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200 COM
AND
CO MA ND system settings
! "Tow-away protection" *
Yo uca nuse theprogram mable button
to prime or de activate tow-a waypr o-
te ction*.
! "Interior motion sensor" *
Yo uca nuse theprogram mable button
to prime or de activate the interior mo-
tion sensor*.
! "Tow-away protection /inte rior motion
sensor" *
Yo uca nuse theprogram mable button
to prime or de activate tow-a waypr o-
te ction an d the interior motion sensor.
! "Repeat na viga tion comman d"*
Yo uca nuse theprogram mable button
to re call the last recom mendation of
the nav igation system*.
6 Select "Vehicle" "System settings"
 "Favou rite" .
Th elist ofpredefin edfunc tio ns ap-
pe ars. The Rdot in front of the list en-
try ind icat es the cu rrent setting.
6 Tochange the setting: turnymz and
se lect thedesir edfuncti on.
6 Tostor ethe setting and exit the
me nu: press n. Ge
neral informa tionab ou tBl ue tooth
Bl uetooth technology is th estand ardfo r
sh ort-ra ngewi reless data tra nsmi ssio nof
up to approxim ately10 metres. Bluetooth
ca n be used to ex changevCards or make
calls using a headsetor hand set,for exam-
ple. Sw
itching Blu etooth on oroff
6 Select "Veh icle" "System settings"
 "Se rvice s"  "Deactivat e
Blu etooth" .
You have switch ed Blue tooth on or off.
A tick appears when Blue tooth is
switc hedof f. Con
necti ng Blueto othde vic es
i Toconne ctaBl uet oot hde vice, theBl ue-
to othfu nc tion mu stbe switch ed on inCOMA ND
and in thed evice concerned. Th eBluetoot hde-
vi ce must also be "visible" to COMAND in order
for COMA ND to fi ndand display it.Fo rthe set-
ti ng procedures ,please see theo perating in-
stru ctions forth eBl ue toothdev ice. It
is po ssible toestablish aBlueto othco n-
nectio n betwe enCOMAND and the fol low-
ing types of devic e:
! Mobile ph one(only fo rtra nsferri ng
vCards)
! Handset
! Headset
! Lapto p/PDA
Yo uca nco nne ctup to twe lve device sto
COMA ND.
Th e connection proce ss in cludes search-
ing for the devic ean d its sub sequ ent au-
thori sation.
Calling upthe Blue too thdevic elist and se
arch ingfor devic es
6 Tocallup the li st:select "Vehicle"
"Syste m settings" "Service s" 
"S ea rch for Blu etooth devic es".
Wh enyou call upthe list for the first
ti me aft ersw itching on COMA ND, the
sear chfor de vice sint he rec eption
range st arts au tom atical ly. You will see
a di sp lay to this effe ct.
Th edev ice listappears af ter a short
whi le. Blu
etooth* settin gs 216_R
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COM
AND
CO MA ND veh icle
i Theco mp onent sand opera ting princ iples of
COMAND ca nbe foun d on (
=page 59).
In this menu, youc an set the fol lowing ve-
hicle functions:
! Rear window blind*
! Exte rior-mi rror conveni ence settin gs*
! Easy-en try/ exit feat ure
! Exter ior lighting delaye dsw itch-o ff
! Interio r ligh tingde laye dsw itch-off
! Ambient light*
! Locator lighting
! Autom atic lo cking
! Inte rior motion sensor*
! Tow-away prote ction*
! Boot lid opening li miter*
Yo uca nus ethi sfu nction to retr actan d ex-
tend the rear window blind.
i Youcan as sign thi sfu nct ionto the program-
ma ble bu tton ( =page 199). 6
Select "Vehicle" .
The main area is ac tive.
6 Toselect the "rear window blind"
fu nc tion: slide om por turn ym z.
6 Toretrac t or extend therear win-
dow blin d:press n.
or
6 Select "Vehicle" "Veh icle" "Re ar
window blin d".
6 Toconf irm the selec tion: press n. !
Make sur ethatth erear wind ow blind can
mov efreely. Ot he rwise, theblind orothe r ob-
je ct s could be damaged.
i The rear window blind isdis abl ed at temper-
atures below –20 °C.
In the "Exte rior -m irror convenience set-
tings" menu, the fol lowing exterior mirror
functi ons can beswitche don or off:
! Folding the exteri ormirrors in when
lo ck ing
! Automatically tilti ngdown thee xterior
mi rror on thefron t-pa ssen gers ide
whe nrevers ing
6 Select "Vehicle" .
The main area is ac tive.
