
Your COMANDequipment
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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.
You mus tobserv eth elega lrequirements fo r
th ecountry in whic hyou are currentl ydrivin g
when operatin gmobile communication s
equipmen tin th evehicle.
Vehicl esettings
Calling up vehicle settings
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar .
The vehicle men uis displayed.
XTo selec tVehicl eSettings:turn an d
press th econtroller .
The men ufo rth evehicle setting sis active .
XTo selec tth edesire dvehicle setting :turn
an dpress th econtroller .
The main are awit hth esetting elemen tis
active .
Selecting adifferen tvehicle setting :
XTo activateth emen ufo rselecting th evehi-
cl e setting :slid e5 thecontroller .
Exitin gth evehicle settings:
XTo selec t&: slide6 andpress th econ-
troller.
Ambien tlighting
General notes
You can set th efollowin gfo rth eambien t
lighting :
RZone
The zone setting determines th eare ain
whic hth ebrightness setting is to be
applied. If th eComplet ezone is selecte d
fo rlonger than 0. 5seconds, th ebrightness
of th eFron tzone is adopte dfo rth eentire
vehicle.
RBrightness
Thi ssetting makes an additional change to
th ebrightness of th eambien tlighting .The
brightness change is only effective fo rth e
selecte dzone .Fo rthis reason ,th ezone fo r
whic hth ebrightness change is to be active
mus tbe selecte dfirst .
RColo r
Thi ssetting changes th ecolor of th eambi-
en tlighting .
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Vehicle functions

Setting the brightness of the zones
XCall upVehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Ambient Light Brightness:
turn and press the controller.
The left-hand setting element is active. The
brightness value for the currently selected
zone is displayed.
XPress the controller.
XTo change the brightness value: turn and
press the controller.
XTo select a zone: slide 9and turn the
controller.
You can find further information in the vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Setting the color
iOnce a color is set, it is used for all zones.
The brightness of the color used can be set
separately for each zone.
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select AmbientLightColor: turn and
press the controller.
The setting element is active.
XTo select a color: turn the controller. You can find further information in the vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Switching the display lighting on/off
This display lighting adjustment function is
only available if the vehicle is not equipped
with the "Ambient lighting" package.
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Ambient Light: Display: turn
and press the controller.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting.
iThe brightness can be changed using the
control between the two displays.
You can find further information on the inte-
rior lighting in the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Setting the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes getting
in and out of your vehicle easier. You can
make the following settings for the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature:
RSteering Column
RSteering Column and Seat
ROff
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Easy Entry/Exit: turn and
press the controller.
The setting element is active.
XTo change the setting: turn the controller.
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Vehicle functions
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Activating/deactivating the auto-
matic folding mirrorfunction
When th eAutomaticMirrorFoldin gfunc-
tion is activated, th eexterio rmirror sfol din
automatically as soo nas you loc kth evehicl e
from th eoutside .The exterio rmirror sfol dout
automatically again as soo nas you unloc kth e
vehicle.
XCall up VehicleSettings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Automatic Mirror Foldin g:
tur nand press th econtroller .
The function switches on or off ,depending
on th eprevious setting .
You can fin dfurther information in th evehicl e
Operator' sManual.
Switching locat orlighting on/off
If you switch on th eLocato rLightingfunc-
tion ,th eexterio rlighting is switched on for a
short time when it is dark .The ligh tswitch
mus tbe set to Ã.
The exterio rlighting remain son for
40 seconds after th evehicl eis unlocked.
When you start th eengine, th elocato rlight-
ing is switched off and automatic headlamp
mod eis activated.
You can fin dfurther information on th eauto -
matic headlamp mod ein th evehicl eOpera-
tor' sManual.
Switchin gth elocato rlighting on/off
XCall up VehicleSettings(Ypage 62).
XTo select LocatorLighting:tur nand
pre ssthecontroller .
The function switches on or off ,depending
on th eprevious setting.
You can fin dfurther information in th evehicl e
Operator' sManual.
Switching the automatic locking fea-
tu re on/off
When th eautomatic locking feature is acti-
vated, th evehicl eis locke dautomatically
when th eignition is switched on and th evehi-
cle is traveling faste rthan walking pace.
