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Details on the displays:
R for all vehicles except AMG vehicles, see
the separate vehicle Operator's Manual
R for AMG vehicles, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Exiting the display X
Slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller until
the desired display (clock or fuel consump-
tion) is shown. Seat functions
Overview Using the
0050button next to the COMAND
controller or the Seat menu item in the sys-
tem menu, you can call up different setting
functions. The following settings depend on
the type of seat and the vehicle model series:
R Seat cushion length
R Backrest side bolsters
R Lumbar
R Balance
R Seat cushion side bolsters
R Dynamics
R Massage
i You can also store and recall the current
seat function settings using the memory
button and the corresponding memory
position switch; see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
The massage function cannot be started or
stopped using the memory button. Selecting the seat First select the seat which you wish to adjust.
This function is not available for all vehicles.
X Press the 0050or0066 button.
X Select Seat Seatand press 0098to confirm.
X To switch to the lower line, for both options
slide 00520064the COMAND controller.
X Select Driver's Seat
Driver's Seat orPassenger
Passenger
Seat
Seat by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
Adjustment functions Adjusting the seat cushion length
The availability of this function depends on
the type of seat and the vehicle model series. This function allows you to adjust the height
of the seat cushion.
X Select the seat (Y page 314).
X Select Seat Surface Seat Surface by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND Controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
A scale appears. 314
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X
Select Destination
Destination in the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. X
Select From Last Destinations
From Last Destinations and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select the desired destination by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The address entry menu appears again. The
destination address selected has been
entered.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start
and press 0098to confirm.
Once the route has been calculated, route
guidance begins (Y page 327).
i “Last destinations” memory
(Y page 364).
Entering a destination using the map Calling up the map
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination in the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. 0043
Current vehicle position
0044 Crosshair
0087 Details of the crosshair position
0085 Map scale selected
X Select Using Using Map
Mapand press 0098to confirm.
You will see the map with a crosshair.
Display 0087depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
(Y page 368). You can see the current street
name if the digital map contains the neces-
sary data, You can see the coordinates of the
crosshair if the geo-coordinate display is
switched on and the GPS signal is strong
enough.
Moving the map and selecting the desti-
nation
X To scroll the map: slide009500520096,009700520064 or
009100520078 the COMAND controller.
X To set the map scale: as soon as you turn
00790052007A the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears.
X Turn 00790052007A until the desired scale is set.
Turning clockwise zooms out from the map;
turning counter-clockwise zooms in. Navigation
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Canceling route guidance
Canceling or continuing route guidance
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination in the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X To cancel route guidance: selectCancel
Cancel
Route Guidance
Route Guidance and press0098to confirm.
or X To continue route guidance: selectCon‐
Con‐
tinue Route Guidance
tinue Route Guidance and press0098to
confirm.
COMAND calculates the route.
Destination or area of destination
reached
When you reach your destination, COMAND
displays a checkered flag and route guidance is automatically ended.
If the destination is not in close proximity to a
digitized street, the Area
Area of ofdestination
destination
reached
reached message appears when the desti-
nation is reached.
Influencing route guidance Avoiding a section of the route blocked by
a traffic jam
This function blocks a section of the route
ahead of you. You can set the length of the
blocked route section. If possible, COMAND
calculates a detour around the blocked sec-
tion of the route.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller. X
Select Route
Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Detour
Detour and press 0098to confirm.
X To block a section of the route: select
Longer
Longer orShorter Shorter repeatedly and press
0098 to confirm until the desired section has
been selected.
i The total length of the section that can be
blocked is defined by the digital map. The
menu items are available accordingly.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start
and press 0098to confirm.
X To delete the blocked section: select
Delete
Delete while the message is shown and
press 0098to confirm.
COMAND calculates the route without the
block.
Selecting an alternative route
With the "Alternative Route" function, routes
other than the original one can be calculated.
Routes 1 to 3 are calculated with the current settings for the route type and route options
and are shown with a dark blue line
(Y page 320).
Route 4 is the economic route (eco route) and
is shown with a green line.
On the right-hand side, you will see informa-
tion on the currently selected alternative
route, e.g. distance, estimated remaining
driving time and estimated time of arrival.
Route sections used (e.g. highways, tunnels)
are displayed as symbols.
Option 1
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Route
Route in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm. Navigation
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Symbols used in real-time traffic reports
Unimpeded traffic flow
Green line with arrows
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Heavy/slow-moving traffic
Together with a yellow line
The symbol marks average speeds of 25 – 45 mph (40 – 72 km/h).
Caution, traffic incident
Traffic jam
Together with a red line and arrows
The symbol marks average speeds of 5 - 20 mph (8 - 32 km/h).
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Warning message
Together with a red/white striped line and arrows
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller. Blocked route section
Possibly in combination with X X X X
Displaying real-time traffic reports Starting a search for traffic reports
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic Traffic by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
A menu appears.
