2014 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV Owners Manual

System menu overview
Settings Time Consump-
tion Seat Display
off
Display settings Sets the time Calls up the
fuel
consumption
display Changes the
driver/front-
passenger seat
settings Switches
off the
display
Text reader speed Sets the format
Voice-operated control
settings Sets the time
zone
Language
Favorites button
Rear view camera
Activates/deactivates
Bluetooth
® Resets COMAND
i
Delete your
personal data using
this function, for
example before
selling your vehicle. If equipped with the rear view camera:
when the function is activated and COMAND is
switched on, the image from the rear view camera is automatically shown in the COMAND
display when reverse gear is engaged. COMAND operating system
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COMAND control panel
Function Page
:
Switches to radio mode
Switches wavebands
Switches to satellite radio
;
Switches to navigation
mode
Shows the menu system
=
Press
hrepeatedly • Switches to audio CD,
audio DVD and MP3 mode
or DVD video mode
• Switches to memory card
mode
• Switches to MUSIC
REGISTER
• Switches to USB storage
device mode
• Switches to Media
Interface or audio AUX
mode
• Switches to Bluetooth
®
audio mode Function Page
?
Calls up the telephone
basic menu:
• Bluetooth
®
interface
telephony A
V
Load/eject button B
Selects stations via the
station search function
Rewinds
Selects the previous track
C
Disc slot
• Loads CDs/DVDs
• Ejects CDs/DVDs
• Updates the digital map
D
Selects stations via the
station search function
Fast forward
Selects the next track
E
Clear button
• Deletes characters
• Deletes an entry176
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Function Page
F
Number pad
• Selects stations via the
station presets • Stores stations manually
• Mobile phone
authorization
• Telephone number entry
• Sends DTMF tones
• Character entry
• Selects a location for the
weather forecast from the
memory
z
Displays the current
track being played g
Selects stations by
entering the frequency
manually g
Selects a track G
Switches COMAND on/off
Adjusts the volume Function Page
H
SD memory card slot
I
Calls up the system menu
J
Accepts a call
Dials a number
Redials
Accepts a waiting call
K
Switches the sound on or
off
Switches the hands-free
microphone on/off
Cancels the text message
read-aloud function
Switches off navigation
announcements
L
Rejects a call
Ends an active call
Rejects a waiting call
COMAND controller
Overview :
COMAND controller
You can use the COMAND controller to select
the menu items in the COMAND display. You can:
R
call up menus or lists
R scroll within menus or lists and
R exit menus or lists
Operation Example: operating the COMAND controller COMAND operating system
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The COMAND controller can be:
R
pressed briefly or pressed and held W
R turned clockwise or counter-clockwise
cVd
R slid left or right XVY
R slid forwards or backwards ZVÆ
R slid diagonally aVb
Example of operation In the instructions, operating sequences are
described as follows:
X Press the $button.
Radio mode is activated.
X Select Radio
Radio by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Confirm Station List Station List by pressingW.
The station list appears. Buttons on the COMAND controller
Overview :
Back button (Y page 178)
; CLR button (Y page 178)
= Seat function button
? Favorites button
i If your vehicle is not equipped with the
seat function button, it features two
favorites buttons. Back button You can use the
kbutton to exit a menu
or to call up the basic display of the current
operating mode.
X To exit the menu: briefly press thek
back button.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the current operating mode.
X COMAND changes to the basic display of
the current operating mode.
Clear button X
To delete individual characters: briefly
press the 2clear button.
X To delete an entire entry: press and hold
the 2 clear button.
Seat function button You can use the
Tbutton to call up the
following seat functions:
R multicontour seat (with 4-way lumbar
support)
R active multicontour seat (dynamic seat and
massage function)
R balance (seat heating distribution)
Favorites button You can assign predefined functions to
the
; favorites button and call them up by
pressing the button. Online and Internet functions
Information in the Digital Operator's
Manual
In the Digital Operator's Manual you will find
information on the following topics:
R Online and Internet functions
R Google™ local search
R Destination/route download 178
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R
Weather display
R Internet General notes
Conditions for access To use COMAND Online Mercedes-Benz Apps
and Internet access, the following conditions
must be fulfilled:
R mbrace is activated and operational
R mbrace is activated for COMAND Online
Mercedes-Benz Apps and Internet access
Priority of connections: an emergency call
has the highest priority. When a service call,
e.g. a breakdown service call or the MB Info
Call, is active, an emergency call can still be
initiated.
A service call, on the other hand, has priority
over a current Internet connection. For this
reason, you cannot connect to the Internet
during a service call.
i The availability of individual COMAND
Online Mercedes-Benz Apps may vary
depending on the country.
i The terms of use are shown when
COMAND Online is used for the first time
and then once a year thereafter. Only read
and accept the terms of use when the
vehicle is stationary.
i Internet pages cannot be shown while the
vehicle is in motion. Establishing/ending the connection
Establishing the connection Preconditions for establishing a connection
can be found under "General notes"
(Y
page 179).
X 1st option: select the®icon in the main
function bar by sliding ZVand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Turn cVd or slide XVYthe COMAND
controller until the Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps
panel or a favorite is brought to the front, if
these have been previously created.
X Option 2: enter a web address
(Y page 180). Online and Internet functions
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X
For both options, press Wthe COMAND
controller.
The Internet connection is established. An
active Internet connection is identified with
symbol :. The example shows a menu in
the Google™ Local Search function.
X To cancel the connection: while the
connection is being established, confirm
Cancel
Cancel by pressing W.
or
X Press the ~button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Ending the connection You cannot end the connection yourself.
The Internet connection is automatically
terminated if the system does not recognize
any user input within a five-minute time
period.
i The ~ button is inoperative. Internet
Display restriction Internet pages cannot be shown while the
vehicle is in motion.
Calling up a website
Calling up the carousel view
X
Select the ®symbol in the main function
bar by sliding ZVand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
The carousel view appears.
You can now enter a web address.
Entering a web address You can enter the web address using either
the character bar or the number keypad.
X
Select www wwwby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
An input menu appears. 180
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X
To enter using the character bar: enter
the web address in the input line.
As soon as the first letter has been entered
in the input line, a list appears below it. The
list shows web addresses which begin with
the letters you have entered and web
addresses which have already been called
up.
The list is empty the first time you call it up.
X After entering the web address, select the
¬ symbol by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The website is called up.
Navigating the website Overview
Action Result
X
Turn cVd the
controller. Navigates from one
item that can be
selected (e.g. link,
text field or
selection list) to the
next and highlights
the respective
element on the
website.
Sliding the
controller:
X
Left or right XVY
X Up or down ZVÆ
X Diagonally aVb Moves the pointer
on the page.
X
Press Wthe
controller. Calls up the menu or
opens the selected
item. Action Result
X
Press %. Calls up the
previous page.
X
Press j. Closes the Internet
browser. If several
windows are open,
the current window
is closed. Online and Internet functions
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