light MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2011 W251 Comand Manual

X
To start route calculati on:sel ect Start and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe point
of interest shouldbeused asthe
destination.
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9button
to confirm .
If you select Yes ,
route calculation begins.
If you select No ,
you can select anew point
of interest . Route
guidance General
notes G
Warning!
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 maygiveincorrec tdriving
recommen dationsifthe data onthe digital
map does notcorrespond tothe actual
condition s,e.g. theroad layou thas chang ed.
For this reas on,you must always observeth e
res pec tiveroad andtraff icrules and
reg ulatio nsdurin gyour journ ey. Road and
tr aff icrules andregulatio nsalways have
prio rityove rsyst em drivin g
rec omm endat ions.
Rout eguidan cebegi nsonce aroute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 51).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destinat ionby
means ofnavigation commandsinthe form
of audib lenavigation announcementsand
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displayscan only beseen
if the display isswitched tonavigation mode.
If you donot follow thenavigation
announc ementsor ifyou leave thecalculated route,
COMAND automatically calculatesa
new route tothe destination .
If the digital mapcontains thecorrespon ding
informat ion,thefollowing applies:
R when selecting aroute, COMAND triesto
avoid roads thatonly have limited access,
e.g. roads closed tothrough trafficandnon-
residents .
R roads thathave timerestriction s(e.g.
closed onSundays andpublic holiday s)are
avoided forroute guidance. Switching
betweenthefull-screen
map andthechange-of-dir ection
display
X Press theß button .
COMAND switchestothe respect ive
display . Changing
direction
Introdu ction Changes
ofdirection havethree phases:
R Preparation phase
R Ann ouncemen tphase
R Change-of- directionphase
Prepa ration phase COMAND
preparesyouforthe upcoming
change ofdirection .Based ontheex ample
displ aybelow, thech ang eof dire ction is
ann oun ced withth ePre pareto turn rig
ht mes
sage. Themap canbeseen inthe
full- scree ndisplay. Rou
teguid ance
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Exam
ple displ ay:initi ation pha se
: Next road
; Pointatwh ich the change ofdirecti on
take spl ace (lig ht blue dot)
= Current vehiclepos ition (the tipofthe
tria ngleind icates the vehicle’sdi recti on
of trav el)
? Current street
Disp lay? depends onthe setti ngselected
for "Inform ation inmap "(Y page 84).
An nounc eme ntphase CO
MAND announcesthe imm inentcha nge of
di recti on.Basedon the followi ng exa mpl e,
the change ofdirecti onisanno uncedwi th the
In 400 meters turnrig htontothe A81 mes
sage.
The displ ayisnow splitinto twosecto rs.In
the left ha lf,yousee thenorma lmap view. In
the righthalf,ther eis an enl arg edviewof the
are asu rrou nding the intersectio n
(i nterse ctionzoom), thechange ofdirection
also being illustrated. Example
display:announc ementphase
: Next road
; Point atwhich thechange ofdirection
takes place(lightbluedot,shown inboth
the left and right halfofthe display )
= Visual represent ationofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
? Change ofdirection (turnrighthere)
A Distan cetothe next change ofdirection
B Route (blueline,shown inboth theleft
and right halfofthe display )
i The filled-in sectionofvisual display for
distance =gets shorter ,the nearer you
get tothe announc edchange ofdirection .
Change-of-dir ectionphase COMAND
announcesthe imminent changeof
direction .Based ontheex ample display
below, thech ang eof dire ction isann oun ced
40 met ersbefore thech ang eof dire ction with
th eTur n rig
ht mes
sage. Thedispl ayissplit
int otwo halves,asintheann oun cem ent
phase . 66
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teguid anceNaviga tion syst em

Exam
ple displ ay:c hange-of-direct ionphase
: Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel)
; Visual representation ofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
= Distanc eto the next change ofdirection
Once thechange ofdirection iscompleted,
COMAND automatically switchesbacktofull-
screen display. Lane
recommendat ions
Overview On
multilane roads,COMAND candispla y
lane recommen dationsforthe next change of
direction. Therelevant datamust beavail able
on the digital map.