XCall up VehicleSettings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Automatic Lockin g:tur nand
pre ssthecontroller .
The function switches on or off ,depending
on th eprevious setting.
You can fin dfurther information in th evehicl e
Operator' sManual.
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Vehicle functions
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Setting the delayed switch-off time
Interior lighting delayed switch-off
The interior lighting is activated for the dura-
tion of the delayed switch-off time when the
SmartKey is removed from the ignition lock.
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Interior Lighting Delayed
Switch-off: turn and press the controller.
The setting element is active.
XTo change the delayed switch-off time: turn the controller.
You can find further information in the vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Exterior lighting delayed switch-off
If you switch on the Exterior Lighting
Delayed Switch-offfunction, the exterior
lighting is switched on for a short time after
the engine is switched off. The light switch
must be set to Ã.
The exterior lighting lights up for 60 seconds
after the engine is switched off. If you close all
the doors and the tailgate, the exterior light-
ing switches off after the set time.
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Exterior Lighting Delayed
Switch-off: turn and press the controller.
The setting element is active.
XTo change the delayed switch-off time: turn the controller.
Arming/disarming the tow-away
alarm
An audible and visual alarm is triggered if your
vehicle's angle of inclination is altered while
the tow-away alarm is armed. This can occur
if the vehicle is jacked up on one side, for
example.
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Tow-away Alarm: turn and press
the controller.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting.
Arming/disarming the interior
motion sensor
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Vehicle functions

When the interior motion sensor is armed, a
visual and audible alarm is triggered if move-
ment is detected in the vehicle interior. This
can occur if someone reaches into the vehicleinterior without authorization, for example.
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Interior Motion Sensor: turn
and press the controller.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting.
Activating/deactivating the trunk lid
opening height restriction
Activating the Trunk Opening-height
Restrictionfunction allows you to avoid
bumping the trunk lid on a low garage ceiling,
for example.
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Trunk Opening-height
Restriction: turn and press the control-
ler.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting.
Voice amplification
Overview
The voice amplification function facilitates
communication between the driver and front
passenger with passengers in the rear com-
partment. The signals picked up by the micro-
phone in the rear view mirror are amplified
and played back over the speakers in the rear compartment, depending upon vehicle noise
levels.
An automatic adjustment matching occurs
based on speaker volume and ambient noise.
The optimum distance of the speaker from
the rear view mirror is approximately 50 cm.
When the system is active, the feeling of
space and the natural nature of speech play-
back should be maintained as far as is possi-
ble; speech intelligibility should be improved
when there is an increase in background
noise.
If the volume of a background media source
exceeds a threshold, the speech amplifica-
tion is stopped. The threshold is designed for
relaxed conversation with background music.
If the threshold value is not exceeded, the
voice amplification is continued with a slight
time delay.
Voice amplification is paused during active
telephone calls or when using the Voice Con-
trol System. A message will appear in the dis-
play.
You can assign these functions to the favor-
ites button (
Ypage 56).
Prerequisites
RYour vehicle is equipped with the
Burmester®surround sound system or the
Burmester®high-end 3D surround sound
system.
RThe ignition is switched on.
RDoors, side windows and the panorama
roof with power tilt/sliding panel are
closed.
iIf these conditions are not met, a corre-
sponding message will appear in the dis-
play.
Closing the side windows (see the vehicle
Operator's Manual).
Closing the panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel (see the vehicle Operator's Man-
ual).
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Vehicle functions
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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.
Introduction
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
If you operat einformation systems an dcom-
munication equipment integrated in th evehi-
cl e whil 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 eth eequipment when th etraffic
situation permits. If you are no tsur ethat this
is possible, par kth evehicle payin gattention
to traffic condition san doperat eth eequip-
men twhen th evehicle is stationary.
You mus tobserv eth elega lrequirements fo r
th ecountry in whic hyou are currentl ydrivin g
when operatin gCOMAND.
