
Acti
vating/d eactivating
ind ivid ualization X
Pre sstheS button.
X Se lec tSet tings by
turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontrol ler and pressW to
co nfirm .
X Se lec tVoi ceControl and
pressW to
co nfirm .
X Se lec tInd ividualizationOn and
press
W toconfirm .
You haveswit ched individ ualiz ation onO
or off ª. Blu
eto oth ®
set tings Gene
ralinf orm ation abou t
Blu eto oth ®
Blue toot h®
tech no logy isthest and ard for
sho rt-rang ewire less datatrans mis sion ofup
to appr oximat ely10met ers.Bluetoo th®
allows, forexam ple,theexchang eof vCards.
Bluet ooth®
is aregis tered trademark of
Bluet oothSpec ialInter est Group (SIG) Inc. Req
uirement sfor aBlu etoot h®
connection
You canconnectmobile phones and
not ebooks toCOMAND.
To do so, the following conditionsneed tobe
met:
R Bluetooth ®
-capable devices,e.g.mobile
phones, needtocomply withacert ain
profile (Ypage 99)inorder tobe
conn ected toCOMAND. EveryBluetooth ®device
hasitsown specific Bluetooth ®
name.
R Bluetooth ®
must beactivated inCOMAND
and onthe respect iveBluetooth ®
device;
see theseparate operating instructions.
R the Bluetooth ®
device mustbe"visible" to
COMAND inorder forCOMAND tofind and
display it.For thesettingprocedures,
please seetheoperating instructions for
the Bluetooth ®
device.
i Once amobile phonehasbeen
conn ected, reception andtrans mission
volume maychange. <00340003001400090016000100140009000E0007002100040005000100030014
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ingBluetooth ®
X Press theSbutton .
The system menuappears.
X Select Settings by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Bluetooth and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Activate Bluetooth and
press
W toconf irm.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on O oroff ª. Connec
tingBluetooth ®
devices
General information Before
usingyourBluetooth ®
device with
COMAND forthe first time, youwillneed to
conn ectit.
Connect ingcomprises:
R searching foraBluetooth ®
device
R subsequently authorizingit
i You canconn ectuptoten devices to
COMAND.
More detailed informationonsuitable mobile
phones andonconn ectin gBluetooth ®
-
capable mobilephones toCOMAND canbe
found onthe Internet athtt p:// 42
Bluetooth ®
settingsSystem settings

www.m
busa-mo bile. com .Or callth e
Mer cedes -Ben zC ust ome rAssistance Center
at 1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372)
(for theUSA) orCustomer Relations at
1-80 0-38 7-0100(for Canada ).
Searching forBluetooth ®
devices X
Act ivate Bluetooth ®
(Y page 42).
X Select Settings in
the system menuby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Bluetooth Phones and
press Wto
confirm.
X Select Update and
press Wtoconfirm.
COMAND searchesforBluetooth ®
devices
within range. Afterashort while,the
Bluetooth ®
device listappea rs. Example
ofdispla y:Bluetooth ®
device list
: Currently connected #and authorized
device (Yicon)
; Device notwithin rangebutpreviousl y
authorized (Lappea rsingray)
= Newly detected devicewithinrangebut
not yetauthorized (noY icon)
The Bluetooth ®
device listshows alldevices
within rangeandallpreviousl yauthorized
devices, whether ornot they areinrange.
If the Bluetooth ®
device listisalrea dyfull, you
will berequested tode-authorize adevice
(Y page 44).IfCOMAND doesnotdetect
your Bluetooth ®
device, external
authorization maybenecessary
(Y page 44). i
When subsequ entlycalled upagai n,the
list may nolonger showalldevices, for
example becauseadevice hasbeen
removed fromthevehicle inthe meantime.
In this case, startanew search toupda te
the device list.
Authorizing aBluetooth ®
device
(registering) X
In the Bluetooth ®
device list,select notyet
authorized device=byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller.
X Select Options by
sliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpressing Wto
confirm.
X Select Authorize and
press Wtoconfirm. The
passcode isany one tosixteen- digit
number combination whichyoucan choose
yoursel f.You must enter thesame number
combination inCOMAND andinthe
Bluetooth ®
device tobe authorized (seethe
mobile phoneoperating instructions).
i Some mobile phones requireapasscode
with fourormore digits.
i Ifyou want tore-authorize adevice
followi ngde-authorization (Ypage 44),
you can select adifferent passcode. Bluetooth
®
settings 43System
settings

