MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER 2015 C197 Comand Manual

1
Curr entv ehicle location
2 Crosshairs
3 Informat iononcross hairs position
4 Set map scale
i The display item3may forexample be
a road ifcorr espondin gdata isavailable in
the digital mapandCurrent Street is
activat ed.Oritdisplays thegeo-c oordinat e
position ofthe cross hairs ifGeo- coordin
ates display
isactivat ed.
Saving crosshair sposition asdestina tion
in the Last Destinations memory
X To displa ymenu system ifapp licable:
Press n.
X To save: Select Positio n £
Save Crossha
irPositio n .
COMAND savesthecross hairs position as
a destin ationinthe last destin ations
memory. Awindow appears contain inga
cor respo ndingmess age.
Hid ing crossh airs
X Press thek button.
The crosshair sdisappear andthemap is
set tothe vehic lelocat ion.
or
X Set themap tothe vehic lelocat ion,see
desc ription below.
Sett ingMap toVeh icle, Destina tionor
Stop over Location i
Ifyou have movedthe map, youcan
quick lymov ethe map tothe vehic le, dest
inationorstopove rlocation usingthis
funct ion.Itis only possible toset itto the
destination locationwhenrouteguidance
is active.
X To display menusystem ifapp licable:
Press n.
X To set map tovehicle location: Select
Position £
Vehicle Position Map .
This hides thecrosshairs.
or
X Press thek button ifthe crosshairs are
display ed.
This hides thecrosshairs.
X To set the destinat ionlocation: Select
Position £
Destination Position Map .
The crosshairs positionisthen settothe
destination .
X To set the stopover location:Select
Position £
Stopover PositionMap .
The crosshairs positionisthen settothe
stopover. Basic
Settings
You canperform thesettings listed below
with route guidance inactiveoractive.
Route Mode This
funct ionallows youtoset the following
route calculation modesandoptions forroute
guidance:
R Short Route COMAND
calculates aroute byminimizin g
the driving distance withouttakinginto
acount trafficmessages.
R Dynamic Route COMAND
calculates aroute byminimizin g
the driving timeandtakes intoaccount
traffic messages receivedalongtheroute.
The navigation systemthuscanavoid
traffic jamsbyrecalculating theroute
dynamically.
R Dynamic RouteOnlyAfter Request Introdu
ction
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asDyn amicRou te wi
th the
excep tionthatame ssageapp ears asking
you whethe ryou want toallow the
rerouting ornot .
R Fast Route COMAND
calculates aroute byminimizin g
the driving timewithout takinginto acount
traffic messages.
R Avoid Highways R
Avoid TollRoads R
Avoid Tunnels R
Avoid Ferries R
Avoid AutoTrains 1
Route calculation mode
; Route options
Setting RouteCalculation Mode
X Display menusystem ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
Mode .
X Select Short Route ,
Dynamic Route ,
Dynamic Route Only After Request or
Fast Route .
X To exit menu: Slideomp .
Setting RouteOptions
X Display menusystem ifappli cable
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
Mode .
X To switch routeoption on/off: Select
required option.
Depending onthe previous status,the
option willbeswitched onÇ oroffc.
You may activate severaloptions. i
The calculated routemayinclude ferry
conn ections ,for example, evenifthe
operation AvoidFerries has
been
activated.
i Ifyou change theroute mode setting
when routeguidanceisactive, COMAND
calculates anew route.
Map Display Map
Orientat ion 1
Currently setmap orientation
The following displaysare possible:
R 9=o rientatio ntonort h(the map display
is orient edtothe nort h,nort his alwa ysat
the top)
R 8=D rivingdirection (themap displayis
oriented inthe direction oftravel, the
dire ction oftravel isalw aysat the top, the
orange tipofthe symb olpoints
northward s)
R 8=B ird's-eye view
(t he map display isorien tedinthe direc tion
of travel, themap projection repr oduces
the curv ature ofthe eart h'ssurf ace, the
oran getip ofthe symbol points
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Exam
ple of ma pfrom bird' s-ey evie w
1 Curre ntcros shairslocati on
2 Curre ntly setmapori enta tion
X To setmap orientatio n:Dis play menu
sy stem ifap plica ble (Y page 60) .
