Mercedes COMAND head Units – How to identify yours
This article will help your identify what version or Mercedes COMAND head unit you have on your car. We start with a very small overview of what is the COMAND system and then we jump right into the different COMAND versions and what’s unique to each and how to identify yours.
You can use the Contents section below to go straight to the section of interest to you, if you’re pressed on time.
Mercedes introduced their Cockpit Management and Data System (COMAND) back in 1998 for their top-of-the-line S-class model. A management system allowed users to control their vehicle’s functionality from the centre console. Using the D2B (Domestic Digital Bus) optical network, allowed controls for everything from vehicle navigation to radio.
The COMAND system was later upgraded to MOST bus giving it a new look and a new name. Now called the COMAND APS NTG, the new system became the standard in-car infotainment system in all Mercedes. And it remained so till 2018.
Within these years, Mercedes has launched over 13 iterations of the COMAND APS system. And while each is named differently, there isn’t much to differentiate directly. With one version looking almost the same as the other, it is hard to differentiate between two COMAND APS NTGs.
That’s why in this article, we will tell you about the different methods to identify COMAND head units, so you can locate yours.
Overview:
- What version of Mercedes COMAND do I have ?
- Mercedes COMAND version – by year of production
- Identify your Mercedes COMAND by the look of the unit
- Identify your Mercedes COMAND using the VIN number
What version of Mercedes COMAND do I have ?
Mercedes COMAND version – by year of production
First Gen COMAND system: First Gen COMAND systems were ones running on D2B optical networks. Mercedes launched three versions of First Gen COMAND that were installed in many Mercedes models till 2003.
| Unit Name | Mercedes Model | Model Year |
| COMAND 2.5 | Mercedes W220 S Class:
S 280/ 320/ 430/ / 500/ 600
Mercedes W215 CL Class: CL 500/ 600 |
1998-2002
1998-2002
|
| COMAND 2.0 | Mercedes W210 E-Class:
E 200 Kompressor/ 240 / 280 / 320 / 430 / 55 AMG E 200 CDI / E220 CDI / 270 CDI / 320 CDI
Mercedes W208 First-Gen CLK: CLK 200/ 200 Kompressor/230 Kompressor/ 320/ 430 / 55 AMG
Mercedes W209 Second-Gen CLK: CLK 240/ 320 / 500 / 55 AMG / CLK 270 CDI
Mercedes W163 ML CLass: ML 230 / 430 ML 320 ML 350 ML 500 Ml 55 AMG ML 270 CDI / 400 CDI
Mercedes W203 C Class: C 180 C 180 Kompressor C 200 Kompressor / 240 /320 / 32 AMG
C 200 CDI/ 220 CDI / 270 CDI
Mercedes W463 G Class
Mercedes R230 SL Class SL 350 / 500 / 55 AMG / 600
|
2000-2002
2000-2002
2002-2004
2002-2003
2000-2001 2000-2002 2002-2004 2001-2004 2000-2004 2001-2004
2001-2002 2002-2003 2001-2003
2001-2003
2000-2006
2002-2004
|
| COMAND 2.0 MOPF | Mercedes W220 S-CLass:
S 280 / 320 / 350 / 430 / 500 / 600 / 55 AMG S 320 CDI / 400 CDI
Mercedes W245 CL Class: CL 500 / 600 / 55 AMG / 65 AMG |
2003
2003
2003 |
Second Gen COMAND System: Second Gen COMAND system was one that replaced the D2B optical network with MOST bus. It was released in 2002 and is now called COMAND APS NTG.