COMAND displayslane recommen dations
6, based onthe next twochanges of
direction. Thenumber oflanes indicated
corresponds tothe number presentduring
the next change ofdirection. Untilthispoint,
the number oflanes maybedifferent. Example
ofdisplay :day desig n
: Poin tof thenex tchan geofdirec tion
; Poin tofthe change ofdirection afternext
= Next change ofdirection (inthis case, turn
off tothe right)
? Visual representat ionofthe distance to
the next change ofdirection
A Distanc eto the next change ofdirection
B Recommended lane(dark blue)
C Possible lane(light blue)
D Lane notrecommen ded(light gray)
E Current vehicleposition (thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel) Route
guidance
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Disp
layandd escri ption oflane recom mendation s The
colo rsused inthelane recomm endatio ndisplay varydepen dingonwhet herday ornigh t
design isswitc hedon. Lane Day
design Nigh
tdesign Recom
mendedlane B
In this lane, youwillbeable tocom pleteth e
nex ttwo chan gesofdirec tionw itho ut
chan ginglane. Dar
kblue Light
blue Possib
lelane C
In this lane, youwillonly beable tocom plete
the nextchange ofdirection without
changing lanes. Light
blue Dark
blue Lane
notrecommen dedD
In this lane, youwillnotbeable tocomplete
the next change ofdirection without
changing lane. Light
gray Gray
Interrup
tingorcontinuing route
guidance
Interrup tingroute guidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressthe9button.
X Select Destination in
the navigation
menu barusing the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
X Select Cancel Route Guidance and
press
the 9button toconfirm .
Continuing routeguidance X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressthe9button.
X Select Destination in
the navigation
menu barusing the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .X
Select Continue RouteGuidance and
press the9button toconfirm .
COMAND calculates theroute. Destination
orarea ofdestination
reached
When youreach yourdestination, COMAND
displa ysacheck eredflagand route guidance
is automatically ended.
For certain pointsofinterest (airports or
freeway intersections),youwillsee theArea of
destination reached message
in
addition tothe check eredflag. Navigat
ionannouncements G
Warning
Navigation announcemen tsare intended to
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
attent ionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consulting themap display fordirections.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for 68
Route
guidanceNavigat ionsystem

The
following messages canbedisplay ed
when routeguidance isactive:
R O
You have reached thedestinat ion.
R NEW ROUTE COMAND
calculates anew route, e.g.
because youhave deviated fromthe
calculated routeoras aresult ofatraff ic
jam report. COMAND thencontinues route
guidance.
R CALC RTE COMAND
iscalculating aroute. COMAND
then startsroute guidance.
R OFF MAP The
vehicle position isbeyond thedigital
map. Thevehicle isin an off- map position.
R OFF ROAD The
vehicle ison aroad thatisnot onthe
digital maporthe vehicle isno longer ona
road, e.g.inacar park.
R NO ROUTE COMAND
isunable tocalculate aroute to
the selected destination.
R Direction The
vehicle hasdriven intoanoff- map
position duringrouteguidance. Avoiding
asection oftherou te
blocked byatraf fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Thelength ofthe section of
route tobe blocked canbeadjusted. If
possible, COMAND calculates adetour
around theblocked sectionofthe route.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressthe9button.
X Select Route in
the navigation menubar
using the:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm . X
Select Detour and
press the9button to
confirm .
X To block asection ofthe route: select
Longer or
Shorter repeatedly
andconfirm
using the9button untilthedesired
section hasbeen selected.
i The length ofthe blockable routesection
is predetermined bythe digital map.The
menu itemsareavaila bleaccordingly.
X To star troute calculation: selectStart and
press the9button toconfirm .
X To change theblocke dsection: select
Cha nge while
themess ageisshown and
pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
X Then choose thedesir edrout esec tion.
X To delet eth eblocked section:selec t
Del ete while
themess ageisshown and
pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
COMA NDcalc ulates therout ewitho utthe
block . Selecting
analterna tiveroute
With the"Alternativ erout e"fun ction, routes
oth erthan theorigin alone canbecalc ulated.
