XTo show the menu:slide4 the con-
troller.
The menu for the selected functions
appears. Depending on the operation, the
marking is shown in main function bar (top) or menu bar (bottom).
XTo select a menu item: turn and press the
controller.
If you have selected a menu item from the
main function bar, switch to the last menu
set for the selected function.
The menu bar features options within the
currently set function.
Selecting the operating mode for a
main function
For the main functions, e.g. communication
or media, you can choose from the available
operating modes.
In the communication menu, you can:
Rswitch to telephone mode
Rcall up the address book
Rcall up the Internet
Rcall up the digital operating instructions for
the telephone/®
XPress the %button.
The phone menu appears.
XTo call up the menu: press the%but-
ton again.
or
XTo select Tel/®: slide5and press the
controller.
The communication menu appears. Phone
is at the front.
XTo select Internet, for instance, turn and
press the controller.
Character entry (telephony)
Entering characters using the charac-
ter bar
In the example, a new entry is added to the
phone book (
Ypage 125). The new entry has
three input lines for entering the last name,
first name and phone number. The input line
for the surname is selected automatically.
Entering characters
XTurn and press the controller.
The character selected in character bar ;
is entered into surname input line :.
XEnter the complete last name.
Deleting individual characters
XTo switch to the bottom line of the charac-
ter bar: slide 6the controller.
XTo select F: turn and press the controller.
The character last entered is deleted.
Deleting an entire entry
XTo switch to the bottom line of the charac-
ter bar: slide 6the controller.
XTo select F: turn and hold the controller
until the entire entry has been deleted.
32Character entry (telephony)
Overview and operation
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 for
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).
44WiFi
System settings
Changing the name of the SSID (USA)
XPress theØbutton on the COMAND
control panel.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select System Settings: press the
controller.
XTo select WiFi: turn and press the control-
ler.
The WiFi menu appears.
XTo select ChangeSSID: turn and press the
controller.
A dialog for entering the SSID appears.
XEnter the new SSID.
XTo select ¬: turn and press the control-
ler.
The new SSID is shown on the device to be
connected and in the Connect Using
Security Keymenu.
iDevice connections established using the
previous SSID will no longer work after the
SSID is changed. You have to reconnect
these devices (
Ypage 45).
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:
Ruse the hands-free system
Restablish an Internet connection
Rlisten to music using Bluetooth®Audio
Rexchange vCards
Bluetooth
®is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth®
X
Press the Øbutton 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 Activate Bluetooth: turn and
press the controller.
This switches Bluetooth
®on O or off ª.
Setting the system language
This function allows you to determine the lan-
guage for the menu displays and the naviga-
tion messages. The selected language affects
the characters available for entry.
iThe navigation announcements are not
available in all languages. If a language is
not available, the navigation announce-
ments will be in English.
iWhen you set the system language, the
language of the Voice Control System will
change accordingly. If it is not supported by
48Setting the system language
System settings
The search results are divided into catego-
ries, such as addresses. The number of
exact/total hits is shown in brackets.
Further search results are displayed, ifPOI
Searchand/orFuzzy Searchare activated
in the search options (
Ypage 73).
XTo select an address: press the controller.
The search results are displayed.
Exact hits are shown at the very top of the list.
Hits are listed alphabetically. The search term that you entered is highlighted in orange in
the entries.
XSelect an entry: turn and press the control-ler.
The address entry menu appears, showing
the destination address.
XTo start route calculation: select Start.
XTo select POI:selectPOIs in the
VicinityorAll POIsby turning and
pressing controller.
A list appears. The search results are dis-
played according to the linear distance,
starting with those closest.
XSelect a POI.
The POI is shown.
XTo start route calculation: select Start.
XTo select online search:selectOnline
Searchby turning and pressing the con-
troller.
The search switches to the online func-
tions.
Online search requirement (USA): mbrace
must be activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 149). Requirement for the online search (Can-
ada): a mobile phone must be connected
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196) with COMAND.
Selecting search options
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Keyword Search.
XTo select SearchOptions: slide5, turn
and press the controller.
XSelect Fuzzy SearchorPOI Search.
Switch the setting on Oor off ª.
The error-tolerant search is useful if parts
of the address are incomplete or the spell-
ing is unclear.
The POI search takes into account points of interest in the search.
Selecting a state/province
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Keyword Search.
XTo select State/Province: slide5, turn
and press the controller.
States/provinces are sorted alphabeti-
cally.
XTo select a state/province : turn and press
the controller.
Using online search
Requirement (USA): mbrace must be activa-
ted for Internet access (
Ypage 149).
Destination entry73
Navigation
Z
SelectionInstructions
Search By Name
Searches for all POIs on
the digital map or around
one of the three previ-
ously specified positions
XCall up the POI menu (Ypage 74).
XTo selectSearch By Name: turn and press the controller.
XSelectAll POIsor one of the three previously selected posi-
tions.
The POI list with character bar appears.
XEnter a name.
or
XTo select Mercedes-Benz Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
SearchByPhoneNum‐
ber
All POIs with a telephone
number can be selected.
XCall up the POI menu (Ypage 74).
XTo select SearchByPhoneNumber: turn and press the con-
troller.
You will see a list of phone numbers.
XEnter the telephone number.
The telephone number consists of:
Rthe country code (international dialing code)
Rthe area code
When entering the area code, omit the leading "0"
Rthe telephone number of the participating caller
Selecting a POI category
POI categories appear after choosing the
menu items Near Destination
,Current
Positionand after entering another city.
