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
73Navigation Z
slide
XVY orZVÆ.
press W.
R pressing theKorI button andusing the
telephone keypadonCOMAND
R pressing the6 or~ button onthe
multifunction steeringwheel
R using Voice Control (seetheseparate Voice
Control System instructions)
Unless statedotherwise, thedescriptions and
illu strations inthis section refertoCOMAND. Function
restrictions
The telephone isnot ready foruse inthe
followi ngsituations:
R the telephone automaticall ytries tolog on
to anetwork. Ifno network isavail able, you
will notbeable tomake a"911" emergency
call. Ifyou attempt tomake anoutgoing
call, theNoService message
willappea r
for ashort while. 911
emergency call G
WARNING
The 911 emergency callsystem isapubli c
service. Usingitwithout duecause isa
criminal offense.
The followi ngrequirements mustbefulfill ed
for a911 emergency call:
R the mobile phonemustbeswitched on.
R anetwork mustbeavail able.
R avalid andoperational SIMcard must be
inserted inthe mobile phone.
R the mobile phoneisconn ected toCOMAND
via Bluetooth ®
.
If you cannot makeanemergency call,you
must arrange rescuemeasures yourself. X
Ent ernumbers onCOMAND (Ypage 104).
X Press theKbutton.
The telephone makestheconn ection.
X Wait forthe emergency callcent erto
respond andthen describe theemergency. Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interface Condition
s
On the mobile phone For
telephony viaCOMAND's Bluetooth®
interface, aBluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phone isrequired.
i Not allmobile phones available onthe
market areequa llysuitabl e.More detailed
information onsuitabl emobile phones and
on conn ecting Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phones withCOMAND canbefound onthe
Intern etat
htt p://www .mbusa-mobile.com.O rcall
th eMer cedes-Ben zCust ome rAssistance
Center at
1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372)
(for theUSA) orCustomer Relations at
1-80 0-387-0100(for Canada ).
The battery ofthe mobile phoneshould
alwa ysbe kept sufficiently chargedinorder
to prevent malfunctions.
In preparation fortelephoning viathe
Bluetooth ®
interface, youshould checkthe
followi ngitems onyour mobile phone(seethe
mobile phoneoperating instructions):
X Hands-Fr eeProfile
The mobile phonemustsupport Hands-
Free Profile 1.0orabove.
i Some displays(e.g. thesignal strengt h)
depend onthe supported versionofthe
Hands-Fr eeProfile.
X Bluetooth ®
visibil ity
On certain mobilephones, thedevice itself
must bemade "visible"for other devices,
as well asactivating theBluetooth ® Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interface 99Telephone Z
shown
inaseparate categoryinaddition to
the folders. Initialization oflarger USBmass
storage devices containing alarge number
of files may take several minutes.
i DRM (Digital RightsManagement)
protect edfiles arenot supported bythe
Media Interface. Audio
AUXmode Notes
onaudio AUXmode
You canconn ectanextern alaudi osource
(AUX) toCOMAND.
The socket islocated inthe cent erconsole.
If COMAND isequip pedwith aMedia
Interf ace,extern alaudi osources are
conn ected usingthecorresponding cableset.
An AUX socket isnot provided.
i You canfind more information onthe
Intern etathtt p://www .mercedes-
benz.com/co nnectandinthe "Medi a
Interf acemode" section (Ypage 140). Activating
audioAUXmode
When youconn ectanextern alaudi osource,
audi oAUX isnot selected automaticall y.
X Select Audio in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
If AUX mode wasthelast mode selected, it
will now beactive.
If another audiosource isswitched on,you
can now switch toaudi oAUX mode inthe
audi omenu.
X Select Audio using
ZVandpress Wto
confirm.
The audi omenu appears.
X Select Aux using
cVdandpress Wto
confirm.
The audi oAUX menu appea rs.The medium
in the extern alaudi osource isplay ed,ifthe source
isconn ected andplayback
selected. Please
seetherespective operating
instruct ionsforhow tooperate theextern al
audi osource.
You willfind details onvolume (Ypage 31)
and sound (Ypage 32)settings inthe "Ata
glance" section. G
WARNING
Ext ernal audiosources mayhave different
volumes, whichcanmean thatsystem
messages suchastraffic announcement sand
navigation systemannouncement sare much
loude r.Ifnecessary, pleasedeactivate the
system messages oradjust theirvolume
manuall y. Increasin
gthe volume usingCOMAND
In some cases, thevolume ofthe extern al
audi odevice maybequieter orloude r,or the
usua lmaximum possiblevolumemaybe
lower. Onsome devices, itis possible to
adjust thevolume separately .Int his case,
start atamedium volumeandincrease it
gradua lly.This enables youtodetermine
whether thesystem isable toplay themusic
at high volume without distorting it.