X Sel ect Navi £
Map Display .
Ad otR indicates thecurrent setting. 1
Options formap orient ation
X Select North Up or
Heading Up or
Bird's-eye View .
X To exit menu: Slideomp .
X Hide menu systems ifap plicab le
(Y page 58).
The map orientati onchang esaccor dingly.
Setti ngPOI Symbo ls You
canselect whichPOIs aretobe displa yed
as symbol son the map .Points ofinter ests
include, forexample, gasstation ,hotels,
cinemas andrestaurant s. 1
Options forPOI symbols (Ypage 61).
X To set: Display menusystem ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
POI Symbols OnMap .
X Select Standard Symbols or
Personal Symbols or
No Symbols .
The settings have thefollowing effect:
R Standard Symbols Displays
thefactor y-setsymbols
R Personal Symbols The
listofPOIs isdisplay ed
R No Symbols No
POI symbols areshown onthe map.
i The listindicates allsymbols forall
count riesthat arecont ained inthe digital
map. However, notallPOIs areavailba lein
all count ries.Asaresult, certainPOI
symbols maynotbeshown onthe map
even though thesymbol displayisswitched
on.
X To exit menu: Slideomp .
X Hide menu system ifap plicab le
(Y page 58).
Traffic Informatio non Map Provi
dedyouhav easub scrip tiontoSIRIU S
XM Satel lite Radio Traffic Mess ageServi ce,
yo ucan havethe traffi cinform ation displ ayed
on the map.The rearethre ediffer ent
cate goriesof info rma tiony ou can select. Introdu
ction
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R
Incid ents
Road sections mar kedby ayellow line=
wit harr ows: traff icslowd ownpossibledue
to inc iden ts(e. g.road work)
R Sp eed and Flow
Road sections mar kedby yellow orred
car s:.
Yellow cars:Traf ficcong est ion,aver age
spee d25–45 mph (appro x.40 –70 km/h ).
Red cars: Trafficcongest ion,average
speed 5–20 mph (approx. 8–35 km/ h)
R Free Flow
Road section smarked byagreen linewith
arrows ;:free flow oftraffic . 1
Speed andFlow
2 Free Flow
3 Incidents
Text Informat iononMap You
canhave mapinform ationdisplay edat
the bottom edgeofthe screen .Bydef ault the
map info rm ation isset toArr ivalTim e/ Dis
tance . X
To set :Di spla ymen usyst emifappli cable
(Y page 58).
X Se lec tNav i £
TextInf ormationOn Map .
A
dot Rindic ates thecur ren tset ting .
X Se lec tArr ivalTim e/Distance or
Cur rentStr eet or
Geo -coordinates or
Non e .
X To exit menu: Slide omp .
X Hide menu system ifap plicab le
(Y page 58).
Time ofArriv al/Distanc eto De stin atio n Map
with dis pla yactiv ated fortime ofarri val/
dis tance
1 Symb olfor des tinati on
2 Dista ncetothe destinati on
3 Symb olfor esti mate dtime ofarri val
4 Estima tedtime ofarri val
i Thisdis pla ycan only besee ndurin grout e
guidan ce.IntheScr oll Map fun
ction you
will see other datadepe nding onthe
cr oss hair sposi tion ,for example ast ree t
nam eif th edigit almap suppo rts th is dat a. 62
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Cur
rentSt reet Map
withroad displayact ivat ed
1 Road nameor road number, e.g.for
highway s
Geo-Coordinates Display Map
withgeo-coor dinatesdisplayactivated
1 Current, rounded heightabovesealevel
2 Coordinates displayofthe current vehicle
location (latitude)
3 Coordinates displayofthe current vehicle
location (longitude)
4 Number ofvisible GPSsatellites.
i Adequate GPSreception mustbe
availa bleforalldisplay s.The altitude
display 1may differ fromactual altitude
because thenavigation systemcalculates
it using theGPS signals.
i Inthe Scroll Map funct
ionthe display
1 and 4are not display ed.
