2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class COUPE change time

radi
ateradi ofrequ ency energy and,ifnot
install edand usedin accorda ncewith the
instruction manual,may causeharmfu l
interference toradi ocommunica tions. G
WARNING
This equipme ntcompli eswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolle d
equ ipme ntand meets theFCC radio
frequ ency (RF)Exposure Guide lines in
Suppl ement Cto OET65.
This equipme nthas very lowlevel sof RF
energy thatisdeeme dto comply without
maximu mpermissive exposureevaluation
(MPE). Butitis desirable thatitshould be
inst alled andoperated withatleast 8inche s
(20 cm) andmore betwe enthe radiator and a
pe rso n's body (exclu ding extre mities:hands,
wri sts, feetand legs.) Co
rrec tuse
Observe thefollowing information whenusing
COMAND :
R the safety notesinthis manual
R all road trafficregulations
i Improper workonelectr oniccompon ents
or other systems (suchasradio, DVD
changer )and their software mayresult in
malfunct ionorfailure. Evensystems that
have notbeen modified couldbeaffect ed
because theelectr onicsystems are
con nect ed.Elect ronic malfunct ionscan
seriously jeopardize theoperation alsafety
of your vehicle.
i Only have repairs orchanges toelectr onic
compon entscarried outataqualified
specialist workshop whichhasthe
neces saryspecialist knowledge andtools
to carry outthework required. Daimler
recom mends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter forthis purpose. In
particular, workrelevant tosafety oron
safety-r elatedsystems mustbecarried out
at aqualified specialist workshop. i
Protect ionagainst theft:this device is
equipped withtechnical provisions to
protec tit against theft.Furt herinfor mation
on protec tionagainst theftcanbeobtained
from anauthorized Mercedes-BenzCenter . Informa
tiononcopyright
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Corporation ,and isinten dedforhome and
other limited viewing usesonlyunless
otherwise authorized byRovi Corporation .
Reverse engineer ingordisassembly is
prohibited.
Free Type Componen
tsof this software aresubject to
copyright ©
2005 TheFreeType Project
htt p://ww w.freetype. org.
All rights reserved. Vehicle
equipment
These Operatin gInst ruct ions describe all
standard andoption alequipment available
for your COMAND systematthe time of
purchase. Country-specificdeviations are
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Thisincludes safety-
related systems andfunc tions.Therefor e,the
equipment onyour COMAND systemmay
differ fromthatinthe descript ionsand
illustration s.The original purchase
agreement listsallsystems installed inyour
vehicle. Contactana uth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCent erifyou have anyquestions about
equipment oroperation . Introd
uction
11 Z

Design Exp
lanation Day
Mode The
displayisset
per man ently to day
des ign. Nig
htMode The
displayisset
per man ently to night
des ign. Aut
omatic The
displaydes ign
ch ang esdepe nding on
th eveh icleinst rum ent
clu ster illum inati on. i
Whe nthe Automatic settin
gis selected,
COMAND evaluatesthe readings fromthe
automatic vehiclelightsensor and
switches betweenthedispla ydesigns
automatically . Time
settings General
informat ion
If COMAND isequipp edwith anavigation
system andhasGPS reception, COMAND
automatically setsthetime anddate. Youcan
also adjust thetime yourself in30-m inute
incremen ts,but thedate cannot bechanged.
i Ifyou setthe time in30-m inute
incremen ts,any time zone settin gsand
settin gsfor changing betweensummerand
standard timearelost (Ypage 44).
i The following navigation systemfunctions
require thetime, timezone andsummer/
standard timetobe set correct lyin order
to work properly:
R route guidanceonroutes withtime-
dependent trafficguidance
R calculation ofexpected timeofarrival To
set the time
X Press theW button. X
Select Time by
turning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select SetTime and
press Wtoconfirm . :
Toset the time
; Current date(setautomatically by
COMAND)
X Set thetime byturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm . Setting
thetime/dat eforma t
X Press theW button.
X Select Time by
turning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Format and
press Wtoconfirm .
The #dots indicate thepresent settings. Abbreviation Meaning
DD /MM /YYYY Day/Month/
Year
(date format) YYYY /MM /DD Year/Month/
Day
(date format) HH /MM Hours/Minutes
(time format) You
cansetthe 24-hour orthe AM/PM
format. X
Set theformat byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . Time
settings
43Systemsettings

