Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operating Instructions Manual page 210

Weather forecasts
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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 select Weather Weather Table
X
troller.
COMAND receives the weather data for the
selected position from the nearest weather
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.
page 208).
Y
Table: press the con-
Display the menu on the weather map
X
( page 208).
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 color area in all
map scales. For an explanation of the col-
ors, 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
Shows areas for which storm advisories
have been issued (red areas). It is shown in
map scales 50 mi (50 km), 200 mi
(200 km) and 500 mi (500 km).
Menu item Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure
R
Shows the position of high and low-pres-
sure areas (H, L), weather fronts and iso-
bars It is shown in map scales 200 mi
(200 km) and 500 mi (500 km).
Menu item Tropical Storm Tracking Tropical Storm Tracking
R
Shows the direction and speed of propaga-
tion (track) of a tropical storm in all map
scales with information on times and inten-
sity.
Menu item Winds Winds
R
Shows the wind direction and wind speed
in map scale of 5 mi (5 km).
page 211).
Y