2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class USB

Gesture control
................................ 21
Handwriting recognition ................... 23
Operating the touchpad ...................21
Overview .......................................... 21
Quick access for audio and tele-
phone .............................................. 25
Switching input line .........................24
Tow-away alarm
Arming/deactivating (COMAND) .....52
Traffic jam function .............................84
Traffic reports Calling up a list ................................ 86
Reading out on route .......................88
Real-time traffic report ....................87
Trunk lid opening height restric-
tion Activating/deactivating
(COMAND) ....................................... 52U
Updating the digital map ....................96
USB audio mode Selecting a track ............................ 170
USB devices
Connecting to the Media Inter-
face ............................................... 168V
Vehicle settings ................................... 48
Video see Video DVD
Video-AUX
Connecting an external video
source ............................................ 190
Switching to ................................... 190
Video DVD
Control option ................................ 192
DVD's control menu ......................194
DVD functions ............................... 195
DVD menu ..................................... 195
Function restrictions ......................192
Menu options ................................ .193
Notes on discs ............................... 192
Operation ....................................... 191
Overview ........................................ 193
Pause function ............................... 196Picture settings .............................. 194
Playing conditions .......................... 192
Safety notes .................................. 191
Selecting a scene/chapter ............196
Stop function ................................. 196
Switching to ................................... 193
Video menu ................................... 195
Voice Control System
Settings ........................................... 39
Volume, adjusting
Navigation messages .......................26 W
Waypoints Accepting waypoints for the route ...78
Creating ........................................... 76
Editing .............................................. 77
Entering ........................................... 76
Searching for a gas station when
the fuel level is low ..........................78
Weather App (COMAND)
Closing .......................................... .143
Opening ......................................... 143
Weather map (SIRIUS)
Calling up ....................................... 207
Legend .......................................... .211
Moving ........................................... 208
Showing/hiding layers ...................208
Showing/hiding the menu .............208
Time stamp .................................... 211
Weather memory (SIRIUS)
Selecting an area ........................... 207
Storing an area .............................. 207
WLAN
Activating ........................................ .39
Connecting the device .....................39 Index
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Overview
Components
0043
COMAND display
0044 DVD changer/single DVD drive
0087 Touchpad
0085 Controller
COMAND consists of:
R the display
The COMAND display has 960 x 540 pixels.
R the DVD changer/single DVD drive
R the buttons
R the controller
R the touchpad
R ports in the center console (2 x USB, AUX)
An iPod ®
is connected via USB cable.
The controller and touchpad provide two options for entering characters and selecting func-
tions. Functions
R Radio/DAB radio
Internet radio, see Communication
R Media
-Media support: audio CD, MP3 CD, DVD
video, two connection options for USB or
Media Interface (e.g. iPod ®
), SD card, Bluetooth audio, 10 GB Media Register
on the hard drive
- Music search using all media
R Sound system
You can select from two sound systems:
-Standard sound system
- Burmester ®
surround sound system 16
OverviewOverview and operation

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
Vehicle menu appears.
X To select System Settings System Settings : slide6the
controller, turn and press to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select Voice Control
Voice Control: turn and press
the controller.
X Select Help Window
Help Window .
You have switched the help window on
0073 or off 0053.
More information on the Voice Control Sys-
tem is available in the separate operating
instructions. Individualization
Using individualization, you can fine-tune the
Voice Control System to your own voice. This
will help improve voice recognition (see the
separate operating instructions). WLAN
Overview
Conditions:
To establish a WLAN connection between
COMAND and a WLAN-enabled device, such
as a tablet computer or smartphone:
R WLAN must be activated at COMAND and
at the device to be connected. If COMAND is to be used as a WLAN hotspot:
R
COMAND must be connected to an Inter-
net-enabled mobile phone via Bluetooth ®
or USB.
R The Internet access data for the mobile
phone network provider must be selected
or set for COMAND.
R There must be an Internet connection to
COMAND. Activating WLAN
X
To select Vehicle Vehiclefrom the main function
bar: turn and press the controller.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
X Select System Settings
System Settings.
The System Settings
System Settings menu is displayed.
X Select WiFi
WiFi.
The WLAN menu appears.
X Select Activate
Activate.
X Press the controller.
Switch the connection on 0073or off 0053,
depending on the previous setting. Connecting the device
General notes i
The exact WLAN connection procedure
may vary depending on the device to be
connected. Follow the instructions that are
shown in the display. Further information
can be found on the operating instructions
for the device you wish to connect. WLAN
39System settings