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

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. Introd
uction Safet
ynotes G
WARN
ING
For safety reasons, onlyenteradestin ation
when thevehicle isstat ionary. Whenthe
vehicle isin motion ,ap assen gershoul dent er
th edest ination.Stud yma nua land select
rou tebefor edri vin g.
Bea rin mi nd tha tat asp ee dof jus t30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h) ,yo ur veh icleis
cove ringadi sta nce of44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysec ond.
COMA NDcalc ulate sth erout etothe
destination withouttakingaccount ofthe
following:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright- of-way-signs
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges G
WARNING
COMAND maygiveincorr ectnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspon dwith theactual road/traff ic
situation. Digitalmapsdonot cover allareas
nor allroutes withinanarea. Forexample, if
the traffic routing hasbeen changed orthe
direction ofaone-way roadhasbeen
reversed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtraffic rulesand regulations
duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system. G
WARNING
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident . General
notes
Operat ionalreadiness ofthe navigation
system The
navigation systemmustdetermin ethe
position ofthe vehicle beforefirstuseor
whenever operational statusisrestored.
Therefore, youmay have todrive forawhile
before precise routeguidance ispossible.
GPS reception Amon
gother things, correctfunct ioning of
the navigation systemdepends onGPS
reception .Inc ertain situation s,GPS
recept ionmay beimpaired, theremay be
int erferen ceorther emay beno recept ionat
all, e.g. intunn elsorparkin ggarages.
Input restriction On
vehicles forcert aincount ries,thereis a
rest riction onent ering data.
The restriction isactiv eabove avehicle speed
of about 3mph.The restriction isdeactiv ated
as soon asthe vehicle speeddropsbelow
about 2mph.
When therest riction isactiv e,cert ainentries
cann otbe made. Thiswillbeindicat edbythe 50
Intr
oduct ionNavigat ionsystem

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

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

The
MyAddress ent
ryislisted asthe first
ent ryinthe destinat ionmemory.
X Select MyAddress by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
i Ifyou have notyetentered any
charact ers,theMyAddress ent
ryis
automatically highlightedinthe selection
list.
If no home address hasbeen stored yet,you
can now assign anaddress bookentry.Ifa
home address alreadyexists,it is display ed
and youcan alter it.
i Ifyou select NewEntry ,
you arealso
offered theoption ofent ering thehome
address forthe first time. Youcanthen
save thehome address withoutstarting
route guidance.
X To enter thehome address forthe first
time: select Assign toAddress Book Entry and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Home or
Work and
press Wto
conf irm.
X To change thehome address: select
Change and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Assign toAddress BookEntry and
press Wtoconf irm.
i Ifyou select NewEntry ,
you arealso
offered theoption ofchangin gthe home
address byent ering anaddress. Youcan then
save thehome address without
start ingroute guidance.
X Select Home or
Work and
press Wto
conf irm.
In both cases, youwillsee theaddress book
either withthecharact erbar oras a
selection list.
X To select anadd ress book entry:
proceed asdescribed inthe "Searching for
an address bookentry" sect ion
(Y page 117).
X To confirm theselection: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
If no home address hasbeen stored,
COMAND savestheentry.You willsee a
message andthen theaddress menuwith
the selected address. Start is
highlighted
automatically.
If ahome address hasalready beenstored,
you willsee aprompt askingyouwhether
the MyAddress ent
ryshould be
overwritt en.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes ,
COMAND overwrites the
destinat ion.You willsee amessage and
then theaddress menuwiththeselected
address. Start is
highlighted
automatically.
If you select No ,
the listwill appear again.
Selecting thehome address forrout e
guidance X
Proceed asdescribed inthe "Selectin ga
destinat ionfrom thedestinat ionmemory"
sect ion(Ypage 59). Storing
adesti nation inthe
dest inationmem ory
Not es This
function also stores thedest inationin
th eaddres sbook . 84
Destina
tionmem oryNaviga tion system

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