MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2011 W212 Comand Manual

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Set map scaleas an umb erwith uni t
; Currentl ysetmap scaleas ind icated by
the need leon the scaleba r
= Mapscale
Unit ofmea sureme nt: inthe COMAND
di spl aydepe nds onthe selecti onmad efor the
instr umentclu ster (seethe veh icle
Ope rator'sManua l). Mov
ingt he map
Sho wing the crossh air X
To hide themen u:slide ZV theCOMAND
control lera nd, when the FullScreen menu
itemi sshown, pressW.
X To scroll themap: slideXVY, ZVÆor
aVb theCOMAND controller.
Ac rossha irapp ears onthe map. Ifyou slide
it aga in,the map moves inthe
correspo ndingdirection under the
crossha ir. Map
withcrossha ir
: Current vehicl eposition
; Cross hair
= Detail softhe crossha irposi tion
? Map scale selected Displ
ay= may bethe name ofas treet, for
exampl e,provid edthe digitalmap contains
the necessary data.Alter natively, itmay show
the geo- coor dinat eposit ion ofthe crosshair
if the Geo- coordinates display
isswitc hed
on (Ypage 102).
Hid ing thec rossh airand center ingthe
ma ponthe vehicle position or
destina tion X
Press the% backbutton twice.
The cross hairdisappears andthemap is
set tothe vehicle position .
or
X Set themap tothe vehicle position ;see the
explanat ionbelow. Centering
themap onthe vehicle or
destina tionposition
Centering themap onthe vehicle
position X
To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Positio n in
the navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturningcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Vehicle PositionMap and
press
W tocon firm or,ifthe cross hairisshown,
press the% backbutton .
This hides thecross hair.
Centering onthe destina tion This
function requires thataroute toa
destin ationhasbeen calculated. Ifthe route
includes waypoints andanintermediate stop,
the map canalso beset tothese position s.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Positio n in
the navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturningcVd Map
opera tionandsettings
99Navigation Z

the
COMAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect Destination Position Map and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
The cros shairpo sitio niss etto the relevant
destination. Map
settings
Callin gupthe map settings menu X
To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select MapSettings and
press Wto
confirm.
The map settings menuappears. Setting
themap orientation Map
orientation
: Current maporientation The
followi ngdispla ymodes arepossible :
R 0 North orientation (themap view is
displa yedsothat north isalwa ysup).
R ¤ Orientation inthe direction oftravel (the
map isdispla yedsothat thedirection of
travel isalwa ysup; the orange pointofthe
icon points north).
R ¤ Bird's-eye view(themap isdispla yedso
that thedirection oftravel isalwa ysup; the
map project ionreproduces thecurvature
of the earth andtheorange pointofthe icon
points north).
R ¤ 3D map (themap isdispla yedsothat
the heading isalwa ysup; from ascale of
1k mt hemap displa yselevation; the
orange pointofthe icon points north).
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select MapSettings and
press Wto
confirm .
The map settin gsmenu appears.
X Select MapOrientation and
press Wto
confirm .
A # dot indicates thecurrent setting. Map
orientation menu
X Select North Up ,
Heading Up ,
Bird's- eye
View or
3-D Map by
turning cVdthe 100
Map
operat ionand settingsNavigation

