Map
display menu
: Map orientation options
; Toset point ofinterest icons
X Select North Up,Heading UporBird's-
eye View byturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller.
The map orientation changesaccordingly.
Setting thepoint ofinterest iconsin the
map You
cansetthe points ofinterest youwish to
have displa yedassymbols onthe map. points
of interest are,forexample, gasstations,
hotels, cinemas andrestaurants.
The following settingsare possible:
R Standard Symbols
Icon displa ydetermined bythe factory
settin gs
R Personal Symbols
You candetermine theicons yourself
R No Symbols
The map does notshow anyicons.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Naviinthe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select MapDisplay andpress Wto
confirm . X
Select Standard Symbols,Personal
Symbols orNo symbols.
If you select Personal Symbols,the listof
points ofinterest appears.
X To switch theicon display on/off:select
a point ofinterest byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
Depending onthe previous setting,the
icons willbeswitched onO oroff ª.Y ou
can switch onthe icon display sfor more
than onepoint ofinter est.
i The listshows allsymbols thatare
cont ained onthe digital mapacross all
count ries.However, notallpoints of
inter estare availa bleinall count ries.Asa
result, certainpoint ofinter esticons may
not bedisplay edon the map, evenifthe
symbol displayisswitched on.
X To exit themenu: pressthek back
button . Map
informa tioninthe display
Showing textinforma tion During
routeguidance, youcan have map
inform ationdisplay edatthe bottom edgeof
the display .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Naviinthe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Information onmap andpress
W toconf irm.
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Sel ect ArrivalTim e/Dis tance,
Cur rentStr eet,Geo -coordinates or
Non eand pressW toconfi rm.
X To exitthe men u:slide XVY theCOMAND
control ler.
Arri valtime /distan cetothe destinatio n Arri
valtime /distanc edispl ayswitche don
: Icon fordestina tion
; Dista ncetothe destina tion
= Icon foresti mate dtime ofarr ival
? Estima tedtime ofarr ival
Yo ucan onlysee this displ ayduring route
gu idance .While scrolling themap
(Y page 59),youwillsee data, e.g.road
names, depending onthe crosshair position,
if the digital mapsupports thisdata.
i During routecalculation, orifthe vehicle
is traveling onanon- digitized road,the
linear distance tothe destination isshown.
In this case, thedispla ywill begrayed out.Road
display Road
display active
: Road names ornumbers, e.g.for
highway s
Geo-coo rdinatedisplay Geo-coordinate
displayactive
: Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
; Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinates
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinates
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
There mustbesufficient GPSreception forall
displa ystobe shown. Ifthis isnot thecase,
the displa ywill begrayed out.Height
displa y: may varyfrom theactual value
because thenavigation systemusestheGPS
signal forthe calculation.
While scrolling themap (Ypage 59),youwill
see thegeo-coordinates ofthe crosshair
position. Heightdisplay: and number of
satellites used?are not displa yed. Map
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"None"
menuoption Display
switched off
: Currently setmap orientation
i During the"Move map"function youcan
see addi tional information dependingon
the position ofthe crosshair, suchasaroad
name, ifthe digital mapsupports thisdata. Tra
ffic information onthe map
If you subscribe tothe SIRIUS XMSatellite
Rad ioTraffic Message Service,traffic
information canbedispla yedonthe map. You
can select threecategories forthe displa y.
X To switch thedisplays on/off:press the
COMAND controller Wtoshow themenu.
X Select Naviinthe main function barby
slidi ngZV andturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select Traffic Information OnMap and
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select thecategory andpress Wto
confirm.
Depending onthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. R
Inci dents Road
sections areillustrated withayell ow
line and arrows =.
R Speed &Flow
Road sections areillustr atedwithyellow or
red caricon s:.
Yellow caricon s:traffic jam, average speed
25 –45 mph
Red caricon s:traffic jam, average speed5
– 20 mph
R Free Flow
Road sections areillustr atedwithagreen
line and arrows ;. :
Speed &Flow
; FreeFlow
= Inciden ts Oth
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anarea
Gener alinfor mation COMA
NDmak esitpossible toavoid areas
you donot wish todrive through.
The calculated routemay include anarea to
be avoided if:
R your destinationislocat edinsuch anarea.
R the rout euses roads thatlead through an
area tobe avoided.
i Highways withinblockedareas arealways
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To switcho nnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Naviinthe main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Block Areaandpress Wto
con firm.
If you have notyetsetany area tobe
avoided, youwillsee themap withthe
cross hair(option 1).
