X
Sel ect Map Version and
pressW to
confi rm.
The map data vers ionn umbe risshown.
Information aboutnew versions ofthe
digital mapcanbeobtained froman
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Tra
ffic informat iononthe map
If you subscribe tothe SIRIUS XMSatellite
Radi oTraffic Message Service,traffic
information canbedispla yedonthe map. You
can select threecategories forthe displa y.
X To switch thedisplays on/off:press W
the COMAND controller toshow themenu.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select Traffic Information On Map and
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select acategory andpress Wtoconfirm.
Depending onthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. R
Tra ffic inciden ts
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
= Traff icinc ident s Add
itiona lsett ings Avoiding
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
tak enintocon siderat ioninthe rout e
calc ulation . Add
itiona lsett ings
93Navigat ionsyst em Z
X
To switcho nnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Block Area and
press 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 by
turn 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 by
sliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. 94
Addit
ional settingsNavigation system
X
Sel ect Dis play / Cha
nge and
pressW 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 ion s by
slidin gVY the
COMA NDcontroller andpres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctDel ete and
pres sW tocon firm.
Aq uery appear sask ing whet hertheen try
sho uld bedelet ed.
X Se lec tYes or
No .
If you selectYes ,
th een try is delet ed.
If you sele ctNo ,
th epro ces swill 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
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller. X
Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select SaveOff-road Route and
press
W toconfirm .
X Select SaveOff-road Route again
and
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
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select SaveOff-road Route and
press
W toconf irm.
X Select Off-road Route Memory Used and
press Wtoconf irm.
The memory usedisshown asa
percent age.Thedisplay closes
automatically afterafew seconds.
Dele ting therout ememor y X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton . Additional
settings
95Navigation system Z
X
To sho wthe men u:pre ssW the COMAND
contro ller.
X Sel ect Navi in
the mainfunctio nba rby
sl id ing ZV andturning cVd theCOMAND
contro ller and pressW toconfi rm.
X Sel ect SaveOff -roadRoute and
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 or
No .
If you sele ctYes ,
th erout esrec ord edsofar
are delet ed.
If you sele ctNo ,
th epro ces swill 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
Ø function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
controller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select Highway Information and
press
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 Navi in
the main function barby
slid ing ZV andturning cVdtheCOMAND
controller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select SIRIUS Service and
press Wto
confirm. 1
Provid er'sphone number (SIRIUSXM)
2 Serial number ofyour service module for
receiving trafficreports 96
Additional
settingsNavigationsystem
Reg
isteri ngfor the SIRIU SXM traffic
repo rtse rvic e X
Ca llthe traff icrep ort provider'spho ne
numb ersho wnonthe scre en.
i Youcan also have the satell ite service
acti vate donli ne. Todo so, visitthe SIRIUS
XM Radio we bsi teat
http:// www.sirius.c om(USA) or
http:// www.siriusc anada.c om
(C ana da).
Once theconnecti onhasbee nestablished:
X Follow theinstruct ionsofthe operator.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes.
If registration isnot 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 andthecoordinates ofthe vehicle
position, forexample.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Position in
the navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
X Select Compass and
press Wtoconfirm. Example
display:compass
: Current direction oftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinates
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinates
B Currently setsteering angleofthe front
wheels
i Todispla ycurrent height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. SteeringangleBcan bea
maximum of35° inboth directions.
X To exit thedisplay: confirmBack by
pressing Worpress thek button. Updat
ingthe digital map
Introduction The
digital mapbecomes outdatedinthe
same wayasconven tionalroadmaps.
Optimal routeguidancecanonly beprovided
by the navigation systeminconj unction with
the most up-to-date mapsoftware.
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. Addit
ional settings
97Navigation system Z
i
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
slide
XVY orZVÆ.
press W.
R pressing the6 or~ button and
using thetelephone keypadonCOMAND
R pressing the6 or~ button onthe
multifunction steeringwheel
R using Voice Control (seetheseparate Voice
Control operating instructions)
Unless statedotherwise, thedescriptions and
illu strations inthis section refertoCOMAND. Function
restrictions
The telephone isnot ready foruse inthe
followi ngsituations:
R the telephone automaticall ytries tolog on
to anetwork. Ifno network isavail able, you
will notbeable tomake a"911" emergency
call. Ifyou attempt tomake anoutgoing
call, theNoService message
willappea r
for ashort while. 911
emergency call G
WARNING
The 911 emergency callsystem isapubli c
service. Usingitwithout duecause isa
criminal offense.
The followi ngrequirements mustbefulfill ed
for a911 emergency call:
R the mobile phonemustbeswitched on.
R anetwork mustbeavail able.
R avalid andoperational SIMcard must be
inserted inthe mobile phone.
R the mobile phoneisconn ected toCOMAND
via Bluetooth ®
.
If you cannot makeanemergency call,you
must arrange rescuemeasures yourself. X
Ent ernumbers onCOMAND (Ypage 108).
X Press the6 button.
The telephone makestheconn ection.
X Wait forthe emergency callcent erto
respond andthen describe theemergency. Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interface Condition
s
On the mobile phone For
telephony viaCOMAND's Bluetooth®
interface, aBluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phone isrequired.
i Not allmobile phones available onthe
market areequa llysuitabl e.More detailed
information onsuitabl emobile phones and
on conn ecting Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phones withCOMAND canbefound onthe
Intern etat
htt p://www .mbusa-mobile.com.O rcall
th eMer cedes-Ben zCustome rAssistance
Center at
1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372)
(for theUSA) orCustomer Relations at
1-80 0-387-0100(for Canada ).
The battery ofthe mobile phoneshould
alwa ysbe kept sufficiently chargedinorder
to prevent malfunctions.
In preparation fortelephoning viathe
Bluetooth ®
interface, youshould checkthe
followi ngitems onyour mobile phone(seethe
mobile phoneoperating instructions):
X Hands-Fr eeProfile
The mobile phonemustsupport Hands-
Free Profile 1.0orabove.
i Some displays(e.g. thesignal strengt h)
depend onthe supported versionofthe
Hands-Fr eeProfile.
X Bluetooth ®
visibil ity
On certain mobilephones, thedevice itself
must bemade "visible"for other devices,
as well asactivating theBluetooth ® Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interface 103Telephone Z