Navi
Menu
Th emu ltifu nctio ndisplay shows navigation
inst ruct ions inthe Navi menu.
Rou teGuid ance Inactive 1
Direct ion oftravel
2 Curren troad
The road youarecurr entlydrivin gon only
appears ifit is in the map software.
Rou teGuid ance Active No
Man euver Announced 1
Dist anceto dest ination
2 Dist anceto nex tmane uver
3 Curren troad
4 Symbo lfor “follo wthe road's course” Man
euver Announced Without Chang eof
Lane 1
Road intowhich themane uverleads
2 Dist anceto mane uverandgraphic
dist ancedisplay
3 Symbo lfor mane uver
When amane uverisann ounc ed,you willsee
the symbol forthe mane uverandbeside ita
graphic distancedisplay 2.Thisdecreases
as you approach theannounced maneuver.
Maneuver AnnouncedWith Change of
Lane
Lane recommen dationsareonly displa yedif
the relevant dataisavaila bleonthe digital
map. 1
Road intowhich themaneuver leads
2 Distanc eto maneuver andgraphic
distance display
3 Lane recommen dation
4 Symbol formaneuver
On multiple-lane roads,alane
recommen dation3may beshown forthe
next maneuver. Theremaybeadditional lanes
during amaneuver. 28
Multifunction
SteeringWheelAtaglance
Switching
COMANDOn/Off
X Press theqbutton.
Aw arning mes sage isdispl ayed. COMA ND
calls uptheprev iously selectedmen u.
i Ifyou switchoff COMA ND,playbac kof
the curre ntaudio or vide os ource willalso
be switched off. Switching
COMANDDisplayOn/Off
X Press theöfunct ionbutton .
or
X Select System in
the main functionline.
The system menuappears.
X To switch off:Select Display Off and
conf irmwith W.
X To switch on:Press theqorthe k
button . Sound
X To switch on/off: Pressthe8 button .
The sound fromtheactive audioorvideo
source isswitched onormuted.
i When thesound ismuted, youwillsee the
X icon inthe status bar.
If you change theaudio orvideo source or
change thevolume, thesound is
automatically switchedonagain.
i Ann ouncemen tsfrom thenavigation
system canstillbeheard withthesound
switched off.
Switching NavigationAnnounce ments
On/Off X
Press 8during theannounc ement.
i The navigation announcementsare
swi tched onaga inifyou start anew route
gui dance orifCOMAND isswi tched offand
on with theqbutton. Setting
theVolume
X To set: Turn theqrotary /push button.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe multi -
function steeringwheel.
The volumeofthe sele cted audio orvide o
source changes.
Volume ofNavigatio nAnn ounc ements You
cansetthe volu mefornaviga tion
announcements independently ofthe volu me
for the active audio orvide osource .
During anaviga tionannouncement:
X Turn theqrotary /push button.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe multi -
function steeringwheel.
Audio Fadeout
The Audi oFadeo utfunction, ifactivated ,
low ers the volu meofthe current audio source
when anaviga tionannouncement isissu ed.
As soon asthe naviga tionannouncement has
ended, theaudio source willbe played atthe
previ ousvolume(Ypag e36).
Setting Volume forPhone Calls You
canadju stthe volu meforhands-free
mode duringatelep hone call.
During atelep hone call:
X Turn theqrotary /push button.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe multi -
function steeringwheel. Sound
Setting s
You canselectdiffere ntsound settings for
each audio and videosource .The sound
menu canbeopened fromthesubmenu ofthe
desired operating mode. 36
Basic
Function sof COMANDAt aglance
X
To setthe brightne ss:Rota teymzor
slide qmr .
The brightn essbarmoves upordown.
X To confirm selection: Pressnorslide o
m.
or
X Press thek button . Setting
theDisplay Design
X Select System £
Settings £
Display .
X Select Daymode ,
Night mode or
Automatic .
The Rdot indicates thecurren tsett ing.
i Inthe Automatic sett
ing, COMAND
evaluates thereadings fromtheautomatic
vehicle lightsensor andswitches between
the display designs automatically. Time
Setting
theTime
i The correc ttime must beset forthe
following navigation systemfunctionsto
operate correctly:
R Calcula tionofexpect edtime ofarrival
R Time stamps forcalls received andcalls
dialed
X Select System £
System Settings £
Time £
Set Time . 1
Sets thetime
2 Current date
X To set value: Rotate ymzor slide
qmr .
