2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN ECO mode

Highway information facilitates route guidance to a POI (rest stops, highway exits) and 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 call up the selection mode:while displaying the highway information, slide 9the
controller.
The marker is on the highway information. The associated position is marked on the map.
XTo start route guidance and use additional functions: select a POI by turning and press-
ing the controller.
The POI details are displayed.
The POI can now be:
Rstore in the address book (Ypage 121)
Rview on the map (Ypage 128)
Rcalled if a phone is connected and a phone number is available (Ypage 148).
Rselect for route guidance and a route to it calculated (Ypage 90).
XTo use the traffic jam function: selectDetourby turning and pressing the controller.
The traffic jam function appears (
Ypage 115).
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.
XTo select +: turn and press the controller.
iIf theRepeatSpokenDrivingRecomm.
function has previously been added as a
favorite, you can alternatively select the
function using the favorites button
(
Ypage 43).
Setting the volume manually
XSet the volume using the thumbwheel dur-
ing the navigation announcement.
iWhen you start the engine, the volume will
be at its lowest setting.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off
XTo switch off navigation announce-
ments: during a navigation announcement,
press the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
XPress the 8button on the multifunction
steering wheel during a navigation mes-
sage.
The Spoken
drivingrecommendations
have been deactivated.message
appears.
XTo switch navigation announcements
back on: press the controller.
XSelect+: turn and press the controller.
COMAND automatically switches the naviga-
tion announcements back on when:
Ra new route is calculated.
Ryou switch COMAND on again or start the
engine.
A navigation message is given if the route is
recalculated during dynamic route guidance
due to new traffic reports (
Ypage 116).
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Navigation
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XTo switch to navigation mode:press theØbutton.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Route: turn and press the controller.
XSelectDestination Information.
The destination and existing intermediate destinations are displayed with distances, travel
time and arrival time.
XTo select destination or intermediate destination: turn and press the controller.
The address appears.
XSelect Save.
The destination or intermediate destination can be saved as:
Ras a navigable address book contact
Rhome address
XTo call up the map, select Map.
XMove the map, change the map scale and select the destination or the intermediate desti-
nation (
Ypage 97).
XTo call up the destination or intermediate destination, select Call.
If a phone is connected and a phone number is available, COMAND switches to the tele-
phone function.
Take alternative route
If the CalculateAlternativeRoutessetting is activated O, different routes will be offered
each time a route is calculated (
Ypage 85).
You can also view these for the current route any time from COMAND.
Routes 1, 2 and 4 are displayed with a dark blue line.
Route 3 is the most economic route and is displayed with a green line.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press theØbutton.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Route: turn and press the controller.
XSelectAlternative Route.
Route 1 is shown.
XTo display additional routes: select NextorPrev..
XTo start a new route guidance: selectStart.
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Navigation
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Displaying reports on therout e
The function is only available whil erout eguid -
anc eis active .It shows th eavailable traffic
reports affecting th ecurren troute.
If there are no reports fo rth erout eor th e
function is no tsupporte din th eselecte dlan -
guage :th eMessages
OnRoutemen uitem is
gray and canno tbe selected.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show th emenu :slid e6 thecontrol-
ler .
XTo selec tTraffi c:turn and press th econ-
troller.
XTo selec tMessages On Route:turn and
press th econtroller .
The traffic repor twindow appears .Several
traffic reports may be available fo rth ecal -
culated route, marke dfo rexample by 1/3.
The repor tshows th efollowing information :
RState/province,road and display of th e
affecte ddirection
RSection of th eroad to whic hth etraffic
repor tapplies
RTraffic icon and traffic repor t
XTo display thenext/previous traffic
report: turn thecontroller .
XTo close th edisplay :press th e% but-
ton.
Displaying all traffic reports
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show th emenu :slid e6 thecontrol-
ler .
XTo selec tTraffi c:turn and press th econ-
troller.
XTo selec tAll Messages:turn and press
th econtroller .
A list is shown containin gall roads, areas or
region saffecte dby traffic reports .Roads ,
areas or region sno ton th erout ealso
appear in th elist .
