service MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2013 W212 Comand Manual

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. General notes
Conditions for access
To use COMAND Mercedes-Benz Apps and
Internet access, the following conditions
must be fulfilled:
R mbrace is activated and operational
R mbrace is activated for COMAND
Mercedes-Benz Apps and Internet access
Priority of connections: an emergency call
has the highest priority. When a service call,
e.g. a breakdown service call or the MB Info
Call, is active, an emergency call can still be
initiated.
A service call, on the other hand, has priority
over a current Internet connection. For this
reason, you cannot connect to the Internet
during a service call.
i The availability of individual COMAND
Mercedes-Benz Apps may vary depending
on the country.
i The terms of use are shown when
COMAND is used for the first time and then
once a year thereafter. Only read and
accept the terms of use when the vehicle
is stationary.
i Internet pages cannot be shown while the
vehicle is in motion. Establishing/ending the connection
Establishing the connection
Preconditions for establishing a connection
can be found under "General notes"
(Y page 154).
X 1st option: select the00A7icon in the main
function bar by sliding 00A0005Band turning
0082005B the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Turn 0082005B or slide 009E005Bthe COMAND
controller until the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps
panel or a favorite is brought to the front, if
these have been previously created
(Y page 177).
X Option 2: enter a web address
(Y page 171). 154
Establishing/ending
theconnectionOnline and Internet functions

destinations and routes for route guidance
and save them for further use.
In order to use the download destination/
route function, the mbrace system must be:
R activated
R set up
R and activated for COMAND and Internet
access services. Step 1: sending destinations/routes
to the server
X Call up the website for Google™ maps on
the Internet.
X Select the destination.
X Select "Mercedes-Benz" as the company
entry.
X Confirm "Send" on the Google™ maps
website.
The destinations/routes are sent to the
server.
i The availability of the Google™ maps
function is country-dependent. Step 2: downloading destinations/
routes from the server
Proceed as follows to use destinations/
routes that have been sent to the server:
X Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is
displayed. X
Bring the Dest./Route Dest./Route Download
Downloadpanel to
the front and press 00A1to confirm.
i With Exit
Exit , you quit the destination/route
download.
With Options Options, you set the options for the
destination/route download
(Y page 169).
X Confirm the Dest./Route Download Dest./Route Download
panel by pressing 00A1.
Available routes and destinations
are shown in the list.
You can save up to 20 routes and 50
destinations for your vehicle on the server
and display these in the list. If you send
further routes or destinations to the server,
the existing entries are deleted from the list.
i
The routes/destinations sent from
Google™ maps to the server are
automatically deleted from there after
seven days. Destination/route download
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X
Select an entry by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The selected setting is accepted.
X To exit the menu: selectBack
Back by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
Selecting a service provider X
Select Local Search
Local Search in the Options menu
by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller
and press 00A1to confirm.
The menu shows the current settings.
X Select the entry next to Service
Service
Provider:
Provider: by turning0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the currently selected
service provider.
i If the entry is grayed out, you cannot
select the service provider.
X Select an entry and press 00A1to confirm.
The selected service provider is accepted.
X To exit the menu: selectBack Backby turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm. Deleting/saving search queries X
Select the Delete DeleteAll
AllSearches
Searches entry by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
A prompt appears, asking whether you
really wish to delete the search queries.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the search queries are
deleted.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled. Selecting options for the weather
display
Setting the default view You can specify which view is called up after
activating the weather display (Y
page 162).
You can make the following settings:
R current weather
R five-day forecast
R info view
R last view Options
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Deleting/saving POIs after they have
been imported to the server X
Select the entry next to Import &
Import &
Delete:
Delete: by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
The setting is accepted.
Yes
Yes deletes the POIs after importing to the
server.
No
No does not delete the POIs on the server.
X To exit the menu: selectBack Backby turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
i Routes and destinations are
automatically deleted on the server after
seven days. Conditions of use
You can review the terms of use for the
COMAND Mercedes-Benz Apps and
Google™.
X Select Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions in the
options menu by sliding 00A0005B0064the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm
(Y page 166).
X Select COMAND
COMAND orGoogle
Google and press 00A1to
confirm.
The respective start page appears.
X Select Continue Continue to view further content. Resetting adjustments
With the reset function, all Mercedes-Benz
Apps settings are reset to the factory
settings.
X Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and press
00A1to
confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
X Select Options Options by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Select Reset
Resetand press 00A1to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to reset.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the settings are reset.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled. Other services
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website
The COMAND functions include the
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website as a
predefined favorite.170
Other servicesOnline and Internet functions

