warning MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class 2016 W246 Comand Manual

:Traffic jam on the route
;Slow-moving traffic on the route
=Road blocked
?Traffic jam
ATraffic warning
BDashed red and white line delimiting the
traffic warning
CRoad block (red crosses along the affec-
ted road)
DSlow-moving traffic (orange line along the
affected route)
ETraffic jam (red line along the affected
route)
Displaying real-time traffic reports
Starting a search for traffic reports
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo close the report: press the controller.
Traffic symbol information
:Affected roads with indication of direction
;Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select TrafficSymbolInformation:
turn and press the controller.
The map appears and shows the available
traffic information as icons. The first traffic
information is highlighted.
XTo highlight other traffic symbols, select
Next
or Previous.
XTo move the map: selectMap.
You can move the map to enable further
traffic information to be displayed.
You can have the traffic report relevant to a
traffic icon shown.
Real-time traffic reports95
Navigation
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Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipmen tof your
COMAN Dsystem, as available at th etime of
going to print .Country-specifi cdifference s
are possible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle
may no tfeature all function sdescribed here.
Thi salso applies to safety-relevan tsystems
an dfunctions.
Read th einformation on qualified specialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
If you operat emobile communication equip-
men twhil 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 ethis equipment when th evehicle
is stationary.
If you mak e acallon your mobile phone whil e
driving, always use hands-free mode. Only
use th emobile phone when road, weather
an dtraffic condition spermit .Some jurisdic -
tion sprohibi tth edriver from usin g amobile
phone whil edrivin g avehicle.
Bear in min dthat at aspeed of 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), th evehicle cover s
a distanc eof 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
per second.
Excessive levels of electromagnetic radiation
may cause damage to your health an dth e
health of others.
There is scientific discussio nsurroundin gth e
possible health risks posed by electromag-
neti cfields .You can reduce this ris kby usin g
an exterio rantenna.
Therefore, connec tyour mobile communica-
tion sequipmen tto th evehicle' sexterio r
antenn awhereve rpossible.
General notes
Telephon y
The Bluetoot h®interface on COMAN Dis
available fo rtelephony.
If your mobile phone supports th eBluetoot h
®
profilePBAP (Phone Book Access Profile),th e
contact sare automatically displaye din
COMAND.
You can use th etext messag ean de-mail
function sif your mobile phone supports th e
MA PBluetoot h
®profile (Messag eAccess
P rofile). Observ eth eother requirements fo r
th ee-mail an dtext messag efunction s
(
Ypage 138).
Wit h a suitable mobile phone ,you can use th e
hands-free syste man dreceiv evCards via th e
Bluetoot h
®interface .
You can obtain more information about suit -
able mobile phone son th eInternet at
www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com .
You can also obtain more information by call-
ing.
In th eUSA, you can get in touch wit hth e
Mercedes-Ben zCustomer Assistanc eCente r
on 1-800-FOR-MERCede s(1-800-367-6372).
In Canada, you can get in touch with the Cus-
tomer Relations Center on 1-800-387-0100.
Call disconnection while the vehicle is
in motion
A call may be disconnected if:
Rthere is insufficient network coverage in
certain areas.
Ryou move from one transmitter/receiver
area (cell) into another and no channels are
free.
Ryou use a SIM card that is not compatible
with the network available.
112General notes
Telephone

Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipmen tof your
COMAN Dsystem, as available at th etime of
going to print .Country-specifi cdifference s
are possible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle
may no tfeature all function sdescribed here.
Thi salso applies to safety-relevan tsystems
an dfunctions.
Read th einformation on qualified specialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
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 drivin gwhen
operatin gth esystem.
General notes
Connection difficulties whil eth evehi-
cle is in motion
The connection may be los tif:
Rth emobile phone networ kcoverage is
insufficien t
Rthevehicle has moved into amobile phone
cell wit hno free channels
Rth eSI M car dused is no tcompatible wit h
th enetwor kavailable
Function restrictions (Canada)
You will no tbe able to use th eMercedes-Ben z
Apps an dInternet connection ,or will no lon -
ger be able to use them, or may hav eto wait
befor eusin gthem, in th efollowin gsituations:
Rwhen th emobile phone is switched of f
Rif your mobile phone has notbee nenabled
fo rInternet access
Rif th eBluetoot h®function is switched of fon
COMAN Dan dth edesire dphone is sup-
posed to be connecte dvia Bluetoot h
®
Rif theBluetoot h®function is switched of fon
th emobile phone an dth ephone is sup-
posed to be connecte dvia Bluetoot h
®
Rif neither themobile phone networ kno rth e
mobile phone allow simultaneous use of a
phone an dan Internet connection
Rif th emobile phone has no tbee nenabled
fo rInternet access via Bluetoot h®
The driver is notpermitte dto cal lup websites
whil edrivin gan duse of th eMercedes-Ben z
Apps is restricted.
iIt is possible that you may no tbe able to
receiv ecalls when an Internet connection
is active .Thi sdepend son th emobile phone
an dth emobile phone networ kused .
Conditions for access
USA: to use Mercedes-Ben zApps an dInter-
ne taccess ,mbrace mus tbe activated an d
operational. Furthermore, mbrace mus tbe
activated fo rMercedes-Ben zApps an dInter-
ne taccess .Tak enote of th econnection pri -
orities .An emergency cal lhas th ehighes tpri -
ority. Whe n aservic ecall, e.g. abreakdown
servic ecal lor th eMB Info Call, is active ,an
emergency cal lcan still be initiated. Aservic e
call, on th eother hand, has priorit yover a
curren tInternet connection .Therefore, you
canno testablis han Internet connection dur -
in g a servic ecall.
150Conditions for access
Online and Internet functions

