Navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2014 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. COMAND operating system
Overview
0043
COMAND display (Y page 21)
0044 COMAND control panel with a single DVD
drive or DVD changer
0087 COMAND controller (Y page 26)
You can use COMAND to operate the follow-
ing main functions:
R the navigation system
R the audio function
R the telephone function
R the video function
R the system settings
R the online and Internet functions
R the Digital Operator's Manual
(available depending on the vehicle model) You can call up the main functions:
R
using the corresponding function buttons
R using the main function bar in the COMAND
display
R using the remote control 20
COMAND ope
rating systemAt a glance

COMAND display
Display overview Example display for radio
0043
Status bar
0044 Calls up the audio menu
0087 Main function bar
0085 Display/selection window
0083 Radio menu bar
Status bar 0043displays the time, the current mobile phone network provider and the signal
strength.
The main functions – navigation, audio, telephone and video – feature additional menus. This
is indicated by triangle 0044. The following table lists the available menu items.
Main function bar 0087allows you to call up the desired main function. When the main function
is activated, it is identifiable by the white lettering.
In the example, the radio mode is switched on within the audio main function, display/selec-
tion window 0085is active.
Menu bar 0083allows you to operate the radio functions. COMAND operating system
21At a glance

COMAND control panel
Function Page
0043
Switches to radio mode 178
Switches wavebands 179
Switches to satellite radio 183
0044
Switches to navigation
mode 61
Shows the menu system 61
0087
Press
003Arepeatedly • Switches to the audio CD,
audio DVD and MP3 mode
191
• Switches to memory card
mode
191
• Switches to MUSIC REG-
ISTER
204
• Switches to USB storage
device mode
191
• Switches to Media Inter-
face or audio AUX mode
215
• Switches to Bluetooth
®
audio mode 211
0085
Calls up the telephone
basic menu: • Telephony via the Blue-
tooth ®
interface 131 Function Page
0083
Load/eject button
0062
Single DVD drive 188
0065
DVD changer 188
0084
Selects stations via the sta-
tion search function
180
Rewinds 196
Selects the previous track 195
006B
Disc slot
• Loads CDs/DVDs 188
• Ejects CDs/DVDs 189
• Updates the digital map 118
006C
Selects stations via the sta-
tion search function
180
Fast forward 196
Selects the next track 195
006D
Clear button
• Deletes characters 37
• Deletes an entry 37COMAND operating system
25At a glance

Function Page
006E
Number pad
• Selects stations via the
station presets
180
• Stores stations manually 180
• Mobile phone authoriza-
tion 128
• Telephone number entry 132
• Sends DTMF tones 134
• Character entry 36
• Selects a location for the
weather forecast from the
memory 259
0090
Displays the current
track being played 197
007D
Selects stations by
entering the frequency
manually 180
007D
Selects a track 195
006F
Switches COMAND on/off 29
Adjusts the volume
29 Function Page
0070
SD memory card slot 191
0071
Calls up the system menu 42
0072
Accepts a call 132
Dials a number 132
Redials 133
Accepts a waiting call 134
0073
Switches the sound on or
off
29
Switches the hands-free
microphone on/off
134
Cancels the text message
read-aloud function
145
Switches off navigation
announcements
29
0074
Rejects a call 132
Ends an active call 135
Rejects a waiting call 134
COMAND controller
Overview 0043
COMAND controller
You can use the COMAND controller to select
the menu items in the COMAND display. You can:
R
call up menus or lists
R scroll within menus or lists and
R exit menus or lists
Operation Example: operating the COMAND controller26
COMAND operating systemAt a glance

Using COMAND
Selecting a main function
Address entry menu
0043
Main function bar
Situation: switching from navigation mode
(address entry menu) to the system settings.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Address Entry
Address Entry and press0098to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears.
X Slide 00970052the COMAND controller and
switch to main function bar 0043.
X Select System
System in the main function bar by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The system menu appears. Selecting the menu of a main function
Example display for audio CD mode and audio
menu (below)
0043
Calls up the audio menu
If one of the navigation, audio, telephone or
video main functions is switched on, trian-
gle 0043appears next to the entry in the main
function bar. You can now select an associ-
ated menu.
The example describes how to call up the
audio menu from audio CD mode (an audio
CD is playing).
X Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
The 003Bdot indicates the currently selected
audio mode.
X Select another audio mode, e.g. Radio Radio, by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
Radio mode is activated. 28
Using COMANDAt a glance

