44 Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Safety guidelines for the seat belt,
emergency tensioning device and
air bag
Warning!G
Damaged seat belts or seat belts that
were highly stressed in an accident
must be replaced and their anchoring
points must also be checked. Only use
seat belts installed or supplied by an au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Air bags and pyrotechnic Emergency
Tensioning Devices (ETDs) are designed
to function on a one-time-only basis. An
air bag or ETD that is deployed must be
replaced.
Do not pass seat belts over sharp edges.
They could tear.
Do not make any modification that could
change the effectiveness of the seat
belts.
Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this
may severely weaken them. In a crash
they may not be able to provide ade-
quate protection.
No modifications of any kind may be
made to any components or wiring of
the SRS. This includes changing or re-
moving any component or part of the
SRS, the installation of additional trim
material, badges, etc. over the steering
wheel hub, front passenger front air bag
cover, outboard sides of the seat back-
rests, door trim panels, or door frame
trims, and installation of additional
electrical/electronic equipment on or
near SRS components and wiring. Keep
area between air bags and occupants
free from objects (e.g. packages, purs-
es, umbrellas, etc.).
Do n o t h a ng i te ms su ch as c o at ha n ger s
from the coat hooks or handles over the
door. These items may turn into projec-
tiles and cause head and other injuries
when the window curtain air bag is
deployed.
Air bag system components will be hot
after an air bag has inflated. Do not
touch.
Never place your feet on the instrument
panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always
keep both feet on the floor in front of the
seat.
In addition, improper repair work on the
SRS creates a risk of rendering the SRS
inoperative or causing unintended air
bag deployment. Work on the SRS must
therefore only be performed by qualified
technicians. Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
For your protection and the protection
of others, when scrapping the air bag
unit or emergency tensioning device,
our safety instructions must be fol-
lowed. These instructions are available
from your authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
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57 Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Children in the vehicle
If an infant or child is traveling with you in
the vehicle:
Secure the child using an infant or child
restraint appropriate to the age and
size of the child.
Make sure the infant or child is
properly secured at all times while the
vehicle is in motion.Infant and child restraint systems
We recommend all infants and children be
properly restrained at all times while the
vehicle is in motion.
All lap-shoulder belts except the driver’s
seat belt have special seat belt retractors
for secure fastening of child restraints.
To fasten a child restraint, follow child
restraint instructions for mounting. Then
pull the shoulder seat belt out completely
and let it retract. During seat belt retrac-
tion, a ratcheting sound can be heard to in-
dicate that the special seat belt retractor is
activated. The seat belt is now locked.
Push down on child restraint to take up any
slack.
To deactivate, release seat belt buckle and
let seat belt retract completely. To deacti-
vate the special seat belt retractor for the
front passenger seat, the front passenger
seat must be in the most backward posi-
tion. The seat belt can again be used in the
usual manner.
Warning!G
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, even if they are secured in a child re-
straint system. The children could
injure themselves on parts of the vehicle
be seriously or fatally injured through
excessive exposure to extreme heat or
cold
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight. The child restraint system’s
metal parts, for example, could become very
hot, and the child could be burned on these
parts.
If children open a door, they could
injure other persons
get out of the car and injure themselves
or be injured by following traffic
Unsecured or improperly positioned cargo
increases a child’s risk of injury in the event
of
strong braking maneuvers
sudden changes of direction
an accident
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111 Control systems
COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
Notes about handling CDs/DVDs
Only hold discs by the edge.
Handle discs carefully to prevent play-
back problems.
Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints
and dust on discs.
Clean discs from time to time with a
commercially-available cleaning cloth.
Do not wipe them with a circular mo-
tion, but only in straight lines from the
center outwards.
Only use a pen designed for such a pur-
pose to label discs.
Place discs back in their boxes after
use.
Protect discs from heat and direct sun-
light.
Inserting CDs and DVDs Loading the CD/DVD changer
The CD/DVD changer can hold up to a to-
tal of 6 audio CDs or DVDs.
1Disc slot
2Load button (all magazine trays)
3Magazine tray buttons 1 – 6
Warning!G
Only insert a CD or DVD when the vehicle is
stationary. There is a risk of accident by be-
ing distracted from road and traffic condi-
tions if you load a CD/DVD while the vehicle
is in motion.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
iIf the CD/DVD has a printed side, this must
face upwards when the CD/DVD is inserted. If
neither side is printed, the side to be played
should face downwards.
iEach magazine tray button3 indicates the
status of the corresponding magazine tray by
means of an LED.
LED off = magazine tray is empty
LED constantly lit = magazine tray is loaded
LED flashes = CD/DVD changer requesting
disc to be loaded
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COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
Example display in MP3 mode
1Current playback option
2Medium type
3Disc number (not on PCMCIA card)
4Track name
5Current folder path
6Current folder
7Track time
8Graphic time and track display
9Sound settings
aMedium selection
bFolder listing
cTrack listing
dPlayback optionsStop function
Stopping playback: Select “Audio”
“Audio” “DVD-Audio” “Stop”.
Restarting playback: Select “Audio”
“Audio” “DVD-Audio” “Play”.
Playback starts at the beginning of the
DVD.
Pause function
In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3 mode
Pausing playback:
Press F briefly.
Continuing playback: PressF
again briefly.
Only in audio DVD mode
Pausing playback:
Select “Audio” “Audio” “DVD-Au-
dio” “Pause”.
