ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class WAGON 2011 S212 Comand Manual

R
Last States/Provinces R
States (U.S.A.) R
Provinces (Canada) X
To sele ctalist :turn cVd theCOMAN D
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
The listofselect edstat es/pr ovinces
appears.
X To select astate/ province :tur ncVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
The addre ssentry menu appe arsa gain.T he
sta te/p rovince selecte dhasnow been
ente red.
En teri ngthe city X
Sel ect City in
the addre ssentry menu by
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Yo uw ills ee the city list either with the
cha racter bar(option 1)or as as election
list (option 2).
Option 1:city listwith thechara cterbar
X En ter NEW YORK .I
nst ruction sfor enter ing
charact erscan befound inthe "Ent ering
charact ersinnavigation mode(enterin ga
city)" section (Ypage 28). Option
2:city listasselection list City
list
X Select anentr ybyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Irrespect iveofthe option, pressWto
conf irmyour selection.
The address entrymenu appears again.The
city hasnow been entered.
Entering astreet name X
Select Street in
the address entrymenu
by turnin gcVd andsliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
You willsee thestreet listeither withthe
charact erbar (option 1)or as as election
list (option 2).
Option 1:street listwith chara cterbar
X En ter BROADWAY .I
nst ruction sfor enter ing
charact ersusing cityinput asan example
can befound inthe "Ent ering charact ersin
navigation mode(enterin gacity)"section
(Y page 28). Opt
ion 2:str eet listasselection list Destina
tionentry
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Street
list
X Sel ect astree tbyturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
If an entry features the Gicon,itcanno t
be uniquelya ssigne da nd aselecti onlist
wi llop en, allo wi ng yout os elect the desired
entry . X
Sel ect anentry byturning cVd the
CO MAND controller.
X Irre spe ctive ofthe optio n,pre ssW to
confi rmyour sel ecti on.
The addre ssentry menu appe arsa gain.T he
stre ethasn ow been ente red.
En teri ngthe housenumb er It
is not possi blet oe nte rah ouse number until
as treet hasbeen entered.
X Select No. in
the address entrymenu by
turning cVdandsliding ZVÆthe COMAND
controller andpress Wto
confirm .
You willsee thehouse number listeither
with thecharacter bar(option 1)or as a
selection list(option 2).
Option 1:house number listwith
character bar
X Ent er4 and
0 .I
nst ructions forenterin g
characters usingcityinput asan example
can befound inthe "Ent ering characters in
navigation mode(entering acity)" section
(Y page 28). Opt
ion 2:house numberlistasselection
list House
numberlist
X Selec tane ntry by turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveo fthe opt ion, press Wto
con firm your selec tion.
The address entrymen uappears again.The
house numberhas now been entered. 56
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X
Sel ect Yes and
pressW toconfi rm.
After selecti ngYes ,t
he Sav ing Pro
ced ure Succes sful mes
sage
ap pe ars .
En teri ngaZIPcode X
Se lec tZIP in
thea ddr ess entrym enub y
tur nin gcVd andslidingZVÆ the
COMA NDcontrol ler and pressW to
co nfirm .
You willsee thez ipco de list either withthe
ch arac terb ar(opt ion1)or as as elec tion
list (opt ion2).
Opt ion 1:ZIP code listwith character bar
X En teraZ IPcode. Inst ruc tions for enterin g
ch arac ters usin gcityi np ut as an example
can befoun dint he "En terin gc harac ters in
nav igat ionmod e(enterin gac ity)"section
(Y page 28). :
Digit sentered bythe user
; Digit sautom atically added bythe syst em
= List entrymost closelyresem blingthe
char acters entered sofar
? Toswitc htot he list witho utthe char acter
bar
A Todelet ethe ent ireent ry:press andhold;
to delet ethe last char acter: press briefly
B Available characters
C Selec tedchar acter
D Unav ailable characters
E Charact erbar
F Tocan celanent ry
G List Opt
ion 2:ZIP code listasselection list ZIP
code list
X Selec tthe desired zipcode byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller.
X Irrespect iveofthe option, pressWto
confirm yourselection.
If COMAND isable toassign theZIPcode
unambiguou slytoas pecific address, the
address entrymenu appea rsagain. TheZIP
code appea rsinplace ofthe city's name.
If COMAND cannotassigntheZIPcode
unambiguou slytoas pecific address, the
address entrymenu also appea rsagain.
