
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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X
To del ete the bloc ke ds ection: select
Del ete while
themess ageisshown and
pres sW tocon firm.
COMA NDcalc ulates therout ewitho utthe
block . Selecting
analterna tiveroute
With the"Alternativ erout e"func tion,rout es
oth erthan theorigin alone canbecalc ulated.
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function button.
X To show themenu :press Wthe COMA ND
con troller.
X Selec tRout e in
the navig ation system
men ubar byturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
X Selec tAlte rnativeRoute and
press W
to con firm .
You seetheselec tedrout e.The display now
shows asplit -screen view. Onthe left-han d
side, oneormor ealter native rout esare
shown fromstart todest ination. The
curr entrout eis highligh teddark blue; other
alter native rout esappear lightblue.
The Eco(econ omic)rout eisshown in
green. Alternat
iveroute (example)
: Route withcurrent settings forroute type
and route options
; Distanc e,estimated remainingdriving
time andestimated timeofarrival =
Selected routetype(Ypage 52)
? Route option settings (Ypage 52)
X To selec tthe next orprevio us
alternativ eroute: selectNext or
Previo us and
press Wtoconfirm.
The alternative routesareshow nint he
following order:
R routes withcurrent settingsfor route
type androute options (Route1)
R fast route (Route2)
R short route (Route3)
R eco (economic) route(Route4)
X To selec tthe orig inal route: selectBack a
corresp ondingnumberoftimes andpress
W tocon firm .
X To sta rtrou teguid ance using the
selected alterna tiveroute:selec tStar t and
press Wtocon firm .
COMA NDcalc ulates thealter native rout e. Displa
yingdestinationinfor mation
You have entered adest ination(Y page 53)
or apoint ofint erest (Ypage 63)and possibly
an interme diate stop (Ypage 62).
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function butt on.
X To show themenu :press Wthe COMA ND
con troller.
X Selec tRout e in
the navig ation system
men ubar byturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
X Selec tDest inationInformation and
press Wtocon firm .
Des tination inform ation isdisplayed. Rou
teguid ance
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nav
igati on anno uncements anddispl ayson
roa dsknow ntothe system. Route
guidance toan off-r oad destination
(example)
: Off- road destinat ion
; Off- road route section (dashed blue)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Road name (ifavaila ble)
If the vehicle reaches anarea which isnot part
of the digital map,thedisplay appears asa
split-sc reenview. Onthe right- hand side,an
arrow appears whichpoints tooff- road
destinat ion:.Y ouwill hear the
announc ement:"Please followthearrow on
the display" .Asthe vehicle approachesthe
destination, theArea ofdestination reached message
appears.
Route guidance fromanoff-road
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ioniswith inthearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, butthemap does
no tcon tain anyinform ationabout that
locat ion,th eveh icle isin an off-road locat ion.
COMA NDisalso able toguide youtoa
dest inationeven from anoff-road locat ion.
At thest art oftherout eguidan ce,you willsee
th eOff Mapped Road mes
sage, anarro w
and thedist anceto thed estin ation. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe actual
destin ation. The
route ishighlighted blue,startingfrom
the last recogn izedstreet the vehicle wason
before itleft themap.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
kn own tothe system, routeguidance
con tinues inthe usual way.
Rout eguida ncefrom anoff-m ap
location toad esti nation If
th evehi cleposit ionisouts idethearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, then thevehi cle
is in an off-map locat ion.COMAND isalso
able toguide youtoadestination evenfrom
an off-map location.
At the start ofthe route guidance,youwillsee
the Off Mapped Road message,
anarrow
and thedistance tothe destination. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe road left
last.
The route ishighli ghted bluefrom thenearest
road known tothe system.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
known tothe system, routeguidance
cont inues inthe usua lway .
Off-road duringrouteguidance Due
toroadworks, forexample, theremaybe
differences betweenthedata onthe digital
map andtheactual course ofthe road.
In such cases, thesystem willtemporarily be
unable tolocate thevehicle position onthe
digital mapandthus considers thevehicle to
be inan off-road position.
