2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class CABRIOLET Comand Manual

Adding favorites
Adding predefined favorites
XPress th efavorite sbutto non th econtroller .
The favorite sare displayed.
XTo sho wthemen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select Reassign:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
The categorie sfor th eavailable favorite sare
displayed.
XTo select acategory: turnth econtroller and
press to confirm .
The corresponding favorite sare displayed.
XTo select afavorite: turnand press th econ-
troller .
XTo add afavorit eat th edesired position:
tur nand press th econtroller .
If there is already afavorite at this position ,
then this will be deleted.
Adding your own favorites
You can creat eyour own favorite sto help you to
use these functions, for example:
RCallin gup telephon enumber sfrom th etele-
phone book
RSelecting aradi ostation
RSkippin gto aspecific plac ein atrack or an
audio book
RCallin gup preferred media
RSelecting navigation destination sfor rout e
calculation
The exampl eshows how to store atelephon e
number from th etelephon ebook as afavorite .
XCall up th ephone book .
XSearchfor th econtact and display th ephone
number .
XTo add atelephone number as afavorit e
at th edesired position: press and hold the
favorite sbutto non th econtroller until th e
favorite sare displayed.
XTurn and press th econtroller .
If there is already afavorite at this position ,
then this will be deleted.
Renaming favorites
XPress th efavorite sbutto non th econtroller .
The favorite sare displayed.
XTo select afavorit eto be renamed: turnth e
controller .
XTo showthemen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select Rename:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler .
XEnte rcharacters usin gth econtroller .
XTo finish th eentry :select OK.
The favorite is renamed .
Moving favorites
XPress thefavorite sbutto non th econtroller .
The favorite sare displayed.
XTo select afavorit eto be moved: turnth e
controller .
XTo showthemen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select Move:tur nand press th econtroller .
XTo storeafavorit ein th edesired order:
tur nand press th econtroller .
The favorite is moved.
If on efavorite is store dove ranother one, this
is then is deleted.
Deleting favorites
XPress th efavorite sbutto non th econtroller .
The favorite sare displayed.
XTo select afavorit eto be deleted: turnth e
controller .
XTo showthemen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller .
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Overview and operation

XTo selectDelete: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select YesorNo: turn and press the con-
troller.
If you select Yes
the favorite is deleted. Nocancels the procedure.
32Favorites
Overview and operation

Your multimediasyste mequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipment of your multi-
media system, as available at th etime of going
to press. Country-specifi cdifference sare pos -
sible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle may no t
feature all function sdescribed here. Thi salso
applies to safety-relevan tsystems an dfunc-
tions.
Read th einformation on qualifie dspecialis t
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 mus tobserv eth elegal requirements fo rth e
country in whic hyou are currentl ydrivin gwhen
operatin gmobile communication sequipment in
th evehicle.
Display settings
Setting th ebrightness
The brightness detecte dby th edisplay ligh tsen -
sor affects th esetting option sfo rthis function .
XPress theØ button.
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 select th edesired brightness: turn and
press th econtroller .
Display design
The display feature soptimize ddesign sfo rday-
time an dnight-time operation .You can set th e
design by manually selecting day or night design
or opt fo ran automatic setting .
XPress theØ button.
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 .
XTo selec tDa yMode,Nigh tModeor Auto:
turn an dpress th econtroller .
The #dot indicates th ecurren tsetting .
Display settings33
System settings
Z

DesignExplanation
Day ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to day design .
Night ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to night design .
AutoIn th eAut osetting ,th e
multimedia system evalu-
ate sth ereading sfrom th e
automatic vehicl eligh t
sensor and automatically
switches th edisplay
design .
Switching the display on/off
XPress th eØ button.
XTo select DisplayOff:slid e6, turnand
press th econtroller .
The display goe sout .
or
XPress th e_ buttonon th econtroller .
The display goe sout .
XTo switch th edispla yon again: press the
controller .
Time settings
Gene ral inform ation
The multimedia system can automatically set
thetime and date.
The followin gnavigation system function s
require th etime, time zone and summer/stand-
ard time to be set correctl yin order to wor k
properly:
Rrout eguidance on routes wit htime-depend -
en ttraffic guidance
Rcalculation of expecte dtime of arrival
Switching automatic ti me onand off
TheAutomatic Tim eSettingsfunction is
used to activat eor deactivat eth eautomatic
setting of th etime and date. This function is
activated when th evehicl eleaves th efactory.
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo select Time:slid e6, turnand press th e
controller .
A men uappears.
XTo select AutomaticTimeSettings:press
th econtroller .
XTo switch th efunction on Oor off ª:press
th econtroller .
Setting the ti mezone
To set th etime zone ,th eAutomatic Tim eSettingsfunction mustbe activated.
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo select Time:slid e6, turnand press th e
controller .
A men uappears.
XTo select TimeZone::tur nand press th e
controller .
A list of countrie sappears. The #dot indi-
cates th ecurren tsetting .
XSelectth ecountry you are currentl yin by
turnin gand pressing th econtroller .
The country is accepted.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on th ecountry selected.
XTo select th edesired time zone: turnand
press th econtroller .
The time zone is accepted.
A list of available option sfor setting summer
time appear s (
Ypage 34).
Setting sum mer and standard ti me
TheDaylightSavingTimemen uis no tavail -
able in all countries.
You can use th eDaylight
SavingTim emen u
to set automatic summer time changeover or
switch th esummer time setting on or off .The
changeover to summer time advance sth etime
by on ehour .
34Time settings
System settings

