Moving favorites
XPress the favorites button on the controller.The favorites are displayed.
XTo select a favorite to be moved: turn the
controller.
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Move: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo store a favorite in the desired order:
turn and press the controller.
The favorite is moved.
If a favorite is stored over another favorite,
this is then deleted.
Deleting favorites
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select a favorite to be deleted: turn
the controller.
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Delete: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select YesorNo: turn and press the con-
troller.
If you select Yes
the favorite is deleted. No
cancels the procedure.
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Overview and operation
Your COMAND equipment..................40
Important safet ynotes ...................... .40
Display settings .................................. .40
Time settings ...................................... .41
Text reader settings ............................44
Voice Contro lSyste msettings ..........44
WiFi ...................................................... 44
Bluetoot h
®settings ............................ 48
Setting th esyste mlanguage .............48
Calling up th efavorit efunctions .......49
Importing/exporting data ..................49
Reset function .................................... .51
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System settings
Your COMANDequipment
i
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all
th estandar dan doptional equipmen tof
your COMAN Dsystem, as available at th e
time of going to print .Country-specifi cdif -
ference sare possible. Bear in min dthat
your vehicle may no tfeature all function s
described here. Thi salso applies to safety-
relevant systems an dfunctions.
iRead th einformation on qualified special-
ist workshop sin th evehicle Operator's
Manual.
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
If you operat emobile communication equip-
men twhil edriving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also los econtro l
of th evehicle. There is aris kof an accident.
Only operat ethis equipment when th evehicle
is stationary.
GWARNING
SD memor ycards are small parts .The ycan be
swallowe dan dcause asphyxiation .Thi s
poses an increase dris kof injury or eve nfatal
injury.
Kee pSD memor ycards out of th ereach of
children .If an SD memor ycar dis swallowed,
see kimmediate medical attention .
You mustobserv eth elega lrequirements fo r
th ecountry in whic hyou are currentl ydrivin g
when operatin gmobile communication s
equipmen tin th evehicle.
Display settings
Setting th ebrightness
The brightness detecte dby th edisplay ligh t
sensor affects th esetting option sfo rthis
function .
XPress theØ buttonon th eCOMAN D
contro lpanel.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar .
The vehicle men uis displayed.
XTo selec tSystem Settings:slid e6,
turn an dpress th econtroller .
A men uappears .
XTo selec tDispla y:turn an dpress th econ-
troller.
A men uappears .
XSelectBrightness.
A contro lappears .
XTo selec tth edesired brightness: turn
an dpress th econtroller .
Display design
The display feature soptimize ddesign sfo r
daytime an dnight-time operation .You can
set th edesign by manually selecting day or
night design or opt fo ran automatic setting .
XPress theØ buttonon th eCOMAN D
contro lpanel.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar .
The vehicle men uis displayed.
40Display settings
System settings
XTo selectSystem Settings: slide6,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Display: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Day Mode,Night Modeor Auto:
turn and press the controller.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
DesignExplanation
Day ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to day design.
Night ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to night design.
AutoIf the Autosetting is
selected, COMAND eval-
uates the readings from
the automatic vehicle
light sensor and auto-
matically switches
between the display
designs.
Switching the display on/off
XPress the Øbutton on the COMAND
control panel.
XTo select DisplayOff: slide6, turn and
press the controller to confirm.
The display goes out.
or
XPress the _button on the controller.
The display goes out.
XTo switch the display on again: press the
controller.
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:
Rroute guidance on routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance
Rcalculation of expected time of arrival
Switching automatic time on and off
The
Automatic Time Settingsfunction is
used to activate or deactivate the automatic
setting of the time and date. This function is
activated when the vehicle leaves the factory.
XPress the Øbutton on the COMAND
control panel.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press
the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo select Automatic Time Settings:
press the controller.
XTo switch the function on Oor off ª:
press the controller.
Setting the time zone
To set the time zone, the Automatic Time
Settingsfunction must be activated.
XPress theØbutton on the COMAND
control panel.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press
the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo select Time Zone:: turn and press the
controller.
A list of countries appears. The #dot indi-
cates the current setting.
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System settings
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XSelect 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.
XTo select the desired time zone:turn and
press the controller.
The time zone is accepted.
A list of available options for setting sum-
mer time appears (
Ypage 42).
Setting summer and standard time
The Daylight Saving Timemenu is not
available in all countries.
