MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2012 W251 Comand Manual

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terin g.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Sele cting acate gor y.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Scre en
Sele cting forremote operatio n........ 31
SD memory card
Ejecting .......................................... 129
Inserting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Searc h&Send.................... ................ .. 59
Sear ching (SeealsoPredict ive
spell er)
addres sbook <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Sel ecting audio track
voice command sfor <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Skippin gback
CD/DVD mode<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Skippin gforw ards
CD/DVD mode<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Soun d
Switchi ngon/off ..............................27
Soun dsettings <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Spel lingwi th voi cecommand ..........180
State/pro vince
Sele cting .... ................ .................. .. .. 49
State ofdestin ation,selectin g......... 185
Station Sele cting ........................................ 117
Storing <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Station search<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Station selection (radio )
voice command sfor <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Stee ring wheel....... ..................... ....... 179
Storage options
Sele cting .................... .................. .. .. 79
Street ofdestin ation,selectin g....... 187
Summer andstandard time
Switchi ng<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Surround sound<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Syste mlanguag e
Setting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Tele phone
Ending anactive call<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Entering phonenumbe rs....... .........100
Incoming call<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Outgo ingcall <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Red ialing <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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DTMFtones..................... .101
Single call<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Switchi nghands -freemicrop hone
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Tele phone (Seealso Calling)
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Tele phone basicmenu
Blue tooth ®
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Tele phone number
Entering <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Time
Setting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Time format
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Time zone
Setting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Tone settin gs
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Treb leand bass.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Town ,selectin gas dest ination........ 186
Track information ..................... .........168
Track selection (audio )
voice command sfor <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Track selection (video)
voice command sfor <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Traffic jamfunc tion ..................... ........70
Traffi cPro gram
Swi tchi ngoff <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Traffic report
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Traffic reportread-alo udfunc tion ..... 73
Traffic reports ................ .................. .... 73
Trouble shooting
voice control <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Usi ngthe telephone <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Video voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Video DVD
Fast forwa rd/rew ind....... .............. .153
Opera tion.............. .............. ...........150
Pau sefunction <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Sele cting afilm /title ..................... .154 In
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Sel
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Stop function <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Video DVDmode
Switchi ngto<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Voic eco ntrol <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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canceli ngthe dialog <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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command list.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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creati ngvoice tags<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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genera loperation <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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hel pfunction .................................. 208
interru ptingthedialog <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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ope rating safety<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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starting thedialog <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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troub leshooti ng<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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wi th DVD change r.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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wi th external equipme nt(Aux) ....... 199
wi th navig ation.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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wi th phone <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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wi th rad ioand satel lite
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Voic eCo ntrol Syste m
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Settings <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Voic email, voicecontrol for............ 183
Voic etags, creati ng<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Volume Adjusting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Navi gationannou ncements .............27
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Traffi creports <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Volume (loudnes s)
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Waveb and
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In
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Opera
tingsafet y General
notes G
WARN
ING
An yalteration sof electr oniccompon entsor
soft ware cancause malfunct ions.
Radio, satellite radio,amplifier, DVDchanger ,
navigation module,telephon eand Voice
Contr olsystems areinter connect ed.
Therefor e,ifone ofthe compon entsis not
operation al,orhas notbeen removed/
replaced properly, thefunc tion ofother
compon entscould beimpaired.
Such conditions mightseriously impairthe
operatin gsafety ofyour vehicle.
We recom mendhaving anyservic ework on
electr oniccompon entscarried outbyan
authoriz edMercedes- BenzCenter . G
WARN
ING
In order toavoid distrac tionwhich couldlead
to an acciden t,the driver should entersystem
sett ings while thevehicle isat astan dstill, and
operate thesystem onlywhen permitt edby
road, weather andtrafficcon ditions .
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your carcover sa
distanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely14m) every
secon d.
COMAND suppliesyouwith information to
help youselect yourroute moreeasily and
guide youconvenien tlyand safely toyour
destin ation. Forsafety reasons, we
enco urage thedriver tostop thevehicle ina
safe place before answering orplacing acall,
or con sulting theCOMAND screentoread
navigation almaps, instruct ions, or
downloaded information . G
WARN
ING
While thenavigation systemprovides
direct ionalassistanc e,the driver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
atten tiontotraff icand stree tsigns, and should
utilizethesystem's audiocueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
infor mation onstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraff icsafety rules.Their
observan cealway sremains inthe driver's
personal responsibility.DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
i Canada only:Thisdevice complies with
RSS- 210ofIndust ryCanada. Operation is
subject tothe following twoconditions :
1. This device maynotcause interferen ce,
and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operationofthe device.
