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X
Sel ect Settingsbyturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect TextRea der Speedand pressW
to confi rm.
Al ist appears. The#dot indic ates the
curr entsetting.
X Selec ta set tingby turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpress Wto
con firm . Voice
ControlSyst emsett ings Activa
ting/d eactivating thehelp
window
In additio ntothe audib leinstr uctions, the
help window willshow youother inform ation
during voicecontroloperation andthe
individuali zationprocess.
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Linguatronic andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select HelpWindow andpress Wto
conf irm.
You have switched thehelp window on
O oroff ª. Individualiza
tion
Introdu ction You
canusetheindividuali zationfunctionto
fine tune theVoice Control System toyour
voice andtherefor eimprove voice
recogn ition.However, thiswillaffect the
system's abilitytorecogn izethe voices of
other users. Forthis reason thisfunct ioncan
be switched off(Ypage 41).
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000EV consistsof two parts and
lasts about fiveminutes. Itinvolves training
the system usingacert ainnumber of
numerical sequences andvoice comman ds.
Star ting new individualiza tion It
is only possible tostart individuali zation
when thevehicle isstation ary.Before
start ing,switch offalldevices orfunct ions
which couldinterfere,such asthe radio orthe
navigation system.Afterstart ingthe session,
the system guidesyouthrough thetrainin g
with spoken instructions.
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Linguatronic andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Start NewIndividualiz ation
and press Wtoconf irm.
You seeand hear aprompt askingwhether
you would likefurther informat ion.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select No,the first part of
individuali zationbegins. Youhear aprompt
asking whether youwould liketotrain the
system innumbers orinvoice comman ds.
Aft erselecting Yes,youseeaninformat ion
display andhear informat ionregarding the
individuali zationprocess. Thefirst part of
individuali zationthenbegins automatically. 40
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Navi
gationann ounceme nts
Rep eatin gnav igatio nann ounceme nts G
Warn
ing
Na viga tio nanno unceme ntsareinte ndedto
di rec tyou while driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident .
i Audible navigation announcementsare
muted duringatelephone call.
If you have missed anannounc ement,you can
call upthe current announc ementatany
time.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off:press theBbutton during
an announc ement.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The
guidance instructions havebeen
muted.
X To switch on:press Wthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
i COMAND automatically switchesthe
navigation announcementsback onif:
R you have anew route calculated.
R you switch COMAND backonagain or
start theengine. Reducing
volumeduring anavig ation
anno uncemen t The
volumeofan active radioof vide osou rce
can beautomatica llyredu cedduring a
navig ationannou ncement.
X Sele ctNavi inthe mainfunction barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOM AND
controll erand pres sW toconfirm.
X Sele ctAudio Fadeoutand pres sW to
confirm.
The function isswi tched onO oroff ª,
dep endi ngon the previ ousstatus .
Settin gthe volume manuall y X
Adjust thevolu meusing the qcontrol
knob during anavig ationannou ncement.
or
X Sele ct+ inthe map view with the menu
show nand adjus tthe volume usingthe
q cont rolknob. Blocking
arout esecti onaffect edbya
tr af fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Thelength ofthe section of
route tobe blocked canbeadjusted. If
possible, COMAND calculates adetour
around theblocked sectionofthe route.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Routeinthe navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Detour andpress Wtoconfirm .
X To block asection ofthe route: select
Longer orShorter repeatedly andconfirm
using Wuntil thedesired sectionhasbeen
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If
the vehicle reaches anarea which isnot part
of the digitalmap, thedisp layapp ears asa
spli t-screen view.Onthe right-hand side,an
arrow appears which points tooff-road
destination :.Youwill hear the
announc ement:"Please followthearrow on
the display" .Asthe vehicle approachesthe
destination, theArea ofdestination
reached message appears.
Route guidance fromanoff-road
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ioniswith inthearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, butthemap does
no tcon tain anyinform ationabout that
locat ion,th eveh icle isin an off-road locat ion.
COMA NDisalso able toguide youtoa
dest inationeven from anoff-road locat ion.
At thest art oftherout eguidan ce,you willsee
th eOff Mapped Roadmes sage, anarro w
and thedist anceto thed estin ation. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe actual
destin ation.
The route ishighlighted blue,startingfrom
the last recogn izedstreet the vehicle wason
before itleft themap.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
kn own tothe system, routeguidance
con tinues inthe usual way.
Rout eguida ncefrom anoff-m ap
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ionisouts idethearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, then theveh icle
is in an off-map locat ion.COMAND isalso
able toguide youtoadestination evenfrom
an off-map location.
At the start ofthe route guidance,youwillsee
the Off Mapped Roadmessage, anarrow
and thedistance tothe destination. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe road left
last.
