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You can switch the massage function for
the driver’s seat on or off.
R Front Passenger Seat Massage
(Y page 199)
You can switch the massage function for
the passenger seat on or off.
R Driver and Front Passenger Seat
Massage (Y page 199)
You can switch the massage function for
the driver’s and passenger seat on or off.
R Display OFF (Y page 79)
You can use the favorite button to switch
the COMAND display on or off.
R Repeat Navigation Command
(Y page 122)
When route guidance is activated, you can
use the favorite button to generate or call
up a current navigation announcement.
X Select Vehicle Q System Q
Favorites Button *.
The list of predefined functions appears.
The dot
#
in front of the list entry indicates
the current setting.
X Changing setting: Rotate
c
Vd and select
desired function.
X Saving setting and exiting the menu:
Press W. Upload/Download of Data
This function

lets you transfer COMAND data
to a memory card or a USB storage device and
vice versa.
The following COMAND data can be
transferred:
R Navigation destination memory and last
destination
R Address book entries
R Audio/Video presets memory
R System settings i
You can

use this function, for example, to
save your COMAND data and transfer them
to another vehicle.
X Insert an SD card into the SD card slot
(Y page 166) or connect a USB storage
device to the built-in USB socket in the
glove box

(Y page 72). The USB jack of the
optional media interface is not intended for
this purpose.
X Select Vehicle Q System Q Upload/
Download Data.
X Download: Select Copy Data to
Storage Medium Q On the Memory
Card or On USB.
X Select Start Copying.
X Upload: Select Import Data from
Storage Medium Q From Memory Card
or From USB.
X Select Start Data Import.
X Exiting menu without data transfer:
Select Back. Reset
i You can reset COMAND back to its
factory settings.
Among other things, all personal data are
deleted, for example
R the address book entries
R the entries in the destination memory
R the list of last destinations of the
navigation system
X Select Vehicle Q System Q Reset.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really want to reset.
X Select Yes or No.
If you select Yes another prompt will
appear asking whether you really want to
reset.
X Select Yes or No.
If you select Yes, COMAND will be reset
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X
Select Navi.
X Check the check box for menu item City
(3D).
Setting route type You can set the following route types:
R
Fast Route: COMAND calculates a route
with minimized driving time.
R Dynamic Route: COMAND calculates a
route with
minimized driving time and takes
into account traffic messages received
along the route. Thus, the navigation
system can dynamically recalculate the
route. Roads that are blocked will be
avoided whenever possible. For
information on traffic messages see
(Y page 125).
R Short Route : COMAND calculates a route
with minimized route length.
X Select Navi Q Mode.
The list

of available rote types appears. The
dot # indicates the currently selected
setting.
X Select route type: Fast Route

, Dynamic
Route or Short Route.
X Exit menu: Slide XVY.
i If you

change the route type setting during
active route guidance, COMAND calculates
a new route. If you change the setting when
route guidance is inactive, COMAND uses
the new setting for the next route guidance.
Setting route mode With this function you can select the following
options for route calculation:
R
Minimize Highways
R Minimize Toll Roads
R Minimize Tunnels
R Minimize Ferries
R Minimize Motorail Trains X
Select Navi Q Mode.
The mode list appears.
X Switching mode on or off: Select

desired
modes.
Depending on the previous status, the
mode is switched on or off. A checkmark
indicates that the mode is switched on. It
is possible to switch on more than one
mode.
X Exiting menu: Slide XVY or press back
button % in the center console
(Y page 75).
COMAND will verify whether it can
incorporate the modes if you select them
with route guidance active.
If possible, COMAND calculates a new
route considering the selected options.
If the

route cannot be recalculated with the
selected options, a message appears and
an announcement is made. COMAND
calculates a new route. Only options that
are possible will be considered.
Displaying highway information When this function is enabled, highway
information ahead will display automatically
(Y page 124).
Audio fadeout
X
Select Navi Q Audio Fadeout.
When the check box is checked U the
volume of the current audio source fades
during a navigation announcement. COMAND navigation system
(entering a destination)
Introduction
G
Warning!
For safety reasons, only enter a new
destination when the vehicle is stationary. COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
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The
Off Road
message and an arrow showing
the compass heading to the destination
appear on the display.
As soon as the system can allocate the
vehicle position to the map again, route
guidance continues in the usual way. Navigation announcements
G
Warning!
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you

