start stop button MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2013 W463 Comand Manual

1, 2, 3 ...
911 emergency call ..........................121A
Active partition (USB devices only) Selecting ........................................ 201
Address book
Browsing ........................................ 143
Calling up ....................................... 143
Changing an entry .......................... 145
Connecting a call ........................... 146
Creating an entry ........................... 144
Deleting an entry ........................... 144
Deleting contacts ........................... 149
Details about an entry ...................145
Entering characters .........................32
Entry as a home address .................98
Hiding contact details ....................150
Importing contacts ........................148
Introduction ................................... 142
Receiving vCards ........................... 149
Searching for an entry ...................144
Starting route guidance .................146
Voice tag ....................................... 147
Address entry menu ............................ 58
Adjusting the sound settings Balance ............................................ 28
Alternative route ................................. 86
Audio Radio mode ................................... 182
Audio CD/DVD or MP3 mode
Switching to (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................246
Audio DVD
Mode, switching to ........................195
Pause function ............................... 197
Playback options ........................... 202
Safety notes .................................. 191
Setting the audio format ................201
Stop function ................................. 197
Audio format, setting
Audio DVD ..................................... 201
Video DVD ..................................... 231
Autostore ........................................... 185AUX (audio)
Notes/socket ................................ 223
Switching to ................................... 223
AUX (video)
Setting the volume and sound .......232
Showing/hiding the menu .............232
Switching to ................................... 232
AUX jacks
CD/DVD drive ............................... 239
Avoiding an area ................................ 110 B
Back button ......................................... 25
Balance, adjusting ............................... 28
Bass, setting ........................................ 28
Bird's-eye view (navigation) .............104
Bluetooth ®
Activating/deactivating ...................40
Activating audio mode ...................215
Conditions (telephone) ..................121
Connecting another mobile phone .125
Connecting audio devices ..............212
Device list ...................................... 212
Entering the passcode ...................124
External authorization ....................125
General information .........................40
Interface ........................................ 120
Introduction ................................... 120
Reconnecting an audio device .......214
Searching for a mobile phone ........123
Settings ........................................... 40
Telephone basic menu ...................127
Telephony ...................................... 121
Telephony notes ............................ 120
Bluetooth ®
audio basic display ........215
Brightness, setting (TV, video) .........226
Buttons on the COMAND
controller ............................................. 254
Index

Details on the displays:
R
for standard vehicles, see the separate
vehicle Operator's Manual.
R for AMG vehicles, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual. Exiting the display
X Slide 009E005B009F the COMAND controller until
the desired display (clock or fuel
consumption) is shown. Seat functions
Overview
The possible settings depend on the type of
seat and the vehicle model series. Using the
0059 button next to the COMAND controller
or the Seat menu item in the system menu,
you can call up the following seat adjustment
functions:
R For M-Class and GL-Class vehicles with
multicontour seats:
- seat cushion length
- backrest side bolsters
- lumbar
- massage
R For SL-Class vehicles with lumbar support
seats:
-lumbar
- balance R
For SL-Class vehicles with multicontour
seats:
- seat cushion side bolsters
- backrest side bolsters
- lumbar
- balance
R For SL-Class vehicles with dynamic
multicontour seats
-seat cushion side bolsters
- backrest side bolsters
- lumbar
- dynamics
- massage
- balance
i You can also store and recall the current
seat function settings using the memory
button and the corresponding memory
position switch; see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
The massage function cannot be started or
stopped using the memory button. Selecting the seat
First select the seat which you wish to adjust.
X Press the 0059or0066 button.
X Select Seat Seatand press 00A1to confirm.
X To switch to the lower line, for both options
slide 005B0064the COMAND controller.
X Select Driver's Seat Driver's Seat orPassenger
Passenger
Seat
Seat by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm. 48
Seat functionsVehicle functions

Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins.
If the vehicle is not on a digitized road, the
following is displayed:
R the linear distance to the destination
R the direction to the destination
R the Off Mapped Road Off Mapped Road message
Option 2 – route guidance is already
active: if route guidance is already active, a
prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to terminate the currently active route
guidance.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, COMAND will stop route
guidance and start route calculation for the
new destination.
If you select No
No, COMAND will continue
with the active route guidance.
i Route calculation takes a certain amount
of time. The time depends on the distance
from the destination, for example.
COMAND calculates the route using the
digital map data.
The calculated route can differ from the
ideal route, for example because of
incomplete map data. Please also refer to
the notes about the digital map
(Y page 113).
Entering and saving your home address You can either enter your home address for
the first time (option 1) or edit a previously
stored home address (option 2).
X Option 1: enter the address, e.g. a city,
street and house number (Y page 58).
X Once you have entered the address, select
Save
Save in the address entry menu by turning
0082005B0083 and sliding 00A0005B0064the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm. X
Select Save as "My Address" Save as "My Address" and press
00A1 to confirm.
COMAND stores your home address under
the My Address
My Address entry in the destination
memory.
X Option 2: proceed as described under
"Option 1".
A prompt appears asking whether the
current home address should be
overwritten.
X Select Yes Yesand press 00A1to confirm.
After selecting Yes
Yes, the Saving Saving
Procedure Successful
Procedure Successful message
appears. Selecting a destination from the
destination memory (e.g. My address)
Introduction The destination memory always contains an
entry named "My address". You may wish to
assign your home address to this entry, for
example (Y
page 63), and select it for route
guidance. This entry is always located at the
top of the list in the destination memory.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. Dest.in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
X Select From Memory
From Memory and press00A1to
confirm.
You will see the destination memory list
either with the character bar (option 1) or
as a selection list (option 2). Destination input
63Navigation Z