X To switch onnaviga tionmod e:press the
Ø function butt on.
X To show themenu :press the9butt on.
X Selec tRout e in
the navig ation menubar
using the:=; buttons and
press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tAlte rnativeRoute and
press the
9 butt ontocon firm .
You seetheselec tedrout e.The display now
shows asplit -screen view. Onthe left-han d
side, oneormor ealter native rout esare
shown fromstart todest ination. The
curr entrout eis highligh teddark blue; other
alter native rout esappear lightblue. 70
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teguid anceNavigat ionsyst em

X
Sel ect Route in
the navi gation menu bar
us ing the :=; buttons and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect RouteBrowser and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
At the top ofthe displ ay,yo uwi llsee
info rma tion abou tthe highlighted route
section, forexample thedistance tobe driven
on the road androad designation. The
highlighted routesection ismarked inwhite
with ared border onthe map.
X To view thenext orprevious route
section: selectNext or
Previous and
press the9button toconfirm .
i Ifthe first orlast route section is
highlighted, youcannot selectPrevious or
Next .
X To zoom inor out ofthe map :select N
or M and press the9button toconfirm .
X To close theroute browser: selectBack and
press the9button toconfirm . Off-r
oadand off-ma p
Route guidance toan off-road
destination G
Warning
The COMAND navigation systemmaydirect
you tooff-road routesthatyour vehicle may
not becapable oftraversing throughwithout
damaging yourtires, wheels orvehicle. Itis
the driver’s soleresponsibility todetermine
the suitabili tyof the route. Off-roadroutes
may beofvarying condition sand their
appropriateness foruse may beaffected by
various factorssuchastime ofday, time of
year andimmediate weathercondition sthat
cannot bejudged ortaken intoconsideration
by the COMAND system.
COMAND canguide youtodestinations
which arewithin thearea covered bythe digital
map,butwhich arenot themselves
recorded onthe map.
These destinations areknown asoff-r oad
destinations, whichyoucan enter using the
map, forexample. Inthese cases, COMAND
guides youforaslong aspossible with
navigation announcemen tsand displa yson
roads known tothe system. Example
display:route guidance toan off-r oad
destination
: Off- road destination
; Off- road section ofthe route
= Current vehicleposition: thetipofthe
triangle indicates thevehicle’s direction
of travel
? Off- road, nostreet names available
Short lybefore youreach thelast known point
on the map, youwillsee theArea of destination
reached message
andan
arrow. Thedirection arrowshows the
compass headingtothe destination .
Route guidance fromanoff-road
location toad esti nation If
th evehi cleposit ioniswith inthearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, butthemap does
no tcon tain anyinform ationabout that
locat ion,th evehi cleisin an off-road locat ion.
COMA NDisalso able toguide youtoa
dest inationeven from anoff-road locat ion.
At thest art oftherout eguidan ce,you willsee
th eOff Mapped Road mes
sage, anarro w
and thedist anceto thed estin ation. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe actual
destin ation. 72
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eguida nceNavigation system

The
route ishighlighted bluefrom thenearest
road known tothe system.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
kn own tothe system, routeguidance
cont inues inthe usual way.
Route guidance fromanoff-m ap
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ionisouts idethearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, then theveh icle
is in an off-map locat ion.COMAND isalso
able toguide youtoadestination evenfrom
an off-map location.
At the start ofthe route guidance,youwillsee
the Off Mapped Road message,
anarrow
and thedistance tothe destination. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe road left
last.
The route ishighli ghted bluestarting atthe
nearest roadknown tothe system.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
known tothe system, routeguidance
cont inues inthe usua lway .
Off-road duringrouteguidance Due
toroad const ruction work,forexample,
there maybedifferences betweenthedata
on the digital mapandtheactual course of
the road.
In such cases, thesystem willtemporarily be
unable tolocate thevehicle position onthe
digital mapandthus considers thevehicle to
be inan off-road position.
