2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class eco

Traffi
cin fo rmatio non the map
If yo usu bs cri be tothe SIRIUS XMSate llite
Ra dio Tra fficM essage Service,traff ic
infor mation canbedisplayed onthe map. You
can select three categor iesforthe display.
X To switch thedispla yson/off: pressW
the COMAND controller toshow themenu.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Traffic Informa
tion On Map and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Inciden ts and/or
Speed&Flow and/or
FreeFlow and
press Wto
con firm.
Depen dingonthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Tr
affic inform ation Display
onthe map Traffic
inciden ts Road
sections are
illustrated witha
yellow lineand
arrows =. Speed
&Flow Road
sections are
illustr atedwith
yellow orred car
icon s:.
Yellow caricon s:
tr affic jam;average
speed 25–45 mph
Red caricon s:traffic
jam ;average speed
5 –20 mph Fre
eFlow Road
sections are
illustr atedwitha
green lineand
arrows ;. :
Speed &Flow
; FreeFlow
= Traff icinc ident s Add
itiona lsett ings Avoiding
anarea
Gener alinfor mation COMA
NDmak esitpossible toavoid areas
you donot wish todrive through.
The calculated routemay include anarea to
be avoided if:
R your destinationislocat edinsuch anarea.
R the rout euses roads thatlead through an
area tobe avoided.
i Highways withinblockedareas arealways
tak enintocon siderat ioninthe rout e
calc ulation .
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function button.
X To show themenu :press Wthe COMA ND
con troller.
X Selec tNavi in
the main function barby
slidin gZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
X Selec tAvoi dArea and
press Wto
con firm .
If you have notyetsetanarea tobe
avoided, amen uappears (option1).
If you have already setone ormor eareas
to be avoided, alist appears (option2). Add
itiona lsett ings
105Navigat ion Z

Opt
ion 1:the menu appears X
Select Using Map ,
From Memory or
From Persona
lPOIs and
press Wtocon firm.
If you select Using Map ,
the map withthe
cross hairappears.
Aft erchoosin gbetween FromMemory or
From Persona lPOIs ,
either the
destin ationmemory (Ypage 94)orthe list
of categor iesforpersonal pointsof int erest
appears (Ypage 75).
X Choose thedestin ationorpersonal pointof
int erest andpress Wtocon firm.
X Ifthe destin ationaddress isdisplayed,
select Continu e and
press Wtocon firm.
The map appears.
The cross hairmarks thecenterofthe area
that isto be avoided.
X To move themap :slide XVY, ZVÆor
aVb theCOMAND controller.
X To set the map scale: assoon asyou turn
cVd theCOMAND controller, thescale bar
appears. Turningclock wisezooms outfrom
the map; turningcount er-clockwise zooms
in.
X Turn cVd untilthedesired scaleisset.
X To app lyablock: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
Ar ed square appears onthe map. X
To adj ust the size ofthe squa re:turn
cVd theCOMAND controller.
The square isenlarged orreduced.
X To confirm thesettings: pressW.
The listappears. Thepreviously selected
area tobe avoided hasbeen added and
activ ated.
X Follow theinst ruct ions listed under "Option
2: the listappears".
Opt ion 2:the listappears "Avoid
area"list(example)
i Available listplaces arenamed Area and
areshown ingray.
X Select Avoid NewArea by
turn ingcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
Am enu appears. 106
Addit
ional settingsNavigation

X
Sel ect UsingMap ,
Fro mMem ory or
Fro m Per
sonalPOI s and
pressW toconfi rm.
If yo usel ect UsingMap ,
the map with the
cros shairap pe ars .
After choosingbetwe enFro mMem ory or
Fro mPer son alPOIs ei
ther the
de stina tionmemo ry(Y page 94) orthe list
of cate goriesfor persona lpoi nts ofinter est
ap pe ars (Ypage 75).
X Ch oos ethe destina tionorpersona lpoi ntof
inter estand pressW toconfi rm.
X Ifthe destina tionaddre ssisdispl ayed ,
sel ect Continue and
pressW toconfi rm.
The map appe ars .
X Pro cee dacco rding tothe instr uctions
und er"Opti on 1:the menu appe ars "if yo u
wi sh toset anew areato be avo ided inthe
map .