COMAN Dcalculates th erout eto th edestina -
tion without taking accoun tof th efollowing,
fo rexample:
Rtraffic lights
Rstop an dyield signs
Rmergin glanes
Rparking or stoppin gin ano parking/n o
stoppin gzone
Rother road an dtraffic rule san dregulation s
Rnarrow bridge s
COMAN Dcan giv eincorrec tnavigation com-
mands if th eactual street/traffic situation doe
sno tcorrespon dwit hth edigita lmap's
data. Digital map sdo no tcover all areas no r
all routes in an area. Fo rexamp
le,arou
t emay
hav ebee ndiverted or th edirection of aone-
way stree tmay hav echanged .
Fo rthis reason ,you mus talways observ e
road an dtraffic rule san dregulation sdurin g
your journey. Road an dtraffic rule san dreg -
ulation salways hav epriorit yover th esys -
tem' sdrivin grecommendations.
Navigation announcement sare intended to
direc tyou whil edrivin gwithout divertin gyour
attention from th eroad an ddriving.
Please always use this feature instead of con-
sultin gth emap display fo rdirections. Look -
in g at th eicon sor map display can distract
you from traffic condition san ddriving, an d
increase th eris kof an accident.
General notes
Operationa lreadines sof th enavigation
syste m
The navigation syste mmus tdetermin eth e
position of th evehicle befor efirst use or
wheneve roperational status is restored .
Therefore, you may hav eto drive fo r awhil e
befor eprecise rout eguidance is possible.
GP Sreception
Amon gother things, correc tfunctionin gof
th enavigation syste mdepend son GPS recep-
tion .In certain situations, GPS reception may
be impaired, there may be interferenc eor
there may be no reception at all, e.g. in tun-
nels or parking garages .
Using roof carriers may impair th ecorrec t
functionin gof aroof antenn a(phone, satellite
radio, GPS).
Entry restriction
In certain countries, dat aentr yis restricte dif
th evehicle is travelin gat more than approx -
imately 3mph (5 km/h). The restriction is
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Navigation

XTo show:slide6the controller when the map appears in full screen mode.
or
XGlide down the touchpad with one finger.
Route guidance is not active: Destination
is highlighted. Route guidance is active: yis
highlighted.
Route guidance inactive: no destination has been entered yet and no route has been cal-
culated.
Route guidance is active: the destination has been entered, the route has been calculated.
The display shows the route, changes of direction and lane recommendations. Navigation
announcements guide you to your destination.
XTo hide: press the %button.
or
XSlide 5the controller.
Full screen symbol :appears.
XPress the controller.
Moving the map
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Navigation
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Requirement:th emap is in full scree nmode, th emen uis fade dout (Ypage 82) .
XPress thecontroller .
The crosshair is shown.
XSlide 1, 4or2 thecontroller .
The map moves in th ecorrespondin gdirection under th ecrosshair .
XTo select adestination on th emap: press th econtroller .
If navigabl edestination sare available, they will be displayed in alist .
XTurn and press th econtroller .
XTo showthemenu: press th econtroller .
XSelectMen u.
Basic settings
Selecting th erout etype
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide6 thecontrol -
ler .
XTo select Options:tur nand press th econ-
troller.
XSelec tRoute Settings.
XSelec t arout etype.
A filled circle indicate sth ecurren tselec-
tion .
RWithactive rout eguidance ,COMAND
calculates ane wroute.
Rout eguidance active : adestination has
been entered and th erout ehas been cal-
culated.
RIf there has been no rout ecalculated,
COMAND uses th eselection as th ene w
basic setting .
Fast
Route
COMAND calculates arout e
wit h a short journey time.
Dynami c
Traffic
Route
Based on th eFas tRoute
rout etyp eand includes traf-
fic report son th erout efor
th erout eguidance .
You can receiv ereal-time
traffic report svia satellit e
radi o (
Ypage 116).
Eco RouteCOMAND calculates an
economical route. The jour-
neymay tak eslightly longer
compared to takin gth efas t
route.
Short
Route
COMAND calculates a
shorter route.
XTo calculat ealternative routes: select
Calculate Alternative Routes
.
Switc hth efunction on Oor off ª.
Function activated: after eac hrout ecalcu-
lation ,rout ealternatives are offere dthat
correspon dto th elocal condition s
(
Ypage 113).
If desired, you can hav eCOMAND calculat e
alternative routes eve nduring rout eguid-
anc e (
Ypage 113).
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Navigation