Overview .......................................... 41
Renaming ......................................... 42
Favorites (Internet) ........................... 194
Favorites button ..................................52 G
Google ®
Local Search
Calling up Local Search ................. 179
Calling up Settings ......................... 181
Deleting search queries ................. 181
Entering a search position and
search term ................................... 179
Setting the search radius ............... 181
Google™ Local Search
Importing a destination/route ....... 180
Popular Searches ........................... 180
Search history .............................. .180
Using as the destination ................ 180
GPS reception ...................................... 76
Gracenote ®
Media Database ............ 218 H
Handwriting recognition Touchpa d......................................... 32
Heading up (navigation) ................... 121
Headphones Changing batteries ........................ 267
Home address
Entering and saving ......................... 85 I
Incident (traffic report) ..................... 113
Indicator lamp Remote control .............................. 263
Interior motion sensor
Activating/deactivating
(COMAND) ....................................... 62
Intermediate destinations
Accepting for the route .................... 96
Creating ........................................... 94
Editing .............................................. 95
Entering ........................................... 94
Searching for a gas station when
the fuel level is lo w.......................... 96 Internet
Conditions for access .................... 173
Creating favorites .......................... 194
Entering the UR L............................ 190
Favorites manager ......................... 194
Favorites menu .............................. 194
Menu functions .............................. 191
Options menu ................................ 191
Selecting/setting access data ....... 173
Setting automatic disconnection
of the Internet connection ............. 178
Setting up an Internet connection .. 173
Internet radio
Calling up ....................................... 189
Searching for stations .................... 189 L
Lane recommendations Explanation .................................... 105
Presentation .................................. 105
Lights
Setting the ambient lighting
(COMAND) ....................................... 58
List of access data
New provider ................................. 175
List of mobile phone network pro-
viders
With the selected provider ............. 175
Locator lighting
Setting (COMAND) ........................... 61
Lumbar support
Adjusting (COMAND) ....................... 64 M
Map (navigation) Adjusting the scale ........................ 120
Building images ............................. 125
Elevation modeling ........................ 125
Heading ......................................... 121
Map settings .................................. 120
Moving ............................................. 79
North orientation ........................... 121
Notes ............................................. 120
Rotating the 3D map ...................... 124
Updating ........................................ 130
Map functions .................................... 120 Index
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Switching announcements on/of
f..1 07
Switching to ..................................... 78
Navigation announcements
Switching off ................................... .26
North orientation (navigation) ......... 121O
Off-road .............................................. 112
Online and Internet functions Calling up the device list ................ 176
Destination/routes download ........ 181
Enabling a mobile phone for Inter-
net acces s..................................... 174
Ending the connection ................... 178
Establishing a connection .............. 178
Further Mercedes-Benz App s......... 187
Manually setting the access data
of the mobile phone network pro-
vider .............................................. 175
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website ..... 187
Options menu ................................ 188
Resetting settings .......................... 188
Selecting the access data of the
mobile phone network provider ..... 174
Setting automatic disconnection
of the Internet connection ............. 178
Setting up an Internet connection .. 173 Web browser .................................. 190 P
Panel heating Activating/deactivating
(COMAND) ....................................... 59
Parental control
Locking/unlocking rear compart-
ment display s.................................. 72
Switching the rear compartment
displays on/off ................................ 72
Pause function
Video DVD ..................................... 245
Perfume atomizer
Setting the perfume intensity
(COMAND) ....................................... 70 Personal POIs and routes
Alert when approaching (personal
POI) .................................................. 98
Editing ........................................... 100
Recording the route ....................... 101
Saving .............................................. 98
Selecting .......................................... 99
Settings for personal POI s............... 97
Phone book
Adding a new contact .................... 150
Adding information to a contact .... 150
Calling up ....................................... 148
Deleting a contact ......................... 151
Displaying the details of an entry ... 149
Entering characters ......................... 36
Icon overview ................................. 148
Saving a contact ............................ 150
Searching for a contact ................. 148
Phone call
Dialing ........................................... 143
Picture viewer
Changing view ............................... 247
Displaying pictures ........................ 246
Exiting the picture viewe r.............. 247
POI (navigation)
Category .......................................... 91
Defining the position for the POI
search .............................................. 90
Entering ........................................... 89
Previous destinations (navigation) .. 119 Q
Quick access for audio and tele-
phone Changing the audio source .............. 34
Changing the station/music track ... 34
Sending DTMF tones ........................ 35 R
Radio Overview ........................................ 198
Setting the waveband .................... 199
Sound settings (balance, bass,
treble) ............................................ 202 Index
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Storing stations ............................. 201
Tagging music tracks (download-
ing/purchasing tracks from the
iTunes Store) ................................. 200
Radio station
Storing ........................................... 201
Read-aloud function
Automatic ...................................... 117
Read-aloud function for e-mails ....... 158
Real-time traffic reports ................... 113
Rear-compartment screens .............. 261
