Navigation* menu
The multi-function display shows the
COMAND navigation instructions in the
Navi menu.
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Press the =or; button to select the
Navi menu.
Route guidance inactive Vehicle heading display (example)
:
Vehicle heading
; Current road*
Route guidance active No change of direction announced
:
Distance to destination
; Symbol for "follow the road's course"
= Distance to next change of direction
? Current road Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation :
Road into which the change of direction
leads
; Symbol for change of direction
= Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
When a change of direction is announced, you
will see visual distance display =next to
symbol for change of direction ;. This
decreases in size as you approach the
announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is available on the digital
map. :
Road into which the change of direction
leads
; Symbol for change of direction
= Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
? Lane recommendation
On multiple-lane roads, COMAND can provide
a lane recommendation ?for the next
change of direction. Lanes may be added dur-
ing a change of direction. On-board
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Uninterrupted lane
; New lane during a change of direction
= Lane recommended for the change of
direction
Further information on lane recommenda-
tions (Y page 149).
Navigation status indicators in the multi-
function display
Display messages are shown in the multi-
function display, for example:
R O: you have reached the destination.
R New route...: COMAND is calculating the
new route.
R Direction of dest. Off map orDirec‐
tion of dest. Off road: there is no dig-
ital map information for the current vehicle
position.
R Direction of dest. No route:
COMAND cannot calculate a route to the
selected destination. Audio menu
The functions in the Audiomenu are used to
operate the audio system.
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Activate COMAND and select the desired
function (Y page 66). Selecting a radio station You can only change the waveband and store
new stations using COMAND.
X
Press the =or; button to select the
Audio menu. :
Memory slot (only if the channel is stored)
; Station
= Waveband
X To select a stored channel: briefly press
the : or9 button.
X To select a station from the alphabeti-
cal station list (only possible in the FM and
DAB wavebands): press and briefly hold
the : or9 button.
X To select a station with the station
search function (only if COMAND does
not receive RDS data): press and briefly
hold the :or9 button.
X Press ato stop the station search func-
tion at the desired station.
i Further information on DAB* radio
mode 30
( Digital Audio Broadcasting)
(Y page 74).
30 Only for certain countries. 218
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Operating the audio player or audio
media
X
Press the =or; button to select the
Audio menu. CD player display (example)
:
Current track
; Disc (disc number only for DVD
changer*)
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: button until the desired track
has been reached.
If you press and hold 9or: rapid
scrolling speed is increased. Not all audio
players or media support this function.
If track information is stored on the medium,
the multi-function display will show the num-
ber and name of the track. The current track
does not appear in audio AUX mode ( Auxiliary
audio mode: external audio source connec-
ted).
Operating the video DVD You can only start video DVD playback in
COMAND. X
Press the =or; button to select the
Audio menu. :
Current scene
; Disc (disc number only for DVD
changer*)
X To select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the 9or the :button.
X To select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: button until the desired
scene has been reached.
Operating the TV* X
Press the =or; button to select the
Audio menu. :
Memory slot (only if the channel is stored)
; Current channel
= Function
X To select a stored channel: briefly press
the : or9 button.
X To select a channel from the alphabeti-
cal channel list: press and briefly hold
the : or9 button.
X To select a channel with the channel
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not receive channel lists): press and briefly
hold the :or9 button.
X Press ato stop the station search func-
tion at the desired station. AMG* menu
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Press the =or; button to select the
AMG menu. :
Gear indicator
; Upshift instruction
= Engine oil temperature
? On-board voltage
Shift upinstruction ;indicates that the
engine has reached the overrevving range.
Shift upinstruction ;blocks other mes-
sages in the multi-function display until you
have shifted up.
When the engine oil temperature is below
80 †, the oil temperature is shown in blue.
Avoid driving at full engine output during this
time.
RACETIMER You can use the RACETIMER to store lap
times.
While you have the RACETIMER displayed,
you will not be able to adjust the volume using
the W andX buttons.
X Press the =or; button to select the
AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
RACETIMER is shown. :
Seconds indicator
; RACETIMER
= Lap
You can start the RACETIMER when the
engine is running or if the key is in position
2 in the ignition lock.
X To start: press the Wbutton to start the
RACETIMER.
X To display the intermediate time: press
the X button to show the intermediate
time.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
X To stop: press the Wbutton to stop the
RACETIMER.
The RACETIMER interrupts timing when you
stop the vehicle and turn the key to position
1 in the ignition lock. When you turn the key
to position 2or 3and then press the W
button, timing is continued.
Storing the lap time and starting a new
lap
It is possible to store a maximum of sixteen
laps.
X Press the Xbutton to show the inter-
mediate time during timing.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
X Press the Xbutton again within five
seconds.
The displayed intermediate time is stored
as a lap time.
Timing starts for a new lap. The new lap is
timed from when the intermediate time is
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RACETIMER
; Fastest lap time (best lap)
Resetting the current lap
X Press the Wbutton to stop the RACE-
TIMER.
X Press the Xbutton to reset the lap time
to "0".
Deleting all laps
You cannot delete individual stored laps.
X Press the Wbutton to stop the RACE-
TIMER.
X Press and hold the Xbutton for a mini-
mum of three seconds.
X Press the Wbutton to start the RACE-
TIMER.
All laps are deleted.
or
X Press the Wbutton to stop the RACE-
TIMER.
X Press the abutton.
Reset Race Timer appears in the multi-
function display. X
Press the :button to select Yesand
press the abutton to confirm.
All laps are deleted. Overall evaluation This function is shown if you have stored at
least one lap and stopped the RACETIMER.