while driving without diverting your
attention from the road and driving.
Please always use navigation announcements
instead of consulting the map display for
directions. Consulting the symbols or map
display for directions may cause you to divert
your attention from driving and increase your
risk of an accident.
i If Chinese is set as the system language,
the navigation announcements are in
English. For information on how to set the
system language see ( Y page 81).
Navigation announcements are muted
during telephone calls. You can, however,
call up a current announcement at any
time. You can also call up a current
announcement at any time if you have
missed an announcement.
Route guidance is active already.
X Calling up a current announcement:
Select Navi Q RPT.
or
X Press favorite button h if
the button has
been programmed with this function
(Y page 81). X
Switching off navigation messages:
Press button 8 during an
announcement.
You will see the message The driving
instructions have been muted. for a
short while.
i The announcements remain switched off
even if

you start a new route guidance or if
COMAND is switched off/on with button
u.
If you switch COMAND off by removing the
SmartKey from the starter switch and then
switch the ignition back on after more than
3 minutes, the announcements are
automatically switched back on.
X Switching navigation announcements
back on manually: Select Navi Q RPT.
X Adjusting volume of the messages:
Adjust the volume during an automatic
announcement (

Y page 76).
or
X Call up an announcement manually using
Navi Q RPT and adjust the volume
(Y page 76).
i You can use the function Audio
Fadeout (Y

page 93) to reduce the volume
of audio sources during navigation
announcements. COMAND navigation system (during
route guidance)
Cancel route guidance
X Select Destination Q Cancel Route
Guidance in map view with the menu
system displayed (Y

page 89). Continuing canceled route guidance
X Select Destination Q Continue
Route Guidance in map view with the
menu system displayed (Y

page 89).
COMAND calculates the route. 122
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Radio
(except
Weather Band) Presets
(except
Weather
Band) Channel
(only
Weather
Band) Info FM or AM
or WB Sound
Save Station Autostore Channel list Program
Information Switch to
FM wave
band Treble
Frequency Entry Preset
station list Switch to
AM wave
band Bass
Show Station
Info Switch to
Weather
Band Balance/
Fader
ª¥Radio 3D Sound
Switching to radio mode
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio.
or
X Press shortcut button R (Y page 69)
once or twice.
The radio display appears once you have
switched to radio mode. You will hear the
last tuned station/channel in the
previously selected wave band, provided
that the station/channel can be received.
i The number of times you have to press
shortcut button R depends on the
operating mode currently selected. Example illustration: Radio mode in FM wave band
:
Main area with frequency display
; Preset position of selected station
= Frequency of selected station
? Name of selected station; HD Radio™
stations with additional HD Radio™
symbol and program number (HD1,
HD2...)
A Sound settings
B To switch to FM wave band, AM wave
band or Weather Band
C Additional information provided by radio
station or HD Radio™ program
information
D Artist and song title (when provided by the
radio station) COMAND FM/AM radio
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E
Preset options
F Radio options
i Station name display ? is available for
the AM/FM wave band and can only be
seen when it is switched on (Y page 156)
and if the station transmits a name.
HD Radio™ Important Notes
i
HD Radio™ features include
R digital broadcasts in the same wave band
as analog AM/FM; the analog AM/FM
stations remain at their current place on
the dial
R the ability to broadcast multiple program
streams over a single FM/AM frequency
(e.g. HD1, HD2, etc.)
R static-free, clear reception
R FM stations offer CD quality sound, AM
stations sound like analog FM stations
R a variety of data services, including text-
based information – artist name, song
title, etc. – shown on the display
More information on HD Radio™ you will
find at www.hdradio.com.
i Note that subprograms and program info
shown in illustrations are dependent on
program content delivered by the radio
stations. Program content is subject to
change. Therefore, subprograms and
program info shown in illustrations and
descriptions contained in this manual may
differ from the subprograms and program
info delivered by the radio station.
Switching to HD Radio™
i Since HD Radio™ stations are embedded
in the AM/FM wave band, HD Radio™
operation is very similar to analog AM/FM
radio operation. You will only hear HD Radio™ programs if the
HD Radio™ function is activated in the radio
submenu.
X
Select Radio £ HD Radio in the radio
display.
If the check box Ç is checked, HD Radio™
is activated. Switching wave bands
You can switch between the FM, AM and WB
(Weather Band) wave bands.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM or WB.
You will hear the last tuned station on the
selected wave band. Selecting stations/channels
You have the following selection options:
R The search function
R The station presets
R The manual frequency entry
R The channel list (Weather band only)
Selecting stations/channels using the
search function X
Slide XVY or rotate cVd when the main
area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which the
controller is being slid or rotated, the 154
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system searches upward or downward and
stops at the next receivable station/
channel.
or
X Press and hold button 9 or : on the
multifunction steering wheel 18
.
Selecting stations using station presets i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Presets.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The preset menu appears. The dot # in
front of

