XTo selectMove: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo store the favorite in the desired
order: turn and press the controller.
If a favorite is stored over another favorite,
the favorite underneath is 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 Yes: turn and press the controller.
The favorite is deleted.
XIf you select No, the process will be can-
celed.
36Favorites
Overview and operation
Your COMAND equipment..................38
Important safet ynotes ...................... .38
Display settings .................................. .38
Time settings ...................................... .39
Text reader settings ............................41
Voice Contro lSyste msettings ..........41
WiFi ...................................................... 42
Bluetoot h
®settings ............................ 44
Automatic volume adjustment ..........45
Setting th esyste mlanguage .............45
Calling up an dediting th eFavor -
ites function ........................................ 45
Importing/exporting data ..................46
Reset function .................................... .48
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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 button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar .
The vehicle men uis displayed.
XTo selec tSystem Settings:slid e6,
turn an dpress th econtroller to confirm .
A men uappears .
XTo selec tDispla y:turn an dpress th econ-
troller.
A men uappears .
XSelectBrightness.
A contro lappears .
XSelectth edesire dbrightness.
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 button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar .
The vehicle men uis displayed.
XTo selec tSystem Settings:slid e6,
turn an dpress th econtroller to confirm .
A men uappears .
XTo selec tDispla y:turn an dpress th econ-
troller.
A men uappears .
XSelectDa yMode,Nigh tModeor Auto.
The #dot indicates th ecurren tsetting .
38Display settings
System settings
DesignExplanation
Day ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to day design .
Night ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to night design .
AutomaticIf theAutomaticsetting
is selected, COMAND
evaluates th ereadings
from th eautomati cvehi-
cle ligh tsensor and auto-
matically switches
between th edisplay
designs.
Switchin gth edisplay on/of f
XPress theØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo select DisplayOff:slid e6, turnand
press th econtroller to confirm .
The display goe sout .
XTo switch th edisplay on again: press the
controller .
Time settings
General information
COMAND can automatically set th etime and
date.
The following navigation system function s
require th etime, time zone and summer and
standard time to be set correctl yin order to
wor kproperly:
Rroute guidance on route swit htime-
dependen ttraffic guidance
Rcalculation of expecte dtime of arrival
Switchin gautomatic time on and off
The Automatic Tim eSettingsfunction is
used to activat eor deactivat eth eautomati c
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 econtroller to confirm .
A men uappears .
XTo select Automatic Tim eSettings:
press th econtroller .
XTo switch th efunction on Oor of fª:
press th econtroller .
Setting th etime zon e
To set thetime zone ,th eAutomatic Tim e
Settingsfunction 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 econtroller to confirm .
A men uappears .
XTo select TimeZone::tur nand press th e
controller .
A list of countrie sappears .The #dot indi-
cates th ecurren tsetting .
XTo select th ecountr yin which you ar e
currently driving: turnand press th econ-
troller.
The country is accepted.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
dependin gon th ecountry selected.
XTo select th edesired time zone: turnand
press th econtroller .
The time zone is accepted.
A list of available option sfo rsetting sum -
mer time appears (
Ypage 40).
Time settings39
System settings
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Setting summer and standard time
You can use theDaylight 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.
TheDaylight Saving Time
menu or the
Automatic
option is not available in all coun-
tries.
XPress the Øbutton.
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 of available options for setting sum-
mer time 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
Using 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 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.
XTo highlight minutes: slide 9the con-
troller.
XTo set minutes: turn and press the control-
ler.
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.
40Time settings
System settings
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.
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
YYYY/MM/DDYear/Month/Day
date format, year (all
four digits)
YY/MM/DDYear/Month/Day
date format, year
(two digits)
MM/DD/YYYYMonth/Day/Year
date format, year (all
four digits)
DD/MM/YYYYDay/Month/Year
date format, year (all
four digits)
HH:MM (24 hrs)Hours : Minutes
(24 hour time for-
mat)
HH:MM (AM/PM)Hours : Minutes
(AM/PM time for-
mat)
Text reader settings
XPress the Øbutton.
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.
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 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.
Voice Control System settings41
System settings
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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
Condit ions:
To establish a WiFi connection between
COMAND and a WiFi-enabled device, such as
a tablet computer or smartphone:
RWiFi must beactivated at COMAND and at
the device to be connected.
If COMAND isto be used as a WiFi hotspot:
RCOMAND must beconnected to an Inter-
net-enabled mobile phone via Bluetooth®
or USB.
RThe Internet access data for the mobile
phone network provider must beselected
or set for COMAND.
RThere must beanInternet connection to
COMAND.
Activating WiFi
XTo select Vehiclefrom the main function
bar: turn and press the controller.
XTo swit ch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XSe lect System Settings.
The System Settings
menu isdisplayed.
XSe lect WiFi.
The WiFi menu appears.
XSe lect Activate.
XPress the controller.
Switch the connection on Oor off ª,
depending on the previo us setting.
Connecting the device
General notes
iThe exact WiFi connection procedure may
vary depe nding on the device to becon-
nected. Fo llowthe instructions that are
shown in the display. Further information;
see the manufacturer's operating instruc-
tions.
Connecting a device via WPS PIN
Prerequisite:
For th istype of connection, the device to be
connected must support "Connect using WPS
PIN ".
XTo select Vehiclefrom the main function
bar: turn and press the controller.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XSe lect System Settings.
The System Settings
menu is disp layed.
XSelect WiFi.
The WiFi menu appears.
XSe lect Connect via WPS PIN.
XSelect the vehicle from the device to be
connected and "Connect using WPS PIN ".
42WiFi
System settings
The vehicle is displayed with the SSIDMB
WLAN XXXXX.
The device to be connected generates a
PIN.
XThis PIN is also entered on COMAND.
Connecting the device by pressing a
button (push button)
Prerequisite:
For this type of connection, the device to be
connected must support "Connect via push
button".
XTo select Vehiclefrom the main function
bar: turn and press the controller.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XSelect System Settings.
The System Settings
menu is displayed.
XSelect WiFi.
The WiFi menu appears.
XSelect Connect via WPS PBC.
XSelect the vehicle from the device to be
connected and Connect via WPS PBC
.
The vehicle is displayed with the SSID MB
WLAN XXXXX.
XSelectContinuein COMAND.
Connecting the device via the security
key
XTo select Vehiclefrom the main function
bar: turn and press the controller.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XSelect System Settings.
The System Settings
menu is displayed.
XSelect WiFi.
The WiFi menu appears.
XSelect Connect Using Security Key.
XSelect the vehicle from the device to be
connected. The vehicle is displayed with
the SSID MB WLAN XXXXX
.
XEnter the security key that appears on the
COMAND display for the device to be con-
nected.
XConfirm the entry.
Generating a new security key
WiFi43
System settings
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