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Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.340
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Key positions
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209, 212 L
Lamp see Indicator and warning lamp . . .351
Lane-change assistant
see Blind Spot Assist . . . . . . . . . . .260
Lane recommendation . . . . . . . . . ..149
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Licence plate lamp Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
Lighting
see Lights
Lights
Active light function . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . .195
Cornering light function . . . . . . . . .197
Daytime driving lights . . . . . . . . . .195
Dipped-beam headlamps . . . . . . . .195
Display messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
Foglamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195, 198
Hazard warning lamps . . . . . . . . . .196
Headlamp flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Main-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . .196
Motorway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Rear foglamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Switching off (display message) . . .345
Switching the daytime driving
lights on/off (on-board computer) .225
Switching the Intelligent Light
System on/off (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
LIM indicator lamp
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Distronic Plu s.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Variable Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . .243 Linguatronic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Locator lighting Adjusting (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . . .167
Locking
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
From the inside (central locking
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Setting to automatic (COMAND) . .167
Luggage compartment
Power closing feature . . . . . . . . . .180
Luggage compartment load, maximum
see Technical data
Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 M
Main-beam headlamps Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
Maintenance
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Making calls
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Manual drive program . . . . . . . . . . ..211
Massage function (PULSE) . . . . . . ..176
Matt paintwork Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
Media Interface
Active partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Basic menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Connection options . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
iPod ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
MP3 player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Selecting categorie s.. . . . . . . . ..101
Selecting folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Selecting music file s.. . . . . . . . ..100
Selecting playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
USB mass storage device . . . . . . . .98
Memory card
Operation (on-board computer) . . .219
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190 Index
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X
To stop a film: selectStop:from the
menu.
X To skip to the end of a scene: select
F ;from the menu.
X To skip to the beginning of a scene:
select =E from the menu.
i Depending on the DVD, the ;and =
menu items may not function at all or may
not function at certain points in the DVD
menu.
Moving up one level in the DVD menu X
Press the %button.
or
X Select the corresponding menu item in the
DVD menu.
or
X Select any menu item from the DVD menu.
X Select Go upfrom the menu.
i Depending on the DVD, the Go upmenu
item or the back button may not function
in general or may not function at certain
points in the DVD menu.
Going back to the movie X
Press the %button repeatedly until you
see the film.
or
X Select the corresponding menu item in the
DVD menu.
or
X Select any menu item from the DVD menu.
X Select Back (to the movie) from the
menu.
i Depending on the DVD, the Back (to
the movie) menu item or the back button
may not have a function. Setting the language and audio for-
mat
This function is not available on all DVDs. If it
is available, you can set the DVD menu lan-
guage, the audio language or the audio for-
mat. The number of settings is determined by
the DVD content. It is possible that the set-
tings may also be accessed in the DVD menu
(Y page 87).
X Select VideoQDVD-Video.
X Display the menu system if necessary
(Y page 85).
X Select DVD-VQDVD functions.
X Select Menu language orAudio lan‐
guage.
Both of these will call up a menu. The #
dot in front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected language.
X To change the setting: slideZVÆ or turn
cVd until the desired setting is reached.
X To save the setting: pressW.
X To exit the menu: slideXVY. Subtitles and camera angle
These functions are not available on all DVDs.
The number of subtitle languages and camera
angles available depends on the content of
the DVD. It is possible that the settings may
also be accessed in the DVD menu
(Y page 87).
X Select VideoQDVD-Video.
X Display the menu system if necessary
(Y page 85).
X Select DVD-VQDVD functions.
X Select Subtitles orCamera angle.
Both of these will call up a menu. The #
dot in front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rent setting.
X To change the setting: slideZVÆ or turn
cVd until the desired setting is reached. 88
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Entering the message
: Input speller
; Text field for the text message
= To select or create text modules
? To insert a line break
A To switch between uppercase and lower-
case letters
B To switch between numbers and letters
C To change the language of the characters
D To delete characters
X Use input speller :to enter the desired
text into text field ;.
X Select ok.
The text message is sent.
Managing text messages Calling a text message sender
X
Select the desired text message.
X Press Wand select Call.
Storing a text message sender in the
address book
X Select the desired text message from the
text message inbox.