In the displa y,you willsee theOff Mapped Road message,
anarrow andthedistance to
the destination. Thearrow shows the
compass headingtothe actual destination.
As soon asthe system canassign thevehicle
position tothe map again,route guidance
cont inues inthe usua lway . Tra
ffic report s Condition
s
i The satellite radioreception described
below requires optionally available satellite
radio equipment aswell asasubscription
to SIRIUS XMSatellite RadioTraffic
Message Service.Furtherdetailson
satellite radioareavail able inthe "Satellite
radio" chapter (Ypage 123).
COMAND canreceive trafficreports via
satellite radioandincorporate theminthe
navigation system.Trafficreports andmap
icons canthen beshown inthe COMAND
displa y. Real-time
traffic report son the map
COMAND canshow certain trafficincidents
on the map. Theincidents areshown onthe
map atascale from1/16 mito20 mi.
X Press UorT repeatedly untilthe
desired mapscale hasbeen set. 1
Icon displa yfor the section ofroute
affected
2 Icon forincident onroute
3 Current position anddirection oftravel
4 Icon delimi tingtheaffected sectionofthe
route
5 Map scale Tr
affic report s
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COMA
NDread sout therep ortsin seque nce.
i The MessagesOnRoute men
uitem has
no fun ction ifth ere arenorep ortsrelat ing
to therout e.
X To swit choff therea d-alou dfu nct ion:
use the9:= ;buttons to
sele ctCan cel Rea
d-Aloud Fun
ction and
pre ssthe9 buttonto confirm .
COMA NDread sth ecur ren treport aloud
and then exitsthe read-aloud function.
X To cancel theread -aloud function for
the curr entrepor t:press thex button .
COMAND cancelsthe read-aloud function
for the curren treport .Subsequent reports
will still beread out. Destination
memory Home
address (Myaddress)
Entering thehome address viaadd ress
entry X
En ter the home address asadestin ation,
e.g. asacity, street and house number
(Y page 48).Then, savethehome address
without startingroute guidance
(Y page 52).
Adopt inganadd ress book entry asa
home address X
To switch onnavigat ionmode: pressthe
Ø function button .
X To show themenu: pressthe9button .
X Select Destina tion in
the navigation
menu barusing the:=;
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
X Select FromMemory and
press the9
button tocon firm.
You willsee thedestin ationmemory list
either withthecharact erbar (option 1)or
as aselect ionlist(option 2).
Opt ion 1:destina tionmem orylistwith
char acter bar X
Press andhold the9button untilthe
destin ationmemory listappears asa
select ionlist.
Opt ion 2:destina tionmem orylistas
selection list The
MyAddress ent
ryislisted asthe first
ent ryinthe destin ationmemory.
X Select MyAddress using
the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
i Ifyou have notyetentered any
charact ers,theMyAddress ent
ryis
automatic allyhighlighted inthe select ion
list.
If no home address hasbeen storedyet, you
can now assign anaddress bookentry.Ifa
home address alreadyexists,itis displayed
and youcan alter it.
i Ifyou select NewEntry ,
you arealso
offer edthe option ofent ering thehome
address forthe first time. Youcanthen
save thehome address withouthavingto
start route guidance. Destination
memory
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X
To enter the home addressforthe first
time :sel ect Assign toAddressBoo k Ent
ry and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Home or
Wor k and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
X To chang ethe home address:sel ect
Cha nge and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Assign toAddressBoo kEnt ry and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
i Ifyo usel ect New Entry ,
yo uar ealso
offe red theoptio no fchanging thehome
address byenterin gan address. Youcan
then save thehome address withouthaving
to start route guidance.
X Select Home or
Work and
press the9
button toconfirm .
In both cases, youwillsee theaddress book
either withthecharacter baroras a
selection list.
X To selec tan addr essbook entry:
proceed asdescribed inthe "Searching for
an address bookentry"section
(Y page 110).
X To confirm yourselec tion:press button
9.
If no home address hasbeen stored,
COMAND savestheentr y.You willsee a
message andthen theaddress menuwith
the selected address. Start is
highlighted
automatically .
