2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class navigation

The example shows the keyword search
during the destination entry.
X
To change the character bar language:
slide 00520064and turn the controller, then press
it after selecting 0054.
A menu appears.
X To select the language: turn and press the
controller.
The character set for the selected language
is set.
The character bar entry functions are listed in
the table. Symbol Function
0062
To switch between digits and
symbols
0069
To switch the character bar to
uppercase/lowercase letters
0054
To change the character bar
language 0042
To delete a character/an entry
00D3
To switch to keyword search
(Y
page 79) 005F,
0060 To select the input line
005D,
005E To move the cursor within the
input line 0054
To confirm an entry
0039
To cancel input34
Character entry (navigation)At a glance

Entering characters using the telephone keypad
0043
Selected number keys on the telephone keypad and their available characters
Alternatively, you can enter characters using the telephone keypad.
X For example, to enter the letter I
I: press the 0084number key briefly three times in
succession.
As soon as you touch the number key, the number is highlighted in the additional display
area 0043.
The character appears at the bottom of display 0043the first time the key is pressed and
shows all the available characters. It switches to the next character each time the key is
pressed.
X Wait until the character display goes out.
The selected character is entered in the input line.
X To delete the character: press the0037button.
X To delete an entire entry: press and hold the0037button until the entire entry is deleted. Character entry (navigation)
35At a glance

Additional display area
The additional display area comprises the left-hand third of the COMAND display. You can
choose content information depending on the context. For instance, you can select an album
cover in media mode or a permanent display, such as a small navigation map, in the additional
area on the display.
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X To select System Settings
System Settings: slide 005200C5, turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Display
Display: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Additional Display Area
Additional Display Area.
A menu appears.
X Select Context-dependent
Context-dependent, Navigation Map Navigation Map,Entertainment Information
Entertainment Information, Data
Data
Connection Information
Connection Information, SIRIUS Weather
SIRIUS WeatherorConsumption
Consumption.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
R Context-dependent
Context-dependent
The additional area shows one of the following depending on the context, e.g. album cover
in media mode.
R Navigation Map
Navigation Map
The navigation map is shown in the additional area.
R Entertainment Information
Entertainment Information
Entertainment information is shown in the additional area, e.g. album cover, artist and track.
R Data Connection Information
Data Connection Information
Data connection information is shown in the additional area.
R SIRIUS Weather
SIRIUS Weather
SIRIUS weather information is shown in the additional area.
R Consumption
Consumption Display settings
39System settings

Consumption information is shown in the additional area.
Time settings
General information
When there is GPS reception, COMAND sets
the time and date automatically. You can also
adjust the time yourself in minute
increments, but the date cannot be changed.
i If you adjust the time in minute
increments, any time zone settings and
settings for changing between summer and
standard time are lost. The tick next to
Automatic Time
Automatic Time is removed. Switching
between summer and standard time
(Y page 41).
i The following navigation system functions
require the time, time zone and summer/
standard time to be set correctly in order
to work properly:
R route guidance on routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance
R calculation of expected time of arrival
i With this function, you can set the time
for every display in the vehicle. Setting the time manually
X
Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X To select Time Time: slide 005200C5, turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears. X
To select Set Time Manually Set Time Manually: turn and
press the controller.
X Set the desired time.
The time is accepted. Setting the time/date format
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X To select Time Time: slide 005200C5, turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Format Format: turn and press the
controller.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X Select the desired format. Abbreviation Meaning
DD DD
.MM
MM .YYYY
YYYY Day . Month . Year
(date format, four
digits)
YYYY YYYY/MM
MM/DD
DD Year/Month/Day
date format, year (all
four digits) DD DD/
MM
MM/YYYY
YYYY Day/Month/Year
date format, year (all
four digits)
HH HH
:MM (24 hrs)
MM (24 hrs) Hours : Minutes
(24 hour time
format) HH HH
:MM (AM/PM)
MM (AM/PM) Hours : Minutes
(AM/PM time
format) 40
Time settingsSystem settings

Adjusting the time zone and switching
to Daylight Savings Time (Summer)
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X To select Time
Time: slide 005200C5, turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Time Zone Time Zone: turn and press the
controller.
A list of countries or time zones appears.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X Select a country or a time zone.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.
X Select the desired time zone.
The entry for the Automatic Time
Automatic Time is
accepted.
To activate/deactivate automatic time:
X Press the 00D4button.
X To select Time Time: slide 005200C5, turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Automatic Time Automatic Time: press the
controller.
Checking the box switches the function on
0073 or off 0053.
To switch on: the menu item is switched
on as the default setting. If Automatic Automatic
Time
Time is reactivated, the previous settings
for time zone and summer time changeover
are selected.
To switch off: the time zone is deselected
and the summer time is switched off. If
Automatic Automatic is set for the summer time
changeover, a prompt will appear asking
whether this should be maintained.
X To select Yes
Yes orNo No: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
If you select Yes Yes, the settings will not be
changed.
If you select No
No, the settings will be
switched Off Off.
i You can set the time manually using
Format
Format andSet Time Manually
Set Time Manually. Subsequent operation depends on whether
the navigation system has GPS reception and
whether the changeover function to summer
time is available.
To switch manually:
X
To select On
On orOff Off : turn and press the
controller.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
To switch automatically:
X Select Automatic
Automatic .
The entry for the Automatic Time Automatic Time is
accepted. Text reader settings
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X To select System Settings
System Settings: slide 005200C5,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Text Reader Speed Text Reader Speed: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
A list appears.
X Select Fast
Fast, Medium
Medium orSlow
Slow.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting. Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window
The help window also shows you information
on audible instructions:
R during individualization
R during subsequent operation of the Voice
Control System.
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X To select System Settings System Settings: slide 005200C5,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Voice Control Voice Control: turn the
controller and press to confirm. Voice Control System settings
41System settings

