2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class WAGON navigation

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Never remove thestick orcard when
writing datatothe USB stick orthe memory
card Youmay otherwise losedata. Reset
function
You canreset COMAND tothe factory
settings. Amongotherthings, thiswilldelete
all personal COMAND data(e.g.station
presets, entriesinthe destination memory
and inthe listofprevious destinations inthe
navigation system,address bookentries).
Resetting isrecommended beforesellingor
transferrin gownership ofyour vehicle, for
example.
Data onthe internal harddrive, e.g.music
files inthe MUSIC REGISTER, willbedeleted.
You canalso delete musicfilesfrom the
MUSIC REGISTER usingthe"Delete allmusic
files" (Ypage 170)function.
X Press theW function button.
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 ,t
he process willbeaborted.
If you select Yes ,ap
rompt willappear again
asking whether youreally wishtoreset.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes ,am
essage willbeshown.
COMAND isreset andrestart ed.
If you select No ,t
he process willbeaborted. Reset
function
47Systemsettings

COMAN
Dfeatures
Thes eOperatin gInstruc tio ns desc ribeall
st andar dand opt ionalequipm 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, onlyenterad estin ation
when thevehicle isstat ionary. Whenthe
vehicle isin motion ,apassen gershoul denter
th ed estinat ion.Stud ym anualand select
rou tebefor ed rivin g.
Bea rinm indt hata ta spee do fjus t3 0m ph
(a pp roxi mately5 0k m/h) ,you rv ehiclei s
cove ringad ista nce of44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysecon d.
COMA NDcalc ulate sthe rout etot he
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 dwiththe actual road/traff ic
situation. Digitalmapsdonot cover allareas
nor allroutes withinanarea. Forexample, if
the traffic routing hasbeen changed orthe
direction ofao ne-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 announcementsareinten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysusethis feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smaycause 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 foraw hile
before precise routeguidance ispossible.
GPS reception Correct
functioning ofthe navigation system
depends, amongstotherthings, onGPS
reception .Inc ertain situation s,GPS
recept ionmay beimpaired, theremaybe
int erferen ceorther emaybe no recept ionat
all, e.g. intunn elsorparkin ggarages.
Entry restriction On
vehicles forcert aincount ries,thereisa
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
ion

fact
that certain menuitemsaregray edout
and cannot besele cted.
The followi ngentries arenot possi ble,for
examp le:
R entering thedesti nation cityand street
R entering adesti nation viathe map
R entering points ofinterest inthe vicini tyof
ac ity orvia aname search
R edi ting entries
R usi ng the numbe rkeyp adfor dire ctentry
Other entries arepossi ble,such asentering
poi nts ofinterest inthe vicini tyof the
desti nation orcurrent position.
Address escan beentered viathe Voice
Control System (seethesepa rateOpera ting
Instructions) whilethe vehi cleisin motion. Swi
tchin gton avig ation mode
Option 1
X Press theØ function button.
The map isdisp layed with themenu either
show norhidden .
Opt ion 2
X Selec tNavi in
the main function barby
slidin gZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
The map isdisplayed withthemen ushown . Map
showin gthe men u;rout eguidan ceinac tive
: Status bar
; Main function bar =
Curre ntveh icle posit ion
? Navi gation men ubar Map
withoutthem enu;rout eguidan ceinac tive
: Curre ntveh icle posit ion
; Map orientatio nselected
= Map scale select ed
"Route guidance active"meansthatyouhave
ent ered adestin ation andthat COMAND has
calculated theroute. Thedisplay showsthe
route, changes ofdirect ionand lane
recom mendat ions.Navigation
announ cementsguide youtoyour
destin ation.
"Route guidance inactive"means thatno
destin ationhasbeen entered andthat no
route hasbeen calculated. Showing/hiding
themenu
X To hide themenu: slideZVtheCOMAND
con troller and,when theFull Screen menu
itemisshown, pressWtocon firm.
or
X Press the% backbutton .
The map canbeseen inthe full-scr een
display.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller whenthemap isshown infull-
screen display. Introd
uction
51Navigation Z