XTo display the main function bar: slide5
the controller.
XTo select Media: turn and press the con-
troller.
The last media source you have set is dis-
played.
XTo select Mediain media mode: slide 5
and press the controller.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
XTo select the media source: turn the con-
troller and press to confirm.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The correspond-
ing basic menu will be shown.
Using the number keypad
XTo select a media source: press the corre-
sponding number key.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The correspond-
ing basic menu will be shown.
XTo enter the track number: press the g
button.
A menu appears.
XTo enter and confirm the number of the
track using the number keypad: press the
controller.
Use the sbutton to show the track infor-
mation for the track that is currently play-
ing.
The track is played.
Using the device list
XIn Media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
XTo select Devices: turn and press the con-
troller.
The available media sources will be shown.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect the media source.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The correspond-
ing basic menu will be shown.
Audio/video mode
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product.
If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop.
GWARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary.
Notes on audio/video mode
Permissible data carriers
RCD audio, CD-R and CD-RW
RDVD video, DVD-R and DVD-RW (audio for-
mats PCM DTS®and Dolby®Digital)
RSD memory card
RUSB storage device
RApple®devices
Audio/video mode181
Media
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Ejecting discs from the DVD changer
i
If you remove one disc while playing
another disc, the DVD changer interrupts
playback. Playback continues once the disc has been ejected.
XTo eject a single CD/DVD: press theV
button.
The magazine menu appears. The current
disc is marked.
:Type of data medium
;Active ejection
=Disc name
?Empty tray no. 4
ACurrent disc
XTo select the data medium: turn and press
the controller or press the number buttons
(1-6) on COMAND.
The DVD changer ejects the disc.
XTake the disc out of the slot.
XTo eject all CDs/DVDs: press theV
button.
The magazine menu appears.
XSelect Eject All.
The last active disc is ejected.
The Please remove disc 1.
message
appears.
XRemove the disc.
The DVD changer ejects the disc.
XRepeat the last step until the magazine is
empty.
XTo exit the menu: press theVbutton. or
XSelect
%in the magazine menu.
Inserting/removing an SD memory
card
Important safety notes
GWARNING
SD memory cards are small parts. They can be
swallowed and cause asphyxiation. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Keep SD memory cards out of the reach of
children. If an SD memory card is swallowed,
seek immediate medical attention.
!If you are no longer using the SD memory
card, you should remove it and take it out of
the vehicle. High temperatures can dam-
age the card.
COMAND supports SD memory cards
(Secure Digital), SDHC memory cards
(Secure DigitalHighCapacity), and SDXC
memory cards ( SecureDigital e Xtended
Capacity.
Inserting an SD memory card
XInsert the SD memory card into the slot on
the control panel until it engages in place.
The side with the contacts must face down-
wards.
The music is played while the files are loa-
ded in the background. If there are no sup- ported audio/video files, you will see a
message to this effect.
Ejecting an SD memory card
XPress the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
XRemove the memory card.
Audio/video mode185
Media
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XTo select a category, e.g.CurrentTrack‐
list: turn and press the controller.
The selection list appears.
XSelect the required track.
XKeyword search: using the controller,
enter the characters for the desired search
term and confirm (
Ypage 191).
Search results are sorted according to the
available categories, displayed and can
then be selected.
Playback options
XSelect playback options (Ypage 186).
iThe PlayMoreLikeThisoption is also
available for Apple®devices. This is only
possible if the Genius function is activated
in iTunes followed by a synchronization of
the Apple
®device with iTunes again.
Video function
If playable video files are found, they will be
played by COMAND.
XTo switch on full-screen mode: press the
controller in the basic display.
XTo show the video menu: slide 6the con-
troller in full-screen mode.
The Media Interface menu bar appears.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Video Settings.
Operate Video Settings
(Ypage 201).
Video DVD mode
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product.
If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop.
GWARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary.
Video DVD mode199
Media
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Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipmen tof your
COMAN Dsystem, as available at th etime of
going to print .Country-specifi cdifference s
are possible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle
may no tfeature all function sdescribed here.
Thi salso applies to safety-relevan tsystems
an dfunctions.
Read th einformation on qualified specialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Weather forecasts
Introduction
Thi sfunction is currentl yno tavailable fo r
Canada.
Fo rth ereception of weather forecast svia
satellite radio, you will need aSIRIU SXM Sat -
ellite Weather subscription .
If th emessage: Please call SIRIUS to
activate the system at :
888-539-7474 ESN: SIRIUS IDappears
alon gwit hth eID number of th eSIRIU S
device, you will need to hav eth eweather ser -
vic eactivated first .
XTo selectCal lorCancel:turn an dpress
th econtroller .
If amobile phone is connecte dto COMAN D
(
Ypage 114), when you selec tCalla cal lis
placed to amember of th eSIRIU Sservic e
staff .The ID number of th eSIRIU Sdevic e
will be transferred to th etelephon edisplay.
XThi swill be followed by instruction sfrom
th eservic eemployee.
COMAN Dcan receiv eweather forecast svia
satellite radio fo rth eentire US A(includin g
Alask aan dHawaii).
The received weather dat acan be displaye d
as an information chart (dail yforecast ,five-
day forecast ,detailed information )or on th e
weather map .
The weather dat areceived from aweather
station is stored in COMAN Dforon ehour .It can therefore be displaye
dagain immediately
after restartin gth eengin e(fo rexample after
refueling).
Dependin gon whic hscale has bee nselected,
th eweather map can display th efollowin g
weather dat awit hsymbols :
Rprecipitation radar
The precipitation radar canno tbe displaye d
fo rAlaska, Hawaii an dPuerto Rico.
Rstor mcharacteristics
Rhig han dlow-pressure areas, weather
fronts
Rcours eof tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
typhoons )
Rstormwarnings
Rwin ddirection an dspeeds
iHurricane: term used to describe th etrop-
ical cyclones that primarily develop in th e
Atl

antic, North Pacifi can dSout hPacifi c
oceans. The win dspeeds are abov e74 mph
(11 8km/ h). Five categories are used to
classify the strength of a hurricane.
Typhoon: term used to describe a tropical
cyclone that develops in the northwestern
Pacific. The wind speeds are in the category
of a hurricane.
Switching the SIRIUS Weather display
on/off
Activating
216Weather forecasts
SIRIUS Weather

Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipmen tof your
COMAN Dsystem, as available at th etime of
going to print .Country-specifi cdifference s
are possible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle
may no tfeature all function sdescribed here.
Thi salso applies to safety-relevan tsystems
an dfunctions.
Read th einformation on qualified specialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Overview
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is aclass 1lase rproduct.
If you ope nth ehousin gof th eCD/DVD drive,
there is aris kof exposure to invisible lase r
radiation .Thi slase rradiation could damage
your retina. There is aris kof injury.
Never ope nth ehousing. Always hav emain -
tenanc ean drepair wor kcarrie dout at aquali -
fie dspecialis tworkshop .
GWARNING
If objects suc has headphones/headset sor
external audio/video sources are no tsecure d
in th epassenger compartment, they can be
flun garound an dhit vehicle occupants .There
is aris kof injury, fo rexample in th eevent of
sudden braking or asudden change in direc -
tion .
Always stow these items or similar objects
carefully so that they canno tbe flun garound ,
fo rexample in alockable vehicle stowag e
compartment.
Equipment
Observ ethat arange of Rear Seat Entertain -
men tSystems are available fo rMercedes -
Benz vehicles .In this Operator's Manual, th e
Rear Seat Entertainmen tSyste mCode 86 4is used fo
rillustration purposes. If you hav e a
differen tRear Seat Entertainmen tSyste min
your vehicle, pleas erefer to th emanufactur-
er' soperatin ginstructions.
Component s
The Rear Seat Entertainmen tSyste m
includes :
Rtwoscreens fo rth erea rbehin dth efront-
seat head restraints
Rtw oremot econtrols
Rasingle drive (rear-compartmen tdrive)
RAU Xjack son bot hrea rscreens (AUX dis -
play) an don th erear-compartmen tdrive
(AUX drive)
Rheadphone sfo reac hrea rscree n
Rtwoset sof cordless headphone s
226Overview
Rear Seat Entertainment

Selecting the screen for the cordless
headphones
XSlide switch:toL(left-hand screen) or R
(right-hand screen).
Connecting additional headphones
Up to two cordless headphones can be used
at the same time for each screen.
You can also connect one additional set of
corded headphones to each of the two rear-
compartment screens (
Ypage 227). The
socket is designed for headphones with a
3.5 mm stereo jack plug and an impedance of 32 ohms.
Replacing batteries
Notes
GWARNING
Batteries contain toxic and corrosive substan- ces. If batteries are swallowed, it can result in
severe health problems. There is a risk of fatalinjury.
Keep batteries out of the reach of children. If
a battery is swallowed, seek medical attention immediately.
HEnvironmental note
Batteries contain dangerous
substances. It is against the
law to dispose of them with
the household rubbish. They
must be collected separatelyand recycled to protect the
environment.
Dispose of batteries in an
environmentally friendly
manner. Take discharged
batteries to a qualified spe-
cialist workshop or a special
collection point for used bat-
teries.
Batteries are required for the remote control
and for the two sets of cordless headphones.
The batteries can be replaced (
Ypage 230).
On the remote control
:Battery compartment
;Catch tab
=Battery compartment cover
?Retaining lugs
ABatteries
The remote control contains two type AAA,
1.5 V batteries.
230Overview
Rear Seat Entertainment

Playback options
XSelectCD,DVD-Aor MP3using
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
A list appears. The #dot indicates the play-
back option currently selected.
XSelect NormalTrackSequence,Random
Tracksor Random Folderusing the
9: buttons and press the 9button
to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence
, you will
see a corresponding display in the selec-
tion window.
iIf you switch the data carrier which you
are currently listening to, the Normal
Track Sequenceoption is activated auto-
matically. If an option is selected, it
remains selected after the Rear Seat Enter- tainment System is switched on or off.
Switching track information on/off
(MP3 mode only)
If the function is switched on, folder and track
names are displayed.
If the function is switched off, disc and file
names are displayed.
XSelect MP3using the :=; but-
tons on the remote control and press the
9 button to confirm.
XSelect Display Track Information
using the 9: buttons and press the
9 button to confirm.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
Video DVD mode
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product.
If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop.
General notes
DVD playback conditions
Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs. There is a large variety of discs,
DVD authoring software, writing software and
writers available. This variety means that
there is no guarantee that the Rear Seat
Entertainment System will be able to play
video DVDs that you have copied yourself.
Further information (
Ypage 200). Informa-
tion regarding COMAND also applies to the
Rear Seat Entertainment System.
Function restrictions
Depending on the DVD, it is possible that cer- tain functions or actions described in this
section will be temporarily blocked or may not
function at all. As soon as you try to activate
these functions or actions, you will see the K
symbol in the display.
Switching on video DVD mode
XInsert a video DVD (Ypage 234).
The Rear Seat Entertainment System loads
the disc.
If disc mode was the last mode selected, it
will now be active.
If it was not, switch on video DVD mode as described in the following instructions.
XSelect Discin the menu using the
9=; buttons on the remote
control and confirm by pressing the 9
button.
If the video DVD fulfills the playback crite-
ria, the film either starts automatically or
Video DVD mode237
Rear Seat Entertainment
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