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152 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
POIs main menu
Selection of one of the following menu
items is possible:
Current position
Selecting a POI in the local area
(
page 152).
Select city
Selecting a POI in any city to be
selected(
page 153).
Global destinations
A POI from global categories can be se-
lected (
page 153). The selection is
restricted to the region entered last;
however, the region selection can be
changed.
In the POIs main menu, (page 152)
select the
Current position menu item.
Press .
A list of POI categories appears for the
selection of a category.Selecting a POI category Use or  to select a category.
The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Press .
If you have selected the Restaurant
category, another list will be displayed
from which you can select a sub-cate-
gory, e.g. Chinese food.
If you have selected any other catego-
ry, this will take you straight to the list
of POIs.
Selecting POI in the local area of the
current position

153 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Selecting a POI
Use or  t o s e le c t a P OI . T he Page
soft keys allow scrolling through the
list page by page.
Press the Details soft key if you want to
see details of a selected POI.
The details disappear again after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details soft key again.
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.
Press to start route guidance.
In the POIs main menu, (page 152),
select the
Select city menu item.
Enter a city as described in the Destina-
tion entry section (
page 117).
.
After entering the city, press .
A list of POI categories appears for the
selection of a category.
Proceed with “Selecting a POI catego-
ry” (
page 152) and “Selecting a POI”
(
page 153).
In the POIs main menu (page 152),
select the
Global destinations menu
item.
The list of long-distance POI categories
appears.
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Selecting POI for a selected city
Selecting POI for a long-distance
destination

155 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
The details disappear after approx.
3 seconds, or when pressing the
Details
soft key again.
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.
Press to start route guidance.
Press 
or
In the Destination entry menu
(
page 117), press the Map soft key.
The full-screen map appears. Symbols
indicate the POIs.
If required, use, , , , ,
or  to move the map.
If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
.
Press the Symbol soft key.
A POI is selected and highlighted in col-
or. Its name appears in the status bar.
Selecting a POI using the map
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The POI symbols to be displayed can be
selected (
page 142).
Symbols are indicated only if the map
scale is set to 0.05 mi (50 m), 0.1 mi
(100 m), 0.2 mi (200 m), or 0.5 mi
(500 m).
To change the map scale (
page 133).


156 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Press the Prev. or Next soft key to select
the desired POI.
Press the Details soft key if you want to
see details of a selected POI.
The details disappear again after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details soft key again.
Press .
You are prompted to confirm the se-
lected POI as the destination.
Use to select the menu item Yes.
Press.
The Start Route Guidance menu ap-
pears.
Press to start route guidance.

158 Service
Tele Aid*
Tele Aid incorporates the following func-
tions:
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance
Information
For certain emergency situations, the sys-
tem automatically triggers an emergency
call. An emergency call can also be trig-
gered manually. Refer to your vehicle Op-
erator's Manual for additional information.
If the system initiates an emergency call,
Connecting appears on the display.
During the emergency call
Call Connected
appears on the display. No operation from
COMAND is possible.Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance will
assist if technical problems with your vehi-
cle are experienced.
Roadside Assistance can be requested
manually. Refer to your vehicle Operator's
Manual for additional information.
Upon request of Roadside Assistance the
system initiates the call to the Mercedes-
Benz Response Center.
Connecting appears on the display.
If the connection is made, the message
Call Connected appears on the display.
Even after ending of the connection, the
service may remain active for up to anoth-
er 5 minutes in order to transmit any re-
quired data. During this time, phone calls
cannot be made, nor can SMS messages
be received.During activation of a roadside assistance
call, it is not possible to switch to another
application.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Cancelling text messages
Press after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.
Starting route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.
Use to select the Yes menu item
and confirm with .
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(
page 130).
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance

159 Service
Tele Aid*
Ending the connection
On the COMAND control unit
Press.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Presst .
COMAND reverts to the system last ac-
tive before Tele Aid was activated.
A call to the Mercedes-Benz Response
Center will be initiated. Information re-
garding the operation of your vehicle, the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or Mercedes-Benz USA products and ser-
vices is available to you. Refer to your vehi-
cle Operator's Manual for additional
information. When a call to the Mercedes-Benz Re-
sponse Center is initiated,
Connecting ap-
pears on the display.
When the connection is made, the mes-
sage
Call Connected appears on the display.
Even after the connection has been ended,
the service will remain active for 5 minutes
in order to transmit any required data. Dur-
ing this time, phone calls can not be made,
nor can SMS messages be received.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.Cancelling text messages
Press after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.
Starting route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.
Use to select the Yes menu item
and confirm with .
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(
page 130).
Information

162 System
System settings
Press.
The System menu appears.
Selectable soft keys
Time soft key
For setting the date and time.
Lang. soft key
For setting the language (
page 164).
Tones soft key
For switching confirmation beeps
and acoustic signals ON and OFF
(
page 165).
Display soft key
For changing the display settings
(
page 165).
VC tips soft key
To call up the Voice control settings*
(
page 166).
Reset soft key
For reversing COMAND to the factory
settings (
page 169).
In the System menu, press the Time soft
key.
The Date/Time settings menu appears.
The following options are now available:
Setting the time
Setting the date
Setting the date/time format
Calling up the System menuSetting the date/time

164 System
System settings
Setting the format:
Use or  to select a format.
Press.
The appropriate format is selected.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce-
ments.
In the System menu (page 162),
press the
Lang. soft key.
The language list is displayed.The following options are available:
Instr. cluster settings:
The system switches to the lan-
guage already set in the vehicle in-
strument cluster (
Vehicle
Operator’s manual).
All other options:
The system switches to the re-
quested language.
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List entry 1-3: Date formats
List entry 4 and 5: Time formats
(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex-
ample below.)
Solid circle : format set
Empty circle : format not set
Setting the language

165 System
System settings
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
Press the Back soft key or wait for
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
In the System menu (page 162),
press the
Tones soft key.
The list of available sounds is dis-
played.
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
The requested sounds are switched ON
or OFF.
Press the Back soft key or wait for
screen to change.
The System menu appears. The new
setting is stored.
In the System menu (page 162),
press the
Display soft key.
The Display Settings menu appears.The following soft key and option are avail-
able:
Bright. soft key
Provides access to adjusting the dis-
play brightness (
page 166).
Switching the display dimming charac-
teristics (
page 166).
Switching confirmation beeps and
acoustic signals ON/OFF
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The square next to a list entry shows
the status.
Empty square = sound OFF
Solid square = sound ON
Display settings

166 System
System settings
Switching the display dimming
characteristics
You can select from 3 display dimming
modes:
Day mode
The display is constantly set to daytime
design.
Night mode
The display is constantly set to night-
time design.
Automatic
The display will change depending on
the illumination of the instrument clus-
ter.
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.Adjusting display brightness
Press the Bright. soft key.
The Brightness display appears.
Press or .
The brightness changes accordingly.
Press the Back soft key or wait for
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.Use this function to:
Start or delete voice control individual-
ization (
page 167)
Activate/deactivate the voice control
help window
Activate/deactivate the help window
Open the System menu (page 162).
Press the VC tips soft key.
The Voice control menu appears.
Voice control settings*