:
Curr entv ehicle position
; Crosshair
= Details ofthe cross hairposition
? Map scale select ed
Display =depends onthe settings select ed
in "Map information inthe display"
(Y page 87).Thecurren tstr eet name can
be shown, provided thedigital mapcontains
the necessary data,orthe coordin atesofthe
cross hairifthe geo-c oordinat edisplay is
switch edon and theGPS signal isstr ong
enough.
Moving themap andselecting the
destina tion X
To scroll themap :slide XVY, ZVÆor
aVb theCOMAND controller.
X To set the map scale: assoon asyou turn
cVd theCOMAND controller, thescale bar
appears.
X Turn cVd untilthedesired scaleisset.
Turnin gclock wisezooms outfrom themap;
turn ingcount er-clockwise zoomsin.
X To select adesti nation: pressW the
COMA NDcontroller onceor seve raltim es.
You willsee either theaddres sent rymen u
with thedest inationaddres sor, ifCOMA ND
is unable toassign aunique address,a
selec tionlist. X
Selec tadestination byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
If the destin ationiswithin thelimits ofthe
digital map,COMAND attempts toassign
the destin ationtothe map.
If the destin ationcanbeassigned, youwill
see theaddress entrymenu withthe
address ofthe destin ation. Ifnot ,you will
see theDestin ationFromMap ent
ry.
X To star trout ecalculat ion:select Start and
press Wtocon firm. Entering
aninter media testop
Intr oduct ion When
routeguidance isactiv e,you can enter
an intermediate stop.Intermediate stopscan
be predefin eddestin ations fromthefollowing
categ oriesthatCOMAND offersfor select ion:
R ATM /CASH MACHIN E R
Hospit al R
Gas Statio n R
Parkin gLot R
Restau rant However
,you can also enterdestin ations
other thanthepredefin edones. Todo this
select themenu itemOther .
You canusetheintermediate stopfunctionto
influen ceroute guidance tothe main
destin ation. Whenyouhave reached your
int ermediate stop,COMAND automatically Destinat
ionentr y
59Navigat ion Z
Please
alwaysuse this feature instead of
cons ulting themap display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident .
i Audible navigation announcementsare
muted duringatelephone call.
If you have missed anannounc ement,you can
call upthe curren tannounc ementatany
time.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off:press theBbutton during
an announc ement.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The driving
instructio nshave been muted .
X To switch on:press Wthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
i COMAND automatically switchesthe
navigation announcementsback onwhen:
R you have anew route calculated.
R you switch COMAND backonagain or
start theengine.
Reducing volumeduring anavig ation
anno uncemen t The
volu meofan active audio orvide osou rce
can beautomatica llyredu cedduring a
navig ationannou ncement. X
Sele ctNavi in
the mainfunction barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOM AND
controll erand pres sW toconfirm.
X Sele ctAudio Fadeout and
pres sW to
confirm.
Depend ingonthe previ ousstatus ,the
function isswi tched onO oroff ª.
Settin gthe volume manuall y X
Adjust thevolu meusing the qcontrol
knob during anavig ationannou ncement.
or
X Sele ct+ inthe map view with the menu
show nand adjus tthe volume usingthe
q cont rolknob. Avoiding
asection oftherou te
blocked byatraf fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Youcansetthe length ofthe
blocked routesection. Ifpossible, COMAND
calculates adetour around theblocked
section ofthe route.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Route in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Detour and
press Wtoconfirm .
X To block asection ofthe route: select
Longer or
Shorter repeatedly
andconfirm
using Wuntil thedesired sectionhasbeen
selected.
i The total length ofthe section thatcanbe
blocked isdefined bythe digital map.The
menu itemsareavaila bleaccordingly.
X To star troute calculation: selectStart and
press Wtoconfirm . Route
guidance
71Navigation Z
X
To del ete the bloc ke ds ection: select
Del ete while
themess ageisshown and
pres sW tocon firm.
COMA NDcalc ulates therout ewitho utthe
block . Selecting
analterna tiveroute
With the"Alternativ erout e"func tion,rout es
oth erthan theorigin alone canbecalc ulated.
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
g func tion button.
X To show themenu :press Wthe COMA ND
con troller.
X Selec tRout e in
the navig ation system
men ubar byturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
X Selec tAlte rnativeRoute and
press W
to con firm .
You seetheselec tedrout e.The display now
shows asplit -screen view. Onthe left-han d
side, oneormor ealter native rout esare
shown fromstart todest ination. The
curr entrout eis highligh teddark blue; other
alter native rout esappear lightblue.
X To select thenext orprevious
alt erna tiveroute:selec tNext or
Prev ious and
press Wtocon firm .
X To select theorigina lrou te:selec tBack a
cor respo ndingnumb eroftim esand press
W tocon firm .
X To sta rtrou teguid ance using the
selected alterna tiveroute:selec tStar t and
press Wtocon firm .