Basi
csettin gs Route
settin gs
Se ttin groute typeandroute options Yo
uc an select the followi ng rou tetyp es:
R Fas tRoute :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest (minimized) journeytime.
R Dynamic TrafficRoute :s
ame route
type asFast Route .I
na ddition ,COMAND
tak esany trafficreport sreceiv edwith
regard tothe route intoa ccoun tduring
route guidance. Thenavigat ionsystem can
help youavoid atraf fic jam, forexample, by
recalc ulating theroute.
R Dynami cTRF. Route AfterRequest :
same routetypeasDynami cTraffi c Route .A
fter recalc ulating theroute,
COMAND asksyouwhether youwish to
adopt thenew route orwhether youwould
prefer tocon tinue along theoriginal route.
R Eco Route :t
he Eco Route (econ
omic
route) isav ariant ofthe Fast Route route
type. COMAND willattempt tominimiz ethe
journ eydistan ceatthe expen seofas lightly
incr eased journeytime.
R Short Route :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest possible(minimized)
route distance.
i Onvery long routes, the"Eco Route" more
or less corresponds tothe "Fast Route"
route type.
X To call upthe route settings menu:press
the Ø function button.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
slidi ngZV andturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select Route Settings and
press Wto
confirm. Route
settings menu(startofmenu)
: Toselect theroute type
; Toset the number ofpersons inthe
vehicle forthe use ofcarpool lanes
= Toset route options
X Select aroute typeandpress Wtoconfirm.
Af illed circle indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec tthe route option(s) andpress Wto
confirm .
The route options areswitched onO oroff
ª,d epending 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
Avoid Ferries route
option isswitched
on.
In some cases, e.g.when calculating
particularly longroutes, COMAND maynot
be able totake allthe selected route
options intoaccount.
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller. 52
Basic
settingsNavigation

Setting
thenumber ofpersons inthe
vehicle forthe use ofcarpool lanes For
route calculation, youcan take HOV or
carpool lanesintoaccount.
If you useHOV orcarpool lanes,please
observe theappli cable lawsaswell asthe
local andtime limitation conditions.
Carpool lanesmayonlybeused under certain
condition s.Normally youcan usethese lanes
when twopeople aretraveling inthe vehicle.
However, therearelanes thatcanonly be
used when threeorfour people (e.g.inNew
York) travel inthe vehicle. InCali fornia, lone
drivers canuseacarpool laneiftheir vehicle's
emission level/fuel consumptionisbelow a
fixed threshold.
Carpool lanesmaybereserved forspecific
times (e.g.during thepeak period).
Carpool lanesareidentified byHOV symbols
on special roadsigns andbymarkings onthe
road. Onthe road signs, youmay alsoseethe
word CARPOOL .T
he lanes arearranged asa
separate lanenext tothe others orare built
as ap hysicall yseparate lane.
Depending upontheNumber of Occupants
in
Vehicle settin
g,COMAND usesHOVor
carpool laneswhen calculating aroute.
COMAND thenguides youwith visual and
acoustic drivinginstruct ionsonto oraway
from HOVorcarpool lanes.
X In the Route Settings menu, selectNumber of
Occupants inVehicle by
turning
cVd theCOMAND controller. X
Press Wthe COMAND controller. X
Select 1 ,
2 or
More than2 by
turning
cVd andconfirm bypressing W.
The #dot indicates thecurrent setting. 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 yourself andothers.
The following destination entryoptions are
availa ble:
R enterin gadestination byaddress
R enterin gadestination fromthedestination
memory
R enterin gadestination fromthelistoflast
destinations
R enterin gadestination usingthemap
R enterin gadestination usinggeo-
coordinates
R enterin ganintermediate stop
R enterin gwaypoints
R enterin gapointofinterest
R enterin gapersonal pointofinterest
R enterin gadestination using"Search &
Send" Des
tinatio nentry
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Ent
erin gad estination byaddress
Intr odu ction When
enterin gana ddres sasthe dest ination,
you have thef ollo wing options:
R ent erin gthe state/ province,cit y/ZI Pcode
and street
R ent erin gthe state/ province,cit ya nd
cen ter
R ent erin gthe state/ province,cit y/z ipcod e,
st reet andhouse number
R ent erin gthe state/ province,cit y/z ipcod e,
st reet andinters ect ion
R ent erin gthe state/ province,street ,city
and house number
R ent erin gthe state/ province,street and
house number
R ent erin gthe state/ province,street and
int ers ect ion
i You canonlyent erthose cities, street s,
zip cod esetc. that are stored inthed igital
map. Thismean sthatfor som ecoun tries,
you cannote nter zipcod es,forexa mpl e.
Ex ample :enteri ng anaddres s The
followi ng isas tep -by-step exampl eof
how toente rana ddress. Thedestin ation
address isas follows:
New York (state)
New York (city)
40 Broadway
Of course, youcan freely enterinfor mation
like state/prov ince,city,str eet and house
number, forexample toent eryour home
address.
Calling upthe address entrymenu X
To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller. X
Select Dest. by
turn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller and pressin gW tocon 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. Addres
sentry menu
Depen dingonthe sequenc einw hich you
ent erthe address andonthe data statusof
the digital map,some menu itemsmaynotbe
available atall ormay notyetbeavailable.
Ex ample: afterentering state/prov ince,the
menu itemsMap ,
No. ,
Center ,
Inters ection ,
Save and
Start are
not
available; orthe menu itemZIP is
not
available ifthe digital mapdoes nothave any
zip codes.
Selecting astate/ province X
Sel ect State/Prov in
the addre ssentry
menu byturning cVd theCOMAND
contro ller and pressW toconfi rm.
Am enu with theavailable listsappears: 54
Destination
entryNavigation

