2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC-Class display

Favorites button
With the favorites button, you can select, add
oredit favorites.
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select a favorite: turn and press the
controller.
Other functions (
Ypage 34).
Touchpad
For COMAND with touchpad: alternatively,
you can use the touchpad to select and enter information (
Ypage 24).
Multifunction steering wheel
:Multifunction display
;Right control panel
=Left control panel
Right control panel
~RRejects or ends a call
RExits the telephone book/redial
memory
6RMakes or accepts a call
RSwit ches to the redial memory
W
XRAdjusts the volume
8RMute
óSwitches on the Voice Control Sys-
tem (see the separate operating
instructions)
Touchpad
Touchpad overview
!
Do not use any sharp objects on the
touch pad.This could damage the touch-
pad.
:Touch-sensitive surface
;Favorites button
=To call upquick access for audio and tele-
phone
?Back button
Using the touchpad, you can:
Rselect menu items inthe disp lay
(
Ypage 25).
Renter characters (handwriting recognit ion)
(
Ypage 27).
Rcontrol the act iveaudio source
(
Ypage 29).
Rcreate, manage and call up favorites
(
Ypage 34).
Renter destinations innavigation
Rsave entries
Further information on operating the touch-
pad (
Ypage 25).
24Touchpad
Overview and operation

Switching the touchpad on/off
XPress theØbutton.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select SystemSettings: slide6turn
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Activate Touchpad: turn and
press the controller.
The touchpad is switched on Oor off ª.
Operating the touchpad
Selecting a menu item
XUse one finger to touch the touch-sensitive
surface.
XSwipe your finger up, down, to the left or
right.
The selection in the display moves in
accordance with the direction of move-
ment.
You can navigate in lists or menus in this way.
Confirming a selection
Do not press your finger too hard on the
touchpad. This could cause malfunctions.
XUse one finger to press the touch-sensitive
surface until you reach the pressure point.
A menu, an option or an application is star-
ted.
Calling up quick access for audio and
telephone
XUse two fingers to touch the lower part of
the touch-sensitive surface.
XSwipe your fingers up.
Quick access is displayed.
Further information on quick access for audio
and telephone (
Ypage 29).
Hiding the quick access for audio and
telephone
XUse two fingers to touch the touch-sensi-
tive surface.
XSwipe your fingers down.
Quick access is hidden.
Touchpad25
Overview and operation

Handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition overview
:Active input line
;Enters a space (Ypage 27)
=Illustration of the touch-sensitive surface
?Deletes characters (Ypage 28)
You can use handwriting recognition for text,
numbers or characters in any input line.
If the character that you have entered can be
interpreted in different ways, these options
are displayed. More information on the char-
acter suggestions (
Ypage 27).
You can additionally switch the handwriting
recognition read-aloud function on and off.
:To exit the menu
;To return to handwriting recognition
=To use the phone book or text templates
?To change the input line or the position of
the cursor
ATo change the input language
BTo finish character entry
XTo display the menu: press the touchpad.
Switching the text reader function of
the handwriting recognition on/off
You can switch the text reader function of the
handwriting recognition on or off.
XPress theØbutton.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select SystemSettings: slide6turn
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Read Out Handwriting Rec‐
ognition: turn and press the controller.
The text reader function is switched on O
or off ª.
Entering characters
Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XUse one finger to draw the desired charac-
ter on the touch-sensitive surface.
The character recognized is entered in the
input line. You can draw the next character
on the touch-sensitive surface.
If the character can be interpreted in different
ways, these options are displayed.
More information on the character sugges-
tions (
Ypage 27).
Character suggestions
XTo select a character suggestion: turn
the controller.
The selected character is entered instead
of the automatically recognized character.
Character entry can be continued.
Entering a space
Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XUse your finger to touch the touch-sensi-
tive surface and swipe to the right.
A space is entered into the input line.
Touchpad27
Overview and operation

