MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2011 W164 Comand Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2011, Model line: M-Class, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2011 W164Pages: 214, PDF Size: 4.69 MB
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then begins automatic ally.
or
X To close thedispla y:press the9butt on.
You willbeasked whether youwould like
to train digits orvoice comm ands. At
the end ofthe first part, aprompt will
appear askingwhether youwish tobegin the
secon dpart.
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9butt on
to con firm.
If you select No ,
<0009000E0004000900160009000400150001000C0009001E000100140009000F
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canc eled. Thedata from thefirst part is
stor edautomatic ally.
If you select Yes ,
the secon dpart willbegin.
Indiv idualization iscomplet edatthe end of
the secon dpart. Youwillsee amessage to
this effec t.The data from thesecon dpart is
stor edautomatic ally. Canceling
thefirst orsecond partof
individ ualization X
Selec tCanc el and
press the9butt onto
con firm .
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtocancel.
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9button
to conf irm.
If you select Yes ,
the voice trainin gwill be
canceled. Thedata from thepart during
which youexited isnot stored.
If you select No ,
the current partbegins
again.
Dele ting existing individualiza tiondata X
Press theW button .
X Select Settings using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm.
X Select Voice Control and
press the9
button toconf irm.
X Select Delete Individualiz ation and
press the9button toconf irm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtodelete.
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9button
to conf irm.
If you select No ,
the process willbeaborted.
If you select Yes ,
the individuali zationis
deleted. Youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
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individualiza tion X
Press theW button .
X Select Settings using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm.
X Select Voice Control and
press the9
button toconf irm. Voice
Control System settings
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X
Sel ect Individualizationon and
press
the 9button toconfi rm.
Indi vidualizati onisacti vate dO or
de acti vate dª. Blue
tooth®
se tting s Gen
eral informati onabo ut
Blue tooth®
Blu etoo th®
techno logy isthe stand ardfor
sho rt-rang ewi rel ess data trans missiono fup
to appro xim ately10 mete rs.Blueto oth ®
can
be used toexch angevC ards ,for example.
Bluetooth ®
is aregistered trademark ofthe
Bluetooth SpecialInterest Group (SIG)Inc. Conditions
foraBluet ooth ®
connection
You canconnectmobile phones, laptopsand
PDA swith COMAND.
To do so, the following conditionsneed tobe
met:
R Bluetooth ®
-capable devices,e.g.mobile
phones, needtocomply withacert ain
profile inorder tobe conn ected to
COMAND (Ypage 95).Every Bluetooth ®
device hasitsown specific Bluetooth ®
name.
R Bluetooth ®
must beactivated inCOMAND
and onthe respect iveBluetooth ®
device;
see theseparate operating instructions.
R The Bluetooth ®
device mustbe"visible" to
COMAND inorder forCOMAND tofind and
display it.For thesettingprocedures,
please seetheoperating instructions for
the Bluetooth ®
device. i
Once amobile phonehasbeen
conn ected, reception andtrans mission
volume maychange.
i Further informat iononsuitable mobile
phones andonconn ectin gBluetooth ®
-
capable mobilephones toCOMAND is
availa bleonthe Internet at
htt p://www.mbusa- mobile.comorby
phone fromtheMercedes-B enzCustomer
Assist anceCenter under1-800-FOR-
MERCedes (1-800-367-6372 )(US) orfrom
Customer Relations under
1-800 -387-0100 (Canada). Activating/
deactivating Bluetooth®
X Press theW button.
The system menuappears.
X Select Settings in
the system menuusing
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
X Select Bluetooth and
press the9button
to confirm.
X Select Activate Bluetooth and
press the
9 button toconfirm.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on O oroff ª. Conn
ecting Bluetooth ®
device s
Before usingyourBluetooth ®
device with
COMAND forthe first time, youwillneed to
conn ectit.
Connectin gcomprises:
R searching foraBluetooth ®
device
R authorizing theBluetooth ®
device
i You canconn ectuptoten devices to
COMAND.