6 Toselect the "Ext erior-m irror con-
venience settin gs" menu: slide om p
or turn ym z. COMAN
Dvehi cle Retractin
gorext ending the rear
wi ndo wblind* P82.86-5648-31
P82.86-4844-31 Exter
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208 COM
AND
COMAND vehi cle
Yo u can use th isfunction to activa te or
de activate autom atic centr allocking. If
the autom atic locking function isac tivat-
ed ,yo ur vehicl ewi ll lo ckcentrally from a
speed of about 15 km /hupwards.
You will find fu rthe rin for ma tion abou tau-
to ma ticl oc king in the "Auto matic lo ck ing"
se ction (
=page 227).
6 Select "Vehicle" .
The main area is ac tive.
6 Toselect the "Automat ic lo cking"
func tion: slide om por turn ym z.
6 Toconfirm the selec tion: press n. 6
To switc hautomatic lock ing on or
of f:press n.
or
6 Select "Veh icle" "Vehic le""Aut o-
matic locking" .
A tick appe ars when the autom atic
lo cking fun ction is sw itche don.
6 Toconfirm the select ion: press n.
i Youcanas sign th isfuncti ontothepro gram-
ma ble but ton ( =pag e199).
6 Select "Veh icle" .
The mainarea isac tive.
6 Toselect the "Int eri or mo tion sen-
sor" function: slide ompor turn ym z. 6
Toconf irm thes elec tion: press n.
or
6 Select "Vehicle" "Vehi cle"  "Inter i-
or mo tion sensor".
A tick appe ars when the inter iormo tion
se nsor isactivated.
6 Toconf irm thes elec tion: press n. Sw
itch ingau toma tic lo ckingon
or off
P82.86-5655-31 Primi
ng/d eactivat ing the interior
mo tionse nsor*
P82.86-4902-31 P82.86-5656-31
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trols
Mirrors
Th ean ti-d az zle function of the re ar-vi ew
mirror andt he exterior mirror on the dri v-
er ’s side opera tesif th eign itio nis sw itched
on and in cide nt light from head lamps
strikes the sensor in the rear-vi ewmirror.
Th emi rror s’au tom atic an ti-d az zle function
do es not op erateifre ve rse gear isen gage d
an d the int erior lighting is switched on.
!If ele ctrolyte from a brok enmirror drips
on to thev ehicle ’s paint work, im mediately rinse
th epai ntwo rkthor ou ghlywith cl eanwa ter. Oth-
erwise, the elec trolyte could da magethe paint-
work.
El ec troly tecan only be rinsed off before it has
dried. To
ma kepark ingeasier ,th eex terior mirror
on the front-p asse ng er side swings into
parkin gposition as soon as re verse gear is
engaged.
You can onl yuse this park ing aid after sav-
ing th eparking position of the exterior mir-
ror on the front-pas seng er sid ewith the
memor yfunct ion(
=page 243).
1 Selectio nbut tonfo r right-ha nd orleft-
ha nd exterior mirror
6 Make sure the key isin position 2in the
ign itio n lock. Autom
atic an ti-dazzle mirr ors G
Risk of acc ident The mirr
ors’ au tomati can ti-d azzle func tion
wi ll not wor kif th eincide nt ligh tfr om head-
lamp sis un able to hit thesen sorin the inte-
ri or mirr orif,f or example, the rear window
bl ind* is ex tended.
In cide nt light co uld th en dazzle you. This
ma yprevent youfrom observingth et raffic
con dition s,thereb yca us ing an acc iden t. G
Risk of inju ry Elec
trolyt ema yesca peif th eglas sin an au-
toma tic anti-daz zlem irror brea ks.
Elec trolyt e is an ag gressive irrita ntandm ust
not beallo wedto come into contac t with
your skin,eyes or resp irat or y organs .If ele c-
tr olyt eco me sin to contact wi thyou reyes or
sk in,ri ns e thoro ughly with clean water im-
me diately. Con sulta doct orifnecessa ry. Ex
terior mirrorparking position
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Con
trols
Wi nds creen wipers
Co mb inatio nsw itch
1 Toswitch on the wind screen wipe rs
2 Single wi pe
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 To switc hon oroff:tur nthe com bina-
ti on switchin the direc tion of arrow 1
to th edesir edpos itio n, de pendin gon
how heavy the rain is.
M Windscreen wipers off
U Interm ittent wi pe,low
V Interm ittent wi pe, high
u Constan t wipe, slow
t Constan t wipe, fa st !
In dry weat herco nd itions ,swit chthe wind-
screen wip ers off. Otherwise ,dirt onthe surface
of the rain sensor or optical ef fectsm aycause
undesired windscreen wiper sweeps .Thiscould
th en dam ageth e windscreen wiper blades or
scrat chthe win dows.
i Ifth e windscreen wip erissw itch ed on
an dy ou stop theve hicle, thewi nd screen wiper
sp ee dis reduced.
6 Push th eco mb inat ions witchb riefly up
to th epress ure point in the dir ection of
ar row 2.
Th e windscree nwipers will wipe once
without washer fluid.