XTo switch from handwriting recognition
on the touchpad to character entry
using the controller:press the controller.
Character entry using the controller is
active.
Quick access for audio and telephone
Changing the station/music track
Depending on the audio source that is cur-
rently activated, you can use this function to
select the next station or music track.
XCall up quick access (Ypage 25).
The current audio source is displayed.
XTo select the previous or next station or the
previous or next music track, swipe to the
left or right.
The selected station or music track is
played.
Sending DTMF tones
The function is not supported by all mobile
phones (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
XCall up quick access during a call
(
Ypage 25).
XTo select the required characters: swipe
your finger to the left or right and press.
Every character selected will be transmit-
ted immediately.
Basic functions
Switches COMAND on/off
XPress the ubutton on the center con-
sole to the right of the controller.
When you switch on COMAND, a warning
message will appear. COMAND calls up the
previously selected menu.
If you switch off COMAND, playback of the
current media source will also be switched off.
Adjusts the volume
Adjusting the volume for media sources
XTurn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
XPress the WorX button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the media source currently
selected changes.
Adjusting the volume for traffic
announcements and navigation
announcements
During traffic or navigation announcements:
XTurn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
XPress the WorX button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
iYou can set the volume for navigation
announcements to be different from the
volume of the respective media source.
Basic functions29
Overview and operation

Adjusting the volumefor phone calls
You can adjust thevolume for hands-free
mod eduring atelephon ecall .
XTurn th ethumbwheel to th eright of th e
controller .
or
XPress th eW orX buttonon th emul-
tifunction steering wheel.
iSetting th evolume for th eVoic eControl
Syste mvoice output ,see th eseparat e
operating instructions.
Switching the sound on oroff
Media source sound
XPress th ethumbwheel to th eright of th e
controller .
or
XPress th e8 buttonon th emultifunction
steering wheel.
iIf th eaudio output is switched off ,th e
status lin ewill sho wthe8 symbol. If
you switch th emedia source or chang eth e
volume, th esoun dis automatically
switched on .
Switching navigati onannouncements
off and onagain
XTo switch offnavigation announce-
ments :press th ethumbwheel to th eright
of th econtroller during th eannouncement.
The Spoken
drivin grecommendations
havebee ndeactivated.message
appears.
XTo switch navigation announcement s
back on: switch COMAND off and then on
again (
Ypage 29).
or
XStart ane wrout ecalculation (Ypage 69).or
XSelec
t+: while rout eguidance is active ,
sho wthemen uand pre ssthecontroller
(
Ypage 87) .
Basic menu displays
XPresstheÕ buttonor th eß, $,
%, orØ button.
Navigation: themap displays th ecurren t
vehicl eposition .
Radio :th ebasic men uof th elast radi o
mod e set appear s.
Media: thebasic display for th elast media
source set appears. In th eexample, SD
memory car dmod eis set.
Communication: thebasic men uof th e
last communication function set appears.
Vehicle functions: thebasic display
appear s.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide4 thecon-
troller .
The men ufor th eselected function s
appears. Dependin gon th eoperation ,th e
30Basic functions
Overview and operation

XTo select a character:turn and press the
controller.
The character selected in character bar ?
is entered into text message input line =.
XTo delete a character:switch to the bot-
tom line of the character bar by sliding 6
the controller.
XTo select F, turn and press the controller.
The character last entered is deleted.
XTo delete an entire entry: switch to the
bottom line of the character bar by sliding
6 the controller.
XTo select F, turn the controller.
XPress and hold the controller until the
entire entry is deleted.
XTo change the country setting of the
character bar: switch to the bottom line of
the character bar by sliding 6the con-
troller.
XTo select B, turn and press the control-
ler.
The available languages are displayed.
XTurn and press the controller.
Further functions available in the charac-
ter bar
SymbolFunction
ÄSwitches between digits and
symbols
*Switches the character bar to
uppercase/lowercase letters
BChanges the country setting for
the character bar
SymbolFunction
FDeletes a character/an entry
4, 5Selects the input line
2,3Moves the cursor within the
input line
¬Finishes an entry
&Cancels input
SInserts a paragraph
Character entry (navigation)
Character entry options
You can enter characters using the controller
or the touchpad. With the controller, you
enter characters using a character bar. To
enter using the touchpad, draw the character
in the entry field. COMAND supports this
using a handwriting recognition function.
Entering characters using the charac-
ter bar
:Characters STUTentered by the user
(orange)
;Characters EBÜLLautomatically added by
COMAND
=To switch to keyword search
?Characters not currently available
ACurrently selected character
BCharacters currently available
CCharacter bar
32Character entry (navigation)
Overview and operation

