Mercedes-Benz COMAND, Operating Instructions Manual

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Weather map
Calling up the weather map
X
To select Map Map in the information chart: turn
and press the controller.
The weather map is shown on a 500-mi
(500-km) scale.
Moving the weather map
X
Slide 4 or 1 the controller.
The weather map moves in the correspond-
ing direction under the crosshair.
Changing the scale
X
Turn the controller.
The scale bar appears.
X
Turn until the desired scale is set.
Showing/hiding the menu in the
weather map
X
To show: press the controller.
X
To hide: slide 5 the controller.
Selecting a weather station in the map
X
Move the weather map and crosshair to the
desired position (
Y
page 286).
X
To show the menu: press the controller.
X
To select Weather Table Weather Table : press the con-
troller.
COMAND receives the weather data for the
selected position from the nearest weather
station and displays it automatically as a
daily forecast.
Switching layers on the map on/off
You can switch on different layers, for exam-
ple to display the rain radar, weather fronts
and the course of tropical storms on the map.
X
Display the menu on the weather map
(
Y
page 286).
X
To select View View : turn and press the control-
ler.
X
Select a layer.
Switch the display on O or off ª .
Explanation of the layers on the
weather map
R
Radar Map Radar Map
Displays the rain radar as a color area in all
map scales. For an explanation of the col-
ors, see the legend (
Y
page 291).
R
Storm Characteristics Storm Characteristics
Displays the characteristics of a storm in all
map scales:
-
tornadic storm:
storm cell with strong winds (super cell),
from which a tornado can develop. Tor-
nadoes are also known as twisters.
-
cyclone:
storm cells from which a tornadic storm
can develop
-
hailstorm
-
the likelihood of a hailstorm
R
Storm Watch Box
Shows areas (in red) for which severe
weather warnings have been issued. It is
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