MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2012 Owners Manual

Examples for route 1 (above) and route 4 (eco
route)
Option 2
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZVthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Select Calculate alternative route
Calculate alternative route
and press Wto confirm.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
Function activated: alternative routes are
calculated directly after the destination is
entered.
Menu functions X To select the next or previous alterna-
tive route: selectNext
Next orPrevious Previous and
press Wto confirm. X
To start route guidance using the selec-
ted alternative route: selectStart
Start and
press Wto confirm.
COMAND Online begins route guidance on the selected alternative route.
Route information Displaying destination information
Example: destination information
The example shows information on distance,
estimated time of arrival and estimated
remaining driving time to the Odestination
and two way points.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Route Routein the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select Destination information
Destination information and
press Wto confirm.
Destination information is displayed.
X To call up further destination informa-
tion: turncVd the COMAND controller.
X To close the destination information:
slide XVY the COMAND controller or press
the % back button.
i You can display destination information
for the destination, for both way points and
the intermediate stop, if they are part of the route. 358
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If a mobile phone is connected to COMAND
Online and a phone number is included in
the destination information, you can call it
(Y page 390).
Route overview
You can use the route overview to move along the active route section by section and view
information and details about each section of
the route.
You can see information relevant to the sec-
tion of the route, such as the length of the
road section you will be driving along and the road name. The highlighted route section is
marked in white with a red border on the map.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Route
Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm. X
Select Route browser Route browser and pressWto
confirm.
X To view the next or previous route sec-
tion: select Next
Next orPrevious
Previous and pressW
to confirm.
i If the first or last route section is high-
lighted, you cannot select Previous
Previous or
Next
Next.
X To zoom in or out of the map: selectNor
M and press Wto confirm. X
To close the route overview: selectBack
Back
and press Wto confirm.
Route demonstration You can see the route before starting your
journey. This function is only available when
the vehicle is stationary.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Route Routein the navigation system
menu bar by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select Route demonstration
Route demonstration and press
W to confirm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
X To get to the destination: pressWto
confirm the highlighted symbol.
X To stop the route demonstration: con-
firm the Ësymbol by pressing W. Navigation
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Example: route demonstration stopped
: Display of street name and city when
route demonstration is paused
; Distance of the crosshair from current
vehicle position
X To get to the current vehicle position:
press Wto confirm the symbol for the cur-
rent vehicle position.
X To change the map scale: selectScale
Scale
and press Wto confirm.
The scale bar appears.
X Turn cVd the COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
Recording the route Notes
If you have activated COMAND Online and the
SD memory card has been inserted, you
should not take it out of the slot.
You can store up to 100 routes.
When you record a route, COMAND Online
uses so-called support points and displays
the route as a series of lines. If the route is
then calculated, COMAND Online attempts to
align the recorded route with the digital map.
The support points of the route may not be on
a digitised road. This is often the case with routes which are
drawn up using other map data and imported
via the online function, e.g.:
R routes from the Google™ Local Search
(Y page 442)
R routes from the destination/route down-
load (Y page 446)
Calling up the Routes menu X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 472).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination in the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
X Select Routes
Routes .
Starting/ending recording :
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X
Call up the Routes menu (Y page 360).
X To start recording : selectStart
Start
recording
recording in the Routes menu by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The route is recorded and entered in a list.
# REC REC is displayed in red :.
X To end recording: selectStop
Stoprecording
recording
in the Routes menu by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
Displaying and editing the recorded route X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 472).
X Call up the Routes menu (Y page 360).
X Select List
List in the Routes menu by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
Previously recorded routes are displayed. X
Select a route and press Wto confirm.
The map appears with a menu. The recor-
ded route is shown on the map with a blue dotted line. X
To view a demonstration of the route on
the map: selectDemo
Demo by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
X Proceed as described in the "Route dem-
onstration" section (Y page 359).
X To begin route calculation: selectStart Start
in the menu by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
COMAND Online attempts to align the
recorded route with the digital map. Changing route names and icons
X
Select Edit Editin the menu by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X To change the route name: selectRename
Rename
and press Wto confirm.
i The name cannot be changed while the
vehicle is in motion.
X To change the icon: selectChange Icon
Change Icon
and press Wto confirm.
Please see further information on managing
categories for personal POIs (Y page 345).
To change direction for route calculation:
you can set the icon for the route to the start- ing point or to the destination, thereby chang-
ing the direction for route calculation.
During route calculation, one-way streets or
turn restrictions, for example, are taken into
account. Therefore, the outward and return
routes may differ from each other. Navigation
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Select Swap
Swapin the menu by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X To delete a route: selectDelete
Delete in the
menu by turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the route should be deleted.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo
No and press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the route will be deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be cancel-
led.
Scanning the memory
The SD memory card is inserted. X Call up the Routes menu (Y page 360).
X Select Memory
Memory Info
Info in the Routes menu by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
A message such as Off-road
Off-road route routemem‐
mem‐
ory 90% full.
ory 90% full. is displayed.
