2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class CABRIOLET ECO mode

X
To sho wthe deta iled view :sel ect
Det ails and
pressW toconfi rm.
X To conn ectac all:select Call and
press
W toconfirm (avai lable ifthe pointof
interest entrycontains aphone numbe r).
COM AND switches totelep hone mode
(Y pag e109).
X To callup the map: select Map and
press
W toconfirm.
X You canmove themap andselect the
desti nation (Ypag e61).
ZAGA T®
survey service Entries
with the Zicon contain additiona l
ZAGAT informa tion.ZAGAT ratesrestau rants,
for instance, inrega rdtothe qualityofthe
food, furnishing,service,and provi desan
aver ageprici ngleve las wel las agenera l
descri ption. X
Sele ctthe entry with the Zicon byturning
cVd theCOM AND controll erand press
W toconfirm.
The ZAGAT evaluations appear. 1
ZAGAT ratings
2 Todispla ydeta ils
X To show adescri ption: selec tDet ails and
pres sW tocon firm. ZAGA
Texam pledesc ription
Point ofint erest listwith characterbar If
you have selected"Sear chingfor apoin tof
int erest byname "(Y page 64)or"Searc hing
for apoint ofinterest byphon enumb er"
(Y page 64),the listofall point sof interest
con tain edinthe digit almap appears.
Proc eedasdesc ribed inthe "Searc hingfora
phon ebook entry" sect ion(Ypage 110).
i IfCOMA NDcan assign thechar acters
ent ered toone entryunambig uously,the
address entryappears automatically.
X To sta rtrou tecalcula tion:selectStar t and
press Wtocon firm . Enter
ingapoint ofint eres t
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Selec
tingapoint ofint eres tusing the
map
You canselect points ofinter estthat are
available inthe selected (visible)sectionof
the map.
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Guide in
the navigation system
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
If points ofinter estare available:
Depen dingonthe map scale selected,
point ofinter esticons appear onthe map.
The scale atwhich theicons aredisplayed
on the map varies accordin gto the icon.
You canselect theicons thatCOMAND will
display (Ypage 90).
If no points ofinter estare available, youwill
see amessage tothis effec t.
i You also seethis message ifyou have
selected theNo Symbols menu
itemunder
"Map display" (Ypage 90).
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller. Point
ofinter estonthe map
: Information aboutthehighlighted pointof
inter est
; Highlighted pointofinter est
X To select apoint ofint erest :selec t
Nex t or
Pre vious and
pres sW tocon firm. X
To show details fortheselecti on:selec t
Det ails and
pres sW tocon firm.
X To sta rtrou tecalcu lation: selec tSta rt and
pres sW tocon firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe point
of interest shouldbeused asthe
destination.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes ,
route guidancestarts.
If you select No ,
you can choose anew point
of interest . Search
&Send Not
es
i Touse Sear ch&S end, your vehicle needs
to be equipped withmbrace, anavigation
system andavalid mbrace subscript ion.
"Search &Send" isaservic eassistin gyou in
ent ering destin ations forthe navigation
system. Thismbrace servicecan send a
destin ationaddress directlyfrom theGoogle
Maps ®
or Yahoo LocalMaps®
websites tothe
navigation systemofyour vehicle. Selecting
andsending adesti nation
ad dress
i Obse rvetheno teson ent erin gand
sen ding anaddre ssprov ided onthe
res pec tivewebsit e.Eac hwebsit eoper ates
in adiff eren twayand issubj ecttochang es
and amen dmen ts.
X Ac ces sth eht tp://m aps.google. comor
ht tp://m aps.ya hoo. com websi teand
en tert he destination addressintothe
address entryfield.
X Depending onthe website used,clickthe
corresponding buttontosend the
destination addresstoyour mbrace e-mail
address.
X Ent erthe e-mail address youspecified
when settingup your mbrace account into 68
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&SendNavi gatio nsy ste m