X To sav ese ttin g:Pre ssn.
i Ifyo uad jus tthe time in30-mi nute
incr eme nts, thepreviouslysel ecte dtime
zone andautoma tictime -zone switch ing
be twe endaylig ht saving time andstanda rd
time settingsarelost (Y page 44) .
i The increme ntvalue for setti ngthe
minu tesdepends onthe equipme nt
ins talled. The yar e30-mi nuteincreme ntsin
veh icles equipp ed with anav igati on
sy stem .They areminute incremen tsin
vehicles withoutanavigation system.The
following operational stepsdepend on
whether thenavigation systemhasGPS
reception. Setting
theDate/Time Format
X Select System £
System settings £
Time £
Format .
The format listappea rs.The Rdots show
the current settings.
i The abbreviations mean:
Date format: DD-Day, MM-Month, YY/
YYYY -Year
Time format :HH -Hour, MM-Minute for
either 24-hour clock orAM/ PMformat Tim
e
43System Settings
X
To chang ethe format: Rotate ymzor
slide qmr .
X To confi rm the chang e:Pre ssn.
X To sto rethe settin gand exitthe men u:
Sli de omp . Setting
theTime ZoneandSwitching
Between DaylightSavingTimeand
Stand ardTime
i The correc ttime zoneand daylight
savin g/standard timemust beset forthe
followin gnavig ation systemfunc tionsto
operat ecor rectly:
R Calculatio nofexpe cted time ofarriv al
R Time stamps forcallsrece ivedand calls
di aled
X To setthe time zone:Sel ect System £
Set tings £
Time £
TimeZon e .
At ime zonelist appears. TheRdot
indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec tthe appropria tetime zone.
X To switch between DaylightSavingand
standa rdtime: Select Daylight Saving
Time (Summer)
orStandard Time (Winter).
The Rdot indicates thecurrent setting.
X To store setting andexit menu:
Slide omp . Read-O
ut Se
tting Readi ngSpe ed
X Sel ect Syst em £
Sett ings £
Text Read
erSpee d .
The list of pos siblesetti ngsappea rs.The
R dot indicates the curr entsetti ng.
X To select the setting :Ro tate ymzor
slide qmr .
X To confi rm your selecti on:Pre ssn. Voi
ceContro l Sw
itchin gthe HelpScree nOn orOff
X Se lec tSys tem £
Settings £
Voice Con
trol .
X Se lec tHel pWin dow .
You have switched thehelp window on
Ç oroff c.
i Inaddit iontotheaudible instruct ions,the
help scree ndisplays otherinform ation
durin gthe indiv idualizat ionproc essand the
later voicecon trol mode. Individ
ualization
You canusetheindiv idualizat ionfunc tion
opt ion toadapt theVoic econ trol syst emto
your ownvoiceand therefore impro vevoic e
rec ogn ition .This will affect theabili tyof the
system torecogniz ethe voices ofother users,
and forthis reason itcan beswitched off
(Y page 45).
The individua lizationfunctioncomprises two
parts andlasts around fiveminutes. During
the process youwillpractice afew number
sequences andvoice commands.
Star ting New Individualizat ion i
Itis only possible tostart individua lization
when thevehicle isstationary. Before
startin g,switch offalldevices orfunct ions
which couldinterfere,such asthe radio or
the navigation system.Afterstartin gthe 44
Voice
ControlSystem Settings
Rev
okingAutho rizationfor a
Blue toothDevic e
X Ca llup the Bluetoo thdev icelist
(Y page 46).
X Sel ect the authori zeddevice.
X Sel ect Opti ons £
De-a uthorize .
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtorevoke authorization forthis
device.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes ,
the authorization forthe
device willberevoked.
i Ifyou revoke authorization foradevice
which hasbeen authorized inthe past and
which isnot detect edinthe search, this
device willnolonger bedisplay edinthe
device list.
