MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2014 W463 Comand Manual

COMAND
Operating Instructions
Order no. 6515 6982 13 Part no. 172 584 55 81 Edition A 2014É1725845581*ËÍ
1725845581COMAND Operating Instructions

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As at 16.08.2012

Welcome to the world of Mercedes-Benz
First, familiarize yourself with yourC OMAND
system. Read these operating instructions,
particularly the safety and warning notes,
before you drive off.
This will help you to obtain the maximum
pleasure from your COMAND system and to
avoid endangering yourselfa nd others.
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Index
....................................................... 4Operating safety
................................. 14 At
ag lance ........................................... 19 System settings
.................................. 41 Vehicle functions
................................ 49 Navigation
........................................... 59 Telephone
.......................................... 125 Online and Internet functions
..........159 Audio
.................................................. 183 Video
.................................................. 227 Rear Seat Entertainment System
....237 SIRIUS Weather
................................ 261 Contents
3

1, 2, 3 ...
360° camera Displaying images ............................ 56
Switching on/off .............................. 56
911 emergency call ..........................127A
Active partition (US Bdevices
only) Selecting ........................................ 203
Address book
Browsin g........................................ 150
Calling up ....................................... 150
Changing an entry .......................... 152
Connecting acall........................... 152
Creating an entry ........................... 150
Deleting an entry ........................... 151
Deleting contacts ........................... 156
Detail sabout an entry ................... 151
Entering characters .........................34
Entry as ahome address ...............103
Hiding contact details ....................157
Importing contacts ........................154
Introduction ................................... 149
Receiving vCards ........................... 155
Searching for an entry ...................150
Starting route guidance .................153
Voice tag ....................................... 153
Address entry menu ............................ 64
Adjusting the soun dsettings
Balance ............................................ 30
Alternative route ................................. 93
Audio Radio mode ................................... 184
Audio CD/DVD or MP3 mode
Switching to (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................247
Audio DVD
Mode ,switchin gto........................ 197
Pause function ............................... 199
Playback options ........................... 204
Safety notes .................................. 193
Setting the audio forma t................ 203
Stop function ................................. 199Audio format, setting
Audi oDVD ..................................... 203
Video DVD ..................................... 233
Autostore ........................................... 187
AUX (audio) Notes/socket ................................ 225
Switching to ................................... 225
AUX (video)
Setting the volume and sound .......234
Showing/hiding the menu .............234
Switching to ................................... 234
AUX jacks
CD/DVD drive ............................... 240
Avoiding an area ................................ 115 B
Back button ......................................... 27
Balance, adjusting ............................... 30
Bass, setting ........................................ 30
Bird's-eye view (navigation) .............109
Bluetooth ®
Activating/deactivating ...................45
Activating audio mode ...................217
Conditions (telephone ).................. 127
Connecting another mobile phone .131
Connecting audio devices ..............213
Device lis t...................................... 214
Entering the passcode ...................130
External authorization ....................131
General information .........................44
Interface ........................................ 126
Introduction ................................... 126
Reconnecting an audio device .......215
Searching for a mobile phone ........129
Settings ........................................... 44
Telephone basic menu ...................133
Telephony ...................................... 127
Telephony notes ............................ 126
Bluetooth ®
audio basic display ........217
Brightness, setting (TV, video) .........228
Buttons on the COMAND controller ... 274
Index