COMA NDcalc ulates thealter native rout e. Displa
yingdestinationinfor mation
You have entered adest ination(Y page 51)
or apoint ofint erest (Ypage 61)and possibly
an interme diate stop (Ypage 59). X
To switch onnavig ation mod e:press the
g func tion button.
X To show themenu :press Wthe COMA ND
con troller.
X Selec tRout e in
the navig ation system
men ubar byturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
X Selec tDest inationInformation and
press Wtocon firm .
Des tination inform ation isdisplayed. Des
tination inform ation (exam ple)
: Dist ance,est imat edtim eof arriv aland
est imat edremain ingdrivin gtim eto
int erme diate stop
; Inter mediat est op P
= State and city
? Des tination O
A Dist anceto dest ination, estimat edtim eof
arriv aland estimat edremain ingdrivin g
tim e
X To close thedest inationinfor mation:
slide XVY theCOMA NDcon troller orpress
the k backbutton. Rou
teoverv iew
You canusetherout eover view tomov ealong
the rout esect ionbysect ionand view
inf orm ation anddetails abouteachsectionof
the rout e. 72
Rou
teguid anceNavigat ion
Icon
forreal-tim etraf fic rep orts Icon Descr
iption Tr
affic rep ortsin thema pdis pla y List
of
tr af fic
rep orts Tr
affic
rep orts Warn
ing
(re d) This
appear sat thebegi nning ofthe
aff ectedrout esec tion ifrout e
guidan ceisact ive and therout eleads
th roug han affectedarea. En
try typ e:
warn ing En
try
typ e:
warn ing Traf
fic
inc iden t
(yello w) This
appear sat thebegi nning ofthe
aff ectedrout esec tion ifrout e
guidan ceisact ive and therout eleads
th roug han area affectedby atraff ic
inc iden t. En
try typ e:
caut ion En
try
typ e:
caut ion Traf
ficjam
on rout e
(st op- and -go
tr aff ic) This
appear sat thebegi nning ofa
tr aff icjam (average speed
25 –45 mph )if rout eguidan ceis
act ive and therout eleads throug han
area ofcong est ed traff ic.
Yello wcar icons may appear in
co njunc tion withth is ico n. En
try typ e:
tr aff icjam
on rout e
(st op- and -
go traff ic) En
try
typ e:
tr aff icjam
on rout e
(st op- and -
go traff ic) Traf
ficjam
on therout e This
appear sat thebegi nning ofa
tr aff icjam (average speed
5–2 0mph)ifroute guidance isactiv e
and theroute leads through anarea of
con gested traffic.
Red caricon smay appear in
con junc tion with thisicon. En
try type:
traf ficjam
on route En
try
type:
traf ficjam
on route Block
ed
route section
on route Appears
atthe beginn ingofablock ed
route sectionifroute guidance is
activ eand theroute leads through the
block edsect ion.
The XXXX iconsmay appear in
con junc tion with thisicon. En
try type:
block ed
route
sect ion En
try
type:
block ed
route
sect ion Yellow
line with
arrows Traffic
inciden ts Possible
delays(e.g.roadwork )
Appears onthe side ofthe road
affec ted(direct ionoftrav el) (Not
available) (Not
available) 76
Tr
aff icrep ortsNa vigat ion
"None"
menuoption Display
switched off
: Current maporientation
i During the"Move map"function youcan
see addi tional information dependingon
the position ofthe crosshair, suchasaroad
name, ifthe digital mapsupports thisdata. Tra
ffic information onthe map
If you subscribe tothe SIRIUS XMSatellite
Rad ioTraffic Message Service,traffic
information canbedispla yedonthe map. You
can select threecategories forthe displa y.
X To switch thedisplays on/off:press W
the COMAND controller toshow themenu.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
slidi ngZV andturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select Traffic Information On Map and
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select acategory andpress Wtoconfirm.
Depending onthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. R
Tra ffic incidents Road
sections areillustrated withayell ow
line and arrows =.
R Speed &Flow
Road sections areillustr atedwithyellow or
red caricon s:.
Yellow caricon s:traffic jam, average speed
25 –45 mph
Red caricon s:traffic jam, average speed5
– 20 mph
R Free Flow
Road sections areillustr atedwithagreen
line and 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 . Add
itiona lsett ings
89Navigat ion Z
X
To switcho nnavigat ionmode: pressthe
g func tion button .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Block Area and
press Wto
con firm.
If you have notyetsetany area tobe
avoided, youwillsee themap withthe
cross hair(option 1).
If you have previously setone ormore areas
to be avoided, youwillsee alist (option 2).
Opt ion 1:the map X
To scroll themap :slide theCOMAND
con troller XVY,ZVÆoraVb.
X To set the map scale: assoon asyou turn
cVd theCOMAND controller, thescale bar
appears. Turningclockwisezooms 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 list".
Opt ion 2:the listappears X
Select Avoid NewArea by
turn ingcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The map withthecross hairappears.
