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In this Operator's Manual you will find the fol-
lowing symbols: G
WARNING
Warning notices draw your attention to haz-
ards that endanger your health or life, or the
health or life of others. H
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mation on environmentally aware actions or
disposal.
! Notes on material damage alert you to
dangers that could lead to damage to your
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i Practical tips or further information that
could be helpful to you.
X This symbol indicates an instruction
that must be followed.
X Several of these symbols in succes-
sion indicate an instruction with sev-
eral steps.
(Y
page) This symbol tells you where you can
find more information about a topic.
YY This symbol indicates a warning or an
instruction that is continued on the
next page.
Dis‐ Dis‐
play play This font indicates a display in the
multifunction display/COMAND dis-
play.
As at 18.09.2013
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R
enter a destination on the map
R save entries
The controller can be:
R turned
R slid left or right1
R slid forwards or back 4
R slid diagonally 2
R pressed briefly or pressed and held Touchpad
Alternatively, COMAND may be equipped
with a touchpad instead of a telephone key-
pad.
As an alternative to the controller, the touch-
pad enables menu items to be selected and
character entry including handwriting recog-
nition, for example.
X To activate the touchpad: press the sur-
face of the touchpad.
Further information (Y page 30)Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off
X Press the 008Bbutton on the center con-
sole to the right of the controller.
When you switch on COMAND, a warning
message will appear. COMAND calls up the previously selected menu.
If you switch off COMAND, playback of the
current media source will also be switched
off. Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for media sources X
Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the media source currently
selected changes.
Adjusting the volume for traffic
announcements and navigation
announcements During traffic or navigation announcements:
X Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
i You can set the volume for navigation
announcements to be different from the
volume of the respective media source.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
i Setting the volume for the Voice Control
System voice output, see the separate
operating instructions. Basic COMAND functions
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Switching the sound on or off
Media source sound X
Press the thumbwheel beside the control-
ler.
or X Press the 0063button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
i If the audio output is switched off, the
status line will show the 0063symbol. If
you switch the media source or change the volume, the sound is automatically
switched on.
i Even if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear navigation system announce-
ments.
Switching navigation announcements
off and on again X
To switch off navigation announce-
ments: press the thumbwheel beside the
controller during the announcement.
The Spoken
Spoken driving driving recommendations
recommendations
have been deactivated
have been deactivated message
appears.
X To switch navigation announcements
back on: switch COMAND off and then on
again (Y page 25).
or
X Start a new route calculation (Y page 86).
or
X Select 006A: while route guidance is active,
show the menu and press the controller
(Y page 107). Function menu
X
Press the 00FDbutton or the 00CB,002A,
002B, or 00D4button.
Media: the basic display for the last media
source set appears.
Navigation: the map or the last navigation
menu called up appears.
Radio: the basic menu of the last radio
mode set appears.
Communication: the basic menu of the
last communication function set appears
(telephone, address book, Internet).
Vehicle functions: the basic display
appears.
X For radio, media and telephone: press
the 002A, 00FDor002B button repeatedly.
The menu for the available radio modes,
media sources or communication functions
is displayed. X
To show the menu: slide4 the con-
troller.
The menu for the selected functions
appears. Depending on the operation, the 26
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here, i.e. the last setting activated is
favored.
R The Internet can be separately used by both
the driver and front passenger at the same time.
R Internet can only be used if it is set and
connected via a mobile phone on the driv-
er's side.
R The multifunction steering wheel can only
be used for functions which relate to the
driver's side.
R The driver can lock/unlock the other
screens (override feature) (Y page 72).Switching SPLITVIEW on/off
From the driver's side 0043
SPLITVIEW switched on
0044 To switch SPLITVIEW on/off
Activating
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X Slide 6the controller.
The menu bar is shown.
X To select ICON_SplitView On ICON_SplitView On: turn and
press the controller.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears. The 00E9
display changes to Off Off0044.
The front passenger sees the display of the function last activated. If the switch-on
time was longer than 30 minutes previ-
ously, the display from the driver's side is
shown. Deactivating
X To select 00E9Off Offin the menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
The display changes to ICON_SplitView ICON_SplitView
On
On.
00E9 is hidden in the status bar.
Locking/unlocking SPLITVIEW X Proceed as described under "Locking/
unlocking the rear-compartment displays"
(Y page 72). Instead of selecting a rear-
compartment display, select SplitView SplitView.
