navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT COUPE 2015 C197 Comand Manual

Rev
okingAutho rizationfor a
Blue toothDevic e
X Ca llup the Bluetoo thdev icelist
(Y page 46).
X Sel ect the authori zeddevice.
X Sel ect Opti ons £
De-a uthorize .
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtorevoke authorization forthis
device.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes ,
the authorization forthe
device willberevoked.
i Ifyou revoke authorization foradevice
which hasbeen authorized inthe past and
which isnot detect edinthe search, this
device willnolonger bedisplay edinthe
device list.
Devices whichhavebeen authorized inthe
past butwhich arenot detect edinthe
search areeither notswitched onornot in
the vehicle. External
Authorization
If COMAND doesnotdetect yourBluetooth
device, thismay bedue toparticular security
sett ings ofyour device. Inthis case, youcan
test ifyour Bluetooth devicecanfind
COMAND. COMAND'sBluetooth device
name is"MB Bluetooth".
X Call upthe Bluetooth devicelist
(Y page 46).
X Select Update £
Options £
External authorizatio n .
X Start theBluetooth searchonthe Bluetooth
device (seeoperating instructions forthe
correspon dingdevice).
X Select COMAND ("MBBluetooth").
X En ter the passcode onthe Bluetooth device
when requested toand then input itin
COMAND. Rear
View Camera
COMAND showsthecamera pictureonthe
display when
R the funct ionisswitched oninthe System Settings menu
and
R the vehicle isshifted intoreverse gear
As soon asyou shift outofreverse gear,the
previous displayisshown. Switching
On/OfftheDisplay ofthe
Rear View Camera
X Switch toSystem Menu System
settings menu withRear View Camera
option
X Select Settings £
Rear ViewCamera .
X Select Activation byRgear .
Dependin gon the previous statethe
funct ionisswitched onÇ oroffc. Reset
i You canfully reset COMAND tothe
factor ysett ings. Thisprocess deletesall
personal data,among otherthings, (e.g.
station memory, addressbookentries,
entr iesinthe destination memoryandin
the last destination sof the navigation
system). Itis recomm endedthatyou
perform areset before thevehicle is
handed overorsold, forexample. 48
ResetSystem
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
yInstr uctions 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 . Upda
tingtheMap Software
The digital dataforthe map software will
become obsolete, justlikeconv ention alroad
maps. Optimum routeguidance bythe
navigation systemisonly achieved withup-
to- date mapsoftware. Information onnew
map software versionsisavaila blefrom an
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter.
You canhave themap software updatedthere
by means ofaDVD orperform theupdate
process yourself.
Notes onDVD Discs R
Only touch thediscs atthe edges.
R Handle thediscs withcare inorder to
prevent readingerrors.
R Avoid scratc hing,leaving fingerprin tsand
dust onthe discs.
R Use acommerc iallyavaila blecleaning cloth
to clean discs. Always wipeinastraight line
from theinside outwards, neverinacircular
motion .
R Aft eruse, putthediscs backintothebox.
R Protec tthe discs fromheatanddirect
sunlight. 52
Introdu
ctionNavigation

Upd
ateSequence The
sequenc einc ludes thefollowing stages:
R Loading DVDintothe DVD changer
R Update process
i The update processmay takebetween 60
and 150 minut es,dependin gon the size of
the map software.
If possible, performtheupdate whenthe
vehicle isstationary. TheDVD readspeed
is faster whenthevehicle isstationary than
when thevehicle ismoving andtheupdate
therefore takeslesstime. Ifyou perform
the update withtheengine offand the
vehicle battery isno longer powerful
enough, COMAND mayshut off
automatically duringtheprocess toprotect
the battery. Inthis case, restart theupdate
with theengine running.
You caninterrupt theupdate process and
cont inue itat later time. Ifyou cancel the
update process, thenavigation systemis
not ready foroperation. G
WARNING
Never leavetheengine running inan enclosed
space. Theexhaust gasescontaincarbon
monoxide. Inhalingexhaustgasesconstitutes
a health hazard andcould leadtoloss of
consc iousness oreven death.
