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Before youdrive off,famil iarize you rself with
you rCOMAND controlpanel andread this
manual. Thiswillhelp youtoobtain the
maximum usefrom yourCOMAND control
panel andtoavoid endangering yourselfand
othe rs.
Dep endingonthe mod eland equipme ntlevel ,
the functio nsand equipme ntofyour
CO MAND controlpa nel maydeviate from
cert aindescript ionsandillustration s.
Mercedes- Benziscon stan tlyupdating its
systems tothe stateof the artand theref ore
reserv esthe right tointroduce changes in
design, equipment andtechnical features at
any time.
You cann ot,ther efore, baseanyclaims onthe
data, illustration sor descript ionsinthis
manual.
Consult anauthoriz edMercedes- BenzCent er
if you have furtherquestions .
This manual isan integral partofthe vehicle.
You should alwayskeep itin the vehicle and
pass iton tothe new owner ifyou sellthe
vehicle.
The technical documen tationteamat
Daimler AGwishes yousafe andpleasant
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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. Display
settings Sett
ingthe bright ness
The brightn essdetec tedbythe display light
sensor affectsthe settingoption sfor this
func tion.
X Press theW button .
X Select Setting s by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Display and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Brightn ess and
press Wto
con firm. X
Adj ust the brightn essbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Display
design
Your COMAND displayfeatures optimized
designs foroperation duringtheday and at
night .You can setthe design bymanually selecting
dayornight design oropt foran
automatic setting.
X Press theW button .
X Select Settings by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Display and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select DayMode ,
Night Mode or
Automatic by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
A dot indicates thecurrent setting. Design Explanat
ion Day
Mode The
display isset
permanent lyto day
design. Night
Mode The
display isset
permanent lyto night
design. Automatic In
the Automatic sett
ing, COMAND
evaluates thereadings
from theautomatic
vehicle lightsensor and
switches betweenthe
display designs
automatically. Time
settings General
information
If COMAND isequipped withanavigation
system andhasGPS reception ,COMAND
automatically setsthetime anddate. Youcan
also adjust thetime yourself in30- minute
increm ents,but thedate cannotbe changed.
i Ifyou setthe time in30- minute
increm ents,any time zonesett ings and
sett ings forchanging betweensummerand
standard timearelost (Ypage 41). 40
Tim
esettingsSystem settings

i
The following navigation systemfunctions
require thetime, timezoneand summer/
standard timetobe set correc tlyinorder
to work properly:
R route guidance onroutes withtime-
dependent trafficguidance
R calculation ofexpect edtime ofarrival Setting
thetime
X Press theW button .
X Select Time by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select SetTime and
press Wtoconf irm. X
Set thetime byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The time isaccepted. Setting
thetime/da teform at
X Press theW button .
X Select Time by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Format and
press Wtoconf irm.
The #symbols showthecurren tsett ings. Abbreviat
ion Meaning
DD /
MM /
YY Day/Mon
th/Year
(date format ) HH /MM Hours/
Minutes
(time format ) You
cansetthe 24-hour orthe AM/ PM
format . X
Set theformat byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Sett
ingthe timezone andswitching
between summerand stand ardtime
X Press theW button .
X Select Time by
turn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
X Select Time Zone and
press Wtocon firm.
You willsee alist oftime zones.The #dot
indicat esthe curren tsett ing.
X Select thetime zoneand press Wto
con firm.
X To switch automat icchangeover on/
off: select Auto. Dayligh tSavings Time
On or
Auto. Dayligh tSavings Time
Off by
turn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
The #dot indicat esthe curren tsett ing. Fuel
consumpt iondispla y Overview
Depen dingonthe vehicle equipment, the
COMAND displayshowsfuelconsumption .
If your vehicle isadual energy vehicle andthe
inst alled engin evariant supports it,you can
call upother displays (seetheseparate
operatin ginst ruct ions). Fuel
consumpt iondispla y
41System settings

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
ynotes G
WARN
ING
For safety reasons, onlyenteradestin ation
when thevehicle isstat ionary. Whenthe
vehicle isin motion ,ap assen gershoul dent er
th edest ination.Stud yma nua land select
rou tebefor edri vin g.
Bea rin mi nd tha tat asp ee dof jus t30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h) ,yo ur veh icleis
cove ringadi sta nce of44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysec ond.
COMA NDcalc ulate sth erout etothe
destination withouttakingaccount ofthe
following:
R Traffic lights
R Stop andright- of-way-signs
R Lane merging
R Parking orstopping prohibited areas
R Other roadandtraffic rulesandregulations
R Narrow bridges G
WARNING
COMAND maygiveincorr ectnavigation
commands ifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not correspon dwith theactual road/traff ic
situation. Digitalmapsdonot cover allareas
nor allroutes withinanarea. Forexample, if
the traffic routing hasbeen changed orthe
direction ofaone-way roadhasbeen
reversed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtraffic rulesand regulations
duringyourjourney. Roadand
traffic rulesandregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generated bythe system. 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
notes
Operat ionalreadiness ofthe navigation
system 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.
When therest riction isactiv e,cert ainentries
cann otbe made. Thiswillbeindicat edbythe 50
Intr
oduct ionNavigat ion

