navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2012 W218 Comand Manual

Opera
tingsafet y General
notes G
WARN
ING
An yalteration sof electr oniccompon entsor
soft ware cancause malfunct ions.
Radio, satellite radio,amplifier, DVDchanger ,
navigation module,telephon eand Voice
Contr olsystems areinter connect ed.
Therefor e,ifone ofthe compon entsis not
operation al,orhas notbeen removed/
replaced properly, thefunc tion ofother
compon entscould beimpaired.
Such conditions mightseriously impairthe
operatin gsafety ofyour vehicle.
We recom mendhaving anyservic ework on
electr oniccompon entscarried outbyan
authoriz edMercedes- BenzCenter . G
WARN
ING
In order toavoid distrac tionwhich couldlead
to an acciden t,the driver should entersystem
sett ings while thevehicle isat astan dstill, and
operate thesystem onlywhen permitt edby
road, weather andtrafficcon ditions .
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your carcover sa
distanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely14m) every
secon d.
COMAND suppliesyouwith information to
help youselect yourroute moreeasily and
guide youconvenien tlyand safely toyour
destin ation. Forsafety reasons, we
enco urage thedriver tostop thevehicle ina
safe place before answering orplacing acall,
or con sulting theCOMAND screentoread
navigation almaps, instruct ions, or
downloaded information . G
WARN
ING
While thenavigation systemprovides
direct ionalassistanc e,the driver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
atten tiontotraff icand stree tsigns, and should
utilizethesystem's audiocueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
infor mation onstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraff icsafety rules.Their
observan cealway sremains inthe driver's
personal responsibility.DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
i Canada only:Thisdevice complies with
RSS- 210ofIndust ryCanada. Operation is
subject tothe following twoconditions :
1. This device maynotcause interferen ce,
and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operationofthe device.
An yunauthoriz edmodificat iontothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authorit yto
operate theequipment.
i USA only: Thisdevice complies withPart
15 ofthe FCC Rules. Operation issubject
to the following twoconditions :
1. This device maynotcause harmful
int erferen ce,and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operation.
An yunauthoriz edmodificat iontothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authorit yto
operate theequipment. G
WARN
ING
Change ormodificat ionnot express ly
approved bythe party respons iblefor
complianc ecould voidtheuser's authorit yto
operate thisequipment.
! Note: Thisequipment hasbeen tested
and found tocomply withthelimits fora
Class Adigital device,pursuan ttoPart 15
of the FCC Rules. Theselimitsaredesigned
to provide reasonable protectionagainst
harmful interferenc ewhen theequipment
is operated inacommer cialenviron ment.
This equipment generates,usesandcan Introdu
ction
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Rej
ectsor ends acall 12
0 6
Mak
esoracc eptsa call 12
1 Swit
ches tothered ial
mem ory 12
2 WX
Ad
jus tsthevolum e 33
8
Mut
es 33
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=;
Sel
ect sa men u 12
2 9:
Sel
ect sa subm enuor
sc roll sth roug hlist s 12
2 a
Con
firms sele ction sand
fade sout mes sages 12
2 A
%
Bac
kor swit ches off voic e
co ntrol (see thesepar ate
oper atingins truct ions) Ope
ratin gth emu ltifu nct ion displa y G
WAR
NING
A driv er'satt entio nto theroad must always
be his/ herprim aryfocuswhen driving.For
your safety andthesafety ofothers, we
recommen dthat youpull over toasafe
location andstop before placing ortaking a
telephone call.Ifyou choose touse the
telephone whiledriving, pleaseusethehands-
free device andonly usethetelephone when
weather, roadandtraffic conditionspermit.
Some jurisdiction sprohibit thedriver from
using amobile phonewhiledriving avehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehic leis cove
ringadistan ceof44 feet (approxim ately
14 m)every second.
X To select amenu: pressth e=
or ; button.
X To select asubm enuorscrol lth rou gh
th elist :pres sth e9 or: button.
X To select thenext menu up:pres sth e
% button.
X To call upsta nda rddisp lays:repeat edly
pres sth e% buttonunt ilth eto tal
dist ancerec orde rand thetrip met er
appear inthedisplay.
or
X Pres sand hold the% buttonunt ilth e
to tal dist ancerec orde rand thetrip met er
appear inthedisplay.