In the displa y,you willsee theOff Mapped Road message,
anarrow andthedistance to
the destination. Thearrow shows the
compass headingtothe last road youwere
driving on.
As soon asthe system canassign thevehicle
position tothe map again,route guidance
cont inues inthe usua lway . Route
guidance
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Reception andtransm ission volume 107
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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. General
information Introd
uction
Telephony viaBluetoot h®
int erface, in
con junc tion with aBluetoot h®
-c apable
mobile phone, enables youtophone viathe
Bluetoot h®
int erface.
With asuitable mobilephone, youcan usethe
hands- freesystem viathe Bluetoot h®
int erface, importcontact sfrom themobile
phone viaPBA P(Phone BookAccess Profile)
and receive vCards.
You canobtain moredetailed information
about suitable mobilephones andabout
con nectingBluetoot h®
-c apable mobile
phones toCOMAND onthe Internet 3
at
htt p://ww w.mbu sa-mobile.com. Orcall
the Mercedes- BenzCustomer Assistance
Center on
1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes(1-80 0-367-637 2)for
the USA oron 1-8 00-387 -0100for Canada. Safet
ynotes G
WARN
ING
A driver's attentiontothe road must alway s
be his/her primary focuswhendriving. For
your safety andthesafety ofother s,we
recom mendthatyoupull over toasafe
location andstop before placing ortakin ga
telephon ecall. Ifyou choose touse themobile
phone whiledriving, pleaseusethehandsfr ee device
andonly usethemobile phonewhen
weather, road,andtrafficcon ditions permit.
Some jurisdict ionsprohibit thedriver from
using acellular mobilephonewhiledriving a
vehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your vehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely
14 m)every second. G
WARN
ING
Ex cessive electromagnet icradiation may
con stitute ahealth hazard toyourself and
other s.
There isscien tificdiscussion surroundingthe
possible healthrisksposed by
electr omagnet icfields. Youcanreduce this
risk byusing anext erior aerial.
Therefor e,only usemobile communication
equipment ifit is con nect edtothe exterior
aerial ofthe vehicle. Call
disconnection whilethevehicle is
in motion
Ac allmay bedisc onnected if:
R there isins ufficie ntnetwo rkcover age in
cer tain areas .
R you mov efrom onetrans mitter/ rec eive r
area (cell)int oano ther and nochann elsare
fr ee.
R you useaSI M car dwhic his no tcompatible
with thenetwork available.
R you areusing amobile phonewith
"Twincard" andthemobile phonewiththe
second SIMcard isalready loggedintothe
network . Operat
ingoptions
You canoperate thetelephone by:
R using theCOMAND controller:
turn cVd.
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General
informationTelephone

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

function
(seethemobi lephone operating
instructio ns).
X Blue tooth ®
devi cename
Every Bluetooth ®
devi cehas itsown
Blue tooth ®
devi cename. Thisdevicename
is freel ydefi nabl e,but can beidentical for
al ldevi cesfrom thesame manufa cturer.It
is therefore recommende dthat youchange
this name sothat youcan easilyrecognize
you rmobile phone (seethemobile phone
operating instructions).
X Switch onthe mobile phoneandenter the
PIN when prompted todo so(see the
mobile phoneoperating instructions).
X Act ivate Bluetooth ®
funct ionsand, where
necessary, Bluetooth®
visibility onthe
mobile phone(seethemobile phone
operating instructions).
On COMAND X
Act ivate theBluetooth ®
funct ionin
COMAND (Ypage 47). Connec
tingamobile phone
Gener alinfor mation Bef
ore usin gyour mobilephon ewith
COMA NDforthefir st tim e,you willneedto
con nectit.
When youauth orizeanew mobi lephon e,itis
con nectedautom atically.
Conn ecting com prises:
R sear ching for aBluet ooth®
-c apable mobile
phon e
R subse quentlyauth orizing it
You canconnectupto ten mobile phones.
Search ingforam obile phone X
Pres sth e% function butt onon
COMA ND.
X Sele ctPho ne in
thete lepho nebasic menu
by slidin gVÆ andturnin gcVd the COMA
NDcontroller andpres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctBlu etooth Pho
nes and
pres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctUpd ate and
pres sW tocon firm.
COMA NDsear chesfor Bluet ooth®
te lepho neswith inran geand adds them to
th eBluet ooth®
telepho nelist.
The durat ionofthesearc hdepends onthe
number ofBluetoot h®
telephon eswithin
range andtheir charact eristics. Ex
ample ofdisplay: Bluetoot h®
telephon eslist
: Current lycon nected #and authoriz ed
mobile phoneY
; Mobile phonenotwithin rangebut
previously authorized(L appears ingray)
= Newly detectedmobile phonewithin
range butnot yetauthoriz ed(no icon yet
Y)
The Bluetoot h®
telephon eslist shows all
mobile phones withinrangeandallpreviously
authoriz edmobile phones, whether ornot
they areinrange.
i Ifthe Bluetoot h®
telephon eslist isfull,
you willberequested tode-author izea
mobile phone(Y page 106).IfCOMAND
does notfind your mobile phone, external
authoriz ation(Ypage 105)may be
nec essary.
i When called upagain, thetelephon elist
may nolonger showallmobile phones
because, forexample, amobile phonehas
been removed fromthevehicle inthe 104
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meantime.
Inthis case, startanew search
to upd ate the Blue tooth ®
teleph onelist.
Authorizin g(regi stering )am obile
ph one X
In theBluet ooth®
te lepho neslist,selec tthe
not yetauthorized mobilephonebyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller.
X Select Options by
sliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Authorize and
press Wtoconfirm .
The passcode entrymenu appears. The
passcode isany one tosixteen- digit
number combination whichyoucan choose
yourself. Youmust enter thesame number
combination inCOMAND andinthe
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobilephone(seethe
operating instructionsofthe mobile phone).
i Some mobile phones requireapasscode
with fourormore digits.
If you want toreauthorize amobile phone
following <0004000500250001001500140008000F00120009001C000100140009000F000E
0032V youcan select a
different passcode.
X To enter apassc odeinCOMA ND:press
the numbe rkeys inturn.
¬ ishigh lighted after thefirst numbe r
has beenentere d.
or
X Sel ect the digits inthe digitb aroneby one
by turnin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroll er
and pres sW toconfirm .Then ,selec t
¬. X
To confir man ent ryinCOMAN D:pres s
W theCOMA NDcontroll er.
X Now enterthe same passcode inthe mobile
phone.
To make entries onthe mobile phone:if
the Bluetooth ®
conn ection issuccessful, you
will berequested toenter thepasscode
(access code,passkey) (seethemobile phone
operating instructions).
X Ent erthe same passcode inthe mobile
phone asalready entered inCOMAND.
i Afterenterin gthe passcode, youmay also
need toenter aconfirm ationinyour mobile
phone toconn ectcalls. Please checkyour
mobile phonedisplay.
If the COMAND displayshows the
message: Authorization Procedure Unsuccessful ,
you may have exceeded
the prescribed timeperiod. Repeatthe
procedure.
The mobile phoneisconn ected toCOMAND
(authorized). Youcannow make callsusing
the COMAND hands-free system. External
authorizat ion
If COMAND doesnotdetect yourmobile
phone, thismay bedue toparticular security
settin gson your mobile phone. Inthis case,
you can test ifyour mobile phonecanfind
COMAND. TheBluetooth ®
device nameof
COMAND isMB Bluetooth .
Observe thefollowing: somemobile phones
require thatyoureconn ecttoCOMAND after
you have entered thepasscode (seethe
mobile phoneoperating instructions).The
mobile phonecannot otherwise be
authorized.
X Press the% functionbutton on
COMAND.
X Select Phone in
the telephone basicmenu
by sliding VÆandturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
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