Changing the picture format .......... 243
Cordless headphones .................... 239
Multiple user
s................................ 242
Operating with the headphones ..... 241
Picture settings .............................. 242
System settings ............................. 243
Using the main loudspeaker .......... 241
Video DVD mode ........................... 247
Rear view camera
Displaying the image ........................ 55
Rear-compartment screens .............. 237
Receiving vCards ............................... 153
Redialing (telephone) ........................ 133
Remote control
Button lighting ............................... 238
Rear Seat Entertainment System ... 237
Reset function ..................................... 47
Resetting (factory settings) ............... 47
Route
Estimated time of arrival .................. 94
Route (navigation)
Calling up the "Routes" menu .......... 96
Displaying the distance to the des-tination ............................................ 94
Recording ........................................ 95
Route overview ................................ 94
Selecting an alternative route .......... 93
Setting route options (avoiding:
highways, toll roads, tunnels, fer-
ries) ................................................. 62
Setting the route type (short
route, fast route, dynamic route or
economic route) ............................... 62
Starting calculation .......................... 69
Route demonstration .......................... 95
Route guidance
Canceling ......................................... 92
Continuing ....................................... 92
Destination reached ......................... 92
General notes .................................. 87
Lane recommendations ................... 89
Off-road ........................................... 97
Traffic reports .................................. 99 S
Safety notes Audio CD and MP3 mode ............... 195 Using the telephone ....................... 124
Video DVD mode ........................... 226
Satellite radio
Displaying information ................... 195
Registering .................................... 191
Switching to ................................... 191
SatRadio
Notes ............................................. 190
Selecting a category ...................... 192
Saving the crosshair position .......... 108
Screen
Selecting for the remote control .... 237
SD memory card
Ejecting .......................................... 196
Inserting ........................................ 196
Search & Send ...................................... 86
Seats
Active multicontour seat .................. 52
Adjusting the lumbar support
(COMAND) ....................................... 53
Balance (seat heating) ..................... 54
Multicontour seat ............................ 52
Resetting settings ............................ 55
Seat functions (COMAND) ............... 52
Selecting for adjustment
(COMAND) ....................................... 52
Selecting a province ........................... 64
Selecting a state .................................. 64
Selecting stations
Radi o............................................. 188
Sending DTMF tones ......................... 134
Setting the audio format
Rear Seat Entertainment System ... 251
Setting the language
COMAND ......................................... 45
Rear Seat Entertainment System ... 251
Setting the night design ..................... 42
Setting the text reader speed ............ 44
Setting the volume
Telephone calls ................................ 30
Video AUX ..................................... 232
Settings
Menu overview ................................. 22
Picture (COMAND) ......................... 226
Sound settings ................................. 30
SIRIUS weather display
5-day forecast ................................ 259 10
Index
Menu overview
Navi Audio Telephone Video System
Symbol
00A7
00A7 Route settings FM/AM
radio (using
HD Radio™) Telephone Video DVD Calls up the
system
menu Calls up the
Digital
Operator's
Manual
(available
depending
on the vehi-
cle model)
Map settings Satellite
radio Address
book AUX Calls up
COMAND
and Internet
Personal POIs Disc Calls up the
weather
service SIR-
IUS
Weather
Messages
(street name
announcements,
acoustic informa-
tion during calls,
audio fadeout,
reserve fuel level) Memory
card Calls up the
Mercedes-
Benz Mobile
website 0073
Activates/
deactivates alter-
native routes MUSIC
REGISTER
Avoids an area USB stor-
age device
SIRIUS service Bluetooth
Audio
Map version Media Inter-
face
AUX22
COMAND operating systemAt a glance
COMAND control panel
Function Page
0043
Switches to radio mode 186
Switches wavebands 187
Switches to satellite radio 191
0044
Switches to navigation
mode 61
Shows the menu system 61
0087
Press
003Arepeatedly • Switches to audio CD and
MP3 mode 197
• Switches to memory card
mode 197
• Switches to MUSIC REG-
ISTER
207
• Switches to USB storage
device mode
197
• Switches to Media Inter-
face or audio AUX mode
218
• Switches to Bluetooth
®
audio mode 215
0085
Calls up the telephone
basic menu: • Telephony via the Blue-
tooth ®
interface 131
0083
Load/eject button 196 Function Page
0084
Selects stations via the sta-
tion search function 188
Rewinds 200
Selects the previous track 199
006B
Disc slot
• To insert CDs/DVDs 196
• To remove CDs/DVDs 196
• Updates the digital map 118
006C
Selects stations via the sta-
tion search function 188
Fast forward 200
Selects the next track 199
006D
Clear button
• Deletes characters 36
• Deletes an entry 36COMAND operating system
25At a glance
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described. Introduction
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi- cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving when operating COMAND.