Sw itchin gan avo idedarea on/o ff X
Sel ect anentr yin the list by turning cVd
the COMAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
The avoide dar ea issw itch edon O oroff
ª depe ndi ng on the previous sta tus .
Di spl aying and chang ingan avo ided
area X
Sel ect anentry inthe list by turning cVd
the COMAND controller.
X Sel ect byslid ing VY theCOMAND
contro ller and pressW toconfi rm. X
Sel ect Dis play / Cha
nge and
pressW to
confi rm.
The area tobe avoide dis ind icated inthe
ma p.
X To chang ethe locati onofthe area :sl id e
the COMAND controller XVY ,ZVÆ or
aVb .
The area ismov edon the map.
X To adjust thesize ofthe area :tur n
cVd theCOMAND controller.
The area isenl arge dor red uce d.
X To confi rm the chang e:pre ssW the
CO MAND controller.
The list ap pe arsand thechange isente red.
De letin gas etarea X
Sele ctan ent ryinthelist byturnin gcVd
th eCOMA NDcontroller .
X Sele ctby slidin gVY theCOMA ND
con troller andpres sW tocon firm.
X Sele ctDel ete and
pres sW tocon firm.
Aq uery appear sask ing whet hertheen try
sho uld bedelet ed.
X Se lec tYes or
No .
If you selectYes ,
th een try is delet ed.
If you sele ctNo ,
th epro ces swill beabor ted. SIR
IUS XMservice
Disp laying SIRIUS XMservice
info rmation You
candisplaytheSI RIUS XMservice
inf orm ation.
X To show themen u:pre ssW theCOMA ND
co ntrol ler.
X Se lec tNav i in
themain function bar by
slidi ngZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
co ntrol ler and pressW toconfirm . Add
itiona lset tings
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X
Sel ect SIRIUS Service and
pressW to
confi rm.
The window onthe right halfof the displ ay
sho wsthe telephone numb erofthe
pro vider(SIR IUSXM) andtheserialnumb er
of your ser vice module for rece iving traf fic
mes sages .
Reg isteri ngfor the SIRIU SXM traffic
repo rtse rvic e X
Ca llthe trafficrep ort provider'spho ne
numb ersho wnonthe scre en.
i Youcan also have the satel lite ser vice
acti vate donl ine.Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300200003
000F000DH (USA)or
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300030001
000E000100040001H .com
(Canada) .
Once theconn ection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstr uctions ofthe operator.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes.
If registrat ionisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivate your
account . Compass
function
In the compass view,youcan seethecurrent
direction oftravel, thecurrent heightabove
sea level andthecoordinat esofthe vehicle
position, forexample.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Pos. in
the navigation systemmenu
bar bysliding VÆandturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Compass and
press Wtoconf irm. Compass
(example)
: Current direction oftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinat es
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinat es
B Currently setsteerin gangle ofthe front
wheels
i Todisplay current height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. Steeringangle Bcan bea
maximum of35° inboth direction s.
X To exit thedisplay: confirmBack by
pressing Worpress the% button . Showing
themap dataversion
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select MapVersion and
press Wto
conf irm.
The map data version number isshown.
Infor mation aboutnewversions ofthe
digital mapcanbeobtained froman
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 108
Additional
settingsNavigation

Upd
ating the digit alma p
Intr oduct ion The
digital mapsgeneratedbythe map
soft ware becom eoutdate din the same way
as con vent ional roadmaps. Optimalroute
guidance canonly beprovided by
the navigat ionsystem incon junction with the
most up-to-dat emap software.
Inf ormat ionabout newversion sof the digital
map canbeobtain edfrom anauthoriz ed
Merc edes-B enzCent er.You canhave the
digital mapupdated therewith aDVD ,or you
can update ityourself.
i The update processcan takealong time
(over anhour), dependingonthe size ofthe
digit almap. During this time,you willonly
be able toswitc hon radio mode andto
acc ept incomin gcalls. Theupdate willbe
com plete dmor equick lyifthe vehic leis
st ation ary.