X
Select the 00A7symbol in the main function
bar by sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Mobile
Mercedes-Benz Mobile
Website Website panel to the front by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and pressing
00A1 to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz home page appears.
i You cannot delete the Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mobile Website
Mobile Website panel. Further Mercedes-Benz Apps
You can call up additional Mercedes-Benz
Apps, such as Facebook, or Google™
services, such as Street View or Panoramio,
here.
The following examples show how to call up
a Mercedes-Benz App, for example Facebook,
and generally how to call up Google™
services.
X To call up Facebook: select the00A7symbol
in the main function bar by sliding 00A0005Band
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is
displayed.
X Select Facebook Facebook by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The Facebook home page appears.
X To call up Google™ services: this is done
through Google™ Local Search
(Y page 158).
i Facebook is a social network. This App
allows you to log in from your vehicle and
use Facebook's many functions. Google™ Street View allows you to view
streets in 360-degree panoramas.
Google™ Panoramio expands Google Local
Search to include photos at the selected
position. Internet
Display restriction
Internet pages cannot be shown while the
vehicle is in motion. Calling up a website
Calling up the carousel view X
Select the 00A7symbol in the main function
bar by sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The carousel view appears.
You can now enter a web address (option 1
(Y page 171)) or select it in the carousel view
(option 2 (Y page 172)).
To select in the carousel view, you must first
create favorites (Y page 177).
Option 1: entering the web address You can enter the web address using either
the character bar or the number keypad
(Y
page 34). Internet
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R
locations inside or next to buildings
R locations in the vicinity of other
structures
i SIRIUS XM Radio offers more than 130
radio stations in digital quality, for example
100% commercial-free music, sports, news
and entertainment.
SIRIUS XM Radio employs a fleet of high-
performance satellites to broadcast around
the clock throughout the USA and Canada.
The satellite radio program is available for
a monthly fee. Details are available from
the SIRIUS XM Service Center and at
http://www.sirius.com (USA) or
http://www.siriuscanada.com
(Canada). Registering satellite radio
Service information screen
0043
Provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM)
0044 SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiver
X Switch on satellite radio mode
(Y page 187).
The satellite radio main menu appears,
showing the weather channel. You cannot
select any other stations.
X In the lower menu line, select Sat Satand press
00A1 to confirm.
X Select Service
Service and press 00A1to confirm.
The service information screen appears. Once the connection has been established:
X
Follow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
ten minutes. If the activation is completed
successfully, the No Service
No Service message
appears in the display, followed by the
satellite radio main menu.
i You can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.sirius.com (USA) or
http://www.siriuscanada.com
(Canada).
i If registration is not included when
purchasing the system, your credit card
details will be required to activate your
account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed or is
not installed correctly, the Device Device
Unavailable
Unavailable message will appear. Switching on satellite radio mode
Notes For example, to select a channel or scroll in
the lists, you can also use the
00590065
00630064 buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Important information on registering the
satellite radio (Y page 187).
Option 1 X
Press the 002Afunction button.
The No Service No Service message appears after
switching on or if no signal is being
received. Once COMAND receives the
signal, the satellite radio display appears.
The station last selected is played.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB and subsequently
switches on the satellite radio. Pressing the Satellite radio
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button again takes you back to FM radio
mode.
Option 2 Satellite radio main menu
0043
Satellite radio main display
0044 Channel name
0087 Preset
0085 Selected category/channel number
0083 Channel information (in brief)
0084 Sound settings
006B Category list
006C Channel information (in detail)
006D Channel preset list
006E Satellite radio menu
Channel information 0083can be viewed in
detail ( Ypage 191).
X Select Audio
Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
If satellite radio mode was the last mode
selected, it will now be active.
If another audio mode is switched on, you
can now switch to satellite radio mode in
the audio menu.
X Select Audio Audioby sliding 00A0005Bthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Sat
Satand press 00A1to confirm. The
No Service
No Service message appears when
starting up or if no signal is being received.
If the satellite receiver is not installed or is not
installed correctly, the Device
Device
Unavailable
Unavailable message will appear.
Changing the category Satellite radio stations are sorted into various
categories. You can choose between various
categories such as News/Discussions,
Sports and Country (if available). The
category list is sorted alphabetically.
X
To call up the category list: select
Category Category by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The category list appears.
X To select a category: select a category by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the
display. You hear the station last selected
for this category.
The All Channels All Channels category is at the top
of the category list. This category is sorted
by channel number and allows you to
browse all available channels. 188
Satellite radioAudio