COMA
NDcontrol ler and pressW to
co nfirm .
A # dot indicat esthen ew setting.
Set tingthe poin tofinterest iconsonthe
map You
cansetthe point sofint erest youwish to
have displayed assymbols onthe map. Points
of interest are,forexample, gasstations,
hotels, cinemasand restaurants.
The following settings arepossible:
R Standar dSymbols Symbol
displaydeterminedbythe factory
sett ings.
R Persona lSymbols You
candeterm inethe symbols yourself.
R No Symbols The
map does notshow anysymbols.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
con troller.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select MapSetting s and
press Wto
con firm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select POISymbols OnMap and
press
W tocon firm. X
Select Standar dSymbols ,
Persona l Symbols or
No Symbols .
If you select Persona l Symbols ,t
he list of
point sofint erest appears. X
To switch thesymbol displayon/off:
select apoint ofinterest byturn ingcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
Depen dingonthe previous stateofthe
symbols, theywilleither beshown Oor
hidden ª.Youcan switch onthe symbol
display sfor more thanonepoint ofinteres t.
X To switch allpersonal symbolson/off:
select All and
press Wtoconf irm.
Dependin gonthe previous stateofthe
personal symbols, theywilleither beshown
O orhidden ª.
If the funct ionisswitched onO,t he
individual pointsofinteres tare gray edout
and theprevi ouslysele cted settings remain
unchange d.
If the function isswi tched offª,y oucan
re-sele ctthe indivi dualpoints ofinterest.
They show themost recently selected
settings.
i The listshow sallsymb olsthat are
contained onthe digitalmap across all
countries. However,not allpoints of
interest areavailable inall countries. Asa
resu lt,certain pointofinterest symbols
may notbedisp layed on the map, evenif
the symb oldisp layisswi tched on.
X To exitthe menu: pressthe% back
button. Map
operation andsetting s
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Map
information inthe display During
routeguidance, youcan have map
informati onshow natthe bottom edgeofthe
displa y.
Showing textinformat ion
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select MapSettings and
press Wto
confirm .
The map settin gsmenu appears.
X Select TextInformation OnMap and
press Wtoconfirm .
A # dot indicates thecurrent setting. X
Select Arrival Time/Distance ,
Current Street ,
Geo-coordinates or
None and
press Wtoconfirm .
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller.
Arrival time/distance tothe destination Arrival
time/distanc edisplay switched on
: Icon fordestination
; Distanc etot he destination =
Icon forestimated timeofarrival
? Estimated timeofarrival
You canonly seethis displa yduring route
guida nce.While scrolling themap
(Y page 61),youwillsee additional data,e.g.
road names, depending onthe crosshair
position, ifthe digital mapsupports thisdata.
i During routecalculation, orifthe vehicle
is traveling onanon- digitized road,the
linear distance tothe destination isshown.
In this case, thedispla ywillbe grayed out.
Road display Road
display active
: Road names ornumbers, e.g.forfreeways
Geo-coo rdinatedisplay Geo-coordinate
displayactive
: Current heightaboveaverage sealevel
(rounded)
; Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinates
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinates
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
There mustbesufficient GPSreception forall
displa ystobe shown. Ifthis isnot thecase,
the displa ywillbe grayed out.Height
displa y: may varyfrom theactual value,
because thenavigation systemusestheGPS
signals forthe calculation. 102
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operat ionand settingsNavigation

While
scrolling themap (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 gonthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Freeway
information When
driving onfreeways, youcan have the
nearest gasstation s,rest areas, etc.,asw ell
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 gonthe 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

The
data required fordisplay ingbuildings
is not availab lefor allcities.
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 City (3D) and
press Wtoconf irm.
Dependin gonthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Example:
citymodel
Showing/hiding intersectingstreets If
route guidance isinact ive,inter secting
street scan be shown onthe upper edgeof
the display .
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 NextIntersecti ngStreet and
press Wtoconf irm.
Dependin gonthe previous state,switch
the option onO oroff ª. Int
ersect ingstreet (example: cityroute) Int
ersect ingstreet (example: freewayroute)
Coordinates onthe map 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 Compass OnMap and
press Wto
conf irm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Never ,
When Off-Roa d or
When Route
Guidanc eInactiv e and
press W
to con firm.
The select edsett ingisaccept ed. 104
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opera tionandsettingsNavigation

Traffi
cinfor matio nonthe map
If yo us ubscribe tothe SIRIUS XMSate llite
Ra dioT rafficM 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 25–45m ph
Red caricon s:traffic
jam ;average speed
5–2 0mph 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 routemayinc lude 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 enintoc onsiderat ioninthe rout e
calc ulation .
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function button.
X To show them enu :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, amenua ppears (option1).
If you have already setone ormor eareas
to be avoided, alist appears (option2). Add
itiona lsett ings
105Navigat ion Z

