Route Guidance - Mercedes-Benz COMAND Supplement Manual

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Route guidance

General notes
The multimedia system calculates the route to
the destination without taking the following into
account, for example:
traffic lights
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stop and yield signs
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parking or stopping restrictions
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road narrowing
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temporary traffic rules and regulations
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The navigation system can give differing driving
recommendations if the actual street/traffic sit-
uation does not correspond with the digital
map's data. For example, if the road layout or
the direction of a one-way street has been
changed.
For this reason, you must always observe road
and traffic rules and regulations during your
journey. Road and traffic rules and regulations
always have priority over system driving recom-
mendations.
Route guidance begins once a route has been
calculated ( page 59).
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The multimedia system guides you to your des-
tination by means of navigation announcements
in the form of audible navigation announce-
ments and route guidance displays.
The route guidance displays can be seen if nav-
igation mode is switched on.
If you do not follow the navigation announce-
ments or if you leave the calculated route, the
multimedia system automatically calculates a
new route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
During route guidance, the multimedia sys-
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tem tries to avoid roads with restricted
access. These include, for example, roads
which are closed to through-traffic.
Roads that have time restrictions (e.g. closed
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on Sundays and public holidays) are consid-
ered for route guidance on days when they are
open. For this purpose, the relevant times
must be correctly stored in the database.
Route guidance
Change of direction
Overview
Changes of direction have three phases:
Preparation phase
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Announcement phase
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Change-of-direction phase
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Changes in direction are also shown in the mul-
tifunction display of the instrument cluster (see
the vehicle Operator's Manual).
Preparation phase
The multimedia system prepares you for the
upcoming driving maneuver, e.g. with the
announcement "Prepare to turn right". You see
the full-screen map.
Announcement phase
Next road or direction
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Point at which the change of direction takes
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place (white dot)
= Change of direction (turn right here)
? Distance to the next change of direction
The multimedia system announces the immi-
nent change of direction.
The display is now split into two sectors. The
map is shown on the left side of the display, and
a detailed image of the intersection or a 3D
image of the imminent change of direction is
shown on the right side of the display.
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