Selecting a menu item
X
Select the station by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The station is set. Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off
X Press the 0043control knob.
When you switch on COMAND, a warning
message will appear. COMAND calls up the
previously selected menu.
If you switch off COMAND, playback of the
current audio or video source will also be
switched off. Switching the sound on or off
Audio/video source sound X
Press the 0063button on the COMAND
controller or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is switched off, you will
see the 006Bsymbol in the status bar. If you
change the audio or video source or change
the volume, the sound is automatically
switched on. i
Even if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear navigation system announce-
ments.
Switching off navigation announce-
ments X
Navigation announcements: press the
0063 button during the announcement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on X
Press the 0063button again.
The navigation announcements are active
again:
R if COMAND is switched off/on with the
0043 control knob
R or after starting route guidance Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source X
Turn the 0043control knob.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
You can also adjust the volume for the fol-
lowing:
R Navigation announcements
R Phone calls
R voice output of the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions) Basic COMAND functions
29At a glance

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. Display settings
Setting the brightness
The brightness detected by the display light
sensor affects the setting options for this
function. X
Press 0066.
X Select Settings Settings by turning 00790052the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Display
Display and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Brightness
Brightness and press0098to con-
firm.
X Adjust the brightness by turning 00790052the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. Display design
Your COMAND display features optimized
designs for operation during daytime and
night-time hours. You can customize the design by manually selecting day or night
design, or opt for an automatic setting.
X Press 0066.
X Select Settings Settings by turning 00790052the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Display
Display and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Day Mode
Day Mode ,Night Mode
Night Mode orAuto‐
Auto‐
matic
matic by turning 00790052the COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
A dot indicates the current setting. Design Explanation
Day Mode
Day Mode The display is set perma-
nently to day design.
Night Mode Night Mode The display is set perma-
nently to night design.
Automatic Automatic If the
Automatic
Automatic setting
is selected, COMAND
evaluates the readings
from the automatic vehi-
cle light sensor and auto-
matically switches
between the display
designs. Time settings
General information
If COMAND is equipped with a navigation sys-
tem and has GPS reception, COMAND auto-
matically sets the time and date. You can
change the time in minute increments. The
date can also be changed.
i If you adjust the time in minute incre-
ments, any time zone settings and settings
for changing between summer and stand-
ard time are lost. Switching between
summer and standard time (Y page 43).42
Time settingsSystem settings

i
The following navigation system functions
require the time, time zone and summer/
standard time to be set correctly in order
to work properly:
R route guidance on routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance
R calculation of expected time of arrival
i With this function, you can set the time
for every display in the vehicle. Setting the time/date format
X Press the 0066button.
X Select Time Timeby turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Format
Format and press 0098to confirm.
The 003Bsymbols show the current settings.
X Set the format by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. Abbreviation Meaning
DD
DD
.MM
MM .YY
YY Day . Month . Year
(date format, two digits)
MM MM
/DD
DD /YYYY
YYYY Month/Day/Year
date format, year (all
four digits)
YY YY
/MM
MM /DD
DD Year/Month/Day
date format, year (two
digits)
HH HH
:MM (24
MM (24
hrs)
hrs) Hours : Minutes
(24 hour time format)
HH HH
:MM
MM (AM/PM)
(AM/PM) Hours : Minutes
(AM/PM time format)
Adjusting the time zone and switching
to Daylight Savings Time (Summer)
X Press 0066. X
Select Time Timeby turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Time
TimeZone
Zoneand press 0098to confirm.
A list of countries or time zones appears.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X Select the country or time zone by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.
X Select the time zone and press 0098to con-
firm.
The entry for the Automatic Time Set‐
Automatic Time Set‐
tings tings is accepted.
Subsequent operation depends on whether
the automatic changeover function to
summer time is available.
X To change manually: selectON ONorOFF
OFF and
press 0098to confirm.
X To change to automatic time: select
Automatic
Automatic and press0098to confirm.
The entry for the Automatic Time Set‐
Automatic Time Set‐
tings
tings is accepted.
X To switch the automatic time setting
off/on: press the 0066button.
X Select Time Timeby turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Press 0098to confirm the Automatic
Automatic Time
Time
Settings
Settings.
Switch the automatic time setting off 0053or
on again 0073.
To switch on: the menu item is switched
on as the default setting. If the Automatic Automatic
Time Settings
Time Settings is switched off and you
switch it on again, the last settings for the
time zone and summer time changeover
are selected.
To switch off: the time zone is deselected
and the summer time is switched off. If
Automatic
Automatic is set for the summer time
changeover, a prompt will appear asking
whether this should be maintained.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm. Time settings
43System settings