Opt
ion 1:the menu appears X
Select Using Map ,
From Memory or
From Persona
lPOIs and
press Wtocon firm.
If you select Using Map ,t
he map withthe
cross hairappears.
Aft erchoosin gbetween FromMemory or
From Persona lPOIs ,e
ither the
destin ationmemory (Ypage 94)orthe list
of categor iesforpersonal pointsofint erest
appears (Ypage 75).
X Choose thedestin ationorpersonal pointof
int erest andpress Wtocon firm.
X Ifthe destin ationaddress isdisplayed,
select Continu e and
press Wtocon firm.
The map appears.
The cross hairmarks thecenterofthe area
that isto be avoided.
X To move themap :slide XVY, ZVÆor
aVb theCOMAND controller.
X To set the map scale: assoon asyou turn
cVd theCOMAND controller, thescale bar
appears. Turningclock wise zooms outfrom
the map; turningcount er-clockwise zooms
in.
X Turn cVd untilthedesired scaleisset.
X To app lyab lock: press Wthe COMAND
con troller.
Ar ed square appears onthe map. X
To adj ust the size ofthe squa re:turn
cVd theCOMAND controller.
The square isenlarged orreduced.
X To confirm thesettings: pressW.
The listappears. Thepreviously selected
area tobe avoided hasbeen added and
activ ated.
X Follow theinst ruct ions listed under "Option
2: the listappears".
Opt ion 2:the listappears "Avoid
area"list(example)
i Available listplaces arenamed Area and
areshown ingray.
X Select Avoid NewArea by
turn ingcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
Am enu appears. 106
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ional settingsNavigation

X
Sel ect Using Map ,
Fro mMemory or
Fro m Per
son alPOI s and
pressW toconfi rm.
If yo us elect UsingMap ,t
he map with the
cros shairap pe ars .
After choosingbetwe enFro mMemory or
Fro mPerson alPOI s ei
ther the
de stina tionmemo ry(Y page 94) orthe list
of cate goriesf or persona lpoints ofinter est
ap pe ars (Ypage 75).
X Ch oos ethe destina tionorpersona lpoint of
inter estand pressW toconfi rm.
X Ifthe destina tionaddre ssisdispl ayed ,
sel ect Continue and
pressW toconfi rm.
The map appe ars .
X Pro cee dacco rding tothe instr uctions
und er"Opti on 1:the menu appe ars "ify ou
wi sh toset anew areatob eavoided inthe
map .
Sw itchin gana voide darea on/o ff X
Sel ect anentr yint he list by turning cVd
the COMAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
The avoide da reai ss witch edon O oroff
ª depe ndi ng on the previous sta tus .
Di spl aying and chang inga na voide d
area X
Sel ect anentry inthe list by turning cVd
the COMAND controller.
X Sel ect byslid ing VY theCOMAND
contro ller and pressW toconfi rm. X
Sel ect Dis play / Cha
nge and
pressW to
confi rm.
The area tobe avoide disind ica ted inthe
ma p.
X To chang ethe locati onofthe area :sl id e
the COMAND controller XVY ,ZVÆ or
aVb .
The area ismov edon the map.
X To adjust thesize ofthe area :tur n
cVd theCOMAND controller.
The area isenl arge do rred uce d.
X To confi rm the chang e:pre ssW the
CO MAND controller.
The list ap pe arsa nd the change isente red.
De letin gas etarea X
Sele ctan ent ryinthel ist byturnin gcVd
th eC OMA NDcontroller .
X Sele ctby slidin gVY theC OMA ND
con troller andpres sW tocon firm.
X Sele ctDel ete and
pres sW tocon firm.
Aq uery appear sasking whet herthee ntry
sho uld bedelet ed.
X Se lec tYes or
No .
If you selectYes ,t
he entryi sd elet ed.
If you sele ctNo ,t
he pro ces swillbe abor ted. SIR
IUS XMservice
Disp laying SIRIUS XMservice
info rmation You
candisplaytheS IRIUS XMservice
inf orm ation.
X To show them enu:pre ssW theC OMA ND
co ntrol ler.
X Se lec tNav i in
them ainfunction bar by
slidi ngZV andturnin gcVd theC OMA ND
co ntrol ler and pressW toconfirm . Add
itiona lsettings
107Navigatio n 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) andtheserialn umb er
of your ser vice modulef or rece iving traf fic
mes sages .
Reg isteri ngfor the SIRIU SXMt raffic
repo rtse rvic e X
Ca llthe trafficrep ort provider'sp hone
numb ersho wnonthe scre en.
i Youc an also have the satel lite ser vice
acti vate donline .Tod oso,visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
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002700149 (USA)or
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0028002A001C002A9 .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
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settingsNavigation