Calling up drive status regulator (ABC)
X Press 000B.
X In the system menu, slide 00360012the
COMAND controller up until the display/
selectio nwindow is selected.
X Slide 003400120035 the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the drivin gconditions
menu (ABC) appears.
The corresponding displays appear in the
COMAND display.
Details on the displays:
R for all vehicles except AMG vehicles, see
the separate vehicle Operator's Manual
R for AMG vehicles, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual. Exiting the display
X Slide 003400120035 the COMAND controller until
the desired display (clock or fuel
consumption) is shown. Seat functions
Overview
Using the 0011button next to the COMAND
controller or the Seat menu item in the
system menu, you can call up different setting
functions. The following settings depend on
the type of seat and the vehicle model series:
R seat cushion length
R backrest side bolsters
R lumbar
R balance
R seat cushion side bolsters
R dynamics
R massage
i You can also store and recall the current
seat function settings using the memory
button and the corresponding memory
position switch; see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual. The massage function cannot be started or
stopped using the memory button. Selecting the seat
First select the seat which you wish to adjust.
This function is not available for all vehicles.
X
Press the 0011or000B button.
X Select Seat and press
0037to confirm.
X To switch to the lower line, for both options
slide 00120008the COMAND controller.
X Select Driver's Seat or
Passenger Seat by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm. Adjustment functions
Adjusting the seat cushion length The availability of this function depends on
the type of seat and the vehicle model series.
This function allows you to adjust the height
of the seat cushion.52
Seat functionsVehicle functions
The volume of an active audio or video
source is automatically reduced during a
navigation announcement.
R Gas on Reserve Once you have reached reserve fuel
level, you will see a prompt asking
whether you wish to start the search for
a gas station (Y page 76).
X Select the function and press 0037to confirm.
Switch the function on 0010or off 0003.
Setting the volume manually X
Adjust the volume using the 0002control
knob during a navigation announcement.
or
X Select RPT in the map view with the menu
shown and adjust the volume using the
0002 control knob.
Announcing street names If the function is switched on, the name of the
street which you are turning into is
announced.
Announcements are not made in the chosen
language in all countries. They are made when
relevant street names for the selected
language are available in the database.
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012the COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select Announce Street Names and press
0037 to confirm.
The function is switched on 0010or off 0003,
depending on the previous status. Canceling route guidance
Canceling or continuing route guidance X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X To cancel route guidance: selectCancel Route Guidance and press
0037to confirm.
or
X To continue route guidance: select
Continue Route Guidance and press
0037
to confirm.
COMAND calculates the route.
Destination or area of destination
reached When you reach your destination, COMAND
displays a checkered flag and route guidance
is automatically ended.
If the destination is not in close proximity to
a digitized street, the
Area of destination reached message appears
when the destination is reached. Influencing route guidance
Avoiding asection of the route blocked
by a traffic jam This function blocks a sectio
nofthe route
ahead of you. You can set the length of the
blocked route section. If possible, COMAND
calculates a detour around the blocked
section of the route.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller. 92
Route guidanceNavigation
X
Select Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controlle rand press 0037to confirm.
X Select Detour and press
0037to confirm.
X To block a section of the route: select
Longer or
Shorter repeatedly and confirm
using 0037until the desired sectio nhas been
selected.
i The total length of the sectio nthat can be
blocked is defined by the digital map. The
menu items are available accordingly.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0037to confirm.
X To delete the blockeds ection:select
Delete while the message is shown and
press 0037to confirm.
COMAND calculates the rout ewithout the
block.
Selecting an alternative route With the "Alternative route" function, routes
other than the original one can be calculated.
Routes 1to3a re calculated with the current
settings for the route type and route options
and are show nwith a dark blue line
(Y page 62).
Route 4is the economic route (eco route) and
is shown with a green line.
On the right-hand side, you will see
information on the currently selected
alternative route, e.g. distance, estimated
remaining driving time and estimated time of
arrival. Route sections used (e.g. highways,
tunnels) are displayed as symbols.