Rear Seat Entertainment System Adjusting sound settings ............... 269
Adjusting the brightness ................ 270
Adjusting the color ........................ 270
Adjusting the contrast ................... 270
AUX jacks ...................................... 264
AUX mode ...................................... 280
Changing the batteries .................. 267
Changing the picture format .......... 270
Cordless headphone s.................... 266
Overview ........................................ 260
Picture settings .............................. 270
System settings ............................. 268
Video DVD mode ........................... 276
Rear view camera
Displaying the image ........................ 73
Object detectio n.............................. 74
Switching object detection on/of f... 74
Receiving vCards ............................... 169
Redialing (telephone) ........................ 144
Remote control Button lighting ............................... 262
Multi-Seat Entertainment System .. 261
Rear Seat Entertainment System ... 261
Reserve fuel level
Switching the function on/off in
COMAND ......................................... 81
Resetting (factory settings) ............... 55
Route (navigation) Selecting an alternative route ........ 110
Setting route options (avoiding:
highways, toll roads, tunnels, fer-
ries) ................................................. 80 Setting the route type (short
route, fast route, dynamic route or economic route) ............................... 80
Starting calculation .......................... 86
Route guidance
Continue ........................................ 109
Freeway information ...................... 106
General notes ................................ 101
Lane recommendations ................. 105
Off-road ......................................... 112
Traffic reports ................................ 113 S
Safety notes Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode ..... 212
Using the telephone .............. 136, 172
Video DVD mode ........................... 240
SatRadio
Channel list updates ...................... 207
Displaying information ................... 207
Memory functions .......................... 205
Music and sports alerts ................. 206
Notes ............................................. 202
Registering .................................... 203
Selecting a category ...................... 204
Selecting a channel ....................... 205
Switching to ................................... 204
Tagging music tracks ..................... 206
Screen
Selecting for remote operation ...... 262
SD memory card
Inserting ........................................ 215
Seat-belt adjustment function
Activating/deactivating
(COMAND) ....................................... 60
Seats
Adjusting the lumbar support
(COMAND) ....................................... 64
Balance (seat heating) ..................... 65
Massage function ............................ 65
Resetting settings ............................ 66
Seat functions (COMAND) ............... 63
Selecting for adjustment
(COMAND) ....................................... 63
Selecting stations
Radio ............................................. 199
Selecting the country .......................... 8410
Index
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Modifications to electronic components, their software as well as wiring can impair their
function and/or the function of other net-
worked components. In particular, systems
relevant to safety could also be affected. As a
result, these may no longer function as
intended and/or jeopardize the operating
safety of the vehicle. There is an increased
risk of an accident and injury.
Never tamper with the wiring as well as elec-
tronic components or their software. You
should have all work to electrical and elec-
tronic equipment carried out at a qualified
specialist workshop.
If you make any changes to the vehicle elec-
tronics, the general operating permit is ren-
dered invalid. G
WARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi- cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving when operating COMAND.
COMAND calculates the route to the destina-
tion without taking account of the following,
for example:
R traffic lights
R stop and yield signs
R merging lanes
R parking or stopping in a no parking/no
stopping zone R
other road and traffic rules and regulations
R narrow bridges
COMAND can give incorrect navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traffic situation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. Digital maps do not cover all areas nor
all routes in an area. For example, a route may have been diverted or the direction of a one-
way street may have changed.
For this reason, you must always observe
road and traffic rules and regulations during
your journey. Road and traffic rules and reg-
ulations always have priority over the sys-
tem's driving recommendations.
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting your attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of con-sulting the map display for directions. Look-
ing at the icons or map display can distract
you from traffic conditions and driving, and
increase the risk of an accident.
Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h) your vehicle covers
a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
per second.
This equipment complies with FCC radiation
exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled
equipment and meets the FCC radio fre-
quency (RF) Exposure Guidelines in Supple-
ment C to OET65.
This equipment has very low levels of RF
energy that is deemed to comply without
maximum permissive exposure evaluation
(MPE). But it is desirable that it should be
installed and operated with at least 8inches
(20 cm) and more between the radiator and a
person's body (excluding extremities: hands,
wrists, feet and legs.) 14
Operating safety
Favorites
Overview of favorites
0043
To add a new favorite (Y page 41)
0044 To rename a selected favorite
(Ypage 42)
0087 To move a selected favorite
(Ypage 42)
0085 To delete a selected favorite
(Ypage 42)
Displaying the favorites overview:
X Press the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
X To show the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
You can manage a total of 20 favorites.
Further information on how to select and dis-
play a favorite (Y page 41). Displaying and selecting favorites
X Press the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
X To select a favorite: turn the controller.
X To call up a favorite: press the controller. Adding favorites
Adding predefined favorites X
Press the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
X To show the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller. X
To select Assign New
Assign New : turn and press the
controller.
The categories for the available favorites
are displayed.
R Navigation Navigation
R Entertainment
Entertainment
R Tel
Tel
R Vehicle
Vehicle
R Climate Control
Climate Control
X To select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The corresponding favorites are displayed.