Loading DVDsintoDVD Changer The
DVD changer isamagazine withsixbuilt-
in compartmen ts. 1
Disc slot
2 Load button
X Press theLoad button 2.
Am enu indicat eswhich magazine
compart mentsare curren tlyloaded.
X To select anempt ymaga zine
compar tment: Rotate ymzor slide
omp .
X To start loadin g:Pre ssn.
The message Ple ase Insert Disc wi
llbe displ ayed .
X Inse rtthe DVD intotheslot 2 with the
pri nted side upwa rds .
The DVD change rpu lls in the DVD. The
mes sage Loa dingDis c ... wi
llbe
di spl ayed .
i Ifthe magazine isfull,y ou will first need
to eject adisc.
Upda teProcess The
update process startsonce theDVD has
been loaded.
COMAND checkswhether themap software
on the DVD matches thevehicle's navigation
system andsystem software.
Map Software isnot suitable forthe
Navigat ionSystem orthe System
Software
Am essage isdisplayed statingthat the
navigation updateDVDwiththenew map
data isnot suitable forthe system orthe
system software.
COMAND ejectsthe DVD . Introd
uction
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X
Remo vetheDV Dfrom thes lot.
X Have thesyst emsoft ware updated byan
author izedMerc edes- BenzCent er.
i Itwill only bepossible toupdate themap
soft ware oncethe system software has
been updated.
Map Softwar emat ches theNav igation
System andthecurr entSystem Software
COMAND checkswhether theDVD 'smap
data hasalready beeninstalled.
Map Data Isalrea dyinstalled
The version release andacorr espondin g
message willbegiven onthe display.
X To confirm message: Pressn.
COMAND ejectsthe DVD .
Map Data isnot yetinstalled
The version release andaquery astowhether
the update shouldbecarried outwill begiven
on the display.
X Select Yes or
No .
If No is
select ed,COMAND ejectsthe DVD
automatic allyand themap data isnot
updated.
X Remove theDVD from theslot.
If Yes is
select ed,the map data isupdated.
Upda tingtheMap Data
While theupdate isin progress, a
corr espondin gmessage andaprogress bar
are displayed. Theprogress barfills from left
to right overthecourse ofthe update. The
navigation systemisnot func tionaluntil the
update iscomplet e.
You cann otejec tthe DVD during theupdate.
If you switch COMAND offduring theupdate,
this willinterrupt theupdate andtheupdate
will resume atthe point ofinterruption when
the system isrestarted.
While updating, COMAND mayprompt youto
change theDVD .Acorrespondin gmessage
is then display ed. X
Press theLoad button 8.
The magazine menuappears. Themagazine
compartm entcont aining thecurrent discis
highlighted.
X Press 9.
COMAND ejectsthe DVD .
X Remove theDVD from theslot.
X Insert theDVD requested byCOMAND.
If the update hasbeen completed
successfully, acorrespon dingmessage is
display ed.
X To confirm message: Pressn.
COMAND ejectsthe DVD .
X Remove theDVD from theslot.
The update iscomplete.
If the update hasnotbeen completed
successfully, amessage isdisplay ed
indicating thatthemap update isnot
possible.
X To confirm message: Pressn.
COMAND ejectsthe DVD .
X Remove theDVD from theslot.
An unsucessful updatemaybecaused byone
of the following:
R DVD dirtyorscratc hed.
R Overheating asaresult ofexcessively high
temperat uresinthe passenger
compartm ent. Input
Restriction
There isan input restriction forvehicles in
cert aincount ries.
The restr iction isactive forvehicle speeds
above approx. 3mph (approx. 5km/ h).The
restr iction isdeactivated assoon asthe
speed fallsbelow approx. 2mph(approx.
3 km/ h).
Certain entries cann otbe made whenthe
rest riction isactiv e,e.g. acit yor road entry.
