2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class change time

Selecting announcements
XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Settings.
XSelect an option.
Switch the option on Oor off ª.
Announce
Street
Names
COMAND announces the
names of the streets to which
the impending change of
direction will lead.
Audio
Fadeout
The volume of an active
media source is automati-
cally reduced during a navi-
gation announcement.
Audible
Info Dur‐
ing
Phone
Call
The navigation message is
also given during telephone
calls.
Gas on
Reserve
Function activated: once the
reserve fuel tank level is
reached, a message appears
to help you start a gas station
search.
Atten‐
tion
Assist
Function activated: if ATTEN-
TION ASSIST displays a warn-
ing in the multifunction dis-
play, a message appears in
the COMAND display when
driving on a highway. This can
help you start a rest stop
search.
For further information on
ATTENTION ASSIST, see the
vehicle Operator's Manual.
Using car pool lanes
You can include carpool lanes (HOV or car
sharing lanes) in the route calculation.
If you use HOV or carpool lanes, please
observe the applicable laws as well as the
local and time limitation conditions.
Carpool lanes may only be used under certain
conditions. They can normally be used when
there are two people in the vehicle. However,
there are also carpool lanes which can only be
used when there are three or more people in
the vehicle. In California, single drivers may
also use the carpool lanes if the vehicle's
emission or consumption values are below
the prescribed levels.
Carpool lanes may be reserved for specific
times (e.g. during the peak period).
Carpool lanes are indicated by a diamond
symbol on specific road signs and on the road
surface. The road signs may also include the
designation CARPOOL. The lanes are
arranged as a separate lane next to the others
or are built as a physically separate lane.
Depending on the setting under Number of
Occupants in the Vehicle:, COMAND
uses carpool lanes when calculating the
route. During route guidance, visual and audi-
68Basic settings
Navigation

