Mercedes-Benz COMAND Owner's manual

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Order no. 6515 6880 13 Part no. 204 584 64 87 Edition A 2010

Traffic Messages 1
Traffic Messages
Please keep this supplement with the
COMAND Operator's manual in your vehicle.
i Optional satellite radio equipment and a
subscription to SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio
service provider are required for the satellite
radio reception referred to here. You can find
more information on SatRadio in the chapter
“Satellite Radio” of the COMAND operator’s
manual.
COMAND can receive and incorporate traffic
messages via satellite radio into the navigati-
on system. Traffic report messages and map
symbols can then be viewed in the COMAND
display.
You can display the SIRIUS XM Service Infor-
mation.
MTo display the SIRIUS XM service informa-
tion: Select
Navi Q SIRIUS Service .
1SIRIUS XM traffic information service
phone number
2Serial number of your traffic information
service module
Subscribing to SIRIUS XM Traffic Infor-
mation Service
MContact Traffic Information Service provi-
der at the telephone number displayed in
the screen.
i It is also possible to activate the satellite
service online. To do so please visit SIRIUS
XM Satellite radio’s website at
www.sirius.com (USA).
After the connection is made:
MFollow the instructions given by the opera-
tor.
The activation process may take up to 10
minutes.
i If a subscription is not included with sys-
tem purchase, credit card information is re-
quired to activate your account.
You can perform the settings listed below
with route guidance inactive or active.
The following section replaces the section
“Route Mode” on page 55 of the COMAND
operator’s manual.
Route Mode
This function allows you to set the following
route calculation modes and options for rou-
te guidance:
R
Short Route
COMAND calculates a route by minimizing
the driving distance without taking into ac-
count traffic messages.
R
Dynamic Route
COMAND calculates a route by minimizing
the driving time and takes into account
traffic messages received along the route.
The navigation system thus can avoid traf-
fic jams by recalculating the route dynami-
cally.
R
Dynamic Route Only After Request
Same as Dynamic Route with the exception
that a message appears asking you whe-
ther you want to allow the rerouting or not.
R
Fast Route
COMAND calculates a route by minimizing
the driving time without taking into ac-
count traffic messages.
Traffic Messages
SIRIUS XM Traffic Service
Settings Affecting Route Calculation
and Dynamic Rerouting

Traffic Messages
2
Traffic Information on Map
1Route calculation mode
2Route options
Setting Route Calculation Mode
MDisplay menu system if applicable
(COMAND operator’s manual, page 52).
MSelect
Navi Q Mode
MSelect Short Route , Dynamic Route , Dynamic
Route Only After Request or Fast Route.
MTo exit menu: Slide XVY.
Setting Route Options
MDisplay menu system if applicable
(COMAND operator’s manual, page 52).
MSelect
Navi Q Mode
MTo switch route option on/off:
Select required option.
Depending on the previous status, the op-
tion will be switched on Oorªoff.
You may activate several options.
i The calculated route may include ferry
connections, for example, even if the option
Avoid Ferries has been activated.
i If you change the route mode setting
when route guidance is active, COMAND cal-
culates a new route.
Provided you have a subscription to SIRIUS
XM Satellite Radio Traffic Message Service,
you can have the traffic information display-
ed on the map. There are three different ca-
tegories of information you can select.
RIncidents
Road sections marked by a yellow line 3
with arrows: traffic slowdown possible due
to incidents (e.g. road work)
RSpeed and Flow
Road sections marked by yellow or red
cars 1.
Yellow cars: traffic congestion, average
speed 25 – 45 mph.
Red cars: traffic congestion, average
speed 5 – 20 mph.
RFree Flow
Road sections marked by a green line with
arrows 2: free flow of traffic.
Traffic Information on Map

Traffic Messages 3
Read Traffic Messages Automatically
1Speed and Flow
2Free Flow
3Incidents
You can choose whether the traffic mes-
sages relevant for the route are read auto-
matically or whether you have to start the
reading manually using the
Traffic submenu.
MDisplay menu system if applicable
(COMAND operator’s manual, page 52).
MSelect
Navi Q Read Traffic Messages Auto-
matically.
Depending on the previous status, the
function will be switched on Oorªoff.
COMAND can display certain traffic events in
the map. The notifications are shown in the
map scale range from 0.05 mi to 20 mi.
MRotate cVd until the required map scale
is set when the menu system is hidden
(map in full screen mode, COMAND ope-
rator’s manual page 52).
1Marker symbols for the extension of the
affected route section
2Symbol for the event on the route (speed
and flow)
3Destination
4Map scale
Read Traffic Messages Automatically
Real-Time Traffic Notifications in the
Map