“None” MenuOption Map
withdisplay switched off
1 Currently setmap orientat ion i
Inthe Scroll Map funct
ionyou willsee
other datadepending oncrosshairs
position, forexample aroad name ifthe
digital mapsupports thisdata.
Topogra phicMap You
canhave themap display enhancedwith
topographic features(e.g.mountain ranges,
coloration basedonrelief informat ion).
X To set: Display menusystem ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
Topographic Map .
Dependin gon the previous status,the
funct ionwill beswitched offcor onÇ.
Highway Information When
driving onhighway s,you can have the
next gasstation s,service areas,etc.aswell
as the distance tothem display edinthe right-
hand halfofthe screen .
X To set: Display menusystem ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
Highway Information .
Dependin gon the previous status,the
funct ionwill beswitched offcor onÇ. Example
display:Functionon
1 Available pointsofinter est
2 Name ofrest area orexit number
3 Distan cefrom thecurrent vehiclelocation Introdu
ction
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Read
Traffic MessagesAuto matic ally Yo
ucan choo sewh ethe rthe traffic messages
relevant forthe route areread automatically
or whether youhave tostart thereading
manually usingtheTraffic submenu.
X To set: Display menusystem ifappli cable
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
Read Traffic Messages
Automatically .
Depending onthe previous status,the
funct ionwill beswitched offcor onÇ.
Audio Fadeout The
Audio Fadeout function,ifactivated,
lowers thevolume ofthe current audiosource
when anavigation announcemen tisissued.
As soon asthe navigation announcement has
ended, theaudi osource willbeplay edwith
the previous volume.
X To activate: Displaymenusystem if
appli cable (Ypage 58).
X Select Navi £
Audio Fadeout .
Depending onthe previous status,the
function willbeswitched offcor onÇ. Block
Area
You candefine anarea within themap displa y
that isnot tobe used bythe system in
calcula tingaroute, ifpossible .
i The calcula tedroute mayinclude a
blocked areaifthe destination iswithin a
blocked areaorifthe destination canonly
be reached usingroads thatlead through a
blocked area.Highway scannot beblocked.
X To set, change ordelete: Displaymenu
system ifappli cable (Ypage 58).
X Select Navi £
Block Area .
If no areas werepreviousl yset, the map
display appears readytoselect anarea. If
areas werepreviously set,theblocked area
list appears.
X To set the map scale: Rotate ymz. X
To scrol lthe map: Slideqmr ,omp or
wmx .
X To def inethe cente rof the bloc karea :
Pre ssn. The
blocke dar ea appe arsin red .
X To chang ethe size ofthe bloc karea :
Ro tate ymz .
X To confi rm the area andexitmap
dis play :Pre ssn.
The area isad de dto the block area list. A
che cked entry indicates anacti veblock
ar ea .
i Youcan block severalar ea sfor the route
cal cul ation and activate or de-acti vate
them bysetti ngorrem oving the check
ma rk. 64
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Disp
laying andC hangi nganExisting
Bloc kArea X
To select the areayo uwa nttodis pla y
or chang e:Slide qmr .
X Sel ect Option s £
Display/Change .
The map displ ayappe ars with the block
are amar ked red.
X To setthe map scale :Ro tate ymz .
X To scrol lthe map: Slideqmr ,omp or
wmx .
X To def inethe cente rof the bloc karea :
Pre ssn.
X To setthe desi redsize ofthe blockarea:
Rota teymz .
X To confi rm the area andexitmap
dis play :Pre ssn.
X Hid emenu system ifap plica ble
(Y page 58) .
De finingaN ew Block Area
X Sele ctOpt ion s £
AvoidNew Area The
map isdisplayed.
X To set thema pscale: Rotateymz .
X Rot ate ymzunt ilth edesi redsizeof the
ne wbloc karea isset.