X
To enter apassc odeinCOMA ND:press
the numbe rkeys inturn.
¬ ishig hlighted afterthefirst numbe r
has beenentere d.
or
X Sel ect the digits one byone byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W toconfi rm.
X To confi rm anentry inCO MA ND: select
¬ using the COMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
X Enter thesame passco deinto the
Blu etoo th®
de vic e(see the opera ting
ins tructio nsfor the respective devic e).
The devic eis au thor ized. Ex
tern alautho rization
If CO MAND does not detect your
Blu etoo th®
de vic e,thi sma ybe duet o
partic ularsecurit ysett ings onyour
Bluetoot h®
device. Inthis case, check
whether yourBluetoot h®
device canlocate
the COMAND system.The Bluetooth ®
device
name ofCOMAND is"MB Bluetooth".
X In the Bluetooth ®
device list,select the
desired devicebyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller.
X Select Options by
sliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpressing Wto
confirm .
X Select External Authorization and
press Wtoconfirm .
X Start theBluetooth ®
scan process onthe
Bluetooth ®
device (seetheseparate
operating instructionsofthe respective
device).
X Select COMAND ("MBBluetooth").
X When prompted, enterthepasscode onthe
Bluetooth ®
device andthen onCOMAND. Displaying
thedetails ofa
Bluetooth ®
device
X In the Bluetooth ®
device list,select the
desired devicebyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller.
X Select Options by
sliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpressing Wto
confirm .
X Select Details and
press Wtoconfirm .
The detailed displayfor this device
appea rs.
X To close thedetailed view:turncVd or
slide XVY theCOMAND controller. De-authoriz
ing(de-registering) a
Bluetooth ®
device
Mercedes-Ben zUSA, LLCrecommen dsthat
you de-authorize devices,e.g.mobile phones,
both inCOMAND andonthe respective
Bluetooth ®
device itself.Subsequent
authorization mayotherwise fail.
X In the Bluetooth ®
device list,select the
authorized devicebyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller.
X Select Options by
sliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpressing Wto
confirm .
X Select De-Authorize and
press Wto
confirm .
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtode-authorize thisdevice.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes ,
the authorization forthe
device willberevoked.
If you select No ,
the process willbeaborted.
i IfaBluetooth ®
device hasbeen de-
authorized andisout ofrange, whenanew
search iscarried outitwill notappear inthe
Bluetooth ®
device list. 44
Bluetooth ®
settingsSystem settings

e.g.
roads closed tothr ough trafficand non-
resident s.
R roads thathave timerestrictions (e.g.
closed onSundays andpublic holidays) are
avoided forroute guidance. Change
ofdir ection
Introd uction Changes
ofdirect ionhave three phases:
R preparation phase
R announ cementphase
R change-of- directionphase
Prepar ationphase COMAND
preparesyouforthe upcoming
change ofdirection. Basedonthe example
displa ybelow, thechange ofdirection is
announced withthePrepare toturn right message.
Youseethefull-screen map. Example
display:prepa ration phase
: Next road
; Point atwhi chthe change ofdirectio n
takes place(light bluedot)
= Current vehicl eposi tion (the tipofthe
triangle indicatesthe vehicl e’sdirectio n
of travel)
? Current road
Displa y? depe ndsonthe setting selected
for "Informati oninmap" (Ypag e87). Ann
ounc ement phase COMAND
announces theimminent changeof
directio n.Based onthe exampl edisp lay
belo w,the change ofdirectio nisannounced
with thePlease turn right in 900 ft.
and
follow the
The announced distancetothe next change
of direction dependsonthe type ofroad and
its permissible speedlimit.
The displa yis now split intotwosectors. In
the left half, youseethenormal mapview.
The right halfshows anenlarged sectionof
the area around theintersect ion(Crossing
Zoom) ora3D image ofthe road's course with
the route indicating thenext maneuver. Example
display:announcement phase
: Next road
; Point atwhich thechange ofdirection
takes place(lightbluedot,shown inboth
the left and right displa ys)
= Graphi crepresent ationofthe distanc eto
the nextchange ofdirect ion
? Change ofdirect ion(turn righthere)
A Dist ance tothe nextchange ofdirect ion
B Route (highlighted inblue, shown inboth
the left and right displays)
i The filled-in sectionofvisual display for
distanc e= gets short erthe nearer youget
to the announ cedchange ofdirect ion.
Change-of- direction phase COMAND
announcestheimminen tchange of
direction. Inthe example, theNow turn 68
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guidanceNavigat ion