If No Traffic Messages
No Traffic Messages appears, this
means either:
R no traffic reports have been received yet,
or
R no traffic reports are available.
X To end the search: selectCancel
Cancel and
press 0098to confirm.
X To close the report window: selectOK OK
and press 0098to confirm. Traffic symbol information
Example display
0043
Affected roads with indication of direction
0044 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller. Navigation
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Traffic
information Display on the map
Incidents Road sections with traffic
incidents are illustrated
with a yellow line and
arrows.
Speed &
Flow Road sections with traffic
jams are represented by yel-
low or red lines.
Yellow lines: traffic jams,
average speed 25 - 45 mph
(40 - 72 km/h)
Red lines: traffic jams, aver- age speed 5 - 20 mph
(8 - 32 km/h) Free Flow Free flowing road sections
are illustrated with a green
line and arrows.
Additional settings
Avoiding an area General information
COMAND enables you to avoid areas you do
not wish to drive through.
If you activate or deactivate a route block
while route guidance is active, COMAND will
calculate a new route. If you activate or deac-
tivate a route block while route guidance is
inactive, COMAND will use the new setting for the next route guidance.
The calculated route may include an area to
be avoided if:
R your destination is located in such an area.
R the route uses roads that lead through an
area to be avoided.
i Highways within blocked areas are always
taken into consideration in the route cal-
culation. Defining an area for the first time
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Avoid Area Avoid Area and press0098to con-
firm.
If you have not previously blocked an area, a menu appears. X
Select Using Map Using Map ,From Memory
From Memory orFrom
From
Personal POIs
Personal POIs and press0098to confirm.
If you select Using Map
Using Map, the map with the
crosshair appears.
If you select From Memory From Memory orFrom Per‐
From Per‐
sonal POIs
sonal POIs, either the destination mem-
ory or the list of categories for POIs
appears.
R Destination memory (Y page 328)
R List of categories for personal POIs
(Y page 342)
X Select the desired destination or personal
POI and press 0098to confirm.
X When the destination address is displayed,
select Continue Continue and press0098to confirm.
The map appears.
The crosshair marks the center of the area
that is to be avoided.
X To scroll the weather map: slide009500520096,
009700520064 or009100520078 the COMAND controller. Navigation
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X
To set the map scale: as soon as you turn
00790052007A the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears. Turning clockwise zooms out from the map; turning counter-clockwise zooms
in.
X Turn 00790052007A until the desired scale is set.
X To apply a block: press0098the COMAND
controller.
A red square appears on the map. X
To adjust the size of the square: turn
00790052007A the COMAND controller.
The square is enlarged or reduced.
X To confirm the settings: press0098.
The list appears. The previously selected
area to be avoided has been added and
activated.
You can also determine additional areas to be avoided (Y page 372).
Defining further areas X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Avoid Area Avoid Area and press0098to con-
firm.
If you have already selected one or more
areas to avoid, a list of areas appears. Example: list of areas
i
Available positions in the list are named
Empty Empty and are shown in grey.
X Select Avoid New Area
Avoid New Area by turning00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
A menu appears. X
Select Using Map Using Map ,From Memory
From Memory orFrom
From
Personal POIs
Personal POIs and press0098to confirm.
If you select Using Map
Using Map, the map with the
crosshair appears.
If you select From Memory From Memory orFrom Per‐
From Per‐
sonal POIs
sonal POIs, either the destination mem-
ory or the list of categories for POIs
appears.
R Destination memory (Y page 328)
R List of categories for personal POIs
(Y page 342)
X Select the desired destination or personal
POI and press 0098to confirm.
X When the destination address is displayed,
select Continue Continue and press0098to confirm.
The map appears. 372
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Calling up details
X Call up the Favorites menu (Y page 432).
X Select Details
Details by turning 00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
or
X Press the 0090button on the number key-
pad (this function is not available if you are using the telephone at the same time).
The detailed view appears.
Exiting X Call up the Favorites menu (Y page 432).
X Select Exit
Exit by turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009700520064
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 003Dback button on the left next
to the COMAND controller.
The Favorites menu closes.
Deleting favorites
Deleting favorites in the carousel view
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 426).
X Select Delete
Delete by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
A prompt appears.
X Select Yes
Yes and press 0098to confirm.
The favorite is deleted.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
Deleting favorites in the Favorites menu X Select Delete
Delete by turning 00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
or
X Press the 0084button to the right of the
COMAND controller.
The favorite is deleted. Settings Settings menu
X
Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Settings Settings by turning00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
You can activate/deactivate the following
settings:
R Download Images Automatically Download Images Automatically
It may take some time to download the
contents of websites that contain a large
amount of images. Therefore, it may be
useful to deactivate this option.