Further information on favorites (Y
page 32).Importing/exporting data
General notes
! Never remove the stick or card when writ-
ing data to the USB stick or the memory
card. You may otherwise lose data.
Using this function, you can:
R transfer your personal COMAND data from
one system/vehicle to another.
R make a backup copy of your personal data
(export data) and load it again (import
data).
R protect your data from unwanted export by
activating a pin prompt (presetting: deacti-
vated 0053).
You can either use an SD memory card or a
USB storage device (e.g. a USB stick) as tem-
porary storage. Activating/deactivating PIN protec-
tion X
Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle Vehicle menu appears.
X To select System Settings
System Settings : slide6the
controller, turn and press to confirm.
A menu appears. X
To select Data Import/Export Data Import/Export: turn and
press the controller.
X Select Activate PIN Protection Activate PIN Protection.
Activate 0073or deactivate 0053PIN protec-
tion. When activating PIN protection, you
will be prompted to enter a PIN. X
To enter the 4-digit PIN and select 0054:
turn and press the controller.
You will be prompted to enter the PIN
again.
X Enter the PIN again and select 0054.
The PIN prompt now protects your personal
data from unwanted export.
i If you deactivate your PIN protection, you
will first be prompted to enter your PIN. If
you have forgotten your PIN, an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center can deactivate your
PIN protection for you. Alternatively, you
can deactivate PIN protection by resetting
your personal COMAND data
(Y page 44). Importing/exporting data Importing/exporting data
43System settings

X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 168).
or
X Connect a USB device (e.g. a USB memory
stick) (Y page 168).
X Press the 00D4button in the center con-
sole.
The Vehicle
Vehicle menu appears.
X To select System SystemSettings
Settings: slide 6and
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 overwrit-
ten. 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 0054to confirm.
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.
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 reset COMAND to the factory set-
tings. Amongst other things, this will delete
all personal COMAND data. These include:
R Channel presets
R Entries in the destination memory
R Entries in the list of previous destinations
in the navigation system
R Entries in the address book
R Authorized telephone
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.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
X Press the 00D4button in the center con-
sole.
The Vehicle
Vehicle menu appears.
X To select System Settings System Settings : slide6the
controller, turn and press to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select Reset Reset: turn and press the con-
troller.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to reset.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No.
If you select No
Nothe process is canceled.
If you select Yes
Yesa prompt will appear again
asking whether you really wish to reset.
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yesa message will be shown.
COMAND is reset to the factory settings
and restarted. 44
Reset functionSystem settings

