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Doper ating syst em............... 16
Mult ifunction steeringwheel............. 22
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COMAN
Doper ating syst em Over
view Ex
ample Funct
ion Pag
e :
COMA
NDdispl ay 20
;
COMA
NDcontrol pane l
wit hD VD chang er 17
=
COMA
NDcontroll er 18
Bac
kbutto n( left) 19
Clear
button( right) 19
Favori
tesbutton (left) 19
Favori
tesbutton (right) 19
i
Dependi ngon the vehicl eequipme nt,up
to two favori tesbuttons maybeava ilable
in the M-Cla ss. Co
mponen tsof COMA ND
COMAND consistsof:
R the COMAND display
R the COMAND controlpanelwithDVD
changer
R the COMAND controller R
the back andclearbuttons
R depe nding onthe vehicl eequipme nt,upto
two favori tesbuttons (e.g.M-Cla ss)
You canuseCOMAND toopera tethe
foll owi ngmain functions:
R the naviga tionsystem
R the audio function withradioand satel lite
radi omodes ,disc (CD/au dioDVD andMP3
mode) ,memory card(MP3 mode) ,MUSIC
REGISTER ,USB storage device,Medi a
Interface, Bluetooth ®
au dio and audio AUX
R the telep hone withtextmessa gefunction
and theaddress book
R the vide ofunction withvideoDVD and
vide oAUX modes
R the wea ther service SIRIUSWeather
R the system settings
You cancallupthe main functions:
R usi ng the correspo ndingfunction buttons
R usi ngthe main function barinthe COMAND
disp lay(Ypag e20)
i You cantransfer anaudio orvide osource
sele cted inCOMAND tothe RearSeat
En tert ainmen tSystem . 16
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COMAN
Dcont rolpanel Funct
ion Pag
e :
Swit
ches toradio mode 14
4 Swit
ches waveb ands 14
5 Swit
ches tosat ellit eradio 14
9 ;
Swit
ches tonav igat ion
mod e 51
Sh
ows them enus yst em 51
=
Pre
ssh repeatedly •S
witches toaudio CD,
audio DVDa ndMP3 mode
or DVD video mod e 157
•S
witche stom emory card
mod e 157
•S
witche stoM USIC
REG ISTER 168
•S
witche stoU SBstor age
de vic em ode 157
•S
witche stoM edia
Inter face oraudioA UX
mod e 179
•S
witche stoB luetoo th®
au diom ode 175 Fu
nctio n Pag
e ?
Ca
llsu pthe telephone
ba sicm enu: •B
luetoot h®
int erface
telephon y 119
A
V
Load/ej ectbutton 154
B
Select
sastation using the
stat ionsearch function 146
Rewind 161
Select
sthe previous track 160
C
Disc
slot •L
oads CDs/D VDs 154
•E
ject sC Ds/D VDs 155
•U
pdates thedigital map 109
D
Select
sastation using the
stat ionsearch function 146
Fast
forwards 161
Select
sthe nex ttrac k 160
E
Clear
button •D
eletescharact ers 30
•D
eletesan ent ry 30COMAND
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Funct
ion Pag
e F
Numb
erpad •S
elect sstatio ns via the
st atio npresets 146
•S
tores stations manually 146
•M
obilephone
au thorizatio n 117
•T
elephone number entry 121
•S
ends DTMF tones 124
•C
haracter entry 28
•S
elects aloca tion forthe
wea ther forecast fromthe
memory 199
z
Displayst he current
track being played 162
g
Selects stations by
entering thefrequ ency
manua lly 146
g
Selects atrack 160
G
Switches
COMAND on/off 33
Adjusts
thevolu me 33 Func
tion Page
H
SD
memory cardslot 157
I
Ca
lls up the system menu 27
J
Accepts
acall 121
Dial
san umber 121
Red
ials 122
Accepts
awaiting call 123
K
Mute 33
Switches
thehands-free
micropho neon/off 123
Ca
ncels thetext messa ge
read -alou dfunction 133
Switches
offnaviga tion
announcements 33
L
Rejects
acall 121
Ends
anactive call 123
Rejects
awaiting call 123
COMA
NDcontrolle r Example
:M-Class
: COMAND controller
Yo uc an uset he CO MAND control lert os elect
the menu itemsinthe COMAND display.
You cancallupmenus orlists, scroll through
menus orlists andexitmenus orlists. Operating
theCOMAND controller (example)
The COMAND controller canbe:
R pressed brieflyorpressed andheld W
R turned clockwiseorcount er-clockwise
cVd
R slid leftorright XVY
R slid forwards orback ZVÆ
R slid diagonally aVb 18
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In
the instructions, operatingsequ ences are
describe dasfollo ws:
X Press the$ button.
