X
To enter apassc odeinCOMA ND:press
the numbe rkeys insequence.
¬ ishighlighted afterthefirst number
has been entered.
or
X Select thedigits onebyone byturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
X To confirm anentry inCOMAND: select
¬ using theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
X En ter the same passcode intothe
Bluetoot h®
device (seetheoperatin g
inst ruct ions forthe respect ivedevice).
The device isauthoriz ed. Externa
laut horiz ation
If COMAND doesnotdetec tyour
Bluetoot h®
device, thismay bedue to
particular securitysett ings onyour
Bluetoot h®
device. Inthis case, check
whether yourBluetoot h®
device canlocate
the COMAND system.TheBluetoot h®
device
name ofCOMAND is"MB Bluetoot h".
X In the Bluetoot h®
device list,select the
desired devicebyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Select Options bysliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Externa lAuthori zationand
press Wtocon firm.
X Start the Bluetoot h®
scan process onthe
Bluetoot h®
device (seeoperatin g
inst ruct ions ofthe respect ivedevice).
X Select COMAND ("MBBluetoot h").
X When prompt ed,enterthe passcode onthe
Bluetoot h®
device andthen onCOMAND . Displaying
thedeta ilsofa
Bluet ooth®
device
X In the Bluetoot h®
device list,select the
desired devicebyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Select Options bysliding VYandpress
W tocon firm.
X Select Details andpress Wtocon firm.
The detailed displayforthis device
appears.
X To close thedeta iledview: turncVd or
slide XVY theCOMAND controller. De-aut
horizing(de-r egistering) a
Bluet ooth®
device
Mercedes- BenzUSA ,LLC recom mends that
you de-author izedevices, e.g.mobile phones,
both inCOMAND andonthe respect ive
Bluetoot h®
device itself.Subsequent
authoriz ationmayother wisefail.
X In the Bluetoot h®
device list,select the
authoriz eddevice byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Select Options bysliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select De-Auth orizeandpress Wto
con firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtorevoke authorization forthis
device.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes,theauthorization forthe
device willberevoked.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted.
i IfaBluetooth ®
device hasbeen de-
authorized andisno longer inrange, itwill
no longer beshown inthe Bluetooth ®
device listafter thenext search. 44
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System
language settings
This funct ionallow syou todetermine the
language forthe menu display sand the
nav igati on mes sage s.The selecte dlangu age
af fects thecharacters availabl e for entry .
If yo ucha nge thesystem langu age, the
la ngu agefor the VoiceControl System willbe
al so be cha nge d.Ifthe selecte dlangu ageis
not supp orte dby the VoiceControl System,
"Eng lish" willbe selecte d.
X Pre ssthe Sbutton.
X Sel ect Languageand pressW toconfi rm.
The list of langu ages appe ars. The #dot
ind icates the current setting.
X Sel ect the langu ageby turning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
CO MAND load sthe selecte dlangu ageand
sets it. Res
etfun ction
Yo ucan resetCO MAND tothe factory
setti ngs. Among otherthings, thiswilldelete
all personal data(e.g.station presets,
address bookentries, entriesinthe
destination memoryandinthe listofprevious
destinations inthe navigation system).
Resetting isrecommen dedbefore sellingor
transf erring ownership ofyour vehicle, for
example.
Data onthe intern alhard drive, e.g.music
files inthe MUSIC REGISTER, willnotbe
deleted. Youcandelete thesemusic files
from theMUSIC REGISTER usingthe"Delete
all music files"(Ypage 140)function.
X Press theSfunct ionbutton.
X Select Settings byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . X
Select Resetandpress Wtoconfirm .
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to reset.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted.
If you select Yes,aprompt willappear again
asking whether youreally wishtoreset.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes,amessage willbeshown.
COMAND isreset andrestart ed.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted. Reset
function
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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. Introdu
ction Safety
notes G
War
ning
For safety reasons, onlyenter adestination
when thevehicle isstation ary.When the
vehicle isin motion ,ap assen gershoul dent er
th edest ination.Stud yma nua land select
rou tebefor edri vin g.
Bea rin mi nd tha tat asp ee dof jus t30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h) ,yo ur veh icleis
cove ringadi sta nce of44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysec ond.
COMA NDcalc ulate sth erout etothe
destination withouttakingaccount ofthe
following:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright- of-way-signs
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges G
War
ning
COMAND maygiveincorr ectnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspon dwith theactual road/traff ic
situation. Digitalmapsdonot cover allareas
nor allroutes withinanarea. Forexample, if
the traffic routing hasbeen changed orthe
direction ofaone-way roadhasbeen
reversed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtraffic rulesand
regulations duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave priority
overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system. G
War
ning
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile 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 . General
notes
Operat ionalreadiness ofthe navigation
system The
navigation systemmustdetermin ethe
position ofthe vehicle beforefirstuseor
whenever operational statusisrestor ed.
Therefore, youmay have todrive forawhile
before precise routeguidance ispossible.