R Block Pop-Ups Block Pop-Ups
Pop-ups are windows (usually with adver-
tisements) which are displayed automati-
cally when you call up a website. You can
block these displays.
R Activate Javascript Activate Javascript
Javascript makes it possible to display and
interact with dynamic content on the web-
site.
R Allow Cookies Allow Cookies
Some websites save information in small
text files (cookies) in COMAND. You can
determine whether cookies may be stored.
R Character Size
Character Size
You can select the font size which is used
when displaying the website.
R Character Code Character Code Online and Internet functions
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X
Select Show Station Information
Show Station Information by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
Depending on the previous status, you
switch Show Station Information
Show Station Information on
0073 or off 0053.
Displaying program information This function is only available for analog FM
programs and digital AM/FM programs (HD
Radio™).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown in the display window.
X Select Info
Info in the radio display by sliding
00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
Information on the currently selected sta-
tion is displayed. Content is dependent on
the station.
X To return to the radio display: confirm
Info
Info by pressing 0098.
X Slide 00970052the COMAND controller up. Satellite radio
Important notes i
The SatRadio mode described below
requires optional satellite radio equipment
and registration with a satellite radio pro-
vider.
i Note that the categories and channels
shown in the illustrations depend on the
program content offered by the provider. The program content may vary. The illus-
trations and descriptions in these operat-
ing instructions may therefore differ from
the channels and categories offered by the
provider.
SatRadio mode may be temporarily unavail- able or interrupted for a variety of reasons.These reasons include environmental or
topographical conditions as well as other
issues beyond the control of Mercedes-
Benz USA, LLC. This means operation may
not be possible in certain areas.
These include:
R tunnels
R parking garages
R locations inside or next to buildings
R locations in the vicinity of other struc-
tures
i SIRIUS XM Radio offers more than 130
radio stations in digital quality, for example
100% commercial-free music, sports, news
and entertainment.
SIRIUS XM Radio employs a fleet of high-
performance satellites to broadcast around the clock in the contiguous USA and Can-
ada.
The satellite radio program is available for a
monthly fee. Details are available from the
SIRIUS XM Service Center and at
http://www.sirius.com (USA) or
http://www.siriuscanada.com (Can-
ada). Audio
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DVD playback conditions
If video DVDs do not conform to the NTSC or
PAL TV standards, they may create picture,
sound or other problems during playback.
COMAND is capable of playing back video
DVDs produced according to the following
standards:
R Region code 1 or region code 0 (no region
code)
R PAL or NTSC standard
You will generally find the relevant details
either on the DVD itself or on the DVD case.
i If you insert a video DVD with a different
region code, you will see a message to this effect.
i COMAND is set to region code 1 at the
factory. This setting can be changed at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. This will allow you to play video DVDs with a differ-
ent region code, provided that they are pro-duced in accordance with the PAL or NTSC
standard. The region code can be changed up to five times.
Function restrictions Depending on the DVD, it is possible that cer-
tain functions or actions will be temporarily
blocked or may not function at all. As soon as you try to activate these functions or actions,you will see the 0047symbol in the display.
Inserting and removing DVDs X
Proceed as described in the "Inserting and
ejecting CDs and DVDs" section
(Y page 444).
Switching to video DVD mode Switching on automatically
X Insert a video DVD.
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it. Switching on using the DISC button
X Press the 003Abutton.
COMAND switches to the previous disc
operating mode.
By pressing the 003Abutton repeatedly, you
can switch modes in the following order:
R video DVD/CD/MP3 in the single DVD
drive (disc mode)
R memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
X Select Media Mediaby sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select a ývideo DVD from the media list
(Y page 476).
Switching on with the video menu X Select Video
Videoin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
Video DVD mode is switched on.
Showing/hiding the control menu X
To show: in DVD video mode, slide 009700520064
the COMAND controller.
X To hide: slide009700520064 the COMAND control-
ler.
or
X Wait for approximately eight seconds. 474
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X
Select a photo and press 0098to confirm.
The photo is displayed and the music is
stopped. Changing the picture view
X
While viewing a picture (Y page 479), press
0098 the COMAND controller.
A menu appears.
X To turn the picture clockwise: confirm
Turn Clockwise
Turn Clockwise by pressing0098the
COMAND controller.
X To turn the picture counter-clockwise:
select Turn Counterclockwise
Turn Counterclockwise by turn-ing
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X To zoom into a picture: selectZoom Zoomby
turning the 00790052007ACOMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
After you have zoomed into the picture, you
can move the section of the picture.
X Slide 009700520064 and009500520096 the COMAND control-
ler.
X To revert to the original size: press0098the
COMAND controller.
or
X Press the 003Dbutton.
Exiting the picture viewer X
Select Back BackTo
ToMenu
Menu in the menu by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm. Rear Seat Entertainment System
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described. 480
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