Off-road and off-map Notes
The navigation system may guide you to off-
road routes that your vehicle cannot drive on
without causing damage to the tyres or
wheels or the vehicle itself. The driver alone is
responsible for determining the suitability of
the route. The condition of the off-road routes may vary, and their drivability may be affected
by different factors such as time of day, sea-
son and current weather conditions, which
the navigation system cannot judge or take
into account. Route guidance to a destination that is not
on a digitised road Example: route guidance to an off-road destination
: Off-road destination
; Off-road route section (dashed blue)
= Current vehicle position (the tip of the tri-
angle indicates the vehicle’s direction of
travel)
COMAND Online can guide you to destina-
tions which are within the area of the digital
map, but which are not themselves recorded on the map.
These destinations are known as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using the
map, for example. In these cases, COMAND
Online 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 point on the map, you will hear the "Area of desti-
nation reached" announcement. The display
shows a direction arrow with the linear dis-
tance to the destination.
Route guidance from an off-road location
to a destination
If the vehicle position is within the area cov-
ered by the digital map, but the map does not contain any information about that location,
the vehicle is in an off-road location.
COMAND Online is also able to guide you to a
destination even from an off-road location.
At the start of route guidance, you will see the
Off road
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tance to the destination. The arrow shows the
compass heading to the actual destination.
The route is highlighted blue, starting from
the last recognised street the vehicle was on
before it left the map.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance contin- ues in the usual way.
Route guidance from an off-map location
to a destination
If the vehicle position is outside the area cov-
ered by the digital map, then the vehicle is in an off-map location. COMAND Online is also
able to guide you to a destination even from
an off-map location.
At the start of route guidance, you will see the
Off road
Off road message, an arrow and the dis-
tance to the destination. The direction arrow
shows the compass heading to the destina-
tion.
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 contin- ues in the usual way.
Off-road during route guidance
Due to roadworks, for example, there may be
differences between the data on the digital
map and the actual course of the road.
In such cases, the system will temporarily be
unable to locate the vehicle position on the
digital map. The vehicle is therefore in an off- road position.
In the display, you will see the Off road
Off road
message, an arrow and the distance to the
destination. The direction arrow shows the
compass heading to the destination.
As soon as the system can assign the vehicle
position to the map again, route guidance
continues in the usual way. Dynamic route guidance
Traffic report services You can receive traffic reports from Live Traf-
fic Information or RDS-TMC and take them
into consideration for dynamic route guid-
ance. The simultaneous use of both services
is not possible.
Traffic reports from Live Traffic Infor-
mation Conditions:
R equipped with COMAND Online
R communication module with activated,
integrated SIM card
This service can be used to receive up-to-date and accurate traffic information via the Inter-net connection available in the vehicle. Data
roaming is also available in selected Euro-
pean countries.
Advantages of Live Traffic Information
R generates and transmits a large number of
traffic reports
R traffic data is available shortly after starting
the vehicle
R traffic situation is updated every two to
three minutes
R accurate information ensures optimum
route guidance and reliably predicted
arrival times
Live Traffic Information is a subscription ser-
vice. If your vehicle is equipped with
COMAND Online, this service is available for
free for the first three years from the date of
manufacture on selected European markets.
The Live Traffic Information logo will appear in the top right of the display if your subscriptionis valid and a server connection is available.
To call up the subscription status, see the
description below. The communication mod-
ule automatically connects to the Internet
once the ignition has been switched on.
i No traffic data can be received unless
wireless network coverage is available. Navigation
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The traffic information is provided by a traffic
data supplier and is based on various sources and data. It is necessary to regularly transmitinformation on your vehicle's position to
Daimler AG if you wish to use Live Traffic
Information. This data is then made anony-
mous and forwarded to the traffic data sup-
pliers. This anonymous data is used to trans-
mit all traffic reports to the vehicle that are
relevant for the current vehicle position. On
the other hand, as the vehicle acts as a traffic flow sensor, the quality of the traffic reports is
enhanced (source for Floating Car Data). The
anonymous data is not stored permanently.
i If you do not wish to send your vehicle's
positions, contact a Mercedes-Benz Ser-
vice Centre. Please note that by switching
off this function, Live Traffic Service will
also be automatically deactivated.
Calling up subscription information
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic in the navigation bar by
turning the cVdCOMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Confirm Subscription information Subscription information by
pressing the WCOMAND controller.
The displayed messages depend on the
subscription status.
Subscription is valid: Your subscrip‐
Your subscrip‐
tion is valid until: tion is valid until:
No subscription available: You Youhave
have no
no
valid subscription. Please refer
valid subscription. Please refer
to the Owner's Manual for further
to the Owner's Manual for further
information. information.
X To confirm with OK
OK: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
Extending or entering a subscription X Call up the online shop (App Store).
