ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2016 W213 Comand Manual

Function activated: after each route calcu-
lation, route alternatives are offered that
correspond to the local conditions
(
Ypage 92).
If desired, you can have COMAND calculate
alternative routes even during route guid-
ance (
Ypage 92).
Setting route options
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Route Settings: press the con-
troller.
XTo avoid/use route options: select
Avoid Options
.
A menu appears.
XSelect one of the options.
O: using or avoiding route options is ena-
bled
ª: using or avoiding route options is disa-
bled
RAvoid Area(Ypage 104)
COMAND enables you to avoid areas you
do not wish to drive through.
RAvoid Highways
RAvoid Ferries
RAvoid Auto Trains
RAvoid Tunnels
RAvoid Unpaved Roads
The function is not available in all countries.
RUse Toll Roads
The route calculation includes roads which
require you to pay a usage fee (toll).
RNumber of Occupants in the Vehi‐
cle:
If your vehicle meets the access conditions for carpool lanes, you can use this function.
Navigation includes carpool lanes if the car-
pool lanes option is activated.
Depending on local conditions, COMAND
may not always be able to include all route
options. A route may include a ferry, for
instance, even though Avoid
Ferriesis ena-
bled. COMAND will notify you of this visually
and through a navigation message.
XTo use toll roads: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
XSelect an option.
The options include using roads that
require cash payment or electronic billing,
or switching off the function.
XTo exit a menu: slide1 the controller.
Basic settings67
Navigation
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Settings for personal POIs
Displaying on the map
Requirement: an SD memory card with per-
sonal POIs is inserted (
Ypage 183).
All personal POIs of the selected category are
displayed on the map with a corresponding
symbol.
If the "Alert when approaching" (
Ypage 83)
function is activated, the symbols are dis-
played up to a map scale of 2 km.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
ß button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Personal POIs.
XSelectDisplay on the Map.
The menu displays the categories available
on the SD memory card.
XTo select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
All personal POIs in the selected category
are displayed Oor not displayed ª,
depending on the previous status.
Alert when approaching
Requirement: an SD memory card with per-
sonal POIs is inserted (
Ypage 183).
If the vehicle is approaching a personal POI,
this is highlighted on the map and/or an audi- ble signal sounds.
For this purpose, both the corresponding
function Alert When Approaching
and the
category containing the personal POI must be
activated.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
ß button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Personal POIs.
XSelectAlert When Approaching.
The menu displays the categories available
on the SD memory card.
XSelect AudibleorOptical.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
XTo select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The function is switched on Oor off ª, for
all personal POIs of this category, depend-
ing on the previous setting.
Personal POIs and routes83
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Starting route calculation
XSelectStart.
Changing the name and symbol
XSelect Edit.
XSelectChange NameorEdit Icon.
XTo change name: enter character
(
Ypage 33).
XTo change symbol: select a symbol.
The symbol is saved.
Route guidance
General notes
Always observe the traffic regulations when
driving. Road and traffic rules and regulations
always have priority over system driving rec-
ommendations.
COMAND calculates the route to the destina-
tion without taking account of the following,
for example:
Rtraffic lights
Rstop and yield signs
Rparking or stopping restrictions
Rroad narrowing
Rtemporary traffic rules and regulations
COMAND may give differing navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traffic situation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. For example, if the road layout or the
direction of a one-way street has been
changed.
Route guidance begins once a route has been
calculated (
Ypage 71).
COMAND guides you to your destination by
means of navigation announcements in the
form of audible navigation announcements
and route guidance displays.
Navigation messages guide you during the
journey without distracting you from traffic
conditions or driving. Please always use this
feature instead of consulting the map display
for directions. The symbols or the map display could distract you from traffic conditions and
driving.
The route guidance displays can be seen if
navigation mode is switched on.
If you do not follow the navigation announce-
ments or if you leave the calculated route,
COMAND automatically calculates a new
route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
Rduring route guidance, COMAND tries to
avoid roads with restricted access. Those
roads, for example, that are closed to
through-traffic.
Rroads that have time restrictions (e.g.
closed on Sundays and public holidays) areconsidered for route guidance on days
when they are open. For this purpose, the
relevant times must be correctly stored in
the database.
Change of direction
Overview
Changes of direction have three phases:
Rpreparation phase
Rannouncement phase
Rchange-of-direction phase
Changes in direction are also shown in the
multifunction display of the instrument clus-
ter (see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
Preparation phase
COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
change of direction, e.g. with the announce-
ment "Prepare to turn right". You see the full-
screen map.
Route guidance87
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RUSA: view the vicinity of the destination if
street images are available and mbrace is
activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 149)
RCanada: view the vicinity of the destina-
tion if street images are available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196)
RUSA: download data from the Internet if
an Internet address is available and
mbrace is activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 114).
RCanada: download data from the Internet
if an Internet address is available and a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth
®(Ypage 114) or USB
(
Ypage 196).
Take alternative route
If the CalculateAlternativeRoutesset-
ting is activated O, different routes will be
offered each time a route is calculated
(
Ypage 67).
You can also view these for the current route
any time from COMAND.
