Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 373)

Traffic
information
Display on the map
Incidents Road sections with traffic
incidents are illustrated
with a yellow line and
arrows.
Speed &
Flow
Road sections with traffic
jams are represented by yel-
low or red lines.
Yellow lines: traffic jams,
average speed 25 - 45 mph
(40 - 72 km/h)
Red lines: traffic jams, aver-
age speed 5 - 20 mph
(8 - 32 km/h)
Free Flow Free flowing road sections
are illustrated with a green
line and arrows.
Additional settings
Avoiding an area
General information
COMAND enables you to avoid areas you do
not wish to drive through.
If you activate or deactivate a route block
while route guidance is active, COMAND will
calculate a new route. If you activate or deac-
tivate a route block while route guidance is
inactive, COMAND will use the new setting for
the next route guidance.
The calculated route may include an area to
be avoided if:
R your destination is located in such an area.
R the route uses roads that lead through an
area to be avoided.
i Highways within blocked areas are always
taken into consideration in the route cal-
culation.
Defining an area for the first time
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
X
To show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X
Select Avoid Area Avoid Area and press W to con-
firm.
If you have not previously blocked an area,
a menu appears.
X
Select Using Map Using Map , From Memory From Memory or From From
Personal POIs Personal POIs and press W to confirm.
If you select Using Map Using Map , the map with the
crosshair appears.
If you select
From Memory From Memory or From Per‐ From Per‐
sonal POIs sonal POIs , either the destination mem-
ory or the list of categories for POIs
appears.
R Destination memory (
Y
page 328)
R List of categories for personal POIs
(
Y
page 342)
X
Select the desired destination or personal
POI and press W to confirm.
X When the destination address is displayed,
select Continue Continue and press W to confirm.
The map appears.
The crosshair marks the center of the area
that is to be avoided.
X
To scroll the weather map: slide XVY,
ZVÆ or aVb the COMAND controller.
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