Telephone mode
Redialing ........................................ 133
Telephone number
Entering ......................................... 132
Text messages (SMS)
Calling the sende r.......................... 146
Deleting ......................................... 147
Inbox .............................................. 145
Information and requirements .......144
Reading .......................................... 145
Reading aloud ................................ 145
Storing sender in address book .....147
Storing the sender as a new
address book entry ........................146
Time
Setting ............................................. 44
Setting summer/standard time .......43
Setting the format ............................ 43
Setting the time ............................... 42
Setting the time/date forma t.......... 43
Setting the time manually ................42
Setting the time zone ....................... 43
Tone settings
Balance and fader ............................ 30
Track
Selecting (CD, DVD, MP3) .............. 195
Selecting using the number key-
pad ................................................ 195
Track information .............................. 245
Traffic jam function .............................92
Traffic reports Calling up a list .............................. 100
Reading out on route .....................102
Real-time traffic report ..................101
Treble, adjusting (sound) ....................30
True Image™ ........................................ 33
TV Automatic picture shutoff ..............224
Picture settings .............................. 224
Sound settings (balance, bass,
treble) .............................................. 30U
Updating the digital map ..................118
USB see Media Interface V
Vehicle Data acquisition ............................... 15
Video
see Video DVD
Video AUX
Setting the picture .........................224
Video DVD
Automatic picture shutoff ..............224
DVD menu ..................................... 228
Fast forward/rewind ..................... .227
Function restrictions ......................225
Interactive content ........................229
Notes on discs ............................... 225
Operation ....................................... 224
Pause function ............................... 227
Playing conditions .......................... 225
Safety notes .................................. 224
Selecting ........................................ 228
Selecting a film/title ..................... .227
Selecting a scene/chapter ............227
Setting the audio format ................229
Setting the language ......................229
Setting the picture .........................224
Showing/hiding the control menu ..226
Showing/hiding the menu .............226
Stop function ................................. 227
Subtitles ........................................ 229
Switching to ................................... 225
Voice Control System
Settings ........................................... 44
Volume, adjusting
COMAND ......................................... 29
Navigation messages .......................30 W
Waypoints Accepting waypoints for the route ...76
Creating ........................................... 73
Editing .............................................. 75
Entering ........................................... 73
Searching for a gas station when
the fuel level is low ..........................76
Weather Band
Searching for a channel .................181
Switching on .................................. 18112
Index
Bang & Olufsen sound system
You can optimize the sound in the vehicle with
the Bang & Olufsen sound system and the
True
True Image
Image™s ound technology. The Sound
Sound
Mode
Mode function enables you to focus the
selected sound setting within the vehicle.
The example describes how to set the opti-
mum sound for radio mode.
Selecting the sound setting for True
Image™
X Press a number key, such as 002A.
X Select Sound Soundby sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Bang&Olufsen
Bang&Olufsen and press0098to con-
firm.
A menu appears. A 003Bdot marks the current
setting for True Image™.
X Select reference
reference orsurround surround and press
0098 to confirm.
R reference
reference
This setting provides a crisp, clear, luxury
high-end sound setting for a studio atmos-
phere in your vehicle.
R surround
surround
This setting enables a wide-ranging sound
experience for playing music and videos. 0043
Current position of the sound setting
For the optimum musical enjoyment, you can
focus the sound image precisely on one seat.
This means you are right at the center of the
listening experience, with all system param-
eters being precisely calculated for the
selected position. The result is authentic
music reproduction inside the vehicle.
Focusing the sound setting
X Press the 002Abutton.
X Select Sound Soundby sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Bang&Olufsen
Bang&Olufsen and press0098to con-
firm.
A menu appears. A 003Bdot marks the current
setting for Sound Mode.
Depending on the vehicle model series
X Select left left,all
allorrear
rear and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Select left left,all
allorright
right and press 0098to
confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the003Dback
button or slide 009500520096the COMAND control-
ler.
i Please note the following: you will achieve
the best sound results on your Bang & Oluf-
sen sound system by playing high-quality
audio DVDs and CDs.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
224 kbit/s. Basic COMAND functions
33At a glance
X
To delete an entry: press and hold the
0037 button on the control panel until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
X Select the 0084symbol and press and hold
0098 the COMAND controller until the entire
entry has been deleted.
or
X Press and hold the 0084button next to the
COMAND controller until the entire entry is
deleted. Character entry (navigation)
General information
The following paragraphs describe how to
enter characters using city input for NEW
NEW
YORK
YORK as an example.
