2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class CABRIOLET navigation system

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The update process cantake along time
(over anhour), depending onthe size ofthe
digital map.During thistime, youwillonly
be able toswitch onradio mode andto
accept incomin gcalls. Theupdate willbe
completed morequickly ifthe vehicle is
station ary.
If you carry outtheupdate withtheengine
switched offand thestart erbattery has
insufficien tpower, COMAND may
automatically switchoffduring theprocess
in order toprotec tthe battery. Ifthis
occurs, restarttheupdate withtheengine
runnin g. G
WARNIN
G
Never leavetheengine runningin an enclosed
space. Theexhaust gasescontaincarbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustgasesconstitutes
a health hazard andcould leadtoloss of
consc iousness oreven death.
Upda tingprocess X
Insert theDVD intotheDVD changer
(Y page 134).
The update begins. COMAND checks
whether thedigital maponthe DVD is
compatible withthenavigation 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 effect .
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
While theupdate isrunnin g,you willsee a
message tothis effect andaprogress bar.The
navigation systemisnot operational untilthe
update iscomplete.
i You cann oteject theDVD during the
update. Ifyou switch offCOMAND during
the update, theupdate isinter rupted. It then
continues fromwhere itwas
interr upted whenthesystem isrestart ed.
COMAND mayprompt youtochange theDVD
during theupdate.
X Press theV load/eject button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
X Insert therequested DVD.
Once theupdate hasbeen successfully
completed, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
The update iscomplete.
If the update isnot successfully completed,
you willsee amessage thatthemap update
is not possible.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. 98
Additional
settingsNavigation system

Problems
withthenavigation system Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
isunable to
cont inue route
guida nceafter the
journey hasbeen
interr upted. Route
guidanceiscanceled ifyou interr uptthejourney formore
than twohours.
"Interr upting thejourney" referstostopping thevehicle and
switching offCOMAND.
"Continuing routeguidance"refers toswitching COMAND backon
and driving on.
X Continue routeguidance(Ypage 73).
COMAND determines thevehicle's position.Depending onthe
driving situation, thismay take some time.
Route guidancemay berestric tedduring thedeterminat ionof
the vehicle's position.
When positioning iscomplete, routeguidanceisresumed with
navigation announcementsandroute guidancedisplay s. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
isunable to
determine thevehicle's
position. COMAND
hastoredetermine theposition ofthe vehicle ifthe
vehicle hasbeen transport ed(e.g. byferry, bymotorail orafter
towing).
X Start thevehicle andpullaway .
COMAND determines thevehicle's position.Depending onthe
driving situation, thismay take some time.
Route guidancemay berestric tedduring thedeterminat ionof
the vehicle's position.
When positioning iscomplete, routeguidanceisresumed with
navigation announcementsandroute guidancedisplay s. Problems
withthenavigation system
99Navigation system Z

Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
Navigation Unavailable message
appea rs. COMAND
hasanintegrated harddrive onwhich thedigital mapis
stored.
To protect thehard drive fromdamage, COMAND switchesitoff
at very high temperatures. Thenavigation systemwillthen be
temporarily unavailable.
X Let the vehicle andCOMAND cooldown.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain. If
an area ofthe hard diskhasamalfunction ,COMAND canno
longer access themap data inthis area, forexample when
calculating aroute.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain.
The navigation systemwillbeoperational againuntilithas to
access thefaulty areaofthe hard drive oncemore. Themessage
will then reappear.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
You
seeamessage
informin gyou that the
DVD containing the
digital mapis
incompatible withthe
system software. The
DVD containing thedigital mapcannot beused forthe update.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe COMAND controller.
X Ejec tthe DVD .
X Have thesystem software updatedatan authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
map software
update hasfailed. The
DVD isdirty orscratc hed.
X Clea nthe DVD .
X Restart theupdate. There
isoverheating duetoexcessive temperatures inthe vehicle
interior.
X Wait untilthevehicle interior hascooled down.
X Restart theupdate. COMAND's
integralharddrive isfaulty.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 100
Problems
withthenavigation systemNavigationsystem