Devices whichhavebeen authorized inthe
past butwhich arenot detect edinthe
search areeither notswitched onornot in
the vehicle. External
Authorization
If COMAND doesnotdetect yourBluetooth
device, thismay bedue toparticular security
sett ings ofyour device. Inthis case, youcan
test ifyour Bluetooth devicecanfind
COMAND. COMAND'sBluetooth device
name is"MB Bluetooth".
X Call upthe Bluetooth devicelist
(Y page 46).
X Select Update £
Options £
External authorizatio n .
X Start theBluetooth searchonthe Bluetooth
device (seeoperating instructions forthe
correspon dingdevice).
X Select COMAND ("MBBluetooth").
X En ter the passcode onthe Bluetooth device
when requested toand then input itin
COMAND. Rear
View Camera
COMAND showsthecamera pictureonthe
display when
R the funct ionisswitched oninthe System Settings menu
and
R the vehicle isshifted intoreverse gear
As soon asyou shift outofreverse gear,the
previous displayisshown. Switching
On/OfftheDisplay ofthe
Rear View Camera
X Switch toSystem Menu System
settings menu withRear View Camera
option
X Select Settings £
Rear ViewCamera .
X Select Activation byRgear .
Dependin gon the previous statethe
funct ionisswitched onÇ oroffc. Reset
i You canfully reset COMAND tothe
factor ysett ings. Thisprocess deletesall
personal data,among otherthings, (e.g.
station memory, addressbookentries,
entr iesinthe destination memoryandin
the last destination sof the navigation
system). Itis recomm endedthatyou
perform areset before thevehicle is
handed overorsold, forexample. 48
ResetSystem
Settings
COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Introd
uction Safet
yInstr uctions G
WARN
ING
For safety reasons, onlyenteradestin ation
when thevehicle isstat ionary. Whenthe
vehicle isin motion ,ap assen gershoul dent er
th edest ination.Stud yma nua land select
rou tebefor edri vin g.
Bea rin mi nd tha tat asp ee dof jus t30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h) ,yo ur veh icleis
cove ringadi sta nce of44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysec ond.
COMA NDcalc ulate sth erout etothe
destination withouttakingaccount ofthe
following:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright- of-way-signs
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges G
WARNING
COMAND maygiveincorr ectnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspon dwith theactual road/traff ic
situation. Digitalmapsdonot cover allareas
nor allroutes withinanarea. Forexample, if
the traffic routing hasbeen changed orthe
direction ofaone-way roadhasbeen
reversed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtraffic rulesand regulations
duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system. G
WARNING
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident . Upda
tingtheMap Software
The digital dataforthe map software will
become obsolete, justlikeconv ention alroad
maps. Optimum routeguidance bythe
navigation systemisonly achieved withup-
to- date mapsoftware. Information onnew
map software versionsisavaila blefrom an
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter.
You canhave themap software updatedthere
by means ofaDVD orperform theupdate
process yourself.
Notes onDVD Discs R
Only touch thediscs atthe edges.
R Handle thediscs withcare inorder to
prevent readingerrors.
R Avoid scratc hing,leaving fingerprin tsand
dust onthe discs.
R Use acommerc iallyavaila blecleaning cloth
to clean discs. Always wipeinastraight line
from theinside outwards, neverinacircular
motion .
R Aft eruse, putthediscs backintothebox.
R Protec tthe discs fromheatanddirect
sunlight. 52
Introdu
ctionNavigation
Upd
ateSequence The
sequenc einc ludes thefollowing stages:
R Loading DVDintothe DVD changer
R Update process
i The update processmay takebetween 60
and 150 minut es,dependin gon the size of
the map software.
If possible, performtheupdate whenthe
vehicle isstationary. TheDVD readspeed
is faster whenthevehicle isstationary than
when thevehicle ismoving andtheupdate
therefore takeslesstime. Ifyou perform
the update withtheengine offand the
vehicle battery isno longer powerful
enough, COMAND mayshut off
automatically duringtheprocess toprotect
the battery. Inthis case, restart theupdate
with theengine running.
