Coman d, Sirius weather – Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2015 User Manual

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after restarting the engine (for example after

refueling).
The weather map can display the following

weather data with symbols:

R

rain radar

R

storm characteristics

R

areas of high-pressure/low-pressure,

weather fronts

R

course of tropical cyclones (hurricanes,

typhoons)

R

wind direction and speeds

i

The rain radar cannot be displayed for

Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

i

Hurricane: term used to describe the trop-

ical cyclones that primarily develop in the

Atlantic, North Pacific and South Pacific

oceans. The wind speeds are above 74 mph

(118 km/h). Five categories are used to

classify the strength of a hurricane.
Typhoon: term used to describe a tropical

cyclone that develops in the northwestern

Pacific. The wind speeds are in the category

of a hurricane.

Switching the SIRIUS Weather display

on/off

Activating

Example: daily forecast as an information chart

X

Select the ® symbol in the main function

bar by sliding ZV and turning cVd the

COMAND controller and pressing W to

confirm.

The SIRIUS Weather basic display appears.

X

Confirm

SIRIUS Weather

SIRIUS Weather

by pressing W.

The information chart shows the daily fore-

cast at the current vehicle position.

You see the following information:

R

the date and time of the weather message

received last

R

information on the current weather (tem-

perature, cloud cover) and forecast for the

next 3, 6, 12 hours

R

the current highest temperature and fore-

cast

R

the current lowest temperature and fore-

cast

R

the probability of rain

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SIRIUS weather

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