Bluetooth
®
technology is a standard for
short-range wireless data transmissions up to
approximately 10 meters. You can use
Bluetooth ®
to connect your mobile phone to
COMAND, to use the hands-free system,
establish an Internet connection, listen to
music using Bluetooth ®
Audio or to exchange
vCards, for example.
Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc. Activating/deactivating Bluetooth
®
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X To select System Settings
System Settings : slide005200C5,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Activate Bluetooth
Activate Bluetooth: turn and
press the controller.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on 0073 or off 0053. Setting the system language
This function allows you to determine the
language for the menu displays and the
navigation messages. The selected language
affects the characters available for entry.
i The navigation announcements are not
available in all languages. If a language is
not available, the navigation
announcements will be in English.
i When you set the system language, the
language of the Voice Control System will
change accordingly. If it is not supported
by the Voice Control System, English will be
selected.
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X To select System Settings
System Settings : slide005200C5,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears. X
To select Language Language : turn and press the
controller.
The list of languages appears. The 003Bdot
indicates the current setting.
X Select the desired language.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it. Assigning a favorites button
X Press the 00D4button.
The system menu appears.
X To select System Settings System Settings : slide005200C5
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Favorite Functions
Favorite Functions: turn and
press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Assign Function Assign Function : press the
controller.
The list of predefined functions appears.
X To select the desired function, e.g.
Entertainment Entertainment: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X Select the desired function, e.g. Play Play
More Like This
More Like This .
A menu with the prompt Please select
Please select
a favorites button:
a favorites button: appears.
X To select the desired button, e.g. 0083:
turn and press the controller.
A message appears stating that the button
has been assigned the selected function.
i A message appears for certain functions,
e.g. Assign station or media source Assign station or media source.
This explains how you can save the desired
station directly using the favorites function
menu in three steps.
i If you are in the favorite functions menu,
you can assign a desired favorites button
by pressing and holding the relevant
number key, e.g. 0089, on the telephone
keypad (Y page 22) until you hear a tone. Assigning a favorites button
45System settings

X
To select System Settings
System Settings: slide 005200C5
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Data Import/Export
Data Import/Export: turn and
press the controller.
X Select Import Data
Import Data orExport Data Export Data.
i If you import data such as address data,
the existing data on COMAND is
overwritten. You will see a message to this
effect. COMAND is restarted after the data
import. If PIN protection is activated, a PIN prompt
appears when you select Export Data Export Data.
X To enter the PIN: turn the controller and
press 0054.
PIN protection is deactivated.
X To select Memory Card
Memory Card, USB 1 USB 1orUSB 2
USB 2:
turn and press the controller.
This function exports all the data to the
selected disc.
A window appears with the message that
the data has been exported.
i You can export address data, bookmarks,
system settings that you have made and
radio station lists, for example.
Personal music files in the MEDIA
REGISTER cannot be saved and imported
again using this function.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data. Reset function
You can completely reset COMAND to the
factory settings. Amongst other things, this
will delete all personal COMAND data. This
includes the station presets, entries in the
destination memory and in the list of previous
destinations in the navigation system and
address book entries. In addition, an
activated PIN protection, which you have
used to protect your data against unwanted
export, will be deactivated. Resetting is
recommended before selling or transferring
ownership of your vehicle, for example.
Data on the internal hard drive, e.g. music
files in the MEDIA REGISTER, will be deleted.
You can also delete music files from the
MEDIA REGISTER using the "Delete all media
files" function (Y page 206).
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X To select System Settings
System Settings: slide 005200C5,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Reset Reset: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to reset.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
If you select Yes Yes, a prompt will appear again
asking whether you really wish to reset.
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, a message will be shown.
COMAND is reset to the factory settings
and restarted.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled. 48
Reset functionSystem settings

Your COMAND equipment
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Introduction ......................................... 68
Basic settings ...................................... 72
Destination input ................................ 75
Route guidance ................................... 88
Real-time traffic reports ...................101
Storing destinations .........................105
Map functions ................................... 108
Navigation functions ........................116
Problems with the navigation sys-
tem ..................................................... 119 67Navigation