You can use the Daylight Saving Time
menu to set automatic summer time change-
over or switch the summer time setting on or
off. The changeover to summer time advan-
ces the time by one hour.
XPress theØbutton on the COMAND
control panel.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press
the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo select Daylight Saving Time: turn
and press the controller.
A list with options appears.
XTo select Automatic,Onor Off: turn and
press the controller.
SettingFunction
AutomaticThe summer and
standard time are
automatically
changed over.
OnThe clock is
advanced one hour
ahead of standard
time.
OffThe standard time
for the chosen time
zone is selected.
Manual time setting
iUsing the manual time settings, you can
set the time forwards or backwards by up to
several hours.
XPress the Øbutton on the COMAND
control panel.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press
the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo select Set Time Manually: turn and
press the controller.
A menu with an analog clock appears.
XTo set the hour: turn the controller.
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System settings
XTo highlight the minutes:slide9 the
controller.
XTo set the minutes: turn and press the
controller.
The time is accepted.
The Automatic Time Settings
function
is deactivated ª.
If 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.
iIf Automatic Time Settingsis 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.
XPress the Øbutton on the COMAND
control panel.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press
the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo select Format: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select the desired date format: turn
and press the controller.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
XTo select the desired time format: turn
and press the controller.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
AbbreviationMeaning
DD.MM.YYYYDay.Month.Yea
r
date format,
year (all four
digits)
DD/MM/YYYYDay/Month/
Year
date format,
year (all four
digits)
MM/DD/YYYYMonth/Day/
Year
date format,
year (all four
digits)
YY/MM/DDYear/
Month/Day
date format,
year (two dig-
its)
YYYY/MM/DDYear/
Month/Day
date format,
year (all four
digits)
YYYY-MM-DDDay - Month -
Year
date format,
year (all four
digits)
HH:MM (24 hrs)Hours : Minutes
(24 hour time
format)
HH:MM (AM/PM)Hours : Minutes
(AM/PM time
format)
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System settings
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Text reader settings
XPress theØbutton on the COMAND
control panel.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6,
turn and press the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo select Text Reader Speed: turn and
press the controller.
A list appears.
XSelect Fast,Mediumor Slow.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window
i
If the set system language is not suppor-
ted by the Voice Control System, English
will be selected.
The help window also shows you information
on audible instructions:
Rduring individualization
Rduring subsequent operation of the Voice
Control System
XPress the Øbutton on the COMAND
control panel.
XTo select System Settings: slide6,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Voice Control: turn and press
the controller.
XSelect Help Window.
You have switched the help window on O
or off ª.
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).
WiFi
Overview
USA:
To establish a WiFi connection between
COMAND and a WiFi-enabled device, such as
a tablet computer or smartphone:
RActivate WiFi on COMAND and WiFi on the
device you wish to connect.
If COMAND is to be used as a WiFi hotspot:
RCOMAND must be connected to an Inter-
net-enabled mobile phone via Bluetooth®
or USB.
RThe Internet access data for the mobile
phone network provider must be selected
or set for COMAND.
REstablish an Internet connection with
COMAND.
Canada:
Prerequisites for establishing a WiFi connec-
tion between COMAND and a WiFi hotspot of a WiFi-enabled device, such as a smartphone,
or another hotspot:
RSwitch on WiFi on COMAND.
RSwitch on WiFi hotspot on an external
device (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
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System settings
Activating WiFi (USA)
XPress theØ buttonon th eCOMAND
control panel.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slide 6the
controller .
XTo select System Settings:press th e
controller .
XTo selectWiFi:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler .
The WiF imen uappears.
XTo select th eActivateO option :press
th econtroller .
Activating WiFi (Canada)
XPress theØ buttonon th eCOMAND
control panel.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slide 6the
controller .
XTo select System Settings:pre ssthe
controller .
XTo selectWiFi:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler .
The WiF imen uappears.
XTo select th eActivateO option :pre ss
th econtroller .
Available WiF ihot spots are searched for
and displayed.
Connecting the device
Gene ral notes
The exact WiF iconnection procedure may
var ydepending on th edevice to be connec -
ted. Follow th einstruction sthat are shown in
th edisplay. Further information can be foun d
on th eoperating instruction sfor th edevice
you wish to connect.
Selecting a hotspot (Canada)
XPresstheØ buttonon th eCOMAND
control panel.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slide 6the
controller .
XTo select System Settings:pre ssthe
controller .
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System settings
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