
Introduction
Operating safety
G
Risk of accident
Your attention must always be focused on the
traffic conditions.
Only use COMAND or the telephone* when
the road and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that, at a speed of only
50 km/h, your vehicle covers a distance of
nearly 14 m per second. The navigation sys-
tem* will not provide you with information
about stop signs, give-way signs, traffic regu-
lations or road safety features. It is up to you
to pay attention to these while driving the
vehicle. Only enter a new destination when
the vehicle is stationary. G
Risk of accident and injury
Vehicles with BlueHYBRID *: make sure that
you read the "BlueHYBRID" supplement. You
may otherwise fail to detect dangers.
Dear radio user,
This radio can be operated by anyone in
accordance with the relevant EC directive.
The equipment corresponds to current Euro-
pean and harmonised national standards.
This guarantees that the equipment conforms
to the relevant specifications regarding elec-
tromagnetic compatibility.
As a result, interference caused by your
equipment to other electrical/electronic
equipment and interference to your equip-
ment caused by other electrical/electronic
equipment can be largely prevented.
The equipment is approved by the vehicle
manufacturer in accordance with European
Automotive EMC Directive 95/54/EC.
This means that the equipment in your vehicle
is authorised for use according to the given
regulations. The equipment does not require
certification and conforms to the relevant
equipment-specific EMC specifications in accordance with European standards
EN 55013 and EN 55020. Function restrictions when the vehi-
cle is being driven
For safety reasons, some COMAND functions
are restricted or unavailable while the vehicle
is in motion. This will be indicated by
COMAND displaying a message to this effect. Components
You can use COMAND to operate the follow-
ing in your vehicle:
R the audio functions
R the navigation system*
R the telephone* and communication func-
tions (text messages*)
R video DVD and TV*
R various vehicle settings
COMAND consists of:
R the COMAND display/SPLITVIEW*
R the COMAND controller
R the COMAND function buttons
R the telephone keypad
R connections in the glove compartment
(USB, additional USB*, jack plug* and
iPod ®
connection*)
The entertainment system* comprises:
R a remote control* for the front passenger
R wireless headphones* for the front
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COMAND display
COMAND display with its functions and respective
menus
:
Status bar
; Main functions
= Main area
? Submenus
A Air-conditioning function bar
The active area is highlighted in colour.
If you have selected a main function ;, main
area =is active.
i The layout of the menus may vary depend-
ing on the equipment in the vehicle. COMAND controller You can use the COMAND controller to select
the menu functions in the COMAND display.
The COMAND controller can be:
R
pressed briefly or pressed and held
R turned clockwise or anti-clockwise
R slid to the left, to the right, up, down or
diagonally
This allows you to navigate within a menu, to
select a menu item or to exit a menu. Symbol Operating the
COMAND controller Functions
W
Press briefly R
Selects a menu item
R Exits the full-screen view (e.g. for navigation
system*, TV* or video) Press and hold until
the selected action is
carried out R
Stores a station
R Accepts a destination in the navigation sys-
tem* cVd
Turn R
Scrolls through vertical or horizontal menus
R Scrolls through text
R Makes settings ZVÆ Slide R
Scrolls through a vertical menu
R Exits a horizontal menu Slide and hold R
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Symbol Operating the
COMAND controller Functions
XVY
Slide R
Scrolls through a horizontal menu
R Exits a vertical menu Slide and hold R
Quicker fast-forward or rewind during CD or
DVD playback
R Moves in the navigation map* aVb
Slide and hold R
Moves in the navigation map* COMAND function buttons
The COMAND function buttons allow you to
select a main function directly. :
Function button for roller sunblind
; Function button for radio and CD/DVD or
SD card
= Back button
? Lumbar support/multicontour seat*
A Function button for telephone* and navi-
gation system*
B To switch COMAND on/off
C Volume control
D Programmable button (Y page 163)
Example:
X To select the radio or CD menu
directly: press the Rbutton ;once or
twice. Telephone keypad
:
Telephone keypad
; Folding cover
Remote control for the front
passenger* A remote control is included for the SPLIT-
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i
When the audio output is switched off, the
status line will show the 8symbol. If
you switch the audio or video source, the
audio output is automatically activated.
You will still hear traffic announcements
and navigation system announcements*,
even if the sound is muted.
Muting traffic and navigation announce-
ments*
X RDS: press and hold the 8button on
the multi-function steering wheel until the
TA display switches off.
X Navigation announcements: during an
announcement, press the 8button on
the multi-function steering wheel.
i The announcements remain switched
off even if you start a new route guidance
or if COMAND is switched off and on with
the u button. They will be switched on
again under the following conditions: if you
switch COMAND off by removing the key
from the ignition lock and then switch the
ignition back on after more than 3 minutes.
Adjusting the volume X
To adjust: turn thumbwheel :.
or
X Press the WorX button on the multi-
function steering wheel. Volume of traffic and navigation
announcements*
You can adjust the volume of traffic and nav-
igation announcements independently of the
volume of the audio source.
X
Turn thumbwheel :during a traffic or nav-
igation announcement.
or
X During a traffic announcement or naviga-
tion announcement, press the Wor
X button on the multi-function steering
wheel.
Adjusting the volume for telephone
calls*
You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn thumbwheel :during a telephone
call.
or
X Press the WorX button on the multi-
function steering wheel during a telephone
call.
Adjusting the sound settings You can make various sound settings for the
different audio and video sources. You can
reach the respective sound menu via the sub-
menu in which you wish to make the settings.
Example:
Audio
QRadio QSound
Adjusting the treble or bass
X Select SoundQTreble orBass.
