ded before selling or transferring ownership
of your vehicle, for example.
Data on the internal hard drive, e.g. music
files in the MUSIC REGISTER, will be deleted.
You can also delete music files from the
MUSIC REGISTER using the "Delete all music
files" function (
Ypage 459).
XPress theWfunction button.
XSelect Systemby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Resetand press Wto confirm.
A warning message appears asking
whether you wish to reset.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, a prompt will appear again
asking whether you really wish to reset to
the factory settings.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, a message will be shown.
COMAND is reset and restarted.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
Vehicle functions
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described.
Climate control status display
The climate status display in the COMAND display
(example)
If you change the settings of the climate con-
trol system, the climate status display
appears for three seconds at the bottom of
the screen in the COMAND display. You will
see the current settings of the various climate
control functions.
Overview of climate control systems, see the
separate vehicle operating instructions.
The climate status display appears when:
XYou turn the temperature control and set
the temperature.
or
XYou turn the control to set the airflow.
or
XYou press one of the following buttons:
K Increases air flow
I Decreases air flow
¿ Switches climate control on/off
á Switches the ZONE function on/off
à Controls the air conditioning auto-
matically
ñ Sets the climate control style in auto-
matic mode (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE)
_ Sets the air distribution
M, PorO Sets the air distribu-
tion
¬ Turns on the defrost function
Ù Turns on maximum cooling
314Vehicle functions
COMAND
Traffic
informationDisplay on the map
IncidentsRoad sections with traffic
incidents are illustrated
with a yellow line and
arrows.
Speed &
FlowRoad sections with traffic
jams are represented by yel-
low or red lines.
Yellow lines: traffic jams,
average speed 25 - 45 mph
(40 - 72 km/h)
Red lines: traffic jams, aver-
age speed 5 - 20 mph
(8 - 32 km/h)
Free FlowFree flowing road sections
are illustrated with a green
line and arrows.
Additional settings
Avoiding an area
General information
COMAND enables you to avoid areas you do
not wish to drive through.
If you activate or deactivate a route block
while route guidance is active, COMAND will
calculate a new route. If you activate or deac-
tivate a route block while route guidance is
inactive, COMAND will use the new setting for
the next route guidance.
The calculated route may include an area to
be avoided if:
Ryour destination is located in such an area.
Rthe route uses roads that lead through an
area to be avoided.
iHighways within blocked areas are always
taken into consideration in the route cal-
culation. Defining an area for the first time
XTo switch to navigation mode:
press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Naviin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Avoid Areaand press Wto con-
firm.
If you have not previously blocked an area,
a menu appears.
XSelect Using Map,From Memoryor From
Personal POIsand press Wto confirm.
If you select Using Map
, the map with the
crosshair appears.
If you select From Memory
orFrom Per‐
sonal POIs, either the destination mem-
ory or the list of categories for POIs
appears.
RDestination memory (Ypage 330)
RList of categories for personal POIs
(
Ypage 344)
XSelect the desired destination or personal
POI and press Wto confirm.
XWhen the destination address is displayed,
select Continue
and press Wto confirm.
The map appears.
The crosshair marks the center of the area
that is to be avoided.
XTo scroll the weather map: slideXVY,
ZVÆ oraVb the COMAND controller.
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