Navigation announcements
Repeating navigation announcements
WARNING
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting your
attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Looking at the icons or map display can
distract you from traffic conditions and
driving, and increase the risk of an accident.
Audible navigation announcements are muted during a telephone call.
If you have missed an announcement, you can call up the current announcement at any time.
To show the menu: press the COMAND controller.
In the navigation menu bar, confirm RPT with .
Switching navigation announcements on/off
To switch off: during the announcement, press the button on the multifunction steering wheel.
You will briefly see the message: The driving instructions have been muted.
To switch on: press the COMAND controller.
In the navigation menu bar, press to confirm.
COMAND automatically switches the
navigation announcements back on when:
• you have a new route calculated.
• you start the engine again after having
left the vehicle.
Reducing volume during a navigation announcement
The volume of an active audio or video source can be automatically reduced during a navigation announcement.
Select Navi in the main function bar by sliding and turning the COMAND controller and press to confirm.
Select Audio Fadeout and press to confirm.
The function is switched on or off , depending on the previous status.
Setting the volume manually
Set the volume during a navigation
announcement.
or
In the map display when the menu is
shown, select and adjust the
volume.
See also:
Setting the center air vents
1 Center air vent, left
2 Center air vent, right
3 Center vent thumbwheel, right
4 Center vent thumbwheel, left
► To open/close: turn thumbwheels 3 and 4
to the right or left. ...
Setting the center air vents
1. Center air vent, left
2. Center air vent, right
3. Center vent thumbwheel, right
4. Center vent thumbwheel, left
•► To open/close: turn thumbwheels 3
and 4 up or down. ...
Operating the on-board computer
The on-board computer is activated as soon
as you turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using ...