You canobtain moredetailed information
abou tsuit able mobilephon esand about
co nn ecting Blue tooth®
-c apable mobile
phon estoCOMA NDfrom your authorized
Mer cedes- BenzCen teror on theIn te rn et 40
Bluetoot h®
set tingsSys tem settings
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(
http://ww w.mercedes-benz.com/
co nne ct).
Searchi ngfor Bluetoo th®
devic es X
Select Settin gs in
the syste mmenuusing
the =;9: buttonsand
press the9button tocon firm.
X Select Bluetoo th and
press the9button
to con firm.
X Select Bluetoo th Device List and
press
the 9button tocon firm.
X Select Update and
press the9button to
con firm.
COMAND searchesforBluetoot h®
devices
within range. Afterashort while, the
Bluetoot h®
device listappears. Ex
ample ofdisplay: Bluetoot h®
device list
: Current lycon nected #and authoriz ed
device (here:mobile phoneL)
; Devic enot within rangebutpreviously
authoriz ed(L appears ingray)
= Newly detecteddevice withinrangebut
not yetauthoriz ed(no icon)
The Bluetoot h®
device listshows alldevices
within rangeandallpreviously authorized
devices, whether ornot they areinrange.
If the Bluetoot h®
device listisalready full,you
will berequested tode-author izeadevice
(Y page 42).IfCOMAND doesnotdetec t
your Bluetoot h®
device, external
authoriz ationmaybenec essary
(Y page 42). i
When called upagain, thelistmay no
longer showalldevices because, for
example, adevice hasbeen removed from
the vehicle inthe meant ime.Inthis case,
start anew search toupdate thedevice list.
Author izing(register ing)aBluet ooth ®
device Opt
ion 1
X Selec tthe asyet unauthorized deviceinthe
Bluetooth ®
device listusing the
9: buttons.
X Select Options using
the; button and
press the9button toconfirm .
X Select Authorize and
press the9button
to confirm .
Option 2
X Select theasyet unauthorized deviceinthe
Bluetooth ®
device listusing the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm .
Irrespect iveofthe option, thepasscode
input menu appears. The
passcode isany one tosixteen- digit
number combination whichyoucan
determine yourself.Youmust enter thesame
number combination inCOMAND andinthe
Bluetooth ®
device tobe authorized (see
mobile phoneoperating instructions).
i Some mobile phones requiretheinput of
a four-digit passcode orlonger character
strings. Bluetooth
®
settings 41System
settings
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i
Ifyou want tore-authori zeadevice
follo wing de-au thorization (Ypage 42),
you can select adifferent passcode.
X To enter thepassco deinCOMA ND:
press thenumber keys,suchasl, one
after theother.
¬ ishighl ighted afterthefirst number
has been entered.
or
X Select thedigitsusing the=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
Then, select ¬.
X To con firm anentry inCOMA ND:press
the 9button.
X Ent erthe same passcod einto the
Bluetooth ®
device (seetheopera ting
instructions forthe respective device).
The device isauthori zed. External
authorization
If COMAND doesnotdetect your
Bluetooth ®
device, thismay bedue to
particul arsecurity settings onyou r
Bluetooth ®
device. Inthis case, check
whether yourBluetoo th®
devic ecan locat e
the COMA NDsyst em. TheBluet ooth®
devic e
name ofCOMA NDis"MB Bluet ooth".
X Selec tAuth orize in
the Bluet ooth®
devic e
list using the9: buttons.
X Selec tOpti ons using
the; buttonand
press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tExte rnal Authorization and
press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Start the Bluet ooth®
scan processonthe
Bluet ooth®
devic e(see operat ing
inst ruct ions ofthe respe ctive devic e).
X Selec tCOMAND ("MBBluetooth").
X When prompted, enterthepasscode onthe
Bluetooth ®
device andthen onCOMAND. Displaying
thedetails ofa
Bluetooth ®
device
X Select thedesired deviceinthe
Bluetooth ®
device listusing the
9: buttons.
X Select Options using
the; button and
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select Details and
press the9button to
confirm.
The detailed displayfor this device
appea rs.
X To clos ethe detailed display:pressthe
= or; button. De-authorizing
(de-registering) a
Bluetooth ®
device
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyoude-
authorize devices,e.g.mobile phones, both
in COMAND andonthe respective
Bluetooth ®
device itself.Subseque nt
authorization mayotherwise fail.
