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181 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Selecting another region 
Press the
Region
soft key.
The region list appears.

Please see “Selecting the region”
(page 134).
Selecting a POI category

Use or  to select a category.

Press .
Depending on the number of POIs in
the selected category, a POI name can
be entered, or a POI can be selected
from a list.Entering POI names

Proceed the same way as if you would
enter a city (
page 135).
After entering the name, the list of POIs
referring to the entry appears.Selecting a POI

Use or  to select a POI.
The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.


186 ServiceTele Aid*Tele Aid* incorporates the following func-
tions:
Emergency call system

Roadside Assistance

Information
For certain emergency situations, the sys-
tem automatically triggers an emergency
call. An emergency call can also be trig-
gered manually. Refer to your vehicle Op-
erator's Manual for additional information.
If the system initiates an emergency call,
Connecting
appears on the display.
During the emergency call
Call Connected

appears on the display. No operation from
COMAND is possible.Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance will
assist if technical problems with your vehi-
cle are experienced.
Roadside Assistance can be requested
manually. Refer to your vehicle Operator's
Manual for additional information.
Upon request of Roadside Assistance the
system initiates the call to the Mercedes-
Benz Response Center.
Connecting
appears on the display.
If the connection is made, the message
Call Connected
appears on the display.Even after termination of the connection,
the service may remain active for up to an-
other 5 minutes in order to transmit any re-
quired data. During this time, phone calls
cannot be made, nor can SMS messages
be received.
During activation of a roadside assistance
call, it is not possible to switch to another
application.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance

187 Service
Tele Aid*
Cancelling text messages 
Press after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.
Starting route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.

Use to select the
Yes
menu item
and confirm with .
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(
page 150).Terminating the connection
On the COMAND control unit

Press/.
On the multifunction steering wheel

Presst
.
COMAND reverts to the system last ac-
tive before Tele Aid* was activated.A call to the Mercedes-Benz Response
Center will be initiated. Information re-
garding the operation of your vehicle, the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or Mercedes-Benz USA products and ser-
vices is available to you. Refer to your vehi-
cle Operator's Manual for additional
information.
When a call to the Mercedes-Benz Re-
sponse Center is initiated,
Connecting
ap-
pears on the display.
When the connection is made, the mes-
sage
Call Connected
appears on the display.
Information

188 ServiceTele Aid*Even after the connection has been termi-
nated, the service will remain active for 5
minutes in order to transmit any required
data. During this time, phone calls can not
be made, nor can SMS messages be re-
ceived.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.
Cancelling text messages 
Press after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.Starting route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.

Use to select the
Yes
menu item
and confirm with .
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(
page 150)

190 SystemSystem settings
Press.
The System menu appears.
Selectable soft keys

Time
soft key
For setting the date and time

Lang.
soft key
For setting the language (
page 193)

Tones
soft key
For switching confirmation beeps
and acoustic signals ON and OFF
(
page 193)

Display
soft key
For changing the display settings
(
page 194)

VC tips
soft key
To call up the Voice control settings*
(
page 195)

Reset
soft key
For resetting COMAND to the factory
settings (
page 199)

Press the
Time
soft key.
The Date/Time setting menu appears.
Calling up the System menu
iThis softkey is only available for vehi-
cles with voice control system*.
Setting the date/time

191 System
System settings
The following options are now available:
Setting the time

Setting the date

Setting the date/time format
Setting the time
The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat-
ellites has to be set to the local time zone.
This enhances:

correct navigation for routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance, and

correct calculation of the estimated
time of arrival.

Use or  to select the hours or
the minutes.

Press or .
Depending on the selection, hours or
minutes are set.
Setting the minutes:
With GPS reception, each time you
press  or  changes the time in in-
crements of 30 minutes. Without GPS
reception, the time is changed in 1
minute increments.
Setting the hours:
Each time you press  or , the
hours change in increments of 1 hour.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
iThere is no automatic change from day-
light saving time to standard time.
This has to be changed manually.
When you change the time zone, the
clock time also changes automatically.
If you enter an incorrect time, the time
difference remains unchanged when
you change time zone.

193 System
System settings
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce-
ments.
In the System menu (
page 190),
press the
Lang.
soft key.
The language list is displayed.The following options are available:

Instr. cluster settings
:
The system switches to the language
already set in the vehicle instrument
cluster (
Vehicle Operator’s manual);

All other options:
The system switches to the requested
language.

Use or  to select an entry.

Press.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.

In the System menu, press the
(page 190)
Tones
soft key.
The list of available sounds is dis-
played.
Setting the language
Switching confirmation beeps and
acoustic signals ON/OFF

197 System
System settings

From the System menu (
page 190),
press the
VC tips
soft key.
The Voice control menu appears.

Press to select menu item Individualization
.

Press.
The Individualization menu appears.Starting individualization

Press to select menu item
Start new
individualization
.

Press.
The individualization process starts.
The system now guides you through
the individualization process using a di-
alog, all operations are voice inputs.After completion of the first stage, the sys-
tem prompts you to save the data of the
first stage.
If you don’t save the first stage:

Individualization is cancelled,

Data from an existing first stage re-
mains unchanged.
If you save the first stage:

Data from an existing first stage is
over-written but is not saved until the
second stage is started.
iYou can only activate the individualiza-
tion function when the car is station-
ary. If the car is moving, the following
message appears:
Individualization
only possible when car is stationary
.