right announcement
ismade 90ft.before
the change ofdirection. Thedispla yis split
into twohalves, asinthe announcement
phase. Example
display:change-of-direct ionphase
: Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel
; Graphi crepresent ationofthe distanc eto
the nextchange ofdirect ion
= Dist ance tothe nextchange ofdirect ion
Onc ethe change ofdirect ioniscomplet ed,
COMAND automaticallyswitch esback tofull-
screen display. Examp
leof ad ispla ywithout changes
of dir ection :
Route (highlight edinblue)
; Curren tvehicle position
= Current road
? Map orient ationselect ed
A Map scale select ed Lane
recomm endations
Overview On
multilane roads,COMAND candisplay
lane recom mendat ionsforthe nextchange of
direction. Thecorresponding datamust be
availa bleinthe digital map.
COMAND displayslane recommen dations
B, based onthe next twochanges of
direction. Thenumber oflanes appliestothe
point atwhich thenext change ofdirection is
required. Example
display
: Point ofthe next change indirection (light
blue circle)
; Point ofthe change ofdirection afternext
= Next change ofdirection (inthis case, turn
off tothe right)
? Graphic representat ionofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
A Distanc eto the next change ofdirection
B Recommended lane(dark blue)
C Possible lane(light blue)
D Lane notrecommen ded(gray)
E Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel Route
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Disp
layandd escri ption oflane recom mendation s The
colo rsused inthelane recomm endatio ndisplay varydepen dingonwhet herday ornigh t
design isswitc hedon. Lane Day
design Nigh
tdesign Recom
mendedlane B
In this lane, youwillbeable tocom pleteth e
nex ttwo chan gesofdirec tionw itho ut
chan ginglanes. Dar
kblue Light
blue Possib
lelane C
In this lane, youwillonly beable tocom plete
the nextchange ofdirection without
changing lanes. Light
blue Dark
blue Lane
notrecommen dedD
In this lane, youwillnotbeable tocomplete
the next change ofdirection without
changing lane. Gray Gray
Cancel
ingorcontinuing route
guidance
Cancel ingroute guidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Cancel Route Guidance and
press
W toconfirm .
Continuing routeguidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm . X
Select Continue RouteGuidance and
press Wtoconfirm .
COMAND calculates theroute. Destination
orarea ofdestination
reached
When youreach yourdestination, COMAND
displa ysacheck eredflagand route guidance
is automatically ended.
For certain pointsofinterest (airports or
freeway intersections),youwillsee the
message: Areaofdest. reached in
addition tothe check eredflag. Navigat
ionannouncements
Repeating navigation announcements G
WARNING
Navigation announcemen tsare intended to
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
attent ionfrom theroad anddriving. 70
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guidanceNavigat ion

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

You
have entered adest ination(Y page 51)
or apoint ofint erest (Ypage 61)and possibly
an interme diate stop(Y page 59).
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 byturn ingcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
X Selec tRout eBrow ser and
press Wto
con firm .
At the top ofthe display, youwillsee
inf ormat ionabout thehighlight edrout e
sect ion,forexam plethe dist anceto be drive n
on the road androad design ation.The
highlighted routesection ismarked inwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNext or
Previous and
press Wtoconfirm .
i Ifthe first orlast route section is
highlighted, youcannot selectPrevious or
Next .
X To zoom inor out ofthe map :select N
or M and press Wtoconfirm .
X To close theroute overview: select
Back and
press Wtoconfirm . 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 condition sand their
appropriateness foruse may beaffected by various
factorssuchastime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cannot bejudged ortaken intoconsideration
by the COMAND system.
Route guidance toadestination 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. Route
guidance toan off-road destination
(example)
: Off-r oaddestination
; Off-r oadroute section (dashed blue)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Off-r oad(nostreet names available)
Short lybefore reaching thelast known point
on the map, youwillhear theannouncemen t:
You will enter anarea with unreliable
mapdata inxxmiles .
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 Rout
eguidance
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