Opera
tingsafet y General
notes G
WARN
ING
An yalteration sof electr oniccompon entsor
soft ware cancause malfunct ions.
Radio, satellite radio,amplifier, DVDchanger ,
navigation module,telephon eand Voice
Contr olsystems areinter connect ed.
Therefor e,ifone ofthe compon entsis not
operation al,orhas notbeen removed/
replaced properly, thefunc tion ofother
compon entscould beimpaired.
Such conditions mightseriously impairthe
operatin gsafety ofyour vehicle.
We recom mendhaving anyservic ework on
electr oniccompon entscarried outbyan
authoriz edMercedes- BenzCenter . G
WARN
ING
In order toavoid distrac tionwhich couldlead
to an acciden t,the driver should entersystem
sett ings while thevehicle isat astan dstill, and
operate thesystem onlywhen permitt edby
road, weather andtrafficcon ditions .
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your carcover sa
distanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely14m) every
secon d.
COMAND suppliesyouwith information to
help youselect yourroute moreeasily and
guide youconvenien tlyand safely toyour
destin ation. Forsafety reasons, we
enco urage thedriver tostop thevehicle ina
safe place before answering orplacing acall,
or con sulting theCOMAND screentoread
navigation almaps, instruct ions, or
downloaded information . G
WARN
ING
While thenavigation systemprovides
direct ionalassistanc e,the driver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
atten tiontotraff icand stree tsigns, and should
utilizethesystem's audiocueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
infor mation onstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraff icsafety rules.Their
observan cealway sremains inthe driver's
personal responsibility.DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
i Canada only:Thisdevice complies with
RSS- 210ofIndust ryCanada. Operation is
subject tothe following twoconditions :
1. This device maynotcause interferen ce,
and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operationofthe device.
An yunauthoriz edmodificat iontothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authorit yto
operate theequipment.
i USA only: Thisdevice complies withPart
15 ofthe FCC Rules. Operation issubject
to the following twoconditions :
1. This device maynotcause harmful
int erferen ce,and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operation.
An yunauthoriz edmodificat iontothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authorit yto
operate theequipment. G
WARN
ING
Change ormodificat ionnot express ly
approved bythe party respons iblefor
complianc ecould voidtheuser's authorit yto
operate thisequipment.
! Note: Thisequipment hasbeen tested
and found tocomply withthelimits fora
Class Adigital device,pursuan ttoPart 15
of the FCC Rules. Theselimitsaredesigned
to provide reasonable protectionagainst
harmful interferenc ewhen theequipment
is operated inacommer cialenviron ment.
This equipment generates,usesandcan Introdu
ction
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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 work 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. i
Protec tionagainst theft:this device is
equipp edwith techn icalprovisions to
protect itagainst theft.Further information
on protect ionagainst theftcanbeobtained
from anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCent er. COMAND
features
These Operatin gInst ruct ions describe all
stan dard 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 youwilleither notbeable toselect
cert ainmenu itemsorbecause COMAND will
display amessage tothis effect .
To protec tthe integrated harddisk, COMAND
deactivates itat very high temperatures and
at extr eme altitudes. Thefollowing functions
will betemporarily unavailable:
R navigation system
R Voice Control System
R address book
R MUSIC REGISTER 12
Introduction
Back
button
X To mov eup onemen ulevel: brieflypres s
th ek backbutton.
COMA NDchan gestothenex thigher menu
level inthe curr entoperat ingmode.
X To switch tothebasic display:press and
hold thek backbutton.
COMA NDchan gestothe basic display of
the curr entoperat ingmode. Clear
button
X To delet ean indiv idualchar acter: press
the 2 clearbuttonbrief ly.
COMA NDdelet esthe firstcharacter tothe
left ofthe cursor fromtheentr yline.
X To delete anentire entry:pressandhold
the 2 clearbutton.
