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Multifunc
tionsteering wheel Func
tion Page
:
Mul
tifunction display(see
the vehicl eOpera tor's
Manu al) ;
6
Accepts acall 104
~
Rejects/ends acall 104
W
Increases thevolu me 32
X
Decrease sthe
volu me 32
8
Mute 31
=
?
Activates voice
control (seethesepa rate
opera tinginstructions) ?
%Press
briefly:back,
cancels voicecontrol and
hide sdisp laymessa ges
(see thesepa rateopera ting
instructions) %Press
andhold:
sele ctsstanda rddisp lay
(see vehicl eOpera tor's
Manu al) Func
tion Page
A
=;
Calls up the
menu barinthe
mul tifunction displayand
sele ctsmenus 21
9:
Selects
sub menus inthe
mul tifunction displayor
scroll sthrough lists 21
a
Toconfirm your
sele ction Operating
themultifunc tiondisplay G
WARNING
A drive r'sattention tothe road must always
be his/he rprimary focuswhendriving.For
you rsafet yand thesafe tyof other s,we
rec omm endthat you pull overtoasafe
location andstop before placing ortaking a
telephone call.Ifyou choose touse the
telephone whiledriving, pleaseusethehands-
free device andonly usethetelephone when
weather, roadandtraffic conditionspermit.
Some jurisdiction sprohibit thedriver from
using amobile phonewhiledriving avehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehic leis
cove ringadistan ceof44 feet (approxim ately
14 m)every second.
X To select amenu: pressth e=
or ; button.
X To select asubm enuorscrol lth rou gh
th elist :pres sth e9 or: button.
X To select thenext menu up:pres sth e
% button. Mu
ltifunct ionsteering wheel
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X
To callup stan dard display s:rep eated ly
pre ssthe % button untilthe odome ter
and thetrip mete rappear inthe display.
or
X Press andhold the% buttonuntil the
odomet erand thetrip meter appear inthe
display.
X To confirm yourselection: pressthe
a button.
X To confirm themessage: pressthe
a or% button. Menus
andsubm enus
The number ofmenus depends onthe vehicle
equipment . Menu Functions
andsubm enus Navigation Navigation
systemdisplays Audio Select
ingastat ion
Operatin gthe DVD chang er,
memor ycard, MUSIC
REGISTE R,Media Interface
Operatin gvideo DVD Telephone Ac
cept ing/ rejec tingacall
Making /ending acall
Select ingaphone bookentry
Redialing Na
vigat ionsystem menu
Rout eguida nceinactive The
display showstheroad onwhich the
vehicle iscurren tlytrav eling, provided the
digital mapcontains it.
Rout eguida nceactive The
display shows:
R the distan cetothe destin ation
R the distan cetothe nextchange ofdirection R
current street
R the travel direction arrow
If achange ofdirection isimminent ,the
displa yshows:
R the road youwillbeturning onto
R the distance tothe next change ofdirection
and adistance graphic
R aright orleft-t urnarrow
Lane recommen dationsarealso shown inthe
displa y,provided thedigital mapcontains the
necessary data.During achange ofdirection,
the number oflanes mayincrease. Lane
recommen dationsareshown inthe displa yas
a line with anarrow. Audio
menu
Adjust ingthe volume X
Press theW orX button.
Setting thestat ion/c hannel X
Switch onCOMAND (Ypage 31).
X Switch onFM / AM Radio (Y
page 118)or
SatRadio (Y
page 122).
X In the multifunction display,select the
audi omenu withthe= or; button.
X To selec tthe nex t/previo usstation /
chann elfrom thememory: brieflypress
the : or9 button.
X To selectthe nex t/previo usstation /
chann el:press andhold the: or
9 button.
Operating theDVD chang er/memo ry
card/MUS ICREGI STER/Me dia
Inte rface X
Switch onCOMAND (Ypag e31).
X Switch onDisc ,
Memory Card (Y
pag e129), MUSIC 22
Multifunc
tionsteering wheelAtaglan ce
REGISTER (Y
page 137)orMedia Int. (Y
page 141).
X In the multifunction display,select the
audi omenu withthe= or; button.
X To sele ctthe next/previous track:
briefly pressthe: or9 button.
X To search forthe next/previous track:
press andhold the: or9 button.
i When youplay aCD/DVD withtrack
information, thetrack name andnumber
are shown inthe multifunction display.The
track name isdispla yedwhen anMP3 CD
is being played.
Operating videoDVD X
Switch onCOMAND (Ypage 31).
X Switch onDVD-Video (Y
page 151).
X In the multifunction display,select the
audi omenu withthe= or; button.
X To sele ctthe next/previous scene:
briefly pressthe: or9 button. Telephone
menu 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 acellul armobile phonewhiledriving a
vehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approxima tely50km/h), yourvehicle is
covering adistance of44 feet (approxima tely
14 m)every second. Operating
thetelephone X
Switch onCOMAND (Ypage 31).
X Cal lup the telephone basicmenu
(Y page 103).
If the telephone hasnotyetbeen authorized,
the Bluetooth Ready message
appearsin
the multifunction display.
If the telephone isswitched onand
authorized, thePhone Ready message
appea rsinthe multifunction display.
Acc epting acall X
Press the6 button.
If the telep hone menu isdis pla yedin the
mul tifunctio ndisplay, thename ornumb erof
the perso ncallin gappear s.
Rej ectin gor end ingacall X
Press the~ button.
Cal linganumbe rfrom thephone book If
you rmobile phone canaccept calls,youcan
search foranumber inthe COMAND phone
book andcallthenumber.
X In the multifunct iondisplay ,select the
phone menuusingthe= or;
button .
The Phone Ready message
appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .
X Press the:, 9ora button to
display thephone book.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the
name youwant.