X Enter data. Traffic reports via FM RDS-TMC An RDS-TMC radio station transmits RDS-
TMC traffic reports in addition to the radio
programme. COMAND Online can receive
RDS-TMC traffic reports and take them into
consideration for dynamic (traffic-depend-
ent) route guidance. This means the naviga-
tion system can guide you around a traffic
jam, for example.
There may also be differences between the
traffic reports received and the actual road
and traffic conditions.
The respective traffic data being received
appears on the top right of the display with
the symbol "TMC". If there is no reception, no
symbol is displayed.
i FM RDS-TMC is not available in all coun-
tries.
Switching dynamic route guidance
on/off If
Dynamic route Dynamic route orEco route
Eco route is selected
as the route type, traffic reports are taken into account for route guidance.
The Fast route
Fast route andShort route Short route route
types do not take traffic reports into account
for route guidance.
Selecting route type (Y page 325).
i COMAND Online calculates a new route if
you change the route type setting with
route guidance active. If you change the
route type setting when route guidance is
inactive, COMAND Online uses the new
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Traffic reports on the map
Example: traffic reports on the map
RDS-TMC symbols
:
Traffic jam on the route
; Slow-moving traffic on the route
= Road blocked
? Road blocked
A Slow-moving traffic (yellow vehicles along
the affected route)
B Traffic jam (red vehicles along the affec-
ted route)
i The display shows the entire affected
route section with the corresponding sym-
bols, regardless of how long the incident
actually is. The symbols are placed on the
side of the carriageway affected by the inci-
dent.
COMAND Online can show certain traffic inci-
dents on the map. The displays can be shown in map scales of 50 m to 20 km. X
To set the map scale: turncVd the
COMAND controller until the desired map
scale is set.
Turning clockwise zooms out from the map;
turning anti-clockwise zooms in.
Displaying traffic reports Calling up traffic reports
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic Traffic in the navigation system
menu by turning the
cVd COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
If network coverage is not available for Live
Traffic Information or FM RDS-TMC, or
there are no traffic reports, you will see a
message to this effect.
X To close the message: confirm OK OKby press-
ing Wthe COMAND controller.
Traffic symbol information Example display
:
Affected section of motorway
; Symbol for incident (traffic jam in the
example shown)
= Symbol display for the section of route
affected
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button. Navigation
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To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic in the navigation system
menu by turning the
c COMAND controller Vdand press Wto
confirm.
X Select Traffic symbol information
Traffic symbol information
and press Wto confirm.
X To show the next/previous incident:
select Next
Next orPrevious Previous (if available) and
press Wto confirm.
X To show the detailed view: select
Details
Details and press Wto confirm.
X To scroll the map: selectMap
Mapand press W
to confirm.
You can move the map to enable further
traffic reports to be displayed
(Y page 373).
Displaying reports on the route :
Country designation, road number, direc-
tion and number/total number of reports for the affected road (1/2)
; Section of the road to which the traffic
report applies
= Traffic report
? Type of traffic report (warning) :
Traffic jam
; Slow-moving traffic
= Warning message
? Road blocked
A Construction site
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic Traffic in the navigation system
menu by turning the
cVd COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Messages
Messages on
onthe
the route
route and press
W to confirm.
The traffic report is displayed. If there is
more than one traffic report for a section of
the route, this is indicated by 1/2, for
example.
X To scroll within a report or to access the
next report: turncVdthe COMAND con-
troller.
X To exit the report: slideXVY the
COMAND controller once or several times. 366
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Displaying all traffic reports
Example: list showing all currently available traffic
reports
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic in the navigation system
menu by turning the
cVd COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Display all messages
Display all messages and press
W to 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, an
area or a region and press Wto confirm.
The traffic report is displayed. If there is
more than one traffic report for a section of
the route, this is indicated by 1/2, for
example.
You can find an example of a traffic report
here: (Y page 366).
X To exit the report: slideXVY the
COMAND controller once or several times.
Reading out traffic reports on the route Calling up traffic reports
The text reader function is only available
when route guidance is active. You can select from the following text reader
properties:
R language (Y page 313)
R text reader speed (Y page 312)
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic
Traffic in the navigation system
menu by turning the cVdCOMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
X Select Read out all messages on Read out all messages on
route
route and press Wto confirm.
COMAND Online reads out the messages in sequence.
i The
Read
Read out
outall
allmessages
messages on
onroute
route
menu item has no function if there are no
reports relating to the route.
X To cancel the read-aloud function: select
Cancel
Cancel read-aloud read-aloud function
functionand press
W to confirm.
The current traffic report is read out to the
end and then the function is deactivated.
or
X Briefly press the 8button.
The function is deactivated immediately.
i COMAND Online interrupts the read-
aloud function automatically as it recalcu-
lates the route following a new RDS-TMC
traffic report.
Automatic read-aloud function
You can have TMC traffic reports on your
route read aloud automatically. Announce-
ments are made as you approach traffic inci- dents.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X To switch the automatic read-aloud
function on/off: selectTraffic
Traffic in the
navigation system menu bar by turning the Navigation
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