Features - Mercedes-Benz Comand Operating Instructions Manual

Weather forecasts
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Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all
standard and optional equipment available
for your COMAND system at the time of pur-
chase. Country-specific differences are pos-
sible. Please note that your COMAND system
may not be equipped with all the features
described. This also applies to safety-relevant
systems and functions. Therefore, the equip-
ment on your COMAND system may differ
from that in the descriptions and illustrations.
Should you have any questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Weather forecasts
Introduction
This function is currently not available for
Canada.
For the reception of weather forecasts via
satellite radio, you will need a SIRIUS XM Sat-
ellite Weather subscription.
If the message: Please call SIRIUS to
activate the system at:
SIRIUS_number ESN: SIRIUS_ID
along with the ID number of the SIRIUS
device, you will need to have the weather ser-
vice activated first.
To select Call or Cancel: turn and press
X
the controller.
If a mobile phone is connected to COMAND
( page 114), the call will connect to a SIR-
Y
IUS service employee after selecting Call.
The ID number of the SIRIUS device will be
transferred to the telephone display.
This will be followed by instructions from
X
the service employee.
COMAND can receive weather forecasts via
satellite radio for the entire USA (including
Alaska and Hawaii).
The received weather data can be displayed
as an information chart (daily forecast, five-
day forecast, detailed information) or on the
weather map.
The weather data received from a weather
station is stored in COMAND for one hour. It
can therefore be displayed again immediately
after restarting the engine (for example after
refueling).
Depending on which scale has been selected,
the weather map can display the following
weather data with symbols:
rain radar
R
The rain radar cannot be displayed for
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
storm characteristics
R
high and low-pressure areas, weather
R
fronts
course of tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
R
typhoons)
gale warnings
R
wind direction and speeds
R
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Hurricane: term used to describe the trop-
ical cyclones that primarily develop in the
Atlantic, North Pacific and South Pacific
oceans. The wind speeds are above 74 mph
(118 km/h). Five categories are used to
classify the strength of a hurricane.
appears
Typhoon: term used to describe a tropical
cyclone that develops in the northwestern
Pacific. The wind speeds are in the category
of a hurricane.