Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 508)

Conditions: the Storm Characteristics Storm Characteristics
layer is active (
Y
page 504) and weather data
is available.
The example shows hail showers and tornadic
storms together with direction and speed of
propagation.
The storms legend can be called up
(
Y
page 508).
Example: weather map with information on a
cyclone
X Slide XVY, ZVÆ or aVb the COMAND
controller and move the crosshair onto a
corresponding symbol.
X
Press W the COMAND controller.
The following information is shown (if availa-
ble):
R characteristics of the storm cell
R date and time of observation (time stamp)
R directional movement speed and path
i The directional movement speed is the
speed at which the storm cell moves.
Example: weather map showing weather fronts
Conditions: the Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure
layer is switched on (
Y
page 504) and weather
data is available.
The example shows the position of high and
low-pressure areas (H, L), weather fronts and
isobars.
i Isobars are lines that show where the air
pressure is the same.
Legend: weather fronts
:
Cold front (blue line with blue triangles)
; Warm front (red line with red semi-circles)
= Stationary front (red-blue line with red
semi-circles and blue triangles)
? Occlusion (violet line with a violet semi-
circle and triangles)
Weather
front
Explanation
Cold front If a cold front moves in, the
weather remains changeable
and there are often rain show-
ers and thunderstorms. The
air temperature decreases.
Warm front This can mean longer periods
of rain and can lead to an
increase in cloud cover and a
slow increase in temperature.
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