X Select Volume in
the AUX displa yby turning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
Am enu appears. The#dot indicat esthe
curren tsett ing. 146
Audio
AUXmodeAudio
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 Autom
aticpictu reshut off
The video picture isonly shown ifthe select or
lever isin the Pposition .
If the select orlever ofthe tran smission is
changed fromposition P,the In order not
to
distrac tyou from thetraffic situati
on, the picture is faded out
while
thevehicle isinmotion. message
appears
As soon asthe select orlever ofthe
tran smission isreturn edtoposition P,the
video image isshown. Basic
settings Pictur
esettings
Adju sting thebright ness,contra stor
color X
Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-V by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Brightn ess ,
Contras t or
Color by
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm. Changing
thepictu reform at X
Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-V by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
Am enu appears.
X Select 16:9Optimiz ed ,
4:3 or
Widescr een and
press Wtocon firm.
The dotinfron tof the entryindicat esthe
curren tlyselect edformat .
X Select asett ingbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Video
DVDmode Safet
ynotes G
WARN
ING
COMAND isclassified asaClass 1laser
prod uct.You must notopen thecasing. Ifyou
open thecasing, orifthe casing isfaulty or
damaged, thereisarisk 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 isarisk ofbeing distract edfrom the
road andtraffic conditionsifthis isdone while
the vehicle isin motion . 150
Video
DVDmodeVideo
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 Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
The RSE CD/D VDplayer isaClass 1laser
prod uct.There isadanger ofinvisible laser
radiation whenyouopen ordamage thecover.
Do not remove thecover. TheRSE CD/DVD
play erdoes notcont ainany parts which can
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
have anynecessary serviceworkperformed
by qual ified personnel. G
WARNING
The driver should notwear aRear Seat
Ent ertainment headsetwhileoperating the
vehicle underanycircumstan ces.Theuseof
a headset whiledriving thevehicle could
drastically impairtheabili tyto react toaudi ble
traffic conditions (e.g.emergency sirensfrom
<0010000F000C0009000300050022000600090012000500220001000D00020015
000C0001000E000300050032V anothercar'shorn,
etc. ). G
WARNING
When notinuse, headsets orextern alvideo
sources shouldbestored inas afe locatio n
(e. g.on eof theveh icle'sstorag e
com partmen ts)so that they are notloose
within thepassenger compartmentduring
braking, vehiclemaneuvers oratraffic
accident .Object smoving withinthe
passenger compartmentcould cause serious
personal injurytovehicle occupant s. G
WARNING
Due toapotent ialchokin ghazar d,wired
heads etusage bychildre nshould onlyoccur
with adultsuper vision . Comp
onents
Over view The
Rear SeatEntertainm entSys tem
co mpr ises:
R two rear-comp artmen tsc ree nsbehin dth e
fr on t-seat head restraint s
R bot hrem oteco ntrols
R aCD/ DVDdriv e
R AU Xjac kson bot hsc ree ns(disp layAUX)
and ontheCD/ DVDdriv e(dri veAU X)
R two setsof cordle ssheadp hones 158
Gener
alinfor mationRea rSe at Ent ertai nme nt
Disp
lay St
atus Gree
n The
head phonesare swit ched
on and thebat terie sare fully
ch arg ed. Red The
head phonesare swit ched
on and thebat terie sare
almo stdisc harged. No
disp lay
(dar k) The
head phonesare swit ched
of f,or thebat terie sare
emp ty,inco rrec tly in ser tedor
no tinser ted. Co
nnectin gadditi onalhea dpho nes Yo
ucan conne ctone additio nal set ofcord ed
hea dphone sto each ofthe two rearscree ns
(Y page 159). Thesocke tisdesigned for
headphones witha1/8" stereo jackplug and
an impedance of32 ohms. Rear-comp
artment socke t
On vehicles withtheRear SeatEntertainment
System, thereisasocket inthe rear
compartment onthe cent erconsole.
The socket canbeused foraccessories with
a maximum powerconsumption of180 W. :
Sock et
X Lift upthe cover ofsocket :. Changing
batteries
Batteries arerequired forthe remote control
and forthe two sets ofcordless headphones. G
WARNING
Keep thebatteries outofthe reach of
children. Consultadoctor immediately ifa
child should swallowabattery.
Do not dismantle, short-circuitorburn a
battery. H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofdischarged batteriesinan
environmen tallyresponsible manner.
On the remote control :
Battery compartment
; Catch tab
= Battery compartment cover General
informat ion
163Rear SeatEntertainm ent Z