X Proceed asdescribed under"Option 1:the
map" ifyou wish toset anew area tobe
avoided.
Switching anavoided areaon/off X
Select anent ryinthe listbyturn ingcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The avoided areaisswitch edon O oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
Displaying andchanging anavoided
area X
Select anent ryinthe listbyturn ingcVd
the COMAND controller.
X Select Options by
sliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. 90
Addit
ional settingsNavigation
=
Sou ndsetti ngs
? Wea ther Band switche don
A AM radio
B FM radio
C Channe llist
Se archi ngfor achanne l X
Quic kselect: turncVd orslide XVY the
COMA NDcontroller while thed isplay/
selec tionwindow inthe radio display is
act ive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
Chann elsearc hscan sup ordown and
st ops atthe nextchan nelfoun d.
Selecting achanne lfrom thechann el
lis t X
Select Channe l by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfirm.
The channel lista ppears. X
Select achann elby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
or
X Press anumber keyonthe controlpanel,
e.g. 4,atany time. Sat
ellite radio Impor
tantnotes
This sectionprovides detailedinformation on
the following topics:
R select ingachann eland program category
R memor yfunc tions
R sound settings
i The satellite radiomode describedbelow
requires optionallyavailable satelliteradio
equipment andregist ration withasatellite
radio provider.
i Note thatthecateg ories andchann els
shown inthe illustration sdepend onthe
program contentoffer edbythe provider.
The program contentsmay vary. The
illustration sand descr iption sin these
operatin ginst ruct ions may therefore differ
from thechann elsand categ ories offered
by the provider.
Satellit eradio mode maybetempo rarily
unavailable orinterrupt edfor avariety of
reasons .These reasons include
environm entalortopographical conditions
as well asother issues beyond thecont rol
of Mercedes-Ben zUSA, LLC.Operation
may alsobeimpaired incertain locations
(e.g. tunnels,parking garages aswell as
inside ornext tobuild ings).
i SIRIUS XMRadi ooffers morethan130
digital-qua lityradio channels providing
100% commerc ial-freemusic,sport,news
and entert ainment.
SIRIUS XMRadi oemploys afleet ofhigh-
performance satellitestobroadcast around
the clock throughout theUSA andCanada .
The satellite radioprogram isavaila blefor
a mont hlyfee. Details areavaila blefrom
the SIRIUS XMService Centerandat
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(Canada ). Satellite
radio
121Audio
Note
sabo utdis cs
Pl ay ba ck pro blems mayoccu rwhen playing
copied discs.Therearealarge variety of
discs, DVDauthoring software,writing
software andwriters available.This variety
means thatthere isno guarantee thatthe
system willbeable toplay discs thatyouhave
copied yourself.
! Donot affix stick ersorlabel sto the discs,
as they could peeloffand damage
COMAND. Stickers cancause thedisc to
bend, which canresult inread errors and
disc recognit ionproblems.
! COMAND isdesigned toaccommodate
discs which comply withtheEN60908
standard. Youcantherefore onlyusediscs
with amaximum thickness of1.3 mm.
If you insert thickerdiscs, e.g.those that
cont aindata onboth sides (DVD onone
side andaudiodata onthe other), they
cannot beeject edand candamage
COMAND.
Use round discswithadiameter of12 cm.
Do not use discs withadiameter of8cm,
even withanadapter. DVD
playback conditions
If video DVDsdon otconf orm tothe NTSC or
PAL TVstandards, theymaycreate picture,
sound orother problems duringplayback.
COMAND canplay back video DVDs
produced according tothe following
standards:
R region code1orregion code0(no reg ion
cod e)
i Ifyo uins ert avid eo DVD with adi ffe rent
reg ionc ode, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
R PAL orNTSC standard
You willgenerally findtherelevant details
either onthe DVD itself oron the DVD case. i
COMAND isset toregion code1at the
factor y.This settingcan bechanged atan
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Thiswill
allow youtoplay video DVDswith a
different regioncode,provided thatthey
are produced inaccordanc ewith thePAL
or NTSC standard. Theregion codecanbe
changed uptofive times. Function
restrictions
Dependin gon the DVD ,it is possible that
cert ainfunct ionsoractions willbe
temporarily blockedormay notfunct ionatall.
As soon asyou trytoactivate thesefunctions
or actions ,you willsee theKsymbol inthe
display . Inserting
andremoving DVDs
X Proceed asdescribed inthe "Insert ingand
eject ingCDs andDVD s"section
(Y page 126). Activating
videoDVDmode
Option 1 X
Insert avideo DVD.
COMAND loadsthemedium insertedand
start sto play it.
X To display thepictur e:press thee
button .
Option 2 X
Press theefunct ionbutton .
COMAND switchestothe previous disc
operating mode.
If video DVDmode wasthelast mode
selected, itwill now beactive. Video
DVDmode
151Video Z