Mercedes-Benz 2010 S-Class Operator's Manual page 132

COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
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Examples of displays and
announcements for a driving
maneuver
Driving maneuvers have three phases:
Preparation phase
R
Announcement phase
R
Maneuver phase
R
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.
Point at which the driving maneuver takes
:
place (light blue dot)
Route (highlighted blue)
;
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.
The following example illustration shows the
intersection zoom in the right half.
Next road
:
Driving maneuver (turn left)
;
Graphical representation of the distance
=
to the driving maneuver
Point at which the driving maneuver takes
?
place (light blue dot, shown in both the left
and right displays)
Information about distance to the next
A
driving maneuver
Route (highlighted in blue; shown in both
B
the left and right displays)
Current vehicle position; the triangle
C
indicates the vehicle's direction of travel
(shown in both the left and right displays)
Street on which you are currently driving,
D
if included on the digital map
Destination flag
E
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.