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#Select 5 H Q D P H .
#Entercharacters.
#To confirm the entr y:select ¡.
Moving a favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down once.
#Select a favo rite .
#Na vigate down once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Select 0 R Y H.
#Movethefa vo rite to the desired position.
If a favo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Deleting a favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down once.
#Select a favo rite .
#Na vigate down once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Todel ete: Select ' H O H W H.
#Select < H V.
#Toresto reall favo rite s: Select 5 H V H W $ O O .
A prom ptappears.
#Select < H V.
The favo rite s will restore tofactory settings.
Switching the sound on or off
#To mute: pressvolume control 1.
The 8 symbol appears in thest atus line.
Yo uwill also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted.
#To switch on: change the media source or
adjust thevo lume.
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Adjusting the volume
#Turn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. You can set thevo lume of
ot her sound sources separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
RDuring a traf fic announcement.
RDuring a navigation announcement.
The volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sourc e.
RDuring atelephone call.
#Alternativel y:select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select $ X G L R.
#Selectvolume settings.
#Set thevo lume.
Entering characters
Using thech aracter input function
The following functions are available:
Rselecting a character in thech aracter bar
Rwriting a character on theto uchpad
Character input can bestar ted with a control
and resumed with ano ther.
#On theTo uch Control and controller:
select a character in thech aracter bar.
Depending on the destination entered, the
fo llowing is available:
Rthe full set of characters
Rcharacters which are useful forth e cur‐
re nt input string
Other characters are gr ayed out.
#On theto uchpad: Select acharacter in the
ch aracter bar.
or
#Wr ite thech aracters on theto uch-sensitive
sur face of theto uchpad.
Handwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Characters can be entered using thefo llowing
me thods:
Rusing a keywor dsear chfor a track or artist
Rconnecting the mobile phone tothe multime‐
dia sy stem byentering the passk ey
Rentering a phone number
Rentering a web address
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Character input using the controller
Example: renaming a favo rite
#Callin g upthe "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 232).
#To enter a character: turn3, slide 4
and press the controller.
The character is entered in the input line.
Use thefo llowing ent ryfunctions:
£ Todele teach aracter: press the control‐
ler.
To dele tean ent ry: press and hold the
controller until the entire ent ryis dele ted. Ä
To
switch tospecial characters and sym‐
bols.
X To
switch toupper-case or lo wer-case let‐
te rs.
B To
change the language.
v + D Q G Z U L W L Q J To
switch tocharacter ent ry
on theto uchpad.
% The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel.
#To confirm the entr y:select ¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#Enter a POI or address (→page 244).
Entering characters on theto uchpad
Re quirements
RThe touchpad is switched on (→page 230).
RThe entered or selected character should be
re ad out: the handwriting recognition read-
aloud function is switch ed on (
→page 231).Example:
renaming a favo rite
#Callin g upthe "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 232).
#To enter a character: useyour finger to
write characters on theto uchpad.
The character is entered in the input line. If
dif fere nt interpr etations are possible, charac‐
te r suggestions are displa yed.
#To select a character suggestion: turnthe
controller.
#Re sume character input.
#To enter a space: swiperight when the cur‐
sor is located in the input line.
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#Todel ete a character: swipe left when the
cursor is loca ted in the input line.
#To confirm the entr y:press theto uchpad.#To finish character entr y:swipe upwards.
or
#Press the% button.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#En ter a POI or add ress (→page 244).
Sy stem settings
Display
Configuring display settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.G ' L V S O D \ D Q G ' H V L J Q V
Designs
#Select ' H V L J Q V.
#Select 6 S R U W, & O D V V L F or 3 U R J U H V V L Y H.
Ad ditional displ ayarea
Depending on theve hicle, various items of addi‐
tional information can be shown. The additional display area comprises
the left-hand or right-
hand third of the displa y.
#Select $ G G L W L R Q D O ' L V S $ U H D.
The following display con tent can be selected:
R ' \ Q D P L F
R 1 D Y L J D W L R Q 0 D S
R & R Q V X P S W L R Q
R 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H
Display brightness
#Select ' L V S O D \ % U L J K W Q H V V.
#Select a brightness value.
Switching the display off/on
#Off: select ' L V S O D \ R I I .
#On:press a button, e.g. %.
Display design
#Select ' D \ 1 L J K W ' H V L J Q .
#Select $ X W R P D W L F , ' D \ ' H V L J Q or 1 L J K W
' H V L J Q .
Timeand date
Setting the time and da teautomatically
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. $ X W R P D W L F
7 L P H 6 H W W L Q J V
The cor rect time is requ ired forth efo llowing
functions:
RRo ute guidance with time-dependent traf fic
guidance
RCalculation of expected time of ar riva l
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Setting the time zone
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 7 L P H = R Q H
A list of count ries is displa yed.