The route ishighlig htedbluefrom thenearest
road known tothe system. As
soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
known tothe system, routeguidance
cont inues inthe usua lway .
Off-road duringrouteguidance Due
toroad const ruction work,forexample,
there maybedifferences betweenthedata
on the digital mapandtheactual course of
the road.
In such cases, thesystem willtemporarily be
unable tolocate thevehicle position onthe
digital mapandthus considers thevehicle to
be inan off-road position.
In the displa y,you willsee theOff Mapped
Road message, anarrow andthedistance to
the destination. Thearrow shows the
compass headingtothe actual destination.
As soon asthe system canassign thevehicle
position tothe map again,route guidance
cont inues inthe usua lway . Tra
ffic report s Condition
s
To receive real-time trafficreports via
satellite radio,yourequire:
R optionally available satellite radio
equi pment
R asubscription toSIRIUS XMSatellite Radio
Traffic Message Service
Further information onsatellite radiois
avail able inthe "Satellite radio"section
(Y page 123).
COMAND canreceive trafficreports via
satellite radioandtake these intoaccount for
route guidanceinthe navigation system.
Received trafficreports aredispla yedinthe
map either astext oras icons. Real-time
traffic report son the map
COMAND canshow certain trafficincidents
on the map. Traffic reports areshown onthe
map atscales of0.05 mito20 mi. Tr
affic report s
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Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 Serial number ofyour service module for
receivin gtraff icreport s
Registering forthe SIRIUS XMtraffic
repor tserv ice X
Call thetraff icrepo rtprov ider' sphon e
num bershown onthesc reen .
i You canalso have thesat ellit eser vice
act ivat edonline .Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
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000F000DF (USA)or
htt <0010002D00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300030001
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(Canada) .
Once theconn ection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstr uctions ofthe operator.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes.
If registrat ionisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivate your
account . Compass
function
In the compass view,youcan seethecurrent
direction oftravel, thecurrent heightabove
sea level andthecoordinat esofthe vehicle
position, forexample.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller. X
Select Position inthe navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Compass andpress Wtoconf irm. Example
display:compass
: Current direction oftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinat es
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinat es
B Currently setsteerin gangle ofthe front
wheels
i Todisplay current height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. Steeringangle Bcan bea
maximum of35° inboth direction s.
X To exit thedisplay: confirmBack by
pressing Worpress thek button . Upda
tingthedigital map
Introdu ction The
digital mapbecomes outdatedinthe
same wayasconv ention alroad maps.
Optimal routeguidance canonly beprovided
by the navigation systeminconj unct ionwith
the most up-to- datemapsoftware. 92
Other
settingsNavigation
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Information
aboutnew version sof the digital
map canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes- BenzCenter .You canhave the
digital mapupdated atthe centerwith aDVD ,
or you can update themap yourself.
i The update process cantake along time
(over anhour), depending onthe size ofthe
digital map.Duringthis time, youwillonly
be able toswitch onradio mode andto
accept incomingcalls. Theupdate willbe
complet edmore quickly ifthe vehicle is
stat ionary.
If you carry outtheupdate withtheengin e
switch edoff and thestart erbatter yhas
insuffic ientpower, COMAND may
automatic allyswitch offduring theprocess
in order toprotec tthe batter y.Ifthis
occur s,rest artthe update withtheengin e
runn ing. G
War
ning
Never leavetheengin erunn inginan enclos ed
space. Theexhaust gasescontain carbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustgasesconstitutes
a health hazard andcould leadtoloss of
con sciousnes sor even death.
Upda tingprocess X
Inser tthe DVD intothe DVD changer
(Y page 128).
The update begins. COMAND checks
whether thedigital maponthe DVD is
compat iblewith thenavigation systemand
system software.
If this isthe case andtheDVD 'smap data
has notalready beeninstalled, COMAND
start supdating thedigital map.
If the map data hasalready beeninstalled,
the display showsversion dataanda
message tothis effec t.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
While theupdate isrunn ing,youwillsee a
message tothis effec tand apro gressbar.The nav
igati on system isnot opera tional unti lthe
up date iscomp lete.
i Youcanno teje ctthe DVD during the
up date. Ifyo usw itch offCOMAND during
the update, the update isinte rrupte d.It
then continuesfrom where itwa s
inte rrupte dwh en the system isres tarte d.
CO MAND maypro mpt youto cha nge theDVD
du ring theupdate.
X Pre ssthe 8 load /eje ctbutton.
X Ta ke the DVD outof the slot.
X Inse rtthe requested DVD.
Once theupdate hasbe en succes sfully
comp leted ,yo uwi llsee ames sage tothis
eff ect.
X To confi rm the mes sage:pre ssW the
CO MAND controller.
X Ta ke the DVD outof the slot.