6 Push the combin ation sw itch beyo nd
the pressure point in the dire ction of
ar row 2.
i Wipe the winds cree noc casionally using
wash erfluid ev enif it is raining .By doi ngso, you
will prevent smears on the windscreen.
On ly switch oninter mitte ntwipe inda mp
we ath ercond itio ns or rain. If you have
setin term ittent wi pe, the rain
sensor is activated. Theap propriate wip ing
fr equenc yis se tau tom atically, accord ing
to the rain on the sensor.
i Ifinte rmit tent wi pehasbee nset , wi pingis
int err upted when thevehicle is statio nary and
th e driver’s door or fron t-passenger door is
opened. This protec tspeople get ting int oand
leaving thevehicle from being sprayed wi thwa-
te r.
In te rmit tent wi peconti nues when you:
! press the combination swi tcho r swit chthe
wi nd screen wipers up or down a lev el
or
! close thed oors andtransmission posi tion D
or Ris sele cted
Th erain sensor autom atica llycontrol sthe
wind screen wipe rs accord ing to how wet
the wind screen is.
6 Make sure th ekey is in po sition 1in the
ig ni tio nlock.
6 Toswitcho n:turn the com bina tion
sw itch to po sition U orV .
Th ewinds cree nwipers sweep onc e.
Su bsequent wipe inter vals depend on
how wet the winds cree nis. Win
dscreen wipers
P5 4.25-5013- 31 Wipin
gthe wind screen witho ut
wash erfluid Wipin
gthe wind scre en us ingwash er
fluid Int
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Con
trols
On-board computer Setting per
manent Speedtr onic
Fo rho w to set Spe edtroni c,please ref erto
th e" Drivin gsyste ms"se ction
( = pa ge 311).
Hiding or show ing the ad ditional speed- ome
ter
Yo uca nsh ow anaddit ional di gital speed-
om eter inthem ulti-f un ction disp lay. The
sp eed isdispl ayed inmiles per hour. Vehi-
cle swith a milesspeedom eter: the addi-
tiona l spee dome ter indicates km /h.
6 Press (or& to sele ctthe
"Sett ings" menu.
6 Press %or$ to sele ct
"A ux. speedo meter" .
6 Press #.
6 Press #again if yo uwi sh tochan ge
th ecu rrent stat us.
Th ead dition alspeedom eter isac tiv at-
ed or deactivated acco rding to its pre-
viou s stat e. Ac
tivating anddeactivating the radar se
nsor syst em*
If yo ur vehi cle is equip pedwith a 24GHz
radar sensor system, youca n deactivate or
ac tiva te it.
! Youm ustdeac tivatethe24 GHz rada rs en-
sor sys temi nce rtain coun tries and nearto radio
ast ronomical inst allations (
=page 528) .
6 Press (or& tosele ct the "Set-
ting s"menu.
6 Press %or$ tosele ct"Radar
sensor" .
6 Press #.
6 Press #againif yo uwi sh tochan ge
th ecu rre ntstat us.
If yo u deac tiva te the radar se nsorsystem,
the following systems ared eactivated:
! Distr onic Plus*
! BAS Pl us*
! Park As sist*
! Parkin gGu ida nce*
! Dista nce warning*
! PRE-SAFE ®
Brake*
i The set tings are re tained eve naf te ryo u re-
st art the engine. i
OnlyAMG vehicl eshave this funct ion.
The first disp layintheAM Gme nushows:
! the ge arsele cted
! the engine oil te mperatu re
! theve hicle elec tric al syst emvoltage
6 Use ( or& to sele ctthe "AMG"
menu.
1 Gear indi ca tor
2 Upshift instruc tion
3 Engin eoil te mp erature
4 Vehi cle electri calsystem vol tage
Wh enthe engi nereac hesthe overspe ed
ra ng ein the man ual shift pr ogram, youc an
see the upshift in str uction "up" next to
gear indic ator 1 . AMG
menu*
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Con
trols
Driving sys tems
Cruis eco ntrol is automatically deacti vated
if:
! youap ply the electric parking brake
! youar edr ivi ng under 30 km /h
! ESP ®
(= page 49) inter venesor yo ude-
ac tiv ate ESP ®
! you shift th e automatic tr ansm ission to
N wh ile theve hicle isin mo tion
A warni ngtone .The "Cruise control off"
me ssage isdispl ayed in th emu lti-fu nc-
tion di splayf or approx imate lyfive se c-
ond s.
i The last speed stored is cleared when you
sw itch offth e en gine.
Distr onic1
co ntro ls thesp eed andau to-
mat ically mainta insthe set di stancefrom
ve hicles tra vellin gin front .
Distr onicfunc tion s at spee ds between
30 and200 km /h.
