0085 Map scale selected
X To hide the menu: slide00970052the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen Full Screen
menu item is shown, press 0098.
X To scroll the weather map: slide009500520096,
009700520064 or009100520078 the COMAND controller.
A crosshair appears on the map. If you slide
it again, the map under the crosshair moves
in the corresponding direction.
Display 0087may be the name of a street, for
example, provided the digital map contains
the necessary data. It shows the geo-
coordinate position of the crosshair if the
Geo-coordinates
Geo-coordinates display is switched on
(Y page 373).
Hiding the crosshair and centering the
map on the vehicle position or destination
X Press the 0038back button twice.
The crosshair disappears and the map is
set to the vehicle position.
Centering the map on the vehicle's
position
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
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X
Select Position
Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Vehicle Position Map
Vehicle Position Map and press
0098 to confirm or, if the crosshair is shown,
press the 0038back button.
This hides the crosshair.
Centering the map on the destination
position
This function requires a calculated route to a
destination. If the route includes waypoints
and an intermediate stop, the map can also
be set to these positions.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position
Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Destination Position Map Destination Position Map and
press 0098to confirm.
The crosshair position is set to the relevant
destination.
Map settings Calling up the map settings menu
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Map Settings
Map Settings and press0098to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears. Map orientation Example: map orientation
0043
Current map orientation (005B or¤)
Possible map orientations:
R 005B North orientation (The map view is
displayed so that north is always up)
R ¤ Heading orientation (The map view is
aligned to the direction of travel. The
direction of travel is always at the top, the
orange-color tip of the symbol points
north.)
R ¤ Bird's-eye view (The map view is aligned
to the direction of travel. The map
projection reproduces the curvature of the
earth's surface, the orange-color tip of the
symbol points north.)
R ¤ 3D map (The map view is aligned to the
direction of travel. At a scale of 1 km the
map displays elevation, the orange-color
tip of the symbol points north.) Map orientation menu
Setting the map orientation
X
To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller. Navigation
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