2011 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 167

Navigation The announced distance to the next change of direction depends on the type of road and its permissible speed limit. The display is now split into two sectors. In the left half, you see the normal map view. In the right half, there is an enlarged view of the area surrounding the intersection (intersection zoom) or a 3D image of the road's course, the change of direction also being illustrated. Example display: change-of-direction phase : Current vehicle position: the tip of the 165 triangle indicates the vehicle's direction of travel ; Visual representation of the distance to the next change of direction = Distance to the next change of direction Once the change of direction is completed, COMAND automatically switches back to fullscreen display. Example display: announcement phase : Next road ; Point at which the change of direction Lane recommendations Overview On multilane roads, COMAND can display lane recommendations for the next change of direction. The relevant data must be available on the digital map. COMAND displays lane recommendation B, based on the next two changes of direction. The number of lanes applies to the point at which the next change of direction is required. = ? A B takes place (light blue dot, shown in both the left and right displays) Visual representation of the distance to the next change of direction Change of direction (turn right here) Distance to the next change of direction Route (highlighted in blue, shown in both the left and right displays) i The filled-in section of visual display for distance = gets shorter, the nearer you get to the announced change of direction. Change-of-direction phase COMAND announces the imminent change of direction. In the example, the Now turn right announcement is made 90 ft. before the change of direction. The display is split into two halves, as in the announcement phase. Z COMAND