X
Use one finger to press the touch-sensitive
surface until you reach the pressure point.
A menu, an option or an application is
started.
Calling up quick access for audio and
telephone X
Use two fingers to touch the lower part of
the touch-sensitive surface.
X Glide your fingers up.
Quick access is displayed.
Further information on quick access for audio
and telephone (Y page 34).
Hiding the quick access for audio and
telephone X
Use two fingers to touch the touch-sensi-
tive surface.
X Glide your fingers down.
Quick access is hidden. Operating the control for vehicle and
sound settings
X
Touch the touch-sensitive surface with two
fingers, spaced slightly apart.
X Turn both fingers clockwise.
The control setting is increased.
or X Turn both fingers counter-clockwise.
The control setting is decreased.
Moving the map X
Use one finger to press the touch-sensitive
surface until you reach the pressure point.
The crosshair is shown. Touchpad
31At a glance
Additional display area
The additional display area occupies the left-hand or right-hand third of the 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 is displayed.
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, SIRIUS
SIRIUS
Weather
Weather, Consumption
Consumption orAnalog Clock
Analog Clock.
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 SIRIUS Weather SIRIUS Weather
SIRIUS weather information is shown in the additional area.
R Consumption Consumption
Consumption information is shown in the additional area.
R Analog Clock Analog Clock Display settings
45System settings
A clock is shown in the additional area.
Time settings
General information
COMAND can automatically set the time and date.
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 Switching automatic time on and off
The Automatic Time Settings
Automatic Time Settings function is
used to activate or deactivate the automatic
setting of the time and date. This function is
activated when the vehicle leaves the factory.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select Time
Time: slide 6, turn and press
the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select Automatic Time Settings Automatic Time Settings:
press the controller.
X To switch the function on 0073or off 0053:
press the controller. Setting the time zone
To set the time zone, the Automatic Time
Automatic Time
Settings
Settings function must be activated
(Y page 46).
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select Time
Time: slide 6, turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears. X
To select Time Zone:
Time Zone:: turn and press the
controller.
A list of countries appears. The 003Bdot indi-
cates the current setting.
X Select the country you are currently in by
turning and pressing the controller.
The country is accepted.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.
X To select the desired time zone: turn and
press the controller.
The time zone is accepted.
A list of available options for setting
summer time appears (Y page 46). Setting summer and standard time
You can use the Daylight Savings Time Daylight Savings Time
(Summer)
(Summer) menu to set automatic summer
time changeover or switch the summer time
setting on or off. The changeover to summer
time advances the time by one hour.
The Daylight Savings Time (Summer) Daylight Savings Time (Summer)
menu or the Automatic
Automaticoption is not availa-
ble in all countries.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select Time
Time: slide 6the controller,
turn and press to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select Daylight Savings Time Daylight Savings Time
(Summer)
(Summer): turn and press the controller.
A list of available options for setting
summer time appears.
X To select Auto Auto,On
OnorOff
Off : turn and press
the controller. 46
Time settingsSystem settings
Setting Function
Automatic
Automatic The summer and
standard time are
automatically
changed over.
On On The clock is
advanced one hour
ahead of standard
time.
Off Off The standard time
for the chosen time
zone is selected.
Manual time setting
Using the manual time settings, you can set
the time forwards or backwards by up to sev- eral hours.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select Time Time: slide 6the controller,
turn and press to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select Set Time Manually Set Time Manually: turn and
press the controller.
A menu with an analog clock appears.
X To set the hour: turn the controller.
X To highlight minutes: slide 9the con-
troller.
X To set minutes: turn and press the control-
ler.
The time is accepted. The
Automatic Time Settings Automatic Time Settings function
is deactivated 0053.
If Automatic
Automatic is set for the summer time
changeover, a prompt will appear asking
whether the automatic changeover should
be maintained between summer and winter
time.
The Daylight Savings Time (Summer) Daylight Savings Time (Summer)
menu or the Automatic
Automaticoption is not avail-
able in all countries.
i If
Automatic Time Settings
Automatic Time Settings is reacti-
vated, the previous settings for time zone
and summer time changeover are restored. Setting the time and date format
Use this function to set the time and date for-
mat for all displays in the vehicle.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select Time Time: slide 6the controller,
turn and press to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select Format Format: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select the desired date format: turn and
press the controller.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X To select the desired time format: turn and
press the controller.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting. Abbreviation Meaning
YYYY/MM/DD YYYY/MM/DD Year/Month/Day
date format, year (all
four digits) YY/MM/DD YY/MM/DD Year/Month/Day
date format, year
(two digits)
MM/DD/YYYY MM/DD/YYYY Month/Day/Year
date format, year (all
four digits) Time settings
47System settings
Switching the ionization on/off
This setting is made in the main area of the
climate control menu.