The ZIPcode isautomatically entered.You
can now enter thestreet foram ore precise
location. Onlystreet sint he area covered
by the entered ZIPcode areavaila ble.
X Start route calculation (Ypage 57).
Entering acenter En
terin gac enterw ill,for exam ple,delet ea
prev iously entered street .
X Selec tCent er (cen
ter)int he address entry
men ubyturnin gcVd andslidin gZVÆ the
COMA NDcontroller andpress Wto
con firm .
You willsee thecenterlist eith erwith the
char acterbar (opt ion1)or as as elec tion
list (opt ion2).
Opt ion 1:center listwith characterbar
X En ter acenter .Ins truct ions forenterin g
char acters using cityinput asan exam ple
can befoun dint he "En tering char acters in 58
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tionentryNavigat
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nav
igati on mod e(enteri ngacity)" section
(Y page 28). Opt
ion 2:center listasselection list X
Selec tacenter byturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveo fthe opt ion, press Wto
con firm your selec tion.
The address entrymen uappears again.The
cen terselec tedhas been entered.
X Start rout ecalculation (Ypage 57).
Enter inganinter section name X
Selec tInte rsec tion (int
ersec tion)int he
address entrymen ubyturnin gcVd and
slidin gZVÆ theCOMA NDcontroller and
press Wtocon firm .
You willsee theintersec tionlisteith erwith
the char acterbar (opt ion1)or as a
selec tionlist(opt ion2). Opt
ion 1:inter section listwith character
bar
X En ter anintersec tion.Ins truct ions for
ent erin gchar acters using cityinput asan
exam plecan befoun dint he "En tering
char acters innavig ation mode (enteringa
cit y)" sect ion(Ypage 28). :
List entrymost closelyresem blingthe
char acters entered sofar
; List
= Charact erbar
Opt ion2:inter section listasselection list X
Selec tanintersec tionbyturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveo fthe opt ion, press Wto
con firm your selec tion.
The address entrymen uappears again.The
int ersec tionselec tedhas been entered.
X Start rout ecalculation (Ypage 57). Destina
tionentry
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If
route guidance hasnotbeen activated,
route calculationforthe personal pointof
interest willstart immedi ately.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm.
If you select Yes ,t
he personal pointof
interest isaccepted asthe destination.
If you select No ,t
he process willbe
canceled.
X To make acall:select Call and
press W
to confirm. COMAND switchesto
telepho nemode (Ypage 122).
i This menu itemisavai lableifthe personal
point ofinterest hasatelepho nenumber
and ifam obilephone isconnected to
COMAND (Ypage 116).
X To delete apersonal pointofinterest:
select Delete and
press Wtoconfirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to delete thepoint ofinteres t.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes ,t
he personal pointof
interest isdeleted.
If you select No ,t
he process willbe
canceled. Search
&Send Not
es
i Touse Sear ch&S end, your vehicle needs
to be equipped withmbrace, anavigation
system andavalid mbrace subscript ion.
Searc h&Sendisas ervic eassistin gyou in
ent ering destin ations forthe navigation
system. Thismbrace servicecan send a
destin ationaddress directlyfrom theGoogle
Maps ®
website tothe navigation systemof
your vehicle. Selecting
andsending adesti nation
ad dress
i Please observethen otes on ent erin gan
addre sson thema ps.google. com
websit e.
X Call upthema ps.google. comwebsit eand
dest inationaddre ssinthea ddress entry
field .
X Click thec orres pon ding buttontosen dthe
dest inationaddre sstothee -mail address
regi stered withmbrace.
X En tert he e-mail address youspecified
when settingupyour mbrace account into
the corresponding fieldinthe "Send" dialog
window.
X Click "Send". Calling
upadestination address
X Press theï mbrace information button
to start downloadi ngthe destination
address ontothenavigation systemofyour
vehicle. i
Ifyou have sentmore thanone
destination addresstoyour vehicle's
navigation system,youwillneed tocall up
the information individuallyfor every
address tobe downloaded .