X Press the =or; button to select the
AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
overall evaluation is shown. :
RACETIMER overall evaluation
; Total time driven
= Top speed
? Distance covered
A Average speed
Lap evaluation This function is only available if you have
stored at least two laps and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
X Press the =or; button to select the
AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
lap evaluation is shown.
Each lap is shown in a separate submenu.
The fastest lap is indicated by flashing sym-
bol :. :
Lap
; Lap time On-board computer
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Top speed during lap
? Lap length
A Average lap speed
X Press the 9or: button to select a
different lap evaluation. Telephone menu*
Functions and displays are dependent on the
optional equipment installed in your vehicle.
You can place your mobile phone in the
mobile phone bracket* (Y page 283) or set
up a Bluetooth connection to COMAND
(Y page 106). G
Risk of accident
Observe the legal requirements of the country
in which you are currently driving regarding
the use of mobile phones in the vehicle.
If it is permitted to use mobile phones while
the vehicle is in motion, you should only use
them when the road and traffic conditions
allow. Otherwise, you may be distracted from
the traffic conditions, cause an accident and
injure yourself and others.
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Switch on the mobile phone and COMAND
(Y page 106).
X Press the =or; button to select the
Telephone menu.
Mobile phone on PIN code not yet entered
Once you have inserted the mobile phone into
the mobile phone bracket*, the multi-func-
tion display shows the Please enter PIN
display message.
X Enter the PIN via the mobile phone, Lingua-
tronic* or COMAND.
The mobile phone will search for a network. Mobile phone operational
The multi-function display shows the
Tele‐
phone ready message or the name of the
GSM network provider. If your vehicle is out-
side the transmission and receiver range, the
multi-function display shows the No
service message.
Accepting a call If someone calls you while you are in the
Telephone menu, a message appears in the
multi-function display, for example: X
Press the 6button to accept the call.
If you are not in the Telephonemenu, you can
still accept a call.
Rejecting/ending a call X
Press the ~button.
If you are not in the Telephonemenu, you can
still accept a call.
Dialling a number from the phone book You can use the mobile phone to enter new
telephone numbers into the phone book (see
COMAND (Y page 119)). If your mobile phone
is operational, you can select and dial a num-
ber from the phone book at any time.
When you insert the mobile phone into the
mobile phone bracket or establish a Blue-
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While the on-board computer reads in the SIM
card:
R
you can dial a telephone number from the
redial memory ( Calls dialled list).
R you can dial a telephone number from the
telephone book stored in COMAND.
R the multi-function display shows the Read‐
ing data... display message below the
phone book entries.
When the multi-function display shows the
display message Updating data...,
COMAND has finished importing data. The
multi-function display then shows all the
phone book entries in COMAND and the
mobile phone.
X Press the =or; button to select the
Telephone menu.
X Press the :,9ora button to call
up the phone book.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
desired name.
To scroll rapidly, press and hold the :
or 9 button for longer than one second.
After passing through eight entries, the
rapid scroll speeds up.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If several telephone numbers are stored for
one name G: useaor6 to open
the list of stored numbers and press :
or 9 to select the desired telephone
number.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
The number dialled is stored in the redial
memory.
The telephone number dialled appears in
the multi-function display. If the name is stored in the phone book, it is also dis-
played.
or
X If you do not want to make a call: press the
~ or% button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialled in the redial memory
(Calls dialled
list).
X Press the =or; button to select the
Telephone menu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
desired phone number or name.
To scroll rapidly, press and hold the :
or 9 button for longer than one second.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling. Assistance menu
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
In the Assistance menu you can:
R show the distance display* ( Ypage 223)
R switch ESP ®
on/off (Y page 224)
R activate/deactivate the distance warning
function* (Y page 224)
R activate/deactivate PRE-SAFE ®
Brake*
(Y page 224)
R activate/deactivate Blind Spot
Assist* (Y page 224)
Showing the distance display* This function is only available with Dis-
tronic* or Distronic Plus*. On-board computer
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Press the =or; button to select the
Assistance menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distance display.
X Press the abutton.
The multi-function display shows the Dis-
tronic* or Distronic Plus* distance display.
Activating/deactivating ESP ®G
Risk of accident
If the ÷ warning lamp in the instrument
cluster flashes, proceed as follows:
R Under no circumstances should you deac-
tivate ESP ®
.
R When pulling away, only depress the accel-
erator pedal as far as is necessary.
R Adapt your driving style to the prevailing
road and weather conditions.
The vehicle may otherwise begin to skid.
If you drive too fast, ESP ®
cannot reduce the
risk of an accident. ESP ®
cannot override the
laws of physics.
Further information about ESP ®
(Y page 50)
X Start the engine.
X Press the =or; button to select the
Assistance menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
ESP.
X Press the abutton.
X To deactivate: pressaagain.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster comes on. G
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If the å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the engine is running,
ESP ®
is deactivated or is unavailable due to a
malfunction. The risk that your vehicle may
start to skid then increases in certain situa-
tions. Always adapt your driving style to the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
X To activate: pressaagain.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Activating/deactivating the distance
warning function* This function is only available with Dis-
tronic*.
X
Press the =or; button to select the
Assistance menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distance warning.
X Press the abutton.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake* This function is only available with Distronic
Plus*.
X
Press the =or; button to select the
Assistance menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
PRE-SAFE Brake.
X Press the abutton.
X To activate or deactivate: pressa
again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is activated, the
multi-function display shows the Äsym-
bol.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist* X
Press the =or; button to select the
Assistance menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
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