The ionization has a cleansing effect on the air in the vehicle interior. Further information
(see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
X Call up the climate control menu
(Y page 68).
X To select Ionization Ionization: turn and press the
controller.
The setting element is active.
X To switch the ionization on/off: press the
controller.
Exiting a menu X Press the 0038button.
Auxiliary heating This setting is made in the main area of the
climate control menu.
You can pre-set three departure times for
automatic activation of the auxiliary heating. Selecting the pre-set time:
X Call up the climate control menu
(Y page 68).
X To select Auxiliary Heating
Auxiliary Heating: turn and
press the controller.
X Turn the controller.
Changing the pre-set time:
X Call up the climate control menu
(Y page 68).
X To select Auxiliary Heating Auxiliary Heating: turn and
press the controller.
X To select the departure time that will be
changed: turn and press the controller.
A menu for changing the time opens. X
To select the required setting element (ana-
log clock, hours or minutes): slide 5and
9 the controller.
X To change the setting: turn the controller.
X To exit the menu: press the controller. Climate control settings
71Vehicle functions
Using the map
0043
Crosshair
0044 Distance of crosshair position from current vehicle position
X To switch to navigation mode: press the00CBbutton.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination
Destination: turn and press the controller.
X Select Using Map
Using Map.
The map with crosshair is shown.
X To move the map: slide1, 4or2 the controller.
X To change the map scale: turn the controller until the desired map scale is selected.
The scale is displayed at the bottom. Turning clockwise zooms out from the map; turning
counter-clockwise zooms in. X
To select a destination: press the controller.
The list contains the Menu Menumenu item. If there are multiple destinations around the crosshair,
a selection list will also appear.
X To show the menu: press the controller. Destination input
93Navigation Z
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio employs a fleet of
high-performance satellites to broadcast
around the clock throughout the USA and
Canada.
The satellite radio program is available for a
monthly fee. Details are available from the
SIRIUS XM Service Center and at
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
Your new Mercedes-Benz vehicle comes with SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio pre-installed at the
factory. This service is free for a six-month
trial period. About a month before the trial
period ends, information will be provided on
how to extend this subscription. An acoustic
signal sounds and a message is shown,
describing how the subscription can be
extended. Registering SatRadio
0043
Phone number of provider
0044 SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiver
X Switch on SatRadio mode (Y page 204).
The satellite radio main menu appears
showing the preview channel. You cannot
select any other stations.
X To select Options Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X To select Service
Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
The service information screen appears. Once the telephone connection has been
established:
X Follow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
ten minutes. If activation is completed suc-
cessfully, the Updating Channels... Updating Channels...
message appears in the display, followed
by the satellite radio main menu.
i You can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
i If registration is not included when pur-
chasing the system, your credit card details
will be required to activate your account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed cor-
rectly, the Device Unavailable
Device Unavailable message
will appear. Satellite radio
203Radio
Showing the DVD's control menu
X To select Menu
Menufrom the DVD functions
menu: turn and press the controller.
The DVD functions menu is hidden and the
DVD's menu entries (e.g. scenes, language,
trailers) are displayed.
X To select a menu entry: turn and press the
controller. Video menu
0043
Type of data medium
0044 Current title
0087 Shows the menu bars for the DVD basic
display
0085 Current scene
0083 Track time
Operating the video menu
X To show: in full-screen video mode, slide
00520064 the controller.
X To hide: slide 00970052the controller.
X To select the next/previous scene: turn the
controller clockwise/counter-clockwise.
X To fast forward/rewind: slide 009500520096and
hold the controller until the desired posi-
tion has been reached.
X To hide the video menu: slide 00970052the con-
troller.
X To show the menu bars for the DVD basic
display: press the controller.
The video menu is hidden and the DVD
basic menu appears. DVD functions
Showing/hiding the DVD functions X
To show DVD functions: in full-screen
video mode, press the controller.
The DVD functions menu is shown.
X To hide:
To select 0038from the DVD functions:
turn and press the controller
X To show the DVD basic display:
To select 00E2from the DVD functions:
turn and press the controller.
Overview of DVD functions 0043
Activates DVD control menu
0044 Hides DVD functions
0087 Shows the DVD basic display
0085 Confirms entry in control menu
0083 Navigates DVD lists
0084 Jumps to the start of the scene
006B Displays camera perspectives
006C Shows subtitles
006D Selects language
006E Stop function
006F Pause function 244
Video DVD modeMedia