XPress theØbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press the
controller.
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 sev-
eral hours.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press the
controller.
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.
XTo highlight the minutes: slide9 the
controller.
XTo set the minutes: turn and press the con-
troller.
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 reactiva-
ted, 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 format for all displays in the vehicle.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Format: turn and press the control-
ler.
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.
Time settings35
System settings
Z

AbbreviationMeaning
DD.MM.YYYYDay.Month.Year
date format,
year (all fourdig-
its)
DD/MM/YYYYDay/Month/
Year
date format,
year (all four dig-
its)
MM/DD/YYYYMonth /Day/
Year
date format,
year (all four dig-
its)
YY/MM/DDYear/
Month /Day
date format,
year (two digit s)
YYYY/MM/DDYear/
Month/Day
date format,
year (all four dig-
its)
YYYY-MM-DDDay - Month -
Year
date format,
year (all four dig-
its)
HH:MM (24 hrs)Hours : Minutes
(24 hour time
format)
HH:MM (AM/PM)Hours : Minutes
(AM/PM time
format)
Text reader settings
XPress the Øbutton on the COMAND con-
trol panel.
or
XPress Vehicleinthe main function bar.
The veh iclemenu is displ ayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6, turn
and press the controller.
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 isnot supported
by the Voice Control System, English will be
selected.
The help window also shows you information on
audible instructions:
Rduring ind ividualization
Rduring subsequent operation of the Voice
Control System
XPress the Øbutton.
XTo select System Settings: slide6, turn
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select VoiceControl: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Help Window.
You have switched the help window on Oor
off ª.
More information on the Voice Control System
is available inthe separate operating instruc-
tions.
Individualization
Using ind ividualization, you can fine-tune the
Voice Control System to your own voice. This
will help improve voice recognition (see the sep-
arate operating instructions).
WiFi
Overview
USA:
36WiFi
System settings

Requirement for establishing aWiF iconnection
between th emultimedia system and aWiFi-ena-
bled device ,suc has atablet computer or smart -
phone:
RWiF imus tbe activated on th emultimedia sys-
te m and on th edevice to be connected.
If th emultimedia system is to be used as aWiF i
hotspot:
RThe multimedia system mus tbe connecte dto
an Internet-enabled mobile phon evia Blue -
toot h
®or USB.
RThe Internet access dat afor th emobile phon e
network provide rmus tbe selected or set in
th emultimedia system.
RAn Internet connection mus tbe established
on th emultimedia system.
Canada :
Requirement sfor establishin g aWiF iconnec -
tion between th emultimedia system and aWiF i
hotspo tof aWiFi-enabled device ,suc has a
smartphone, or another hotspot:
RWiF imus tbe activated on th emultimedia sys-
tem.
RSwitc hon WiF ihotspo ton an external device
(see th emanufacturer' soperating instruc-
tions).
Activating WiFi (USA)
XPress th eØ buttonon th eCOMAND con-
trol panel.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slid e6 the
controller .
XTo select System Settings:press th econ-
troller .
XTo select WiFi:tur nand press th econtroller .
The WiF imen uappears.
XTo select th eActivateO option :press th e
controller .
Activating WiFi (Canada)
XPress theØ buttonon th eCOMAND con-
trol panel.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slid e6 the
controller .
XTo select System Settings:press th econ-
troller .
XTo select WiFi:tur nand press th econtroller .
The WiF imen uappears.
XTo select th eActivateO option :press th e
controller .
Available WiF ihotspots are searched for and
displayed.
Connecting the device
General notes
The exact WiF iconnection procedure may var y
depending on th edevice to be connected. Fol-
low th einstruction sthat are shown in th edis-
play. Further information ;see th emanufactur -
er' soperating instructions.
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System settings
Z

Selecting a hotspot (Canada)
XPress theØbutton on the COMAND con-
trol panel.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide6the
controller.
XTo select System Settings: press the con-
troller.
XTo select WiFi: turn and press the controller.
The WiFi menu appears. A search for hotspots
is carried out.
XTo select a hotspot: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu for making the connection appears.
Connecting a device via WPS PIN (USA)
Prerequisite:
For this type of connection, the device to be
connected must support "Connect using WPS
PIN".
XSelect Connect via WPS PIN.
XSelect the vehicle from the device to be con-
nected and "Connect using WPS PIN". The vehicle is displayed with the SSID
MB Hot‐
spot XXXXX.
The device to be connected generates a PIN.
XAlso enter this PIN into the multimedia sys-
tem.
XTo confirm the entry: press the controller.
Connecting a device via WPS PIN (Can-
ada)
Prerequisite:
For this type of connection, the device to be
connected must support "Connect using WPS
PIN".
XPress theØbutton on the COMAND con-
trol panel.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XSelect System Settings.
The System Settingsmenu is displayed.
XTo select WiFi: turn and press the controller.
The WiFi menu appears.
XSelect one of the hotspots that has been
found.
A menu for making the connection appears.
XSelect Connect via WPS PIN.
XEnter the WPS PIN generated by the multime-
dia system into the device.
XTo confirm the entry: press the controller.
Connecting a device via WPS PBC (USA)
Prerequisite:
For this type of connection, the device to be
connected must support "Connect via push but-
ton".
38WiFi
System settings