X To confir myour selecti on:pres sth e
a button.
X To confir mthemessag e:press the
a or% button. Menus
andsubmen us
The numbe rofm enus depends onthe vehicle
equipment. Menu Functions
andsubmenu s Navigation Navigation
systemdisplays Audio Select
sa stat ion
Operates theDVD changer ,
SD memory card,MUSIC
REGISTE R,USB device,
Bluetoot h®
audio andMedia
Int erface
Operates videoDVD Telephone Ac
cept s/rej ectsa call
Makes/ endsacall
Select sa phone bookentry
Redials Mult
ifunction steeringwheel
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The
number dialedisstored inthe
correspon dingcalllist.
i Ifthere areseveral numbers forthis
name, youseealist ofsub-ent ries.
X Press :or9 toselect the
phone number youwant.
X Press the6 or9 button againto
place thecall.
Redialing COMAND
savesthelast phone numbers or
names dialed.
X Press the=; buttonsto select the
Phone menu.
X Press the; button toopen thelistof
dialed numbers.
X Press the:9 buttonsto select the
desired nameorphone number.
X To connec tacall:press 6or9 onthe
mul tifunctio nstee ring wheel. Ope
ratin gCO MA ND Se
lecti ng am ainfunc tion
Ini tial situatio n You
wouldlike toswi tch from navigation
mode (addre ssentry menu) tothe system
settings, forexamp le.
X To switch onnavi gatio nmode: pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show themenu: pressW the COM AND
controll er.
X Sele ctDesti nation by
sliding VÆand
turning cVdtheCOM AND controll erand
pres sW toconfirm.
X Sele ctAddre ssEntry and
pres sW to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears. Addre
ssentry menu
: Mai nfunc tion bar
X Sli de ZV theCOMA NDcontrol ler and
swit chtomain function bar :.
X Se lec tSys tem in
themain function bar by
tur nin gcVd theCOMA NDcontrol ler and
pre ssW toconfirm .
The systemmen uappear s. Calli
ngup themen uofam ainfunc tion
If one ofthe mainfunc tion snav igat ion,audio,
te leph oneor vide ois swit ched on,
tr iang le: appear sne xt to theen try in the
main function bar. Youcannowsele ctan
asso ciatedmen u.
The example describeshow tocall upthe
audio menufrom audio CDmod e(an audio
CD isplayin g). 26
Op
era ting COMAN DAtaglan ce

Basi
cfunc tions ofCO MA ND Sw
itchin gCO MA ND on/o ff
X Pre ssthe qcontro lknob.
Aw arning mes sage appear s.COMA ND
calls uptheprev iously selectedmen u.
i Ifyou switchoff COMA ND,playbac kof
the curre ntaudio or vide os ource willalso
be switched off. Switching
theCOMAND displayon/
off
X Press theW functionbutton .
or
X Select System in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
In both cases, thesystem menuappears.
X To switch off:select Display Off and
press Wtoconf irm.
X To switch on:press oneofthe funct ion
button s,e.g. W, Øorthe % back
button . Mut
e
Sound fromanaudio/video source X
Press the8 button onCOMAND oron
the multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
The sound fromtherespect iveaudio or
video source isswitched onormuted.
i When thesound isoff, thesystem
display sthe , icon inthe status line.
When youchange theaudio orvideo
source, oradjust thevolume, sound
automatically switchesonagain.
i Even ifthe sound isswitched off,you will
still hear navigation system
announc ements. Switching
offallnavigation
announcements X
Navigat ionannouncements: pressthe
8 button duringtheannounc ement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on X
Press 8again.
i The navigation announcementsare
swi tched onaga inifyou start anew route
gui dance orifCOMAND isswi tched offand
on with theqcontrol knob. Adjusting
thevolume
Adjusting thevolume forthe audio or
video source X
Turn theqcontrol knob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multi function steeringwheel.
The volumeofthe currently selected audio
or vide osource changes.
