Instruction Manual

Example message
:
Depending on your selection: Messages
on the route or All messages
;
Icon for report type (e.g. warning mes-
sage)
=
Country designation
?
Road, area or region for which there is a
traffic report
A
Report 1 of 1 (example) for the road affec-
ted
B
Report text
The icons for possible report types are shown
below.
:
Traffic jam
;
Slow-moving traffic
=
Warning message
?
Road blocked
X
To scroll within a report or to access
the next report: turn cVd the COMAND
controller.
X
To return to the list of messages: press
W or slide XVY the COMAND controller.
Reading out traffic reports on the
route
Calling up traffic reports
The read-aloud function is only available
when route guidance is active. You can set
the language (Y page 47) and the text reader
speed (Y page 44).
X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X
To show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.
X
Select TMC in the navigation system menu
bar by turning cVd the COMAND control-
ler and pressing W to confirm.
X
Select Read out all messages on
route and press W to confirm.
COMAND reads out the messages in
sequence.
i
The Read out all messages on
route menu item has no function if there
are no reports relating to the route.
X
To cancel the read-aloud function: select
Cancel read-aloud function and press
W to confirm.
The current traffic report is read out to the
end and the function is then deactivated.
or
X
Press the 8 button briefly.
The function is deactivated immediately.
i
COMAND interrupts the read-aloud func-
tion automatically as it recalculates the
route following a new RDS-TMC traffic
announcement.
Automatic read-aloud function
You can have TMC traffic reports on your
route read aloud automatically. Announce-
ments are made as you approach traffic inci-
dents.
Dynamic route guidance
91
Navigation system
Z