Activating/deactivating Bluetooth
®
X Press 0066.
The system menu appears.
X Select Settings
Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Activate Bluetooth
Activate Bluetooth and press
0098 to confirm.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on 0073 or off 0053. Setting the system language
This function allows you to determine the lan-
guage for the menu displays and the naviga-
tion announcements. The selected language
affects the characters available for entry.
The navigation announcements are not avail-
able in all languages. If a language is not avail-
able, the navigation announcements will be in
English.
When you set the system language, the lan-
guage of the Voice Control System will
change accordingly. If the selected language
is not supported by the Voice Control System,
English will be selected.
X Press the 0066button.
X Select System
System by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Language Language and press0098to confirm.
The list of languages appears. The 003Bdot
indicates the current setting.
X Select the language by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it. Assigning a favorites button
X To assign a favorites button: press the
0066 button.
X Select System System by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Assign as Favorite
Assign as Favorite and press
0098 to confirm.
The list of predefined functions appears.
The dot 003Bindicates the currently selected
function.
X Select the function by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The favorites button is assigned the
selected function.
X Example: to call up a favorite: press the
007D favorites button.
This calls up the predefined function.
You can select the following predefined func-
tions in a menu:
R SplitView on/off SplitView on/off : you can switch the
screen view for the front passenger on or
off.
R Display On/Off Display On/Off : you can switch the dis-
play off or on.
R Full Screen: 'Clock'
Full Screen: 'Clock': you can call up
the full screen with the clock.
R 00A7 Menu Menu: you can call up the online and
Internet functions.
R 360° Camera
360° Camera : you can call up the picture
of the 360° camera.
R Full screen: 'Map'
Full screen: 'Map' : you can call up the
full screen with the map.
R Spoken Driving Tip
Spoken Driving Tip : you can call up the
current driving recommendation.
R Display
Display Traffic
TrafficMessages
Messages : you can call
up traffic reports.
R Navigate Home
Navigate Home: you can start route guid-
ance to your home address if you have
already entered and saved the address
(Y page 69). Assigning a favorites button
45System settings

Importing/exporting data
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 191).
or
X Connect a USB device (e.g. a USB memory
stick) (Y page 191).
X Press 0066.
The system menu appears.
X Select Settings
Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Import/Export Data
Import/Export Data and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Import Data Import Data orExport Data
Export Data and
press 0098to confirm. If PIN protection is activated, a PIN prompt
appears when you select
Export Data Export Data.
X Enter the PIN, select0054and press 0098to
confirm.
You can now proceed in the same way as if
PIN protection was deactivated.
X To select a preset: selectMemory Memory Card
Cardor
USB Storage
USB Storage and press0098to confirm.
X Select All Data
All Data and press0098to confirm.
This function exports all the data to the
selected disc.
or
X Select the data type and press 0098to con-
firm.
Depending on the previous entry, select the
data type for the export 0073or not 0053.
X Select Cont. Cont.and press 0098to confirm.
i Personal music files in the MUSIC REG-
ISTER cannot be saved and imported again
using this function. Reset function
You can completely reset COMAND to the
factory settings. Amongst other things, this
will delete all personal COMAND data. This
includes the station presets, entries in the
destination memory and in the list of previous
destinations in the navigation system and
address book entries. In addition, any acti-
vated PIN protection, which you have used to
protect your data against unwanted export,
will be deactivated. Resetting is recom- Reset function
47System settings