XTurn and press the controller.
The Gsymbol after an entry shows that
further categories are available.
XSelect a sub-category.
The POI search covers a 240 mile (400 km)
radius around the selected position. Once the search is completed, the POI list
is displayed.
The search results display the following
information:
Ran arrow that shows the linear direction
to the POI (search around vehicle posi-
tion)
Rthe linear distance to the POI
Rthe name of the POI
XSelect a POI.
The complete address of the POI is shown.
Selecting a POI
Requirement for "Calling up POI": a mobile
phone must be connected to COMAND
(
Ypage 114).
Requirements for "Viewing the vicinity of the
destination" and "Loading data from the Inter- net" (USA): mbrace must be activated for
Internet access (
Ypage 149).
Destination entry77
Navigation
Z
Requirementsfor "Viewin gth evicinit yof th e
destination "and "Loadin gdat afrom th eInter-
net" (Canada): amobile phone mus tbe con-
nected via Bluetoot h
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196) wit hCOMAND .
The complet eaddress of th ePOI is shown.
Viewing th evicinit yof th edestination
XTo select ::turnand press th econtroller .
If stree timages are available, th estree tin
th evicinit yof th edestination address is
shown.
Calling up th ema p
XSelec tMap.
XMov eth emap, chang eth emap scale
(
Ypage 78) and select th ePOI .
Calling up aPOI
XSelec tCal l.
If aphone number is available, COMAND
switches to th etelephon efunction .
Loading data from th eInternet
XSelec twww.
If an Internet address is available, dat ais
loade dfrom th eInternet .
Saving aPOI
XTo select Save:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler .
The POI can be saved as:
Rhom eaddress
Ranavigabl eaddress boo kcontact
(
Ypage 128)
Ra personal destination on th eSD memory
car d (
Ypage 99) Starting rout
ecalculation
XTo select StartorContinue:tur nand
press th econtroller .
If Calculate Alternative Routes
is
enabled in th ebasic settings, th emen u
item Continue
is displayed instead of
Start
(Ypage 66).
Usin gth eMa p
:Crosshai r
;Distanceof crosshair position from cur -
ren tvehicl eposition
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
ß button.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide6 thecontrol -
ler .
XTo select Destination:tur nand press th e
controller .
XSelectUsing Map.
The map wit hcrosshair is shown.
XTo move th emap: slide1, 4or
2 thecontroller .
XTo change th ema pscale: turnth econ-
trolle runtil th edesire dmap scale is selec-
ted.
The scale is displayed at th ebottom.
To enlarg eth emap: tur nth econtroller
counter-clockwise .
To zoom th emap out :tur nth econtroller
clockwise .
78Destination entry
Navigation
SelectionStep
Address
Entry
XEnter a destination by
address (
Ypage 70).
Keyword
Search
XSelect a destination by
means of a keyword
search (
Ypage 72).
From Last
Destinations
XSelect a destination
from the list of last des-
tinations (
Ypage 74).
From Con‐
tacts
XSelect a contact from
the address book as
the destination
(
Ypage 74).
From POIsXSelect a point of inter-
est (
Ypage 74).
Using MapXEnter a destination
using the map
(
Ypage 78).
From Memory
Card
XSelect a personal POI
(
Ypage 85).
From
Mercedes-
Benz Apps
XEnter a destination
from Mercedes-Benz
Apps (
Ypage 82).
Using Geo-
Coordinates
XEnter a destination
using the geo-coordi-
nates (
Ypage 82).
XTo select a POI: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
After selecting a POI or entering a destina-
tion, the address of the intermediate des-
tination is displayed.
After entering a destination using the map,
the address entry menu is displayed.Start
is highlighted.
XTo call up a map:selectMapby turning and
pressing the controller.
You can move the map and select the des-
tination.
XTo make a call: selectCall.
If the intermediate destination has a tele-
phone number and a mobile phone is con-
nected to COMAND (
Ypage 114), the call
is connected.
XTo load data from the Internet: select
www
.
If an Internet address is available, data is
loaded from the Internet.
XTo store an intermediate destination in
the destination memory: selectSave
(Ypage 98).
XTo accept an intermediate destination:
selectOK
by pressing the controller.
The destination is entered in the intermedi-
ate destinations menu.
80Destination entry
Navigation
RUSA: view the vicinity of the destination if
street images are available and mbrace is
activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 149)
RCanada: view the vicinity of the destina-
tion if street images are available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196)
RUSA: download data from the Internet if
an Internet address is available and
mbrace is activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 114)
RCanada: download data from the Internet
if an Internet address is available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196)
Rselect for route guidance and a route to it
calculated (
Ypage 71).
Using the traffic jam function
Highway information enables the use of the
traffic jam function. The remaining route on
the highway in this case is blocked in the
direction of travel from the selected exit.
XTo select Detour: turn and press the con-
troller.
The traffic jam function appears
(
Ypage 93).
Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see
the checkered flag. Route guidance is fin-
ished.
Navigation announcements
Repeating navigation announcements
If you missed the current navigation
announcement, you can call it up again.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XSelect +: turn and press the controller.
iIf you previously assigned the Repeat
SpokenDrivingRecomm.function to the
Favorites button, you can select the func-
tion using the Favorites button instead
(
Ypage 49).
Setting the volume manually
XDuring a navigation announcement, turn
the qcontrol knob.
iWhen you start the engine, the volume will
be at its lowest setting.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off
XTo deactivate navigation messages: dur-
ing a navigation announcement, press the
90Route guidance
Navigation