If you have previously setone ormore areas
to be avoided, youwillsee alist (option 2).
Opt ion 1:the map 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. Turningclockwisezooms outfrom
the map, turningcount er-clockwise zooms
in.
X Turn cVd untilthedesired scaleisset.
X To app lyablock: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
Ar ed square appears onthe map. X
To adj ust the size ofthe squa re:turn
cVd theCOMAND controller.
The square isenlarged orreduced. X
To confirm thesettings: pressW.
The listappears. Thepreviously selected
area tobe avoided hasbeen added and
activ ated.
X Follow theinst ruct ions listed under "Option
2: the list".
Opt ion 2:the listappears X
Select Avoid NewArea byturn ingcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The map withthecross hairappears.
X Proceed asdescribed under"Option 1:the
map" ifyou wish toset anew area tobe
avoided.
Switching anavoided areaon/off X
Select anent ryinthe listbyturn ingcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The avoided areaisswitch edon O oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
Displaying andchanging anavoided
area X
Select anent ryinthe listbyturn ingcVd
the COMAND controller.
X Select Options bysliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Other
settings
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Sel ect Dis play/Cha nge andpressW to
confi rm.
The areato be avo ided isind icated inthe
map .
X To cha ngethe locati onofthe area: slide
the COMAND controllerXVY ,ZVÆ or
aVb .
The areais move don the map .
X To adjust thesize ofthe area: turn
cVd theCOMAND controller.
The areais enl arg edorred uce d.
X To confi rm the change:pre ssW the
CO MAND controller.
The list ap pe ars and thechange isenter ed.
De letin gas etarea X
Sele ctan ent ryinthelist byturnin gcVd
th eCOMA NDcontroller .
X Sele ctOpt ionsby slidin gVY the
COMA NDcontroller andpres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctDel ete andpres sW tocon firm.
Aq uery appear sask ing whet hertheen try
sho uld bedelet ed.
X Se lec tYes orNo.
If you selectYes ,th een try is delet ed.
If you sele ctNo, thepro cess will beabor ted. Off
-road routemem oryfunct ion
Swit chingth efu nct ion on/of f While
this fun ction isswit ched on,an off-road
rout eis rec ord edand store d.
i Off-road :the section ofroute isstill within
the area covered bythe digital mapbut
does notcont ainany suitable data,e.g.
because aroad hasnotbeen digitized.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller. X
Select Naviinthe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select SaveOff-road Routeandpress
W toconfirm . X
Select SaveOff-road Routeagainand
press Wtoconfirm .
Depending onthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª.
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller.
Displaying memoryusage When
thememory is90% full,youseea
message tothis effect .You will also seea
message whenthememory iscompletely full.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
i Inorder tobe able tocont inue using the
"Record route"function,youshould delete
the route memory afterwards.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Naviinthe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select SaveOff-road Routeandpress
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Sel ect Off -roadRou teMem ory Usedand
pre ssW toconfi rm.
The memo ryused issho wnasa
pe rcenta ge.The displ ayclo ses
au toma tically afte rafew seconds.
De leti ngthe route memory X
To swi tch onnavig ation mode: pressthe
g function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
controlle r.
X Select Naviinthe mainfunction barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
X Sel ect SaveOff -roadRouteand press
W toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Delete Off-roadRouteMemory
and pressW toconfi rm.
Aq uery appear sask ing whet herthe
mem oryshould bedelet ed.
X Se lec tYes orNo.
If you sele ctYes ,th erout esrec ord edsofar
are delet ed.
If you sele ctNo, thepro cess will beabor ted. High
wayinformation
When drivingonhigh ways, youcan have the
ne ares tgas statio ns,res tareas, etc.,aswel l
as you rcurr entd istanc efrom them, shown
on the right-hand sideofthe disp lay.
X To swi tch onnavig ation mode: pressthe
g function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Naviinthe main function barby
slid ing ZV andturning cVdtheCOMAND
controller andpress Wtoconfirm. X
Select Highway Informationandpress
W toconfirm.
Dependi ngon the previ ousstate, switch
the option onO oroff ª. Example
displaywith function active
: Icons forfreew ayservice facilities
; Name ofservice areaornumber of
high wayexit
= Distance fromcurrent vehicleposi tion SIRI
USXM servi ce
Di splayin gSIRI USXM servi ce
info rmat ion You
candisplaythe SIRIUS XMservice
informati on.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Naviinthe main function barby
slid ing ZV andturning cVdtheCOMAND
controller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select SIRIUS Service andpress Wto
confirm. Other
setting 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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(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.
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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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