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install edand usedina ccorda 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 CtoO ET65.
This equipme nthas very lowlevel sofRF
energy thatisdeeme dtoc omply withou t
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 Roof anten nafunc tionality (telephone,
satellite radio,GPS)canbeaffect edbythe
use ofroof carrier systems.
Retrofit tingmetalized plasticfilmstothe
windows canaffect radiorecept ionand
lead topoorer receptionofall other
anten nas(e.g. emergen cycall anten nas)
inside thevehicle.
i Only have repairs orchanges toelectr onic
compon entscarried outataq ualified 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 aq ualified specialist workshop.
i Protect ionagainst theft:this device is
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Introdu
ction
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
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
53Navigation Z
X
To sho wthemen u:pre ssW the COMAND
contro ller.
X Sel ect Navi in
the mainfunctio nbarby
sl id ing ZV theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Ann ounce Str
eet Nam
es and
press
W toconfi rm.
Dep endingonthe previous sta tus ,the
fu nctio niss witched onO oroff ª. Cance
lingorcontinuin groute
guidance
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpressing Wtoconfirm.
X To cance lroute guidance: selectCancel Route
Guidance and
press Wtoconfirm.
or
X To continue routeguidance: select
Continue RouteGuidance and
press W
to confirm.
COMAND calculatesthe route. Destination
orarea ofdestination
reached
When youreach yourdestination, COMAND
displa ysac heckered flagand route guidance
is automaticall yended.
If the destination isnot inclose proximity to
ad igitized street,theArea of destination
reached message
appears
when thedestination isreached. Navigation
announcements
Repeating navigation announcements G
WARNING
Navigation announcement sareintended to
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
attent ionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consulting themap displa yfor directions.
Consulting thesymbols ormap displa yfor
directions maycause youtodivert your
attent ionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident.
i Audible navigation announcement sare
muted duringatelephone call.
If you have missed anannouncement ,you can
call upthe current announcement atany
time.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select RPT in
the navigation systemmenu
bar byturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpressing Wtoconfirm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/o ff X
To switch off:press the8 button
during anannouncement .
You willbriefly seethemessage: The driving
instructions havebeen muted .
X To switch on:press Wthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select RPT in
the navigation systemmenu
bar byturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpressing Wtoconfirm.
i COMAND automaticall yswitches the
navigation announcement sback onwhen:
R you have anew route calcula ted.
R you switch COMAND backonagai nor
start theengine. Route
guidance
81Navigation Z
X
Sel ect Swap in
the menu byturni ngcVd
the COMAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
De letin gthe route
X Sel ect Delete in
the menu byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W toconfi rm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe route
should bedeleted.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes ,t
he route willbedeleted.
If you select No ,t
he process willbe
canceled.
Scanning thememory The
SDmemory cardisinserted.
X Select Memory in
the Routes menu
(Y page 85)byturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
The route memory isdispla yed. 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 conditions andtheir appropriateness
foruse may beaffected by
various factorssuchastime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weatherconditions that
cannot bejudged ortaken intoconsideration
by the COMAND system.
Route guidance toad estination 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
navigation announcemen tsand displa yson
roads known tothe system. Example:
routeguidance toan off-road destination
: Off-r oaddestination
; Off-r oadroute section (dashed blue)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Off-r oad(ifavaila ble)
If the vehicle reaches anarea which isnot part
of the digital map,thedispla yappea rsas a
split-screen view.Onthe right-hand side,an
arrow appearswhich points tooff-r oad
destination :.Youwill hear the
announc ement:"Please followthearrow on
the display" .Asthe vehicle approachesthe
destination, theArea ofdestination reached message
appears. Route
guidance
87Navigation Z
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. General
information Introd
uction
COMAND offerstelephon yviathe
Bluetoot h®
int erface.
When connectingaB luetoot h®
-c apable
mobile phonewithPBAP(Phone Book Access
Profile), contact sareautomatic ally
downloaded toCOMAND .
With asuitable mobilephone, youcan usethe
hands- freesystem andreceive vCardsviathe
Bluetoot h®
int erface.
You canusethetextm essage (SMS)func tion
(receivin gand reading) ifthe mobile phone
supports theMAP (Message Access Profile)
Bluetoot h®
profile.
More detailed information onsuitable mobile
phones andoncon nectingw ithBluetoot h®
-
capable mobilephones withCOMAND canbe
found onthe Internet at
htt p://ww w.mbu sa-mobile.com.O rcall
the Mercedes- BenzCustomer Assistance
Center on
1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372) for
the USA oron 1-80 0-38 7-0100for Canada. Safety
notes G
WARNING
Ad river's attentiontothe road must always
be his/her primary focuswhendriving. For
your safety andthesafety ofothers, we
recommend thatyoupull over toas afe
location andstop before placing ortaking a telephone
call.Ifyou choose touse themobile
phone whiledriving, pleaseusethehandsfree
device andonly usethemobile phonewhen
weather, road,andtraffic conditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibitthedriver from
using acellula rmobile phone whiledriving a
vehicle.
Bear inmind thatatas peed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehicle is
coverin gadistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. G
WARNING
Exc essive electrom agneticradiation may
const ituteahealth hazard toyourself and
others.
There isscient ificdiscussion surrounding the
possible healthrisksposed by
electrom agneticfields.Youcanreduce this
risk byusing anexter ioraerial.
Therefore, onlyusemobile communic ation
equipment ifit is conn ected tothe exter ior
aerial ofthe vehicle. Call
disconnec tionwhile thevehicle is
in motion
Ac allmay bedisc onnected if:
R there isins ufficie ntnetwo rkcover age in
cer tain areas .
R you mov efromo netrans mitter/ rec eive r
area (cell)int oa nother and nochann elsare
fr ee.
R you useaSIMcar dw hichisn otcomp atible
wi th then etwork available. Operat
ingoptions
You canoperate thetelephone by:
R using theCOMAND controller:
turn cVd.
slide XVY orZVÆ. 114
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informationTelephone
Aud
ioCD/DVD andMP3 mode Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
COMA NDisclas sified asaC lass 1laser
prod uct.You must notopen thecasing. Ifyou
open thecasing, orifthe casing isfaulty or
damaged, thereisar isk ofexposure to
invisible laserradiation. Thismay damage
your eyes, orthose ofothers.
COMAND doesnotcont ainany parts thatcan
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
all mainten ancework must becarried outby
quali fiedaftersales technicians. G
WARNING
Only when thevehicle isstation aryshould
you:
R load adisc
R eject adisc
There isar isk ofbeing distract edfrom the
road andtraffic conditionsifthis isdone while
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CDs/DVDs
Notes If
the CD/D VDhas aprinted side,thismust
face upwards whentheCD/D VDisinsert ed.
If neither sideisprinted, theside tobe playe d
should facedownwards. Thesystem maynot
be able toplay CDs/D VDswith copy
protect ion.
i Ifam edium contains other filesin
addition tomusic files,theloading time
before thefirst track startstop lay may be
longer.
Inserting discsintotheDVD changer The
DVD changer hasafixed magazine with
six trays. X
To insert aCD/DVD intothe ma gaz ine
tr ay :pre sstheV load/ejec tb utt on.
Am enu shows thecurren tload status of
the magazine trays.Thelasttray selected
is identified byared digit. Magazine
menu
X Select amagazine traytobe filled by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
or
X Press anumber key,e.g.j.
The DVD changer switches tothe selected
magazine tray.YouseethePlease wait... message.
You then seethePlease insert disc
i Never insertadata medium before
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never
insert morethanonedisc intoamagazine
tray atat ime. X
Insert adisc into thedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards. 154
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio