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47 Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Safety guidelines for the seat belt,
emergency tensioning device and
air bag
Warning!
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Accident research shows that the safest
place for children in an automobile is in the
rear seat.
It should be noted that with respect to both
front and rear side impact air bags there is a
possibility for a side impact air bag related
injury if occupants, especially children, are
not properly seated or restrained when next
to a side impact air bag which needs to de-
ploy rapidly in a side impact in order to do its
job.
To help avoid the possibility of injury, please
follow these guidelines:
(1) Always sit nearly upright, properly use
the seat belts and for children 12 years
old and under, use an appropriately
sized infant or toddler restraint or
booster seat recommended for the size
and weight of the child.
(2) Always wear seat belts properly.
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Air bags are designed to deploy only in cer-
tain frontal impacts (front air bags), and in side
impacts (side impact and head protection win-
dow curtain air bags) which exceed preset
thresholds, and in certain rollovers (head protec-
tion window curtain air bags). Only during these
events will they provide their supplemental pro-
tection.
The driver and passengers should always wear
their seat belts. Otherwise it is not possible for
air bags to provide their supplemental protec-
tion.
In case of other types of impacts and impacts be-
low air bag deployment thresholds, air bags will
not deploy. The driver and passenger will then be
protected to the extent possible by a properly
fastened seat belt. A properly fastened seat belt
is also needed to provide the best possible pro-
tection in a rollover.
We caution you not to rely on the presence of the
air bags in order to avoid wearing your seat belt.
It is important to your safety and that of your pas-
sengers that you replace deployed air bags and
repair any malfunctioning air bags to make sure
the vehicle will continue to provide supplemental
crash protection for occupants.
Warning!
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Damaged seat belts or belts that were
highly stressed in an accident must be
replaced and their anchoring points
must also be checked. Only use belts in-
stalled or supplied by an authorized
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. PRE-SAFE
® has electrically
operated reversible pre-tensioners in
addition to the pyrotechnic ETDs.


Do not pass belts over sharp edges.
They could tear.


Do not make any modification that could
change the effectiveness of the belts.


61 Safety and Security
Occupant safety
If the seat belts do not release:
Adjust the backrest or seat slightly to
the rear until the seat belt tension is di-
minished.
The locking mechanism releases.
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.
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When moving the seat, make sure there are
no items in the footwell or behind the seats. Oth-
erwise you could damage the seats.
Warning!
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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
Do not carry heavy or hard objects in the
passenger compartment or trunk unless
they are firmly secured in place. For more in-
formation, see “Loading and storing”
(
page 447) section of the “Controls in de-
tail” chapter.
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

107 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 – 6Warning!
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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.i
If 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.
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Each 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

112 Control systemsCOMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3Example 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 options
Stop 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”.
Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media
Select “Audio”
“Audio”.

Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.
COMAND begins playback.

In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3
mode: Select “Changer”.
or

In audio CD and audio DVD mode
only: Press n when the main area is
selected.
The media list appears. The dot R in-
dicates the current medium.

Select a medium or folder.
COMAND changes the medium.
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This function is only available in audio DVD
mode.

132 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*
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.
Selecting subentries

Select an entry with the + symbol and
press n.
The + symbol changes to / and the
subentries are displayed.

Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-
sired subentry is highlighted.
Displaying details of an entry
COMAND can also show a shortened entry
in its entirety. For entries featuring suben-
tries, the detailed view is only available for
the subentries and not for the main entry.

Select entry (
page 131).

Select “Options”
“Details”.
The detailed view appears.

Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or
omp or press n or back button L
in the center console (
page 80).
Starting to dial the number of an entry

Select entry (
page 131).

Press n.
or

Press s on the telephone keypad.
A list appears if the entry contains sub-
entries.
Select desired subentry.

Press n again.
or

Press s on the telephone key-
pad.


173 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
While 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.

Deleting individual characters:
Select) in the bottom line and
pressn.

Deleting an entire entry: Select) in
the bottom line and press n until the
entire entry is deleted.

Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in
the bottom line and press n.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 80).
As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute
the characters entered to a destination,
the input characters 4 disappear.
You see the destination memory list with-
out input characters. Here you can confirm
the current entry or make another selec-
tion.
You can also manually switch to the desti-
nation memory list without input charac-
ters at any time.

Switching manually to the destina-
tion memory list without input char-
acters: Slide qm.
or

Select ? in the second line from the
bottom and press n.
Destination memory list without input
characters

Selecting a destination: Slide qmr or
rotate ymz.

Canceling selection: Press back but-
ton L in the center console
(page 80).
or


185 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
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
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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.i
The route guidance displays can only be
seen if the display is switched to navigation
mode.

198 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (destination memory)Example illustration: destination memory
list with input characters1Input characters
In the destination memory list with input
characters 1, the input characters are au-
tomatically activated.
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 address.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
appears.

Enter the address. Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a destination by address”
section (
page 153).

Select “Save” after entering the ad-
dress.
Your address is saved.