X Select anauthorized deviceinthe
Bluetooth ®
device listusing the
9: buttons.
X Select Options using
the; button and
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select De-Authorize and
press the9
button toconfirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtorevoke authorization forthis
device.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes ,
the authorization forthe
device willberevoked.
If you select No ,
the process willbe
canceled.
i IfaBluetooth ®
device hasbeen de-
authorized andisno longer inrange, itwill
no longer beshown inthe Bluetooth ®
device listafter thenext search. 42
Bluetooth ®
settingsSystem settings
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System
language settings
This funct ionallow syou todetermine the
language forthe menu display sand the
nav igati on mes sage s.The selecte dlangu age
af fects thecharacters availabl e for entry .
X Pre ssthe W button.
X Sel ect Settin gs us
ing
the :=; buttons andpressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Langua ge and
pressthe 9button
to confi rm.
The list of langu ages appe ars. The #dot
ind icates the current setting.
X Sel ect alangu ageus ing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
CO MAND load sthe selecte dlangu ageand
sets it.
i Ifyo usel ect the Synchronize Lan
guages setti
ng,COMAND setsthe
sa me langu ageas isalrea dyset inthe
mu ltifu nctio ndisplay. Reset
function
You canreset COMA NDtothe factory
set tings. Among stoth erthin gs,this will
delet eall perso naldata (e.g.stati onpre sets,
ad dre ssbook entri es,entri esinthe
de stinati onmem oryand inthe list of pre viou s
de stinati ons inthe navigati on syste m).
Re setting isrec omm endedbefor ese lling or
tra nsfe rring owners hip of your veh icle, for
exa mpl e.
Data onthe internalha rd drive, e.g.m usic
file sin theMUS ICREGI STER, will notb e
deleted. Youcandelete thesemusic files
from theMUSI CREGISTE Rusing the"Delete
all music files"(Ypage 142)func tion.
X Press theW function button. X
Select Settin gs using
the :=; buttons and press the
9 butt ontocon firm.
X Select Reset and
press the9butt onto
con firm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to reset.
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9button
to conf irm.
If you select No ,
the process willbe
canceled.
If you select Yes ,
a prompt willappear again
asking whether youreally wishtoreset.
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9button
to conf irm.
If you select Yes ,
a message willbeshown.
COMAND isreset andrestart ed.
If you select No ,
the process willbe
canceled. Reset
function
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Entering apoint ofint erest ................ 60
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Map opera tionandsettings ............... 81
Addit ional settings .............. .... ............ 85
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Vehi
cle equi pmen t
i TheseOpe rating Instru ctionsdescri beall
sta nda rdand optio nal equipme ntava ilab le
for your veh icleat the time ofpurcha se.
Pl ea se note thatyour vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. Introdu
ction Safety
note G
War
ning!
For safety reasons, onlyenter anew
destination whenthevehicle isstation ary.
You may otherwise bedistract edfrom the
traffic conditions,cause anaccident and
injure yourself andothers.
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destination withouttakingaccount ofthe
following, forexample:
R traffic lights
R stop andgive waysigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R lane narrowing
R other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
COMAND maygiveincorr ectdriving
recommen dationsifthe data onthe digital
map does notcorrespon dto the actual
condit ions.Forexample, aroute mayhave
been diverted orthe direction ofaone-way
street mayhave changed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve the
respect iveroad andtraffic rulesand
regulations duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave
priority oversystem driving
recommen dations. G
War
ning
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s. Consulting
thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident . General
notes
Operat ionalreadiness ofthe navigation
system In
vehicles forcert aincount ries,the
navigation systemisnot operational
immediately afterdelivery because thedigital
map isnot pre-inst alled.
You willbenot ified ofthis when switching to
navigation modebythe following display
message:
Please insertthemapDVDto activate
Navigation. X
To install themap software: proceedas
described inthe "Updating thedigital map"
section (Ypage 89).
The navigation systemmustdetermin ethe
position ofthe vehicle beforefirstuseor
whenever operational statusisrestor ed.
Therefore, youmay have todrive forawhile
before precise routeguidance ispossible.
