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XInstruction
YYContinuationsymbol
(Ypage)Pagereference
DisplayDisplaysinthemultifunction
display/COMAND
Asat06.10.2010
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
Macrovision™ This
product incorporates copyright
protec tiontechnology thatisprotec tedby
U.S .patent sand other intellec tualpropert y
rights. Useofthis copyright protection
tec hnology mustbeauthorized byRovi
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
Route
guidanc eacti ve The
displ aysho ws:
R the distance tothe destina tion
R the distance tothe next change ofdirecti on
R curr entstree t
R the trave ldi recti onarrow
If acha nge ofdirecti onisimm inent, the
di spl aysho ws:
R the roadyo uwi llbe turni ngonto
R the distance tothe next change ofdirecti on
and adi stance graphic
R arig ht or left-turn arrow
Lane recommend ations arealso sho wninthe
di spl ay,pro vided the digital map contai nsthe
neces sary da ta. Duri ngachange ofdirection,
the number oflanes mayincrease. Lane
recommen dationsareshown inthe displa yas
a line with anarrow. Audio
menu
Adjust ingthe volume X
Press theW orX button.
Setting thestat ion/c hannel X
Switch onCOMAND (Ypage 34).
X Switch onFM / AM Radio (Y
page 124)or
SatRadio (Y
page 129).
X In the multifunction display,select the
audi omenu withthe= or; button.
X To selec tthe next/ previo usstation /
chann elfrom thememory: brieflypress
the : or9 button.
X To selectthe next/ previo usstation /
chann el:press andhold the: or
9 button. Operating
theDVD chang er/memo ry
card/MUS ICREGI STER/Me dia
Inte rface X
Switch onCOMAND (Ypag e34).
X Switch onDisc ,
Memory Card (Y
pag e137), MUSIC REGIST
ER (Y
pag e145) orMedia Int. (Y
pag e154).
X In the multifunction display, sele ctthe
au dio menu withthe= or; button.
X To selectthe next/ previo ustrack:
brie flypress the: or9 button.
X To searc hfor the next/previo ustrack:
press andhold the: or9 button.
i When youplaya CD/DVD withtrack
informa tion,thetrack name andnumbe r
are show nint he multifunction display.The
track name isdispla yedwhen anMP3 CD
is being played.
Operat ingvideo DVD X
Switch onCOMAND (Ypage 34).
X Switch onDVD-Video (Y
page 163).
X In the multifunction display,select the
audi omenu withthe= or; button.
X To selec tthe next/ previo ussce ne:
brie flypress the: or9 button. Tele
phone menu G
WARNING
A drive r'sattention tothe road must always
be his/he rprimary focuswhendriving.For
you rsafet yand thesafe tyof other s,we
rec omm endthat you pull overtoasafe
location andstop before placing ortaking a
telephone call.Ifyou choose touse themobile
phone whiledriving, pleaseusethehandsfree
device andonly usethemobile phonewhen
weather, road,andtraffic conditionspermit. 22
Multifu
nctionsteering wheelAtaglance
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
Avoid
Ferries route
option isswitched
on.
In some cases, e.g.when calcula ting
particula rlylong routes, COMAND maynot
be able totake allthe selected route
options intoaccount.
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller. Destination
entry Introduction
todestination entry G
WARNING
For safety reasons, onlyenter anew
destination whenthevehicle isstationary.
You could otherwise bedistracted fromthe
traffic conditions, causeanaccident and
injure yoursel fand othe rs.
The followi ng destina tione ntry optio ns are
av ailabl e:
R ente ringade stinati onbyaddre ss
R ente ringade stinati onfrom thedestinati on
mem ory
R ente ringade stinati onfrom thelist of last
de stinati ons
R ente ringade stinati onusing the map
R ente ringaninte rme diate stop
R ente ringapo int ofinte rest
R ente ringade stinati onusing "Search &
Send "(Y page 68) En
teri ngadesti nation byaddress
Intr odu ction When
enterin gan addre ssas thedest ination,
you have thefollo wing options:
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e
and street
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/z ipcod e
and center R
ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/z ipcod e,
st reet andhouse number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/z ipcod e,
st reet andinters ect ion
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street ,cit y
and house number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street and
house number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street and
int ers ect ion
i You canonlyent erthose cities, street s,
zip cod esetc. that are stored inthedigit al
map. Thismean sth at for som ecoun tries,
you cannote nter zipcod es,forexa mpl e.
Ex ample :en teri nganaddres s The
followi ng isastep -by-step exampl eof
how toente rana ddress. Thedestin ation
address isas follows:
New York (state)
New York (city)
40 Broadway
You canofcourse enterany count ry,city,
str eet and house number desiredandenter,
for example, yourhome address (My
address).
Calling upthe address entrymenu X
To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Destin ation by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and pressin gW to
con firm.
X Select Addres sEntry and
press Wto
con firm.
The address entrymenu appears. Ifyou
have previously entered adestin ation, this
will beshown inthe display. Destinat
ionentr y
53Navigat ionsystem Z
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
73Navigationsystem
Z
Desti
nationinfo rma tion(example)
: Dist ance, estimat edtime ofarrival and
estimat edremainin gdriving timeto
inter mediate stop
; Intermediate stopP
= Dest ination O
? Dist ance todestin ation,estimat edtime of
arrival andestimat edremainin gdriving
time
X To close thedestina tioninform ation:
slide XVY theCOMAND controller orpress
the k backbutton . Rout
eoverview
You canusetheroute overview tomove along
the route sectionbysect ionand view
infor mation anddetails abouteachsectionof
the route.
You have entered adestin ation(Y page 53)
or apoint ofinter est(Ypage 63)and possibly
an inter mediate stop(Ypage 62).
X To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Route in
the navigation system
menu barbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Route Browser and
press Wto
con firm.
At the top ofthe display, youwillsee
infor mation aboutthehighlighted route sect
ion,forexample thedistanc eto be driven
on the road androad designation .The
highlighted routesection ismarked inwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNext or
Previous and
press Wtoconfirm .
i Ifthe first orlast route section is
highlighted, youcannot selectPrevious or
Next .
X To zoom inor out ofthe map :select N
or M and press Wtoconfirm .
X To close theroute overview: select
Back and
press Wtoconfirm . Off-r
oadand off-ma p
Import antsafety note G
WARNING
The COMAND navigation systemmaydirect
you tooff-road routesthatyour vehicle may
not becapable oftraversing throughwithout
damaging yourtires, wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver’s soleresponsibility todetermine
the suitabili tyof the route. Off-roadroutes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriateness foruse may beaffected by
various factorssuchastime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cannot bejudged ortaken intoconsideration
by the COMAND system.
Route guidance toadestination thatis
not onadigitized road COMAND
canguide youtodestinations
which arewithin thearea covered bythe
digital map,butwhich arenot themselves
recorded onthe map.
These destinations areknown asoff-r oad
destinations, whichyoucan enter using the
map, forexample. Inthese cases, COMAND
guides youforaslong aspossible with 76
Route
guidanceNavigat ionsystem
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