sat nav MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2012 W212 Comand Manual

While
scrollin gthe map (Ypage 61),youwill
see thegeo-c oordinat esofthe cross hair
position .Height display :and number of
satellites used?are not displayed.
"None" menuoption Display
switchedoff
: Current maporient ation
i Durin gthe "Move map"function youcan
see additional information depending on
the position ofthe cross hair,such asaroad
name, ifthe digital mapsupports thisdata.
Switching thetopogr aphical map on/
off The
topogr aphical mapuses differen tcolors
to depict elevation. Thecolor keygenerally
reflect sthe topography's dominant
vegetation orthe ground's perceived color
when seenfromtheair,forexample:
R green (grass) forlowland
R yellow ,brown (woodland) forhills
R gray (stone) andwhite (snow) for
mountains.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select MapSettings and
press Wto
conf irm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Topographic Map and
press Wto
conf irm.
Dependin gon the previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Freeway
information When
driving onfreeways, youcan have the
nearest gasstation s,rest areas, etc.,as well
as your current distance fromthem, shown
on the right- hand sideofthe display .
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select MapSettings and
press Wto
conf irm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select Highway Information and
press
W toconf irm.
Dependin gon the previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Example:
freewayinformation
The entriesshow thenumber ofthe freeway
and freeway exitsaswell astheir distance
from thevehicle's currentposition.
Switching thecity model on/off When
thecity model isswitched on,the map
shows buildingsas3D models.
i The citymodel isonly shown for"Bird's-
eye view" or"3D map".
It is availa bleformap scales 50ma nd
100 m. Map
operatio nand settin gs
103Navi gation Z

Traffi
cin fo rmatio non the map
If yo usu bs cri be tothe SIRIUS XMSate llite
Ra dio Tra fficM essage Service,traff ic
infor mation canbedisplayed onthe map. You
can select three categor iesforthe display.
X To switch thedispla yson/off: pressW
the COMAND controller toshow themenu.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Traffic Informa
tion On Map and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Inciden ts and/or
Speed&Flow and/or
FreeFlow and
press Wto
con firm.
Depen dingonthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Tr
affic inform ation Display
onthe map Traffic
inciden ts Road
sections are
illustrated witha
yellow lineand
arrows =. Speed
&Flow Road
sections are
illustr atedwith
yellow orred car
icon s:.
Yellow caricon s:
tr affic jam;average
speed 25–45 mph
Red caricon s:traffic
jam ;average speed
5 –20 mph Fre
eFlow Road
sections are
illustr atedwitha
green lineand
arrows ;. :
Speed &Flow
; FreeFlow
= Traff icinc ident s Add
itiona lsett ings Avoiding
anarea
Gener alinfor mation COMA
NDmak esitpossible toavoid areas
you donot wish todrive through.
The calculated routemay include anarea to
be avoided if:
R your destinationislocat edinsuch anarea.
R the rout euses roads thatlead through an
area tobe avoided.
i Highways withinblockedareas arealways
tak enintocon siderat ioninthe rout e
calc ulation .
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function button.
X To show themenu :press Wthe COMA ND
con troller.
X Selec tNavi in
the main function barby
slidin gZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm .
X Selec tAvoi dArea and
press Wto
con firm .
If you have notyetsetanarea tobe
avoided, amen uappears (option1).
If you have already setone ormor eareas
to be avoided, alist appears (option2). Add
itiona lsett ings
105Navigat ion Z

