Mercedes-Benz COMAND
It includes software features such as a GPS navigation system, address book, telephone, and radio.
COMAND systems provide integration between the various functions of the car such as multimedia, navigation and telephony.
The "2.5" label seems to refer to the fact that the main COMAND unit for this first generation had a height of 2.5 DIN.
This new generation of COMAND systems was introduced on the model year 2002 W211 E-class and was a complete redesign.
The NTG2[3] evolution was a cheaper and more integrated version of COMAND-APS, having all core components in the single double DIN head unit instead of three separate components as had been the case with NTG1 (an audio gateway including the radio, amplifier, and MOST controller; a head unit with display; and a navigation processor) and thereby also simplifying the wiring.
In addition to operating the audio, video, navigation and telecommunication systems, the NTG3 COMAND also controls a host of other features, such as the multi-contour and drive-dynamic seats, the HVAC system, the rear window shade, the vehicle locking, alarm and immobiliser, interior and exterior lighting functions, the optional ambient lighting feature, easy entry/exit settings, etc.
The NTG3 system comes with a large, high resolution 8" TFT 16:9 widescreen colour COMAND display mounted higher and more directly into the driver's line of sight and with a separate, large rotary controller mounted on the centre console in between the front seats.
A digital TV tuner and a Harman Kardon Logic7 stereo sound system with 14 speakers and a 600W 13-channel DSP amplifier can be optionally installed and controlled via COMAND.
Where a factory fitted rear seat entertainment package is installed, this can use the NTG3 digital TV tuner and the surround sound system for playing out its audio over the speakers instead of headphones.
[5] This includes improved Bluetooth support and split view (where the passenger watches a DVD while the driver sees other COMAND functions such as the navigation map on the same display).
The new NTG3.5 system also features a new rights management provision to prevent the use of copied map update discs.
Amongst other implementation differences are the fact that in the W204 version the screen electrically folds in and out whereas in other incarnations it is fixed.
The unit also stores the navigation maps on an internal HDD which have some extra space for mp3 files.
Again, Media Interface is supported and maps are stored on a hard disk and restricted, as with NTG3.5, by a PIN based rights management protection feature.
It now supports direct tethering of iPhones & Android phones for internet functions which was not previously possible with these devices.
The differences to NTG4.5 are new Mercedes Apps; a CPU upgrade; increase from 80G to 100G SATA; better Navigator figure performance.
COMAND NTG5*1 has support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto NTG5*2 is fitted in S, CL, C, GLC, AMG-GTS, X-Class and the new generation Vito.
The NTG 5.0 plays the following file formats: Audio: Video: The COMAND name is no longer in use and has been replaced by MBUX in many Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
