2010 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 132

130 COMAND navigation system (route guidance) Examples of displays and announcements for a driving maneuver Driving maneuvers have three phases: RPreparation The following example illustration shows the intersection zoom in the right half. phase phase RAnnouncement Control systems RManeuver phase 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. : Next road ; Driving maneuver (turn left) = Graphical representation of the distance to the driving maneuver ? Point at which the driving maneuver takes A B C : Point at which the driving maneuver takes D E place (light blue dot) ; Route (highlighted blue) = Current vehicle position; the triangle place (light blue dot, shown in both the left and right displays) Information about distance to the next driving maneuver Route (highlighted in blue; shown in both the left and right displays) Current vehicle position; the triangle indicates the vehicle's direction of travel (shown in both the left and right displays) Street on which you are currently driving, if included on the digital map Destination flag 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. i The filled-in section of distance graphic = gets shorter the nearer you get to the announced driving maneuver. Maneuver phase COMAND announces the next driving maneuver. Based on the example display below, the driving maneuver is announced 150 feet in advance with the Now turn left message. The display is also split into two halves, as for the announcement phase. i Once the maneuver is completed, COMAND automatically switches back to the non-split screen.