2009 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 137

Control systems COMAND navigation system (route guidance) COMAND navigation system (route guidance) Route guidance G Observe Safety notes, see page 95. COMAND guides you to the destination using navigation commands in the form of audible navigation announcements and route guidance displays. i The route guidance displays can only be seen if the display is switched to navigation mode. If, for any reason, you do not follow the navigation commands or if you leave the calculated route, COMAND automatically calculates a new route to the destination. If the map data contains the relevant information, COMAND tries to avoid roads that only have limited access, e. g. roads closed to through-traffic and non-residents. Roads that have time restrictions (e. g. closed on Sundays and public holidays) are not considered for route guidance, if the digital map contains the relevant information. Examples of displays and announcements for a driving maneuver Driving maneuvers have three phases: RPreparation phase phase RAnnouncement RManeuver phase 1 Point at which the driving maneuver takes Preparation phase COMAND prepares you for the upcoming driving maneuver. Based on the example display below, the driving maneuver is announced with the Prepare to turn left message. The display is not split and shows the map over the full screen. place (light blue dot) 2 Route (highlighted blue) 3 Current vehicle position; the triangle points in the vehicle's direction of travel Announcement phase COMAND announces the next driving maneuver. Based on the example display below, the driving maneuver is announced 700 feet in advance with the Turn left in 700 feet to your destination message. The display is divided in two. In the left half, you see the normal map view. In the right half, there is either an enlarged view of the area surrounding the intersection (intersection zoom) or simply a symbol for the next driving maneuver. Z 135