Change Of Direction Phase - Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operating Instructions Manual

Route guidance
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Change of direction
Introduction
Changes of direction have three phases:
Preparation phase
R
Announcement phase
R
Change-of-direction phase
R
Preparation phase
COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
change of direction. Based on the example
display below, the change of direction is
announced with the
right message. You see the full-screen map.
Example display: preparation phase
Next road
:
Point at which the change of direction
;
takes place (light blue dot)
Current vehicle position (the tip of the
=
triangle indicates the vehicle's direction
of travel)
Current road
?
Display ? depends on the setting selected
for "Information in map" (
Announcement phase
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. Based on the example display
below, the change of direction is announced
with the Please turn right in 500 ft.
and follow the <road name>
Prepare to turn
page 102).
Y
message.
The announced distance to the next change
of direction depends on the type of road and
its permissible speed limit.
The display is now split into two sectors. In
the left half, you see the normal map view.
The right half shows an enlarged section of
the area around the intersection (Crossing
Zoom) or a 3D image of the road's course with
the route indicating the next maneuver.
Example display: announcement phase
Next road
:
Change of direction (turn right here)
;
Graphic representation of the distance to
=
the next change of direction
Distance to the next change of direction
?
Route (highlighted in blue, shown in both
A
the left and right displays)
Point at which the change of direction
B
takes place (light blue dot, shown in both
the left and right displays)
i
The filled-in section of visual display for
distance = gets shorter the nearer you get
to the announced change of direction.
Change-of-direction phase
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. In the example, the
right announcement is made 150 ft. before
the change of direction.
The display is split into two halves, as in the
announcement phase.
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