MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2016 R231 Owner's Manual

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 X X X X
Displaying real-time traffic reports
Starting a search for traffic reports
XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Trafficby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
A menu appears.
If No Traffic Messages
appears, this
means either:
Rno traffic reports have been received yet,
or
Rno traffic reports are available.
XTo end the search: selectCanceland
press Wto confirm.
XTo close the report window: selectOK
and press Wto confirm. Traffic symbol information
Example display
:
Affected roads with indication of direction
;Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
XTo switch to navigation mode:
press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
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XSelectTrafficin the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Traffic Symbol Informationby
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
XSelect NextorPreviousby turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm in order to continue highlighting
traffic symbols.
XTo change the map scale: selectMapby
sliding ZVthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
You can now zoom in or out of the map.
Example: details on traffic symbol information
XTo show the detailed view: select
Details
and press Wto confirm.
XTo close the detailed view: slideXVY the
COMAND controller. Displaying reports on the route
:State/province for the calculated route,
road designation, direction and reports
for the affected road (2/3)
;Section of the road to which the traffic
report applies
=Traffic report
?Type of traffic report (slow-moving traffic)
XTo switch to navigation mode:
press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Trafficin the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Messages On Routeand press W
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.
XTo scroll within a report or to access the
next report: turncVdthe COMAND con-
troller.
XTo return to the report list: slideXVY the
COMAND controller.
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Displaying all traffic reports
XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: pressWtheCOMAND
controller .
XSelectTraffi cin thenavigation system
men ubar by turning cVdtheCOMAND
controller and press Wto confirm .
XSelectAllMessagesand press Wto con-
firm.
A list is shown containin gall roads, area sor
region saffecte dby traffic reports. Roads ,
area sor region sno ton th eroute also
appea rin th elist .
XTo sho w atraffic report: selectaroad,
area or region and press Wto confirm .
The traffic report is displayed. There may be
several traffic report sfo rth eaffecte droad.
You can fin dan exampl eof atraffic report
here: (
Ypage 360).
XTo close areport: slideXVY theCOMAND
controller .
Reading out traffic reports on th erout e
Introduction
The read-aloud function is only available while
route guidance is active .It read sout traffic
report saffecting th ecurren troute .
You can select th efollowing text reader prop-
erties:
RLanguage (Ypage 310)
RTextreader speed (Ypage 310) You can start th
etext reader function man -
ually or set it to automatic.
Starting th etext reader function manually
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: pressWtheCOMAND
controller .
XSelectTraffi cby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelec tRea dout all messages on
routeand press Wto confirm .
COMAND read sout th ereport sin
sequence .
iIf there are no report sfo rth eroute ,th e
Rea d
outallmessagesonroutemen u
item is shown in gra yand canno tbe selec-
ted.
XTo switch off th eread-aloud function:
select Cancel
Read-Alou dFunctionand
press Wto confirm or press th e8 but-
ton.
COMAND read sout th ecurren treport and
then exit sth eread-aloud function .
Automatic read-aloud function
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: pressWtheCOMAND
controller .
XSelectTraffi cby slidin gZV and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSelect Read Traffic Messages Auto‐
maticallyand press Wto confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the option on Oor off ª.
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Recalculating the route dynamically
The route typesDynamic Routeand
Dynamic
RouteOnlyAfterRequesttake
all relevant traffic messages into account
when calculating a route (
Ypage 322).
If you have selected Dynamic Route
as the
route type, COMAND guides you to your des-
tination along the updated route.
If you have selected Dynamic Route Only
After Requestas the route type, a prompt
will appear first.
You can now decide whether to:
Raccept the route suggested by COMAND
Rcontinue your original route
XTo accept the suggested route: pressW
the COMAND controller.
XTo continue along the original route:
select Reject
by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
Destination memory
Home address (My Address)
Entering the home address via address
entry
XProceed as described under “Adopting an
address book entry as a home address”
(
Ypage 362). Confirm My Addressby
pressing W.
XTo enter the home address for the first
time:confirm New Entry
by pressing W.
XTo change the home address: select
Change
in the menu showing the home
address by turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
XConfirm New Entryby pressing W.
XIn both cases, enter the home address as a
destination, e.g. as a city, street and house
number (
Ypage 325). Then, save the home
address (
Ypage 329).
Adopting an address book entry as a
home address
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect From Memoryand press Wto con-
firm.
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
XSlide VZthe COMAND controller repeat-
edly until the destination memory list
appears as a selection list.
Option 2: destination memory list as
selection list
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TheMy Addressentry is listed as the first
entry in the destination memory.
XSelect My Addressby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
iIf you have not yet entered any charac-
ters, My
Addressis automatically highligh-
ted 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.
iIf you select 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.
XTo enter the home address for the first
time: select Assign to Address Book
Entryand press Wto confirm.
XSelect Home,Workor NotClassifiedand
press Wto confirm.
XTo change the home address: select
Change
and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Assign to Address Book Entry
and press Wto confirm.
iIf you select 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.
XSelect
Home,Workor NotClassifiedand
press Wto confirm.
In both cases, you will see the address book either with the character bar or as a selec-
tion list.
XSelect an address book entry
(
Ypage 404).
XTo confirm the selection: pressWthe
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
is highlighted
automatically.
If a home address has already been stored,
you will see a prompt asking you whether
the My Address
entry should be overwrit-
ten.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, COMAND overwrites the
destination. You will see a message and
then the address menu with the selected
address. Start
is highlighted automati-
cally.
If you select No
, the list will appear again.
Selecting the home address for route
guidance
XProceed as described under "Selecting a
destination from the destination memory"
(
Ypage 330).
Saving a 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
(
Ypage 404).
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After destination entry
XThe destination has been entered and is
shown intheaddr ess entry menu
(
Ypage 324).