The previously selected setting is indicated
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Calling up the basic menu
Example: basic audio menu
The basic menu for a main function can be
called up as follows:
X
To move to the upper bar: slideZV.
X To select the main function: slideXVY
or turn cVd.
X To confirm your selection: pressW.
Vertical menus Example: station list
X
To navigate within the menu: slide
ZVÆ or turn cVd.
X To select a menu item: pressW.
X To exit a menu without making a selec-
tion: slideXVY in the opposite direction to
the direction of the list.
or
X Press the %button. Horizontal menus
Example: entering a navigation destination*
X
To navigate within the menu: slide
XVY or turn cVd.
X To select a menu item: pressW.
X To exit a menu without making a selec-
tion: slideZVÆ in the opposite direction to
the direction of the list.
or
X Press the %button.
Character entry Example: entering a navigation destination*
X
To select a character: slideXVY or turn
cVd.
X To confirm your selection: pressW.
X To delete individual characters: select
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X
To delete an entire word or number:
select Fon the lower bar and press it until
the entire word or number has been
deleted.
X To exit character entry: pressBackon the
lowest bar.
or
X Press the %button.
X To switch to the list: slideZV.
or
X Select !on the second lowest bar.
X To accept the first entry: press and hold
W until you exit character entry.
COMAND completes the entry as soon as
it can be clearly identified. If this is the
case, the view does not switch to the list.
Selecting a list item Example: list of towns in navigation mode*
: Symbol for more selection options
X To select a line: slideZVÆ or turn cVd.
X To confirm your selection: pressW.
List entries with the Gsymbol offer addi-
tional options for selection, e.g. if there are
several towns with the same name in the
selected country. Confirming one of these
list entries will take you to a further sub-
selection. Back button
X
To go up to the next menu: briefly press
the :button.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the current operating mode.
X To switch to the basic menu: press and
hold back button :.
COMAND changes to the basic menu of the
current operating mode. Adjusting the display
Swivelling You can swivel the COMAND display to the
left or right 5
. :
To swivel the display to the left
; To swivel the display to the right
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When traffic announcements are switched
on, a traffic announcement will interrupt the
audio signal from the currently activated
audio or video source.
i Telephone conversations and navigation
announcements are not interrupted.
A display message appears in the display in
all audio operating modes.
Interrupting a traffic announcement X
During a traffic announcement, briefly
press the 8button on the multi-func-
tion steering wheel.
COMAND switches back to the audio
source that was selected before the
announcement. Subsequent announce-
ments will interrupt the audio source again.
Switching off RDS X
Press and hold the 8button on the
multi-function steering wheel until the TA
display switches off. DAB*
DAB radio mode
i Information about the components and
operating principles of COMAND can be
found on (Y page 58).
DAB 6
(Digital Audio Broadcasting) is an opti-
mised digital transmission standard designed
for the mobile reception of radio transmis-
sions. Several programmes are combined
into so-called ensembles and transmitted on
one single frequency. Digital radio stations
can be transmitted nationally, regionally or
locally.
Digital stations are selected and saved in the
same way as analogue stations. The following
section therefore lists only those features
specific to DAB. Some stations only transmit programmes at
certain times. If you have selected a station
that is subsequently removed from the
ensemble, it will no longer be received. You
will continue to receive the other pro-
grammes in the ensemble. Select either a dif-
ferent programme or a different ensemble. Switching to DAB radio mode
X Select AudioQRadioQ DAB. :
Name of the selected station
; Frequency of the selected station
= Frequency of the next station
? To search for an ensemble
A Number of the stored station
B Text information of the selected station
C Memory functions
D Radio functions Searching for an ensemble
An ensemble consists of multiple radio pro-
grammes. Every ensemble is transmitted in a
certain area (national, regional or local) in the
same way as a traditional AM/FM radio sta-
tion.
X Select <
COMAND searches upwards or downwards
for ensembles. You will see a message to
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A
To show the menu system
B Current programme on the previous TV
channel in the list (digital TV receiver only)
C Previous TV channel in the list Hiding/showing the menu system
X To show: pressW.
X To hide: pressWwhen the main area is
selected. Menu system displayed
:
Main area
; Sound settings
= To switch on teletext
? Information on the current programme
(only for digital TV channels)
A Channel preset list
B TV options Selecting TV channels
Selecting channels from the control
menu X
If the menu system is hidden (Y page 90),
slide XVY or turn cVd.
The navigation menu appears and
COMAND skips to the previous or
next channel in the channel list.
You can also select the station using the
9 or: button on the multi-function
steering wheel. X
To make a selection from the list of all
channels: press and hold the 9
or : button.
X To make a selection from the list of
stored channels: briefly press the 9
or : button.
Selecting channels via the channel pre-
sets X
Select VideoQTV.
X Display the menu system if necessary
(Y page 90).
X Select TVQ Presets.
The channel preset list appears. The #dot
in front of a preset position indicates that
the currently selected channel is stored
there.
X Select the channel preset and briefly press
W.
Selecting channels from the channel
list As soon as the vehicle or COMAND is in oper-
ation, the background reception function of
the TV tuner lists the channels that can cur-
rently be received in the channel list.
The channel list contains the following infor-
mation, if it is transmitted and reception is
adequate:
R
the names of the channels that can be
received
R the names of the current programmes (dig-
ital channels only)
R time information for the current pro-
grammes (digital channels only)
R preview of the following programmes (dig-
ital channels only)
i The background reception function
requires a certain amount of time to update
this information. COMAND can only display
the information if the TV channels are 90
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