X Select Yes when
theprompt forstartin gthe
navigation systemisshown. Thewindow
for startin gthe navigation systemappears
(Y page 57). 76
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&SendNavi ga
tio n

X
Sel ect Start .
or
X Sel ect No to
store thedow nloaded
de stina tioninthe destina tionmemo ryfor
la ter use. i
The destina tionaddre sse sare
dow nloaded inthe same orderas they are
sent. Ifyo uo wn severalM ercedes- Benz
vehicles equipped withanmbrace
subscriber account,each destin ation
address canbedownloaded byeach
vehicle associated withthee-mail address
register edfor your mbrace account. Rout
eguida nce General
information G
WARN
ING
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destin ationwithout takinginto accoun tthe
following, forexample:
R Traffic lights
R Stop and right- of-way signs R
Lane mergin g
R Parkin gorstoppin gprohibited areas
R Other roadandtrafficrules andregulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND maygiveincor rectnavigation
comm andsifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not corr espond withtheactual road/traffic
situation .For example, ifthe traff icroutin g
has been changed orthe direct ionofao ne-
way road hasbeen revers ed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtrafficrules and
regulations duringyourjourn ey.Road and
traff icrules andregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generat edbythe system.
Route guidance beginsoncear oute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 57).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destination by
means ofnavigation commandsinthe form
of audib lenavigation announcementsand
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displayscan only beseen
if the display isswitched tonavigation mode.
If you donot follow thenavigation
announc ementsorify ou leave thecalculated
route, COMAND automatically calculatesa
new route tothe destination .
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
information, thefollowing applies:
R when selecting aroute, COMAND triesto
avoid roads thatonly have limited access,
e.g. roads closed tothrough trafficandnon-
residents.
R roads thathave timerestriction s(e.g.
closed onSundays andpublic holiday s)are
considered forroute guidance ondays
when theyareopen. Forthis purpose, the
relevant timesmustbecorrec tlystored in
the database. Rout
eguidance
77Navigation Z

Exam
pled ispl ay :c hange-of-direct ionphase
: Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
; Graphic representation ofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
= Distanc etot he next change ofdirection
Once thechange ofdirection iscompleted,
COMAND automatically switchesbacktofull-
screen display. Example
ofad ispla ywithout changes
of dir ection :
Route (highlight edinblue)
; Curren tvehicle position
= Current road
? Map orient ationselect ed
A Map scale select ed Lane
recomm endations
Overview On
multilane roads,COMAND candisplay
lane recom mendat ionsforthe nextchange of
direction. Thecorresponding datamust be
availa bleinthe digital map.
COMAND displayslane recommen dations
B based onthe next twochanges of
direction. Thenumber oflanes appliestothe
point atwhich thenext change ofdirection is
required. Example
display
: Point ofthe next change indirection (light
blue circle)
; Point ofthe change ofdirection afternext
= Next change ofdirection (inthis case, turn
off tothe right)
? Graphic representat ionofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
A Distanc etot he next change ofdirection
B Possible lane(light blue)
C Recommended lane(dark blue)
D Lane notrecommen ded(gray)
E Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel Route
guidance
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X
Sel ect Swap in
the menu byturni ngcVd
the COMAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
De letin gthe route
X Sel ect Delete in
the menu byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W toconfi rm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe route
should bedeleted.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes ,t
he route willbedeleted.
If you select No ,t
he process willbe
canceled.
Scanning thememory The
SDmemory cardisinserted.
X Select Memory in
the Routes menu
(Y page 85)byturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
The route memory isdispla yed. Off-r
oadand off-ma p
Import antsafety note G
WARNING
The COMAND navigation systemmaydirect
you tooff-road routesthatyour vehicle may
not becapable oftraversing throughwithout
damaging yourtires, wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver's soleresponsibility todetermine
the suitabili tyof the route. Off-roadroutes
may beofvarying conditions andtheir appropriateness
foruse may beaffected by
various factorssuchastime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weatherconditions that
cannot bejudged ortaken intoconsideration
by the COMAND system.
Route guidance toad estination thatis
not onadigitized road COMAND
canguide youtodestinations
which arewithin thearea covered bythe
digital map,butwhich arenot themselves
recorded onthe map.
These destinations areknown asoff-r oad
destinations, whichyoucan enter using the
map, forexample. Inthese cases, COMAND
guides youforaslong aspossible with
navigation announcemen tsand displa yson
roads known tothe system. Example:
routeguidance toan off-road destination
: Off-r oaddestination
; Off-r oadroute section (dashed blue)
= Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
? Off-r oad(ifavaila ble)
If the vehicle reaches anarea which isnot part
of the digital map,thedispla yappea rsas a
split-screen view.Onthe right-hand side,an
arrow appearswhich points tooff-r oad
destination :.Youwill hear the
announc ement:"Please followthearrow on
the display" .Asthe vehicle approachesthe
destination, theArea ofdestination reached message
appears. Route
guidance
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X
Sel ect acate gor y,e.g. Home ,a
nd pre ssW
to confi rm.
