X
Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from Off
Off toLevel
Level
5
5 (bright).
X Press the 0076or0038 button to save the
setting.
Setting the ambient lighting color
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings
Settings
menu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Lights
Lights submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Ambient Light Color
Ambient Light Color function.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to set the
color to SOLAR
SOLAR ,SOLAR orange SOLAR orange orSOLAR
SOLAR
red
red.
X Press the 0076or0038 button to save the
setting.
Activating/deactivating surround
lighting and exterior lighting delayed
switch-off
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the
steering wheel to select the Sett
Sett menu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Lights
Lights submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Surround Lighting
Surround Lighting function.
When the Surround Lighting Surround Lighting function is
activated, the light cone and the area
around the vehicle are displayed in orange
in the multifunction display.
X Press the 0076button to save the setting. Deactivating delayed switch-off of the
exterior lighting temporarily:
X
Before leaving the vehicle, turn the
SmartKey to position 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock.
The exterior lighting delayed switch-off is
deactivated.
Delayed switch-off of the exterior lighting is
reactivated the next time you start the
engine.
If you have activated the Surround
Surround
Lighting Lighting function and the light switch is set
to 0058, the following functions are activated
when it is dark:
R surround lighting: the exterior lighting
remains lit for 40 seconds after unlocking
with the SmartKey. If you start the engine,
the surround lighting is switched off and
automatic headlamp mode is activated
(Y page 126).
R exterior lighting delayed switch-off: the
exterior lighting remains lit for
60 seconds after the engine is switched off.
If you close all the doors and the trunk lid,
the exterior lighting goes off after
15 seconds.
i Depending on your vehicle's equipment,
when the surround lighting and delayed
switch-off exterior lighting are on, the
following light up:
R Parking lamps
R Low-beam headlamps
R Daytime running lamps
R Side marker lamps
R Surround lighting in the exterior mirrors
Activating/deactivating the interior
lighting delayed switch-off
If you activate the Interior Lighting Interior Lighting
Delay
Delay function, the interior lighting remains
on for 20 seconds after you remove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock. 238
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
You can use COMAND to operate the
following main functions:
R the navigation system
R the audio function
R the telephone function
R the video function
R the system settings
R the online and Internet functions
R the Digital Operator's Manual
(available depending on the vehicle model)
You can call up the main functions:
R using the corresponding function buttons
R using the main function bar in the COMAND
display
R using the remote control
COMAND display General notes
!
Do not use the space in front of the
display to stow anything. Objects placed
here could damage the display or impair its
function. Avoid touching the surface of the
display. Pressure exerted on the surface of
the display can have an irreversible,
detrimental effect on the display.
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. 290
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Menu overview
Navi Audio Telephone Video System Symbol
00A7
00A7 Route settings FM/AM
radio (using
HD Radio™) Telephone Video DVD Calls up the
system
menu Calls up the
Digital
Operator's
Manual
(available
depending
on the
vehicle
model)
Map settings Satellite
radio Address
book Aux Calls up
COMAND
and Internet
Personal points of
interest Disc Calls up the
weather
service
SIRIUS
Weather
Messages
(street name
announcements,
acoustic
information during
calls, audio
fadeout, reserve
fuel level) Memory
Card Calls up the
Mercedes-
Benz Mobile
website
0073
Activates/
deactivates
alternative routes MUSIC
REGISTER
Avoids an area USB
storage
device
SIRIUS service Bluetooth
Audio
Map version Media
Interface
Aux292
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Using COMAND
Selecting a main function Address entry menu
0043
Main function bar
Situation: switching from navigation mode
(address entry menu) to the system settings.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Address Entry
Address Entry and press0098to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears.
X Slide 00970052the COMAND controller and
switch to main function bar 0043.
X Select System
System in the main function bar by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The system menu appears. Selecting the menu of a main function
Example display for audio CD mode and audio
menu (below)
0043
Calls up the audio menu
If one of the navigation, audio, telephone or
video main functions is switched on,
triangle 0043appears next to the entry in the
main function bar. You can now select an
associated menu.
The example describes how to call up the
audio menu from audio CD mode (an audio
CD is playing). 298
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You can also adjust the volume for the
following:
R navigation announcements
R phone calls
R voice output of the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls
You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the sound settings Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
different audio and video sources. This means
that it is possible to set more bass for radio
mode than for audio CD mode, for example.
You can call up the respective sound menu
from the menu of the desired mode.
The example describes how to call up the
sound menu in radio mode. X
Press the 002Abutton.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
X Select Sound
Sound by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
You can now set the treble, bass and
balance for radio mode.