X To select the desired favorite: turn and
press the controller.
X To store the favorite in the desired order:
turn and press the controller.
The favorite has been added.
If a favorite is stored over another favorite,
the favorite underneath is deleted.
Adding your own favorites You can store phone numbers from the phone
book, radio stations or destinations as favor- ites.
A phone number from the phone book is used as an example.
X Call up the phone book (Y page 148).
X Search for the contact and display the
phone number: (Y page 148).
X To store the phone number as a favorite:
press and hold the favorites button on the
controller until the favorites are displayed.
X To store the favorite in the desired order:
turn and press the controller.
The favorite has been added.
If a favorite is stored over another favorite,
the favorite underneath is deleted. Favorites
41At a glance
Changing the name of the SSID
Example display
X To select Vehicle
Vehicle from the main function
bar: turn and press the controller.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 005200C5the
controller.
X Select System Settings
System Settings.
The system settings menu is shown.
X Select WiFi
WiFi.
The WiFi menu appears.
X Select Change SSID
Change SSID.
A dialog for entering the SSID appears.
X Enter the new SSID.
X Select 0054.
X Press the controller.
From now on, when establishing a connec- tion, the vehicle will be shown with the new SSID both on the device to be connected
and in the Connect
Connect Using UsingSecurity
Security Key
Key
menu.
i Device connections established using the
previous SSID will no longer work after the
SSID is changed. You have to reconnect
these devices (Y page 49). Bluetooth
®
settings General information about Blue-
tooth ®
Bluetooth ®
-capable devices, e.g. mobile
phones, have to comply with a certain profile
in order to be connected to COMAND. Every Bluetooth
®
device has its own specific Blue-
tooth ®
name.
Bluetooth ®
technology is a standard for
short-range wireless data transmissions up to
approximately 10 meters. You can use Blue-
tooth ®
to connect your mobile phone to
COMAND to, for example:
R use the hands-free system
R establish an Internet connection
R listen to music using Bluetooth ®
Audio
R exchange vCards
Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc. Activating/deactivating Bluetooth
®
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select System Settings
System Settings: slide 005200C5,
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. Automatic volume adjustment
General information
With the Automatic Volume Adjustment Automatic Volume Adjustment
function, the volumes of different audio sour- ces are adjusted for each other, to compen-
sate for relative differences in volume.
For example: changing from a relatively
quiet to a relatively loud radio station. The
volume for both stations sounds the same.
Manual readjustment of the volume is not
required.
The Automatic Volume Adjustment Automatic Volume Adjustment func-
tion is deactivated 0053when the vehicle leaves
the factory. Using this function, the dynamic
range of the music is slightly reduced. To
make the most of the audiophile sound qual- ity, it is recommended to leave it off. Automatic volume adjustment
51System settings
PIN protection for you. Alternatively, you
can deactivate PIN protection by resetting
your personal COMAND data
(Y page 55). Importing/exporting data
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 215).
or
X Connect a USB device (e.g. a USB memory
stick) (Y page 215).
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
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 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 0054.
PIN protection is deactivated.
X To select Memory Card Memory Card, USB 1
USB 1 orUSB 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 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 acti-
vated PIN protection, which you have used to
protect your data against unwanted export,
will be deactivated. Resetting is recom-
mended before selling or transferring owner-
ship 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 226).
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed. Reset function
55System settings
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all
standard and optional equipment available
for your COMAND system at the time of pur-
chase. Country-specific differences are pos-
sible. Please note that your COMAND system may not be equipped with all the features
described. This also applies to safety-relevant
systems and functions. Therefore, the equip-
ment on your COMAND system may differ
from that in the descriptions and illustrations. Should you have any questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Introduction
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi- cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving when operating COMAND.
COMAND calculates the route to the destina-
tion without taking account of the following,
for example:
R traffic lights
R stop and yield signs
R merging lanes
R parking or stopping in a no parking/no
stopping zone
R other road and traffic rules and regulations
R narrow bridges COMAND can give incorrect navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traffic situation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. Digital maps do not cover all areas nor
all routes in an area. For example, a route may
have been diverted or the direction of a one-
way street may have changed.
For this reason, you must always observe
road and traffic rules and regulations during
your journey. Road and traffic rules and reg-
ulations always have priority over the sys-
tem's driving recommendations.
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting your attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of con-sulting the map display for directions. Look-
ing at the icons or map display can distract
you from traffic conditions and driving, and
increase the risk of an accident. General notes
Operational readiness of the navigation system The navigation system must determine the
position of the vehicle before first use or
whenever operational status is restored.
Therefore, you may have to drive for a while
before precise route guidance is possible.
GPS reception Among other things, correct functioning of
the navigation system depends on GPS recep-
tion. In certain situations, GPS reception may
be impaired, there may be interference or
there may be no reception at all, e.g. in tun-
nels or parking garages.
i Using roof carriers may impair the correct
functioning of a roof antenna (phone, sat-
ellite radio, GPS). 76
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roductionNavigation