XTo selec tth eroad ,area or region :turn
th econtroller and press to confirm .
The traffic repor tis displayed .There may be
severa ltraffic reports fo rth eaffecte droad.
You can fin dan example of atraffic repor t
here: (
Ypage 119).
XTo close th edisplay :press th e% but-
ton.
Settings for th edisplay on th ema p
You can switch these displays on/off on th e
map :
RIncidents
RSpeed &Flo w
RFree Flo w
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show th emenu :slid e6 thecontrol-
ler .
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Navigation
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Avoiding an area
Gene ral notes
COMAND enables you to avoi dareas you do no twish to driv ethrough.
If you activat eor deactivat e arout ebloc kwhile rout eguidance is active ,COMAND will cal-
culat e anewroute. If you activat eor deactivat e arout ebloc kwhile rout eguidance is inactive ,
COMAND will use th ene wsetting for th ene xt rout eguidance .
The calculated rout emay include an area to be avoided if:
Ryour destination is locate din suc han area.
Rthere is no alternative rout eof comparable lengt havailable
Highways within blocke dareas are always taken int oconsideration in th erout ecalculation .
iEquipment wit h atouchpad: alternativel yyou can carry out this operation usin gth etouch -
pad (
Ypage 32) .
Avoiding a new area
XTo switch to navigation mode: press theß button.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide6thecontroller .
XTo select Options:tur nand press th econtroller .
XSelectRoute Settings.
XSelec tAvoid Option s.
XSelectAvoid Are a.
XSelectAvoid New Are a.
A men uappears.
XSelec tUsing Mapor Addres sEntry.
If you select Using Map
,th emap wit hcrosshair appears.
If you select AddressEntry
,th eaddress entr ymen uappear swher eyou can ente rth e
address (
Ypage 87). The map appear swit hth ecrosshair after th eaddress is entered .
130Map functions
Navigation

Deleting one/all areas:
XTo switch to navigation mode: press theß button.
XTo show th emenu :slid e6 thecontroller .
XTo selectOption s:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelectRoute Settings.
XSelec tAvoid Option s.
XSelectAvoid Are a.
A list appears .
XTo deletean area: markan are aby turnin gth econtroller .
XSlide9thecontroller .
XSelectDelete.
A prompt appears askin gwhether you wish to delete th earea.
XSelec tYesor No.
Afte rselecting Yes
,th eare ais deleted.
XTo delet eall areas :slid e9 thecontroller when th elist is displayed .
XSelectDelete All.
A prompt appears askin gwhether you wish to delete all areas.
XSelec tYesor No.
Afte rselecting Yes
,all areas are deleted.
SIRIUS XM service
Displaying SIRIUS XM service informa -
tion
You can display th eSIRIU SXM servic einfor-
mation .
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show th emenu :press th econtroller .
XTo selectTraffi c:turn and press th econ-
troller.
XSelec tSIRIUS Servic e.
The window on th eright half of th edisplay
shows th etelephon enumber of th epro -
vider (SIRIUS XM) and th eserial number of
your servic emodule.
Registering for th eSIRIUS XM traffic
repor tservice
XCall th eprovider telephon enumber shown
on th eCOMAN Ddisplay.
iYou can also hav eth esatellit eservic e
activated online. To do so, visit th eSIRIU S
XM Radio websit eat
http://www.sirius.com (USA).
Once th econnection has been established :
XFollow theservic eemployee's instructions.
The activation process may take up to te n
minutes.
If registration is no tincluded when purchas-
in gth esystem, your credit car ddetails will be
require dto activat eyour account.
132Map functions
Navigation

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.
Navigation functions
Calling up the navigation system
menu
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
ß button.
XTo show the menu: slide5the control-
ler.
Navi
is highlighted in the main function bar.
XPress the controller.
The navigation menu appears.
XTurn the controller to display the navigation
functions one after another.
XTo switch to the map, turn the controller
until Navigation
appears and press the
controller.
iEquipment with touchpad: alternatively,
you can carry out these steps on the touch-
pad (
Ypage 32).
Calling up the online map display
Requirement (USA): mbrace must be activa-
ted for Internet access (
Ypage 176).