XTo select a destination:press the con-
troller.
The list contains the Menu
menu item. If
several destinations are available in the
area around the crosshair, these are also
displayed.
XTo show the menu: press the controller.
XTo select a destination from the selection
list: turn and press the controller.
If the digital map provides navigable
address data, you will see the destination
address in the address entry menu.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart.
Entering intermediate destinations
Introduction
You can also map the route to the destination yourself by entering up to four intermediate
destinations. The sequence of the intermedi-
ate destinations can be changed at any time.
COMAND provides a selection of predefined
POIs in eight categories, e.g. Restaurants
for a quick selection. You can also use the
destination entry options to enter intermedi-
ate destinations.
Creating intermediate destinations
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 Intermediate Destinations.
The destination is entered in the intermedi-
ate destinations menu.
XTo select Add New:: press the controller.
XTo select a POI category or Other: turn and
press the controller.
After selecting one of the eight POI cate-
gories, available POIs are displayed:
Ralong the route
Rin the vicinity
COMAND first searches for destinations on
the route. The search for destinations is
then initiated in the area around the current
vehicle position.
XAfter selecting Other, select one of the
destination entry options.
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Navigation
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Starting route calculation
XSelectStart.
Changing the name and symbol
XSelect Edit.
XSelectChange NameorEdit Icon.
XTo change name: enter character
(
Ypage 33).
XTo change symbol: select a symbol.
The symbol is saved.
Route guidance
General notes
Always observe the traffic regulations when
driving. Road and traffic rules and regulations
always have priority over system driving rec-
ommendations.
COMAND calculates the route to the destina-
tion without taking account of the following,
for example:
Rtraffic lights
Rstop and yield signs
Rparking or stopping restrictions
Rroad narrowing
Rtemporary traffic rules and regulations
COMAND may give differing navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traffic situation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. For example, if the road layout or the
direction of a one-way street has been
changed.
Route guidance begins once a route has been
calculated (
Ypage 71).
COMAND guides you to your destination by
means of navigation announcements in the
form of audible navigation announcements
and route guidance displays.
Navigation messages guide you during the
journey without distracting you from traffic
conditions or driving. Please always use this
feature instead of consulting the map display
for directions. The symbols or the map display could distract you from traffic conditions and
driving.
The route guidance displays can be seen if
navigation mode is switched on.
If you do not follow the navigation announce-
ments or if you leave the calculated route,
COMAND automatically calculates a new
route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
Rduring route guidance, COMAND tries to
avoid roads with restricted access. Those
roads, for example, that are closed to
through-traffic.
Rroads that have time restrictions (e.g.
closed on Sundays and public holidays) areconsidered for route guidance on days
when they are open. For this purpose, the
relevant times must be correctly stored in
the database.
Change of direction
Overview
Changes of direction have three phases:
Rpreparation phase
Rannouncement phase
Rchange-of-direction phase
Changes in direction are also shown in the
multifunction display of the instrument clus-
ter (see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
Preparation phase
COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
change of direction, e.g. with the announce-
ment "Prepare to turn right". You see the full-
screen map.
Route guidance87
Navigation
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Announcement phase
:Pointat whic hth echang eof direction
takes plac e(whit edot )
;Change of direction (turn right here)
=Distanc eto th ene xt chang eof direction
COMAND announce sth eimminent chang eof
direction .The chang eof direction is
announce dahead of time, wit hth eannounce -
men t"Turn right in 30 0meters", for example.
The display is no wsplit int otwo sectors .The
map is shown on th elef tside of th edisplay,
and adetailed imag eof th eintersection or a
3D imag eof th eimminent chang eof direction
is shown on th eright side of th edisplay.
Change-of-directi onphase
COMAND announce san imminent chang eof
direction .The chang eof direction is
announce dahead of time, e.g. wit hth e
announcemen t"Now tur nright".
The display is split in two lik ein th eannounce -
men tphase.
The chang eof direction is performed when
th elight-colored bar on th eright drops down
to 0ft and th ecurren tvehicl eposition symbol has reached th
ewhit echange-of-direction
point.
When th echang eof direction is completed,
th emap will appear in full scree nmod eagain .
Display onhighways
The imag eshows an exampl eof rout eguid-
anc eat ahighway intersection when driving
on ahighway.
Lane rec ommendations
Display on multi-lane roads
:Lanes no trecommended (dar kgray)
;Possible lan e(ligh tgray)
=Recommended lanes (white)
If th edigital map contain sth erelevan tdata,
COMAND can display lan erecommendation s
on multilan eroad sfor th ene xt chang eof
direction .
Lan eno trecommended ::you will no tbe
able to complete th ene xtchang eof direction
if you stay in this lane.
88Route guidance
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).
Take alternative route
If the CalculateAlternativeRoutesset-
ting is activated O, different routes will be
offered each time a route is calculated
(
Ypage 67).
You can also view these for the current route
any time from COMAND.
Route 1 is calculated with the current settings
for the route type and route options and
shown with a dark blue line.
Routes 2 and 3 are alternatives to route 1 and
also displayed with a dark blue line.
Route 4 is the most economic route and is
displayed with a green line.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Alternative Route.
Route 1 is shown.
XTo display additional routes: select Nextor
Prev.
.
XTo start a new route guidance: select
Start
.
Route list
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Route List.
The route list shows the next change of
direction and the immediate distances
from the current vehicle position.
XTo display additional route sections:
turn the controller.
The position of the change of direction that
belongs to the respective route section is
indicated on the map with a cross.
92Route guidance
Navigation

SIRIUS XM service
Displaying SIRIUS XM service informa-
tion
You can display the SIRIUS XM service infor-
mation.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect SIRIUS Service.
The provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM)
and the serial number of your service mod-
ule are displayed.
Registering the SIRIUS XM service
XCall the provider telephone number shown on the COMAND display.
iYou can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.sirius.com (USA).
Once the connection has been established:
XFollow the service employee's instructions.
The activation process may take up to
10 minutes.
If registration is not included when purchas-
ing the system, your credit card details will be
required to activate your account.
Updating the digital map
Introduction
The digital maps generated by the map soft-
ware become outdated in the same way as
conventional road maps. Optimal route guid-
ance can only be provided by the navigation
system in conjunction with the most up-to-
date map software.
Information about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. You can have the dig-
ital map updated there using a data medium,
or you can update it yourself.
For North American countries, it is possible to
update the map data for COMAND free of
charge for a period of three years. Information
on the availability of this service for your vehi-
cle can be obtained from your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Entitlement to the free update
For the first three years after your vehicle is
registered, you are entitled to all available
updates to the map software for COMAND.
They are usually installed during a regular
vehicle service. After this period, you can pur-
chase further updates from your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
The free updates relate to the vehicle and not
to an individual. If there is a change of own-
ership within the three years after first regis-
tration, the new owner is entitled to the map
software updates.
Updating at an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center
If an update for your map software is availa-
ble, you will receive it free of charge at your
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center during
your vehicle's annual service. You can
arrange a separate appointment for this at
your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center on
request.
The update can only be performed:
Rat an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
Rfor navigation data for North America
The map software is not provided on DVD.
Carrying out a manual update
After the free update of the map data has
expired or when buying map data, you can
update the data yourself.
The update process may take some time (up
to 45 minutes), depending on the size of the
106Map functions
Navigation

