Mercedes-Benz GLK/C-Class COMAND Owner's Manual

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COMAND

Supplement

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 navigati­on system. Traffic report messages and map
symbols can then be viewed in the COMAND
display.

SIRIUS XM Traffic Service

You can display the SIRIUS XM Service Infor­mation.

MTo display the SIRIUS XM service informa-

tion: Select

1

SIRIUS XM traffic information service

NaviQSIRIUS Service

.

phone number

2

Serial number of your traffic information
service module

Subscribing to SIRIUS XM Traffic Infor­mation 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 re­quired to activate your account.

Settings Affecting Route Calculation
and Dynamic Rerouting

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 rou­te guidance:

R

Short Route

COMAND calculates a route by minimizing
the driving distance without taking into ac­count 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 traf­fic jams by recalculating the route dynami­cally.

R

Dynamic Route Only After Request

Same as

Dynamic Route

with the exception
that a message appears asking you whe­ther you want to allow the rerouting or not.

R

Fast Route

COMAND calculates a route by minimizing
the driving time without taking into ac­count traffic messages.

Traffic Messages

Traffic Messages

2

1

Route calculation mode

2

Route options

Setting Route Calculation Mode

MDisplay menu system if applicable

Traffic Information on Map

 COMAND operator’s manual, page 52).

(

MSelect
MSelect

MTo exit menu: Slide

NaviQMode
Short Route, Dynamic Route, Dynamic

Route Only After Request

or

XVY

Fast Route.

.

Setting Route Options

MDisplay menu system if applicable

(

 COMAND operator’s manual, page 52).

MSelect

NaviQMode

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 cal­culates a new route.

Traffic Information on Map

Provided you have a subscription to SIRIUS
XM Satellite Radio Traffic Message Service,
you can have the traffic information display­ed on the map. There are three different ca­tegories of information you can select.

R

Incidents

Road sections marked by a yellow line

3

with arrows: traffic slowdown possible due
to incidents (e.g. road work)

R

Speed and Flow

Road sections marked by yellow or red

1

.

cars
Yellow cars: traffic congestion, average

speed 25 – 45 mph.
Red cars: traffic congestion, average

speed 5 – 20 mph.

R

Free Flow

Road sections marked by a green line with

2

arrows

: free flow of traffic.

1

Speed and Flow

2

Free Flow

3

Incidents

Read Traffic Messages Automatically

You can choose whether the traffic mes­sages relevant for the route are read auto­matically or whether you have to start the

Traffic

reading manually using the

submenu.

MDisplay menu system if applicable

(

 COMAND operator’s manual, page 52).

MSelect

NaviQRead Traffic Messages Auto-

matically.

Depending on the previous status, the
function will be switched on

Oorªoff.

Traffic Messages

Real-Time Traffic Notifications in the
Map

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

1

2

3
4

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).

Marker symbols for the extension of the
affected route section

Symbol for the event on the route (speed
and flow)

Destination
Map scale

3

Read Traffic Messages Automatically

Traffic Messages

4

Real-Time Traffic Notification Symbols

Symbol Description Traffic Notifications in Map

Display

Warning
(red)

Incident
(yellow)

Traffic jam on

route (speed
and flow)

Real-Time Traffic Notification Symbols

Yellow
line with
arrows

Green
line with
arrows

Red line
with
arrows

Traffic jam on
route (speed
and flow)

Blocked sec­tion on route

Incidents Possible obstacles for traffic flow

Free flow No obstacles for traffic flow

Warning mes­sage

Appears at the beginning of the affec­ted road section if route guidance is
active and route goes through the
event area.

Appears at the beginning of the affec­ted road section if route guidance is
active and route goes through the
incident area.

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 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 at the beginning of a blo­cked area if route guidance is active
and route goes through blocked area.

XX XX symbols could appear in com-

bination with this symbol.

(e.g. road work) Appears on the affec­ted side (direction) of the road

Appears only on the free-flow side
(direction) of the road

Event on the road
Appears on the affected side
(direction) of the road

Traffic
Report
Lists

Appears
with war­ning ent­ry type

Appears
with inci­dent ent­ry type

Appears
with traf­fic jam on
route
(stop and
go) entry
type

Appears
with traf­fic jam on
route
entry
type

Appears
with Blo­cked sec­tion entry
type

(Not
possible)

(Not
possible)

(Not
possible)

Traffic
Report
Message

Appears­with
warning
entry type

Appears
with
incident
entry type

Appears
with traffic
jam on
route (stop
and go)
entry type

Appears
with
Blocked
section
entry type

Appears
with
Blocked
section
entry type

(Not
possible)

(Not
possible)

(Not
possible)

Displaying Real Time Traffic Reports

MIIf necessary, switch to navigation mode

and show the menu system

 COMAND operator’s manual, page 52).

(

Select

M

Traffic

If you see a dialog box displaying the mes-

No Traffic Messages

sage

R

Messages were not yet received

R

there are no messages available

MTo cancel the search: Select
MTo close the search: Select

this either means:

Cancel

.

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.

Traffic Messages

MTo display all messages:

Display All Messages

Select
You will see a list of all roads, areas or re-

gions for which reports are available, inclu­ding those that do not affect the route.

.

5

Displaying Real Time Traffic Reports

i A traffic message may also concern an

area or region rather than a road, e.g. im­paired 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 a traffic message: Select a

road, area or region from the list.

MTo close the list: Slide

XVY once or re-

peatedly.

Traffic Messages

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Example of a Traffic Message

1

Depending on your selection:

the route

2

Messages 8 of 16 for the road affected

3

Text of message

4

Road, area or region for which there is a

or

All Messages

Messages on

.

message

5

State/Province designation

6

Icon for message type, e.g speed and

Displaying Real Time Traffic Reports

flow message

MTo scroll within the message or to the

next message: Slide

ZVÆ.

MTo return to the message list:

Slide

XVY.

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
MTo display details: Select

Details of a traffic symbol information

MTo leave the Details display: Slide

W.

Details

.

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MTo leave the symbol information dis-

Back

play: Select

.

.

Traffic Symbol Information

MTo display traffic symbol information:

Select

Traffic Symbol Information

Example display

1

Road concerned

2

Icon for message type, e.g. speed and

.

flow message

Read-aloud Function Dynamic Rerouting

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 mes­sages are read aloud automatically

 page 3).

(

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 (
If you have set the option to

after Request

and COMAND recalculates a
route, a message appears asking you whe­ther you want to allow the rerouting or not.

MIf necessary, switch to navigation mode

and show the menu system

 COMAND operator’s manual, page 52).

(

MSelect

Traffic QRead out all Messages on

Route

COMAND reads out the messages in se­quence.

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.

MTo accept the rerouting: Select
MTo continue on the original route: Select

Reject

.

COMAND reads the current message aloud
and then ends the read-aloud function.

Traffic Messages

 page 1).

Dynamic Route Only

Accept

7

Read-aloud Function

.

Traffic Messages

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