Displaying information
X
Select Info
Infoin the submenu bar by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
Information on the currently received
program is displayed.
If available, you will see:
R the full channel name
R the artist of the track that is currently being
played
R the track that is currently being played
X To return to the radio display: confirm
Info
Info by pressing 00A1.
X Slide 00A0005Bthe COMAND controller up.
Displaying service information 0043
Provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM) or
Call Service Provider
Call Service Provider
0044 SIRIUS ID of your satellite receiver
The provider's customer service center is
available by phone at any time to answer any general questions or questions on the
versions available.
X
Select Sat Radio
Sat Radio in the submenu bar by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Service Service and press 00A1to confirm.
The provider's details appear.
X To return to the SatRadio main display:
slide 009E005B009F the COMAND controller.
Channel list updates When receiving a new channel list, the display
shows the
Updating Channels... Updating Channels...
message.
The station last selected is switched to mute
until the update has been completed.
Satellite radio mode is not available during
this process.
Once the update has been completed, the
satellite radio main menu appears. The
station last selected is played.
Sound settings Information on sound settings (Y
page 28). Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
COMAND is classified as a Class 1 laser
product. Never open the housing. There is a
risk of damage to the eyes due to exposure to
invisible laser radiation if you open the casing,
or if the casing is faulty or damaged.
COMAND does not contain any parts that can
be serviced by the user. For safety reasons,
all maintenance work must be carried out by
qualified aftersales technicians. Audio CD/DVD and MP3
mode
191Audio Z

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. General information
Automatic picture shutoff
The video image is shown only when the
transmission selector lever is in position P.
If the transmission selector lever is moved out
of position P, theIn order not to
In order not to
distract you from the traffic distract you from the traffic
situation, situation, the
thepicture
picture is
isfaded
faded out
out
while the vehicle is in motion
while the vehicle is in motion
message appears
As soon as the selector lever of the
transmission is returned to position P, the
video image is shown. Basic settings
Adjusting the brightness, contrast or
color
X In video DVD or video AUX mode, press
00A1 the COMAND controller and show the
menu.
X Select DVD-V
DVD-V by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Brightness Brightness ,Contrast
Contrast orColor
Color by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm. Changing the picture format
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller to show
the menu.
X Select DVD-V
DVD-Vby sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select 16:9 Optimized
16:9 Optimized ,4:3
4:3 or
Widescreen
Widescreen and press00A1to confirm.
The dot in front of the entry indicates the
currently selected format.
X Select a setting by turning 0082005Bthe
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm. Video DVD mode
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
COMAND is classified as a Class 1 laser
product. Never open the housing. There is a
risk of damage to the eyes due to exposure to
invisible laser radiation if you open the casing,
or if the casing is faulty or damaged.
COMAND does not contain any parts that can
be serviced by the user. For safety reasons,
all maintenance work must be carried out by
qualified aftersales technicians. G
WARNING
Only when the vehicle is stationary should
you:
R load a disc
R eject a disc
There is a risk of being distracted from the
road and traffic conditions if this is done while
the vehicle is in motion. Notes on discs
! Do not affix stickers or labels to the discs.
They could peel off and damage COMAND. 226
Video DVD
modeVideo

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. Overview
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The RSE CD/DVD player is a Class 1 laser
product. There is a danger of invisible laser
radiation when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The RSE CD/DVD
player does not contain any parts which can
be serviced by the user. For safety reasons,
have any necessary service work performed
by qualified personnel. G
WARNING
The driver should not wear a Rear Seat
Entertainment headset while operating the
vehicle under any circumstances. The use of
a headset while driving the vehicle could
drastically impair the ability to react to audible
traffic conditions (e.g. emergency sirens from
police/fire/ambulance, another car's horn,
etc.). G
WARNING
When not in use, headsets or external video
sources should be stored in a safe location
(e.g. one of the vehicle's storage
compartments) so that they are not loose
within the passenger compartment during
braking, vehicle maneuvers or a traffic
accident. Objects moving within the
passenger compartment could cause serious
personal injury to vehicle occupants. G
WARNING
Due to a potential choking hazard, wired
headset usage by children should only occur
with adult supervision. Components
The Rear Seat Entertainment System is
comprised of:
R two screens for the rear behind the front-
seat head restraints
R two remote controls
R a CD/DVD drive
R AUX jacks on both screens (AUX display)
and on the CD/DVD drive (AUX drive)
R two sets of cordless headphones 236
OverviewRea
r Seat Entertainment System