| Unit Name | Mercedes Model | Model Year |
| COMAND APS NTG 1 | Mercedes W211 E Class:
E 200 Kompressor / 500 E240 / 320 E 55 AMG E 350 E 280 / 63 AMG E 230
E 200 CDI / 220 CDI / 320 CDI / 400 CDI E 270 CDI E 220 CDI E 280 CDI E 300 BlueTec
Mercedes W220 S-Class: S 280/ 320/ 350/ 430 / 500/ 600 / 55 AMG / 65 AMG S 320 CDI / 400 CDI
Mercedes W215 CL-Class: CL 600 / 55 AMG / 65 AMG CL 500
Mercedes C219 CLS-Class: CLS 350 / 350 CGI CLS 500 / 55 AMG CLS 63 AMG CLS 550
CLS 320 CDI CLS 350 CDI
Mercedes R230 SL-Class: SL 350 / 500 / 55 AMG / 600 / 65 AMG
Mercedes R171 SLK-Class: SLK 200 Kompressor / 55 AMG SLK 280 SLK 350
|
2003-2009 2003-2005 2003-2006 2005-2009 2006-2009 2007-2009
2002-2009
2003-2005 2003-2009 2004-2009 2008-2009
2004-2005
2004-2005
2004-2005 2004-2006
2004-2008 2004-2006 2006-2008 2007-2008
2005-2008 2007-2008
2005
2004-2008 2005-2008 2004-2007
|
| COMAND APS NTG 2 | Mercedes W203 C-Class:
C 180 Kompressor / 200 Kompressor /230 / 240 / 55 AMG C 280 / 350 C 320 C 200 CDI / 220 CDI C 270 CDI / 30 CDI AMG C 320 CDI
Mercedes C209/A209 CLK-Class: CLK 200 Kompressor / 280 / 350 CLK 200 / 240 / 320 CLK 500 / 55 AMG CLK 63 AMG CLK 220 CDI CLK 270 CDI CLK 320 CDI
Mercedes Vito/Viano: Viano 2.0 L CDI Viano 2.2 L CDI Viano 3.0 L CDI Viano 3.7 V6 Viano 3.5 V6 Viano 6.1 Brabus Viano 3.0 L V6 / 3.2 L V6
Mercedes A Class: A 150 / 170 / 200 A 160 CDI / 180 CDI / 200 CDI
Mercedes B Class: B 160 / 170 / 180 / 200 B 180 CDI / 200 CDI
Mercedes W164 ML Class: ML 350 / 500 ML 63 AMG ML 280 CDI / 320 CDI / 420 CDI
Mercedes X164 GL Class: GL 450 / 500 GL 320 CDI / 420 CDI
Mercedes W 251 R Class: R 350 R 500 R 280 R 63 AMG R 320 CDI R 280 CDI
Mercedes Sprinter
|
2004-2007
2005-2007 2004-2005 2004-2004 2004-2005 2005-2007
2005-2010 2005 2005-2006 2006-2010 2005-2009 2005 2005-2010
2005-2010 2005-2010 2006-2010 2005-2007 2007-2010 2005-2010 N/A-2010
2004-2007 2004-2007
2005-2008 2005-2008
2005-2008 2006-2008 2005-2008
2006-2008 2006-2008
2006-2008 2006-2007 2007-2008 2007 2006-2008 2007-2008
2006-2009 |
| COMAND APS NTG 3 | Mercedes W221 S-Class:
S 350 / 450 / 500 / 550 / 600 / 63 AMG / 65 AMG S 280 / 300 S 420 CDI / 320 CDI
Mercedes W216 CL-Class: CL 500 / 600 / 63 AMG
|
2006-2009
2007-2009 2006-2009
2006-2009 |
| COMAND APS NTG 3.5 | Mercedes W221 S-Class:
S 280 / 300 / 400 Hybrid / 450 / 500 /550 / 600/ 63 AMG/ 65 AMG S 350 S 200 CDI / 300 CDI / 350 CDI S 300 Bluetec Hybrid S 450 CDI
Mercedes W216 CL-Class: CL 500 / 600 / 63 AMG / 65 AMG |
2009-2012
2009-2011 2009-2012 2009-2010 2009-2011
2010-2014 |
| COMAND APS NTG 4 | Mercedes W204 C-Class:
C 180 (Kompressor/CGI) / 200 (Kompressor/CGI) / 350 / 63 AMG C 230 / 280 C 250 / 300 C 200 CDI / 220 CDI C 320 CDI C 250 CDI / 350 CDI C 180 CDI
Mercedes W212 E-Class: E 200 / 250 / 300 / 350 / 500 / 63 AMG E 220 CDI / 250 CDI / 350 CDI E 200 CDI / 300 CDI
Mercedes C207/A207 E-Class: E 250 CGI / 350 CGI / 550 CGI E 200 CGI E 300 CGI E 250 CDI / 350 CDI E 220 CDI
Mercedes W218 CLS-Class: CLS 350 / 500 / 63 AMG CLS 250 CDI / 350 CDI
Mercedes C197 SLS AMG/ SLS AMG GT
|
2007-2011
2007-2009 2009-2011 2007-2011 2007-2009 2009-2011 2010-2011
2009–2012 2009-2012 2010-2012
2009-2012 2010-2012 2011-2012 2009-2012 2010-2012
2011-2013 2011-2013
2010-2015 |
| COMAND APS NTG 2.5 | Mercedes W463 G Class:
G 500/ 550 / 55 AMG G 320 CDI G 350 CDI
Mercedes W169 A Class: A 150 / 170 / 200 A 160 CDI / 180 CDI / 200 CDI
Mercedes W245 B Class: B 160 / 170 / 180 / 200 B 180 CDI / 200 CDI
Mercedes R 230 SL Class: SL 500 / 550 / 63 AMG / 65 AMG SL 280 / 600 SL 300
Mercedes R 171 SLK Class: SLK 200 Kompressor/350 / 55 AMG SLK 280 SLK 300
Mercedes W164 M-Class: ML 350 / 450 Hybrid / 63 AMG ML 300 CDI / 350 CDI ML 280 CDI / 450 CDI
Mercedes W251 R Class: All W 251 R Class Models
Mercedes C219 CLS Class: CLS 280 CLS 300 CLS 350 CGI / 550 / 63 AMG CLS 320 CDI / 350 CDI
