2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class CABRIOLET ECU

COMAN
Ddis pla y
Disp layover view The
COMA NDdispl aysho wsthefun ction curren tlyselec teda nd itsassoci atedmenu s.The
CO MAND displ ayisdivid ed into severalar ea s.
The radio displ ayissho wninthe exampl e. :
Statu sba r
; Tocallup the audio menu
= Mainfunctio nbar
? Display/s electionw indow
A Radio menubar
St atus bar:shows thetimeand thecurr entsettings for radio andtelep honeoperat ion.
The main functions,navig ation,audio, telephoneand video feature additio nalmen us.This is
indic ated bytriangle ;.Thefollowing tableliststheavaila blemenu items.
Main functionbar =allow syou tocall upthe desired mainfunction.
In the example, theaudi omain functionisset toradio mode anddispla y/selection
window ?isactive.
Radi omenu barAallow syou tooperate theradio functions.
Menu overview The
table liststhemenus availableafter calling upthe main navigation, audio,telephone, video
or system functioninthe main functionbar. 18
COMAND
operatingsystemAtaglance

E
COMAN D:e.g .toselect astation fromthe
presets, selectatrack ,direc tentry ,ph one
num berentry
Rea rSe at Entertai nmentSys tem: to
sel ect atrac k,direct entry
F Toexitame nu(ba ck)
X Point theremote controlatthe
correspond ingscreen andexecute the
functions bypressi ngthe correspondi ng
button.
i The remote control's functionmaybe
restricted depending onthe angle atwhi ch
it is pointed atthe respe ctivescreen. Sel
ecting thescree nfor the remote
co ntrol
X To sele ctthe COMAND display:turn
th umbwh eel=untilCOMAN Dis
high light edinthewin dow.
X To sele cttheleft -hand scree n(Rear Seat
En tertain men tSys tem): turnth umbw heel
= untilL REA Ris high lightedin the
win dow.
X To sele cttherig ht-hand scree n(Rear Seat
En tertain men tSys tem): turnth umbw heel
= untilREA RR is high lightedin the
win dow. Swit
chingth escr een on/of f
If th eSm artKey isin pos ition 0or 1in the
ign ition lock(see thevehicle Operator's
Manual ),or the SmartKey isnot inserted, the
screens inthe rear willswitch offafter 30
minutes. Beforethescreens switchoff,they
show amessage tothis effect.
You canswitch thescreens backon.
However, thiswilldischarge thestarter
battery. X
Point theremote controlatthe screen
which hasbeen selected forremote
operation.
X Press button :onthe remote control.
The respective screen(rearorCOMAND)
switches onoroff.
i You canonly switch thescreens onusing
the remote controlifthe ignition is
switched on. Switching
thebutton lighting on/off
X Press button ;onthe remote control.
Depending onthe previous status,the
button lighting isswitched onoroff.
i Ifyou donot use theremote controlfor
abou t15s econ ds,the button lighting
switch esoff automatic ally. Mut
e
This functionisavailable forCOMAND andfor
the Rear SeatEntert ainmen tSystem in
con junc tion with corded headphones.
X Press button Bonthe remot econ trol.
The sound isswitch edon/ off. Adju
sting thevolume
This functionisavailable forCOMAND andfor
the Rear SeatEntert ainmen tSystem in
con junc tion with corded headphones.
X Press oneofbutton sC onthe remot e
con trol.
The volume ofthe curren tlyselect edaudio
or video source changes .
For COMAND ,you can also adjust the
volume ofphone callsandnavigation
announ cements. Rem
otecontrol
25Ataglance Z

