Displaying real-time traffic reports

and show the menu. If necessary, switch to navigation mode and show the menu.

menu bar by turning Select Traffic in the navigation system menu bar by turning the COMAND the COMAND controller and press If you see the No traffic messages. message: to confirm.

If you see the No traffic messages. message:
This means that:
• no traffic reports have been received yet.
• no traffic reports are available.
To cancel the search: select Cancel.
If there are any traffic reports, a list is shown. To close the message window: select OK.

If there are any traffic reports, a list is shown.

The content of the list varies depending on whether route guidance is active or not.

List of traffic reports

To show the traffic report list: select

Display All Messages by turning To show the traffic report list: select Display All Messages by turning the COMAND controller and press  to the COMAND controller and press confirm. to confirm.

The list shows all the roads, areas or regions for which traffic reports are available.

1 State or province recognition

1 State or province recognition
2 Road affected

region, e.g. if visibility is impaired due to A traffic report may refer to an area or a region, e.g. if visibility is impaired due to fog.

area or a region. To read a traffic report: select a road, an area or a region.

area or a region and press  to To show a traffic report: select a road, an area or a region and press confirm. to confirm.

You will find an example of a traffic report below.

the COMAND To exit the list: slide the COMAND the COMAND controller once or several times.

Example: traffic report

1 Country code

1 Country code
2 Road, area or region affected by traffic reports
3 Direction
4 Report 1 of 8 for the road affected
5 Last exit/intersection before the affected route section starts
6 Report text
7 First exit/intersection after the affected route section ends

the next report: turn To scroll within a report or to access the next report: turn the COMAND the COMAND controller.

or slide To return to the list of messages: press the COMAND controller. or slide Showing icon information the COMAND controller.

Showing icon information

Example display
Example display

1 Affected section of freeway
2 Icon for an event

Previous (if available) and To show the next/previous incident: select Next or Previous (if available) and press To show the detailed view: select to confirm.

Details and press  to To show the detailed view: select Details and press confirm. to confirm.

to confirm. To scroll the map: select Map and press You can move the map to to confirm.

You can move the map to enable further traffic reports to be displayed.

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