If you want to use the address entry menu to
enter a city, a street or a house number, for
example, COMAND offers you:
R a list with a character bar (option 1)
R a selection list (option 2)
You can enter the characters using either the
character bar or the number keypad. In the
selection list, you select an entry to copy it to
the address entry menu. Option 1: city list/street list with
character bar
X Call up the city list with character bar
(Y page 64).
The alphabetically sorted city list shows the
first available entries. 0043
Character N Nentered by the user
0044 Characters automatically added by
COMAND ANTICOKE
ANTICOKE
0087 List entry that most closely resembles the
current entry by the user
0085 Switches to the selection list
0083 Deletes an entry
0084 Characters not currently available
006B Characters currently available
006C Currently selected character
006D Character bar
006E Cancels an entry
006F List
Entering characters using the character
bar
X Select N
N by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
List 006Fshows all available city names
beginning with N N. The list entry most closely
resembling user's current entry 0087is
always highlighted at the top of the list
(NANTICOKE NANTICOKE in the example).
All characters currently entered by the user
are shown in black (letter N N0043 in the exam-
ple). Letters added by COMAND are shown
in gray 0044(ANTICOKEANTICOKE in the example).
Character bar 006Dshows the letters still
available for selection in black 006B. These
can be selected. In the example, the letter
O O is highlighted 006C. The characters availa-
ble depend on the entry made by the user
so far and the data contained in the digital 36
Character entry (navigation)At a glance
map. Characters that are no longer availa-
ble
0084are shown in gray. X
Select E E,W
W, space, Y
Yin order and confirm
each with 0098.
Entering characters using the number
keypad
X To enter the letter N N: press the0086num-
ber key twice in quick succession.
The character appears at the bottom of the
display when the key is pressed. The first
available letter is highlighted.
You see which characters you can enter
with that key. Each time the key is pressed,
the next character is selected.
Example: 0086key:
R press once = M
R press twice = N
R press three times = O
X Wait until the character display goes out.
The entries matching your input are shown
in the list.
X Enter E
E, W W, space, Y
Ywith the corresponding
keys.
i The space is entered using number key
0045. Further functions in the list with char-
acter bar
X To delete characters: press the0037but-
ton on the control panel.
or X
Press the 0084button next to the
COMAND controller.
or
X Select the 0084symbol in the character bar
by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X To delete an entry: press and hold the
0037 button on the control panel.
or
X Press and hold the 0084button next to the
COMAND controller until the entire entry is
deleted.
or
X Select the 0084symbol in the character bar
and press and hold 0098the COMAND con-
troller until the entire entry is deleted.
X To cancel an entry: select the0039symbol
in the bottom left of the character bar and
press 0098to confirm.
or
X Press the 003Dback button.
The address entry menu appears.
X To accept the first list entry: press and
hold 0098the COMAND controller until the
address entry menu appears.
The accepted list entry is shown there. Calling up the list as a selection list
You can switch from the list of cities with the
character bar to the list of cities as a selection
list at any point during character entry.
X Slide 00970052the COMAND controller repeat-
edly until the city list appears as a selection
list.
Select the desired city from the selection
list.
or
X Select0054in the character bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm. Character entry (navigation)
37At a glance
Switching SPLITVIEW on/off
Switching on SPLITVIEW
X
Select System
System in the main function bar by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select 0044in the menu bar and confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears in the dis-
play, and display 0044switches to off
off .
The front passenger sees the display of the
function last activated. If the switch-on
time was longer than 30 minutes previ-
ously, the display from the driver's side is
shown.
The front passenger can now call up the
COMAND functions with the remote
control.
Switching off SPLITVIEW
X Select 0044in the menu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043disappears from the
display. Display 0044switches to On On.
i If COMAND has already been switched
on, you can also use the remote control to
switch SPLITVIEW on and off. Make sure
that the SPLITVIEW symbol is set on the
remote control thumbwheel (Y page 235).
The SPLITVIEW display remains on for approx-
imately 30 minutes after the SmartKey has
been turned to position 0in the ignition lock.