X
Sel ect SIRIUS Service and
pressW to
confi rm.
The window onthe right halfof the displ ay
sho wsthe telephone numb erofthe
pro vider(SIR IUSXM) andtheserialnumb er
of your ser vice module for rece iving traf fic
mes sages .
Reg isteri ngfor the SIRIU SXM traffic
repo rtse rvic e X
Ca llthe trafficrep ort provider'spho ne
numb ersho wnonthe scre en.
i Youcan also have the satel lite ser vice
acti vate donl ine.Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300200003
000F000DH (USA)or
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300030001
000E000100040001H .com
(Canada) .
Once theconn ection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstr uctions ofthe operator.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes.
If registrat ionisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivate your
account . Compass
function
In the compass view,youcan seethecurrent
direction oftravel, thecurrent heightabove
sea level andthecoordinat esofthe vehicle
position, forexample.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Pos. in
the navigation systemmenu
bar bysliding VÆandturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Compass and
press Wtoconf irm. Compass
(example)
: Current direction oftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinat es
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinat es
B Currently setsteerin gangle ofthe front
wheels
i Todisplay current height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. Steeringangle Bcan bea
maximum of35° inboth direction s.
X To exit thedisplay: confirmBack by
pressing Worpress the% button . Showing
themap dataversion
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select MapVersion and
press Wto
conf irm.
The map data version number isshown.
Infor mation aboutnewversions ofthe
digital mapcanbeobtained froman
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 108
Additional
settingsNavigation

X
Sel ect acha nnel byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
or
X Pre ssanum berk ey on the control panel,
e.g. 4,atany time. Displaying
stationinform ation
This function isonly available foranalog FM
programs anddigital AM/FMprograms (HD
Radio™).
Inf ormation relevanttothe curren tstat ionis
shown belowthemain function bar.
X Select Radio in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ andturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm. X
Select ShowStation Information by
sliding VÆandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Depen dingonthe previous status,you
switch ShowStation Information on
O oroff ª. Displaying
program information
This function isonly available foranalog FM
programs anddigital AM/FMprograms (HD
Radio™).
Inf ormation relevanttothe curren tstat ionis
shown inthe display window. X
Select Info in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ andturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Inf ormat iononthe curren tlyselect ed
stat ionisdisplayed. Contentisdependent
on the station. X
To retur nto the radio display: confirm
Info by
pressing W.
X Slide ZVtheCOMAND controller up. Satellite
radio Importa
ntnotes
This section provides detailedinformation on
the followi ngtopics:
R selecting achannel andprogram category
R memory functions
R sound settings
i The satellite radiomode described below
requires optionally available satellite radio
equip ment andregistration withasatellite
radio provider.
i Note thatthecategories andchannels
shown inthe illustrations dependonthe
program contentoffered bythe provider.
The program contents mayvary. The
illu strations anddescriptions inthese
operating instructionsmay therefore differ
from thechannels andcategories offered
by the provider.
Satellite radiomode maybetemporarily
unavail ableorinterrupted foravariety of
reasons. Thesereasons include 148
Satellite
radioAudio