X Press Wand select Save number QNew
entry orAdd telephone number .
X Add the telephone number to the address
book (Y page 121). Deleting a text message
20
X Select the desired text message from the
text message inbox.
X Select Options QDelete .
A deletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes. Using the phone book/address book
The COMAND phone book is an extract of
those entries from the address book which
contain at least one telephone number.
In addition, the first entry is "MB Contact",
which can be used to place a call to the
Mercedes-Benz Hotline.
The address book organises and stores
entries which are entered from different sour-
ces (mobile phone, SD memory card, Blue-
tooth ®
import, COMAND phone book, navi-
gation). You can use these entries to make
telephone calls, for navigation and for writing
(text messages).
Importing contacts automatically If basic telephony is activated via the Blue-
tooth
®
interface or convenience telephony*
using the mobile phone bracket*, contacts
(phone book entries) are automatically impor-
ted from the respective mobile phone to the
COMAND phone book.
Depending on the mobile phone, this process
may take some time. Depending on the
mobile phone used, only the phone book
entries in the mobile phone or these entries
and the phone book entries in the SIM card
are imported.
Automatically imported contacts (phone
book entries) in COMAND can be identified
by the d/0 symbol. These entries are
only available in COMAND when telephony via
the Bluetooth ®
interface (basic telephony) or
20 This function is not supported by all mobile phones. Telephone*
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using the mobile phone bracket* (conveni-
ence telephony*) is activated.
Importing contacts manually i
Manually imported contacts are always
available. Automatically imported contacts
are available only when basic telephony via
the Bluetooth ®
interface or convenience
telephony* using the mobile phone
bracket* is activated.
You can import existing data manually:
R from the memory card
R via the Bluetooth ®
interface (e.g. Blue-
tooth ®
telephone, Bluetooth ®
PC)
X To import data: load the memory card or
activate Bluetooth ®
in COMAND
(Y page 106) and on the Bluetooth ®
tele-
phone or PC (see operating instructions of
the respective mobile phone/PC).
X Select Data/connectionsQImport
contactsQ From Memory card.
X Select AddorOverwrite .
X To cancel data import: pressW.
or
X Press the %button.
If the data has been imported, the Import
procedure successful message is dis-
played.
If the COMAND phone book memory is full,
this message appears in the display: Mem‐
ory full. Contacts could not be
completely imported. i
If you switch over to another main func-
tion (e.g. navigation) while importing data,
the import will be cancelled. If you switch
to another function while importing vCards
from the memory card, the import will not
be cancelled.
Calling up contacts/details You can call up contacts with the list or by
using the input speller.
Phone book/address book basic display
:
List
¤Entry with navigable data*
\ Entry with voice tag – see separate
operating instructions for LINGUA-
TRONIC*
¥ Address book entry
d Mobile phone entry
0 SIM card entry
® Bluetooth ®
entry
¯ Memory card entry
G Entry with multiple phone numbers
; Two-line speller
B To change the language of the char-
acters
p To select the character set
F To delete your selection
¬ To confirm your selection
% Back 120
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B
To select the language
p To select the character set
*/E To select uppercase and low-
ercase letters
% Back
F To delete your selection
¬ To confirm your selection
? Preset phone category
X Enter the respective data in the data fields.
X To enter data in the data field: select the
respective characters from input speller
=.
X To move the cursor in the data field:
select the respective characters from input
speller =.
X To change data fields: slideZVuntil the
input speller is hidden.
X Slide ZVÆ and push W.
or
X Press Æin the input speller.
X To cancel data entry:select Back.
If one of the data fields contains data, a
prompt will appear asking whether you
wish to store the entry.
X To store data entry: select¬.
The entry is created in the phone book and
in the address book.
Deleting contacts X
To select a contact: selectData/connec‐
tions QDelete contacts. You can select and delete the following
types of contact here:
R
Internal contacts
R Imported from the memory card
R Imported via Bluetooth
R Delete all
X To confirm your selection: pressW.
A prompt appears asking whether the data
should be deleted.
X Select Yes.
i Automatically imported contacts cannot
be deleted (Y page 119).
Calling a number stored in an entry Using the phone book
X
Select Name.