The “Pause” screen changes to “Play”.
Continuing playback: Select “Audio”
“Audio” “DVD-Audio” “Play”.
The “Play” screen changes to “Pause”.
iThis function is only available in audio DVD
mode.
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COMAND telephone*
Switching from the list to the smart
speller: Select “Back” from the list.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
Changing phone book display in the
list: Select “123” or “ABC”.
The screen changes to telephone num-
ber or name display.Closing the COMAND phone book
In the smart speller, select “Back”.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 82).
Selecting an entry in the COMAND
phone book
Selecting entries using the smart speller
Switch from the list to the smart speller
if necessary.
Changing smart speller language:
Select !.
Select desired language.
Changing smart speller character
set: Select #.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.
Entering characters: Select the char-
acters of the entry you are searching
for one by one.
Deleting individual characters: Se-
lect ) and briefly press n.
Each time you enter or delete a charac-
ter, the closest match will be displayed
at the top of the list.
Deleting an entire entry: Select )
and press and hold n until the entry is
deleted.
Canceling search: Switch from the
smart speller to the list.
The entry at the top of the list is auto-
matically highlighted.
Selecting using the list
If necessary, switch from the smart
speller to the list.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-
sired entry is highlighted.
iThe following options are available under
“Options” menu item 4:
Displaying details about an entry
(
page 140)
Creating a new entry in the address book
(
page 140)
Deleting an entry (page 142)
Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the address book (
page 142)
Adding a telephone number to an address
book entry (
page 144)
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COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory
Select “Navi” “Destination”
“From Memory”.
The destination memory list appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters (
page 183). Whether the input
characters appear depends on the
number of entries in the destination
memory.
Destination memory list with input
characters
When this list appears, the input charac-
ters 4 are automatically activated.1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Characters entered by the user
3Characters automatically added by the
system
4Input characters
5Currently non-selectable characters
6Destination memory list
7Currently selected character
8Currently selectable charactersWhile the characters are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the destination which best
corresponds to the input data as it has
been entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements characters 2 entered by the
user with appropriate characters 3.
Changing language for the input
characters: Select!.
Select desired language.
Changing character set for the input
characters: Select#.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.
Selecting characters: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.
Confirming character selection:
Press n.
iThe destination memory always contains an
entry called “My Address”. You can save your
home address, for example, under this entry
(
page 206).
iIn the list of input characters 4, you can
only select currently selectable characters.
Which characters are included depends on the
sequence in which you have entered your desti-
nation and the content of the destination memo-
ry.
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COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
Route guidance
COMAND guides you to the destination us-
ing navigation commands in the form of
audible navigation announcements and
route guidance displays.
If, for any reason, you do not follow the
navigation commands or if you leave the
calculated route, COMAND automatically
calculates a new route to the destination.
If the map data contains the relevant infor-
mation, COMAND tries to avoid roads that
only have limited access, e.g. roads closed
to through-traffic and non-residents.Roads that have time restrictions (e.g.
closed on Sundays and public holidays) are
not considered for route guidance, if the
digital map contains the relevant informa-
tion.
Examples of displays and announce-
ments for a driving maneuver
Driving maneuvers have three phases:
Preparation phase
Announcement phase
Maneuver phase
Warning!G
COMAND calculates the route to the desti-
nation without taking account of the follow-
ing, for example:
Traffic lights
Stop and right-of-way signs
Parking or stopping prohibited areas
Lane merges
Other road and traffic rules and regula-
tions
Narrow bridges
COMAND may give incorrect navigation
commands if the data in the digital map
does not correspond with the actual
road/traffic situation. For example, if the
traffic routing has been changed or the di-
rection of a one-way road has been re-
versed.
For this reason, you must always observe
applicable road and traffic rules and regula-
tions during your journey. Road and traffic
rules and regulations always have priority
over the navigation commands generated by
the system.
iThe route guidance displays can only be
seen if the display is switched to navigation
mode.
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COMAND navigation system (destination memory)
Destination memory list without in-
put characters: Press n immediately.
or
Destination memory list with input
characters: Slide qm repeatedly until
the input characters disappear.
The list entry “My Address” is automat-
ically highlighted as long as you have
not entered any characters using the
input characters.
If you have entered characters
from the list of input characters:
Rotate ymz or slide qm repeatedly
until the list entry “My Address” is
highlighted.
Press n.
Further operation depends on whether you
want to enter the address manually or use
an address book entry as your own ad-
dress.Entering an address manually
If you want to assign your own ad-
dress for the first time: Select “Save
new entry”.
or
If you want to change your own ad-
dress: Select “Change” “Save new
entry”.
In both cases, the address input menu ap-
pears.
Enter the address. Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a destination by address”
section (
page 162).
Select “Save” after entering the ad-
dress.
Your address is saved.Using the address book entry as your
own address
If you want to assign your own ad-
dress for the first time:
Select “Assign Address Book Entry”.
or
If you want to change your own ad-
dress: Select “Change” “Assign Ad-
dress Book Entry”.
In both cases, the menu appears for
searching for an address book entry.
Select desired address book entry. Pro-
ceed as described in the “Searching for
an address book entry” section
(
page 217).
Once the address data is complete and if it
matches the digital map data, COMAND
saves the entry as your own address in the
destination memory.
If address data is still missing or if it cannot
be found on the digital map, a message ap-
pears indicating that the address is incom-
plete.
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