XSe lect Savebysliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
You can now select storing options
(
Ypage 364).
During route guidance
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSe lect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSe lect SaveDestinationand press Wto
confirm.
You can now select storing options
(
Ypage 364).
From the list ofprevious destinations
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSe lect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSe lect From Last Destinationsand
press Wto confirm.
The listof last destinations appears.
XSelect a destination byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The destination address isshown.
XSe lect Saveand press Wto confirm.
You can now select storing options
(
Ypage 364). Selecting storing options
Once you have chosen one of the following
options for storing a destination, you can
specify storage options:
RAfter destination entry (Ypage 364)
RDuring route guidance (Ypage 364)
RFrom the
listof previous destinations
(
Ypage 330)
Storag eoption s
XTo save the destination without a name:
select Save
WithoutNameand press Wto
confirm.
COMAND stores the destination inthe des-
tination memory and uses the address as
the destination name.
Example: saving adestination wit h anam e
:
Se lected data field with cursor
;Character bar
XTo save the destination with a name:
select Save With Name
and press Wto
confirm.
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XSelect a category, e.g.Home, and pressW
to confirm.
The input menu appears with data fields
and the character bar.
XProceed as described under "Character
entry (navigation)" (
Ypage 303).
XThen select ¬and press Wto 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.
XTo assign an address to an address
book entry: selectAssign to Address
Book Entryand press Wto confirm.
XSelect a category, e.g. Home, and pressW
to confirm.
You will see the address book either with
the character bar or as a selection list.
XSelect an address book entry
(
Ypage 404).
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.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, COMAND stores the data.
You can now start route guidance to this
address directly from the address book
(
Ypage 406).
XTo save the destination as My address:
select Save as "My Address"
and press
W to confirm.
COMAND stores the destination in the des-
tination memory as My Address
. If the
selected address book entry already con-
tains address data that can be used for
navigation ( Licon), a prompt will appear asking whether you wish to overwrite the
existing data.
XSelect
YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, the entry is overwritten. If
you select No
, the process will be canceled.
XTo save the destination as a personal
POI:insert the SD memory card
(
Ypage 447).
XSelect Save As Personal POIand press
W to confirm.
XSelect a category.
XEnter 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
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect From Memoryand press Wto con-
firm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2).
XOption 1: destination memory list with
the character bar: enter characters using
the character bar (
Ypage 303).
XOption 2: destination memory list as
selection list: select a destination by turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
You see the address data of the selected
entry.
XSelect Deleteand press Wto confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete the destination.
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XSelectYesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, COMAND deletes the
destination. You will see a message to this
effect.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
iIf the navigable address data for the des-
tination being deleted is also assigned to an
address book entry, COMAND will also
delete this data from there. If the corre-
sponding address book entry does not con-
tain any further data, such as telephone
numbers, COMAND deletes the entire
address book entry.
Last 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
XProceed as described in the "From the list
of previous destinations" section
(
Ypage 330).
Storing the vehicle position in the list of
previous destinations
XTo switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Positionin the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect SaveVehiclePositionand press
W to confirm.
COMAND stores the current vehicle posi-
tion 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 (
Ypage 367). You
can store the crosshair position as a destina-
tion in the list of previous destinations.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Positionin the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Save Crosshair Positionand
press Wto confirm.
Deleting one of the previous destina-
tions
XTo switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect From Last Destinationsand
press Wto confirm.
The list of last destinations appears.
XSelect the desired destination and press W
to confirm.
The destination address appears.
XSelect Deleteand press Wto confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the entry
should be deleted.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, the entry is deleted.
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If you selectNo, the process will be can-
celed.
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 compa-
nies for the navigation system itself.
Setting the map scale
:Set map scale as a number with unit
;Currently set map scale as indicated by
the needle on the scale bar
=New map scale
?Scale bar
Unit of measurement :in the COMAND dis-
play depends on the selection made in the
instrument cluster; see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
XTo hide the menu: slideZVthe COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen
menu item is shown, press W.
XTo call up the scale bar:as soon as you
turn cVd the COMAND controller, scale
bar =appears.
XTurn cVd until the desired scale is set.
Moving the map
Showing the crosshair
Map with crosshair
:
Current vehicle position
;Crosshair
=Details of the crosshair position
?Map scale selected
XTo hide the menu: slideZVthe COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen
menu item is shown, press W.
XTo scroll the weather map: slideXVY,
ZVÆ oraVb 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 =may be the name of a street, for
example, provided the digital map contains
the necessary data. It shows the geo-coordi-
nate position of the crosshair if the Geo-
coordinatesdisplay is switched on
(
Ypage 370).
Hiding the crosshair and centering the
map on the vehicle position or destination
XPress the %back button twice.
The crosshair disappears and the map is
set to the vehicle position.
Centering the map on the vehicle's posi-
tion
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Positionin the navigation system
menu bar by sliding VÆand turning cVd
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the COMAND controller and pressWto
confirm.
XSelect Vehicle Position Mapand press
W to confirm or, if the crosshair is shown,
press the %back 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 way points
and an intermediate stop, the map can also be
set to these positions.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Positionin the navigation system
menu bar by sliding VÆand turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
XSelect Destination Position Mapand
press Wto confirm.
The crosshair position is set to the relevant
destination.
Map settings
Calling up the map settings menu
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Naviin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect MapSettingsand press Wto con-
firm.
The map settings menu appears. Map orientation
Example: map orientation
:
Current map orientation (
0or¤)
Possible map orientations:
R0 North orientation (The map view is dis-
played so that north is always up)
R¤ Heading orientation (the map view is
aligned to the direction of travel. The direc-
tion 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 projec-
tion 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
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Naviin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
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