X Call up the contact (Y page 120).
X Contact with multiple phone numbers
(with G
G symbol): turncVd and
press W.
or
X Press SEND on the telephone keypad.
X Contact with one telephone number
(without G
G symbol): pressW.
or
X Press SEND on the telephone keypad.
Using the address book
X Select Data/connections.
X Open Address book.
X Call up the contact (Y page 120).
X Press the Wbutton.
X Turn cVd and press W.
or
X Press SEND on the telephone keypad.
Starting route guidance to an entry* i
You can use this function once you have
stored a destination in the destination
memory (Y page 158). COMAND also 122
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While route calculation is in progress, an
arrow will indicate the direction to your
destination. Below this, you will see a cor-
responding message in the display. Once
the route has been calculated, route guid-
ance begins.
Route calculation takes a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance
from the destination, for example. COMAND
calculates the route using the digital map
data. The calculated route may differ from the
actual road situation, e.g. due to road works
or incomplete map data. Please make sure
that you observe the notes about the digital
map (Y page 132). Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory
X Select NaviQDestination QFrom
memory.
The destination memory list appears either
with or without the input speller. Whether
or not the input speller is displayed
depends on the number of entries in the
destination memory.
i The destination memory always contains
an entry named My address. You may wish
to assign your home address to this entry,
for example (Y page 157). Like any other
entry, the My address entry can be selec-
ted using the input speller or from a list. Destination memory list with the input
speller :
List entry that most closely matches the
current input string
; Characters entered by the user
= Characters automatically added by the
system
? Input speller
A Characters currently available for selec-
tion
B Characters not currently available for
selection
C Currently selected character
D Destination memory list
If this list appears, input speller ?is activa-
ted automatically.
i With input speller ?, you can only select
the characters that are currently available.
These depend on the current input string
and the entries stored in the destination
memory.
During the character selection procedure
described below, list entry :always shows
the destination that most closely matches the
current input string.
COMAND then automatically adds plausible
characters =to those already entered by
user ;.
X To change the language for the input
speller: selectB.
X Select the desired language. Navigation system* (entering a destination)
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Entering an address manually
X
To assign data to My address for the
first time: selectSave with name.
or
X To edit My address: selectEditQ
Save with name.
In both cases, the address input menu
appears.
X Enter the address. Proceed in the same way
as you would enter a destination as descri-
bed in the "Entering a destination by
address" section (Y page 135).
X Select Saveafter you have entered the
address.
Your address is stored.
Using an address book entry for My
address
X To assign data to My address for the
first time: selectAssign address book
entry.
or
X To edit My address: selectChange Q
Assign to address book entry.
In both cases, the menu for searching for
an address book entry appears.
X Select the desired address book entry. Pro-
ceed as described in the "Calling up con-
tacts/details" section (Y page 120).
i The name of the town and of the street in
the address book entry must be spelled in
the same way as in the destination entry so
that the information matches the data on
the digital map. The country in the address
book can be written as follows so that it
matches the data on the digital map:
R Country name spelled in the language of
that country
R Country name spelled in the language set
as the system language
R Country name as an international coun-
try abbreviation for vehicles (e.g. D for Germany, E for Spain, F for France, I for
Italy, etc.)
X COMAND stores the entry as My address
in the destination memory if the address
data is complete and matches the digital
map data.
If address data is missing or if it does not
match the data on the digital map, a mes-
sage will be displayed informing you that
the address is incomplete.
X To close the message: selectOK.
Depending on which data is missing or does
not correspond with the digital map data, you
must now:
R select a country (Y page 136)
R enter a town (Y page 136)
R enter a street (Y page 138)
R enter a house number (Y page 140)
If the data is complete and it matches the
digital map data, COMAND stores the entry. Storing a destination in the destina-
tion memory
This function also stores the destination in
the address book. COMAND creates an
address book entry that contains the com-
plete, navigable address data. You can then
select this entry in the address book and start
route guidance to the address from there.
After the address has been entered X
Select Saveafter you have entered the
address ( Ypage 135).
During route guidance X
Select Destination QSave destina‐
tion during route guidance.
You can now select storage options. 158
Navigation system* (destination memory)COMAND
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