
Operation
Menu overview Each of the main functions,
Navi*,Audio,Telephone*, VideoandVehicle, has a basic menu
consisting of menu items or functions.
Example: the Videomain function includes these menu items: TV*,DVD video ,Aux*a nd the
Video off function. Navi* Audio
Telephone* Video Vehicle
Mode Radio Telephone on
TV* Multicontour
seat*/lumbar
support setting Map orientation Disc Telephone off video DVD Rear window
blind*
Special destina-
tion symbols on
the map Memory card
AUX* EASY-ENTRY/
EXIT feature
Text information
on the map MUSIC REGIS-
TER* Video off Exterior lighting
delayed switch-
off time Topographical
map Media Inter-
face* Interior lighting
delayed switch-
off time Town view USB Ambient light-
ing*
Motorway infor-
mation
AUX* Autom. mirror
folding Automatic read-
ing aloud of traf-
fic reports Audio off Locator lighting
Volume limiter Autom. locking
Map version Interior motion
sensor*
Tow-away pro-
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Boot lid opening
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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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Units of measurement
The units of measurement in navigation mode
are identical to those displayed in the instru-
ment cluster. The units of measurement may
only be changed via the instrument cluster.
Input restrictions
On vehicles for certain countries, there is a
restriction on entering data.
The restriction is active above a vehicle speed
of about 5 km/h. The restriction is deactiva-
ted as soon as the vehicle speed drops below
about 3 km/h.
When the restriction is active it is not possible
to enter specific items, e.g. a town or street
name. You will recognise this because certain
menu items cannot be selected.
Switching to navigation mode
X Press the Sfunction button once or
twice.
or
X Select Naviin the main function bar.
The map view is displayed with the menu
system either shown or hidden. Map with route guidance inactive and showing the
menu system
:
Current vehicle position Map with route guidance inactive and with the
menu system hidden
:
Current vehicle position
; Map orientation (Y page 129)
= Map scale (Y page 127)
Hiding/showing the menu system X
To hide: slideÆVZ.
The Full screen menu item appears in
the main area of the display.
X Press the Wbutton.
The menu system is hidden. The map can
be seen in the full-screen display.
X To show: pressWin the full-screen map
display.
Adjusting the map scale i
It is only possible to adjust the map scale
with the menu system hidden (full-screen
map display).
X Turn cVd until the desired scale is set. :
Map scale selected
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X
Select Country in the address input menu.
The country list appears.
X Select the desired country.
The address input menu appears again. The
country selected is automatically entered.
Entering the town i
You can only enter towns that are stored
on the digital map. Entering a town will
delete a previously entered postcode.
X Select Townin the address input menu.
The list of towns appears either with or
without the input speller. Whether or not
the input speller is displayed depends on
how many towns are available for the coun-
try selected.
List of towns with the input speller
If this list appears, input speller Bis activa-
ted automatically. :
List entry that most closely matches the
current input string
; Character entered by the user
= Characters automatically added by the
system
? Characters not currently available for
selection
A Characters currently available for selec-
tion
B Input speller
C List of towns
D Currently selected character i
With input speller B, you can only select
the characters that are currently available.
These depend on the current input string
and the data contained on the digital map.
X During the character selection procedure
described below, list entry :always
shows a town that most closely matches
the current input string. COMAND then
automatically adds plausible characters
= to those already entered by user ;.
X To select a character: slideXVY or turn
cVd .
X To confirm the character selection:
press W.
X To delete individual characters: select
F on the lower bar and press W.
X To delete an entire entry: selectFon
the lower bar and press and hold Wuntil
the entire entry has been deleted.
X To accept the first list entry: press and
hold Wuntil the address input menu
appears again.
COMAND has automatically accepted the
first list entry and entered it in the address
input menu.
X To cancel an entry: selectBackon the
lower bar and press W.
or
X Press the %button.
Input speller Bdisappears if COMAND is
able to unambiguously assign the charac-
ters entered to one town. The list of towns
is shown without the input speller. Here you
can make another selection.
i It is also possible to change manually to
the list of towns without the input speller
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X
To change manually to the list of towns
without the input speller: slideZV.
or
X Select !on the second lowest bar and
press W.
Selecting the current town The "Town" entry is always empty at first
because of the "Street destination"
(Y
page 142) option in the "Address" menu.
You may select the last town name entered
by selecting the last destination from Desti‐
nation QFrom last destinations and
pressing Change.
Inputting Cyrillic characters In Russia, you may choose between Cyrillic
and Latin characters to input destinations. In
order to do this, you must have installed the
map software for Russia.
X To switch between Latin and Cyrillic
fonts: select the psymbol from the
input speller menu.
Entering a postcode i
Entering a postcode will delete a previ-
ously entered town name. You can only
enter postcodes that are stored on the dig-
ital map.
X Select Postcode in the address input
menu.
The postcode list appears either with or
without the input speller. Whether or not
the input speller is displayed depends on
how many postcodes are available for the
country selected. Postcode list with the input speller :
List entry that most closely matches the
current input string
; Digits entered by the user
= Digits automatically added by the system
? Input speller
A Digits not currently available for selection
B Digits currently available for selection
C Currently selected digit
D Postcode list
If this list appears, input speller ?is activa-
ted automatically.
i With input speller ?, you can only select
the numbers that are currently available.