Add
ressentry menu
: Mainfuncti onbar
X Sli de ZV theCOMAND controller and
sw itch tomai nfuncti onbar:.
X Sel ect System in
the mainfuncti onbarby
turni ngcVd theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
The system menu appe ars . Cal
ling up the men uofam ainfunc tion
If one ofthe mainfunc tion snav igat ion,audio,
te leph oneor vide ois swit ched on,
tr iang le: appear sne xtto theen try. You can
no wsele ctan asso ciatedmen u.
The example describeshow tocall upthe
audio menufrom audio CDmod e.Inser ta
CD/ DVD(Y page 134). :
Tocall uptheaudio menu
; Main function bar
X Se lec tAud io in
themain function bar by
slidi ngZV theCOMA NDcontrol ler and
pre ssW toconfirm .
The Audiomen uappear s. Aud
iomen u
The #dot indicat esthecur ren taudio mode.
X Se lec tanothe raudio mode,e.g. Rad io ,
by
tur nin gcVd theCOMA NDcontrol ler and
pre ssW toconfirm . Select
ingam enu item
The exam pledesc ribes howtoselec tastation
from thestation presets inradio mode.
X Press the$ function button.
X Select Presets by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
The station presetmemory appears. 28
Operat
ingCOMANDAtaglanc e

:
Curso rint he next data field
; Tostore anentr y
= 4 and 5icons toselect adata field
Option 2
X Slide ZVtheCOMAND controller
repeatedly untilthecharacter bar
disappe ars.
X Select thedata fieldbysliding ZVÆand
press Wtoconfirm .
Storing anentry X
Select ¬inthe character barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
The entryis stored inthe address book.
Furth erfunctions availableinthe
character bar X
To switch thecharacter bartoupper /
lowe r-case character s:select *or
E andpress Wtoconfirm .
X To switch thecharacter set:select
p andpress Wtoconfirm .
The character setswitches between
upper/lower-case lettersanddigits.
X To change thelanguage ofthe
character bar:select Ö.
X Select thelanguage byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . X
To reposition thecursor withinthedata
field: select 2or3 and press Wto
confirm . :
Cursor (repositioned)
; 2 and 3icon toreposition thecursor
X Delete thecharacter/ entry(Ypage 31). Basic
functionsofCOMAND Switching
COMANDon/off
X Aw arning mes sage appear s.COMA ND
calls uptheprev iously selectedmen u.
i Ifyou switchoff COMA ND,playbac kof
the curre ntaudio or vide os ource willalso
be switched off. Switching
theCOMAND displayon/
off
X Press theW functionbutton .
or
X Select System in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
In both cases, thesystem menuappears.
X To switch off:select Display Off and
press Wtoconf irm.
X To switch on:press theqcont rolknob or
the k backbutton . 34
Basic
functions ofCOMANDAt aglance

COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Display
settings Switching
thedispla yon/off
X To switch offthe displa y:press the
W button .
X Select Display Off by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X To switch onthe displa y:press Wor
cVd turntheCOMAND controller.
or
X Press theobutton . Sett
ingthe bright ness
The brightn essdetec tedbythe COMAND
light sensor affectsthe sett ingoption sfor this
func tion.
X Press theW button .
X Select Setting s by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Display and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Brightn ess and
press Wto
con firm. :
The needle showsthecurren tsett ing
X Adj ust the brightn essbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Display
design
Your COMAND displayfeatures optimized
designs foroperation duringdaytime and
night -time hours. Youcancusto mizethe
design tosuit your person alpreferen cesby
manually selectingday ornight design oropt
for anautomatic setting.
X Press theW button .
X Select Setting s by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Display and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select DayMode ,
Night Mode or
Automat ic by
turn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
The dotinfron tof the entryindicat esthe
curren tlyselect edsett ing. 42
Display
settingsSystem settings

Setting
thetime zone andswitching
between summerand standa rdtime
X Press theW button.
X Select Time by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Time Zone and
press Wtoconf irm.
You willsee alist oftime zones. The#dot
indicates thecurrent setting.
X Select thetime zone andpress Wto
conf irm.
X To switch automaticchangeover on/
off: select Auto. Daylight Saving Time
On or
Auto. Daylight Saving Time
Off by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The #dot indicates thecurrent setting. Fuel
consumption display Overview
You candisplay thefuel consumpt ioninthe
COMAND display.
If your vehicle isahybrid vehicle, youcan call
up other display s(see theseparate operating
instruc tions). Calling
updisplays
X Press theW button.
X Select Consumption in
the system menu
by turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtoconf irm.
The COMAND displayshowsfuel
consumpt ion:for the last 15minutes of
the journey. :
Fuel consumpt ion
; Generated electricalenergy(hybrid
vehicles, seetheseparate operating
instruc tions)
Every barofthe graph display sthe average
value forone minute.
Fuel consumpt iondisplay :may differ from
the display inthe FROM START trip
computer
in the Trip menu;
seethevehicle Operator's
Manual. Exiting
thedisplay
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
X Confirm Time by
pressing W.
The system menuappears. Text
reader settings Setting
theread- aloud speed
X Press theW button.
X Select Settings by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select TextReader Speed and
press W
to conf irm.
Al ist appears. The#dot indic ates the
curr entsetting.
X Selec ta set tingby turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpress Wto
con firm . 44
Text
reader sett ingsSyst emsett ings