X Slide qmr ,ompor wmxtoshiftthe
new block area tothe desired region.
X To confi rm the areaand exitmap
dis pla y:Pre ssn.
X Hid emenu syste mifapplicable
(Y page 58).
Deleting aBlock Area
X To select thear ea you want todelet e:
Slide qmr .
X Sel ect Option s £
Delete .
Yo uwi llbe pro mpte dto confi rmthatyou
wish todelete theblock area.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes COMAND
deletesthe
entr y. SIRIUS
XMTraffic Service
You candisplay theSIRIUS XMServic e
informat ion.
X To display theSIRIUS XMservice
informa tion:Select Navi £
SIRIUS Service
:
SIRIUS XMtraffic informat ionservice
phone number
; Serial number ofyour traffic informat ion
service module
Subscribing toSIRIUS XMTraffic
Informat ionService X
Contact TrafficInformation service
provider atthe telephone number
display edinthe screen .
i Itis also possible toactivate thesatellite
service online.Todo soplease visitSIRIUS
XM Satellite Radio’swebsite at
htt <0010002D00220022001700170017002100130009001200090015001300210003
000F000DF (USA).
Aft erthe conn ection ismade:
X Follow theinstr uctions givenbythe
operator.
The activation processmaytake upto10
minutes.
i Ifasubscription isnot included with
system purchase, creditcardinform ationis
required toactivate youraccount . Introdu
ction
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Dest
ination Inp ut Int
rodu cti on toDest ination Inp ut G
WAR
NING
Fo rs afet yreas ons,on lyent eranew
dest inationwhen theveh icle isstatio nary.
i Itis poss ibletoent erad estin ation
regardless ofwhether routeguidance is
active orinact ive.
The following destinationentryoption sare
available:
R En terin gadestin ationviathe address
(Y page 66)
R En terin gadestin ationfromthedestin ation
memory (Ypage 74)
R En terin gadestin ationfromthelast
destin ations (Ypage 75)
R En terin gaPOI (Ypage 78)
R En terin gadestin ationviathe map
(Y page 75)
R En terin gastopov erdestin ation
(Y page 76)
R En terin gadestin ationvia“Searc h&S end”
(Y page 77) Entering
aDesti nation viathe
Add ress
i Insom ecoun tries itis no tp ossible to
enter addresses atvehicle speeds above
approx. 3mph (approx. 5km/ h).The
funct ionbecomes availableagain assoon
as the speed fallsbelow approx. 2mph
(approx. 3km/ h).
The following optionsare available for
ent ering adestin ationviaanaddress:
R En terin gstat e/prov ince,city/zip codeand
str eet
R En terin gstat e/prov ince,cityand city
cen ter
R En terin gstat e/prov ince,city/zip codeand
str eet and house number R
En terin gstat e/prov ince,city/zip codeand
str eet and junction
R En terin gstr eet, state/prov ince,city/zip
code andhouse number
Route calculation canthen bestart ed
(Y page 73).
Opening EnterDestinat ionMenu X
Ifnec essary switchto navigat ionmode and
display menusystem (Ypage 57).
X Select Destin ation £
Addres sEntry .
The Enter Dest ination menuappears. En
ter Dest ination menu
Menu Items inEnter Destinat ionMenu Some
menuitemsarenot available ornot yet
available, dependingon the address items
ent ered forthe address orthe data forthe
digital map.
Ex ample:
Aft erthe state/prov incehasbeen select ed
the menu itemsNo. ,
Center ,
Inters ection ,
Save and
Start are
not available. Orthe
ZIP menu
itemisnot available ifthe digital
map does notcontain anyzipcodes.
Selecting aState/ Provinc e i
Youcan onlyse lect thos esta tes/
pro vinces thatare stored inthe digitalmap.
X Select State/Pr ov in
the Enter
Destination menu.
Am enu appears whereyoucan choose one
of the following lists: 66
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R
Last States/Provinces R
States (U.S.A.) or
R Provinces (Canada) .