An yunauthoriz edmodificat iontothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authorit yto
operate theequipment.
i USA only: Thisdevice complies withPart
15 ofthe FCC Rules. Operation issubject
to the following twoconditions :
1. This device maynotcause harmful
int erferen ce,and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operation.
An yunauthoriz edmodificat iontothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authorit yto
operate theequipment. G
WARN
ING
Change ormodificat ionnot express ly
approved bythe party respons iblefor
complianc ecould voidtheuser's authorit yto
operate thisequipment.
! Note: Thisequipment hasbeen tested
and found tocomply withthelimits fora
Class Adigital device,pursuan ttoPart 15
of the FCC Rules. Theselimitsaredesigned
to provide reasonable protectionagainst
harmful interferenc ewhen theequipment
is operated inacommer cialenviron ment.
This equipment generates,usesandcan Introdu
ction
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radi
ateradi ofrequ ency energy and,ifnot
install edand usedin accorda ncewith the
instruction manual,may causeharmfu l
interference toradi ocommunica tions. G
WARNING
This equipme ntcompli eswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolle d
equ ipme ntand meets theFCC radio
frequ ency (RF)Exposure Guide lines in
Suppl ement Cto OET65.
This equipme nthas very lowlevel sof RF
energy thatisdeeme dto comply without
maximu mpermissive exposureevaluation
(MPE). Butitis desirable thatitshould be
inst alled andoperated withatleast 8inche s
(20 cm) andmore betwe enthe radiator and a
pe rso n's body (exclu ding extre mities:hands,
wri sts, feetand legs.) Co
rrec tuse
Observe thefollowing information whenusing
COMAND :
R the safety notesinthis manual
R all road trafficregulations
i Improper workonelectr oniccompon ents
or other systems (suchasradio, DVD
changer )and their software mayresult in
malfunct ionorfailure. Evensystems that
have notbeen modified couldbeaffect ed
because theelectr onicsystems are
con nect ed.Elect ronic malfunct ionscan
seriously jeopardize theoperation alsafety
of your vehicle.
i Only have work orchanges toelectr onic
compon entscarried outataqualified
specialist workshop whichhasthe
neces saryspecialist knowledge andtools
to carry outthework required. Daimler
recom mends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter forthis purpose. In
particular, workrelevant tosafety oron
safety-r elatedsystems mustbecarried out
at aqualified specialist workshop. i
Protec tionagainst theft:this device is
equipp edwith techn icalprovisions to
protect itagainst theft.Further information
on protect ionagainst theftcanbeobtained
from anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCent er. COMAND
features
These Operatin gInst ruct ions describe all
stan dard andoption alequipment available
for your COMAND systematthe time of
purchase. Country-specificdeviations are
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Thisincludes safety-
related systems andfunc tions.Therefor e,the
equipment onyour COMAND systemmay
differ fromthatinthe descript ionsand
illustration s.The original purchase
agreement listsallsystems installed inyour
vehicle. Contactana uth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCent erifyou have anyquestions about
equipment oroperation . Function
restrictions
For safety reasons, someCOMAND functions
are rest rictedorunavailable whilethevehicle
is in motion .You will notice this, forexample,
because youwilleither notbeable toselect
cert ainmenu itemsorbecause COMAND will
display amessage tothis effect .
To protec tthe integrated harddisk, COMAND
deactivates itat very high temperatures and
at extr eme altitudes. Thefollowing functions
will betemporarily unavailable:
R navigation system
R Voice Control System
R address book
R MUSIC REGISTER 12
Introduction

COMAN
Doper ating syst em............... 14
Mult ifunction steeringwheel............. 19
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Basic functions ofCOMAND ........ ....... 26
Rear Entert ainment System............... 30
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COMAN
Doper ating syst em Over
view Funct
ion Pag
e 1 $
Swit
ches toradio mode 11
6 Swit
ches waveb ands 11
7 2 W
Calls
upthesyst emmen u 17
3 h
Swit
ches toaudio CD/DVD
or MP3 mode 12
9 Swit
ches tovide oDV D
mod e 4 %
Calls
upthete lepho ne
basic menuor theaddre ss
book 10
9 5 V
Load/
eject button 12
8 Funct
ion Pag
e 6
Disc
slot To
insert CDs /DVDs 12
7 To
eject CDs /DVDs 12
8 Map
softwar eupdat es 89
C
SD
mem orycardslot To
insert anSD mem ory
car d 12
9 To
eject anSD mem ory
car d 12
9 D
COMA
NDdispl ay 1714
COMAN
Doper ating syst emAtaglan ce

Funct
ion Pag
e E
Nu
mb erpad Sel
ect sst atio nsvia the
st atio npresets 117
Stores
stations manually 117
Pass
keyentry 42
Tele
phone number entry 100
Sends
DTMFtones 101
U
Sets
themap scale (zooms
in) 81
T
Sets
themap scale (zooms
out) 81
F
2
Press
briefly:
del etes indivi dual
chara cters 24
Press
andhold:
del etes anentire entry 24
G
k
Press
briefly:
exits menu andswitches to
the next menu levelup 16
Press
andhold:
swi tches tothe basic
disp layforthe currently
sele cted opera tingmode 16
H
9
Press
briefly:
Confirms selection orentry 21
Stores
settings 28
Shows/hi
desthemenu
system 47
Press
andhold:
ado pts alis te ntry 24 Fu
nctio n Pag
e I
9/:
/;/= Sel
ects asta tion 117
Sel
ects atrac k 132
Sel
ects amenu itemo rlist
ent ry 21
Ex
its amen uor list 29
Moves
themap 56
J
Adj
usts thevolume 27
K
Swit
ches COMA NDon/ off 26
L
F/E
Selec
tsast ation using the
st ation searchfun ction 117
Selec
tsthe next/prev ious
tr ack 132
Fast
rewin d/fast forward 133
M
6
Ac
cept sa call 100
Redials 100
N
~
Rejec
tsacall 100
En
ds an act ive call 101
O
8
Mute 27
Swit
ches offnavig ation
ann ounc emen ts 27
P
Ø
Swit
ches tonavig ation
mode 47COMAND
operating syst em
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Back
button
X To mov eup onemen ulevel: brieflypres s
th ek backbutton.
