heating MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2013 W204 Comand Manual

Operating with the headphones
.....243
Picture settings .............................. 244
System settings ............................. 244
Using the main loudspeaker ..........243
Video DVD mode ........................... 250
Receiving vCards ............................... 149
Redialing (telephone) ........................129
Remote control Button lighting ............................... 238
Rear Seat Entertainment System ...237
Reset function ..................................... 42
Resetting (factory settings) ...............42
Route Estimated time of arrival ..................87
Route (navigation)
Calling up the "Routes" menu ..........89
Displaying the distance to the
destination ....................................... 87
Recording ........................................ 89
Route overview ................................ 88
Selecting an alternative route ..........86
Setting route options (avoiding:
highways, toll roads, tunnels,
ferries) ............................................. 56
Setting the route type (short
route, fast route, dynamic route or
economic route) ............................... 56
Starting calculation ..........................62
Route demonstration ..........................88
Route guidance Canceling ......................................... 85
Continuing ....................................... 85
Destination reached ......................... 86
General notes .................................. 81
Lane recommendations ...................83
Off-road ........................................... 91
Traffic reports .................................. 92S
Safety notes Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode .....191
Using the telephone ....................... 120
Video DVD mode ........................... 226
SatRadio
Displaying information ...................191
Notes ............................................. 186
Registering .................................... 187Selecting a category
......................188
Switching to ................................... 187
Saving the crosshair position ..........103
Screen Selecting for remote operation ......237
SD memory card
Ejecting .......................................... 195
Inserting ........................................ 195
Search & Send ...................................... 80
Seats Active multicontour sea t.................. 49
Adjusting the lumbar support
(COMAND) ....................................... 49
Balance (seat heating) .....................50
Massage function ............................ 50
Multicontour seat ............................ 49
Resetting settings ............................ 51
Seat functions (COMAND) ...............48
Selecting for adjustment
(COMAND) ....................................... 48
Selecting a province ...........................58
Selecting a state .................................. 58
Selecting stations Radio ............................................. 184
Sending DTMF tones .........................130
Settings Menu overview ................................. 20
Picture (COMAND) .........................226
Sound settings ................................. 28
Setting the audio format
Rear Seat Entertainment System ...254
Setting the language
COMAND ......................................... 40
Rear Seat Entertainment System ...254
Setting the night design .....................38
Setting the text reader speed ............39
Setting the volume Telephone call s................................ 28
Video AUX ..................................... 232
SIRIUS weather display
5-day forecast ................................ 261
Daily forecast ................................. 260
Detail information ..........................261
Information chart ........................... 260
Selecting the area for the weather
forecast ......................................... 26110
Index

The COMAND controller can be:
R
pressed briefly or pressed and held 00A1
R turned clockwise or counter-clockwise
0082005B0083
R slid left or right 009E005B009F
R slid forwards or backwards 00A0005B0064
R slid diagonally 009A005B0081
Example of operation In the instructions, operating sequences are
described as follows:
X Press the 002Abutton.
Radio mode is activated.
X Select Radio
Radio by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Confirm Station List
Station List by pressing00A1.
The station list appears. Buttons on the COMAND controller
Overview 0043
Back button (Y page 25)
0044 CLR button (Y page 25)
0087 Seat function button (Y page 48)
0085 Favorites button (Y page 41)
i If your vehicle is not equipped with the
seat function button, it features two
favorites buttons. Back button You can use the
003Dbutton to exit a menu
or to call up the basic display of the current
operating mode.
X To exit the menu: briefly press the003D
back button.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the current operating mode.
X COMAND changes to the basic display of
the current operating mode.
Clear button X
To delete individual characters: briefly
press the 0084clear button.
X To delete an entire entry: press and hold
the 0084 clear button.
Seat function button You can use the
0059button to call up the
following seat functions:
R multicontour seat (with 4-way lumbar
support)
R active multicontour seat (dynamic seat and
massage function)
R balance (seat heating distribution)
More information on the seat functions
(Y page 48).
Favorites button You can assign predefined functions to
the
0080 favorites button and call them up by
pressing the button (Y page 41). COMAND operating system
25At a glance

i
For SL-Class vehicles with dynamic
multicontour seats: when driving dynamics
are activated due to a change of direction
(e.g. cornering), the backrest side cushion
settings can temporarily not be used.
Adjusting the seat side bolsters This function is only available on SL-Class
vehicles with multicontour seats or dynamic
multicontour seats. This function allows you to adjust the air
cushions in the seat side bolsters.
X Select the seat (Y page 48).
X Select Seat Sides
Seat Sides by turning0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
A scale appears.
X Turn 0082005B0083 or slide 00A0005B0064the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0041back
button.
Balance This function is available on SL-Class
vehicles. The Balance function controls the distribution
of heat on the seat backrest and cushion.
The Balance function influences the currently
set heating level of the seat heating; see the
separate vehicle Operator's Manual.
X
Select the seat (Y page 48).
X Select Balance Balance by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
A scale appears and shows the current
setting. Positive values indicate the heat
output for the seat backrest, negative
values indicate the heat output for the seat
cushion. The intensity is indicated by an
orange bar in the stylized seat above the
scale.
The values stand for:
R 0 0- backrest and seat cushion are heated
equally to the maximum level
R 1
1to 3
3- the heat output to the seat
cushion is reduced in one-third
increments
R -1 -1 to-3
-3 - the heat output to the backrest
is reduced in one-third increments
X Turn 0082005B0083 or slide 009E005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0041back
button.
Massage function This function is available on M-Class and GL-
Class vehicles with multicontour seats and on
SL-Class vehicles with dynamic multicontour
seats.50
Seat functionsVehicle functions

Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions The
Navigation
Navigation
Unavailable
Unavailable message
appears. COMAND has an integrated hard drive on which the digital map is
stored.
To protect the integrated hard drive against damage, COMAND
deactivates it at very high and low temperatures. The navigation
system will then be temporarily unavailable.
X
Let the vehicle and COMAND cool down.
X To hide the message: switch COMAND off and then on again. If an area of the hard disk has a malfunction, COMAND can no
longer access the map data in this area. This may occur when
calculating a route, for example.
X
To hide the message: switch COMAND off and then on again.
The navigation system will be operational again until it has to
access the faulty area of the hard drive once more. The message
will then reappear.
X Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions You see a message
informing you that the
DVD containing the
digital map is
incompatible with the
system software. The DVD containing the digital map cannot be used for the update.
X
To confirm the message: press00A1the COMAND controller.
X Eject the DVD.
X Have the system database checked at an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions The map software
update has failed. The DVD is dirty.
X
Clean the DVD.
X Restart the update. The DVD is scratched.
X
Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. There is overheating due to excessive temperatures in the vehicle
interior.
X
Wait until the vehicle interior has cooled down.
X Restart the update. COMAND's integrated hard disk is defective.
X
Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 116
Problems with the navigation systemNavigation