Ra dio mode isactivated.
X Select Radio by
slid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Confirm Station List by
pressi ngW.
The station listapp ears. Butt
onsonthe COMA NDcontroller
Overvie w Example:
M-Class
: Back button
; Clearbutton
= Favorites button(ifavai lable)
? Favorites button
i Depending onthe vehicle equipment, up
to two favorites buttonsmaybeavai lable
in the M-Cla ss.
Back button You
canexit amenu orcall upthe basi c
disp layofthe current operatingmode using
this button.
X To exit themenu: pressbackbutton :
briefl y.
COMAND changestothe next highe rmenu
level inthe curren toperatin gmode. i
You canalso exitamenu bysliding XVY
or ZVÆ theCOMAND controller.
X To call upthe basic displa y:press and
hold back button:.
COMAND changestothe basic display of
the curren toperatin gmode. Clear
button
You candelete individual charactersoran
ent ireent ryduring characterentryusing this
butt on.
X To delete individu alchar acter s:briefly
press clearbutton;.
X To delete anentir eentr y:press andhold
clear button;. Favorit
esbutt ons
Depen dingonthe vehicle equipment ,upt o
two favorit esbutt ons may beavailable inthe
M-Class.
You canassign predefin edfunc tionsto
favorit esbutt ons =and ?and callthem up
by pressin gthe butt on(Ypage 45). COMAND
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COMAN
Ddispla y
Disp layover view The
COMA NDdispl aysho wsthef unction curren tlyselec teda nd itsassoci atedm enus.The
CO MAND displ ayisdivid ed into severalareas.
The radiod ispl ay issho wninthe exampl e. :
Statu sbar
; Tocallupt he audiom enu
= Mainfunctio nbar
? Display/s electionw indow
A Radio menubar
St atus bar:shows thetimeand the curr entsettings for telep honeoperat ion.
The main functions–n avigat ion,audio, telepho neand video–feature additional menus.These
are indicat edbytrian gle;.T hefollowing tableliststheavaila blemenu items.
Main functionbar =allow syou tocall upthe desired mainfunction.
In the example, theaudi omainfunct ionisset toradio mode anddispla y/selection
window ?isactive.
Radi omenu barAallow syou tooperate theradio functions. 20
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Menu
overview Navi Audio Tele
phon
e Video System Symbol
® Rou
tesettings FM/AM
radio
(us ing HD
Ra dio ™) Tele
phone Vide
oDVD Ca
lling up
the system
menu Ca
lling up
the
wea ther
service
SIRIUS
Wea ther Map
settings Satell
iteradi o Address
book AUX
Persona
lpoints
of interest Disc
O
Activating/
dea ctivating road
name
announceme nt Memory
card O
Audi ofade out
on/off MUSIC
REGISTER O
Activating/
dea ctivating the
alterna tive
routes function Blue
tooth ®
au dio Avoidi
nganarea Medi
a
Interface SIRIUS
service Rea
r Map
versio n AUX
System
menuoverview Setting
s Time Co
nsumption Di
splay off Displ
aysettings Setting
thetime Ca
lling up the fuel
consumpti on
disp lay Switching
off
the disp lay Text
readerspee d Setting
theformat Langu
age Setting
thetime
zone Voice-op
eratedcontrol
settings COMA
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Settings Time Consumption Display
off Rear
viewcamera Act
ivating/deact ivating
Bluetooth ® Resetting
COMAND
i Delete yourpersonal data
using thisfunct ion,for
example beforesellingyour
vehicle. If
equipped withtherear view camera: ifthe funct ionisactivated andCOMAND is
switched on,the image fromtherear view camera isautomatically showninthe COMAND
display whenreverse gearisengaged. Cleaning
instructions
! Donot touch theCOMAND display.The
displa yhasavery sensitive high-gloss
surface; thereisar isk ofscratc hing.Ifyou
have toclean thescreen, however, usea
mild cleaning agentandasoft, lint-f ree
cloth.
The displa ymust beswitched offand cooled
down before youstart cleaning. Cleanthe
displa yscreen, whennecessary, witha
commerc iallya vaila blemicrofiber clothand
cleaning agentforTFT/LCD displays.Donot
apply pressure tothe displa ysurface when
cleaning it,as this could cause irreversible
damage. Then,drythe surface withadry
microfiber cloth.
Avoid usingalcoholic thinners,gasoline or
abrasive cleaningagents.Thesecould
damage thedispla ysurface. Multifunction
steeringwheel Example:
SLK Function Page
:
Multifunction
display(see
the vehicle Operator's
Manual) ;
?
Act
ivates voicecontrol(see
the separate operating
instruct ions) 22
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