envir
onmen talortopogr aphical conditions
as well asother issues beyond thecontrol
of Mercedes- BenzUSA ,LLC. Operation
may alsobeimpaired incert ainlocation s
(e.g. tunnels,multi-s toreycarparks or
within aswell asclose tobuildings).
i SIRIUS XMRadio offersmore than130
digital-quality radiochann elsproviding
100 %comm ercial-f reemusic, sports,news
and entertain ment.
SIRIUS XMRadio employs afleet ofhigh-
perform ancesatellites tobroadcast around
the clock throughout theUSA andCanada.
The satellite radioprogram isavailable for
a mont hlyfee. Details areavailable from
the SIRIUS XMServ iceCenter andat
htt p://ww w.siriu s.com(USA)or
htt p://ww w.siriu scanada .com
(Canada). Register
ingsatellit erad io
X Switc hon satellite radiomode
(Y page 149).
The satellite radiomainmenu appears
showing theweather channel.You cann ot
select anyother stations.
X Select SatRadio in
the lower menu bar
and press Wtocon firm.
X Select Service and
press Wtocon firm.
The servic einfor mation screenappears. Serv
iceinfor mation screen
1 Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 SIRIUS XMIDofyour satellite receiver X
Call thephone number ofyour satellite
radio provider shownonthe screen .
i You canalso have thesatellite service
activ ated online. Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
htt p://ww w.siriu s.com(USA)or
htt p://ww w.siriu scanada .com
(Canada).
Onc ethe connection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstruct ions ofthe servic estaff .
The activ ation process maytake uptoten
minut es.Ifthe activ ation iscomplet ed
success fully,theNoService message
appears inthe display, followed bythe
satellite radiomainmenu.
i Ifregistr ationisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivat eyour
accoun t.
If the satellite receiver isnot installed or
inst alled incorrectly,the Device unavail
able message
willappear. Switching
onsatellit erad iomode
Notes You
canalso usethemultifunc tionsteer ing
wheel totune inchann elsorscroll through
lists, e.g.bypressing the=;
9: buttons(Y page 23).
For import antnoteson registr ation,see
"Registering satelliteradio"(Y page 149).
Opt ion 1 X
Press $thefunc tion button .
The NoService message
appearsafter
switch ingonorifno signal isbeing
received. OnceCOMAND receivesthe
signal, thesatellite radiodisplay appears.
The stationlast select edisplayed.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esthrough thewavebands inthe
order FM,AM, WBand subsequently Sat
ellite radio
149Audio

switches
onthe satellite radio.Pressing the
button againtake syou back toFM radio
mod e.
Opt ion 2 X
Sel ect Audio in
themain function bar by
slidin gZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
co ntroll erand pres sW toconfirm .
If sat ellit eradio modewas thelast mod e
selec ted, itwill nowbe act ive.
If ano ther audio modeis swit ched on,you
can nowswit chtosat ellit eradio modein
th eaudio menu.
X Sel ect Audio by
slidin gZV theCOMA ND
co ntroll erand pres sW toconfirm .
The audio menuappear s.
X Sel ect Sat Rad
io and
pres sW toconfirm .
The NoService mes
sage appear swhen
st art ing uporifno sign alisbein grec eive d.
If th esat ellit erec eive risnot installed oris
not installed correctly,the Device Unavailable message
willappea r. Once
COMAND receivesthesignal, the
satellite radiodispla yappea rs.The station
last selected isplay ed. Satellite
radiomainmenu
1 Satellite radiomaindispla y
2 Channel name
3 Preset
4 Selected category/channel number
5 Channel information (inbrief)
6 Sound settings
7 Category list
8 Channel information (indetail)
9 Channel presetlist
a Satellite radiomenu
Channel information Acan beviewed in
detail (Ypage 153).
Changing thecategory Satellite
radiostations aresorted intovarious
categories. Youcanchoose between the
different categories, suchasnews/talk
shows, sportsorcountry, ifthey areavail able.
The category listissorted alphabetically .
Selec tingacatego ry
X To callup the categ orylist:sel ect
Catego ry by
turning cVdtheCOM AND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
The cate gorylist appe ars.
X To select ac atego ry:select acatego ryby
turning cVdtheCOM AND controll erand
pres sing Wtoconfirm.
The catego rysel ected isshow nint he
displa y.You hear thestation lastselected
for this category.
The All Channels category
isat the top
of the category list.This category issorted 150
Satellite
radioAudio

