Opening the camera cover for clean-
ing
XTo selectOpenCameraCoverin the 360°
camera menu: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
The Please
Wait...message appears for
approximately three seconds.
The camera cover opens.
The camera cover closes automatically if:
Rthe ignition is switched off
Rthe vehicle exceeds a moderate speed
Rear view camera
General notes
The rear view camera covers the immediate
surroundings of the vehicle and assists you
when parking.
The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your imme- diate surroundings. You are always responsi-
ble for safe maneuvering and parking. When
maneuvering or parking, make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects in the area
in which you are maneuvering.
You can find further information about the
rear view camera in the vehicle Operator's
Manual.
Switching the rear view camera auto-
matic mode on/off
This function activates the rear view camera
when reverse gear is engaged.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XSlide 6the controller.
XTo select System Settings: turn and
press the controller.
XSelect Rear View Camera.
The Rear View Camera
menu appears.
XSelect Activation by R gear.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
When you start the vehicle and engage
reverse gear, the camera cover opens auto-
matically if the function is activated. The
area behind the vehicle is shown with guide
lines in the display (see the vehicle Opera-
tor's Manual).
Object detection
The rear view camera can detect moving and
stationary objects. If, for example, a pedes-
trian or another vehicle is detected, these
objects are marked with bars. The system is
only able to detect and mark stationary
objects when your vehicle is moving. By con- trast, stationary objects will always be detec-
ted and marked.
Switching object detection on/off
XTo select Object Detectionin the rear
view camera menu: turn and press the con-
troller.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
Opening the camera cover for clean-
ing
XTo select Open Camera Coverin the rear
view camera menu: turn and press the con-
troller.
The Please
Wait...message appears for
approximately three seconds.
The camera cover opens.
The camera cover closes automatically if:
Rthe ignition is switched off
Rthe vehicle pulls away
78Rear view camera
Vehicle functions
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
80Introduction
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
Introduction83
Navigation
Z
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).
84Basic settings
Navigation
XSelectSettings.
A menu appears.
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.
The function is not available
in all countries.
Audio
Fadeout
The volume of an active
media source is automati-
cally reduced during a navi-
gation announcement.
Gas on
Reserve
Function activated: once the
reserve fuel tank level is
reached, a message appears
in COMAND to help you start
the search for a gas station.
Atten‐
tion
Assist
Function activated: if ATTEN-
TION ASSIST displays a warn-
ing in the multifunction dis-
play, a message appears in
COMAND to help you start
the search for a rest stop.
If a route contains highways,
a rest stop search is started
in the vicinity. The map is
shown with the message
Searching For a Rest
Area in the Vicinity…. If
service stations are found,
the nearest service station is
highlighted on the map.
Further information about
ATTENTION ASSIST can be
found in the vehicle Opera-
tor'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, lone drivers can use
a carpool lane if their vehicle's emission level
or fuel consumption is below a fixed thresh-
old.
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 Use Car‐
pool Lanes, COMAND uses carpool lanes
when calculating the route. COMAND then
guides you in and out of carpool lanes using
visual and acoustic driving directions.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
ß button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Route Settings.
XSelectAvoid Options.
XSelectUse Carpool Lanes.
Carpool lanes will either be used Oor
avoided ªwhen calculating the route.
86Basic settings
Navigation
Starting route calculation
The entered destination appears in the address entry menu.
XTo confirmStartorContinue: press the controller.
If you select Start
: the route is calculated with the current route settings (Ypage 84). While
route calculation is in progress, an arrow will indicate the direction to your destination. Once
the route has been calculated, route guidance begins. If the vehicle is traveling on a non-
digitized road, the system displays the linear distance to the destination, the direction to the
destination and the Road Not Mapped
message.
Selection Continue
: IfCalculate Alternative Routesis activated, alternative routes
are calculated (
Ypage 85). You can display these and select them for route guidance
(
Ypage 113).
If route guidance has already been activated, a prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to end the current route guidance.