From the front-passenger side Activating
X To select the SPLITVIEW display using the
COMAND remote control (Y page 261):
turn thumbwheel 0043until the SPLITVIEW
icon appears in the window.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the COMAND
remote control.
Deactivating
X Press the 008Bbutton on the COMAND
remote control again.
The display changes to ICON_SplitView ICON_SplitView
On
On.
The SPLITVIEW symbol is hidden in the sta- tus bar. 28
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The menu called up on the driver's side is
shown.
If COMAND is switched off by removing the
key from the ignition lock while SPLITVIEW is
activated and then switched on again within
30 minutes, SPLITVIEW is activated with the
last settings.
If COMAND is switched on again after more
than 30 minutes, SPLITVIEW is not activated. If SPLITVIEW is activated on the front-
passenger side, the settings from the driver's
side will be used.
From media mode SPLITVIEW can be switched on from any
media mode.
Activating
X From any media mode, e.g. Media Inter-
face: slide 6the controller.
The menu bar is shown.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
X Select Start Application at Other
Start Application at Other
Seat Seat.
A menu appears.
X Select SplitView SplitView.
A window with the Starting
StartingSource
Sourcein
in
SplitView…
SplitView… message appears.
SPLITVIEW switches on. The 00E9symbol
appears in the status bar. Deactivating
X From the driver's side, use the 00D4button
(Y page 28).
X From the front-passenger side, use the
COMAND remote control.
Additional options X To select Additional Options… Additional Options… in the
menu: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To switch SPLITVIEW on/off: proceed as
described under "Switching the rear-com-
partment displays on/off" (Y page 72).
Instead of selecting a rear-compartment
display, select SplitView SplitView.
X To lock/unlock SPLITVIEW: proceed as
described under "Locking/unlocking the
rear-compartment displays" (Y page 72).
Instead of selecting a rear-compartment
display, select SplitView SplitView. Transferring a destination to the
driver
Using SPLITVIEW you can select a destination
from the front-passenger side and transfer
this to the driver's side.
X Switch on SPLITVIEW (Y page 28).
X To select ICON_SplitView ICON_SplitView On
Onin the menu
bar: turn and press the controller.
The SPLITVIEW symbol appears in the dis-
play and the 00E9display switches to Off
Off.
X Select 00A7in the main function bar with the
COMAND remote control.
A menu appears.
X Using the COMAND remote control, select
Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps.
You see the selection of Mercedes-Benz
Apps.
X Select Google Local Search Google Local Search with the
COMAND remote control (Y page 179).
A menu appears.
X Select a search position, e.g. In the
In the
Vicinity of the Destination
Vicinity of the Destination.
A menu appears. SPLITVIEW
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X
Select a type of search inquiry, such as
Enter search term
Enter search term.
An input field appears.
X Enter the destination using the COMAND
remote control and press the 0070button.
The Google™ results list appears.
X Select the destination using the COMAND
remote control.
A menu appears.
X Select Set as Destination Set as Destination.
X The prompt Accept the navigation
Accept the navigation
data from Mercedes-Benz Apps?
data from Mercedes-Benz Apps?
appears on the driver's side.
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the navigation data is
used for route guidance. Touchpad
Touchpad overview
0043
Touch-sensitive surface
0044 Favorites button
0087 Calls up quick access for audio and tele-
phone
0085 Back button
Using the touchpad, you can:
R select menu items in the display
(Y page 30).
R enter characters (handwriting recognition)
(Y page 32).
R control the active audio source
(Y page 34).
R create, manage and call up favorites
(Y page 41). R
enter destinations in navigation
R save entries
Further information on operating the touch-
pad (Y page 30).
Do not press your fingers too hard on the
touchpad. Do not use any sharp objects on
the touchpad. This can lead to damage to the
touchpad or to malfunctions. Operating the touchpad
Selecting a menu item X
Use one finger to touch the touch-sensitive
surface.
X Glide your finger up, down, to the left or
right.
The selection in the display moves in
accordance with the direction of move-
ment.
You can navigate in lists or menus in this way.
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X
Use one finger to press the touch-sensitive
surface until you reach the pressure point.
A menu, an option or an application is
started.
Calling up quick access for audio and
telephone X
Use two fingers to touch the lower part of
the touch-sensitive surface.
