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radi
ateradi ofrequ ency energy and,ifnot
install edand usedin accorda ncewith the
instruction manual,may causeharmfu l
interference toradi ocommunica tions. G
WARNING
This equipme ntcompli eswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolle d
equ ipme ntand meets theFCC radio
frequ ency (RF)Exposure Guide lines in
Suppl ement Cto OET65.
This equipme nthas very lowlevel sof RF
energy thatisdeeme dto comply without
maximu mpermissive exposureevaluation
(MPE). Butitis desirable thatitshould be
inst alled andoperated withatleast 8inche s
(20 cm) andmore betwe enthe radiator and a
pe rso n's body (exclu ding extre mities:hands,
wri sts, feetand legs.) Co
rrec tuse
Observe thefollowing information whenusing
COMAND :
R the safety notesinthis manual
R all road trafficregulations
i Improper workonelectr oniccompon ents
or other systems (suchasradio, DVD
changer )and their software mayresult in
malfunct ionorfailure. Evensystems that
have notbeen modified couldbeaffect ed
because theelectr onicsystems are
con nect ed.Elect ronic malfunct ionscan
seriously jeopardize theoperation alsafety
of your vehicle.
i Only have repairs orchanges toelectr onic
compon entscarried outataqualified
specialist workshop whichhasthe
neces saryspecialist knowledge andtools
to carry outthework required. Daimler
recom mends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter forthis purpose. In
particular, workrelevant tosafety oron
safety-r elatedsystems mustbecarried out
at aqualified specialist workshop. Informa
tiononcopyright
Free Type Componen
tsof this software aresubject to
copyright ©
2005 TheFreeType Project
htt p://ww w.freetype. org.
All rights reserved. COMAND
features
These Operatin gInst ruct ions describe all
standard andoption alequipment available
for your COMAND systematthe time of
purchase. Country-specificdeviations are
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Thisincludes safety-
related systems andfunc tions.Therefor e,the
equipment onyour COMAND systemmay
differ fromthatinthe descript ionsand
illustration s.The original purchase
agreement listsallsystems installed inyour
vehicle. Contactana uth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCent erifyou have anyquestions about
equipment oroperation . Function
restrictions
For safety reasons, someCOMAND functions
are rest rictedorunavailable whilethevehicle
is in motion .You will notice this, forexample,
because eitheryouwillnotbeable toselect
cert ainmenu itemsorCOMAND willdisplay
a message tothis effect . Introdu
ction
11 Z

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
21Ataglance Z

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
23Ataglance Z

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
31Ataglanc e Z

Switching
surround sound on/off Example:
switching onsurround soundfor
radio mode
X Press theófunct ionbutton.
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last station playedon the last waveband. X
Select Sound by
sliding VÆandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
X Select surround and
press Wtoconf irm. X
Select Logic7 ®
On or
Logic7 ®
Off by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
Depending onyour selection, surround
sound isswitched onoroff and themenu
is exited.
X To exit themenu without saving:press
the k backbutton orslide XVY the
COMAND controller.
i Please notethefollowing: forthe
optimum audioexperience forall
passengers whenLOGIC7 ®
is switched on,the
bala nce and fader settingsshould be
set tothe cent erofthe vehicle interior.
You willachieve thebest sound results by
play inghigh-quali tyaudi oand video DVDs.
MP3 track sshould haveabitrat eof at least
128 kbit/s.
Surr ound soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
the medium waverange(MW) inradio
mode.
Surr ound- soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nispoor, e.g.inatunnel,
you should switchoffLogic 7®
,as itmay
otherwise switchbetween stereoand
mono andcause temporary sound
distortions.
On some stereo recordings, thesound
characteristics maydiffer from
conven tionalstereo playback. Rear
view camera G
WARNING
The rear view camera ismerely anaid.
Please observe thecorresponding notesin
your vehicle's Operator's Manual.
If your vehicle isequip pedwith arear view
camera, itsimage isautomaticall yrelay edto
the COMAND displayif the function is
activated andyouengage reverse gear.
If the function isactivated, theCOMAND
displa ywill automaticall yswitch backtothe
previousl yselected displayas soon asyou
shift outofreverse gear.
X Press theSfunction button.
The system menuappears.
X Select Settings by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm. 34
Rear
view cameraAtaglanc e

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

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
Route
guidanceNavigat ion