Route 1 is calculated with the current settings
for the route type and route options and
shown with a dark blue line.
Routes 2 and 3 are alternatives to route 1 and
also displayed with a dark blue line.
Route 4 is the most economic route and is
displayed with a green line.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Alternative Route.
Route 1 is shown.
XTo display additional routes: select Nextor
Prev.
.
XTo start a new route guidance: select
Start
.
Route list
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Route List.
The route list shows the next change of
direction and the immediate distances
from the current vehicle position.
XTo display additional route sections:
turn the controller.
The position of the change of direction that
belongs to the respective route section is
indicated on the map with a cross.
92Route guidance
Navigation

Where am I?
XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Position: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Where am I?.
The street you are currently on and the pre-
vious and next intersections are displayed.
Traffic jam function
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Route: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Detour.
XTo specify the start of the traffic jam
section: selectBeginning
.
The next possible traffic jam section start-
ing point is marked.
XTurn the controller.
The marking moves along the route to the
next starting position.
XPress the controller.
The start of the traffic jam is set.
XTo specify the end of a traffic jam sec-
tion: select End
.
The next possible traffic jam section end
point is marked.
XTurn the controller.
The marking moves along the route to the
next end position.
XPress the controller.
The end of the traffic jam is determined.
XTo calculate the detour: selectStart.
Off-road
General notes
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver’s sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. The status and
navigability of off-road routes may be influ-
enced by various factors such as time of day,
time of year and current weather conditions.
The COMAND system is unable to assess
these factors or take them into consideration.
Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tion
COMAND can guide you to destinations
which are within the area of the digital map,
but which are not themselves on the map.
These destinations are known as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using the
map, for example. In these cases, COMAND
guides you for as long as possible with navi-
gation announcements and displays on roads
known to the system.
If the vehicle reaches an area which is not part
of the digital map, the display appears as a
Route guidance93
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XTo switch to navigation mode:press the
ß button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect From Last Destinations.
The "Last destinations" memory appears.
XTo save the destination: select the desti-
nation.
The destination address appears.
XStore the destination in the address book
(
Ypage 98).
XSave the destination to the SD card
(
Ypage 99).
XTo view the details: while in the "Last des-
tinations" memory, turn the controller and
highlight the entry.
XSlide 9the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Details: press the controller.
iThe destination address can be changed if
desired.
XTo delete one or all destinations: while in
the "Last destinations" memory, turn the
controller and highlight the entry.
XSlide 9the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select DeleteorDelete All: turn and
press the controller.
A prompt appears.
XSelect YesorNo.
Selecting Yes
deletes the selected desti-
nation or all destinations.
Map functions
General notes
Company logos displayed on the map are
trademarks of the respective companies and
used solely for the purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of such
logos on the map does not indicate approval of, support of or advertising by these compa-
nies for the navigation system itself.
Map settings
Setting the map scale
Requirement: the map is in full screen mode,
the menu is faded out (
Ypage 65).
The lower left-hand section of the map shows
the currently set map scale and compass nee-
dle.
Right-hand-drive vehicles: the currently set
map scale and compass needle are displayed
in the lower right-hand section of the map.
XTo show the map in full screen mode: to
hide the menu, push the %button.
or
XSlide the controller to the center of the map
and press to confirm.
XTo set the map scale: as soon as you turn
the controller, the scale bar appears on the bottom of the display.
XTurn the controller until the needle points
to the desired map scale.
Once you are finished selecting a map
scale, the new map scale will be shown.
100Map functions
Navigation

Adding a call
:Addsacall
If th emobile phone network provide rand th e
mobile phon esupport th efunction ,you can
mak eanother call during an existing call .The
previously active call is held .
XTo select°2:tur nand press th econtroller .
XMake acall:
RUsing th etelephon emen u (Ypage 119)
RRedial (Ypage 119)
RUsing call list s (Ypage 135)
RUsing thephone book (Ypage 119)
RUsing speeddial (Ypage 119)
Switching the microphone on oroff
This function is available in th etelephon e
men uduring an active phone call .
Switchin goff th emicrophone:
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slide 6the
controller .
XTo selectMicrophon eOff:tur nand press
th econtroller .
If th emicrophon eis switched off ,th eQ
symbol and th eThe
microphon eisoff.
message are displayed.
Switchin gon th emicrophone:
XSelec tMicrophon eOn.
The Qsymbol disappears. The The
microphoneis on.message is shown.
Sending DTMF tones
This function is no tsupported by all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other device scan be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remot e
quer yfunctions.
XIf you would lik eto listen to th emessage s
on your answering machine, for example,
dial th ecorresponding number .
Transmitting individual characters :
XOnceaconnection has been established to
th eanswer phone, select th edesired char-
acters in th etelephon emenu: tur nand
press th econtroller eac htime.
or
XPre ssthecorresponding ke yon th enumber
keypad.
Every characte rselected will be transmit -
te dimmediately.
iYou can also sen dDTMF tone susin gth e
Voic eControl Syste m(see th eseparat e
operating instructions).