If you carryout theupdate withtheengine
switc hedoffand thestart erbatt eryhas
insuf ficient power, COMANDmay
autom atically switc hoff durin gthe proc ess
in order toprot ectthe batt ery. Ifthis
occ urs, restartthe update withtheengine
runn ing. G
WARN
ING
Neve rleave theengine runninginan enclos ed
space. Theexhaust gasescontain carbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustgasesconstitutes a
health hazard andcould leadtoloss of
con sciousnes sor even death.
Upda tingprocess X
Inser tthe DVD intotheDVD changer
(Y page 154).
COMAND checkswhether thedigital map
on the DVD iscompat iblewith the
navigation systemandsystem software.
Ap rompt thenappears asking ifyou want
to install thedata base.Versio nsofthe
data basecurrently installedand the
data basethat isto be install edare
disp layed.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm.
After selecting Yes ,
an activa tioncode
must beentered wheninstall ingadata base
for the first time. Youwillreceive the
activati oncode when youbuy the
naviga tionDVD.
If you sele ctNo ,
the process willbe abo rted.
X Enter theactiva tioncode.
After entering theactivati oncode
correctly, COMAND startsupdating the
digi talmap. Once theupdate isfinishe d,
you willsee amessa ge.
X To confirm themessage :press Wthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
Whil ethe update isrunning, youwillsee a
messa getothis effect andaprogre ssbar. The
naviga tionsystem isnot opera tional untilthe
upd ate iscomple te.
i You cannot ejecttheDVD duringthe
upd ate. Ifyou switch offCOMAND during
the update, theupdate isinterrup ted.It
then continues fromwhere itwa s
interrup tedwhen thesystem isrestarted.
COMAND mayprompt youtochange theDVD
duri ngthe update.
X Press theV load/eject button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. Additio
nalsetting s
109Navigatio n Z

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. General
information Introd
uction
COMAND offerstelephon yvia the
Bluetoot h®
int erface.
When connectingaBluetoot h®
-c apable
mobile phonewithPBAP(Phone BookAccess
Profile), contact sare automatic 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 nectingwith Bluetoot h®
-
capable mobilephones withCOMAND canbe
found onthe Internet at
htt p://ww w.mbu sa-mobile.com. Orcall
the Mercedes- BenzCustome rAssistance
Center on
1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372) for
the USA oron 1-80 0-387-0100for Canada . Safety
notes G
WARNING
A driver's attentiontothe road must always
be his/her primary focuswhendriving. For
your safety andthesafety ofothers, we
recommend thatyoupull over toasafe
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 thatataspeed 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 efrom onetrans mitter/ rec eive r
area (cell)int oano ther and nochann elsare
fr ee.
R you useaSI M car dwhic his no tcompatible
with thenetwork available. Operat
ingoptions
You canoperate thetelephone by:
R using theCOMAND controller:
turn cVd.
slide XVY orZVÆ. 114
General
informationTelephone

press
W.
R pressin gthe 6 or~ buttonand
using thetelephon ekeypad onCOMAND
R pressin gthe 6 or~ buttonon the
multifun ction steer ingwheel
R using theVoice Control(see theseparate
Voice Controloperatin ginst ruct ions)
Unless statedother wise, thedescript ionsand
illustration sin this sect ionrefer toCOMAND . Function
restrictions
The telephon eis not ready foruse inthe
following situations:
R the telephon eautomatic allytries tolog on
to anet work. Ifno net work isavailable, you
may notbeable tomake a"911"
emergen cycall. Ifyou attempt tomake an
outgoin gcall, theNo Servic
e message
will
appear forashort while. 911
emergency call G
WARN
ING
The 911 emergen cycall system isapublic
servic e.Using itwithout duecause isa
crimin aloffen se.
The following requiremen tsmust befulfilled
for a911 emergen cycall:
R the mobile phonemustbeswitc hedon.
R anet work must beavailable.
R avalid andoperation alSIM card must be
insert edinthe mobile phone.
R the mobile phoneiscon nected toCOMAND
via Bluetoot h®
.
If you cann otmake anemergen cycall, you
must arrange rescuemeasures yourself.
X En ter numbers onCOMAND (Ypage 121).
X Press the6 button.
The telephon emakes theconnection .
X Wait forthe emergen cycall centerto
respon dand then describe theemergen cy. Teleph
onyviathe Bluet ooth®
inter face Conditions
On the mobile phone For
telephon yvia COMAND 'sBluetoot h®
int erface, aBluetoot h®
-c apable mobile
phone isrequired.
i Not allmobile phones available onthe
mark etare equally suitable. Moredetailed
infor mation onsuitable mobilephones and
on con nectingBluetoot h®
-c apable mobile
phones withCOMAND canbefound onthe
Int ernet at
htt p://www .mbusa- mobile.com.
Alt ernat ively, calltheMercede s-Benz
Customer AssistanceCente rat
1-800-FOR-MERC edes(1-800-367-6372)
(for USA) orCu stomer Relatio nsat
1-800-387-0100 (forCanada ).
The battery ofthe mobi lephone should
al wa ysbe kept sufficiently chargedinorde r
to preve ntmal functions.
In prep aration fortelep honing viathe
Blue tooth ®
interfa ce,you shou ldcheck the
foll owi ngitems onyou rmobile phone (seethe
mobile phoneoperating instructions):
R Hands- FreeProfile
The mobile phonemustsupport Hands-
Free Profile 1.0orabove.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
On cert ainmobile phones, thedevice itself
must bemade "visible" toother devices, as
well asactivatin gthe Bluetooth ®
funct ion
(see themobile phoneoperating
instr uctions).
R Bluetooth ®
device name
Every Bluetooth ®
device hasitsown
Bluetooth ®
device name.Thisdevice name
is freely definable, butcan beidentical for
all devices fromthesame manufacturer .It
is therefor erecomm endedthatyouchange
this name sothat youcan easily recogn ize Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
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mobil
ephone (Ypag e119). IfCOMAND
does notfind yourmobile phone, external
authorization (Ypage 118)maybe
necessary.
i Ifyou callupthe telephone listagain, the
unauthorized devicesareremoved fromthe
list. Inthis case, startanew search to
update theBluetooth ®
telephone list.
Authoriz ing(registering) amobile
ph one Opt
ion1:usin gth epa sskey (access code)
X In theBluet ooth®
te lepho neslist,selec tthe
not yetauthorized mobilephonebyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller.
X Select thelistsymbol tothe right ofthe
entr yby sliding VYtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Authorize and
press Wtoconfirm .
The input menu forthe passkey appears. The
passkey isany one tosixteen- digit
number combination whichyoucan choose
yourself. Youmust enter thesame number
combination inCOMAND andinthe
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobilephone(seethe
operating instructionsofthe mobile phone).
i Some mobile phones requireapasskey
with fourormore digits.
If you want toreauthorize amobile phone
following <0004000500250001001500140008000F00120009001C000100140009000F000E
0032V youcan select a
different passkey. i
Mercedes-Ben zrecomm endsde-
authoriz ationinCOMAND andonthe
mobile phone. Subsequent authorization
may other wisefail.
X To enter apassk eyinCOMAND: press
the number keysinturn .
¬ ishighlighted afterthefirst number
has been entered.
or
X Select thedigits inthe digit barone byone
by turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtocon firm. Then, select
¬.
X To confirm anentry inCOMAND: press
W the COMAND controller.
X Now enterthe same passkey inthe mobile
phone.
To mak eentries onthe mobile phone:if
the Bluetoot h®
con nection issuccess ful,you
will berequested toent erthe passkey
(access code,code) (seethemobile phone
operatin ginst ruct ions).
X En ter the same passkey inthe mobile
phone asalready entered inCOMAND .
i Afterent ering thepasskey, youmay also
need toent eracon firmat ioninyour mobile
phone tocon nectcalls. Pleas ech eck your
mob ilephon edispl ay.
If th eCOMA NDdispl aysho wsthe
Aut horizationfai led mes
sage, you
may have excee ded thepres cribed time
peri od.Repeat thepro ced ure.
The mob ilephon eis co nn ect edtoCOMA ND
(auth orized). Youcannowm ake calls using
th eCOMA NDhands-free syst em.
Opt ion 2:use Secur eSim plePairing
The mob ilephon e(or theBlue toot h®
audio
devi ce)must suppo rttheBlue tooth®
ver sion
2. 1f or conn ection viaSecure SimplePairing.
COMAND createsasix-digit code,which is
display edon the two devices thataretobe
conn ected. Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
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