2012 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Comand

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
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X
Insert thereque stedDVD.
Once theupdate has been successfu lly
completed, youwillsee amessag eto this
effect.
X To con firm themessage :press Wthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
The update iscomplete.
If the upd ateisnot successfu llycompleted,
you willsee amessag ethat themap update
is not possi ble.
X To con firm themessage :press Wthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. 110
Addition
alsettingsNavigation

Problems
withthenavigation system Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
isunable to
cont inue route
guida nceafter the
journey hasbeen
interr upted. Route
guidanceiscanceled ifyou interr uptthejourney formore
than twohours.
"Interr upting thejourney" referstostopping thevehicle.
"Continuing routeguidance"refers toswitching COMAND backon
and driving on.
X Continue routeguidance(Ypage 81). Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
isunable to
determine thevehicle's
position. COMAND
hastoredetermine theposition ofthe vehicle ifthe
vehicle hasbeen transport ed(e.g. byferry, bymotorail orafter
towing).
X Start thevehicle andpullaway .
COMAND determines thevehicle's position.Depending onthe
driving situation, thismay take some time.
Route guidancemay berestric tedduring thedeterminat ionof
the vehicle's position.
When positioning iscomplete, routeguidanceisresumed with
navigation announcementsandroute guidancedisplay s. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
Navigation Unavailable message
appears. COMAND
hasanintegrated harddrive onwhich thedigital mapis
stored.
To protect theintegrat edhard drive against damage, COMAND
deactivates itat very high andlowtemperatures. Thenavigation
system willthen betemporarily unavailable.
X Let the vehicle andCOMAND cooldown.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain. If
an area ofthe hard drive hasamalfunction ,COMAND canno
longer access themap data inthis area, forexample when
calculating aroute.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain.
The navigation systemwillbeoperational againuntilithas to
access thefaulty areaofthe hard drive oncemore. Themessage
will then reappear.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Problems
withthenavigation system
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Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
You
seeamessage
informin gyou that the
DVD containing the
digital mapis
incompatible withthe
system software. The
DVD containing thedigital mapcannot beused forthe update.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe COMAND controller.
X Ejec tthe DVD .
X Have thedatabase checkedatan authorized Mercedes-B enz
Center. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
map software
update hasfailed. The
DVD isdirty.
X Clea nthe DVD .
X Restart theupdate. The
DVD isscratc hed.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. There
isoverheating duetoexcessive temperatures inthe vehicle
interior.
X Wait untilthevehicle interior hascooled down.
X Restart theupdate. COMAND's
integralharddrive isfaulty.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
asksforan
activation codeduring
the map update. The
digital mapissecured withanactivation code.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 112
Problems
withthenavigation systemNavigation

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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your
mobilepho ne(seeth emob ilepho ne
ope rating inst ruc tion s).
i Some disp lays (e.g.thesig nal stren gth)
depe ndonthesupp ortedver siono fthe
Hands-F reeProfile.
X Switch onthe mobile phoneandenter the
PIN when prompted todo so(see the
mobile phoneoperating instructions).
X Act ivate Bluetooth ®
funct ionsand, where
necessary, Bluetooth®
visibili tyon the
mobile phone(seethemobile phone
operating instructions).
On COMAND X
Act ivate theBluetooth ®
funct ionin
COMAND (Ypage 45). Conne
ctingamobile phone
Gener alinfor mation Bef
ore usin gyour mobilephon ewith
COMA NDforthefir st tim e,you willneedto
con nectit.
When youauth orizeanew mobi lephon e,itis
con nectedautom atically.
Conn ecting com prises:
R sear ching for aBluet ooth®
-c apable mobile
phon e
R subse quentlyauth orizing it
You canconnectupto 15 mobile phones.
If the mobile phonesupports thePBA P
(Phon eBook Access Profile) andMAP
(Message Access Profile) profiles, the
following contact sand messages are
downloaded intoCOMAND whenconnecting:
R phone book
R call lists
R tex tm essages
Inf ormat iononboth profiles canbefound in
the "General notes" sect ion(Ypage 114). Searching
foram obile phone X
Pres sth e% function butt onon
COMA ND.
X Sele ctPho ne in
thete lepho nebasic menu
by slidin gVÆ andturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctBlu etooth Pho
nes and
pres sW to
con firm.
X Sele ctUpd ate and
pres sW tocon firm.
COMA NDsear chesfor Bluet ooth®
te lepho neswith inran geand adds them to
th eBluet ooth®
telepho nelist.
The durat ionofthesear chdepen dson the
num berofBluet ooth®
telepho neswith in
ran geand their char acteris tics. Ex
ample: Bluetooth®
phon elist
: Curre ntly con nected# and auth orized
mobi lephon eY
; Mobile phoneno tw ithin rangebut
pre viously authorized(L appear sin gray)
= Mobi lephon ein ran geand auth orized
(L appear sin blac k)
? Newly detectedmob ilephon ewit hin
ran gebut notyet authoriz ed(no Y icon
yet)
The Bluetoot h®
telephon elist shows all
mobile phones withinrangeandallpreviously
authoriz edmobile phones, whether ornot
they areinrange.
i Ifthe Bluetoot h®
telephon elist isalready
full, youwillberequested tode-author izea 116
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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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