a preset position indicates that the
currently selected station is saved there.
X Select station preset by rotating cVd or
sliding ZVÆ and press W.
or
X Enter a position number with the telephone
keypad using buttons ´ - Ã
(Y page 70).
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
multifunction steering wheel briefly 18
.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM. Entering the frequency using the
COMAND controller
X
Select Radio Q Enter Frequency.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.
X Exiting menu without making an entry:
Press back button % in the center
console (Y page 75).
X Increasing or decreasing number: Slide
ZVÆ or rotate cVd.
i You can

only select available frequencies.
X Selecting the next number: Slide VY.
X Confirming frequency entry: Press W.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
i If you enter a frequency which is outside
the frequency range, COMAND tunes in to
the next lowest frequency.
Entering the frequency using the
telephone keypad
X Press button à on the telephone
keypad (

Y page 70).
X Enter frequency using buttons Å -
Ã.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
Selecting channels using the WB
channel i
This function

is only available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q WB
Q Channel.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The channel list appears. The dot # in
front of a list entry indicates the currently
selected channel.
18 Function is only available if the Audio menu is selected in the instrument cluster. COMAND FM/AM radio
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X
Select channel by rotating cVd or sliding
ZVÆ and press W. Saving stations
i Twenty stations can be saved in each
wave band except for Weather Band.
You have the following options:
R Saving stations manually
R Saving stations using the autostore
function
Saving stations manually Option 1
X
Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Radio Q Save Station.
Option 2
X Press W when the main area is selected.
Option 3
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Presets.
All three of these will call up a station preset
screen. The dot # in front of a preset
position indicates that the currently selected
station is saved there. X
Selecting a preset position: Slide ZVÆ or
rotate cVd. Saving a station to a selected preset
position
If you have called up the station preset screen
using option 1:
X
Press W briefly.
In options 2 and 3:
X Press and hold W until you hear a signal.
The station is saved.
Saving using the autostore function i
This function is not available for Weather
Band. The autostore function saves
receivable stations as presets in order of
their reception quality. All stations saved
manually in the preset memory will be lost
if COMAND finds 20 stations. If COMAND
finds less than 20 stations, for example 9,
then the stations saved in preset
positions 1 – 9 will be overwritten.
Option 1
X Press W when the main area is selected.
X Select Autostore.
Option 2
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Presets Q Autostore.
Option 3
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q
Radio Q Save Station Q Autostore. Station name display
i In the FM wave band, COMAND can show
the name of the station currently tuned in.
Station name display : can only be seen
when it is switched on and if the station
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Switching the station name display on/
off: Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q
FM Q Radio Q Show Station Info.
The station name display : is switched on
or off, depending on the previous setting.
When the station name display : is
switched on, a checkmark appears in front
of the Show Station Info menu item. Displaying information
You can display program information or other
additional information when provided by the
radio station you are listening to.
X Select Info (if available) in the radio
display.
The available information appears. The
content and scope of the information
depends on the radio station.
X Closing screen: Slide XVY, press W or
press back button %. COMAND satellite radio
Safety notes
G
Warning!
Please devote your attention first and
foremost to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize
yourself with the radio functions.
Only use the COMAND when road and traffic
conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise you
could be involved in an accident in which you
or others could be injured. Satellite radio submenu overview
i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on ( Y page 68).Sat. Radio Presets Info Category Sound
Channel List Station presets Showing
program info Selecting
category Treble
Save Channel Bass
Enter Channel Balance/Fader
Service 3D SoundCOMAND satellite radio
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