C
Call Accepting/ending/rejecting .......... 134
Connectin g.................................... 135
see Telephone
Call lists
Displaying details ........................... 143
Opening and selecting an entry .....143
Saving an entry in the address
book .............................................. 143
Car pool lanes ...................................... 62
Category lis t(music search) ............206
CD Cop yprotection ............................. 206
Fast forward/fast rewind ...............201
General information .......................206
Inserting ........................................ 194
Inserting/loading (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................247
Mode ,switchin gto........................ 197
Multisession .................................. 204
Notes on discs ............................... 206
Pause function ............................... 199
Player/change roperation
(COMAND )..................................... 194
Removing/ejecting (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................247
Safety notes .................................. 193
Selecting amedia type .................. 199
Selecting atrack ............................ 200
Sound settings (balance, bass,
treble ).............................................. 30
CD/DVD
Ejecting (DVD drive )....................... 195
Inserting (DVD changer )................ 194
Inserting (single DVD drive )........... 194
Removing (single DVD drive) .......... 194
CD mode
Playback options ........................... 204
Changing direction
Announcement phase ......................88
Change of direction phase ...............88
Preparation phase ............................ 88
Changing the character set ................37
Channel presets ................................ 186Characters
Changing the character set .............. 35
Changing the language ....................35
Deleting ........................................... 35
Entering ........................................... 36
Entering (address book, phone
book) ............................................... 34
Entering (navigation) ........................36
Moving the curso r............................ 35
Switching to letters ..........................35
Clear button ......................................... 27
Color, setting (TV, video) ..................228
COMAND Active multicontour sea t.................. 52
Basi cfunction s................................ 29
Calling up drive status regulator
(ABC) ............................................... 52
Display ............................................. 20
Examples of operatio n..................... 27
Importing POIs ............................... 167
Menu overview ................................. 22
Multicontour sea t............................ 52
Seat functions .................................. 52
Settings ......................................... 180
Switching on/off .............................. 29
COMAND controller .............................26
COMAND control panel .......................25
COMAND display Cleaning instructions .......................24
Setting ............................................. 42
Switching on/off .............................. 24
Compass function ............................. 117
Connecting aUSB device ................. 197
Contacts Deleting ......................................... 156
Importing ....................................... 154
Contrast, setting (TV, video) ............228
Copy protection (CD/DVD) ...............206
Country-specific information
(navigation) ........................................ 118 D
Data medium Audi oDVD ..................................... 204
CD/DVD ........................................ 206 Index
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MP3
............................................... 204
MUSIC REGISTER ........................... 209
Date format, setting ............................43
Day design, setting .............................42
Deleting Call lists ......................................... 144
Destination
Assigning a destination to an
address book entry ........................105
Destination (navigation)
Displaying information .....................94
Entering a destination by address ....63
Entering a destination using the
map ................................................. 71
Entering a point of interest ..............77
Entering using geo-coordinates .......72
Entering using Mercedes-Benz
Apps ................................................ 73
Saving ............................................ 105
Selecting from the destination
memory ........................................... 70
Selecting from the lis toflast
destination s..................................... 71
Selecting storage options ..............105
Storing after destination entry .......105
Storing during route guidance .......105
Destination memory (navigation)
Deleting an entry ........................... 106
Entering/saving you rhome
address ............................................ 69
Previous destinations ....................107
Dialing anumber (telephone) ........... 134
DISC button Activating audio CD/DVD or MP3
mode ............................................. 197
Activating Bluetooth ®
Audi o.......... 217
Switching on the Media Interface ..220
Switching to the MUSIC REGISTER 210
Display
Selecting the design ........................42
Displaying the arrival time .................94
Displaying the distance to the
destination ........................................... 94
Displaying the track and album .......203
Dolby ®
Digital ...................................... 31DVD
Cop yprotection ............................. 206
Fast forward/fast rewind ...............201
Inserting ........................................ 194
Inserting/loading (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................247
Notes on discs ............................... 206
Removing/ejecting (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................247
Selecting amedia type .................. 199
Selecting atrack ............................ 200
Sound settings (balance, bass,
treble ).............................................. 30
DVD video
Rear Seat Entertainment System ...251 E
Entering an intersection name ...........67
Entering a street name .......................64
Entering the address (example) .........63
Entering the city .................................. 64
Entering the house number ................ 64
Entry Deleting ........................................... 37
Saving .............................................. 35
Example display
Audio CD mode .............................. 198
MUSIC REGISTER ........................... 209 F
Factory setting (reset function) .........47
Fast forward Audio mode (CD, DVD, MP3) .........201
Video DVD ..................................... 231
Fast rewind
Audio mode (CD, DVD, MP3) .........201
Video DVD ..................................... 231
Favorites (Internet) ...........................177
Favorites button .................................. 45
Freeway information .........................112
Frequencies Adjusting for radio stations ............ 186
Fuel
Displaying consumption ...................506
Index