For
this reason, youmus talways observe
applicable roadandtraffic rules and
regulat ionsdurin gyour journey. Road and
tr affic rules andregulat ionsalways have
prior ityover thenavig ation command s
gene ratedby the syst em.
Route guidanc ebegin sonc ear oute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 56).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destinat ionby
means ofnavigation commandsinthe form
of audib lenavigation announcementsand
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displayscan only beseen
if the display isswitched tonavigation mode.
If you donot follow thenavigation
announc ementsor ifyou leave thecalculated
route, COMAND automatically calculatesa
new route tothe destinat ion.
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
inform ation,thefollowing applies:
R when selectin garoute, COMAND triesto
avoid roads thatonly have limited access,
e.g. roads closed tothrough trafficandnon-
residents .
R roads thathave timerestriction s(e.g.
closed onSundays andpublic holiday s)are
avoided forroute guidance. Change
ofdirection
Introdu ction Changes
ofdirection havethree phases:
R preparation phase
R announc ementphase
R change- of-directionphase
Prepa ration phase COMAND
preparesyouforthe upcoming
change ofdirection .Based ontheex ample
displ aybelow, thech ang eof dire ction is
ann oun ced withth ePre pareto turn rig
ht mes
sage. Youseethefull- scree nm ap. Ex
ample display:preparat ionphas e
: Nex troad
; Poin tatw hich thechange ofdirection
takes place(lightbluedot)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Current road
Display ?depends onthe settin gselected
for "Information inmap" (Ypage 91).
Announc ementphase COMAND
announces theimminent changeof
direction. Basedonthe example display
below, thechange ofdirection isannounced
with thePlease turn right in 900 ft.
and
follow the message.
The announced distancetothe next change
of direction dependsonthe type ofroad and
its permissible speedlimit.
The displa yis now split intotwosectors. In
the left half, youseethenormal mapview.
The right halfshows anenlarged sectionof
the area around theintersec tion(Crossing
Zoom) ora3D image ofthe road's course with
the route indicating thenext maneuver. 70
Route
guidanceNavigat ionsystem

Disp
layandd escri ption oflane recom mendation s The
colors used inthelane recomm endatio ndisplay varydepen dingonwhet herday ornigh t
design isswitc hedon. Lane Day
design Nigh
tdesign Recom
mendedlane C
In this lane, youwillbeable tocom pleteth e
nex ttwo chan gesofdirec tionw itho ut
chan ginglanes. Dar
kblue Light
blue Possib
lelane B
In this lane, youwillonly beable tocom plete
the nextchange ofdirection without
changing lanes. Light
blue Dark
blue Lane
notrecommen dedD
In this lane, youwillnotbeable tocomplete
the next change ofdirection without
changing lane. Gray Gray
Cancel
ingorcontinuing route
guidance
Cancel ingroute guidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Cancel Route Guidance and
press
W toconfirm .
Continuing routeguidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm . X
Select Continue RouteGuidance and
press Wtoconfirm .
COMAND calculates theroute. Destination
orarea ofdestination
reached
When youreach yourdestination, COMAND
displa ysacheck eredflagand route guidance
is automatically ended.
For certain pointsofinterest (airports or
freeway intersections),youwillsee the
message: Areaofdest. reached in
addition tothe check eredflag. Navigat
ionannouncements
Repeating navigation announcements G
WARNING
Navigation announcemen tsare intended to
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
attent ionfrom theroad anddriving. Route
guidance
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Please
alwaysuse this feature instead of
cons ulting themap 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 curren tannounc ementatany
time.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off:press the8 button
during anannounc ement.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The driving
instructio nshave been muted .
X To switch on:press Wthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
i COMAND automatically switchesthe
navigation announcementsback onwhen:
R you have anew route calculated.
R you switch COMAND backonagain or
start theengine.
Reducing volumeduring anavig ation
anno uncemen t The
volu meofan active audio orvide osou rce
can beautomatica llyredu cedduring a
navig ationannou ncement. X
Sele ctNavi in
the mainfunction barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOM AND
controll erand pres sW toconfirm.
X Sele ctAudio Fadeout and
pres sW to
confirm.
Depend ingonthe previ ousstatus ,the
function isswi tched onO oroff ª.
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. Avoiding
asection oftherou te
blocked byatraf fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Youcansetthe length ofthe
blocked routesection. Ifpossible, COMAND
calculates adetour around theblocked
section ofthe route.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Route in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Detour and
press Wtoconfirm .
X To block asection ofthe route: select
Longer or
Shorter repeatedly
andconfirm
using Wuntil thedesired sectionhasbeen
selected.
i The total length ofthe section thatcanbe
blocked isdefined bythe digital map.The
menu itemsareavaila bleaccordingly.
X To star troute calculation: selectStart and
press Wtoconfirm . 74
Route
guidanceNavigat ionsystem