If
you select No ,
the process willbe aborted .
X Select thenumber tobe overwri tteninthe
list byturning cVdtheCOMAND controller
and press Wtoconfirm.
COMAND overwritesthe selected number
with thenew data. De
letin gcall lists
This function isavai lablewhen thecall lists
are generated andmanage dby COMAND, i.e.
when youareusing aBluetooth ®
telepho ne
withou tthe support ofthe PBAP Bluetooth ®
profile.
X Select CallLists in
the telephone basic
menu byturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Delete CallLists and
press W
to confirm .
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to delete allcall lists.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes ,
the call lists aredeleted.
If you select No ,
the process willbeaborted. Using
theaddress book Introdu
ction G
WARNIN
G
Please devote youratten tionfirst and
foremost tothe traffic situation youarein.
Before yourjourney, pleasefamiliarize
yourself withtheaddress bookfunctions.
Only usetheCOMAND whenroadandtraffic
condit ionspermit youtodo so. Otherwise you
could beinvolved inan accident inwhich you
or others couldbeinjured.
The address bookorganizes andstores
entr ieswhich areenter edfrom different
sources (mobilephone,memory card,
COMAND telephone book,navigation
system). You
canusethese entriestomake telephone
calls andfornavigation.
i Address bookentriesremain storedwhen
the mobile phoneisdisconn ected.
Therefore, youshould deleteyourpersonal
data using thereset functionbefore selling
your vehicle, forexample (Ypage 47). Calling
upthe address book
X Press the% functionbutton .
You seethetelephone basicmenu orthe
address bookifit was open previously.
X With thetelephone basicmenu shown,
select Phone by
sliding VZtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Address Book from
themenu and
press Wtoconf irm. Address
bookwithaddress bookentryÆ and
navigable data¤
i Each address bookentryconsist sof a
surname, firstname andcompany, andcan
cont ainuptofive telephone numbers.
X To browse inthe address book: turn
cVd theCOMAND controller.
X To close theaddress book: pressthe
% button . 116
Using
theaddress bookTelephone

X
Sel ect Change Category and
pressW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect anumb ercate gory,e.g. Home .
X Sel ect atel ephone category,e.g. Mobile Pho
ne .
X Ifde sired ,sel ect Preferred and
pressW
to confi rm.
Depe nding on the previous statu s,yo u
sw itch theoptionon O oroff ª.T he
phone number isdispla yedasthe first
number inthe phone bookandcanbe
diale dimmediately.
X Select Save and
press Wtoconfirm .
The new category isstored. Calling
anumber storedinan entry
Co nditio ns The
mobi lephone mustbeconnected viathe
Blue tooth ®
interface .
Option 1 X
Displ aying detai lsfor anadd ress book
entry (Ypag e118).
X Select thephone numbe rdata fieldby
tur nin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroll erand
pres sW toconfirm .
The telepho nemak esthecall. Thedispl ay
swit ches totelepho nemod e.
Opt ion 2 X
Dis play details foranaddre ssbook entry
X Sel ect thephon enum berdatafiel dby
tur nin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroll er.
X Sel ect Option s by
slidin gVY the
COMA NDcontroll erand pres singW to
co nfirm .
X Sel ect Call and
pres sW toconfirm .
The telepho nemak esthecall. St
artin grou teguid ance toan ent ry
Not e This
function isavailabl eas soon asyou have
st ore dadest inationinthed estin ation
memory (Ypage 84).COMAND alsosaves
destin ations inthe address booktogether
with allthe data required forroute guidance.
Opt ion 1 X
Searc hfor anaddress bookentry
(Y page 117)with the ¤symbol andselec t
it fro mthe list.
X Disp laying details foranaddress book
ent ry(Y page 118).
X Selec tthe address datafieldbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
Option 2 X
Search foranaddress bookentry
(Y page 117)withthe¤symbol andselect
it from thelist.
X Select Options by
sliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpressing Wto
confirm .
X Select Navigate and
press Wtoconfirm .
If the address dataiscomplete andit
matches thedigital map,route guidance
starts irrespective ofthe option chosen.
Subsequent operationwilldepend onhow
complete theaddress dataitems areand
whether theycorrespond withthedata in
the digital mapinthe navigation system.
They donot correspond, forexample, if
they arenot written inthe same wayasthe
destination entry. Using
theaddress book
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X
Sel ect anentry byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
Sw itchin gthe Grac enote ®
data display
on /o ff X
Swi tch onaudio CD mod e(Y page 137) .
X Sel ect CD by
slid ing VÆ andturning cVd
the COMAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect Gracenote MediaDatabase by
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Gracenot e®
data tobe displayed
and press Wtocon firm.
X To switch offthe displa y:select None and
press Wtocon firm.
In the basic display, Track 1 ,
Track 2 etc
.
are shown instead ofthe Gracenot e®
data,
for example.
X To switch onthe displa y:select anent ry
in the menu byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Upda tingGracenote ®
music
recognition technologyandthe
Gra cenote MediaDataba se The
digital dataonthe Gracenot eMedia
Database becomesobsoleteduetothe
release ofnew CDs. Optimum functionality
can only beattain edwith up-to- date
Gracenot e®
music recogn itiontechnology.
Inf ormat ionabout newversion scan be
obtained fromanauthoriz edMercedes- Benz
Center .
You canhave yourmusic recogn ition
soft ware updated therewith aDVD, oryou
can upda teityou rself.
i The Gracenote MediaDatabase is
upda tedinconjunc tionwith thenavigation
system's digitalmap(Ypage 97). Setting
theaudio format
You canonly setthe audioformat inaud io
DVD mode. Thenumber ofaud ioformats
avai labledepends onthe DVD. Theconten tof
an audio DVDiscalled an"album", andthis
can bedivided intouptonine groups. Agroup
can contain musicind iffe ren tsound qualities
(stereo andmultichann elformats ,for
example), orbonus tracks.Each group can
cont ainupto99 track s.Ifan audio DVDonly
cont ains oneaudio format, the"Group" menu
item(s) cannotbe selected.
X Switch onaudio DVDmode (Ypage 137).
X Select DVD-A by
sliding VÆandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
X Select Group by
turnin gcVd andpress
W toconf irm.
The listofavaila bleaudio formats appears.
The #dot indicates theformat currently
selected.
X Select theaudio format byturnin gcVd
and press Wtoconf irm.
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller orpress thek button . Playback
options
The following optionsareavaila bletoyou:
R Normal TrackSequence The
track sare playe din the normal order
(e.g. track 1,2,3, etc. ).
In MP3 mode, thetrack order isdetermin ed
by the order inwhich thetrack sare written
to the MP3 datacarrier whenitis created.
Alphabetical orderisthe most common .
Once allthe track sin afolder havebeen
playe d,the track sin the next folder are
playe d.
R Random Tracks All
the track son the medium areplaye din
random order(e.g.track 3,8, 5etc. ).
R Random Folder (only
inMP3 mode) 142
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio

Showing/
hidingthemenu
X To show: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X To hide: slideZVtheCOMAND controller
and conf irmFull Screen by
pressing W. Volume
andsound settings
You willfind details onvolume (Ypage 35)
and sound (Ypage 35)settin gsinthe "Ata
glance" section. G
WARNING
Ext ernal video sources mayhave different
volumes, whichcanmean thatsystem
messages suchastraffic announcem entsand
navigation systemannouncem entsaremuch
louder. Ifnecessary, pleasedeactivate the
system messages oradjust theirvolume
manually .
i Itmay bethe case thatadevice whichis
conn ected asan extern alvideo source
seems quieter orlouder inthe vehicle, or
that theusua lmaximum volumecannotbe
reached. Onsome devices, itis possible to
adjust thevolume separately. Inthis case,
start atamedium volumeandincrease it
gradual ly.This enables youtodetermine
whether thesystem isable toplay the
sound athigh volume without distortin git. Increasing
thevolume usingCOMAND
X Select Volume in
the AUX display byturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
Am enu appears. The#dot indicat esthe
curren tsett ing.
X Select Standar d or
Boost and
press Wto
con firm.
Standar d :t
he volume ofthe extern alvideo
source isadjusted toastandard value.
Boost :
the volume ofthe extern alvideo
source israised byapproximately 10dB. Video
AUXmode
169Video Z

X
Setting usingCOMAND: press,for
example, the$ functionbutton to
switch onanaudi omode.
X Select Audio by
sliding ZVtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The Audio menuappears.
X Select Rear by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
i The headphones' volumesettingdoes not
affect themain loudspeakers. Adjust
ingthe sound settings
You canselect thesound settings inthe audio
CD/D VD/MP3, video DVDandAUX modes.
X Switch onanoperating mode(e.g.audio
CD mode) (Ypage 180).
X Select Treble or
Bass using
the :=; buttonson the remote
cont roland press the9button toconf irm.
An adjustmen tscal eap pea rs.
X Sel ect asetti ngusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm. Multi
pleusers
Simul taneoususeofthe rear-
co mpartment discdrive The
two rear-comp artmentscree nscan be
ope rate dalmost entirelyind epe ndentl yfrom
one another. However,there canbeaconfl ict
in some menusif the two scree nsare used
sim ultaneo usly.
If the rear-comp artmentdisc drive isbei ng
us ed for both scree nssim ultaneo usly,
sel ecting certainmenu sor setti ngsonone of
the scree nsalso affe ctsthe othe rscree n.
The followi ng functi onsaffectboth scree ns:
R cha nging play ba ck opti ons
R sel ecting atrack (fromatra cklist or folder)
R us ing the play ,pa useand stopfu nctio ns
R fast for wa rd/ rew ind orscro lling R
cal ling up the DVD menu andnavigati ng
wi thi nit
R setting thelangua ge,subtitles andcamera
angle
R calling upinteract iveDVD content
The followi ngfunction saffect onlyone
screen:
R audi oand video function sas well aspicture
settings
R switching betweenfullscreen andthe
menu
Switching betweenoperating modes When
youexit anoperating mode(e.g.audio
CD mode), thecurrent settingissaved. Ifyou
call upthis operating modeagainlate r,th ere
are two poss ibilities:
R theoper atingmod ehas been chang edon
th eot her scree n.
R theoper atingmod ehas notb een changed.
In the first case, theoperatin gmode appears
as itis on the other screen .
In the secon dcase, thesett ingappears onthe
screen asitwas when youlast exitedthe
operatin gmode. Pictur
esettings
Overview You
canselect thesesettings invideo DVD
and AUX mode. Instruct ions forAUX mode
are detailed later(Y page 188).
Adju sting thebright ness,contra stand
color X
Switc hon video DVDmode (Ypage 184).
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remot econ trol.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menu
(Y page 164)is shown andpress the9
button tocon firm. Ba
sic functions
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