COMAND calculates the route to the destina-
tion without taking account of the following,
for example:
R traffic lights
R stop and yield signs
R merging lanes
R parking or stopping in a no parking/no
stopping zone
R other road and traffic rules and regulations
R narrow bridges
COMAND can give incorrect navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traffic situation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. Digital maps do not cover all areas nor
all routes in an area. For example, a route may have been diverted or the direction of a one-
way street may have changed.
For this reason, you must always observe
road and traffic rules and regulations during
your journey. Road and traffic rules and reg-
ulations always have priority over the sys-
tem's driving recommendations.
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting your attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of con-sulting the map display for directions. Look-
ing at the icons or map display can distract
you from traffic conditions and driving, and
increase the risk of an accident. General notes
Operational readiness of the navigation system The navigation system must determine the
position of the vehicle before first use or
whenever operational status is restored.
Therefore, you may have to drive for a while
before precise route guidance is possible.
GPS reception Among other things, correct functioning of
the navigation system depends on GPS recep-
tion. In certain situations, GPS reception may
be impaired, there may be interference or
there may be no reception at all, e.g. in tun-
nels or parking garages.
i Using roof carriers may impair the correct
functioning of a roof antenna (phone, sat-
ellite radio, GPS).
Entry restriction On vehicles for certain countries, there is a
restriction on entering data.
The restriction is active from a vehicle speed
of above approximately 3 mph (5 km/h).As
soon as the speed falls below approximately 60
IntroductionNavigation
As soon as the system can assign the vehicle
position to the map again, route guidance
continues in the usual way. Traffic reports
Prerequisites
i This function is currently not available for
Canada.
To receive real-time traffic reports via satel-
lite radio, you require:
R optional satellite radio equipment
R a subscription to SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio
Traffic Message Service
Further information on satellite radio
(Y page 190).
COMAND can receive traffic reports via sat-
ellite radio and take account of these for
route guidance in the navigation system.
Received traffic reports are displayed on the
map either as text or as symbols. Real-time traffic reports on the map
0043
Delimits the section of the route affected
0044 Indicates an incident on the route (traffic
flow)
0087 Destination
0085 Map scale
COMAND can show certain traffic incidents
on the map. Traffic reports are shown on the map at scales of 0.05 mi to 20 mi. X
To hide the menu: slide00970052the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen Full Screen
menu item is shown, press 0098to confirm.
The map can be seen in the full-screen dis- play.
X Turn 00790052007A the COMAND controller until the
desired map scale is set. Traffic reports
99Navigation Z
played on the map, even if the symbol dis-
play is switched on.
X To exit the menu: press the003Dback
button.
Selecting map information Map information in the display
During route guidance, you can have map
information shown at the bottom edge of the
display.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Map MapSettings
Settings and press0098to con-
firm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Text Information On Map Text Information On Map and
press 0098to confirm.
A 003B dot indicates the current setting.
X Select Current Street
Current Street ,Geo-coordi‐
Geo-coordi‐
nates
nates orNone
None and press 0098to confirm.