Option 1
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm. X
Select Alternative Route and press
0037
to confirm. Examples for route
1(above) and route 4(eco
route)
Option 2:
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012the COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select Calculate Alternative Routes and press
0037to confirm.
The function is switched on 0010or off 0003,
depending on the previous status.
Function is activated: alternative routes
are calculated directly after the destination
is entered. Route guidance
93Navigation Z
Menu functions
X
To selectt he next or previous
alternative route: selectNext or
Previous and press
0037to confirm.
X To start route guidance using the
selected alternative route: selectStart and press
0037to confirm.
COMAND begins route guidance on the
selected alternative route. Route information
Displaying destination information Example
:destination information
The example shows information on distance,
estimated time of arrival and estimated
remaining driving time to the destination 000B
and two way points.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Destination Information and
press 0037to confirm.
Destination information is displayed.
X To call up further destination
information: turn003C0012003D the COMAND
controller. X
To close the destination information:
slide 003400120035 the COMAND controller or press
the 000A back button.
i You can display destination information
for the destination, for both waypoints and
for the intermediate stop, if they are part of
the route.
If a mobile phone is connected to COMAND
and a phone number is included in the
destination information, you can call it
(Y page 128).
Route overview You can use the route overview to move along
the active route section by section and view
information and details about each section of
the route.
You can see information relevant to the
section of the route, such as the length of the
road section you will be driving along and the
road name. The highlighted route section is
marked in white with a red border on the map.
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Route Browser and press
0037to
confirm.
X To view the next or previous route
section: selectNext or
Previous and
press 0037to confirm.
i If the first or last route section is
highlighted, you cannot select Previous or
Next .
X To zoom in or out of the map: select000A
or 0007 and press 0037to confirm.
X To close the route overview: select
Back and press
0037to confirm. 94
Route guidanceNavigation
Playback options
X To selecto ptions:switch to CD/audio
DVD or MP3 mode ( Ypage 197).
X Select CD ,
DVD-A or
MP3 by sliding
00120008and
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The options list appears. The 000Fdot
indicates the option selected.
X Select an option by turning 003C0012003Dand press
0037 to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence , you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selectio nwindow.
The following options are available to you:
R Normal Track Sequence The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
In MP3 mode, the track order is determined
by the order in which the tracks are written
to the MP3 data carrier when it is created.
Alphabetical order is the most common.
Once all the tracks in a folder have been
played, the tracks in the nex
tfolder are
played.
R Random Medium All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
R Random Track List (MP3 mode only)
You hear the tracks of the current track list
or the currently active folder (including all
subfolders) in random order.
i The Normal Track Sequence option is
automatically selected when you change
the disc you are currently listening to or
when you select a different medium. If an
option is selected, it remains selected after
COMAND is switched on or off. Notes on MP3 mode
General notes Depending on the volume and format of the
MP3 data, the length of time required for
reading the data may increase.
Permissible datac
arriers R
CD-R and CD-RW
R DVD-R and DVD-RW
R DVD+R and DVD+RW
R SD memory card
R USB storage device
Permissible file systems R
ISO 9660/Joliet standard for CDs
R UDF for audio and video DVDs
R FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS for SD memory
card and USB storage media
Multisession CDs For multisessio
nCDs, the content of the first
session determines how COMAND will
process the CD. COMAND plays only one
session and gives priority to the audio CD
session.
If possible, use COMAND to play only CDs
tha thave been writte ninone session.
File structure of a data carrier Whe
nyou create a disc with compressed
music files, the tracks can be organized in
folders. Afolder may also contain subfolders.
The disc may contain no more than eight
directory levels. Files beyond the eighth level
will not be recognized by the system.
i COMAND loads up to 15,000 tracks from
an SD memory card or USB storage
medium. 204
CD/audio DVD and MP3 modeAudio