Media
Interface mode Co
nne ctio noption s
Overvi ew The
connection socketsareloca tedinthe
stowa gecompartme ntinthe center console.
Device-spe cificadapter cables,inclu dedwith
the Medi aInterface, arerequ iredtoconnect
external devicestothe Medi aInterface.
i Store individualparts inas afe plac e.
On lyuse genuine Mercedes-Ben z
co nn ect ion cabl es.
You canconn ect thefoll owin gdat amedi ato
COMA NDviatheMedia Inte rface:
R iPod ®
R cer tain MP3 player s
i iPod ®
is areg istere dtrademar kofApple
Inc .,Cupertino ,California, USA.
Supp orted devices For
details andalist ofsupported devices,
visit http://www .mbusa- mobile.com.
Alt ernat ively, calltheMercede s-Benz
Customer AssistanceCente rat
1-800-FOR-MERC edes(1-800-367-6372)
(for USA) orCu stomer Relatio nsat
1-800-387-0100 (forCanada ). Co
nne ctin gan exte rnal device
i Donot leaveexternal devicesinthe
vehi cle,astheir correct function cannotbe
gua ranteed ifthey aresubjected to
extreme temperatures,e.g.from expos ure
to dire ctsunl ight orvery lowoutsi de
tempera tures(seetheoper ating
instructio nsofthe respe ctivedevice).
Merced es-Benz USA,LLCaccep tsno
lia bil ity for dam agetoexternal devices.
Never connect morethanonedeviceata
time. Youwillotherw isenot beableto pla y
back fromtheexternal device. :
Four-p insocket for⅛inch stereo jack,
e.g. forMP3 players (audi oand video)
; iPod®
plu gfor connecting aniPo d®
= USB socket forconnecting anMP3 player
? Exampl eof devi ce:iPod®
X Connect theexternal devicewith sui tabl e
socket :,;or=.
COM AND activa testhe devi ce;amessa ge
app ears .
If you remove adevi ce,the NoDevice Connec
ted messa
geapp ears .
i Aconnected iPod®
or MP3 players hould
not besimultaneously operatedviathe
Media Interface andtheremote control
(e.g. Bluetooth ®
remote control)ordirectly
on the device itselfasthis may cause
unforeseen technicaldifficulties.
i Connect ingafully discharged iPod®
or
MP3 playercan result inan exten ded
initialization period.
Malfunction messagesappearwhile the
device isbeing activated if:
R COMAND doesnotsupport thedevice
conn ected (External Device Unavailable message).
R the conn ected device consumes toomuch
power.
R the Media Interface connection isfaulty.
R amass storage device(e.g.USBstick or
USB hard disk) isconn ected tothe Media
Int erface (Please Connect The Device
To
The Other USBPort message).178
Media
Interface modeAudio

?
Media selection
A Sound settings Fast
forward ing/rew inding
X In full-screen mode,slideXVY andhold the
COMAND controller untilthedesired
position hasbeen reached.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position isreached.
You seethenavigation menu. Stop
function
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X To interru ptplayback: selectÉby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The Ë displa ychanges toÌ.T he
video image ishidden.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconfirm .
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interrupted.
X To stop playback: whileplayback is
interrupted, selectÉagain andpress
W toconfirm .
or
X During playback, confirm Ébypressing
W twice inrapid succession.
Ì ishighlighted.
X To restar tplayback: confirmtheÌ
selection bypressing W.
Play back restarts fromthebeginning. Pause
function
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X To pause playback: selectËby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The Ë displa ychanges toÌ.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconfirm .
The menu ishidden. Selec
tingascene/ch apter
If th efilm isdivi ded intosc en es orchapt ers,
you can selectthem dire ctly while thefilm is
run ning,or skip for wards step- by-s tep. So me
DV Ds donotpermit thisatcert ainpoint s(e.g.
during theopenin gcredit s).
It may alsobepossible toselect thescen e/
chapter fromwithin themenu storedon the
DVD .
X To skip forwar dsorback: infull-scr een
mode, turncVd orslide XVY the
COMAND controller.
or
X Press theE orF button onthe
con trol panel.
The navigation menu(Ypage 188)appears
for approximat elyeight secon ds. Selecting
afilm/t itle
This function isonly available ifthe DVD is
divided intosever alfilms /titles .Ift he DVD
cont ains several films,these canbeselected
directly. Afilm can beselec tedeitherwhen
the DVDisbeing playedback orwhen itis
stopped.
The film canalso beselected fromthemenu
on the DVD itself. Video
DVDmode
189Video Z