MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2011 W204 Comand Manual

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The following navigation systemfunctions
require thetime, timezoneand summer/
standard timetobe set correc tlyinorder
to work properly:
R route guidance onroutes withtime-
dependent trafficguidance
R calculation ofexpect edtime ofarrival Setting
thetime
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Timebyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select SetTime andpress Wtoconf irm. :
Toset the time
; Current date(setautomatically by
COMAND )
X Set thetime byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm. Setting
thetime/da teform at
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Timebyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm. X
Select Format andpress Wtoconf irm.
The #symbols showthecurren tsett ings. Abbreviat
ion Meaning
DD/MM/Y
YYY Day/Mon
th/Year
(date format ) HH/MM Hours/
Minutes
(time format ) You
cansetthe 24-hour orthe AM/ PM
format . X
Set theformat byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Sett
ingthe timezone andswitching
between summerand stand ardtime
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Setting sby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Timebyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select TimeZoneandpress Wtocon firm.
At ime zonelist appears. The#dot
indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec tthe time zone andpress Wto
confirm .
X To switch automaticchangeover on/
off: select Auto. Daylight Saving
Time OnorAuto. Daylight Saving
Time Offbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
The #dot indicates thecurrent setting. Read-a
loudsettings Setting
theread- aloud speed
X Press theSbutton. Read-
aloud settings
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Sel ect Settingsbyturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect TextRea der Speedand pressW
to confi rm.
Al ist appears. The#dot indic ates the
curr entsetting.
X Selec ta set tingby turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpress Wto
con firm . Voice
ControlSyst emsett ings Activa
ting/d eactivating thehelp
window
In additio ntothe audib leinstr uctions, the
help window willshow youother inform ation
during voicecontroloperation andthe
individuali zationprocess.
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Linguatronic andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select HelpWindow andpress Wto
conf irm.
You have switched thehelp window on
O oroff ª. Individualiza
tion
Introdu ction You
canusetheindividuali zationfunctionto
fine tune theVoice Control System toyour
voice andtherefor eimprove voice
recogn ition.However, thiswillaffect the
system's abilitytorecogn izethe voices of
other users. Forthis reason thisfunct ioncan
be switched off(Ypage 41).
<001E000E0004000900160009000400150001000C0009001C000100140009000F
000EV consistsof two parts and
lasts about fiveminutes. Itinvolves training
the system usingacert ainnumber of
numerical sequences andvoice comman ds.
Star ting new individualiza tion It
is only possible tostart individuali zation
when thevehicle isstation ary.Before
start ing,switch offalldevices orfunct ions
which couldinterfere,such asthe radio orthe
navigation system.Afterstart ingthe session,
the system guidesyouthrough thetrainin g
with spoken instructions.
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Linguatronic andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Start NewIndividualiz ation
and press Wtoconf irm.
You seeand hear aprompt askingwhether
you would likefurther informat ion.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select No,the first part of
individuali zationbegins. Youhear aprompt
asking whether youwould liketotrain the
system innumbers orinvoice comman ds.
Aft erselecting Yes,youseeaninformat ion
display andhear informat ionregarding the
individuali zationprocess. Thefirst part of
individuali zationthenbegins automatically. 40
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To clos ethe display :pre ssW the
CO MAND controller.
Yo uhea raprompt askingwhether you
would liketotrain thesystem innumbers
or invoice comm ands. At
the end ofthe first part, youwillsee a
prompt askingwhether youwish tobegin the
secon dpart.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtocon firm.
If you select No,<0009000E0004000900160009000400150001000C0009001C000100140009000F
000EV willbe
canc eled. Thedata from thefirst part is
stor edautomatic ally.
If you select Yes,thesecon dpart willbegin.
Indiv idualization iscomplet edatthe end of
the secon dpart. Youwillsee amessage to
this effec t.The data from thesecon dpart is
stor edautomatic ally. Canceling
thefirst orsecond partof
individ ualization X
Conf irmCanc elbypress ingWthe
COMAN Dcon troller.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really dowish tocancel.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes,individuali zationwillbe
canceled. Thedata from thepart canceled
is not stored.
If you select No,the current partbegins
again.
Dele ting existing individualiza tiondata X
Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Linguatronic andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Delete Individualiz ationand
press Wtoconf irm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtodelete.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted.
If you select Yes,theindividuali zationis
deleted. Youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
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individualiza tion X
Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Linguatronic andpress Wto
conf irm. Voice
Control System settings
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Sel ect Individua lizationOnand press
W toconfi rm.
Yo uha ve switche dind ividu aliza tion onO
or off ª. Blue
tooth®
se tting s Gen
eral informati onabo ut
Blue tooth®
Blu etoo th®
-cap ablede vice s,e.g. mob ile
pho nes, mustcomply withacert ainprofile in
order tobe conn ected toCOMAND. Every
Bluetooth ®
device hasitsown specific
Bluetooth ®
name.