Yo uw ills ee the addre ssboo keithe rwith
the char acterbar oras as elec tion list.
X To select anaddress book entry:
proc eedasdesc ribed inthe "Searc hingfor
an address bookentry" sect ion
(Y page 136).
COMA NDstores thedata ifthe address
book entryselec teddoes notyetcontain
navig ableaddress data.
If the selec tedaddress bookentryalready
con tain snavig able address data,aprom pt
will appear askingwhether you wish to
over writethe exis tingd ata.
X Selec tYes or
No and
press Wtocon firm .
If you selec tYes ,C
OMA NDstores thedata. Deleting
adesti nation ortheh om e
ad dress from thed esti nation mem ory
X To switch onnav igat ionmod e:pres sthe
Ø function butt on.
X To show them enu:pres sW theC OMA ND
con troller .
X Sele ctDes tin ation in
then avigat ion
syst emmen ubarby turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpres singW to
con firm.
X Sele ctFro mM emory and
pres sW to
con firm.
You willsee thed estinat ionmem orylist
eit her with thec har acterbar (opt ion1)or
as as elec tionlist (opt ion2).
X Opt ion 1:dest inationmem orylistwith
char acterbar :proc eedasdesc ribed inthe
"En tering char acters using thechar acter
bar" section(Ypage 31).
X Opt ion 2:dest inationmem orylistas
selection list:selec tadestination by turn
ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
You seetheaddress dataofthe select ed
ent ry.
X Select Delete and
press Wtocon firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to delete thedestination .
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes ,C
OMAND deletesthe
destination .You will see amessage tothis
effec t.
If you select No ,t
he process willbe
canc eled.
i Ifthe navigable addressdataforthe
destin ationbeing deleted isalso assigned
to an address bookentry,COMAND will
also delete thisdata from there. Ifthe
corr espondin gaddress bookentrydoes
not contain anyfurth erdata, suchas
telephon enumbers, COMAND deletesthe
ent ireaddress bookentry. Previous
destinations Introd
uction
COMAND automaticallystoresthe previous
destin ations forwhich theroute calculation
has been started.Ifthe memory isfull,
COMAND deletestheoldest destination. You
can also save adestin ation fromthelistof
previous destinations inthe destin ation
memory. Itwill bestor edthere permanen tly. Stor
ingadesti nation permanent lyin
th ed est inat ionmem ory
X Proc eedasdesc ribed inthe" From thel ist
of prev ious destinations"sec tion
(Y page 96). Pr
evious destinations
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Storing
thevehicle position inthe list
of previous destinations
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Position in
the navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Save vehicle position and
press
W toconf irm.
COMAND storesthecurrent vehicle
position asad estination inthe listof
previous destinations . Storing
thecrosshair positioninthe
list ofprevious destinations
Ac rossha irapp ears onthe map ifyou have
moved themap manua lly.Y ou can store the
crosshair positionasad estinat ioninthe list
of previous destinations.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Position in
the navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Savecrosshair position and
press Wtoconf irm. Dele
ting oneofthe previous
destinat ions
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Destination in
the navigation
system menubarbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpressing Wto
conf irm. X
Select Fromlast destinations and
press Wtoconf irm.
The listoflast destination sappears.
X Select thedesired destinationandpress
W tocon firm.
The destin ationaddress appears.
X Select Delete and
press Wtocon firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe entr y
should bedeleted.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm .
If you select Yes ,t
he entr yisd eleted.
If you select No ,t
he process willbeaborted. Map
operation andsettings Note
Company logosdisplayedonthe map are
trademarks ofthe respective companies and
used solely forthe purpose ofindicating the
location ofthese companies. Theuseofsuch
logos onthe map does notindicate approval
of, support ofor advertising bythese
companies forthe navigation systemitself. Setting
themap scale
X To hide themenu: slideZVtheCOMAND
cont roller and,when theFull Screen menu
itemisshown, pressW.
X To call upthe scale bar:assoon asyou
turn cVd theCOMAND controller, scale
bar =appea rs.
X Turn cVd untilthedesired scaleisset. 98
Map
operat ionand settingsNavigation