Mercedes X 164 GL Class: Gl 450 / GL 500 GL 350 CDI / 350 BlueTEC GL 450 CDI
Mercedes ML Class: ML 350 / 450 Hybrid / 550 / 63 AMG
ML 350 CDI ML 280 CDI / 450 CDI ML 320
|
2008-2012 2008-2009 2009-2012
2008-2012 2008-2012
2009-2011 2009-2011
2008-2012 2008-2009 2009-2012
2008-2011 2008-2009 2009-2011
2009-2011 2009-2011 2009-2010
2009-2017
2008-2009 2009-2010 2008-2010 2008-2010
2009-2012 2009-2012 2009-2010
2009-2011
2009-2011 2009-2010 2010-2011
|
| COMAND APS NTG 4.5 / NTG 4.7 | Mercedes W176 A-Class:
A 180 / 200 / 250 /45 AMG A 160 CDI / 180 CDI / 200 CDI / 220 CDI
Mercedes W246 B-class: B 180 / 200 B 250 B 220 B 180 CDI / 200 CDI B 220 CDI B 160 CDI
Mercedes W204 C Class: C 180 / 200 / 250 / 300 / 350 / 63 AMG C 180 CDI / 200 CDI / 220 CDI / 250 CDI / 300 CDI / 300 CDI
Mercedes W 166 ML Class: ML 350 / 500 / 63 AMG / GLE 63 AMG ML 250 CDI/ 250 BlueTEC / 350 BlueTEC
Mercedes W212 E Class: E 200 / 250 /400 / 500 / 63 AMG E 300 E 350 E 220 BlueTEC / 250 BlueTEC / E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid / 300 BlueTEC E 200 CDI / 220 CDI / 250 CDI
Mercedes R172 SLK Class: SLK 200 / 250 / 350 SLK 55 AMG SLK 250 CDI
Mercedes X204 GLK Class: GLK 200 / 250 / 350 200 CDI / 220 CDI / 220 BlueTEC / 250 BlueTEC / 350 CDI
|
2013-14 2013-14
2011-2014 2012-2014 2013-2014 2011-2014 2012-2014 2013-14
2012-14 2012-14
2012-2014 2012-2014
2013-2016 2013-2015 2013-2014 2013-2016
2013-2014
2011-2015 2012-2015 2012-2015
2013-2015 2012-2015
|
| COMAND APS NTG 5.1 | All Mercedes W176 A Class Models
All Mercedes W246 B Class Models All Mercedes C117 CLA Class Models All Mercedes X156 GLA Class Models All Mercedes C218 / W218 CLS class Models All Mercedes W166 GLE Class Models All Mercedes X 166 GLS Class Models
|
2015-2018
2015-2019 2015-2018 2016-2019 2014-2017
2015-2019 2015-2019 |
| COMAND APS NTG 5.2 | All Mercedes W205 C class Models
Mercedes AMG-GT / AMG GT S class Mercedes W470 X Class |
2014-2020
2015-2020 2018-2020 |
| COMAND APS NTG 5.5 | All Mercedes W222 S class Models
All Mercedes W463A G Class Models All Mercedes W219 E Class models |
2014-2019
2018-Present 2016-2020 |
Identify your Mercedes COMAND by the look of the unit
Most of the time you can also tell what version of Mercedes COMAND unit you have by the look of the module.
First Generation COMAND units:
- Mercedes COMAND 2.5
- Mercedes COMAND 2.0
- Mercedes COMAND 2.5 MOPF
Second Generation COMAND units:
- Mercedes COMAND APS NTG 1
- Mercedes COMAND APS NTG 2
COMAND NTG 2.0 is identical to NTG 1 however there is one major difference. The DVD-based Navigation in COMAND NTG 2.0 is in-built in the head unit whereas the Navigation DVD on NTG 1 is separate from the module located in either boot or trunk of the vehicle.
- Mercedes COMAND APS NTG 3
- Mercedes COMAND APS NTG 3.5
- Mercedes COMAND APS NTG 4
- COMAND APS NTG 2.5
- COMAND APS NTG 4.5/4.7
- COMAND APS NTG 5.1
- COMAND APS NTG 5.2
- COMAND APS NTG 5.5
Identify your Mercedes COMAND using the VIN number
Vehicle Identification Number or VIN is unique number given to each vehicle. Every Mercedes unit produced has its own VIN number that can be put into a decoder to get all necessary info about that particular unit.
Decoding the VIN would give you a list of details that will include everything from the model, engine and transmission numbers to all the codes mentioning different features and options included on that particular vehicle. There are many VIN decoder websites out there, like lastvin or vindecoderz, to give just a few examples.
Wrapping up
We hope the information in this article helped you identify your Mercedes COMAND version. Feel free to add or ask anything in the comments section below.
And, don’t forget, if you also need a repair for a Mercedes COMAND head unit, we specialize in this kind of services.
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