The update iscomp lete.
If the updateisnot succes sfully comp leted ,
yo uwi llsee ames sage tha tthe map update
is not possible.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. Other
settings
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cle equi pmen t
i TheseOpe rating Instru ctionsdescri beall
sta nda rdand optio nal equipme ntava ilab le
for your veh icleat the time ofpurcha se.
Pl ea se note thatyour vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. Rad
iomode General
information
i Portable electronicdevices inthe vehicle
may seriously impairradioreception . Switching
torad iomode
Option 1 X
Press theófunct ionbutton .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last station playedon the last waveband
selected.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressing thebutton again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2 X
Select Audiointhe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
If radio mode wasthelast mode selected,
it will now beactive.
If another audiomode isswitched on,you
can now switch toradio mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audiobysliding ZVtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The audio menu appears. Example
display:audiomenu
: Main functionbar
; Current audiooperating mode
= Audio menu
X Select FM/AM radio byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. Example
display:FMradio
: Display window withstation settings
; Preset position ofthe selected station
= Name ofthe selected station
? Frequency ofthe selected station
A Sound settings
B WB (Weather Band)
C AM radio
D FM radio
E Memory functions
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Switching
wavebands
Option 1 You
canswitch theradio between theFM, AM
and WBwaveband.
X Press theófunct ionbutton repeatedly
until thedesired waveband isselected.
i Repea tedlypressing thisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressing thebutton again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2 X
Select FM,AMorWB inthe radio display by
sliding VÆandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
You willhear thelast station onthe
selected waveband. Selec
tingastatio n
Se lecti ng stati onsusi ng the stati on
se arc hfuncti on X
Press theE orF button.
or
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe radio displa yis active.
Stat ionsearch scansupordown andstops
at the next station found.
Selec tingstations viathe stat ion
presets X
Quick setting: pressanumber key,e.g.
H.
X To selec tdirect lywithin thesta tion
pr esets: selectPresetsbysliding VÆand turn
ingcVd theCOMAN Dcon troller and
press Wtocon firm .
or
X Press Wthe COMAN Dcont roller when the
display /select ionwindow isactive.
The station presetmenuappears. The#
dot indicates underwhich preset the
current lyselected stationisstored.
X Select astation byturnin gcVd andpress
W toconf irmorpress anumber key,e.g.
H.
Tuning instat ions byentering the
frequ encymanu ally X
Option 1:press theõbutton .
X Option 2:select Radio inthe radio display
by sliding VÆandturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Enter Frequency andpress Wto
conf irm.
Irrespect iveofthe option used,aninput
menu willappear.
X En ter afrequency usingthenumber keys.
COMAND tunesinto the frequency
enter ed. Waveband Frequency
AM
(MF) 530
–1700 kHz FM
(VHF) 87.
7–107. 9Mhz WB
(Weather Band) Weather
report
chann els i
You canonly enter current lypermitt ed
numbers.
i Ifyou enter afrequency inthe FMorAM
wavebands whichisoutside thefrequency
range, COMAND tunesinto the next lower
frequency. Rad
iomode
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Storing
astatio n
Sto ringstati onsmanua lly The
reareten presetsavailabl efor the FMand
AM waveb and s.
X Qui cksav e:pre ssand holdanum berk ey,
e.g. H,until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor ed.
X To store direct lyin the stat ionpresets:
press Wthe COMAND controller whenthe
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000EV windowinthe radio
display isactive.
or
X Select Presets bysliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
In both cases, thestationpreset sappear.
The #dot indicat esunder which preset
the curren tlyselect edstat ionisstor ed. Ex
ample display: stationpresets
X Select apreset byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress andhold
W until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor edunder thepreset .
Stor ingstat ions automat ically This
function automatic allystoresstat ions
with adequate reception.Thesearch startsat
the lowest frequenc y.Ifstat ions arefound,
COMAND storesthem startingatmemory
slot 1.Storing iscomplet ewhen thehighest
frequenc yhas been reached orwhen 10
stat ions have been found. Stations stored manually
inthe preset memory willbelost. It
is possible thatCOMAND doesnotfillall
memory slotswhen storing.
X Opt ion1:press Wthe COMAND controller
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000EV windowis
active.
The stationpreset menuappears.
X Opt ion 2:select Presets bysliding VÆ
and turningcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtocon firm.
The stationpreset menuappears.
X Irrespec tiveofthe option ,select
Autosto reand press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
stat ions thatcanbereceived. Youwillsee
a message tothis effec t.The available
stat ions areautomatic allystoredinthe
preset position s.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press Wtocon firm. Weat
herBand
Switching to X
Press theófunc tion button repeatedly
until theWeather Bandisswitch edon.
or
X Select WBbysliding VÆandturningcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. :
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