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Symbols
In this manual, you will find the following
symbols: G
WARNING
Warning notes draw your attention to hazards
that endanger your health or life, or the health
or life of others. H
Environmental note
Environmental notes provide you with
information on environmentally aware actions
or disposal.
! Notes on material damage alert you to
dangers that could lead to damage to your
vehicle.
i Practical tips or further information that
could be helpful to you.
X This symbol indicates an
instruction that must be followed.
X Several of these symbols in
succession indicate an instruction
with several steps.
(Y page) This symbol tells you where you
can find more information about a
topic.
YY This symbol indicates a warning or
an instruction that is continued on
the next page.
Display
Display This font indicates a display in the
multifunction display/COMAND
display.
As at 27.02.2013

Index
....................................................... 4Operating safety
................................. 13 At a glance
........................................... 17 System settings
.................................. 37 Vehicle functions
................................ 49 Navigation
........................................... 67 Telephone
.......................................... 121 Online and Internet
...........................157 Radio
.................................................. 177 Media
................................................. 189 Sound
................................................. 229 Rear Seat Entertainment System
....239 SIRIUS Weather
................................ 261 Contents
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Keyword search
............................... 79
Saving ............................................ 105
Selecting an address book
contact as a destination ..................81
Selecting from the list of last
destinations ..................................... 80
Dialing a number (telephone) ........... 131
Display Selecting the design ........................38
DVD
Inserting/loading (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................254
Notes on discs ............................... 200
Removing/ejecting (DVD changer) 194
Removing/ejecting (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................254 E
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature Activating/deactivating (COMAND) .51
E-mail
Deleting ......................................... 148
Inbox .............................................. 144
Information and requirements .......142
Reading .......................................... 145
Saving the sender in the address
book .............................................. 148
Setting reception ........................... 143
Storing the sender as a new entry
in the address book .......................147
Entering the address (example) .........76
Entering the city .................................. 76F
Factory setting (reset function) .........48
Favorites (Internet) ...........................174
Favorites button .................................. 45G
Google™ local search Importing a destination/route .......162
Popular Searche s........................... 162
Search ........................................... 161
Search history ............................... 163
Selecting a search position ............161 Selecting options for Local Search 163
Using as the destination
................162
GPS reception ...................................... 68
Gracenote ®
Media Database ............198 H
Heading up (navigation) ...................108
Headphones Changing batteries ........................247
Home
see Home address
Home address
Entering and saving .........................77 I
Incident (traffic report) .....................101
Indicator lamp Remote control .............................. 243
Interior motion sensor
Activating/deactivating (COMAND) .54
Internet
Conditions for access ....................158
Creating favorites .......................... 174
Entering the URL ............................ 170
Favorites manager .........................174
Favorites menu .............................. 174
Menu functions .............................. 172
Options menu ................................ 173
Selecting favorites .........................170
Internet radio
Calling up ....................................... 168
Searching for stations .................... 169 L
Lane recommendations Explanation ...................................... 92
Presentation .................................... 92
Lights
Setting the ambient lighting
(COMAND) ....................................... 50
Locator lighting
Setting (COMAND) ...........................53
Lumbar support
Adjusting (COMAND) .......................566
Index

GPS reception .................................. 68
Important safety note s.................... 68
Info on navigation ..........................118
Lane recommendation .....................92
Off-road/off-map (off-road
destination) ................................... .100
Online map displa y........................ 117
Reading out traffic reports .............105
Repeating announcements ..............94
Selecting a destination from the
list of last destinations ..................... 80
Setting options for destination/
route downloa d.............................. 166
Setting route options (avoiding:
highways, toll roads, tunnels,
ferries) ............................................. 72
Setting the route type (short
route, fast route, dynamic route or
economic route) ............................... 72
Showing/hiding the menu ...............70
Starting route calculation ................78
Switching announcements on/off ...94
Switching to ..................................... 70
Navigation announcements
Switching off .................................... 24
North orientation (navigation) .........108 O
Off-road .............................................. 100
Online and Internet functions Destination/routes download ........164
Ending the connection ...................160
Establishing/ending a connection .159
Further Mercedes-Benz Apps ......... 167
General notes ................................ 158
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website .....167
Options menu ................................ 166
Resetting settings ..........................167
Setting options for destination/
route downloa d.............................. 166
Specifying the ID for the download 166 P
Panel heating Activating/deactivating (COMAND) .52
Parental control
Locking/unlocking rear
compartment displays .....................63
Switching the rear compartment
displays on/off ................................ 63
Pause function
Video DVD ..................................... 226
Perfume atomizer
Setting the perfume intensity
(COMAND) ....................................... 62
Phone book
Adding a number to an address
book entry ..................................... 137
Calling up ....................................... 134
Creating a new entry .....................137
Deleting an entry ........................... 136
Entering characters .........................30
Icon overview ................................. 135
Searching for an entry ...................135
Picture viewer
Changing view ............................... 227
Displaying pictures ........................227
Exiting the picture viewer ..............228
POI (navigation)
Category .......................................... 83
Defining the position for the POI
search .............................................. 82
Entering ........................................... 81
Previous destinations (navigation) ..107 R
Radio Overview ........................................ 178
Setting the waveband ....................179
Sound settings (balance, bass,
treble) ............................................ 181
Storing stations ............................. 181
Tagging music tracks
(downloading/purchasing tracks
from the iTunes Store) ...................180
Radio station
Storing ........................................... 1818
Index