Calling up the telephone menu
XPress%.
Showing the menu bar
XSlide 6the controller.
If the mobile phone connected supports the
MAP Bluetooth
®profile ( Message Access
Profile), the 1menu item is available. Fur-
ther information on text messages and e-mail
(
Ypage 138).
If you have an unread text message or e-mail,
the 0 mail symbol is displayed in the sta-
tus bar. The symbol disappears once you have
read the text message or e-mail. The ú
symbol is displayed as soon as the message
memory on the connected mobile phone is
full. The symbol disappears once you delete
at least one message.
Connecting/disconnecting a mobile
phone
Prerequisites
For telephony via the Bluetooth®interface,
you require a Bluetooth®-capable mobile
phone. The mobile phone must support
Hands-Free Profile 1.0 or above.
On COMAND
XActivate Bluetooth®(Ypage 48).
On the mobile phone
XSwitch on the mobile phone and enter the
PIN when prompted to do so (see the man- ufacturer's operating instructions).
XActivate Bluetooth®and, if necessary,
Bluetooth®visibility for other devices (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
This visibility is for restricted periods of
time on some mobile phones (see the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions).
XSet the Bluetooth®device name for the
mobile phone if necessary.
The device names for all of one manufactur-
er's products might be identical. To make it possible to clearly identify your mobile phone,
change the device name (see the manufac-
turer's operating instructions). The name can
be freely selected.
If the mobile phone supports the PBAP
( Phone Book Access Profile) and MAP
( Message AccessProfile) Bluetooth
®pro-
files, the following information will be trans-
mitted after you connect:
RPhone book
RCall lists
RText messages and e-mails
Further information on allowing or suppress-
ing the automatic download of the phone
book (
Ypage 132).
The battery of the mobile phone should
always be kept sufficiently charged in order to
prevent malfunctions.
iNot all mobile phones available on the
market are equally suitable. You can obtain
more detailed information about suitable
mobile phones and about the connection
between the mobile phone and COMAND
on the Internet at
www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com .
You can also obtain more information by
calling.
In the USA, you can get in touch with the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Cen-
ter on 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372 ).
In Canada, you can get in touch with the
Customer Relations Center on
1-800-387-0100.
iSome displays (e.g. the signal strength)
depend on the supported version of the
Hands-Free Profile.
114Connecting/disconnecting a mobile phone
Telephone

XTo selectConn. Device: turn and press
the controller.
The device list appears.
XTo highlight the desired mobile phone in the
device list: turn the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Reception VolumeorTrans‐
mission Volume: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select a volume setting: turn the con-
troller.
XTo accept changes: press the controller.
iIncorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls.
Using the telephone
Accepting a call
XTo select Accept: press the controller.
or
XPress 6on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The call is accepted.
Additional functions available during a call
(
Ypage 120).
Adjusting the call volume (
Ypage 118).
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 123).
iYou can also accept the call by voice com-
mand using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
iIf the phone number of the caller is trans-
ferred, it appears in the display. If the
phone number is saved in the phone book,
the contact's name and picture are also
displayed. If the phone number is not trans-
ferred, Unknown
is shown in the display.
Rejecting a call
XTo select Reject: turn and press the con-
troller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Making a call
Using the telephone menu
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select all numbers one after the other in
the telephone menu: turn and press the
controller each time.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 123).
Using the number keypad on the upper
section of the center console
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XEnter the digits using the number keypad.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Redial
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The list of outgoing calls is displayed. The
most recently dialed number is at the top.
XTo select an entry and make a call: turn and
press the controller.
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 123).
Using the telephone119
Telephone
Z