GPS reception Amon
gother things, correctfunct ioning of
the navigation systemdepends onGPS
reception .Inc ertain situation s,GPS
recept ionmay beimpaired, theremay be
int erferen ceorther emay beno recept ionat
all, e.g. intunn elsorparkin ggarages.
Input restriction On
vehicles forcert aincount ries,thereis a
rest riction onent ering data.
The restriction isactive above avehicle speed
of about 3mph.The restriction isdeactiv ated
as soon asthe vehicle speeddropsbelow
about 2mph.
When therest riction isactiv e,cert ainentries
cann otbe made. Thiswillbeindicat edbythe
fact that certainmenu itemsaregrayed out
and cann otbe select ed. 48
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The
following entries arenot possible, for
example:
R ent ering thedestinat ioncity and street
R ent ering adestinat ionviathe map
R ent ering inthe vicinit yof acity orvia a
name search
R editing entries
R direct entryusing thenumber keypad
Other entries arestill possible, suchas
ent ering points ofinter estinthe vicinit yof the
destinat ionorcurren tposition. Switching
tonavigation mode
X Press thegfunct ionbutton .
or
X Select Naviinthe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
In both cases, youwillsee themap either
with orwithout themenu shown. Map
showing themenu; routeguidance inactive
: Stat usbar
; Main functionbar
= Current vehicleposition
? Navigation menubar Map
without themenu; routeguidance inactive
: Current vehicleposition
; Map orientat ionselected
= Map scale selected
"Route guidance active"meansthatyouhave
enter edadestination andthat COMAND has
calculated theroute. Thedisplay showsthe
route, changes ofdirection andlane
recomm endations. Navigation
announc ementsguide youtoyour
destination .
"Rou teguidance inactive"meansthatno
destination hasbeen enteredand that no
route hasbeen calculated. Showing/hiding
themenu
X To hide themenu: slideZVtheCOMAND
cont roller and,when theFull Screen
menu itemisshown, pressWtoconf irm.
The map canbeseen inthe full-screen
display .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller when themap isshown infull-
screen . Introdu
ction
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erin gdest inations Intr
odu ction todest inationinput G
Wa
rning!
For safe tyreas ons,on lyent eranew
dest inationwhen theveh icle isstatio nary.
You couldot her wise bedist ractedfrom the
tr aff iccon dition s,caus ean acc iden tand
inj ure yours elfand other s.
The followin gdest inationinputopt ionsare
available :
R en terin gadest inationbyaddre ss
R en terin gadest inationfrom thedest ination
mem ory
R en terin gadest inationfrom thelist oflast
dest inations
R en terin gadest inationusin gthe map
R enterin gan intermediate stop
R enterin gapoint ofinterest
R enterin gadestination using"Search &
Send" (Ypage 185) Entering
adesti nation byaddress
Intr odu ction When
enterin gan addre ssas thedest ination,
you have thefollo wing options:
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e
and street
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e
and center
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e,
st reet andhouse number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e,
st reet andinters ect ion
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street ,cit y
and house number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street and
house number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street and
int ers ect ion i
You canonlyent erthose cities, street s,
ZIP codesetc. that are stored inthedigit al
map. Thismean sth at for som ecoun tries
you cannote nter ZIP cod es,forexa mpl e.
Ex ample :entering anadd ress The
following isastep- by-step example of
how toent eran address. Thedestin ation
address isas follows:
New York (state)
New York (city)
40 Broadway
You canofcourse enterany count ry,city,
str eet and house number desiredandenter,
for example, yourhome address (My
address).
Calling upthe address entry menu X
To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Destina tionbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Address Entryandpress Wto
con firm.
The address entrymenu appears. Ifyou
have previously entered adestin ation, this
will beshown inthe display. Address
entrymenu Entering
destinations
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enumb erlist
X Sele ctan entry byturning cVdthe
COM AND controll er.
X Irresp ective ofthe option,pres sW to
confirm your sel ection.
The addres sentry menu reappe ars. The
hou senumb erhas now beenentere d.
Starti ngroute calcula tion Yo
ucan now have CO MAND calcul ate the
rou teto the addre ssente redorsave the
ad dre ssfirst, e.g.asyour home address (My
address) (Ypage 54). Address
entrymenu withdestination address
: Destinat ionaddress
; Start ingroute calcula tion
X In the address entrymenu, confirm Start
by pressing W.
If no other routehasbeen calcula ted,route
calcula tionstarts immediately (Option1).If
another routehasalrea dybeen calcula ted
(route guidanceisactive), aprompt
appea rs(option 2). Option
1–n orou teguid ance active: route
calc ulatio nstarts. Wh ile rou tecal culatio nis
in progr ess,anarrow willindic atethe
direc tiontoyour destination. Below this,you
will see amess age,e.g.Calc ulatingFast
Rout e....
Onc ethe rout ehas been calculated, route
guidanc ebegin s.Ifthe vehic leistravelin gon
a non -digit izedroad, thesyst emdisplays the
linear distanceto the dest ination, the
direc tionofthe dest inationand theOff
Mapp edRoad message.Inthis case, the
display willbegrayed out.
