MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2012 W251 Comand Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2012, Model line: R-Class, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2012 W251Pages: 210, PDF Size: 5.11 MB
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proces
s.The first part of<0009000E0004000900160009000400150001000C0009001E000100140009000F
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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
000E> willbe
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 ®
al lo ws ,for exa mpl e,the exch angeof vC ards .
Blu eto oth ®
is areg istere dtra dema rkof
Blu eto oth SpecialInte restGroup (SIG) Inc. Requiremen
tsfor aBluetoo th®
co nne ctio n
You canconnect mobilephones, laptops and
PDAs withCOMAND.
To do so, the followi ngconditions needtobe
met:
R Blue tooth ®
-capab ledevi ces, e.g.mobil e
phones, needtocomply withacertain
profil ein order tobe connected to
COMAND (Ypag e95). Every Bluetooth ®
devi cehas itsown speci ficBlue tooth ®
name.
R Blue tooth ®
must beactivated inCOMAND
and onthe respe ctiveBluetooth ®
devi ce;
see thesepa rateopera tinginstructions.
R the Blue tooth ®
devi cemust be"vis ible" to
COMAND inorder forCOMAND tofind and
disp layit.For thesetting procedu res,
ple ase see theopera tinginstructions for
the Blue tooth ®
devi ce. i
Once amobil ephone hasbeen
connected, receptionand trans mission
vol um ema ycha nge .
i Further informa tiono nsuitable mobile
phon esand onconn ecting aBlue toot h®
-
cap able mobilephon eto COMA NDcan be
obt aine don lineund er
ht tp:// www.m busa-mob ile.com orby
te leph oneat theMer cedes- BenzCust ome r
As sist anc eCen terund er1-80 0-FO R-
ME RCedes (1-800-36 7-63 72)(US )or at
Cust omerRelations under
1-8 00-387 -0100(Canada). Activating/d
eactivatingBluet ooth®
X Press theW button .
The system menuappears.
X Select Setting s in
the system menuusing
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select Bluetoo th and
press the9button
to con firm.
X Select Activat e Bluetoo
th and
press the
9 button tocon firm.
This switch esBluetoot h®
on O oroff ª. Connecting
Bluetooth®
devices
Befor eusing yourBluetoot h®
device with
COMAND forthe first time, youwillneed to
con nectit.
Connec tingcompr ises:
R searchin gfor aBluetoot h®
device
R subsequently authorizingit
i You canconnectup toten devices to
COMAND .
You canobtain moredetailed information
about suitable mobilephones andabout
con nectingBluetoot h®
-c apable mobile
phones toCOMAND fromyourauthoriz ed
Mercedes- BenzCenter oron the Internet 40
Bluet ooth®
sett ingsSystem 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 9tocon 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 todeauthorize adevice
(Y page 42).IfCOMAND doesnotdetec t
your Bluetoot h®
device, external
authoriz ationmaybenec essary
(Y page 42). i
When subsequently calledupagain, the
list may nolonger showalldevices, for
example becauseadevice hasbeen
removed fromthevehicle inthe meant ime.
In this case, startanew search toupdate
the device list.
Author izingaBluet ooth®
device
(register ing) Opt
ion 1
X Select theasyet unauthoriz eddevice inthe
Bluetoot h®
device listusing the
9: buttons.
X Select Options using
the; button and
press the9button tocon firm.
X Select Authori ze and
press the9button
to con firm.
Opt ion 2
X Select theasyet unauthoriz eddevice inthe
Bluetoot h®
device listusing the
9: buttonsand press the9button
to con firm.
Irrespec tiveofthe option ,the passcode
input menu appears. The
passcode isany one tosixt een- digit
number combinationwhich youcan choose
yourself. Youmust enterthe same number
combin ationinCOMAND andinthe
Bluetoot h®
device tobe authoriz ed(see the
mobile phoneoperatin ginst ruct ions).
i Some mobile phones requireapasscode
with fourormore digits. Bluet
ooth®
sett ings 41System
settings
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i
Ifyou want toreau thorize adevice
follo wing de-au thorization (Ypage 42),
you can select adifferent passcode.
X To enter thepassco deinCOMA ND:
press number keys,suchasl, oneafter
the other.
¬ 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 theseparat e
operat inginst 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 9toconfirm.
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 recommendsthatyou
deau thorize devices, e.g.mobile phones,
both inCOMAND 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 Deauthorize and
press the9
button toconfirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtodeauthorize thisdevice.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes ,
the authorization forthe
device willberevoked.
If you select No ,
the process willbeaborted.
i IfaBluetooth ®
device hasbeen de-
authorized andisout ofrange, whenanew
search iscarried outitwill notappear inthe
Bluetooth ®
device list. 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 140)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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COMAN
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Entering apoint ofint erest ................ 60
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Previous destinations<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Map opera tionandsettings ............... 81
Addit ional settings .............. .... ............ 85
Problems withthenavigat ionsys-
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vigat ion
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COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Introd
uction Safet
ynote G
WARN
ING
For safety reasons, onlyenteranew
destin ationwhen thevehicle isstat ionary.
You may other wisebedistrac tedfrom the
traff iccon ditions ,cause anacciden tand
injur eyourself andother s.
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destin ationwithout takingaccoun tof the
following, forexample:
R traff iclights
R stop andgive waysigns
R parkin gor stoppin grest rictions
R lane narrowin g
R other roadandtrafficrules andregulations
COMAND maygiveincor rectdriving
recom mendat ionsifthe data onthe digital
map does notcorr espond tothe actual
con ditions .For example, aroute mayhave
been diverted orthe direction ofaone-way
street mayhave changed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve the
respectiv eroad andtraffic rulesand
regulations duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave
priority oversystem driving
recommen dations. G
WARNING
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
information
Operat ionalreadiness ofthe navigation
system In
vehicles forcert aincount ries,the
navigation systemisnot operational
immediately afterdelivery because thedigital
map isnot pre-inst alled.
If this isthe case, thefollowing message
appears inthe display afteryouswitch to
navigation mode:
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 statusisrestored.
Therefore, youmay have todrive forawhile
before precise routeguidance ispossible.
GPS reception Correct
functioning ofthe navigation system
depends, amongstotherthings, 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.
Entry 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. 46
Intr
oduct ionNavigat ion
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When
therestr iction isactive, certainentries
cann otbe made. Thiswillbeindicated bythe
fact that certainmenu itemsaregrayed out
and cann otbe selected.
The following entries arenot possible, for
example:
R ent ering thedestin ationcityand street
R ent ering adestin ationviathe map
R ent ering points ofinter estinthe vicinit yof
a city orvia aname search
R editing entries
R using thenumber keypadfordirect entry
Other entries arepossible, suchasent ering
points ofinter estinthe vicinit yof the
destin ationorcurren tposition. Switching
tonavigation 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 ringapo int ofinte rest
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
int ers ect ion 48
Destina
tionentryNaviga tion