Example: search results for the chosen category
COFFEE SHOP
0043 Highlighted stopover, current distance
from vehicle position and name of
stopover
X To select a category: select a category by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
COMAND first searches in the selected
category for destinations along the route.
If there are no destinations available there,
COMAND searches for destinations within
a radius of 60 miles(100 km) of the vehicle
position.
If COMAND finds destinations, a list
appears on the right-hand side of the
display.
The stopovers along the route are displayed
at the top of the list, sorted by increasing
distance from the vehicle's current position.
Below this, you will see the stopovers that
COMAND finds in the vicinity of the vehicle's
current position.
i For stopovers that are not located along
the calculated route, the linear distance is
shown.
X Select an intermediate stop by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The address entry menu appears, showing
the destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 00A1to confirm. If COMAND does not find any destinations,
you will see a message to this effect.
X
Confirm OK OKby pressing 00A1.
X Select a different category.
Deleting a stopover If a stopover has already been entered, you
can delete it.
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest.
Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
X Select Stopover Stopover and press00A1to confirm.
X Select Delete Stopover
Delete Stopover and press00A1to
confirm.
COMAND deletes the intermediate stop
and recalculates the route to the main
destination. Entering waypoints
Introduction You can map the route yourself by entering
up to two waypoints. The sequence of the
waypoints can be changed at any time.
i
An intermediate stop is always between
the current position of the vehicle and the
first waypoint.
Creating waypoints X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest.
Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm. Destination input
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i
You can display destination information
for the destination, for both waypoints and
for the intermediate stop, if they are part of
the route.
If a mobile phone is connected to COMAND
and a phone number is included in the
destination information, you can call it
(Y page 122).
Route overview You can use the route overview to move along
the active route section by section and view
information and details about each section of
the route.
At the top of the display, you will see
information about the highlighted route
section, for example the distance to be driven
on the road and road designation. The
highlighted route section is marked in white
with a red border on the map.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route
Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Route Browser
Route Browser and press00A1to
confirm.
X To view the next or previous route
section: selectNext NextorPrevious
Previous and
press 00A1to confirm.
i If the first or last route section is
highlighted, you cannot select Previous
Previousor
Next
Next .
X To zoom in or out of the map: select0053
or 0052 and press 00A1to confirm.
X To close the route overview: select
Back
Back and press 00A1to confirm. Route display
You can see the route before starting your
journey. This function is only available when
the vehicle is stationary.
X
To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route Routein the navigation system
menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Route Demonstration
Route Demonstration and press
00A1 to confirm.
The map with the crosshair appears.
X To get to the destination: press00A1to
confirm the highlighted symbol.
X To stop the route demonstration:
confirm the 00D8symbol by pressing 00A1.88
Route guidanceNavigation

Example: route display stopped
0043
Road name and city display when route
display has been stopped
0044 Distance of the crosshair from current
vehicle position
X To get to the current vehicle position:
press 00A1to confirm the symbol for the
current vehicle position.
X To change the map scale: selectScale Scale
and press 00A1to confirm.
The scale bar appears.
X Turn 0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm. Recording the route
Notes If you have activated COMAND and the SD
memory card has been inserted, you should
not take it out of the slot.
When you record a route, COMAND uses so-
called support points and displays the route
as a series of lines. If the route is then
calculated, COMAND attempts to align the
recorded route with the digital map.
The support points of the route may not be on
a digitized road.
This is often the case for routes that have
been calculated using map data from other
sources. Calling up the Routes menu
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 195).
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press00A1the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select Routes
Routes .
Starting/ending recording X
Call up the "Routes" menu (Y page 89).
X To start recording: selectStart
Start
Recording
Recording in the "Routes" menu by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
During the recording, the recorded route is
shown behind the current vehicle position
with gray strokes (symbol for tire tracks). Route guidance
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X
Directly in the station presets: press00A1
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets
Presets by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The 003Fdot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored.
X Select a preset by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press and hold
00A1 until you hear a tone.
The station is stored under the preset.
Storing stations automatically This function automatically stores stations
with adequate reception under the presets.
The search starts at the lowest frequency.
COMAND stores any stations found,
beginning with preset 1. When the highest
frequency is reached or 10 stations have
been found, the storing process ends. Any
stations stored manually under the presets
will be lost. COMAND may not occupy all
memory slots when storing.
X Option 1: press00A1the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
The station preset memory appears.
X Option 2: selectPresets
Presets by sliding 005B0064
and turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller
and press 00A1to confirm.
The station preset memory appears.
X Irrespective of the option, select
Autostore
Autostore and press00A1to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
stations that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
stations are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel
Cancel and
press 00A1to confirm. Weather Band
Activating X
Press the 002Afunction button repeatedly
until the Weather Band is switched on.
or
X Select the currently set waveband FM FMor
AM
AM by sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select WB
WBfrom the menu and press 00A1to
confirm.
Searching for a channel X
Quick select: turn0082005B0083 or slide 009E005B009Fthe
COMAND controller while the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
Channel search scans up or down and
stops at the next channel found.
Selecting a channel from the channel
list X
Select Channel Channel by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The channel list appears. Radio
mode
185Audio