After this time or after the SmartKey has been
removed, the settings on the front-passenger side are saved for approximately 30 minutes
longer. After this period, reactivation on the
front-passenger side means that the settings
from the driver's side will be used. Transferring the driver's website
X To switch on SPLITVIEW: select Settings
Settings
from the main function bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select 0044in the menu bar and confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears in the dis-
play, and display 0044switches to off
off . X
Select 00A7in the main function bar with the
remote control.
A menu appears with the following options:
R Operator's Manual Operator's Manual
R Enter URL
Enter URL
R Internet Favorites
Internet Favorites
R Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps
R Internet Radio
Internet Radio
R Mercedes Mobile Website
Mercedes Mobile Website
R Transfer website from the driver
Transfer website from the driver
X Select Transfer website from the
Transfer website from the
driver
driver with the remote control.
You see the last website called up by the
driver. SPLITVIEW
39At a glance
2 mph (3 km/h), the restriction becomes
inactive.
When the restriction is active, certain entries
cannot be made. This will be indicated by the
fact that certain menu items are grayed out
and cannot be selected.
The following entries are not possible, for
example:
R entering the destination city and street
R entering a destination via the map
R entering POIs in the vicinity of a city or via
a name search
R editing entries
R using the number keypad for direct entry
Other entries are possible, such as entering
points of interest in the vicinity of the desti-
nation or current position. Switching to navigation mode
Map showing the menu; route guidance inactive
0043 Status bar
0044 Main function bar
0087 Current vehicle position
0085 Navigation menu bar
X Press the 00BEfunction button.
The map is displayed with the menu either
shown or hidden.
or
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The map is displayed with the menu shown. Map without the menu (route guidance inactive)
0043
Current vehicle position
0044 Map orientation selected
0087 Map scale selected
i Route guidance active means that you
have entered a destination and that
COMAND has calculated the route. The dis-
play shows the route, changes of direction
and lane recommendations. Navigation
announcements guide you to your destina-
tion.
Route guidance inactive means that no
destination has been entered yet and no
route has been calculated yet. Showing/hiding the menu
You can show or hide the menu on the map.
X To hide the menu: slide00970052the COMAND
controller and, when the Full Screen Full Screen
menu item is shown, press 0098to confirm.
or
X Press the 003Dback button.
The map can be seen in the full-screen dis-
play.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller when the map is shown in full-
screen display. Introduction
61Navigation Z
X
To select a destination: press0098the
COMAND controller once or several times.
If COMAND is unable to assign a unique
address, you will see either the address
entry menu with the destination address or
a selection list.
X Select a destination by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map.
If the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address entry menu with the
address of the destination. If not, you will
see the Destination From Map
Destination From Map entry.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start
and press 0098to confirm. Entering a destination using geo-coor-
dinates
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination in the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and pressing 0098to
confirm. X
Select Using Geo-Coordinates
Using Geo-Coordinates and
press 0098to confirm.
An entry menu appears.
You can now enter the latitude and longitude
coordinates with the COMAND controller or
the number keypad (Y page 36).
X To change a value: turn00790052007A the
COMAND controller.
X To move the mark within the line: slide
009500520096 the COMAND controller.
X To move the mark between the lines:
slide 009700520064 the COMAND controller.
X To confirm the value: press0098the
COMAND controller.
i If the selected position is outside the dig-
ital map, COMAND uses the nearest digi-
tized road for route calculation. You will see
the The The coordinates
coordinates are
areoutside
outside the
the
map
map area
area message. If the selected position
is located over a body of water, you will see
the message: The destination is in
The destination is in
a body of water. Please select a body of water. Please select
another destination. another destination. Entering a destination using
Mercedes-Benz Apps
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination in the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe 72
Destination inputNavigation
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.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Map
Map Settings Settings and press0098to con-
firm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Compass On Map
Compass On Map and press0098to
confirm.
A menu appears. X
Select Never
Never, When Off-Road When Off-Road orWhen
When
Route Guidance Inactive
Route Guidance Inactive and press0098
to confirm.
The selected setting is accepted.
Switching additional information on/
off Switching the topographic map on/off
X
To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi Naviin 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 Topographic Map Topographic Map and press0098to
confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on 0073or off 0053.
The topographical map uses different colors
to depict elevation. The color key generally
reflects the topography's dominant vegeta-
tion or the ground's perceived color when
seen from the air, for example:
R green (grass) for lowland
R yellow, brown (woodland) for hills
R gray (stone) and white (snow) for moun-
tains Example: highway information
Switching highway information on/off112
Map operation and map settingsNavigation