Desti
nationinfo rma tion(example)
: Dist ance, estimat edtime ofarrival and
estimat edremainin gdriving timeto
inter mediate stop
; Intermediate stopP
= Dest ination O
? Dist ance todestin ation,estimat edtime of
arrival andestimat edremainin gdriving
time
X To close thedestina tioninform ation:
slide XVY theCOMAND controller orpress
the k backbutton . Rout
eoverview
You canusetheroute overview tomove along
the route sectionbysect ionand view
infor mation anddetails abouteachsectionof
the route.
You have entered adestin ation(Y page 53)
or apoint ofinter est(Ypage 63)and possibly
an inter mediate stop(Ypage 62).
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Route in
the navigation system
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Route Browser and
press Wto
con firm.
At the top ofthe display, youwillsee
infor mation aboutthehighlighted route sect
ion,forexample thedistanc eto be driven
on the road androad designation .The
highlighted routesection ismarked inwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNext or
Previous and
press Wtoconfirm .
i Ifthe first orlast route section is
highlighted, youcannot selectPrevious or
Next .
X To zoom inor out ofthe map :select N
or M and press Wtoconfirm .
X To close theroute overview: select
Back and
press Wtoconfirm . Off-r
oadand off-ma p
Import antsafety note G
WARNING
The COMAND navigation systemmaydirect
you tooff-road routesthatyour vehicle may
not becapable oftraversing throughwithout
damaging yourtires, wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver’s soleresponsibility todetermine
the suitabili tyof the route. Off-roadroutes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriateness foruse may beaffected by
various factorssuchastime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cannot bejudged ortaken intoconsideration
by the COMAND system.
Route guidance toadestination thatis
not onadigitized road COMAND
canguide youtodestinations
which arewithin thearea covered bythe
digital map,butwhich arenot themselves
recorded onthe map.
These destinations areknown asoff-r oad
destinations, whichyoucan enter using the
map, forexample. Inthese cases, COMAND
guides youforaslong aspossible with 76
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guidanceNavigat ionsystem

Exam
ple displ ay
: Road conce rned
; Icon forreport type,e.g .traf ficflow
mes sage
X Sel ect Next or
Pre vious by
turning cVd
the COMAND controller and pressW to
confi rminord erto conti nuehighl ighti ng
traf ficicons.
X To chang ethe map scale :sel ect Map by
sl id ing ZV theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Yo ucan now zoom inor outof the map.
X To sho wthe detai ledv iew: select
Detai ls and
press Wtocon firm . Ex
ample display: traffic iconinformat ion
X To close thedet ailed view: slideXVY the
COMAN Dcon troller. Hav
ingtraff icrep ortson therou te
rea dout
Intr oduct ion The
read- aloud functionisonly available while
rout eguidanc eis act ive. Itreads outtraffic
repor tsaffec tingthe curr entrout e.You can
set the language (Y page 47)and theread-
aloud speed (Ypage 44).
You canstartthe read-aloud function
manually orset itto automatic.
Star ting theread- aloud function
manua lly X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Traffic by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Readoutallmessages on route and
press Wtoconfirm .
COMAND readsoutthereports insequence.
i Ifthere arenoreports forthe route, the
Read out all messages on route menu
item isshown ingray andcannot be
selected.
X To switch offthe read- aloud function:
select Cancel read-aloud function and
press Wtoconfirm orpress the8
button.
COMAND readsthecurrent reportaloud
and then exits theread-aloud function.
Automat icread- aloud function X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton. 82
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affic report sNavigat ionsystem

X
To sho wthe men u:pre ssW the COMAND
contro ller.
X Sel ect Navi by
slid ing ZV andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W toconfi rm.
X Sel ect ReadTra fficMes sages Aut
omaticall y and
pressW toconfi rm.
Dep endingonthe previous sta te, switch
the optio no nO oroff ª. Recalculating
therout edynam ically
If you have selected Dynamic Route ,
traffic
reports affectingthe route aretaken into
account forroute calculation.
If you have selected Dynamic RouteOnly After
Request and
COMAND recalculates
the route, aprompt willappear. X
To accept thenewly calculated route:
press Wthe COMAND controller.
X To continue alongtheoriginal route:
select Reject by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. Destination
memory Home
address (Myaddress)
Entering thehome address viaadd ress
entry X
En ter the home address asadestination ,
e.g. asacity, street andhouse number (Y
page 53).Then, savethehome address
without startingroute guidance
(Y page 57).
Adopting anadd ress book entry asa
home address X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select FromMemory and
press Wto
conf irm.
You willsee thedestination memorylist
either withthecharact erbar (option 1)or
as aselection list(option 2).
Option 1:destinat ionmemor ylist with
char acter bar X
Slide ZVtheCOMAN Dcon troller
repeat edlyuntilthe dest inationmemor y
list appears asaselect ionlist.
Opt ion 2:dest inationmem orylistas
selection list Destinat
ionmem ory
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