Calls with several pa rticipants
Switching between calls (call waiting)
If you mak eanother call ,you can switch
between th etwo call s(call waiting). This func-
tion depend son your mobile phone network
provide rand th emobile phone (see th eman -
ufacturer' soperating instructions).
The call sare marke d 1and 2. The active call is
highlighted.
Using the telephone121
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Displaying sub-entry information
XCall up theaddress boo k (Ypage 128).
XSelectan entry: turn and press th econtrol-
ler .
The details fo rth econtact are displayed .
XTo highlight thedesire dentry: turn th econ-
troller.
XTo selec tG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectDetail s:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The display is shown in full .
XTo close thedetailed display :press th e
% button.
Editing acontact
XCall up th eaddress boo k (Ypage 128).
XTo select acontact :turn and press th econ-
troller.
The details fo rth econtact are displayed .
XTo highlight thedesire dentry: turn th econ-
troller.
XTo selec tG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectEdi t:turn and press th econtrol-
ler .
The entr yfield fo rth eselecte dentr yis dis -
played .
Further information about characte rentr y
(
Ypage 32).
Changin gth ecategor yof an entry
XCall up th eaddress boo k (Ypage 128).
XSelectan entry: turn and press th econtrol-
ler .
The details fo rth econtact are displayed .
XTo highlight thedesire dentry: turn th econ-
troller.
XTo selec tG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectChange Category:turn and
press th econtroller .
XTo select acategory: turn th econtroller and
press to confirm .
Storing thephone number as aspeed
dial number
XCall up th eaddress boo k (Ypage 128).
XSelectan entry: turn and press th econtrol-
ler .
The details fo rth econtact are displayed .
XTo highlight thedesire dtelephon enumber :
turn th econtroller .
XTo selectG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectSpeed Dia l:turn and press th e
controller .
XTo selectAssign Speed Dia lPreset:
turn and press th econtroller .
XTo select amemor yposition fo rth espeed
dial: turn and press th econtroller .
The phone number has been saved as a
speed dial.
Voice tags
Introduction
You can ente rvoic etags via th eVoice Control
Syste m(se eth eseparat eoperatin ginstruc -
tions). Once you hav eassigned avoic eta gto
an address boo kentry, you can cal lup this
entr ywit h a voic ecommand and dial aphone
number ,fo rexample. You can add on evoic e
ta gper address boo kentry.
Address book13 1
Telephone
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vated, contacts which have already been
called up will continue to be displayed.
Saving a contact
Saved contacts are indicated in the phone
book by different symbols (
Ypage 124).
XCall up the address book (Ypage 128).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo selectG: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
The contact has now been saved.
iIf the saved address book entry contains a
phone number, the entry is also displayed
in the phone book.
Saving or editing the contact data on
COMAND does not change the contacts on
the mobile phone. If automatic download-
ing of phone contacts is activated,
COMAND displays the copy ¥with the
changed data. To add additional data, such
as additional phone numbers or e-mail
addresses, select this contact. In this way,
you avoid creating additional copies of the
mobile phone entry.
Deleting a contact
XCall up the address book (Ypage 128).
XSearch for a contact (Ypage 128).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete Entry: turn and press
the controller.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The contact is deleted.
or
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Closing the address book
XPress the %button.
Importing contacts
Information and requirements
Contacts can be imported as vCards (vcf
files). A vCard is an electronic business card.
A memory card, USB device or a Bluetooth
®
connection can be used for importing.
iUp to 2000 entries can be imported into
the address book. A message notifies you
when the maximum number is reached. In
order to be able to then import new con-
tacts, you have to delete existing contacts
(
Ypage 133).
SourcePrerequisites
Memory cardThe SD memory card is
inserted. It contains
importable contact details.
USB deviceThe USB device is inserted
into the USB port. It con-
tains importable contact
details.
Bluetooth®
connection
If the sending of vCards is
supported via Bluetooth®,
vCards can be received on
mobile phones or net-
books, for example.
Bluetooth
®must be activa-
ted in COMAND and on the
respective device (see the
manufacturer's operating
instructions).
Importing from the memory card or
USB device
Contacts imported from the memory card or
from a USB device are identified by the ¯
symbol.
Importing contacts133
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XTo selectG: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Own E-Mail Address: turn and
press the controller.
The input menu for entering your own e-
mail address is displayed.
Downloading messages manually
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Download: turn and press the
controller.
Downloading text messages and e-mails
from the phone
XSelect From the Phone.
The messages are downloaded. If you have
selected Automatic Download
in the e-
mail settings, manual downloading is not
possible.
Updating from the e-mail server by the
mobile phone
XSelect From the E-Mail Server.
The e-mails in the mobile phone are upda-
ted.
This function is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Reading messages
In the message menu
The message menu contains all the unread
text messages and e-mails. If the correspond- ing folder is called up, the messages are dis-
played sorted by text messages and e-mails.
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed with the
unread messages.
XTo select the message: turn and press the
controller.
The message text is displayed.
XTo close the message text: press the
% button.
If you want to read messages that have
already been read again, you have to call up
the corresponding message folder
(
Ypage 140).
In the message folder
140Messages (text messages and e-mails)
Telephone