2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK-Class lights

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. Display
settings Sett
ingthe bright ness
The brightn essdetec tedbythe COMAND
light sensor affectsthe sett ingoption sfor this
func tion.
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Setting s by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Display and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Brightn ess and
press Wto
con firm. :
The needle showsthecurren tsett ing
X Adj ust the brightn essbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Display
design
Your COMAND displayfeatures optimized
designs foroperation duringdaytime and night
-time hours. Youcancusto mizethe
design tosuit your person alpreferen cesby
manually selectingday ornight design oropt
for anautomatic setting.
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Setting s by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Display and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select DayMode ,
Night Mode or
Automat ic by
turn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
The dotinfron tof the entryindicat esthe
curren tlyselect edsett ing. Design Explana
tion Day
Mode The
display isset
permanen tlytoday
design. Night
Mode The
display isset
permanen tlytonight
design. Automat
ic The
display design
changes depending on
the vehicle instrument
cluster illumination. i
When theAutomat ic sett
ingisselect ed,
COMAND evaluatesthereadings fromthe
automatic vehiclelightsensor and
switch esbetween thedisplay designs
automatic ally. Tim
esettings General
information
If COMAND isequipped withanavigation
system andhasGPS recept ion,COMAND
automatic allysets thetime anddate. Youcan
also adjust thetime yourself in30- minut e
incr ement s,but thedate cannotbe changed. 38
Tim
esett ingsSystem settings

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. Introd
uction Safet
ynotes G
WARN
ING
For safety reasons, onlyenteradestin ation
when thevehicle isstat ionary. Whenthe
vehicle isin motion ,ap assen gershoul dent er
th edest ination.Stud yma nua land select
rou tebefor edri vin g.
Bea rin mi nd tha tat asp ee dof jus t30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h) ,yo ur veh icleis
cove ringadi sta nce of44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysec ond.
COMA NDcalc ulate sth erout etothe
destination withouttakingaccount ofthe
following:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright- of-way-signs
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges G
WARNING
COMAND maygiveincorr ectnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspon dwith theactual road/traff ic
situation. Digitalmapsdonot cover allareas
nor allroutes withinanarea. Forexample, if
the traffic routing hasbeen changed orthe
direction ofaone-way roadhasbeen
reversed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtraffic rulesand regulations
duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system. G
WARNING
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident . General
notes
Operat ionalreadiness ofthe navigation
system The
navigation systemmustdetermin ethe
position ofthe vehicle beforefirstuseor
whenever operational statusisrestored.
Therefore, youmay have todrive forawhile
before precise routeguidance ispossible.
GPS reception Amon
gother things, correctfunct ioning of
the navigation systemdepends onGPS
reception .Inc ertain situation s,GPS
recept ionmay beimpaired, theremay be
int erferen ceorther emay beno recept ionat
all, e.g. intunn elsorparkin ggarages.
Input restriction On
vehicles forcert aincount ries,thereis a
rest riction onent ering data.
The restriction isactiv eabove avehicle speed
of about 3mph.The restriction isdeactiv ated
as soon asthe vehicle speeddropsbelow
about 2mph.
When therest riction isactiv e,cert ainentries
cann otbe made. Thiswillbeindicat edbythe 48
Intr
oduct ionNavigat ion

X
Sel ect Yes wh
enthe prompt forstar ting the
navi gation system issho wn. The window
for star ting thenavi gation system appe ars
(Y page 54). X
Sel ect Start .
or
X Sel ect No to
store thedow nloaded
de stina tioninthe destina tionmemo ryfor
la ter use. i
The destina tionaddre sse sare
dow nloaded inthe same orderas they are
sent. Ifyo uow ns everal Mercedes- Benz
vehicles equipped withanmbrace
subscriber account,each destin ation
address canbedownloaded byeach
vehicle associated withthee-mail address
register edfor your mbrace account. Rout
eguida nce General
notes G
WARN
ING
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destin ationwithout takinginto accoun tthe
following, forexample:
R Traffic lights
R Stop and right- of-way signs
R Lane mergin g
R Parkin gor stoppin gprohibited areas
R Other roadandtrafficrules andregulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND maygiveincor rectnavigation
comm andsifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not corr espond withtheactual road/traffic
situation .For example, ifthe traff icroutin g
has been changed orthe direct ionofaone-
way road hasbeen revers ed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtrafficrules and
regulations duringyourjourn ey.Road and
traff icrules andregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generat edbythe system.
Route guidance beginsoncear oute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 54).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destination by
means ofnavigation commandsinthe form
of audib lenavigation announcementsand
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displayscan only beseen
if the display isswitched tonavigation mode.
If you donot follow thenavigation
announc ementsor ifyou leave thecalculated
route, COMAND automatically calculatesa
new route tothe destination .
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
inform ation,thefollowing applies:
R when selecting aroute, COMAND triesto
avoid roads thatonly have limited access, Rout
eguidance
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