Adjusting treble and bass Setting the bass
X
Select Treble Treble orBass Bass in the sound menu
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The setting is saved.
Adjusting balance and fader Setting the balance300
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harman/kardon
®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system The example describes how to set the
surround sound for radio mode.
X To switch surround sound on/off: press
the 002A button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
X Select Sound
Sound by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select surround surround and press0098to confirm.
X Select Logic7
Logic7 ®
®
On
On orLogic7
Logic7 ®
®
Off
Off by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
Depending on your selection, surround
sound is switched on or off and the menu
is exited.
X To exit the menu without saving: press
the 003D back button or slide 009500520096the
COMAND controller.
i Please note the following: for the
optimum audio experience for all passengers when Logic7
®
is switched on,
the balance should be set to the center of
the vehicle interior.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing high-quality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/s.
Surround sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
for AM radio mode.
If radio reception is poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic7 ®
, since it may
otherwise switch dynamically between
stereo and mono and cause temporary
sound distortions.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback.
i The Logic7
Logic7 ® ®
On
On function creates a
surround sound experience for every
passenger when playing stereo recordings,
for example. It enables optimum playback
of music and films on CD, audio DVD or
video DVD with multichannel audio
formats, such as MLP, dts or Dolby Digital.
This results in sound characteristics like
those intended by the sound engineer
when the original was recorded.
i If you select Logic7
Logic7 ® ®
Off
Off , the sound
system plays the tracks as stored on the
medium. Due to the design of the
passenger compartment, an optimum
audio experience cannot be guaranteed for
all passengers. 302
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When playing using an iPod
®
, the bit rate
should also be at least 224 kbit/s.
For optimum playback quality:
XDeactivate the “EQ” setting on the
iPod ®
.
Surround-sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
the medium wave range (MW) in radio
mode.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback. Character entry (telephony)
Example: entering characters 00430069
To switch the character bar to
uppercase/lowercase letters
00440042 To switch the character bar from
uppercase/lowercase letters to
digits
00870054 To change the language of the
character bar
00850084 To delete a character/an entry
The example describes how to enter the
surname “Schulz”.
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 399).
X Select S Sand confirm 0098with the COMAND
controller.
S S appears in the data field. X
Select c cand confirm 0098with the COMAND
controller.
The letter c cis added to S
S in the data field.
X Repeat the process until the name has
been entered in full.
Other input menu functions:
R Deleting a character/an entry
(Y page 305)
R Switching between upper/lower-case
letters (Y page 305)
R Changing the character set (Y page 305)
R Moving the cursor to the next data field
(Y page 305)
X To enter a phone number: select the
digits one by one in the corresponding data
field by turning 00790052007Aand sliding 009700520064the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
Switching data fields 0043
Cursor in the next data field
0044 To store the entry
0087 005F and 0060symbols to select a data field
In the input menu, if you want to enter a first
name after you have entered a surname, for
example, proceed as follows to switch
between the data fields:
Option 1
X Select 005For0060 in the character bar and
press 0098to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field
selected. 304
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Climate control status display
The climate status display in the COMAND display
(example)
If you change the settings of the climate
control system, the climate status display
appears for three seconds at the bottom of
the screen in the COMAND display. You will
see the current settings of the various climate
control functions.
Overview of climate control systems, see the
separate vehicle operating instructions.
The climate status display appears when:
X You turn the temperature control and set
the temperature.
or
X You turn the control to set the airflow.
or
X You press one of the following buttons:
0097 Increases air flow
0095 Decreases air flow
005A Switches climate control on/off
00D6 Switches the ZONE function on/off
0058 Controls the air conditioning
automatically
00F0 Sets the climate control style in
automatic mode (FOCUS/MEDIUM/
DIFFUSE)
008F Sets the air distribution
0099, 009Cor009B Sets the air
distribution
0064 Turns on the defrost function
00C9 Turns on maximum cooling i
The way that the climate control status
display is called up depends on your
vehicle's climate control system. Example settings for the defrost function (top) and
for the climate mode in automatic mode
X
To hide the display: turn or press the
COMAND controller.
or
X Press one of the buttons on COMAND. Fuel consumption indicator
Overview Depending on the vehicle equipment and the
engine variant installed, fuel consumption
can be shown in the COMAND display.
If your vehicle is a hybrid vehicle and the
installed engine variant supports it, you can
call up other displays (see the separate
operating instructions).
Calling up/exiting the display Vehicle functions
317COMAND Z