ESP MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2012 W204 Comand Manual

Street
list
X Sel ect astree tby turni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
If an entry features the Gicon,itcanno t
be uniquelyas signe dand asel ecti onlist
wi llop en, allo wi ng youto sel ect 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 arsag ain. The
stre ethasnow been ente red.
En teri ngthe housenumb er It
is not possi bleto ente rahouse numberuntil
a street 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 .
Inst 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 tan ent ryby turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveof the option, 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 ,
the Saving Pro
cedure Successful mes
sage
ap pe ars .
En teri ngaZIPcode X
Se lec tZIP in
theaddr essentry men uby
tur nin gcVd andslidingZVÆ the
COMA NDcontrol ler and pressW to
co nfirm .
You willsee thezip co de list either withth e
ch arac terb ar(opt ion1)or as aselec tion
list (opt ion2).
Opt ion 1:ZIP code listwith character bar
X En tera ZIP code. Inst ruc tions for enterin g
ch arac ters usin gcit yinp utas an example
can befoun din the"En terin gch arac ters in
nav igat ionmod e(en terin gac ity)" section
(Y page 28). :
Digit sent ered bythe user
; Digit sautom atically added bythe syst em
= List entrymost closelyresem blingthe
char acters entered sofar
? Toswitc hto the listwitho utthe char acter
bar
A Todelet ethe entireent 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 slytoaspecific address, the
address entrymenu appea rsagain. TheZIP
code appea rsinplace ofthe city's name.
If COMAND cannotassigntheZIPcode
unambiguou slytoaspecific address, the
address entrymenu alsoappea rsagain.
The ZIPcode isautomatically entered.You
can now enter thestreet foramore precise
location. Onlystreet sin the area covered
by the entered ZIPcode areavaila ble.
X Start route calculation (Ypage 57).
Entering acenter En
terin gacen terw ill,for exam ple,delet ea
prev iously entered street .
X Selec tCent er (cen
ter)in the address entry
men uby turnin gcVd andslidin gZVÆ the
COMA NDcontroller andpress Wto
con firm .
You willsee thecenterlist eith erwith the
char acterbar (opt ion1)or as aselec tion
list (opt ion2).
Opt ion 1:center listwith characterbar
X En ter acen ter.In st ruct ions forenterin g
char acters using cityinput asan exam ple
can befoun din the "Entering char acters in 58
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tionentryNavigat ion

nav
igati on mod e(e nteri ngacity)" section
(Y page 28). Opt
ion 2:center listasselection list X
Selec ta cen terbyturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveof the option, press Wto
con firm your selec tion.
The address entrymen uappears again.The
cen terselec tedhas been entered.
X Start rout ecalc ulation (Ypage 57).
Enter inganinter section name X
Selec tInte rsection (int
ersec tion)in the
address entrymen uby turnin 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.In st ruct ions for
ent erin gchar acters using cityinput asan
exam plecan befoun din the "Entering
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 tan intersec tionbyturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller.
X Irr espec tiveof the option, press Wto
con firm your selec tion.
The address entrymen uappears again.The
int ersec tionselec tedhas been entered.
X Start rout ecalc ulation (Ypage 57). Destina
tionentry
59Navigat ion Z

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 ,
the personal pointof
interest isaccepted asthe destination.
If you select No ,
the 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 ifamobil ephone isconnect edto
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 ,
the personal pointof
inter estisdeleted.
If you select No ,
the 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&S end isaservic 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 observetheno teson ent erin gan
addre sson thema ps.google. com
websit e.
X Call upthema ps.google. comwebsit eand
dest inationaddre ssintheaddre ssent ry
field .
X Click thecor respon ding buttontosen dth e
dest inationaddre sstothee-m ailaddre ss
regi stered withmbrace.
X En tert he e-mail address youspecified
when settingup your 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 gatio 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 uow ns everal Mercedes- 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 gor stoppin 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 ionofaone-
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 ementsor ifyou leave thecalculated
route, COMAND automatically calculatesa
new route tothe destination .
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
inform ation,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
ple displ 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 eto the 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 eto the 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 ,
the route willbedeleted.
If you select No ,
the 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 condition sand their appropriateness
foruse may beaffected by
various factorssuchastime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cannot bejudged ortaken intoconsideration
by the COMAND system.
Route guidance toadestination 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 gory,e.g. Home ,
and pressW
to confi rm.
Yo uwi llsee theaddre ssboo keithe rwith
the char acterbar oras aselec tionlist.
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 ableaddress data,aprom pt
will appear askingwhet heryou wish to
over writethe exis tingdata.
X Selec tYes or
No and
press Wtocon firm .
If you selec tYes ,
COMA NDstores thedata. Deleting
adesti nation orthehom e
ad dress from thed esti nation mem ory
X To switch onnav igat ionmod e:pres sth e
Ø function butt on.
X To show themen u:pres sW theCOMA ND
con troller .
X Sele ctDes tin ation in
thenav igat ion
syst emmen ubar byturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpres singW to
con firm.
X Sele ctFro mMem ory and
pres sW to
con firm.
You willsee thedest inationmem orylist
eit her with thechar acterbar (opt ion1)or
as aselec 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 byturn
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 ,
COMAND deletesthe
destination .You will see amessage tothis
effec t.
If you select No ,
the 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 ationfromthelistof
previous destinations inthe destin ation
memory. Itwill bestor edther epermanen tly. Stor
ingadesti nation permanent lyin
th edest inationmem ory
X Proc eedasdesc ribed inthe"Fr om thelist
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 asadestination 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 positionasadestinat 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 Fromlastdestinations 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 ,
the entr yis deleted.
If you select No ,
the 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
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operat ionand settingsNavigat ion

:
Set map scaleas anumb erwith uni t
; Currentl yset map scaleas ind icated by
the need leon the scaleba r
= Mapsca le
Unit ofmea sureme nt: inthe COMAND
di spl aydepends onthe selecti onmad efor the
instr umentclu ster (seethe vehicle
Ope rator'sManua l). Mov
ingthe map
Sho wing the crossh air X
To hide themen u:slide ZV theCOMAND
control lera nd, when the FullScr een menu
itemi sshown, pressW.
X To scroll themap :slide XVY, ZVÆor
aVb theCOMAND controller.
Ac rossha irapp ears onthe map. Ifyou slide
it aga in,the map moves inthe
correspo ndingdirection under the
crossha ir. Map
withcrossha ir
: Current vehicl eposi tion
; Cross hair
= Detail sof the crossha irposi tion
? Map scale selected Displ
ay= may bethe name ofastreet, for
exampl e,provid edthe digitalmap contains
the necessary data.Alter natively, itmay show
the geo- coor dinat eposit ionofthe crosshair
if the Geo- coordinates display
isswitc hed
on (Ypage 102).
Hid ing thecrossh airand center ingthe
ma ponthe vehicle position or
destina tion X
Press the% backbutton twice.
The cross hairdisappears andthemap is
set tothe vehicle position .
or
X Set themap tothe vehicle position ;see the
explanat ionbelow. Centering
themap onthe vehicle or
destina tionposition
Centering themap onthe vehicle
position X
To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Positio n in
the navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturningcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Vehicle PositionMap and
press
W tocon firm or,ifthe cross hairisshown,
press the% backbutton .
This hides thecross hair.
Centering onthe destina tion This
function requires thataroute toa
destin ationhasbeen calculated. Ifthe route
includes waypoints andanintermediate stop,
the map canalso beset tothese position s.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Positio n in
the navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturningcVd Map
opera tionandsettings
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