Traffic Messages
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Real-Time Traffic Notification Symbols
Real-Time Traffic Notification Symbols
Symbol Description Traffic Notifications in Map
Display Traffic Report
Lists
Traffic
Report
Message
Warning
(red) Appears at the beginning of the affec- ted road section if route guidance is
active and route goes through the
event area.
Appears
with war-
ning ent-
ry type
Appears-
with
warning
entry type
Incident
(yellow) Appears at the beginning of the affec- ted road section if route guidance is
active and route goes through the
incident area.
Appears
with inci-
dent ent-
ry type
Appears
with
incident
entry type
Traffic jam on
route (speed
and flow)
Appears at the beginning of traffic
congestion (average speed 25 – 45
mph) if route guidance is active and
route goes through congested area.
Yellow car symbols could appear in
combination with this symbol.
Appears
with traf-
ficjamon
route
(stop and
go) entry
type
Appears
with traffic
jam on
route (stop
and go)
entry type
Traffic jam on
route (speed
and flow)
Appears at the beginning of traffic
congestion (average speed 5 – 20
mph) if route guidance is active and
route goes through congested area.
Red car symbols could appear in
combination with this symbol.
Appears
with traf-
ficjamon
route
entry
type
Appears
with
Blocked
section
entry type
Blocked sec-
tion on route Appears at the beginning of a blo- cked area if route guidance is active
and route goes through blocked area.
XX XX symbols could appear in com-
bination with this symbol.
Appears
with Blo-
cked sec-
tionentry
type
Appears
with
Blocked
section
entry type
Yellow
line with
arrows
Incidents Possible obstacles for traffic flow
(e.g. road work) Appears on the affec-
ted side (direction) of the road
(Not
possible) (Not possible)
Green
line with
arrows
Free flow No obstacles for traffic flow
Appears only on the free-flow side
(direction) of the road
(Not
possible) (Not possible)
Red line
with
arrows
Warning mes-
sage Event on the road Appears on the affected side
(direction) of the road
(Not
possible) (Not possible)

Traffic Messages 5
Displaying Real Time Traffic Reports
MIIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and show the menu system
(COMAND operator’s manual, page 52).
MSelect
Traffic
If you see a dialog box displaying the mes-
sage
No Traffic Messages this either means:
RMessages were not yet received
Rthere are no messages available
MTo cancel the search: Select
Cancel .
MTo close the search: Select
OK .
If there are no traffic reports, you will see a
list. The content of the list varies depending
on whether route guidance is active or not.
List when Route Guidance is not active
The list shows all the roads, areas or regions
for which messages are available.
i A traffic message may also concern an
area or region rather than a road, e.g. im-
paired visibility due to fog.
MTo read a traffic report: Select a road, an
area or a region.
List When Route Guidance is active
The list first shows roads, areas or regions on
the route for which there are traffic reports.
MTo display all messages:
Select
Display All Messages .
You will see a list of all roads, areas or re-
gions for which reports are available, inclu-
ding those that do not affect the route.
MTo display a traffic message: Select a
road, area or region from the list.
MTo close the list: Slide XVY once or re-
peatedly.
Displaying Real Time Traffic Reports

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Displaying Real Time Traffic Reports
Example of a Traffic Message
1Depending on your selection:
Messages on
the route
or All Messages .
2Messages 8 of 16 for the road affected
3Text of message
4Road, area or region for which there is a
message
5State/Province designation
6Icon for message type, e.g speed and
flow message
MTo scroll within the message or to the
next message: Slide ZVÆ.
MTo return to the message list:
Slide XVY.
Traffic Symbol Information
MTo display traffic symbol information:
Select
Traffic Symbol Information .
Example display
1Road concerned
2Icon for message type, e.g. speed and
flow message
MTo display next or previous symbol in-
formation: Select
Next or Previous .
The symbol is highlighted
MTo change the map display: Select Map.
You can zoom and pan the map display and
select other traffic messages.
MTo select the symbol: Press W.
MTo display details: Select
Details .
Details of a traffic symbol information
MTo leave the Details display: Slide XVY.
MTo leave the symbol information dis-
play: Select
Back .

Traffic Messages 7
Read-aloud Function
The read-aloud function is only available
when route guidance is active. It can read out
traffic reports on the route. You can set the
language (COMAND operator’s manual,
page 43) and the read-aloud speed
(COMAND operator’s manual, page 38).
If the automatic reading function of traffic
messages is activated, incoming traffic mes-
sages are read aloud automatically
(page 3).
MIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and show the menu system
(COMAND operator’s manual, page 52).
MSelect
Traffic Q Read out all Messages on
Route
COMAND reads out the messages in se-
quence.
i The Messages on the Route menu item has
no function if there are no messages relating
to the route.
MTo cancel read-out of current message: Se-
lect
Cancel Read-aloud Function .
or
MPress the 8 button.
COMAND reads the current message aloud
and then ends the read-aloud function.
COMAND can recalculate the route by taking
into account traffic messages received along
the route.
You can set the options for dynamic routing
in the NAVI menu (page 1).
If you have set the option to
Dynamic Route Only
after Request
and COMAND recalculates a
route, a message appears asking you whe-
ther you want to allow the rerouting or not.
MTo accept the rerouting: Select
Accept .
MTo continue on the original route: Select
Reject .
Read-aloud Function Dynamic Rerouting

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COMAND
Supplement
2045846487
Order no. 6515 6880 13 Part no. 204 584 64 87 Edition A 2010