Pause function
In audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode X
To pause playback: briefly press the
006C button.
The 0074 symbol appears at the top left in
the status bar.
X To continue playback: briefly press the
006C button again.
The 0074 symbol disappears.
In audio DVD mode only X
To pause playback: switch on audio DVD
mode (Y page 195).
X Select 00D8by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The 00D8 display changes to 00D9.
X To continue playback: select00D9and
press 00A1to confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it
was interrupted. The 00D9display changes
to 00D8. Stop function
This function is only available in audio DVD
mode.
X Switch on audio DVD mode (Y page 195).
X To interrupt playback: select00E5by
sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The 00D8 display changes to 00D9. The
00E5 symbol remains highlighted.
X To continue playback: select00D9and
press 00A1to confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it
was interrupted. X
To stop playback: while playback is
interrupted, select 00E5again and press
00A1 to confirm.
or
X Select 00E5and confirm by pressing 00A1
twice in rapid succession.
00D9 is highlighted.
X To restart playback: select00D9and
press 00A1to confirm.
Playback starts at the beginning of the
DVD. Selecting audio CD/DVD/MP3 discs
Selecting via the media list Media list when equipped with a DVD changer
X
In CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode: select
Media Media by sliding 005B0064or turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The media list appears. The 003Bdot indicates
the current medium being played.
The media list shows the discs currently
available.
View in 0043:
R 004C magazine tray not shown
R 004E magazine tray show Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
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X
Select Delete
Delete and press 00A1to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to deauthorize this device.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
device list.
If you select No
No , the process will be
canceled.
i Before re-authorizing the Bluetooth ®
audio device, you should also delete the
device name MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth from your
Bluetooth ®
audio device's Bluetooth ®
list.
See the Bluetooth ®
audio device's
operating instructions. Switching to Bluetooth
®
audio mode
The Bluetooth ®
audio basic display Example: Bluetooth
®
audio basic display
0043 Track name
0044 Current playback settings (no symbol for
"Normal track sequence")
0087 Album name
0085 sound settings
0083 Media list
0084 Artist
006B To stop 00E5or start 00D9playback
006C To connect a Bluetooth ®
audio device, to
increase the volume on COMAND
006D Bluetooth ®
audio data medium type
006E Data medium position in the media list i
If the Bluetooth ®
audio device connected
supports metadata and corresponding data
is available, then the artist, track and album
name can be displayed.
Using the Bluetooth ®
audio basic
display X
Connect (Y page 212) the Bluetooth ®
audio
device.
or
X Reconnect the Bluetooth ®
audio device
(Y page 214).
COMAND activates the Bluetooth ®
audio
device. The basic display appears and the
device starts playing.
Using the function button X
Press the 003Afunction button one or more
times.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
Using the media list X
Select Bluetooth Audio Bluetooth Audio in the media list
by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller
and press 00A1to confirm (Y page 197).
COMAND activates the connected device.
You will see a message to this effect. The
basic display then appears. Bluetooth
®
audio mode 215Audio Z

Starting/stopping playback
X To start playback: select00D9by sliding
005B0064 and turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
Playback starts. 00E5is selected.
X To stop playback: select00E5by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
A message appears. 00D9is selected.
X To continue playback: select00D9by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
A message appears. 00E5is selected. Restarting playback after stopping
During the search for mobile phones, the
connection with the Bluetooth ®
audio device
is terminated (Y page 123). In the
Bluetooth ®
audio basic display (Y page 215),
you will see the No Bluetooth Audio
No Bluetooth Audio
Device Connected
Device Connected message and the
Connect
Connect Last
LastDevice
Device menu item cannot be
selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth ®
audio device can be reconnected.
X Confirm Connect Last Device Connect Last Device by
pressing 00A1.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually. In this case, you will see the
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Audio Device Paused
Audio Device Paused message. X
To start playback: select00D9by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
Playback resumes from the beginning. Selecting a track
This function is not supported by all
Bluetooth ®
audio devices.
X To skip forward or back to a track: press
the 0048 or0049 button on COMAND.
or
X Press the 0063or0064 button briefly on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X Rapid scroll: press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button on the multifunction
steering wheel until the desired track is
reached.
If you press and hold the 0063or0064
button, the rapid scrolling speed is
increased. Selecting playback options
If the Bluetooth ®
audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
R Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence
The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.). 216
Bluetooth ®
audio modeAudio