Bluetooth ®
techn ology isthe standard for
short- range wireless datatrans mission ofup
to approximately 10meters. Bluetooth ®
can
be used toexchan gevCards, forexample.
Bluetooth ®
is aregistered trademark ofthe
Bluetooth SpecialInterest Group (SIG)Inc. Conditions
foraBluet ooth ®
connection
You canconnectmobile phones andlaptops
with COMAND.
To do so, the following conditionsneed tobe
met:
R Bluetooth ®
-capable devices,e.g.mobile
phones, needtocomply withacert ain
profile (Ypage 99)inorder tobe
conn ected toCOMAND. EveryBluetooth ®device
hasitsown specific Bluetooth ®
name.
R Bluetooth ®
must beactivated inCOMAND
and onthe respect iveBluetooth ®
device;
see theseparate operating instructions.
R the Bluetooth ®
device mustbe"visible" to
COMAND inorder forCOMAND tofind and
display it.For thesettingprocedures,
please seetheoperating instructions for
the Bluetooth ®
device.
i Once amobile phonehasbeen
conn ected, reception andtrans mission
volume maychange. <00350003001400090016000100140009000E0007002100040005000100030014
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ingBluetooth ®
X Press theSbutton .
The system menuappears.
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Bluetooth andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Activate Bluetooth andpress
W toconf irm.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on O oroff ª. Connec
tingBluetooth ®
devices
General information Before
usingyourBluetooth ®
device with
COMAND forthe first time, youwillneed to
conn ectit.
Connect ingcomprises:
R searching foraBluetooth ®
device
R subsequently authorizingit
i You canconn ectuptoten devices to
COMAND.
You canobtain moredetailed information
about suitable mobilephones andabout
conn ectin gBluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phones toCOMAND onthe Internet at 42
Bluetooth ®
settingsSystem settings
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http://ww
w.mbusa-mob ile.com. Orcall
the Merced es-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at1-800-FOR-MERC edes
(1-800-367-6372) (fortheUSA) orCu stomer
Rel ations at1-800-387-0100 (forCanada ).
Searchi ngfor Bluetoo th®
devic es X
Activate Bluetooth ®
(Y pag e42).
X Select Settin gsinthe system menu by
turning cVdtheCOMAND controllerand
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Blueto othPhones andpress Wto
confirm.
X Select Update andpress Wtoconfirm.
COMAND searches forBlue tooth ®
devi ces
withi nrang e.Afterashort while,the
Bluetooth ®
device listappea rs. Example
ofdispla y:Bluetooth ®
device list
: Currently connected #and authorized
device (Yicon)
; Device notwithin rangebutpreviousl y
authorized (Lappea rsingray)
= Newly detected devicewithinrangebut
not yetauthorized (noY icon)
The Bluetooth ®
device listshows alldevices
within rangeandallpreviousl yauthorized
devices, whether ornot they areinrange.
If the Bluetooth ®
device listisalrea dyfull, you
will berequested tode-authorize adevice
(Y page 44).IfCOMAND doesnotdetect
your Bluetooth ®
device, external
authorization maybenecessary
(Y page 44). i
When called upagai n,the listmay no
longer showalldevices because, for
example, adevice hasbeen removed from
the vehicle inthe meantime. Inthis case,
start anew search toupda tethe device list.
Authorizing (registering) aBluet ooth ®
device X
In the Bluet ooth®
devic elist, selec tnot yet
authorized device=byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Select Options bysliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Authorize andpress Wtoconf irm. The
passcode isany one tosixteen -digit
number combinat ionwhich youcan
determin eyourself. Youmust enter thesame
number combinat ioninCOMAND andinthe
Bluetooth ®
device tobe authorized (see
mobile phoneoperating instructions).
i Some mobile phones requireafour-digit
(or longer) passcode.
i Ifyou want tore-authoriz eadevice
following de-authorizat ion(Y page 44),
you can select adifferent passcode. Bluetooth
®
settings 43System
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To enter apassc odeinCOMA ND:press
the numbe rkeys insequence.
¬ ishighlighted afterthefirst number
has been entered.
or
X Select thedigits onebyone byturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
X To confirm anentry inCOMAND: select
¬ using theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
X En ter the same passcode intothe
Bluetoot h®
device (seetheoperatin g
inst ruct ions forthe respect ivedevice).
The device isauthoriz ed. Externa
laut horiz ation
If COMAND doesnotdetec tyour
Bluetoot h®
device, thismay bedue to
particular securitysett ings onyour
Bluetoot h®
device. Inthis case, check
whether yourBluetoot h®
device canlocate
the COMAND system.TheBluetoot h®
device
name ofCOMAND is"MB Bluetoot h".
X In the Bluetoot h®
device list,select the
desired devicebyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Select Options bysliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Externa lAuthori zationand
press Wtocon firm.
X Start the Bluetoot h®
scan process onthe
Bluetoot h®
device (seeoperatin g
inst ruct ions ofthe respect ivedevice).