COMAND deletesallcharacters tothe left
of the cursor fromtheentr yline. Function
overview
You canuseCOMAND tooperate the
following mainfunctions:
R the navigation system
R the audi ofunct ionsinradio, HDRadi o™,
SatRadio, audioCD/DV DandMP3 mode
(d isc, SD mem orycard),MUSI CREG ISTER
mod e,Med iaInter face mod eand audio
AUX mode
R the telephone andtheaddre ssbook
R the video functio nwi th vid eo DVD and
vid eo AUX modes
R the system settings
Yo ucan callup the mainfunctio nsasfollows :
R us ing the corr espond ingfunctio nbuttons
R usin gth emain function bar intheCOMA ND
disp lay 16
COMAN
Doper ating syst emAtaglan ce
COMAN
Ddis pla y
Disp layover view The
COMA NDdispl aysho wsthefun ction curren tlyselec teda nd itsassoci atedmenu s.The
CO MAND displ ayisdivid ed into severalar ea s.
The radio displ ayissho wninthe exampl e. :
Statu sba r
; Calls up the audio menu
= Mainfunctio nbar
? Display/s electionw indow
A Radio menubar
St atus bar:shows thetimeand thecurr entsettings for radio andtelep honeoperat ion.
The main functions,navig ation,audio, telephoneand video feature additio nalmen us.This is
indic ated bytriangle ;.Thefollowing tableliststheavaila blemenu items.
Main functionbar =allow syou tocall upthe desired mainfunction.
In the example, theaudi omain functionisset toradio mode anddispla y/selection
window ?isactive.
Radi omenu barAallow syou tooperate theradio functions.
Menu overview The
table liststhemenus availableafter calling upthe main functionnavigation, audio,
telephone orvideo inthe main functionbar. COMAND
operatingsystem
17Ataglance
Multifunc
tionsteering wheel G
WARNING
A drive r'sattention tothe road andtraffic
conditions mustalwaysbe his/he rprimary
focus whendriving.
For yoursafet yand thesafe tyof other s,
selec tingfeat ures throug hth em ultifun ction
st eer ing wheel should onlybe don eby the
driv erwhen traff icand road cond ition sper mit
it to be don esafe ly.
Bear inmin dth at ataspee dof jus t30 mph
(appr oximat ely50km/h ),your vehicle is
co ver ing adist anceof 44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysec ond. Funct
ion Pag
e :
Mult
ifunction display 69
;
W
Incr eases thevolum e 27
X
Decreases the
volum e 27
=
6
Accep tsacall 10
0 ~
Rejectsor end sa call 10
0 ?
Sel
ect sa men u V
Scrolls up U
Scrolls down (see
vehicle Oper ator's
Man ual) A
Sel
ect sa subm enuorlist
ent ry &
Scrolls up *
Scrolls down (see
vehicle Oper ator's
Man ual) Oper
ating COMAN D Select
ingam ainfunc tion
Ini tial situatio n You
wouldlike toswi tch from navigation
mode (addre ssinpu tmenu) tothe system
sett ings, forexample.
X To switch tonavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button . Opera
tingCOMAND
19Ataglance Z
Switching
theCOMAND displayon/
off
X Press theW functionbutton.
or
X Select System in
the main functionbar
using the9=; buttonsand
press the9button toconf irm.
In both cases, thesystem menuappears.
X To switch off:select Display off and
press the9button toconf irm.
X To switch on:press theqor% back
button. Mute
Switching audioandvideo sources on/
off X
Press the8 button.
The sound fromtherespective audioor
video source isswitched onormuted.
i When thesound isoff, thesystem
display sthe , icon inthe status line.
When youchange theaudi oor video
source, oradjust thevolume, sound
automatically switchesonagain.
i Even ifthe sound isswitched off,you will
still hear traffic andnavigation system
announc ements.
Switching offtraffic progra mand
navigation announcements completely X
Tra ffic progra m:press andhold the
8 button untilthe. display
disappea rsfrom thestatus barofthe
display .
