Weather Map - Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operating Instructions Manual

Weather forecasts
210

Weather map

Calling up the weather map
To select Map Map
X
and press the controller.
The weather map is shown on a 500-mi
(500-km) scale. The crosshair highlights
the weather station that supplies the cur-
rent weather data.
Moving the weather map
Slide 4 or 1 the controller.
X
The weather map moves in the correspond-
ing direction under the crosshair.
Changing the scale
Turn the controller.
X
The scale bar appears.
Turn until the desired scale is set.
X
Showing/hiding the menu in the
weather map
To show: press the controller.
X
To hide: slide 5 the controller.
X
Selecting a weather station in the map
Move the weather map and crosshair to the
X
desired position (
To show the menu: press the controller.
X
To selectWeather Table Weather Table
X
troller.
COMAND receives the weather data for the
selected position from the nearest weather
in the information chart: turn
page 210).
Y
: press the con-
station and displays it automatically as a
daily forecast.
Switching layers on the map on/off
You can switch on different layers, for exam-
ple to display the rain radar, weather fronts
and the course of tropical storms on the map.
Display the menu on the weather map
X
( page 210).
Y
To select View: turn and press the control- View
X
ler.
Select a layer.
X
Switch the display on O or off ª.
Explanation of the layers on the
weather map
Menu item Radar Map Radar Map
R
Displays the rain radar as a colored area in
all map scales. For an explanation of the
colors, see the legend (
Menu item Storm Characteristics Storm Characteristics
R
Displays the characteristics of a storm in all
map scales:
tornadic storm:
-
storm cell with strong winds (super cell),
from which a tornado can develop. Tor-
nadoes are also known as twisters.
cyclone:
-
storm cells from which a tornadic storm
can develop
hailstorm
-
the likelihood of a hailstorm
-
Storm watch areas
R
page 213).
Y