Acti
vating/d eactivating Blu eto oth ®
X Pre sstheW button.
The systemmen uappear s.
X Se lec tSet tin gs by
turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontrol ler and pressW to
co nfirm .
X Se lec tAct iva teBluetooth and
press
W toconfirm .
This switches Blue tooth®
on O oroff ª. Sys
tem langua geset tings
This function allows youtodet erm inethe
lan guage forthemen udisp lays andthe
nav igat ionann oun cemen ts.T he selected
language affectsthecharacters availablefor
entr y.
When yousetthe system language ,the
language ofthe Voice Control System will
change accordingly. Ifthe selected language
is not supported bythe Voice Control System,
"English" willbeselected.
X Press theW button.
X Select Settings by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Language and
press Wtoconfirm .
The listoflanguage sappea rs.The #dot
indicates thecurrent setting. X
Select thelanguage byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
COMAND loadstheselected language and
sets it. Reset
function
You canreset COMAND tothe factory
settin gs.Amon gstother things, thiswill
delete allpersonal 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, willbedeleted.
You canalso delete musicfilesfrom the
MUSIC REGISTER usingthe"Delete allmusic
files" (Ypage 146)function.
X Press theW functionbutton.
X Select Settings by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Reset and
press Wtoconfirm .
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to reset.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select No ,
the process willbeaborted.
If you select Yes ,
a prompt willappear again
asking whether youreally wishtoreset.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes ,
a message willbeshown.
COMAND isreset andrestart ed.
If you select No ,
the process willbeaborted. Reset
function
47Systemsettings

Basi
cse ttin gs Route
mode
Se ttin groute typeandroute options Yo
ucan select the followi ng rou tetyp es:
R Sho rt Rou
te :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest possible(minimized)
distance withouttakingtrafficreports into
consideration.
R Dynamic Route :s
ame routetype asFas t Rou
te .
In addit ion,COMA NDtakesany
tr aff icrepo rts rec eive dwit hreg ard tothe
rout eint oacc oun tdurin groute guidance.
The navigation systemcanhelp youavoid
a traffic jam,forexample, byrecalculating
the route.
R Dynamic RouteOnlyAfter Request :
same routetypeasDynamic Route .
Aft er
recalculating theroute, COMAND asksyou
whether youwish toadopt thenew route
or whether youwould prefer tocont inue
along theoriginal route.
R Eco Route :
the Eco Route (economic
route) isavariant ofthe Fast Route route
type. COMAND willattempt tominimize the
journey distance atthe expense ofaslightly
increased journeytime.
R Fast Route :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest (minimized) journeytime
without takingtrafficreports into
consideration.
i Onvery long routes, theEco Route more
or less corresponds tothe Fast Route route
type.
Select theroute options AvoidHighways ,
Avoid Toll Roads ,
Avoid Tunnels ,
Avoid Ferries and
Avoid AutoTrains .Y
ou can
select morethanoneroute option.
X To call upthe rout emode menu: press
the Ø functionbutton .
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm. X
Select Mode and
press Wtoconf irm. Route
modemenu(startofmenu)
: Toselect theroute type
; Toset route options Route
modemenu(endofmenu)
X Select aroute typeandpress Wtoconf irm.
Af illed circle indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec tthe route option(s) andpress Wto
confirm .
The route options areswitched onO oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
i Ifyou change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidanceisactive
(the route hasbeen calculated), COMAND
will calculate anew route.
If you change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidanceis
inactive (nodestination hasbeen entered
yet), COMAND usesthenew settin gfor the
next route guidance.
i The route calculated may,forexample,
include ferryconnections, evenifthe 52
Basic
settingsNavigat ionsystem