Sym-
bol Explanation
00BB
Contact imported from the SD
memory card or USB device.
00BA
Contact imported via the Blue-
tooth ®
interface. Searching for a contact
With the character bar You determine the first letter of the contact
you are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X
To select characters: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The first contact with the selected first
character is highlighted in the phone book.
If there are similar contacts, the next dif-
ferent character is shown. For example,
with contacts such as Jana JanaandJohn
John, the
beginnings of the names are identical. The
next different character A Aand O
Oare offered
for selection.
X Select the characters of the contact you are
searching for one by one, pressing and con-
firming with the controller each time.
X To select 0054: turn and press the control-
ler.
The contacts in the phone book are dis-
played.
X To select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller. The
0043symbol indicates that a contact con-
tains more than one phone number.
X To select a contact with the 0043symbol:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
The phone numbers are displayed. The 0043
symbol changes to 0045.
Back to the character bar:
X Press the 0038button repeatedly until the
character bar is displayed.
Information about character entry
(Y page 28)
Using the touchpad You determine the first letter of the contact
you are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X Draw the letter on the touchpad surface.
The first contact with the selected first
character is highlighted in the phone book.
Further information on handwriting recog-
nition on the touchpad (Y page 23).
X Draw additional letters on the touchpad
surface one after another.
X To complete the search and return to the
phone book: press the touchpad.
X To select and call the contact: glide up or
down and press. Displaying the details of a contact114
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Saving a contact
Saved contacts are indicated in the phone
book by different symbols (Y page 113).
X Search for a contact on the mobile phone
0034 (Ypage 114).
X To select G: slide 9the controller.
X To select Save
Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
The contact has now been saved. The con-
tact is identified by the ¥symbol in the
phone book.
i Saved contacts are also displayed in the
address book.
Saving or editing the contact data on
COMAND does not change the contacts on
the mobile phone. If automatic calling up of
phone contacts is activated, COMAND dis-
plays the copy ¥with the changed data.
To add additional data, such as additional
phone numbers or e-mail addresses, select
this contact. In this way, you avoid creating
additional copies of the mobile phone
entry. Deleting the contact
You can delete contacts that have been
added, supplemented, saved or imported in
COMAND.
If there are only phone numbers saved under
the contact, the contact is deleted from the
phone book and the address book.
If there are additional entries under the con-
tact, such as a navigable destination, only the
phone numbers are deleted. The contact is
retained in the address book with the remain-
ing entries.
X To highlight a contact in the phone book:
turn the controller.
X To select G: slide 9the controller. X
To select Delete Contacts
Delete Contacts: turn and
press the controller.
A prompt appears asking whether the con-
tact should be deleted.
X To select Yes Yes: turn and press the controller.
The phone number is deleted.
or
X To select No No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled. Closing the phone book
X To select 0039from the character bar: turn
the controller and press to confirm.
or
X Press the 0038button. Address book
Introduction
Always pay attention to traffic conditions.
Familiarize yourself with the address book
functions before beginning your journey.
You can use COMAND when the road and
traffic conditions permit. You could otherwise
become involved in an accident in which you
or others could be injured.
The address book displays all the contacts
from the various sources (mobile phone,
memory card, USB device, COMAND phone
book, navigation).
You can use the contacts to make telephone
calls, navigate and to write messages.
If a mobile phone is connected to COMAND
and automatic calling up is activated
(Y page 121), the mobile phone's contacts
are displayed in the address book. If you dis-
connect the mobile phone from COMAND,
these contacts are no longer displayed in the
address book.
When you import, save, edit or add contacts,
they will be saved in COMAND. These con-
tacts will remain there even when you con-
nect COMAND to a different mobile phone. 116
Address bookTelephone

Saving or editing the contact data on
COMAND does not change the contacts on
the mobile phone. If automatic download-
ing of phone contacts is activated,
COMAND displays the copy ¥with the
changed data. To add additional data, such
as additional phone numbers or e-mail
addresses, select this contact. In this way,
you avoid creating additional copies of the
mobile phone entry. Deleting the contact
X Call up the address book (Y page 117).
X Search for a contact (Y page 117).
X To select G: slide 9the controller.
X To select Delete Entry
Delete Entry: turn and press
the controller.
X To select Yes Yes: turn and press the controller.
The contact is deleted.
or
X To select No
No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled. Importing contacts
Information and requirements Contacts can be imported as vCards (vcf
files). A vCard is an electronic business card.
A memory card, USB device or a Bluetooth ®
connection can be used for importing.
i Up to 2000 entries can be imported into
the address book. A message notifies you
when the maximum number is reached. In
order to be able to then import new con-
tacts, you have to delete existing contacts
(Y page 122). Source Prerequisites
Memory card The SD memory card is
inserted. It contains
importable contact details. USB device The USB device is inserted
into the USB port. It con-
tains importable contact
details.
Bluetooth
®
connection If the sending of vCards is
supported via Bluetooth
®
,
vCards can be received on
mobile phones or net-
books, for example.
Bluetooth ®
must be acti-
vated in COMAND and on
the respective device (see
the manufacturer's operat-
ing instructions). Importing from the memory card or USB
device
Contacts imported from the memory card or
from a USB device can be recognized by the
00BB
symbol.
The following conditions must be fulfilled in
order to import vCards:
R vCards (vcf files) may be located in the main
directory or in folders. COMAND allows you
to select the relevant folders directly.
R vCards must have the file extension ".vcf".
i COMAND supports vCards in versions 2.1
and 3.0. X
To switch to the menu bar in the telephone
menu or the address book: slide 6the
controller.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller. 122
Address bookTelephone