Basi
cse ttin gs Route
settin gs
Se ttin groute typeandroute options Yo
ucan select the followi ng rou tetyp es:
R Fas tRou te :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest (minimized) journeytime.
R Dynamic TrafficRoute :
same route
type asFast Route .I
na ddition ,COMAND
tak esany trafficreport sreceiv edwith
regard tothe route intoaccoun tduring
route guidance. Thenavigat ionsystem can
help youavoid atraf ficjam, forexample, by
recalc ulating theroute.
R Dynami cTRF. Route AfterRequest :
same routetypeasDynami cTraffi c Route .
Aft errecalc ulating theroute,
COMAND asksyouwhether youwish to
adopt thenew route orwhether youwould
prefer tocon tinue along theoriginal route.
R Eco Route :
the Eco Route (econ
omic
route) isavariant ofthe Fast Route route
type. COMAND willattempt tominimiz ethe
journ eydistan ceatthe expen seofaslightly
incr eased journeytime.
R Short Route :C
OMAND calculatesaroute
with theshortest possible(minimized)
route distance.
i Onvery long routes, the"Eco Route" more
or less corresponds tothe "Fast Route"
route type.
X To call upthe route settings menu:press
the Ø function button.
X Select Navi in
the main function barby
slidi ngZV andturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Select Route Settings and
press Wto
confirm. Route
settings menu(startofmenu)
: Toselect theroute type
; Toset the number ofpersons inthe
vehicle forthe use ofcarpool lanes
= Toset route options
X Select aroute typeandpress Wtoconfirm.
Af illed circle indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec tthe route option(s) andpress Wto
confirm .
The route options areswitched onO oroff
ª, depending onthe previous status.
i Ifyou change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidanceisactive
(the route hasbeen calculated), COMAND
will calculate anew route.
If you change theroute typeand/or the
route options whileroute guidanceis
inactive (nodestination hasbeen entered
yet), COMAND usesthenew settin gfor the
next route guidance.
i The route calculated may,forexample,
include ferryconnections, evenifthe
Avoid Ferries route
option isswitched
on.
In some cases, e.g.when calculating
particularly longroutes, COMAND maynot
be able totake allthe selected route
options intoaccount.
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller. 52
Basic
settingsNavigat ion

Delet
inganinterme diat est op If
an inte rm ediat est op has already been
en tered ,you can dele teit.
X To swit chon navig ation mode: pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show theme nu:pre ssW theCOM AND
co ntro ller .
X Se lec tDes tination in
thenav igat ion
syst emmen ubar byturn ing cVd the
COM ANDc ontroller andpressing Wto
conf irm.
X Select Stopover and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Delete Stopover and
press Wto
conf irm.
COMAND deletestheinter mediate stop
and recalculates theroute tothe main
destinat ion. Entering
waypoints
Introdu ction You
canmap theroute yourself byenter ing
up totwo wayp oints. Thesequence ofthe
wayp oints canbechanged atany time.
i Aninter mediate stopisalwa ysbetween
the current position ofthe vehicle andthe
first wayp oint.
Creating waypoints X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpressing Wtoconf irm.
X Select Intermediate Destinations and
press Wtoconf irm.
The destinat ionisenter edinthe menu. Waypoint
menuwithout waypoints
X Confirm thesymbol forwayp oint1by
pressin gW the COMAND controller. X
Confirm Set by
pressin gW the COMAND
con troller.
X En ter the waypoint viaone ofthe following
option s. Selection Step
Addres
sEntry X
En ter a
destin ationby
address
(Y page 54). From
Memory X
Select a
destin ationfrom
the destin ation
memor y
(Y page 60). From
Last Destin
ations X
Select a
destin ationfrom
the listoflast
destin ations
(Y page 61). 64
Destinat
ionentr yNavigat ion

X
Sel ect Start .
or
X Sel ect No to
store thedow nloaded
de stina tioninthe destina tionmemo ryfor
la ter use. i
The destina tionaddre sse sare
dow nloaded inthe same orderas they are
sent. Ifyo uow ns everal Mercedes- Benz
vehicles equipped withanmbrace
subscriber account,each destin ation
address canbedownloaded byeach
vehicle associated withthee-mail address
register edfor your mbrace account. Rout
eguida nce General
information G
WARN
ING
COMAND calculates theroute tothe
destin ationwithout takinginto accoun tthe
following, forexample:
R Traffic lights
R Stop and right- of-way signs R
Lane mergin g
R Parkin gor stoppin gprohibited areas
R Other roadandtrafficrules andregulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND maygiveincor rectnavigation
comm andsifthe data inthe digital mapdoes
not corr espond withtheactual road/traffic
situation .For example, ifthe traff icroutin g
has been changed orthe direct ionofaone-
way road hasbeen revers ed.
For this reason, youmust alway sobserve
applicable roadandtrafficrules and
regulations duringyourjourn ey.Road and
traff icrules andregulations alwayshave
priority overthenavigation commands
generat edbythe system.
Route guidance beginsoncear oute hasbeen
calculated (Ypage 57).
COMAND guidesyoutoyour destination by
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
inform ation,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
considered forroute guidance ondays
when theyareopen. Forthis purpose, the
relevant timesmustbecorrec tlystored in
the database. Rout
eguidance
77Navigation Z