You canalsoadju stthe volu meforthe
foll owi ng:
R naviga tionannouncements
R phone calls
R voice outputofthe Voice Control System
(see theseparate operating instructions)
Adjust ingthe volume fornavigation
announcements During
anavigation announcemen t:
X Turn qthe cont rolknob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multifunction steeringwheel. Basic
functions ofCOMAND
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COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Display
settings Sett
ingthe bright ness
The brightn essdetec tedbythe display light
sensor affectsthe settingoption sfor this
func tion.
X Press theW button .
X Select Setting s by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Display and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Brightn ess and
press Wto
con firm. X
Adj ust the brightn essbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Display
design
Your COMAND displayfeatures optimized
designs foroperation duringtheday and at
night .You can setthe design bymanually selecting
dayornight design oropt foran
automatic setting.
X Press theW button .
X Select Settings by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Display and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select DayMode ,
Night Mode or
Automatic by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
A dot indicates thecurrent setting. Design Explanat
ion Day
Mode The
display isset
permanent lyto day
design. Night
Mode The
display isset
permanent lyto night
design. Automatic In
the Automatic sett
ing, COMAND
evaluates thereadings
from theautomatic
vehicle lightsensor and
switches betweenthe
display designs
automatically. Time
settings General
information
If COMAND isequipped withanavigation
system andhasGPS reception ,COMAND
automatically setsthetime anddate. Youcan
also adjust thetime yourself in30- minute
increm ents,but thedate cannotbe changed.
i Ifyou setthe time in30- minute
increm ents,any time zonesett ings and
sett ings forchanging betweensummerand
standard timearelost (Ypage 41). 40
Tim
esettingsSystem settings

i
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 theW button .
X Select Time by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select SetTime and
press Wtoconf irm. X
Set thetime byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The time isaccepted. Setting
thetime/da teform at
X Press theW button .
X Select Time by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Format and
press Wtoconf irm.
The #symbols showthecurren tsett ings. Abbreviat
ion Meaning
DD /
MM /
YY 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 theW button .
X Select Time by
turn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Time Zone and
press Wtocon firm.
You willsee alist oftime zones.The #dot
indicat esthe curren tsett ing.
X Select thetime zoneand press Wto
con firm.
X To switch automat icchangeover on/
off: select Auto. Dayligh tSavings Time
On or
Auto. Dayligh tSavings Time
Off by
turn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
The #dot indicat esthe curren tsett ing. Fuel
consumpt iondispla y Overview
Depen dingonthe vehicle equipment, the
COMAND displayshowsfuelconsumption .
If your vehicle isadual energy vehicle andthe
inst alled engin evariant supports it,you can
call upother displays (seetheseparate
operatin ginst ruct ions). Fuel
consumpt iondispla y
41System settings

Acti
vating/d eactivating Blu eto oth ®
X Pre sstheW button.
The systemmen uappear s.
X Se lec tSet tin gs by
turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontrol ler and pressW to
co nfirm .
X Se lec tAct iva teBluetooth and
press
W toconfirm .
This switches Blue tooth®
on O oroff ª. Set
ting thesys tem langua ge
This function allows youtodet erm inethe
lan guage forthemen udisp lays andthe
nav igat ionann oun cemen ts.T he navigation
announcemen tsare not availa bleinall
language s.Ifalanguage isnot availa ble,the
navigation announcemen tswill beinEnglish.
The selected language affectsthecharacters
availa bleforentr y.
When yousetthe system language ,the
language ofthe Voice Control System will
change accordingly. Ifthe selected language
is not supported bythe Voice Control System,
English willbeselected.
X Press theW button.
X Select Settings by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Language and
press Wtoconfirm .
The listoflanguage sappea rs.The #dot
indicates thecurrent setting. X
Select thelanguage byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
COMAND loadstheselected language and
sets it. Assign
ingthe favorites button
This funct ionisavaila ble,e.g. forthe M-Class.
Depending onthe vehicle equipment, youcan
assign oneortwo favorites buttons.Theyare
located onthe left (one favorites button
installed) oron the left and right (twofavorites
buttons installed) besidetheCOMAND
cont roller (Ypage 19).
You canselect thefollowing predefined
funct ionsinamenu:
R Display On/Off :
you can switch the
displa yoff oron.