This isindicat edbythe fact that certainmenu
items cannotbe select ed. 54
Intr
oduct ionNavigat ion

Gene
ralInfo rmat ion
Operational Readinessofthe
Navigation SystemaftertheSystem
Software Update Sometimes
theinstall edmap software isno
longer compatib lefollo wing asystem
software update byan authorized Mercede s-
Benz Center. Inthis case, thenaviga tion
system isnot opera tional.
X To update mapsoftware :Proceed as
describ edinthe “Upda teProcess” section
(Y page 53).Usemap software compatib le
with thesystem software .
i Plea senote thatinthis case theupdate
must runthrough righttothe end. Ifyou
cancel beforeh and,thenaviga tionsystem
wil lstill notberead yfor opera tion.
After start-up orinitia lstart-up, thenaviga tion
system mustperform aposi tion finding
opera tion.Asaresul t,you may have todrive
for some timeuntilprecise routeguidance
takes place.
GPS Rece ption The
correct functioning ofthe naviga tion
system isals odepe ndent onthe GPS
reception. Incertain situations, theGPS
reception maybeimpa ired, distorted oreven
imposs ible, e.g. intunnels, multi-storey car
parks ordue tosnow onthe GPS antenna. If
there issnow onthe GPS antenna, youshou ld
remove it.The GPS antenna isat the rear on
the vehicle 'sroof.
Route Guidance afterVehic leTransport After
vehicle transport (e.g.byferry, cartrain
or by towing) COMAND mustdetermine the
vehicle locationagain.
Position findingtakesplaceautomatically
when thevehicle isdriven offagain, evenif
COMAND isswitched off.The actual length of
time mayvaryfrom casetocase. While
thevehicle isdetermin ingitsposition,
route guidance issubject tothe following
restric tions:
R Navigation announcements,route
guidance displaysand display edstreet
names donot match theactual location.
R COMAND doesnotissue anynavigation
announc ements.
R The message OffMapped Road and
a
direction arrowaredisplay edinstead ofthe
route guidance displays.The arrow
indicates thedirection ofthe destination .
i Direct ionarrow accuracy isalso
dependent oncorrec tvehicle position
and/or direction.
Onc ethe position findingoperation hasbeen
complet ed,route guidance takesplaceagain
via navigation announcementsand route
guidance displays.
Interr upting Journey during Rout e
Guida nce i
Aninterruption inthe journ eymeans
parkin gthe vehicle andswitch ingoffthe
vehicle.
The continuation ofthe journ eymeans
switch ingthe vehicle onagain and
con tinuing todrive.
If you interrupt thejourn eyduring route
guidance andcontinue itlater, thefollowing
applies:
R Ifyou continue the journ eywithin 2hours,
COMAND automatically continues route
guidance.
R Ifyou cont inue thejourney after2hours,
route guidance iscanceled. Youwillhave
to cont inue thecanceled routeguidance
again manually (Ypage 89).
Measur ementUnits The
measurement unitsdisplay edin
navigation modeareidentical tothose setin
the instr ument cluster. Introdu
ction
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Submenu
Overview Guide Tra
ffic Route
(with
active route
guidance) Pos.
(with
active route
guidance)
Position RPT.
(with
active
route
guidance) Dest.
(with
active route
guidance)
Destination Selectin
g
POI in
depicted
map
segment, if
availa ble Displaying
traffic
messages
Readi ng
aloud traffic
messages Opening
detour
funct ion
Having
alternative
route
calculated
Opening
destination
informat ion
Opening route
browser Save
Vehicle
Position or
crosshairs
position
i The
crosshairs
position can
be saved
when the
crosshairs
are
display ed
on the map.
Vehicle
Position Map
Destin ation
Position Map
Center Mapon
Stopover
Display
compass
screen Repea
ting
current
navigation
announc em. Cancel
route
guida nce
Ent ering
destination
R using
address
R from
memory
R from Last
destination
memory
R from POIs
R using map
R as
stopover
destination
Save
destination Switching
toNavigat ionMode X
Press thefunct ionbutton Ø.
or
X Select Navi in
the main functionmenu.