X To sele ctalist: Rotat eymzor slide
qmr .
X Press n.
The selected state/provinc elist appears.
X To selected astate/ province :Ro tate
ymzor slideqmr .
X Press n.
The Enter Dest ination menuappears again.
The selected state/provinc ehas been
ent ered automatically.
Entering aCity i
You canonly entertho secities that are
sto red inthe digital map.Anyzip code that
has already beenentered isdelete dwhen
a cit yis ent ered.
X In the Enter Des tination menu,selec t
City .
The citylist isdisplayed withorwithout
predic tivespeller. Thedisplay ofthe
predic tivespeller dependson how many
cit ies are available forthe selec tedstate/
prov ince.
City Listwith Predictive Speller
If this listisgiven inthe display, thepredic tive
speller 8isact ivate dautomat ically. 1
Charact ersentered bythe user
2 Charact ersautomat icallyadded bythe
syste m 3
List entrythat best matc hesthe
char acters already entered
4 Swit ches tothe listwithout speller
5 Press andhold delete scom plete entry,
press briefly deleteslast char acter
6 Curren tlyunavailable characters
7 Curren tlyavailable characters
8 Predic tiveSpeller
9 Curren tlyselec tedchar acter
a Cance lsan ent ry
b List
i Inthe predic tivespeller 8you can only
selec tcharacters 7that arecurrent ly
availa ble.Theavaila bilityofthe characters
depends onthe characters alreadyentered
and thedata included inthe digital map.
When enterin gcharacters, thelistentr y3
alwa ysdispla ysthe city that best matches the
characters alreadyentered.
COMAND automatically addsmatching
letters 2tothose characters 1already
entered bythe user.
Entering Character s
X To selec tcharacters: Rotateymzor
slide omp .
X Sli de qmr tosw itch betwe enthe lines in
the speller.
X To confi rm charac terselecti on:
Pre ssn.
Alte rnatively, yo ucan ente rcharacters using
the number keypad(directinput).
Example:
X Press oneofthe number keys,e.g.2,once
or repeatedly insuccession.
Aft eryou have pressed itthe first time, the
character displayappea rsat the lower
edge ofthe displa y.The first letter available
is highlighted. Des
tination Input
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You
seewhich characters you can enterwith
that key. Eachtim eyou press thekey, the
nex tcharacter ishighlighted.
For example, key:
R Press once=A
R Press twice=B
R Press threetimes =C
Wait untilthecharact erdisplay disappears.
Deleting anEntry
X To delete individu alchara cters: Select
õ atthe bott omright ofthe speller and
press n.
or
X Press the2 button nextto the
COMAND controller.
X To delete anentire entry:Select õ
and press andhold nuntil theentireent ry
has been deleted.
or
X Press andhold 2 untiltheentireent ry
has been deleted.
Canceling anEntry
X Select áatthe bott omleft ofthe speller
and press n.
or
X Press thek button .
The Enter Dest ination menuappears. Accepting
FirstListEntry
X Press andhold nuntil theEnter
Dest ination menuappears.
Here youwillfind theaccept edlist entry.
or
X IfCOMAND canmatc hthe charact ers
ent ered definit ivelytoone city. TheEnter
Dest ination menuappears automatic ally
with theselected listentry.
Switching tothe City Listwithout
Predict iveSpeller
You canswitch tothe listatany point while
ent ering charact ers.
X Slide qmrepea tedlyuntilthelistapp ears
witho utthe spel ler.
or
X Selectda ndpress n.
City Listw ithout Pred ictive Speller :
G symbol foraddition aloptio ns
X To select acity: Rotat eymz orslide
qmr.
X To can celse lecti on:Sel ect Back and
pre ssn.
or
X Pre ssthe k button.
X To confi rm selecti on:Pre ssn.
A tow nwi th the Gsymbo lexi sts mor e
tha nonce inthe selecte dstate /province.
Co nfirmi ngthistyp eof tow nwillresult ina
display offurt her inform ation (state/ 68
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tionInputNavigat ion