#Select a count ry#.
Depending on the count ry, time zones are
displa yed.
#Select a time zone.
The time zone set is displa yed af ter 7 L P H
= R Q H .
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#Enterthe security keywhic his shown in the
multimedia sy stem display on the device to
be connec ted.
#Confirm the ent ry.
To generate a new security key:
#Select 6 H W 8 S + R W V S R W .
#Select * H Q H U D W H 6 H F X U L W \ . H \.
#Select * H Q H U D W H 6 H F X U L W \ . H \.
A connection will be es tablished with the
newly crea ted security key.
#Tosave a security key:select 6 D Y H.
When a new security keyis sa ved, all existing
Wi -Fi connections are then disconnected. If
th eWi -Fi connections are being re-es tab‐
lished, the new security keymus tbe en tere d.
Au thorizing a COMAND Touch device
Re quirementsRThe COMAND Touch App isins talled on the
ex tern al device (e.g. tablet) which is tobe
used as a Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem
unit.
RWi -Fi is acti vated (→page 238) and the mul‐
timedia sy stem is confi gured as a Wi-Fi Hot‐
spot (
→pa ge 239).
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K
Connecting a new device
#Select $ X W K R U L ] H D 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
#Select & R Q Q H F W 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
A security keyis displa yed.
#En terth e security keyin theex tern al device.
The 3 O H D V H V W D U W & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K R Q \ R X U
G H Y L F H D Q G I R O O R Z W K H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V 7 K H $ S S
L V D Y D L O D E O H L Q W K H $ S S 6 W R U H message
appears.
Selecting an already connected device
#Select $ X W K R U L ] H D 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
The devices already connec ted are displa yed.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H 8 V L Q J & R Q Q H F W H G ' H Y L F H V.
The 3 O H D V H V W D U W & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K R Q \ R X U
G H Y L F H D Q G I R O O R Z W K H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V 7 K H $ S S
L V D Y D L O D E O H L Q W K H $ S S 6 W R U H message
appears.
Ac tivating/deactivating the COMAND Touch
ch ild saf ety lock
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K
Child saf ety lock
#Switch 3 D U H Q W D O & R Q W U R O onO or off ª.
The content displa yed on theex tern al device
can only be set on the multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem language
Note s onthe sy stem language
This function allo wsyouto determ ine the lan‐
guage forth e menu displa ysand the navigation
announcements. The selected language af fects
th ech aracters available for entr y.The navigation
announcements are not available in all lan‐
guages. If a language is not available, the naviga‐
tion announcements will be in En glish.
Setting the sy stem language
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. / D Q J X D J H
#Set the language.
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%Ifyo u are using Arabic map data, thete xt
information can also be shown in Arabic on
th e navigation map. Todo so, select ةيبرعلاas
th e language from the language list. Naviga‐
tion announcements are then also made in
Arabic.
Setting the distance unit
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 8 Q L W V
#Select N Por P L.
#Switch $ G G L W L R Q D O 6 S H H G R P H W H U onO todis‐
play in the instrument clus ter's multifunction
displa y.
Data impor tand export
Data import/export function
The following functions are possible:
Rtransfer ring da tafrom one sy stem or vehicle
to ano ther sy stem or vehicle.
Rcreating a bac kup copy of your personal data
and loadin git again.
Rpr otecting your personal data against un wan‐
te dex port with PIN pr otection.
Yo u can either use an SDcard or a USB storage
device as temp orary storage.
% Please no tethat the NTFS file sy stem is not
suppor ted. The FAT32 file sy stem is recom‐
mended.
Importing/exporting data
* NO
TEData loss
#Do not remo vethe data storage
medium when data is being expor ted.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
Re quirementsRThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe ignition is switched on or theve hicle has
been star ted.
RThe SD card is inser ted (→page 287) or the
USB device is connecte d (→page 290).Multimedia sy
stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 6 \ V W H P % D F N X S
#Select , P S R U W ' D W D or ( [ S R U W ' D W D .
Importing
#Select a data storage medium.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther youre ally
wish to overwrite the cur rent da ta. If da ta
originates from ano ther vehicle, this is recog‐
nized duri ng datareading.
The multimedia sy stem is restar ted once the
data has been impor ted.
% Current vehicle settings can be edited af ter
th e import.
Exporting
If PIN pr otection is activated, your PIN is reques‐
te d.
#En teryo ur four-digit PIN.
#Select a data storage medium.
The data is expor ted. The data export may
ta ke several minutes.
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Software update
Source ofthe
update Up
date type
Interne tN avigation maps, sys‐
te m updates
External storage
medium, e.g. USB
st ick Na
vigation maps
Performing a software upda te
Re quirement:
An Internet connection is requ ired for updates
which are obtained online (
→page279).