R
Last States/Provinces R
States (U.S.A.) R
Provinces (Canada) X
To sele ctalist :turn cVd theCOMAN D
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
The listofselect edstat es/pr ovinces
appears.
X To select astate/ province :tur ncVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
The addre ssentry menu appe arsa gain.T he
sta te/p rovince selecte dhasnow been
ente red.
En teri ngthe city X
Sel ect City in
the addre ssentry menu by
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Yo uw ills ee the city list either with the
cha racter bar(option 1)or as as election
list (option 2).
Option 1:city listwith thechara cterbar
X En ter NEW YORK .I
nst ruction sfor enter ing
charact erscan befound inthe "Ent ering
charact ersinnavigation mode(enterin ga
city)" section (Ypage 28). Option
2:city listasselection list City
list
X Select anentr ybyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Irrespect iveofthe option, pressWto
conf irmyour selection.
The address entrymenu appears again.The
city hasnow been entered.
Entering astreet name X
Select Street in
the address entrymenu
by turnin gcVd andsliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
You willsee thestreet listeither withthe
charact erbar (option 1)or as as election
list (option 2).
Option 1:street listwith chara cterbar
X En ter BROADWAY .I
nst ruction sfor enter ing
charact ersusing cityinput asan example
can befound inthe "Ent ering charact ersin
navigation mode(enterin gacity)"section
(Y page 28). Opt
ion 2:str eet listasselection list Destina
tionentry
55Navigat ion Z

Street
list
X Sel ect astree tbyturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
If an entry features the Gicon,itcanno t
be uniquelya ssigne da nd aselecti onlist
wi llop en, allo wi ng yout os elect the desired
entry . X
Sel ect anentry byturning cVd the
CO MAND controller.
X Irre spe ctive ofthe optio n,pre ssW to
confi rmyour sel ecti on.
The addre ssentry menu appe arsa gain.T he
stre ethasn ow been ente red.
En teri ngthe housenumb er It
is not possi blet oe nte rah ouse number until
as treet hasbeen entered.
X Select No. in
the address entrymenu by
turning cVdandsliding ZVÆthe COMAND
controller andpress Wto
confirm .
You willsee thehouse number listeither
with thecharacter bar(option 1)or as a
selection list(option 2).
Option 1:house number listwith
character bar
X Ent er4 and
0 .I
nst ructions forenterin g
characters usingcityinput asan example
can befound inthe "Ent ering characters in
navigation mode(entering acity)" section
(Y page 28). Opt
ion 2:house numberlistasselection
list House
numberlist
X Selec tane ntry by turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveo fthe opt ion, press Wto
con firm your selec tion.
The address entrymen uappears again.The
house numberhas now been entered. 56
Destina
tionentryNavigat
ion