The saved names aresorted alphabe tically.
X An exact phone number exists:pressthe
6 ora button tomake thecall.
The Connecting Call message
andthe
number dialedappear inthe multifunct ion
display .The name alsoappea rsifit is
stored inthe phone book.Thephone
number dialedis stored inthe Calls Dialed call
list(Ypage 109). Multifunction
steeringwheel
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X
To repo sitio nthe curso rwithintheda ta
field: select 2or3 and press Wto
con firm . :
Cursor (reposit ioned)
; 2 and 3icon toreposit ionthe curs or
X Delet ethe charac ter/en try( Ypage 28). Basic
functionsofCOMAND Switching
COMANDon/off
X Press theqcon trolkn ob.
The cover foldsopen andtheCOMAND
display extends. Awarning mes sage
appear s.COMA NDcalls uptheprev iously
selec tedmen u.
i Ifyou switchoff COMA ND,playbac kof
the curre ntaudio or vide os ource willalso
be switched off. Mut
e
Switching audioandvideo sources on/
off X
Press theBbutton onCOMAND oron the
multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
The sound fromtherespect iveaudio or
video source isswitched onormuted.
i When thesound isoff, thesystem
display sthe , icon inthe status line.
When youchange theaudio orvideo source,
oradjust thevolume, sound
automatically switchesonagain.
i You willstill hear traffic
announc ements1
and navigation system
announc ementseven ifthe sound ismuted.
Switching offallnavigation
announcements X
Navigat ionannouncements: pressthe
B button duringtheannounc ement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on X
Press Bagain.
i The navigation announcementsare
swi tched onaga inifyou start anew route
gui dance orifCOMAND isswi tched offand
on with theqcontrol knob. Adjusting
thevolume
Adjusting thevolume forthe audio or
video source X
Turn theqcontrol knob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multi function steeringwheel.
The volumeofthe currently selected audio
or vide osource changes.
You canalsoadju stthe volu meforthe
foll owi ng:
R naviga tionannouncements
R phone calls
R Voice Control System voiceoutpu t(see the
separate operating instructions)
1 Traffic program isnot availa bleinall countries. Basic
functions ofCOMAND
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1
Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 Serial number ofyour service module for
receivin gtraff icreport s
Registering forthe SIRIUS XMtraffic
repor tserv ice X
Call thetraff icrepo rtprov ider' sphon e
num bershown onthesc reen .
i You canalso have thesat ellit eser vice
act ivat edonline .Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300200003
000F000DB (USA)or
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300030001
000E000100040001B .com
(Canada) .
Once theconn ection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstr uctions ofthe operator.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes.
If registrat ionisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivate your
account . Compass
function
In the compass view,youcan seethecurrent
direction oftravel, thecurrent heightabove
sea level andthecoordinat esofthe vehicle
position, forexample.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller. X
Select Position in
the navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Compass and
press Wtoconf irm. Example
display:compass
: Current direction oftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinat es
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinat es
B Currently setsteerin gangle ofthe front
wheels
i Todisplay current height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. Steeringangle Bcan bea
maximum of35° inboth direction s.
X To exit thedisplay: confirmBack by
pressing Worpress thek button . Upda
tingthedigital map
Introdu ction The
digital mapbecomes outdatedinthe
same wayasconv ention alroad maps.
Optimal routeguidance canonly beprovided
by the navigation systeminconj unct ionwith
the most up-to- datemapsoftware. Additional
settings
93Navigation 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
Tel
eph oneope ratio n In
co min gca ll
Reje cting oracce ptin gac all When
thereisan incomi ngcall ,you seea
corresp ondingwindow inthe displa y. X
To rejec t:sel ect Rejec t by
turning cVd
the COM AND controll erand pres sW to
confirm.
or
X Press theIbutton onCOM AND orthe
~ button onthe multifunctio nsteeri ng
whe el.
X To acc ept: confirm Accept by
pres sing
W.
or
X Press theKbutton onCOM AND orthe
6 button onthe multifunctio nsteeri ng
whe el.
Once youhave accep tedthecall,you can use
hand s-free mode.The call volume canbe
adjusted (Ypage 32).Formore information ,
see the"Function sduring asingle call
conn ection" section (Ypage 105).
i You canalso accept acall asdescribed
above whenCOMAND isshowing adispla y
of adifferent mainapplication. Onceyou
have accepted thecall, thedispla y
switches totelephone mode.Afterthe call
is finished, youseethedispla yof the
previous mainapplication again. Making
acall
Entering ateleph onenum berusin gth e
num berkeyp ad X
Call upthete lepho nebasic menu
(Y page 103).
X En tert he digits usingthenumber keypad.
X To conne ctthe call: press the6
button onCOMAND orthe Kbutton onthe
multifunction steeringwheel.
Entering ateleph onenum berusin gth e
telep hone basicmen u X
Call upthete lepho nebasic menu
(Y page 103).
X Sele ctthedigit son eby oneby turnin g
cVd andslidin gZVÆ theCOMA ND
con troller andpres sW tocon firm.
X To connect acall: select °inthe
chara cterbarand press Wtoconfirm.
or
X Press theKbutton onCOM AND orthe
6 button onthe multifunctio nsteeri ng
whe el.
Redial ing X
Ca llup the telep hone basicmenu
(Y pag e103).
X Sele ct° inthe chara cterbarand press
W toconfirm.
or
X Ifthe telep hone basicmenu isdis pla yed,
press theKbutton inCOM AND.
In both cases,the callsdialed listappears.
The most recent lydialed numberisat the
top .
X To select acall: turn cVd theCOM AND
controll er.
X To conne ctthe call:pres sthe Kbutton
on COM AND orthe 6 button onthe
mul tifunctio nstee ring wheel. 10
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