COMA NDchan gestothenex thigher menu
level inthe curr entoperat ingmode.
X To switch tothebasic display:press and
hold thek backbutton.
COMA NDchan gestothe basic display of
the curr entoperat ingmode. Clear
button
X To delet ean indiv idualchar acter: press
the 2 clearbuttonbrief ly.
COMA NDdelet esthe firstcharacter tothe
left ofthe cursor fromtheentr yline.
X To delete anentire entry:pressandhold
the 2 clearbutton.
COMAND deletesallcharacters tothe left
of the cursor fromtheentr yline. Function
overview
You canuseCOMAND tooperate the
following mainfunctions:
R the navigation system
R the audi ofunct ionsinradio, HDRadi o™,
SatRadio, audioCD/DV DandMP3 mode
(d isc, SD mem orycard),MUSI CREG ISTER
mod e,Med iaInter face mod eand audio
AUX mode
R the telephone andtheaddre ssbook
R the video functio nwi th vid eo DVD and
vid eo AUX modes
R the system settings
Yo ucan callup the mainfunctio nsasfollows :
R us ing the corr espond ingfunctio nbuttons
R usin gth emain function bar intheCOMA ND
disp lay 16
COMAN
Doper ating syst emAtaglan ce

COMAN
Ddis pla y
Disp layover view The
COMA NDdispl aysho wsthefun ction curren tlyselec teda nd itsassoci atedmenu s.The
CO MAND displ ayisdivid ed into severalar ea s.
The radio displ ayissho wninthe exampl e. :
Statu sba r
; Calls up the audio menu
= Mainfunctio nbar
? Display/s electionw indow
A Radio menubar
St atus bar:shows thetimeand thecurr entsettings for radio andtelep honeoperat ion.
The main functions,navig ation,audio, telephoneand video feature additio nalmen us.This is
indic ated bytriangle ;.Thefollowing tableliststheavaila blemenu items.
Main functionbar =allow syou tocall upthe desired mainfunction.
In the example, theaudi omain functionisset toradio mode anddispla y/selection
window ?isactive.
Radi omenu barAallow syou tooperate theradio functions.
Menu overview The
table liststhemenus availableafter calling upthe main functionnavigation, audio,
telephone orvideo inthe main functionbar. COMAND
operatingsystem
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Navi Au
dio Tel
eph one Vide
o Sys
tem Ma
pdisp lay Ra
dio Te
leph one AUX Ca
lls up the
sy ste mm enu Set
sroute calculation
mode SatRadio Address
book Video
DVD Avoids
anarea Disc
Select
sthe "Record
route" function Memory
card Inf
ormat iononmap MUSIC
REGISTE R O
Freeway
infor mation Media
Int erface O
Reads outthe
TMC messages
automatic ally Rear
O
Volume limiter AUX
System
menuoverview Sett
ings Tim
e Display
off Set
tingthe language Set
tingthe time Switc
hingoffthe display Display
settings Set
tingthe format Read-aloud
settings Set
tingthe time zone Voice-
operated control
sett ings Rear
viewcamera Ac
tivat ing/deac tivating
Bluetoot h® Resett
ingCOMAND If
the func tion isactivat edand COMAND isswitch edon, the image ofthe rear view camera
is automatic allyshown inthe COMAND displaywhenrevers egear isengaged. 18
COMAND
operatingsystemAtaglance