Overview
Components
0043
COMAND display
0044 DVD changer/single DVD drive
0087 Controller and buttons
COMAND consists of:
R the COMAND display
The COMAND display has 1440 x 540 pixels.
R the DVD changer/single DVD drive
R the controller
R the buttons
R the touch-sensitive telephone keypad
R ports in the center console (2 x USB, AUX)
An iPod ®
is connected via USB cable.
R a universal telephone interface for the driver's mobile phone or equipment with SAP
telephone module
R headphones for the front passenger (cordless or connected by means of a cable to the audio
jack in the footwell)
i COMAND can be operated from the front-passenger side using the corresponding remote
control if your vehicle is equipped with the front-passenger entertainment system. The
COMAND display can show separate information for the driver and the front passenger. The
front passenger views the display in SPLITVIEW. Functions
R Radio/DAB radio Internet radio, see Communication
R Media
-Media support: audio CD, MP3 CD, DVD
video, 2 x USB, SD card, iPod ®
, Bluetooth Overview
19At a glance

audio, 10 GB Media Register on the hard
drive
- Music search using all media
R Sound system
You can select from three sound systems:
- Standard sound system
- Burmester ®
surround sound system
- Burmester high-end 3D surround sound
system for ultimate listening pleasure
R Navigation system
-Destination entry using keyword search
- Realistic 3D map with textured city
models
- Navitainment for passengers, e.g.
Driveshow, Google Maps
R Communication
-Telephony via Bluetooth interface/SAP
telephone module
- Messaging functions (text messages,
email)
- Address book
- Internet browser
- Mercedes-Benz Apps with Google™
Local Search, Destination Download,
Weather, Facebook, Google™ Street
View, Internet radio, stock prices, news
and much more
- WLAN interface for the connection of a
smartphone to COMAND and the option
of remote control for the front passenger
(SPLITVIEW) and the Rear Seat
Entertainment System
- WLAN hotspot functionality to connect a
tablet PC or laptop in order to enable
access to the Internet using the
customer's mobile phone
R Vehicle functions
-Setting the multicontour seat with new
massage program
- Climate control functions
- Controlling ambient lighting: several
color and brightness level options
- 360° camera R
Favorites button
Faster access to up to twelve favorites
functions using the favorites button and the
number keys on the telephone keypad
R Multi-Seat Entertainment System
- All passengers have access to
entertainment options via COMAND
- Business telephony in the rear
compartment
- Digital remote control operation and
digital cordless headphones COMAND display
General notes !
Do not use the space in front of the
display for storage. Objects placed here
could damage the display or impair its
function. Avoid any direct contact with the
display surface. Pressure on the display
surface may result in impairments to the
display, which could be irreversible.
Wearing polarized sunglasses may impair
your ability to read the display.
The display has an automatic temperature-
controlled switch-off feature. The brightness
is automatically reduced if the temperature is
too high. The display may temporarily switch
off completely. 20
OverviewAt a glance

Buttons and controller
Overview 0043
Switches COMAND on/off
0044 Adjusts the volume or mutes
0087 Telephone keypad
0085 Back button
0083 Seat adjustment button
0084 Navigation button
006B Radio button
006C Media button
006D Telephone, address book and Internet button
006E Vehicle and system settings button
006F Controller
0070 007D Favorites button
Back button You can use the
0038button to exit a menu
or to call up the basic display of the current
operating mode.
X To exit the menu: briefly press the0038
button.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the current operating mode.
X To call up the basic display: press the
0038 button for longer than two seconds.
COMAND changes to the basic display of
the current operating mode. Telephone keypad The telephone keypad is touch-sensitive: as
soon as one or several of the keys are gently
touched, the telephone keypad is shown in
the COMAND display. The key being touched
is highlighted.22
OverviewAt a glance

Switching navigation announcements
off and on again
X
To switch off navigation
announcements: press the thumbwheel
beside the controller during the
announcement.
The Spoken Spoken driving
driving recommendations
recommendations
have been deactivated
have been deactivated message
appears.
X To switch navigation announcements
back on: switch COMAND off and then on
again (Y page 23).
or
X Start a new route calculation
(Y page 78).
or
X Select 006A: while route guidance is active,
show the menu and press the controller
(Y page 94). Calling up functions and their menus
X
Press the 00FDbutton or the 00CB,002A,
002B, or 00D4button.
Media: the basic display for the last media
source set appears. In the example, SD
memory card mode is set.
Navigation: the map or the last navigation
menu called up appears.
Radio: the basic menu of the last radio
mode set appears.
Communication: the basic menu of the
last communication function set appears
(telephone, address book, Internet). Vehicle functions:
the basic display
appears.
X For radio, media and telephone: press
the 002A, 00FDor002B button repeatedly.
The available radio modes, media sources
or communication functions are called up
one after another. X
To show the menu: press the controller in
navigation.
The menu appears in the map. The marking
is in the lower menu bar.
Alternatively, in the other functions
X Slide 009700520064 the controller.
The menu for the selected functions
appears. Depending on the operation, the
marking is shown in main function bar 0043
or menu bar 0044.
X To select a menu item: turn and press the
controller.
Once you have selected a menu item
in 0043, the last menu set for the selected
function appears.
Menu bar 0044provides options in SD
memory card mode. Function menu
You can call up available modes, sources or
functions for the functions of the main
function bar.
Example: in the communication menu, you
can:
R switch to telephone mode
R call up the address book 24
Basic COMAND functionsAt a glance