These depend on the current input string
and the data contained on the digital map.
During the digit selection procedure descri-
bed below, list entry :always shows a post-
code that most closely matches the current
input string. COMAND then automatically
adds plausible digits =to those already
entered by user ;.
X To select a digit: slideXVYor turn cVd.
X To confirm the digit selection: pressW.
X To delete individual digits: selectFon
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X
To delete an entire entry: selectFon
the lower bar and press and hold Wuntil
the entire entry has been deleted.
X To accept the first list entry: press and
hold Wuntil the address input menu
appears again.
COMAND has automatically accepted the
first list entry and entered it in the address
input menu.
X To cancel an entry: selectBackon the
lower bar and press W.
or
X Press the %button.
Input speller ?disappears if COMAND is
able to unambiguously assign the characters
entered to one postcode. The list of postco-
des is shown without the input speller. Here
you can make another selection.
It is also possible to change manually to the
postcode list without the input speller at any
time during digit input.
X To change manually to the postcode list
without the input speller: slideZV.
or
X Select !on the second lowest bar and
press W.
Entering a street name i
Entering the name of a street will delete
a previously entered centre name. You can
only enter streets that are stored on the
digital map.
X Select Street in the address input menu.
The street list appears either with or with-
out the input speller. Whether or not the
input speller is displayed depends on how
many street names are available for the
town selected. Street name 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
? Characters not currently available for
selection
A Characters currently available for selec-
tion
B Input speller
C List of street names
D Currently selected character
If this list appears, input speller Bis activa-
ted automatically.
i With input speller B, you can only select
the characters that are currently available.
These depend on the current input string
and the data contained on the digital map.
During the character selection procedure
described below, list entry :always shows
a street that most closely matches the cur-
rent input string. COMAND then automati-
cally adds plausible characters =to those
already entered by user ;.
X To select a character: slideXVY or turn
cVd .
X To confirm the character selection:
press W.
X To delete individual characters: select
F on the lower bar and press W.138
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X
To delete an entire entry: selectFon
the lower bar and press and hold Wuntil
the entire entry has been deleted.
X To accept the first list entry: press and
hold Wuntil the address input menu
appears again.
COMAND has automatically accepted the
first list entry and entered it in the address
input menu.
X To cancel an entry: selectBackon the
lower bar and press W.
or
X Press the %button.
Input speller Bdisappears if COMAND is
able to unambiguously assign the characters
entered to one street. The list of streets is
shown without the input speller. Here you can
make another selection.
i It is also possible to change manually to
the list of streets without the input speller
at any time during character input.
X To change manually to the list of towns
without the input speller: slideZV.
or
X Select !on the second lowest bar and
press W.
Entering a centre i
You can only enter centres that are stored
on the digital map.
X Select Centre in the address input menu.
The centre list appears either with or with-
out the input speller. Whether or not the
input speller is displayed depends on how
many centres are available in the town
selected. Centre list with input speller :
List entry that most closely matches the
current input string
; Character entered by the user
= Characters automatically added by the
system
? Characters not currently available for
selection
A Characters currently available for selec-
tion
B Input speller
C Centre list
D Currently selected character
If this list appears, input speller Bis activa-
ted automatically.
i With input speller B, you can only select
the characters that are currently available.
These depend on the current input string
and the data contained on the digital map.
During the character selection procedure
described below, list entry :always shows
the centre that most closely matches the cur-
rent input string. COMAND then automati-
cally adds plausible characters =to those
already entered by user ;.
X To select a character: slideXVY or turn
cVd .
X To confirm the character selection:
press W.
X To delete individual characters: select
F on the lower bar and press W. Navigation system* (entering a destination)
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X
To delete an entire entry: selectFon
the lower bar and press and hold Wuntil
the entire entry has been deleted.
X To accept the first list entry: press and
hold Wuntil the address input menu
appears again.
COMAND has automatically accepted the
first list entry and entered it in the address
input menu.
X To cancel an entry: selectBackon the
lower bar and press W.
or
X Press the %button.
Input speller ?disappears if COMAND is
able to unambiguously assign the characters
entered to one junction. The list of junctions
is shown without the input speller. Here you
can make another selection.
i It is also possible to change to the junc-
tion list without the input speller manually
at any time during character input.
X To change manually to the junction list
without the input speller: slideZV.
or
X Select !on the second lowest bar and
press W.
Ambiguity of town names If several towns share the same name, you
can also directly input or select a street name.
COMAND then selects the town where the
respective street is found. X
Enter a town as described above
(Y page 136).
X Select ALL.
X Input or select the street name.
X Select the appropriate town.
Entering the street before the town You can also enter the street name for an
address directly without first entering a town.
This is particularly useful if you wish to enter
an address with an unusual street name.
COMAND then searches automatically for
towns with the respective street name. X
Select or enter the country as described
above (Y page 135).
X Select or enter the street.
Starting route calculation You cannot start route calculation until all the
necessary address data has been entered.
X
Select Startafter you have entered the
destination.
Route calculation will start if route guid-
ance has not already been activated.
If route guidance has already been activa-
ted, a prompt will appear asking whether
you wish to end the current route guidance.
X Select YesorNo.
If you select Yes, COMAND will stop route
guidance and start route calculation for the
new destination.
If you select No, COMAND will continue
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