X Select COMAND ("MBBluetoot h").
X When prompt ed,enterthe passcode onthe
Bluetoot h®
device andthen onCOMAND . Displaying
thedeta ilsofa
Bluet ooth®
device
X In the Bluetoot h®
device list,select the
desired devicebyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Select Options bysliding VYandpress
W tocon firm.
X Select Details andpress Wtocon firm.
The detailed displayforthis device
appears.
X To close thedeta iledview: turncVd or
slide XVY theCOMAND controller. De-aut
horizing(de-r egistering) a
Bluet ooth®
device
Mercedes- BenzUSA ,LLC recom mends that
you de-author izedevices, e.g.mobile phones,
both inCOMAND andonthe respect ive
Bluetoot h®
device itself.Subsequent
authoriz ationmayother wisefail.
X In the Bluetoot h®
device list,select the
authoriz eddevice byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller.
X Select Options bysliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select De-Auth orizeandpress Wto
con firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtorevoke authorization forthis
device.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes,theauthorization forthe
device willberevoked.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted.
i IfaBluetooth ®
device hasbeen de-
authorized andisno longer inrange, itwill
no longer beshown inthe Bluetooth ®
device listafter thenext search. 44
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language settings
This funct ionallow syou todetermine the
language forthe menu display sand the
nav igati on mes sage s.The selecte dlangu age
af fects thecharacters availabl e for entry .
If yo ucha nge thesystem langu age, the
la ngu agefor the VoiceControl System willbe
al so be cha nge d.Ifthe selecte dlangu ageis
not supp orte dby the VoiceControl System,
"Eng lish" willbe selecte d.
X Pre ssthe Sbutton.
X Sel ect Languageand pressW toconfi rm.
The list of langu ages appe ars. The #dot
ind icates the current setting.
X Sel ect the langu ageby turning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
CO MAND load sthe selecte dlangu ageand
sets it. Res
etfun ction
Yo ucan resetCO MAND tothe factory
setti ngs. Among otherthings, thiswilldelete
all personal data(e.g.station presets,
address bookentries, entriesinthe
destination memoryandinthe listofprevious
destinations inthe navigation system).
Resetting isrecommen dedbefore sellingor
transf erring ownership ofyour vehicle, for
example.
Data onthe intern alhard drive, e.g.music
files inthe MUSIC REGISTER, willnotbe
deleted. Youcandelete thesemusic files
from theMUSIC REGISTER usingthe"Delete
all music files"(Ypage 140)function.
X Press theSfunct ionbutton.
X Select Settings byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . X
Select Resetandpress Wtoconfirm .
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to reset.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted.
If you select Yes,aprompt willappear again
asking whether youreally wishtoreset.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes,amessage willbeshown.
COMAND isreset andrestart ed.
If you select No,the process willbeaborted. Reset
function
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i TheseOpe rating Instru ctionsdescri beall
sta nda rdand optio nal equipme ntava ilab le
for your veh icleat the time ofpurcha se.
Pl ea se note thatyour vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. Introdu
ction Safety
notes G
War
ning
For safety reasons, onlyenter adestination
when thevehicle isstation ary.When the
vehicle isin motion ,ap assen gershoul dent er
th edest ination.Stud yma nua land select
rou tebefor edri vin g.
Bea rin mi nd tha tat asp ee dof jus t30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h) ,yo ur veh icleis
cove ringadi sta nce of44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysec ond.
COMA NDcalc ulate sth erout etothe
destination withouttakingaccount ofthe
following:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright- of-way-signs
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges G
War
ning
COMAND maygiveincorr ectnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspon dwith theactual road/traff ic
situation. Digitalmapsdonot cover allareas
nor allroutes withinanarea. Forexample, if
the traffic routing hasbeen changed orthe
direction ofaone-way roadhasbeen
reversed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtraffic rulesand
regulations duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave priority
overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system. G
War
ning
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident . General
notes
Operat ionalreadiness ofthe navigation
system The
navigation systemmustdetermin ethe
position ofthe vehicle beforefirstuseor
whenever operational statusisrestor ed.
Therefore, youmay have todrive forawhile
before precise routeguidance ispossible.
GPS reception Amon
gother things, correctfunct ioning of
the navigation systemdepends onGPS
reception .Inc ertain situation s,GPS
recept ionmay beimpaired, theremay be
int erferen ceorther emay beno recept ionat
all, e.g. intunn elsorparkin ggarages.
Input restriction On
vehicles forcert aincount ries,thereis a
rest riction onent ering data.
The restriction isactive above avehicle speed
of about 3mph.The restriction isdeactiv ated
as soon asthe vehicle speeddropsbelow
about 2mph.
When therest riction isactiv e,cert ainentries
cann otbe made. Thiswillbeindicat edbythe
fact that certainmenu itemsaregrayed out
and cann otbe select ed. 48
Intr
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