XTo select YesorSet as Intermediate Destination: turn and press the controller.
Yes
cancels the current route guidance and starts route calculation to the new destination.
Set as Intermediate Destination
adds the newly entered intermediate destination in
addition to the existing destination. The intermediate destinations menu appears
(
Ypage 98).
iThe route is calculated using digital map data. The calculation time depends on the dis-
tance from the destination, for example.
The calculated route may differ from the ideal route, e.g. due to roadworks or incomplete
map data. Please also refer to the notes about the digital map (
Ypage 133).
XTo call up the keyword search: select the magnifying glass by sliding 6, turning and
pressing the controller.
For further information on the keyword search (
Ypage 91).
XTo view the vicinity of the destination: to select:, turn and press the controller.
You can explore the destination area.
Requirement for exploring a destination (USA): mbrace must be activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 176).
90Destination entry
Navigation
Requirement for exploring adestination (Canada): amobile phone mus tbe connecte dvia
Bluetoot h®(Ypage 140) or US B (Ypage 235) withCOMAND .
Keywordsearch
Entering keyword s
The keywordsearch is used to help fin ddes -
tination susin gfragments of words. The key-
wor dsearch is tolerant of errors .
It can be used for an address or aPOI .Fo r
example, you can search for th eEmpir eState
Buildin gin New Yor kin this way.
The keywor dsearch finds geographically tol-
eran thits. If ,for example, you are searchin g
for astree tlocate don th eedge of amajor
city, th esearch will also cover adjacent
smaller cities.
The keywor dsearch support slanguage s
usin gLatin characters .
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide6 thecontrol -
ler .
XTo select Destination:tur nand press th e
controller .
XSelectKeywor dSearch.
XEnte rth efirst few letters of th ecit yand
stree tor th ePOI ,e.g. EMP
and STATE.
Whil eenterin gth einformation ,th enumber
of exact matches/all hit sis shown.
---/-- -
is displayed if fewer than three
characters hav ebeen entered . 999
+
is displayed if there are to oman yhits.
XSelec tOK.
The search result sare displayed
(
Ypage 91).
Selecting search results
The search result sare divided into catego -
ries, suc has addresses. The number of
exact/total hit sis shown in brackets .
Further search result sare displayed, if POI
Searchand/orFuzzy Searchare activated
in th esearch option s (
Ypage 92).
XTo select an address: press thecontroller .
The search result sare displayed.
Exact hit sare shown at th ever yto pof th e
list .Hit sare listed alphabetically. The
Destination entry91
Navigation
Z
SelectionInstructions
Menu itemSearch By
Name
Search for all POIs on the
digital map or around
one of the three previ-
ously specified positions
XCall up the POI menu (Ypage 93).
XTo selectSearch By Name: turn and press the controller.
XSelectAll POIsor one of the three previously selected posi-
tions.
The POI list with character bar appears.
XEnter a name.
or
XTo select Mercedes-Benz Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
Menu item Search By
Phone Number
This function gives you
access to all POIs that
have a phone number.
XCall up the POI menu (Ypage 93).
XTo selectSearchByPhoneNumber: turn and press the con-
troller.
You will see a list of phone numbers.
XEnter the telephone number.
The telephone number consists of:
Rthe country code (international dialing code)
Rthe area code
When entering the area code, omit the leading "0"
Rthe telephone number of the participating caller
Selecting a POI category
POI categories appear after choosing the
menu items Near Destination
,Current
Positionand after entering another city.
XSelect a POI category: turn and press the
controller.
The Gsymbol after an entry shows that
further categories are available.
XSelect a sub-category.
The POI search covers a 240 mile (400 km)
radius around the selected position.
Once the search is completed, the POI list
is displayed.
The search results display the following
information:
Ran arrow that shows the linear direction
to the POI (search around vehicle posi-
tion)
Rthe linear distance to the POI
Rthe name of the POI
XSelect a POI.
The complete address of the POI is shown.
Destination entry95
Navigation
Z