GPS reception Amon
gstother things, correctfunct ioning of
the navigation systemdepends onGPS
reception .Inc ertain situation s,GPS
recept ionmay beimpaired, theremay be
int erferen ceorther emay beno recept ionat
all, e.g. intunn elsorparkin ggarages.
Input restriction On
vehicles forcert aincount ries,thereis a
rest riction onent ering data.
The restriction isactiv eabove avehicle speed
of about 3mph.The restriction isdeactiv ated
as soon asthe vehicle speeddropsbelow
about 2mph.
When therest riction isactiv e,cert ainentries
cann otbe made. Thiswillbeindicat edbythe 46
Intr
oduct ionNavigat ionsystem
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fact
that certain menuitemsaregray edout
and cannot besele cted.
The followi ngentries arenot possi ble,for
examp le:
R entering thedesti nation cityand street
R entering adesti nation viathe map
R entering inthe vicini tyof acity orvia a
name search
R edi ting entries
R dire ctentry using the numbe rkeypad
Other entries arestill possible, suchas
ent ering pointsof int erest inthe vicin ityofthe
destin ationorcurren tposition. Switching
onnavigation mode
X Press theØ functionbutton .
or
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar using
the =;9 buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm.
In both cases, youwillsee themap either
with orwithout themenu shown. Map
showing themenu; routeguidance inactive
: Stat usbar
; Main functionbar
= Current vehicleposition
? Navigation menubar Map
without themenu; routeguidance inactive
: Current vehicleposition
; Map orientat ionselected
= Map scale selected
"Route guidance active"meansthatyouhave
enter edadestination andthat COMAND has
calculated theroute. Thedisplay showsthe
route, changes ofdirection andlane
recomm endations. Navigation
announc ementsguide youtoyour
destination .
"Rou teguidance inactive"meansthatno
destination hasbeen enteredand that no
route hasbeen calculated. Showing/
hidingthemenu
X To hide themenu: pressthe9 button
and conf irmtheFull Screen menu
item
by pressing the9button .
The map canbeseen inthe full-screen
display .
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
when themap isshown infull-screen . Basic
settings Route
mode
Setting routeoptions X
To call upthe rout emode menu: press
the Ø functionbutton . Basic
settings
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X
Sel ect Navi in
the mainfuncti onbarus ing
the 9=; buttons andpressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Mode and
pressthe 9button to
confi rm. Ro
ute mod emenu
: Route options
X Sel ect the routeopti on(s )using the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm.
The route options areswitched onO oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
i Ifyou change theroute options while
route guidanceisactive (aroute hasbeen
calcula ted),COMAND willcalcula teanew
route.
If you change theroute options whileroute
guida nceisinactive (nodestination has
been entered yet),COMAND usesthenew
settings forthe next route guidance.
i The route calcula tedmay, forexample,
include ferryconnections, evenifthe
Avoid Ferries route
option isswitched
on.
In some cases, e.g.when calcula ting
particularl ylong routes, COMAND maynot
be able totake allthe selected route
options intoaccount.
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button. Destination
entry Introduction
todestination entry G
Warning!
For safety reasons, onlyenter anew
destination whenthevehicle isstationary.
You could otherwise bedistracted fromthe
traffic conditions, causeanaccident and
injure yoursel fand othe rs.
The followi ng destina tione ntry optio ns are
av aila bl e:
R ente ringade stinati onbyaddre ss
R sel ecti ngade stinati onfrom thedestinati on
mem ory(e.g. My addre ss)
R sel ecti ngade stinati onfrom thelist of last
de stinati ons
R ente ringade stinati onusing the map
R ente ringaninte rme diate stop
R ente ringaspe cialde stinati on
R ente ringade stinati onusing Sea rch&Send
(Y page 59) Entering
adesti nation byaddress
Intr odu ction When
enterin gan addre ssas thedest ination,
you have thefollo wing options:
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e
and street
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e
and center
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e,
st reet andhouse number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,cit y/ZI Pcod e,
st reet andinters ect ion
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street ,cit y
and house number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street and
house number
R ent erin gth est ate/ province,street and
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Destina
tionentryNaviga tion system