If aslower-mo ving ve hicle is detec tedin
front, Distr oniccauses your vehi cle to
brake andma intain apreset dist anc efrom
the vehicle in front. Dis
tron ic* 1N
otavail ab leinall coun trie s. G
Risk ofaccide nt Dis
tronic isonly an aid design ed to as sist
dr iving. Youar eresponsibl efor yo ur vehi-
cl e’ s distanc efrom other vehicle s, the
speed ofyour vehicle and for br akingin
go od time.
Di stro nicdo es not react to:
! pedest rians
! stationary obstacl esin th eroad, e.g.
station aryor par kedveh icles
! oncomi ng veh iclesan dcr oss traffic
Dis tronic may no tde tect nar rowvehicles
trav elling in fr ont,e.g. motorc yclesan dvehi-
cl es travelling on a parallel butof fset
co urs e.The refore ,a lway spa ya tten tion to
the traf ficc ondition s,even when Distro nicis
activat ed.You may otherwise fail to recog-
nise dangersin ti me,ca us e an accid entand
injure yo ursel fan do thers. G
Risk of acc ident Di
stro nic ca nnot detect road an dtraf fic co n-
di tion s.De activate Distro nicin driving situ a-
ti ons in wh ich it ma intain sthe speed or
ac ce lerates to these tsp ee db ecau se ithas
lost thev ehic le travelling infront, in particu-
lar:
! befor ebe nds
! infilt er lan es
! when chan gin ginto a la newith fast traf-
fic
! on rerouted lanes ,e. g. mo torw ay works
Distronic canno ttake weathe rconditions
into acco un t.De activate Distro nicor do not
activate it:
! on slippery road surface s,snow or ice.
Th ewheels ma ylo se theirgri pwhen the
dr iver brak es oraccelerate sthe vehicle.
Th ev ehicle co uld be gin to skid.
! when the sensors aredi rtyor visibi lity is
poor, e.g. du eto fog, rain or sn ow. The
di st an ce con trol ma y be impa ired. 216_
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trols
Driving systems
Distroni cPlus 1
co ntro ls the speed an dau-
tom atical ly mai ntains th eset dista nce
fr om vehicle stra vellin ginfron t. Distronic
Pl us func tions atspeeds ofbetwee n0 an d
20 0k m/ h.
If aslowe r-mov ing vehicl e isdetected in
front, Distr onicPlus cau sesyour vehicle to
brake and thus maint ain apre setd istan ce
fr om theve hicle infron t.
!Youm ustd eactivat ethe radar sens orsys-
tem incertain count ries and near radio as tro-
no mical installations (
=page 287).
If th ere is no vehicleinfront, Distro nicPlus
op erates in thesa me wayas cruise control
( = page 290).
i Donot use Di stronic Plus when drivingon a
steep uphill or downh ill gr adi ent. Distr
onic Plu s* 1N
ot available in all cou ntrie s. G
Risk of acc ident Distronic
Plus ison ly an aid des igne dto as-
sist dri ving. Youar er esponsibl efo ryo ur
ve hicle’ sd istance from other vehicl es,the
speed of your vehicle an d for br akingin
go od ti me.
Distronic Plus does not reac t to:
! pedest rians
! stationary obstac lesin theroad, e.g.
station aryor par kedv ehic les
! oncom ing veh icles and cross traf fic
Distronic Plus may not detect narrow vehi-
cl es travelling in fr ont,e.g. motorc yclesand
ve hicles trav elling on adi ffe rent line. Th
erefore alwayspay atte nt ionto the tr affic
conditions, ev enwhen Distronic Plus is act i-
vated. You ma yot herw ise fail to rec ognise
da ngers in ti me, cau sean accid entan di n-
ju re your selfan dot he rs. G
Risk of accident Dist
ronicPlu s cannot de tect roa dand traf fic
conditions. Deact ivat eDi stron icPlus indriv-
ing situatio nsin whic hitma inta inst he
spe edor accele rates to th esetspe edbe-
ca use ithas lo stthe vehicle trav elling in
fr on t,in particul ar:
! beforebe nds
! infilt er lan es
! when chan ging into a la newith fa sttraf-
fic
! on re routed lanes, e.g. motor waywo rks Distron
icPlus cannot take weather cond i-
tion sin to acco un t.De activate Distro nicP lus
or do not activa te it:
! on slip pery roa dsurfaces, snow or ice.
Th ew heelsma ylose their grip when the
dr iver brak es or accelerate sth e ve hicle.
The vehi cle co uld go intoask id.
! when the sensorsare dirty or there is
poo rvisib ilit y,e.g. due tofog, rain or
snow. The proximity control may be im-
pa ired
Al wa yspay attention to thetraf ficc ondi-
tion s,even when Distro nicPlus isac tivated.
You ma y otherw ise fail to re cogn ise dange rs
in ti me, causean accid entan dinjure you r-
se lfand others. 216_R
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