X Glide your fingers up.
Quick access is displayed.
Further information on quick access for audio
and telephone (Y page 34).
Hiding the quick access for audio and
telephone X
Use two fingers to touch the touch-sensi-
tive surface.
X Glide your fingers down.
Quick access is hidden. Operating the control for vehicle and
sound settings
X
Touch the touch-sensitive surface with two
fingers, spaced slightly apart.
X Turn both fingers clockwise.
The control setting is increased.
or X Turn both fingers counter-clockwise.
The control setting is decreased.
Moving the map X
Use one finger to press the touch-sensitive
surface until you reach the pressure point.
The crosshair is shown. Touchpad
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X
Touch the touch-sensitive surface again
with one finger.
X Glide your finger in any direction.
The map is moved is the direction of move-
ment.
Zooming in on the map X
Touch the touch-sensitive surface with two
fingers, spaced slightly apart.
X Glide your fingers away from each other.
The map scale is magnified.
Zooming out of the map X
Touch the touch-sensitive surface with two
fingers, spaced far apart.
X Glide your fingers towards each other.
The map scale is reduced. Handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition overview You can use handwriting recognition for text,
numbers or characters in any input line. 0043
Active input line
0044 Enters a space (Y page 33)
0087 Illustration of the touch-sensitive surface
0085 Deletes characters (Y page 33)
If the character that you have entered can be interpreted in different ways, these options
are displayed. More information on the char-
acter suggestions (Y page 33). 0043
Back
0044 To return to handwriting recognition
0087 To use the phone book or text templates
0085 To continue character input with the char-
acter bar
0083 To change the input language
0084 To finish character entry
X To display the menu: press the touchpad.
Entering characters Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected. 32
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X
Use one finger to draw the desired charac-
ter on the touch-sensitive surface.
The character recognized is entered in the
input line. You can draw the next character on the touch-sensitive surface.
If the character can be interpreted in different
ways, these options are displayed.
More information on the character sugges-
tions (Y page 33).
Character suggestions 0043
Character recognized
0044 Character suggestions
X To select a character suggestion: turn the
controller.
The selected character is entered instead
of the automatically recognized character.
Character entry can be continued.
Entering a space Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
X Use your finger to touch the touch-sensi-
tive surface and glide to the right.
A space is entered into the input line.
Deleting characters Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
X Use your finger to touch the touch-sensi-
tive surface and glide to the left.
The character last entered is deleted. Switching input line
X
Press the touchpad.
A symbol is shown.
X To select p: glide your finger to the left
or right and press.
X To select the desired input line: glide up or
down and press.
The selected input line is active and char-
acter entry can be continued.
Moving the cursor within the input line X
Press the touchpad.
A symbol is shown.
X To select p: glide your finger to the left
or right and press.
X To move the cursor: glide to the left or right.
Changing the input language for hand-
writing recognition Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected. Touchpad
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X
Press the touchpad.
A symbol is shown.
X To select 0054: glide your finger to the left
or right and press.
The list of available input languages
appears.
X To select a language: glide up or down and
press.
The input language for handwriting recog-
nition has been changed.
Searching in lists The phone book search is used as an exam-
ple.
You determine the first letter of the contact
you are looking for with the first character you enter.
X Draw the letter on the touchpad surface.
The first contact with the selected first
character is highlighted in the phone book.
Further information on handwriting recog-
nition on the touchpad (Y page 32).
X Draw additional letters on the touchpad
surface one after another.
X To complete the search and return to the
phone book: press the touchpad.
Switching between the controller and
the touchpad as input device Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
X To switch from character entry using
the controller to handwriting recogni-
tion on the touchpad: use one finger to
press the touchpad.
Handwriting recognition on the touchpad is
active.
X To switch from handwriting recognition
on the touchpad to character entry
using the controller: press the controller.
Character entry using the controller is
active. Quick access for audio and telephone
Changing the station/music track Depending on the audio source that is cur-
rently activated, you can use this function to
select the next station or music track.
X Call up quick access (Y page 31).
The current audio source is displayed.
X To select the previous or next station/
music track: glide to the right or left.
The selected station/music track is played.
Changing the audio source X
Call up quick access (Y page 31).
The current audio source is displayed.
X To display the available audio sources:
glide down with one finger.
X To select an audio source: glide your finger
to the left or right and press.
The selected audio source is played. 34
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