Mercedes-Benz C-Sedan 2015 COMAND Manual - Manual (Page 212)

Weather
front
Explanation
Stationary
front
(red and blue
line with red
semi-circles
and blue tri-
angles)
The weather front moves
minimally. The weather
remains changeable in this
area.
Occlusion
(purple line
with purple
semi-circles
and trian-
gles)
When the faster cold front
catches up and joins the
warm front ahead of it, an
occluded front is formed.
The weather remains
changeable and rainy
within an occlusion.
To display the track of a storm:
X Activate the Tropical Storm Tracking Tropical Storm Tracking
display level (
Y
page 208).
If weather data is available, the weather
map will then display the track of the storm.
Example: in the middle of the map you can
see the current position of the tropical low-
pressure area (cyclone). To the right of this
a solid line shows the previous path with
positions and times. The forecast for the
direction of propagation is shown by a dot-
ted line with positions and times.
You can find out more information about
cyclones in the Storm Guide (
Y
page 212).
Showing information (if available):
R name of the tropical storm and category
R time stamp
R directional movement speed and path
R maximum wind speed
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
storm cell of a tropical cyclone is advancing.
A tropical storm is separated into different
categories according to the location at which
it develops.
Region of origin Category
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Menu item Tropical Tropical
Low Press. Sys. Low Press. Sys.
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Menu item Tropical Tropical
Low Low
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Menu item Name_1 Name_1
(Tropical Storm) (Tropical Storm)
Atlantic, North
and South
Pacific Oceans
Menu item Name_1 Name_1
(Hurricane Cate‐ (Hurricane Cate‐
gory gory
Number_one_digit) Number_one_digit)
Displays hurricane cat-
egories 1 through 5
Northwestern
Pacific Ocean
Menu item Tropical Tropical
Low Press. Sys. Low Press. Sys.
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Weather forecasts
SIRIUS
Weather