R Full Screen: 'Clock' :y
ou can show the
clock infull screen .
R Full Screen: 'Map' :y
ou can show the
map infull screen .
R Spoken Driving Tip :y
ou can callupthe
current drivingrecomm endation.
R Display Traffic Messages :y
ou can call
up traffic reports.
R Navigate Home :
you can start route
guidance toyour home address ifyou have
already enteredand saved theaddress
(Y page 57).
R Detour Menu :y
ou can callupthe Detour
menu andthen avoid asection ofthe route
and recalculate theroute (Ypage 82).
R Compass Screen :y
ou can callupthe
compass.
X To assign afavorite sbutton: pressthe
W button.
X Sele ctSettin gs by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOM AND controll erand press
W toconfirm. As
sig nin gthe favorite sbutton
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!
Never remove thestick orcard when
writing datatothe USB stick orthe memory
card Youmay otherwise losedata. Reset
function
You canreset COMAND tothe factory
settings. Amongotherthings, thiswilldelete
all personal COMAND data(e.g.station
presets, entriesinthe destination memory
and inthe listofprevious destinations inthe
navigation system,address bookentries).
Resetting isrecommended beforesellingor
transferrin gownership ofyour vehicle, for
example.
Data onthe internal harddrive, e.g.music
files inthe MUSIC REGISTER, willbedeleted.
You canalso delete musicfilesfrom the
MUSIC REGISTER usingthe"Delete allmusic
files" (Ypage 170)function.
X Press theW function button.
X Select Settings by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
X Select Reset and
press Wtoconfirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to reset.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select No ,
the process willbeaborted.
If you select Yes ,
a prompt willappear again
asking whether youreally wishtoreset.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select Yes ,
a message willbeshown.
COMAND isreset andrestart ed.
If you select No ,
the process willbeaborted. Reset
function
47Systemsettings

COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Introd
uction Safet
ynotes G
WARN
ING
For safety reasons, onlyenteradestin ation
when thevehicle isstat ionary. Whenthe
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
WARNING
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
WARNING
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 statusisrestored.
Therefore, youmay have todrive forawhile
before precise routeguidance ispossible.
GPS reception Correct
functioning ofthe navigation system
depends, amongstotherthings, 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.
Entry restriction On
vehicles forcert aincount ries,thereis a
rest riction onent ering data.
The restriction isactiv eabove 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 50
Intr
oduct ionNavigat ion

fact
that certain menuitemsaregray edout
and cannot besele cted.
The followi ngentries arenot possi ble,for
examp le:
R entering thedesti nation cityand street
R entering adesti nation viathe map
R entering points ofinterest inthe vicini tyof
a city orvia aname search
R edi ting entries
R usi ng the numbe rkeyp adfor dire ctentry
Other entries arepossi ble,such asentering
poi nts ofinterest inthe vicini tyof the
desti nation orcurrent position.
Address escan beentered viathe Voice
Control System (seethesepa rateOpera ting
Instructions) whilethe vehi cleisin motion. Swi
tchin gto navig ation mode
Option 1
X Press theØ function button.
The map isdisp layed with themenu either
show norhidden .
Opt ion 2
X Selec tNavi in
the main function barby
slidin gZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
The map isdisplayed withthemen ushown . Map
showin gthe men u;rout eguidan ceinac tive
: Status bar
; Main function bar =
Curre ntveh icle posit ion
? Navi gation men ubar Map
withoutthemen u;rout eguidan ceinac tive
: Curre ntveh icle posit ion
; Map orientatio nselected
= Map scale select ed
"Route guidance active"meansthatyouhave
ent ered adestin ationandthat COMAND has
calculated theroute. Thedisplay showsthe
route, changes ofdirect ionand lane
recom mendat ions.Navigation
announ cementsguide youtoyour
destin ation.
"Route guidance inactive"means thatno
destin ationhasbeen entered andthat no
route hasbeen calculated. Showing/hiding
themenu
X To hide themenu: slideZVtheCOMAND
con troller and,when theFull Screen menu
itemisshown, pressWtocon firm.
or
X Press the% backbutton .
The map canbeseen inthe full-scr een
display.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller whenthemap isshown infull-
screen display. Introd
uction
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