Mercedes-Benz Comand Operating Instructions Manual page 218

Weather forecasts
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Selecting the area for the weather
forecast
Introduction
You can select the weather forecasts for:
the current vehicle position
R
vicinity of the destination
R
a winter sports area
R
an area within the USA
R
You can select a location in the information
chart (option 1) or in the map (option 2). You
can store frequently selected locations in the
memory ( page 217).
Y
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COMAND receives the data for the
weather forecasts from the nearest
weather station to the selected location.
Option 1: selecting the area in the infor-
mation chart
To select Location
X
chart: turn and press the controller.
To select the current vehicle position:
X
select Current Position
COMAND receives the weather data for the
current vehicle position from the nearest
weather station and displays it automati-
cally.
Requirement for "Near destination": a route
to a destination has been calculated
( page 71). The menu item is otherwise
Y
grayed out.
To select the vicinity of the destination:
X
select Near Destination: turn and press
the controller.
in the information
in the menu.
To select a winter sports area: select
X
Ski Area from the menu: turn the control-
ler and press to confirm.
Select a state, e.g. Colorado.
X
Select a winter sports area from the menu.
X
The weather data and other information is
displayed for the winter sports area that
has been selected. The data is supplied by
the nearest weather station.
The information chart shows the following
information (if available):
ski slopes/ski lifts
R
snowboarding and nighttime opening
R
snow conditions (e.g. snow depth)
R
temperature
R
The status of a facility is indicated as follows:
green tick - open
R
red cross - closed
R
question mark - not known
R
Example: city list with character bar
Entry limitation: searching for a location using
the character bar is not possible while driving.
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