Requirement (Canada): a mobile phone must be connected via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 140) or
USB (
Ypage 235) with COMAND.
XCall up the navigation menu (Ypage 133).
XTurn the controller until OnlineMapDis‐
playis brought to the front.
XPress the controller.
The online connection is established. Once
the connection is established, the Google
Maps™ map appears around the current
vehicle position.
XChange the map scale and move the map.
XTo exit the online map display: press the
%button.
Calling up the compass display
XCall up the navigation menu (Ypage 133).
XTurn the controller until Compassis brought
to the front.
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Navigation
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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.
If you mak e acallon your mobile phone whil e
driving, always use hands-free mode. Only
use th emobile phone when road, weather
an dtraffic condition spermit .Some jurisdic -
tion sprohibi tth edriver from usin g amobile
phone whil edrivin g avehicle.
Bear in min dthat at aspeed of 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), th evehicle cover s
a distanc eof 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
per second.
Excessive levels of electromagnetic radiation
may cause damage to your health an dth e
health of others.
There is scientific discussio nsurroundin gth e
possible health risks posed by electromag-
neti cfields .You can reduce this ris kby usin g
an exterio rantenna.
Therefore, connec tyour mobile communica-
tion sequipmen tto th evehicle' sexterio r
antenn awhereve rpossible.
General notes
Bluetoot h®interface
ABluetoot h®interface is available fo rteleph -
ony.
If your mobile phone supports th eBluetoot h
®
profilePBAP (Phone Book Access Profile) ,th e
contact sare automatically displaye din
COMAND. If your mobile phone doe sno tsup-
por tth eBluetoot h
®profilePBAP ,COMAN D
will attempt to display th econtact susin g
alternative methods.
You can use th emessag efunction if your
mobile phone supports th eMA PBluetoot h
®
profile (Messag eAccess Profile).
Wit h a suitable mobile phone ,you can use th e
hands-free syste man dreceiv evCards via th e
Bluetoot h
®interface .
You can obtain more information about suit -
able mobile phone son th eInternet at
www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com .
You can also obtain more information by call-
ing.
In th eUSA, you can get in touch wit hth e
Mercedes-Ben zCustomer Assistanc eCente r
on 1-800-FOR-MERCede s(1-800-367-6372).
In Canada, you can get in touch with the Cus- tomer Relations Center on 1-800-387-0100.
HD Voice®
COMAND supports telephone calls in HD
Voice®. The voice quality can be improved
with this procedure.
Requirements for HD Voice
®:
RYour mobile phone and mobile phone net-
work provider support HD Voice®.
RThe mobile phone and mobile phone net-
work provider of the person you are calling
support HD Voice
®.
Depending on the quality of the connection,
the voice quality may fluctuate.
138General notes
Telephone

Using the current station list
iThe station list is available in HD FM radio
mode or HD AM radio mode. It includes all
stations that can be received.
XIn radio mode: press the controller.
The station list appears with the stations
currently available.
XTo select the desired station: turn and
press the controller.
Using frequency entry
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Enter Frequency.
An additional menu appears.
HD FM radio mode:
XTo select the HDFMFrequencyoption: turn
and press the controller.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
HD MW radio mode:
XTo select the HDAMFrequencyoption: turn
and press the controller.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
Satellite radio mode:
XSelect the SatRadio Channeloption.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field. Station presets:
XSelect the
Radio Station Presets
option.
XEnter the station preset of the desired sta-
tion.
Using the search function
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XSelect èand enter the first letters of the
required station using the controller.
XPress OKto confirm.
COMAND displays a list of available sta-
tions.
XTo select stations from the list: turn and
press the controller.
Using station presets
XQuick setting:
Briefly press a number key, e.g. l.
The station stored in second place is set.
Using the preset position
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Presets: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Enter Preset: turn and press
the controller.
XEnter the station preset of the desired sta-
tion.
Station list
XIn radio mode: press the controller.
The station list appears with the stations
currently available.
Saving/deleting a station
Frequencies are already stored in COMAND.
There are 100 preset positions available.
Station199
Radio