G
Google Maps ®
...................................... 87
Google™ local search Importing a destination/route .......163
PopularS earches .......................... .164
Search ........................................... 161
Search history ............................... 164
Selecting a search position ............162
Using as the destination ................163
GPS reception ...................................... 60
Gracenote ®
Media Database ............202 H
Harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
surround sound system see Surround sound (harman/
kardon ®
surround sound system)
Heading up (navigation) ...................109
Headphones Changing batteries ........................242
Home address
Entering and saving .........................69
Selecting from the destination
memory ........................................... 70I
Incident (traffic report) .......................99
Indicator lamp Remote control .............................. 242
Interface (USB, iPod ®
)
see Medi aInterface
Internet
Calling up the carousel vie w.......... 172
Conditions for access ....................160
Creating favorites .......................... 177
Entering the URL ............................ 172
Favorites manager .........................177
Favorites menu .............................. 178
Menu functions .............................. 175
Opening favorites .......................... 176
Selecting favorites .........................173
Internet radio
Calling up ....................................... 171
Searching for stations .................... 171 iPod
®
Alphabetical track selection ..........223
Connecting to the Media Interface 219
Selecting a category/playlis t......... 222
iTunes ®
............................................... 223 L
Lane recommendations Explanation ...................................... 90
Presentation .................................... 90
Load/eject button .............................194
Lumbar support Adjusting (COMAND) .......................53 M
Map (navigation) Adjusting the scal e........................ 108
Arrival time/distance to the
destination ..................................... 111
City mode l..................................... 112
Geo-coordinate displa y.................. 111
Heading ......................................... 109
Information in the displa y.............. 111
Map settings .................................. 109
Moving ........................................... 108
North orientation ........................... 109
Notes ............................................. 108
Point of interest symbols ...............110
Roa ddisplay .................................. 111
Saving the crosshair position .........109
Showing the map data version ....... 118
Topographica lmap........................ 112
Updating ........................................ 119
Updating process ........................... 119
Media Interface
Alphabetical track selection ..........223
Basi cmenu .................................... 221
Connecting an external audio
source ............................................ 219
Connectio noption s....................... 219
iPod ®
............................................. 219
Mode ............................................. 219
MP3 player. ................................... 219
Notes for the MP3 player. ..............225
Playback options ........................... 224
Selecting categories ......................222 Index
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Selecting folders
............................ 222
Selecting musi cfiles ...................... 221
Selecting playlists ..........................222
Switching to ................................... 220
USB mass storag edevice .............. 219
Media list ........................................... 199
Microphone, switching on/off .........136
Mobile phone Authorizing .................................... 130
Connecting (Bluetooth ®
interface) .128
De-authorizing ............................... 132
External authorization ....................131
Registering (authorizing) ................130
MP3
Bit/sampling rates ......................... 205
Copyright ....................................... 205
Data medium ................................. 204
Fast forward/fast rewind ...............201
File systems ................................... 204
Formats ......................................... 205
Mode ,switchin gto........................ 197
Notes ............................................. 204
Pause function ............................... 199
Playback options ........................... 204
Safety notes .................................. 193
Selecting amedia type .................. 199
Selecting atrack ............................ 200
Sound settings (balance, bass,
treble ).............................................. 30
Multifunction steering wheel
Adjusting the volume .......................29
Multisession CD ................................ 204
Music files Recording ...................................... 210
MUSIC REGISTER
Deleting allm usic files................... 211
Deleting individual musi cfiles ....... 212
Disk space information ..................211
General notes ................................ 209
Playback options ........................... 212
Switching to ................................... 209
Music search ..................................... 206
My address see Home address N
Navigation Adjusting the volume of the
navigation announcements ..............30
Alternativ eroute .............................. 93
Avoiding an area ............................ 114
Basi csettings .................................. 62
Blocking a route section affected
by atraffic jam ................................ .92
Compass function ..........................117
Destination memory ......................103
Displaying destination
information (arrival time, distance
to destination) ................................. 94
Entering/saving you rhome
address ............................................ 69
Entering adestination ...................... 63
Entering a destination by address ....63
Entering a destination using the
map ................................................. 71
Entering a point of interest ..............77
Entering characters (character bar ).36
Freewa yinformation ...................... 112
General notes .................................. 60
GPS reception .................................. 60
Important safety notes ....................60
Lane recommendatio n..................... 90
List of area s................................... 116
Map settings .................................. 108
Off-road/off-map (off-road
destination) ...................................... 97
Previous destinations ....................107
Reading out traffic reports .............102
Repeating announcements ..............91
Route guidance ................................ 88
Search &Send ................................. 87
Selecting a destination from the
destination memory .........................70
Selecting a destination from the
list of last destinations ..................... 71
Selecting your home address ........... 70
Setting options for destination/
route downloa d.............................. 169
Setting route options (avoiding:
highways, toll roads, tunnels,
ferries) ............................................. 628
Index