You caninterrupt theupdate process and
cont inue itat later time. Ifyou cancel the
update process, thenavigation systemis
not ready foroperation. G
WARNING
Never leavetheengine running inan enclosed
space. Theexhaust gasescontaincarbon
monoxide. Inhalingexhaustgasesconstitutes
a health hazard andcould leadtoloss of
consc iousness oreven death.
Loading DVDsintoDVD Changer The
DVD changer isamagazine withsixbuilt-
in compartmen ts. 1
Disc slot
2 Load button
X Press theLoad button 2.
Am enu indicat eswhich magazine
compart mentsare curren tlyloaded.
X To select anempt ymaga zine
compar tment: Rotate ymzor slide
omp .
X To start loadin g:Pre ssn.
The message Ple ase Insert Disc
llbe displ ayed .
X Inse rtthe DVD intotheslot 2 with the
pri nted side upwa rds .
The DVD change rpu lls in the DVD. The
mes sage Loa dingDis c
llbe
di spl ayed .
i Ifthe magazine isfull,y ou will first need
to eject adisc.
Upda teProcess The
update process startsonce theDVD has
been loaded.
COMAND checkswhether themap software
on the DVD matches thevehicle's navigation
system andsystem software.
Map Software isnot suitable forthe
Navigat ionSystem orthe System
Software
Am essage isdisplayed statingthat the
navigation updateDVDwiththenew map
data isnot suitable forthe system orthe
system software.
COMAND ejectsthe DVD . Introd
uction
53Navigation Z
X
Remo vetheDV Dfrom thes lot.
X Have thesyst emsoft ware updated byan
author izedMerc edes- BenzCent er.
i Itwill only bepossible toupdate themap
soft ware oncethe system software has
been updated.
Map Softwar emat ches theNav igation
System andthecurr entSystem Software
COMAND checkswhether theDVD 'smap
data hasalready beeninstalled.
Map Data Isalrea dyinstalled
The version release andacorr espondin g
message willbegiven onthe display.
X To confirm message: Pressn.
COMAND ejectsthe DVD .
Map Data isnot yetinstalled
The version release andaquery astowhether
the update shouldbecarried outwill begiven
on the display.
X Select Yes or
No .
If No is
select ed,COMAND ejectsthe DVD
automatic allyand themap data isnot
updated.
X Remove theDVD from theslot.
If Yes is
select ed,the map data isupdated.
Upda tingtheMap Data
While theupdate isin progress, a
corr espondin gmessage andaprogress bar
are displayed. Theprogress barfills from left
to right overthecourse ofthe update. The
navigation systemisnot func tionaluntil the
update iscomplet e.
You cann otejec tthe DVD during theupdate.
If you switch COMAND offduring theupdate,
this willinterrupt theupdate andtheupdate
will resume atthe point ofinterruption when
the system isrestarted.
While updating, COMAND mayprompt youto
change theDVD .Acorrespondin gmessage
is then display ed. X
Press theLoad button 8.
The magazine menuappears. Themagazine
compartm entcont aining thecurrent discis
highlighted.
X Press 9.
COMAND ejectsthe DVD .
X Remove theDVD from theslot.
X Insert theDVD requested byCOMAND.
If the update hasbeen completed
successfully, acorrespon dingmessage is
display ed.
X To confirm message: Pressn.
COMAND ejectsthe DVD .
X Remove theDVD from theslot.
The update iscomplete.
If the update hasnotbeen completed
successfully, amessage isdisplay ed
indicating thatthemap update isnot
possible.
X To confirm message: Pressn.
COMAND ejectsthe DVD .
X Remove theDVD from theslot.
An unsucessful updatemaybecaused byone
of the following:
R DVD dirtyorscratc hed.
R Overheating asaresult ofexcessively high
temperat uresinthe passenger
compartm ent. Input
Restriction
There isan input restriction forvehicles in
cert aincount ries.
The restr iction isactive forvehicle speeds
above approx. 3mph (approx. 5km/ h).The
restr iction isdeactivated assoon asthe
speed fallsbelow approx. 2mph(approx.
3 km/ h).
Certain entries cann otbe made whenthe
rest riction isactiv e,e.g. acit yor road entry.
This isindicat edbythe fact that certainmenu
items cannotbe select ed. 54
Intr
oduct ionNavigat ion