SymbolFunction
èSwitches to keyword search
(
Ypage 70)
4,5Selects the input line
2,3Moves the cursor within the
input line
¬Confirms an entry
&Cancels input
Entering characters using the touch-
pad
Alternatively, you can enter characters using
the touchpad (
Ypage 24). Character entry is
supported by a handwriting recognition func-
tion.
An example is the address entry
(
Ypage 67).
XWith one finger, draw the desired charac-
ter, e.g. the letter B
, on the touch-sensitive
surface.
In the list (e.g. City), the first entry that
starts with the letter entered is highlighted.
You can draw the next character on the
touch-sensitive surface.
If the character that you have entered can
be interpreted in different ways, these
options are displayed.
XTo select a character suggestion: turn
the controller.
The selected character is used for the list
display instead of the automatically recog- nized character. Character entry can be
continued.
XTo delete a character:
touch the touch-
sensitive surface with your finger and glide
your finger to the left.
The character last entered is deleted.
XTo finish the entry and switch back to the
list: press the touchpad.
Favorites
Overview of favorites
:To add a new favorite (Ypage 35)
;To rename a selected favorite
(
Ypage 35)
=To move a selected favorite
(
Ypage 35)
?To delete a selected favorite
(
Ypage 36)
XTo display the favorites overview: press
the favorites button on the controller.
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
You can manage a total of 20 favorites.
To do so use the following functions:
RDisplaying and selecting favorites
(
Ypage 35)
RAdding favorites (Ypage 35)
RRenaming favorites (Ypage 35)
RMoving favorites (Ypage 35)
RDeleting favorites (Ypage 36)
34Favorites
Overview and operation

Displaying andselecting favorites
XTo display th efavorites overview: press
th efavorites butto non th econtroller .
XTo callup favorites: turn and press th e
controller .
Adding favorites
Adding predefined favorites
XPress th efavorites butto non th econtroller .
XTo showthemen ubar ,slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tReassign:turn and press th e
controller .
The categorie sfo rfavorites are displayed .
RNavigation
REntertainmen t
RPhone
RVehicle
RClimateContro l
R®
XTo selec t acategory: turn thecontroller
and press to confirm .
The available favorites are displayed .
XTo select afavorite: turn and press th e
controller .
XAddingafavorit eat th edesired posi-
tion: turn and press th econtroller .
If afavorit eis stored over another favorite,
th efavorit eunderneat his deleted.
Adding you rown favorites
You can stor ephone number sfrom th ephone
book, radio station sor destination sas favor -
ites.
A phone number from th ephone boo kis used
as an example.
XCall up th ephone boo k (Ypage 121).
XSearchfo rth econtact and display th e
phone number : (
Ypage 122).
XTo add atelephon enumber as afavorit e
at th edesired position: press and holdth
efavorites butto non th econtroller until
th efavorites are displayed .
XTurnand press th econtroller .
If afavorit eis stored over another favorite,
th efavorit eunderneat his deleted.
Renaming favorites
XPress th efavorites butto non th econtroller .
The favorites are displayed .
XTo selectth efavorit eto be renamed:
turn th econtroller .
XTo show th emenu bar: slide6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tRename:turn and press th econ-
troller.
XEnte rcharacters usin gth econtroller
(
Ypage 31) or th etouchpad (Ypage 27).
XTo finish th eentry :selec tOK.
The favorit ehas been renamed.
Moving favorites
XPress th efavorites butto non th econtroller .
The favorites are displayed .
XTo selectth efavorit eto be moved :turn
th econtroller .
XTo show th emenu bar: slide6 thecon-
troller.
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Overview and operation