This display sthe map withthemenu
system eitherdisplay edorhidden.
i Ifthe message Pleaseinsertthe map
DVDtoactivate Navigation. appears
insteadofthe map display ,see
(Y page 52). Map
without activated routeguidance andwith
menu system displayed
1 Stat usline
2 Main functionline Introduct
ion
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3
Curr entv ehicle location
4 Navigation submenu Map
without activatedroute guidance andwith
menu system hidden
1 Current vehiclelocation
2 Set map orient ation
3 Set map scale
<0042000900130010000C0001001B0009000E000700220041000900040009000E
0007F MenuSystem X
To hide: Slideqmand whenthemen u
ite mFul lscr een is
displ ayed pressn.
or
X Pre ssthefun ction buttonØ.
The men usyst emishidde n.This displ ays
th emap infull scree nm ode.
X To display: Infull screen mapmode press
n.
Setting MapScale i
You canonly setthe map scale when the
menu system ishidden (mapinfull-screen
mode).
X Rotate ymzunt ilth ereq uired mapscale
is set .
The map scale 3isdisp layed assoo nas
you start rotating ymz .Ro tati ng
clo ckwi semake sthe map smaller, rota ting
anti clockwi seenl arg esit. 1
Currentl yset map scaleas numb er
2 Pointer indicating thecurrentl ysel ected
map scale
3 Scal e
Savi ngCurre ntVehi cle Lo cati onas
De stinati oninthe LastDesti nations X
To dis pla ymen usyst emifap plica ble:
Pres sn.
X To sav e:Sele ctPos ition £
Save Veh
iclePos ition .
COMA NDsaves thecur ren tveh icle
loc atio nasdestination inthe last
destinations memory.Awindow appears
con tain ingacor respo ndingmess age.
X To exit menu :Slide ompor pressthe
k button .
Scrolling theMap i
You canonly scroll themap when the
menu system ishidden (mapinfull-screen
mode).
X Hide menu system ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Slide qmr ,ompor wmx.
Cros shair swill appear onthemap. 58
Int
rod uctionNavi gatio n

1
Curr entv ehicle location
2 Crosshairs
3 Informat iononcross hairs position
4 Set map scale
i The display item3may forexample be
a road ifcorr espondin gdata isavailable in
the digital mapandCurrent Street is
activat ed.Oritdisplays thegeo-c oordinat e
position ofthe cross hairs ifGeo- coordin
ates display
isactivat ed.
Saving crosshair sposition asdestina tion
in the Last Destinations memory
X To displa ymenu system ifapp licable:
Press n.
X To save: Select Positio n £
Save Crossha
irPositio n .
COMAND savesthecross hairs position as
a destin ationinthe last destin ations
memory. Awindow appears contain inga
cor respo ndingmess age.
Hid ing crossh airs
X Press thek button.
The crosshair sdisappear andthemap is
set tothe vehic lelocat ion.
or
X Set themap tothe vehic lelocat ion,see
desc ription below.
Sett ingMap toVeh icle, Destina tionor
Stop over Location i
Ifyou have movedthe map, youcan
quick lymov ethe map tothe vehic le, dest
inationorstopove rlocation usingthis
funct ion.Itis only possible toset itto the
destination locationwhenrouteguidance
is active.
X To display menusystem ifapp licable:
Press n.
X To set map tovehicle location: Select
Position £
Vehicle Position Map .
This hides thecrosshairs.
or
X Press thek button ifthe crosshairs are
display ed.
This hides thecrosshairs.
X To set the destinat ionlocation: Select
Position £
Destination Position Map .
The crosshairs positionisthen settothe
destination .
X To set the stopover location:Select
Position £
Stopover PositionMap .
The crosshairs positionisthen settothe
stopover. Basic
Settings
You canperform thesettings listed below
with route guidance inactiveoractive.