Opt ion 2–rou teguid ance isalr ead y
act ive: ifrout eguidanc eis already active, a
prom ptwill appear askingwhet heryou wish
to ter min ate the curr entlyact ive rout e
guidanc e.
X Selec tYes orNo and press Wtocon firm .
If you selec tYes, COMA NDwill stop rout e
guidanc eand start rout ecalc ulation forthe
new destination.
If you selec tNo, COMA NDwill continue
with theactive rout eguidanc e.
i Route calculation takesacer tain amoun t
of tim e.The timedepen dson the distance
fro mt hedestination, forexample.
COMAND calculates theroute using the
digital mapdata.
The calculated routemaydiffer fromthe
ideal route, e.g.due toroadwork or
incomplete mapdata. Please alsoobserve
the notes about thedigital map
(Y page 92).
Entering andsaving yourhome address You
caneither enteryourhome address for
the first time (option 1)or edit apreviously
stored homeaddress (option2).
X Option 1:enter theaddress, e.g.acity,
street andhouse number (Ypage 52).
X Once youhave entered theaddress, select
Save inthe address entrymenu byturning 54
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Curr entv ehicle position
; Crosshair
= Details ofthe cross hairposition
? Map scale select ed
Display =depends onthe settings select ed
in "Map information inthe display"
(Y page 86).Thecurren tstr eet name can
be shown, provided thedigital mapcontains
the necessary data,orthe coordin atesofthe
cross hairifthe geo-c oordinat edisplay is
switch edon and theGPS signal isstr ong
enough.
Moving themap andselecting the
destina tion X
To scroll themap :slide theCOMAND
con troller XVY,ZVÆoraVb.
X To set the map scale: assoon asyou turn
cVd theCOMAND controller, thescale bar
appears.
X Turn cVd untilthedesired scaleisset.
Turnin gclock wisezooms outfrom themap,
turn ingcount er-clockwise zoomsin.
X To select adesti nation: pressW the
COMA NDcontroller onceor seve raltim es.
You willsee either theaddres sent rymen u
with thedest inationaddres sor, ifCOMA ND
is unable toassign aunique address,a
selec tionlist. X
Selec tadestination byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
If the destin ationiswithin thelimits ofthe
digital map,COMAND attempts toassign
the destin ationtothe map.
If the destin ationcanbeassigned, youwill
see theaddress entrymenu withthe
address ofthe destin ation. Ifnot ,you will
see theDestin ationFromMapentry.
X To star trout ecalculat ion:select Start
and press Wtocon firm. Entering
aninter media testop
Intr oduct ion When
routeguidance isactiv e,you can enter
an intermediate stop.Intermediate stopscan
be predefin eddestin ations fromthefollowing
categ oriesthatCOMAND offersfor select ion:
R ATM /CASH MACHIN E
R Hospit al
R Gas Statio n
R Parkin gLot
R Restau rant
However ,you can also enterdestin ations
other thanthepredefin edones. Todo this,
select theOther menuitem.
You canusetheintermediate stopfunctionto
influen ceroute guidance tothe main
destin ation. Whenyouhave reached your
int ermediate stop,COMAND automatically Entering
destinations
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Icon formain category
; Main category list
Option 2:main catego rylist assele ction
list
X Select amain category byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller. Example
display:main category listforpoints of
interest
: Selected maincategory withtheGicon
for subca tegories
X Irrespective ofthe option, pressWto
confirm yourselection .
If the select edmain categor ydoes not
con tain anysub-cat egories, thepoint of
int erest listappears.
If the select edmain categor ycon tains sub-
categor ies,you willsee thelistofsub-
categor ieseither withthecharact erbar
(option 1)or as aselect ionlist(option 2).
The following illustration showsthe
RESTAUR ANTmain categor ywith available
sub-cat egories asan example. :
Tocall upallent ries inthe RESTAUR ANT
main categor y
; Tocall upallent ries inthe BREWPUB
subcategor y
= Character bar
X Opt ion 1:select acategor y.Proceed as
described inthe "Searchin gfor aphone
book entry"section (Ypage 106).
X Option 2:select acategory byturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller.
X Irrespect iveofthe option, pressWto
conf irmyour selection.
The point ofinteres tlist appears. It
con tain sthe point sof interest thatare
available inthe subcat egoryandarewithin
the searc hradius.
i Sear chradius means:COMA NDsearc hes
within aradius ofapprox imately100 km
and cease ssearc hingwhen 50point sof
int erest havebeen found.
If COMA NDdoes notfindany point sof
int erest within thisradius, itext ends its
searc hrang eto approx imately200 km.If
COMA NDfinds one point ofint erest within
this radius, itfin ishes thesearc h.
i Ifyou selec tthe ALL listitem, thepoint of
interest listcont ains allpoints ofinterest
for allsubcategories inthe RESTAURANT
main category whichliewithin thesearch
radius.
If you select theOTHER RESTAURANTS list
item atthe end ofthe list, thepoints of
interest contains allpoints ofinterest
which cannot beassigned toany Entering
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