If ahome address hasalready beenstored,
you willsee aprompt askingyouwhether
the MyAddress entr
yshould be
overwritten .
X Select Yes or
No and
press the9button
to confirm .
If you select Yes ,
COMAND overwrites the
destination. Youwillsee amessage and
then theaddress menuwiththeselected
address. Start is
highlighted
automatically .
If you select No ,
the listwill reappear. Selec
tingthehome address forroute
guidance X
Proceed asdescribed inthe "Ent ering a
destination fromthedestination memory"
section (Ypage 54). Saving
adesti nation inthe
dest inationmem ory
Not es This
function also stores thedest inationin
th eaddres sbook .
Aft erdest inationentr y X
The dest inationhas been entered andis
shown intheaddre ssent rymen u
(Y page 51).
X Sele ctSav e usin
gth e:=;
9 buttonsand pres sth e9 butt onto
con firm.
You cannowselec tstora geoptio ns
(Y page 79) .
Du ringrou tegui danc e X
To sho wthe men u:pre ssthe 9button.
X Sel ect Destination in
the navigati on
menu baru sing the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
X Select SaveDestination and
press the
9 button toconfirm.
You cannow select storage options
(Y page 79).
From thelistofprevious destinations X
To show themenu: pressthe9button.
X Select Destination in
the navigation
menu barusing the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
X Select FromLastDestinations and
press the9button toconfirm.
The listofprevious destinations appears. 78
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Aut
horizing (regist ering) amobile
ph one X
Sele ctas yet unaut horizedmobi lephon e
= intheBluet ooth®
telepho nelist usin g
th e9: buttons.
X Sele ctOpt ions usin
gth e; buttonand
pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
X Sele ctAut horize and
pres sth e9 butt on
to con firm.
The passc odeentrymen uappears . The
passc odeisany oneto six teen- digit
num bercom binatio nwhich youcan
determine yourself.Youmust enter thesame
number combination inCOMAND andinthe
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobilephone(seethe
operating instructionsofthe Bluetooth ®
-
capable mobilephone).
i Some mobile phones requiretheinput of
a four-digit passcode orlonger character
strings.
If you want tore-authorize amobile phone
following <0004000500270001001500140008000F00120009001E000100140009000F000E
0035> youcan select a
different passcode.
X To enter apassc odeinCOMA ND:press
the numbe rkeys inturn.
¬ ishigh lighted after thefirst numbe r
has beenentere d.
or
X Sel ect the digits using the =;
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The n,sel ect ¬. X
To confi rm anentry inCO MA ND: press
the 9button.
X Now enterthe same passcode inthe mobile
phone.
To enter inthe mobile phone:ifthe
Bluetooth ®
conn ection issuccessful, youwill
be prompted bythe mobile phonetoenter the
passcode (seethemobile phoneoperating
instruct ions).
X Ent erthe same passcode inthe mobile
phone asalready entered inCOMAND.
i Afterenterin gthe passcode, youmay also
need toenter aconfirm ationinyour mobile
phone toconn ectcalls. Check thedispla y
of your mobile phone.
If the COMAND displayshows the
Authorization Procedure Unsuccessful message,
youmay have
exceeded theprescribed timeperiod.
Repea tthe procedure.
The mobile phoneisconn ected toCOMAND
(authorized). Youcannow make phone calls
using theCOMAND hands-free system. External
authorizat ion
If COMAND doesnotdetect yourmobile
phone, thismay bedue toparticular security
settin gson your mobile phone. Inthis case,
check whether yourmobile phonecanfind
COMAND. TheBluetooth ®
device nameof
COMAND isMB Bluetooth .
Observe thefollowing: somemobile phones
require thatyoureconn ecttoCOMAND after
you have entered thepasscode (seethe
mobile phoneoperating instructions).The
mobile phonecanotherwise notbe
authorized.
X Press the% functionbutton.
X Select Phone in
the telephone basicmenu
using the=;9: buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm . Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interface 97Telephone Z