Mercedes-Benz SL Operator's Manual page 352

Navigation
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COMAND guides you to your destination by
means of navigation announcements in the
form of audible navigation announcements
and route guidance displays.
The route guidance displays can be seen if the
display is switched to navigation mode.
If you do not follow the navigation
announcements or if you leave the calculated
route, COMAND automatically calculates a
new route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
during route guidance, COMAND tries to
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avoid roads with restricted access. Those
roads, for example, that are closed to
through-traffic.
roads that have time restrictions (e.g.
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closed on Sundays and public holidays) are
considered for route guidance on days
when they are open. For this purpose, the
relevant times must be correctly stored in
the database.
Displays during route guidance
Change of direction
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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Example: preparation phase
Next road
:
Point at which the change of direction
;
takes place (light blue dot)
Current vehicle position (the tip of the
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triangle indicates the vehicle's direction
of travel)
Current road
?
Display ? depends on the setting selected
for "Map information in the display"
( page 373).
Y
COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
change of direction. Based on the example
display below, the change of direction is
announced by the Prepare to turn Prepare to turn
right right message. You see the full-screen map.
Example: 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)
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The filled-in section of visual display for
distance = gets shorter the nearer you get
to the announced change of direction.
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. Based on the example display
below, the change of direction is announced
beforehand by the message:
right in 500 ft. and follow the right in 500 ft. and follow the
<road <road name> name>.
Please turn Please turn