X Navigat ionannouncements: pressthe
8 button duringtheannounc ement.
i Navigation announcementscanbeturned
on again afterCOMAND hasbeen switched
on oroff with theqcont rolknob. Adjust
ingthe volume
Audio andvideo source volume X
Turn qthe cont rolknob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multifunct ionsteering wheel.
The volume ofthe current lyselected audio
or video source changes.
Adjust ingthe volume fortraffic
announcements andnavigation
announcements i
You cansetthe volume oftraffic and
navigation announcementsrelativetothe
volume ofthe audi oor video source.
During trafficornavigation announcements:
X Turn qthe cont rolknob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multifunct ionsteering wheel.
Adjust ingthe volume forphone calls You
canadjust thevolume forhands-free
mode during atelephone call.
X Turn qthe cont rolknob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multifunct ionsteering wheel. Adjust
ingthe sound settings
Calling upthe sound menu You
canmake various soundsettingsfor the
different audioand video sources. Thismeans
that itis possible toset more bassforradio
mode thanforCD mode, forexample. Youcan
call upthe respective soundmenufromthe
menu ofthe desired mode.
The example describes howtocall upthe
sound menuinradio mode. Basic
functions ofCOMAND
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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 theW button .
X Select Setting s using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select Display and
press the9button to
con firm.
X Select Brightn ess and
press the9
button tocon firm. :
Current setting
X Adj ust the brightn essusing the9:
button sand press the9, = ork
button tocon firm. Display
design
X Press theW button . X
Select Setting s using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select Display and
press the9button to
con firm.
X Select DayMode ,
Night Mode or
Automat ic using
the9: buttons
and press the9button tocon firm.
The äicon indicat esthe curren tsett ing.
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.
i Ifyou setthe time in30- minut e
incr ement s,any time zonesett ings and
sett ings forchangin gbetween summerand
stan dard timearelost (Ypage 37).
If your vehicle isnot equipped witha
navigation system,youcan setthe minut es
exact ly.
i The following functionsrequire thetime,
time zoneand summer/ standard timeto
be set corr ectlyin order towork properly:
R route guidance onroutes withtime-
dependen ttraffic guidance
R calcu lation ofexpected timeofarriva l
R time informati onfor receive dand
outgoi ngphone calls 36
Time
setting sSystem settings
To
setthe time
X Pre ssthe W button.
X Sel ect Time us
ing the :=;
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Set Time and
pressthe 9button
to confi rm. :
Tosetthe time
; Current date
X Set thetime using the9: buttons
and press the9button toconfirm .
The following operational stepsdepend on
whether thenavigation systemhasGPS
reception. Setting
thetime/dat eforma t
X Press theW button.
X Select Time using
the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
X Select Format and
press the9button to
confirm . Abbreviation Meaning
DD /MM /YYYY Day/Month/
Year
(date format) HH /MM Hours/Minutes
(time format) You
cansetthe 24-hour orthe AM/PM
format. X
Select aformat usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm . Setting
thetime zone andswitching
betwee nsumm erand standa rdtime
X To set atime zone: presstheW button.
X Selec tTime using
the:=;
butt onsand press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tTime Zone and
press the9butt on
to con firm .
The coun try list appears. The#dot
indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec tthe countr yyou arepresently in
using the9: buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
Depending onthe countr yyou select, a
time zonelist may alsoappear.
X Select atime zoneusing the9:
button sand press the9button toconf irm.
Further stepsdepend onwhether the
navigation systemcurrentlyhas GPS
reception andonwhich countryyou have
selected.
You have thefollowing twooptions:
X To change manually:select Daylight Saving
Time(Summer) or
Standard Time (Winter) and
press the9button to
conf irm.
X To switch automat icchangeover on/
off: select Auto. Daylight Saving Time
On or
Auto. Daylight Saving Time Off using
the9: buttonsand
press the9button toconf irm.
The #dot indicates thecurrent setting.
i Ifyou have switched offthe automatic
changeover function,youmust change
from summer tostandard timeandvice
versa manually using"Settime"
(Y page 37). Tim
esettings
37Systemsettings