Route Mode This
funct ionallows youtoset the following
route calculation modesandoptions forroute
guidance:
R Short Route COMAND
calculates aroute byminimizin g
the driving distance withouttakinginto
acount trafficmessages.
R Dynamic Route COMAND
calculates aroute byminimizin g
the driving timeandtakes intoaccount
traffic messages receivedalongtheroute.
The navigation systemthuscanavoid
traffic jamsbyrecalculating theroute
dynamically.
R Dynamic RouteOnlyAfter Request Introdu
ction
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Exam
ple of ma pfrom bird' s-ey evie w
1 Curre ntcros shairslocati on
2 Curre ntly setmapori enta tion
X To setmap orientatio n:Dis play menu
sy stem ifap plica ble (Y page 60) .
X Sel ect Navi £
Map Display .
Ad otR indicates thecurrent setting. 1
Options formap orient ation
X Select North Up or
Heading Up or
Bird's-eye View .
X To exit menu: Slideomp .
X Hide menu systems ifap plicab le
(Y page 58).
The map orientati onchang esaccor dingly.
Setti ngPOI Symbo ls You
canselect whichPOIs aretobe displa yed
as symbol son the map .Points ofinter ests
include, forexample, gasstation ,hotels,
cinemas andrestaurant s. 1
Options forPOI symbols (Ypage 61).
X To set: Display menusystem ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
POI Symbols OnMap .
X Select Standard Symbols or
Personal Symbols or
No Symbols .
The settings have thefollowing effect:
R Standard Symbols Displays
thefactor y-setsymbols
R Personal Symbols The
listofPOIs isdisplay ed
R No Symbols No
POI symbols areshown onthe map.
i The listindicates allsymbols forall
count riesthat arecont ained inthe digital
map. However, notallPOIs areavailba lein
all count ries.Asaresult, certainPOI
symbols maynotbeshown onthe map
even though thesymbol displayisswitched
on.
X To exit menu: Slideomp .
X Hide menu system ifap plicab le
(Y page 58).
Traffic Informatio non Map Provi
dedyouhav easub scrip tiontoSIRIU S
XM Satel lite Radio Traffic Mess ageServi ce,
yo ucan havethe traffi cinform ation displ ayed
on the map.The rearethre ediffer ent
cate goriesof info rma tiony ou can select. Introdu
ction
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Cur
rentSt reet Map
withroad displayact ivat ed
1 Road nameor road number, e.g.for
highway s
Geo-Coordinates Display Map
withgeo-coor dinatesdisplayactivated
1 Current, rounded heightabovesealevel
2 Coordinates displayofthe current vehicle
location (latitude)
3 Coordinates displayofthe current vehicle
location (longitude)
4 Number ofvisible GPSsatellites.
i Adequate GPSreception mustbe
availa bleforalldisplay s.The altitude
display 1may differ fromactual altitude
because thenavigation systemcalculates
it using theGPS signals.
i Inthe Scroll Map funct
ionthe display
1 and 4are not display ed.
“None” MenuOption Map
withdisplay switched off
1 Currently setmap orientat ion i
Inthe Scroll Map funct
ionyou willsee
other datadepending oncrosshairs
position, forexample aroad name ifthe
digital mapsupports thisdata.
Topogra phicMap You
canhave themap display enhancedwith
topographic features(e.g.mountain ranges,
coloration basedonrelief informat ion).
X To set: Display menusystem ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
Topographic Map .
Dependin gon the previous status,the
funct ionwill beswitched offcor onÇ.
Highway Information When
driving onhighway s,you can have the
next gasstation s,service areas,etc.aswell
as the distance tothem display edinthe right-
hand halfofthe screen .
X To set: Display menusystem ifapplicabl e
(Y page 58).
X Select Navi £
Highway Information .
Dependin gon the previous status,the
funct ionwill beswitched offcor onÇ. Example
display:Functionon
1 Available pointsofinter est
2 Name ofrest area orexit number
3 Distan cefrom thecurrent vehiclelocation Introdu
ction
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