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 C
In this lane, youwillbeable tocom pleteth e
nex ttwo chan gesofdirec tionw itho ut
chan ginglanes. Dar
kblue Light
blue Possib
lelane B
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 lanes. Gray Gray
HOV
orcarpool lanes
Ar oute maybecalculated takingthe use of
HOV orcarpool lanesintoaccount .You can
use HOV orcarpool lanesdepending onthe
number ofpersons inthe vehicle aswell as
the local andtime limitation conditions.
i This inform ationisstored inthe map data.
i You canenter thenumber ofpersons in
the vehicle (Ypage 53).Inthis section ,you
can also findmore inform ationonHOV or
carpool lanes.
When thesystem guidesyouontoor away
from HOVorcarpool lanes,COMAND issues
visual andacoustic drivinginstructions. :
HOV symbol onthe road sign
; HOV symbol onthe carpool lane Announci
ngstreet names
If the funct ionisswitched on,the name ofthe
street whichyouareturnin ginto is
announc ed.
Ann ouncemen tsare not made inthese
languages inall count ries.They aremade
when relevant streetnames forthe selected
language areavaila bleinthe database.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton . 80
Rout
eguidanceNa vigation

X
To acc ept the suggeste droute :pre ss
W the COMAND controller.
X To conti nue along the original route :
sel ect Reject by
turning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm. De
stinati onmemo ry Home
addres s(My addres s)
En teri ngthe home addres svi aaddres s
en try X
Initi ally pro cee das descri bedint he
"Adopting anaddress bookentryas ahome
address" andconfirm MyAddress by
pressing W.
X To enter thehome addressforthe first
time: confirm NewEntry by
pressing W.
X To change thehome address: select
Change in
the menu showing thehome
address byturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Confirm NewEntry by
pressing W.
X In both cases, enterthehome address asa
destination, e.g.asacity, street andhouse
number (Ypage 54).Then, savethehome
address (Ypage 57).
Adopting anadd ress book entry asa
home address X
To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton. X
To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Dest. in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpressing Wtoconfirm .
X Select FromMemory and
press Wto
confirm .
You willsee thedestination memorylist
either withthecharacter bar(option 1)or
as aselection list(option 2).
Option 1:destination memorylistwith
character bar X
Slide ZVtheCOMAND controller
repeatedly untilthedestination memory
list appea rsas aselection list.
Option 2:destination memorylistas
selec tionlist The
MyAddress entr
yis listed asthe first
entr yin the destination memory.
X Select MyAddress by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . 94
Des
tination memoryNavigat ion

i
Ifyou have notyetentered any
characters, theMyAddress entry
is
automa ticallyhighl ighted inthe selection
list.
If no home address hasbeen stored yet,you
can now assignanadd ress book entry. Ifa
home address already exists, itis disp layed
and youcan alter it.
i Ifyou select NewEntry ,
you arealso
offered theoption ofentering thehome
add ress forthe first time. Youcanthen
save thehome address withou thavin gto
st art rout eguidan ce.
X To ent ertheh ome address forthef irst
tim e:select Assignto Addre ssBook Entry and
press Wtocon firm .
X Choose Home ,
Work or
Not Class ified and
press Wtocon firm .
X To change thehom ead dress: select
Chang e and
press Wtocon firm .
X Selec tAssig nto Addre ssBook Entry and
press Wtocon firm .
i Ifyou select NewEntry ,
you arealso
offe red theoptio nofchanging thehome
address byenterin gan address. Youcan
then save thehome address withouthaving
to start route guidance.
X Choose Home ,
Work or
Not Classified and
press Wtoconfirm .
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 136).
X To confirm theselec tion:press Wthe
COMAND controller.
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 Wtoconfirm .
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 appea ragain.
Selec tingthehome address forrout e
guidance X
Proceed asdescribed inthe "Selectin ga
destination fromthedestination memory"
section (Ypage 60). Storing
adesti nation inthe
dest inationmem ory
Not es This
function also stores thedest inationin
th eaddre ssbook .
When theaddre ssbook isfull, nodest inations
can besaved inthedest inationmem ory.You
must first delet eaddre ssbook entries
(Y page 137).
Aft erdest inationentr y X
The dest inationhas been entered andis
shown intheaddre ssent rymen u
(Y page 57).
X Sele ctSav e by
slidin gVÆ andturnin g
cVd theCOMA NDcontroller andpres s
W tocon firm.
You cannowselec tstora geoptio ns
(Y page 96) .
Du ringrou tegui danc e X
To sho wthe men u:pre ssW the COMAND
contr oller. Dest
inationmemo ry
95Navi gatio n Z