X To exit the menu: slide009500520096 the COMAND
controller. Road display
0043
Road names or numbers, e.g. for high-
ways Geo-coordinate display
0043
Current height above average sea level
(rounded to the nearest 10 m)
0044 Current vehicle position: latitude coordi-
nates
0087 Current vehicle position: longitude coor-
dinates
0085 Number of GPS satellites currently being
used
There must be sufficient GPS reception for all
displays to be shown. If this is not the case,
the display will be grayed out. Height dis-
play 0043may vary from the actual value,
because the navigation system uses the GPS
signals for the calculation.
During the "Move map" function, you will see
the geo-coordinates of the crosshair position. Height display 0043and number of satellites
used 0085are not displayed. Display switched off
0043
Current map orientation
While moving the map, you will see additional data, depending on the crosshair position, if
the digital map supports this data. A street
name, for example, can be shown here
(Y page 108).
Coordinates on the map X
To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller. Map operation and map settings
111Navigation Z
Traffic information on the map
0043
Delimits the section of the route affected
0044 Indicates an incident on the route (traffic
flow)
If you subscribe to the SIRIUS XM Satellite
Radio Traffic Message Service, traffic infor-
mation can be displayed on the map. You can
select three categories for the display.
X To switch the display on/off: press0098
the COMAND controller to show the menu.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Traffic Traffic Information
Information On
OnMap
Map and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Incidents
Incidents and/orSpeed & Flow
Speed & Flow
and/or Free Flow
Free Flow and press0098to con-
firm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on 0073or off 0053. Traffic
information Display on the map
Incidents Road sections with traffic
incidents are illustrated
with a yellow line and
arrows.
Speed &
Flow Road sections with traffic
jams are represented by yel-
low or red lines.
Yellow lines: traffic jams,
average speed 25 - 45 mph
(40 - 72 km/h)
Red lines: traffic jams, aver- age speed 5 - 20 mph
(8 - 32 km/h) Free Flow Free flowing road sections
are illustrated with a green
line and arrows.
Additional settings
Avoiding an area
General information COMAND enables you to avoid areas you do
not wish to drive through.
If you activate or deactivate a route block
while route guidance is active, COMAND will
calculate a new route. If you activate or deac-
tivate a route block while route guidance is
inactive, COMAND will use the new setting for
the next route guidance.
The calculated route may include an area to
be avoided if:
R your destination is located in such an area.
R the route uses roads that lead through an
area to be avoided.
i Highways within blocked areas are always
taken into consideration in the route cal-
culation. 114
Additional settingsNavigation
X
Select Yes
YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the entry is deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed. SIRIUS XM service
Displaying SIRIUS XM service informa-
tion You can display the SIRIUS XM service infor-
mation.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select SIRIUS Service
SIRIUS Service and press0098to
confirm.
The window on the right half of the display shows the telephone number of the pro-
vider (SIRIUS XM) and the serial number of
your service module.
Registering for the SIRIUS XM traffic
report service X
Call the traffic report provider's phone
number shown on the screen.
i You can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.sirius.com (USA).
Once the connection has been established: X Follow the instructions of the operator.
The activation process may take up to ten
minutes.
If registration is not included when purchas-
ing the system, your credit card details will be required to activate your account. Compass function
You can view the current direction of travel,
the current height and the coordinates of the current vehicle position in the compass view.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Compass
Compass and press 0098to confirm. Example: compass
0043
Current direction of travel
0044 Current height above average sea level
(rounded)
0087 Current vehicle position: longitude coor-
dinates
0085 Number of GPS satellites currently being
used
0083 Current vehicle position: latitude coordi-
nates
0084 Currently set steering angle of the front
wheels
i To display current elevation
0044, the sys-
tem must be able to receive at least four
satellites. Steering angle 0084can be a max-
imum of 35° in both directions.
X To exit the display: confirmBack Backby press-
ing 0098or press the 0038back button. Additional settings
117Navigation Z