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 6 R I W Z D U H 8 S G D W H
Au tomatically
#Ac tivate Othe automatic software update.
Up dates are per form ed.
The cur rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
The automatic software update is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
Manual
#Deactivate ªthe automatic software
update.
#Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate
#Restart the sy stem.
Re set function
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 5 H V H W
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings.
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
RStation presets
RConnec ted mobile phones
#Select < H V.
A qu ery appears asking if you are sure that
yo uwa nttoreset.
1 R selected: the process is canceled.
#Select < H V.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tofactory
settings and restar ted.
Na vigation
Switching navigation on
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
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#Alternatively:pres sth eß button.
The map appears and sho wscurrent vehicle
position 1.
% If a climate contro l setting ischanged, a cli‐
mate bar appears brief ly.
Showing/hiding the navigation menu
Re quirement:
The map displa ys the cur rent vehicle position.
#To sho w:Swipe le fton theto uchpad or
To uch Control.
or
#Slid eth e controller tothe left.#To hide: Swipe right on theto uchpad or
To uch Control.
or
#Slid eth e controller totheright.
Destination entry
Entering a POI or addre ss
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q
#Select ( Q W H U ' H V W L Q D W L R Q .
The state or pr ovince in which theve hicle is
located is set 1.
There are two available me thods of destina‐
tion entry:
Rfree sear ch2
Rsear ch st ep-by-step 3
Me thod 1: free sear ch
#Enter a POI or address 2. The entries can
be made in any orde r.
During de stination ent ry, suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
The following ent ries may be made, forex am‐
ple:
Rcit y,stre et, house number
Rstre et, city
RZIP code
RPOI name
RPOI categor y,e.g. * D V 6 W D W L R Q
Rcity, POI name
#Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select 5.
#Write characters on theto uchpad.
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The currently selected route issho wn wit h a
dark blue lin e.
#Select an alternat ive ro ute.
Switch ingthe automatic gasst ation sear ch
on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Switch 5 H V H U Y H ) X H O onO or off ª.
Switched on O: whenthe fuel reser veleve l
is reached, a prom ptappears asking whe ther
yo uwa nttostart sear ching forga sst ations.
Ro ute guidance
Note s onroute guidance
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been
calculated.
The road and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving rec‐
ommendations.
Driving recommendations are:
RNa vigation announcements
RRoute guidance display s
RLanerecommendations
If yo udo not follow the navigation announce‐
ments or if you lea vethe calculated route, a new
ro ute is calculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations may diff er fromthe
actual road and traf fic conditions if:
RThe route isdiver ted
Rth e direction of a one- wayst re et has
ch anged
Fo rth is reason, you must alw ays obser veroad
and traf fic ru les and regulations during your
jo urne y.
The route may dif fer from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
RRo adwor ks
RIncomple tedigital map data Changing directionThere are
thre e phases when changing direction:
RPreparation phase
Ifth ere is enough time between thech anges
of direction, the multimedia sy stem prepares
yo ufo rth e upcoming change of direction. A
navigation announcement, e.g. "Prepare to
turn right", is issued.
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When an intermediate destination has been
reached, youwill see the intermediate destina‐
tion flag with the number of your intermediate
destination Î. Afterth is, route guidance is
continue d.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
Re quirements
Raro ute has already been created
Rroute guidance isact ive
#To switch off: during a navigation announce‐
ment, press the8 button on the multi‐
function steering wheel.
or
#Press the controller on theright beside the
to uchpad.
The 6 S R N H Q G U L Y L Q J U H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q V K D Y H
E H H Q G H D F W L Y D W H G message appears.
#To switch on: displaythe navigation menu
(→page 244).
#Select ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q .In
thefo llowing situations, navigation announce‐
ments are switched on automatically:
Rth ero ute isrecalculated.
Rthe multimedia sy stem is switched off and
th en on again.
Rtheve hicle is restar ted.
% You can access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under 6 S R N H Q ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D
W L R Q V 2 Q 2 I I.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
during a phone call
#Select 6 \ V W H P.
#Selectõ $ X G L R.
#Switch ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q V ' X U L Q J
3 K R Q H & D O O onO or off ª.
Ad justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Re quirements
Raro ute has already been created
Rroute guidance isactive
#Press theW orX button on the multi‐
function steering wheel during a navigation
announcement.
or
#Tu rn the controller on theright beside the
to uchpad.
% When youstart theve hicle, thevo lume is set
to the lo west setting.
#Alternativel y:select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select õ $ X G L R.
#Select ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q 9 R O X P H.
#Setthevo lume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tion announcements
#Select 6 \ V W H P .
#Selectõ $ X G L R.
#Switch $ X G L R ) D G H R X W ' X U L Q J ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P
P H Q G D W L R Q onO or off ª.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
RAro ute has already been created
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