Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 371)

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 displayed with
yellow or red car symbols.
Yellow car symbols: traffic
jams, average speed
25 - 45 mph (40 - 72 km/h).
Red car symbols: traffic jam,
average 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
deactivate 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
calculation.
Defining an area for the first time
Calling up the area menu
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Avoid Area and press W to
confirm.
If you have not previously blocked an area,
a menu appears.
X Select Using Map , From Memory or From
Personal POIs and press W to confirm.
If you select Using Map , the map with the
crosshair appears.
If you select
From Memory or From
Personal POIs , either the destination
memory or the list of categories for POIs
appears.
R Destination memory (
Y
page 324)
R List of categories for personal POIs
(
Y
page 339)
X Select the desired destination or personal
POI and press W to confirm.
X When the destination address is displayed,
select Cont. and press W to confirm.
The map appears.
The crosshair marks the center of the area
that is to be avoided.
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