Traffic bulletins on the map
"Traffic conditions/gray map" active:
The Control Display changes to a black and white display. This enables a better view of the traffic bulletins. The day/night mode is disregarded in this setting. Symbols and special destinations are not displayed.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Settings"
5. "Traffic conditions/gray map"
Symbols in the map view
Depending on the scale of the map and the location of the traffic obstruction along the route, the symbols for the traffic obstructions are displayed.
Additional information in the map view
Depending on the map scale, a traffic obstruction's length, direction, and impact are displayed in the map using triangles or gray bars along the calculated route.
▷ Red: traffic congestion
▷ Orange: stop-and-go traffic
▷ Yellow: heavy traffic
▷ Green: clear roads
▷ Gray: general traffic bulletins such as road
construction
The displayed information depends on the particular traffic information service.
See also:
Special destinations
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Supplementary text messages
Addition information, such as on the cause of a
fault or the required action, can be called up via
Check Control.
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