Continental Automotive Systems UHI 5100 User Manual

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Control systems

COMAND operating safety

COMAND introduction

COMAND FM/AM radio

COMAND satellite radio* (USA only)

COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3

COMAND video DVD (USA only)

COMAND telephone*

COMAND navigation

COMAND address book

COMAND system settings

COMAND vehicle menu

COMAND automatic climate control

COMAND seats

Instrument cluster control system

Voice Control*

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Warning! G

Any alteration of electronic components or software can cause malfunctions.

Radio, satellite radio* (USA only), amplifier, CD/DVD changer, navigation module, telephone and Voice Control Systems* are interconnected. Therefore, if one of the components is not operational, or has not been removed/ replaced properly, the function of other components could be impaired.

Such conditions might seriously impair the operating safety of your vehicle.

We recommend to have any service work on electronic components carried out by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Warning! G

In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an accident, the driver should enter system settings while the vehicle is at a standstill, and operate the system only when permitted by road, weather and traffic conditions.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/ h), your car covers a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) every second.

COMAND supplies you with information to help you select your route more easily and guide you conveniently and safely to your destination. For safety reasons, we encourage the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe place before answering or placing a call, or consulting the COMAND screen to read navigational maps, instructions, or downloaded information.

Warning! G

While the navigation system provides directional assistance, the driver must remain focused on safe driving behavior, especially attention to traffic and street signs, and should utilize the system’s audio cues while driving.

The navigation system does not supply any information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic regulations or traffic safety rules. Their observance always remains in the driver’s personal responsibility. DVD maps do not cover all areas nor all routes within an area.

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왔 COMAND introduction

COMAND (Cockpit Management and Data System) is an information and operating center for vehicle sound and communications systems, including the radio and navigation system, as well as other optional equipment (satellite radio*, telephone*, etc.).

Availability of functions while the vehicle is in motion

For safety reasons, certain COMAND functions are not available while the vehicle is in motion or they are only available to a limited extent. You will notice this, for example, by the fact that certain menu items cannot be selected or that the COMAND display shows a corresponding message.

Switching COMAND on or off

왘 Press the o shortcut button in the

center console (

컄 page 86).

COMAND calls up the menu last selected.

When you switch off COMAND, you also

switch off the currently playing audio source. During a telephone call, you cannot switch off COMAND.

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COMAND components

In your vehicle, COMAND can be used to operate:

앫 audio functions

앫 the navigation system

앫 the telephone* and communication

functions (SMS*)

앫 Video DVD (USA only)

앫 various vehicle settings

COMAND consists of the following:

앫 COMAND shortcut buttons

앫 COMAND display

앫 telephone* keypad

앫 COMAND controller

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COMAND shortcut buttons

During Dynamic Rear View Monitor* opera-

컄 page 453) it is not possible to operate

tion ( the COMAND shortcut buttons.

Use the COMAND shortcut buttons to select main functions directly.

Function Page

1 P Favorite button 240

2 M Shortcut button for:

앫 CD/DVD

앫 radio

120

101

3 L Back button 94

4 O Seat menu 261

5 N Shortcut button for:

앫 telephone*

앫 navigation

132

167

6 o COMAND on/off

button

7 , Volume control 96

8 F Mute button 96

Example:

왘 Switching directly to Radio or CD

menu: Press M once or twice.

COMAND display

In the COMAND display, you will find the function currently selected and the corresponding menus. The COMAND display is divided into several areas.

1 Status line 2 Main functions 3 Main area 4 Submenus 5 Climate control settings

A white bar under the main functions 2 indicates the active area.

Once you have selected a main function 2, the main area 3 is active.

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The layout of the menus may vary depending

on your vehicle’s equipment. This manual shows the menus for a fully equipped vehicle.

Instrument cluster multifunction display

This section describes features and controls via the COMAND controller, display and shortcut buttons only.

Please refer to the “Instrument cluster control system” section of this manual (

컄 page 266) for function descriptions and

operation of the instrument cluster multifunction display and multifunction steering wheel buttons as they relate to COMAND features described in this section.

Adjusting COMAND display illumination

1 Knob

왘 Brightening illumination: Turn

knob 1 clockwise.

왘 Dimming illumination: Turn knob 1

counterclockwise.

Swiveling COMAND display

1 Button for swiveling display to the left 2 Button for swiveling display to the right

You can swivel the COMAND display to the left or right. The buttons are on the right-hand side of the instrument cluster.

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Telephone keypad*

With the help of the telephone keypad, you can use your mobile phone if it is inserted in the cradle.

1 Telephone keypad 2 Folding cover

COMAND controller

Use the COMAND controller to select menu functions shown on the COMAND display.

1 COMAND controller

You can operate the COMAND controller as follows:

앫 press briefly or press and hold

앫 rotate to the left or right

앫 slide to the left, right, up, down or

diagonally

In this way, you can move through the menus, select menu items or exit menus.

You can move through the menus either by rotating or sliding the controller.

Operating COMAND controller

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Symbol How to use the COMAND controller Function

왘 Press briefly. 앫 Select menu item.

왘 Press and hold until the selected ac-

tion has been carried out.

왘 Rotate. 앫 Move through vertical or horizontal menus.

ymz

왘 Slide. 앫 Move through vertical menus.

qmr

왘 Slide and hold. 앫 Move through a navigation map.

왘 Slide. 앫 Move through horizontal menus.

omp

왘 Slide and hold. 앫 Fast forward or reverse for audio CD or audio DVD playback.

왘 Slide and hold. 앫 Move through a navigation map.

앫 Exit full-screen image with Navi.

앫 Save a station.

앫 Accept a destination for navigation.

앫 Move through text.

앫 Program settings.

앫 Exit horizontal menus.

앫 Exit vertical menus.

앫 Move through a navigation map.

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Operating COMAND

Menu overview

The illustration below shows the structure of the main functions and their main menus.

Navi Page Audio Page Telephone* Page

Map Display 169 FM/AM Radio 100 Telephone* 132

Mode 172 Sat Radio* (USA only) 105 Address Book* 226

Commands/menus

Each main function has a main menu. Each menu item in the main menu in turn has several submenu items.

CD 112 Telephone OFF* 134

DVD-Audio 112

MP3 112

Audio OFF 99

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Video DVD (USA only)

Page Vehicle Page

Video DVD 124 Exterior Lighting Delayed Switch-off 244

Submenu overview 126 Locator Lighting 245

Switching to video DVD mode 126 Exterior Mirror Convenience Settings 246

Pause playback 128 Automatic Locking 247

DVD menu 129 Easy Entry/Exit Feature 248

Interior Lighting Delayed Switch-off 250

Commands/menus

Interior Ambient Light 249

Rear Window Sunshade* 251

Trunk Opening-height Restriction* 251

Depending on your vehicle’s production date the video DVD function may be not available.

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Calling up the main menu

Illustration: audio main menu

You can call up the main menu of a main function in the following manner:

왘 Moving to the main function line:

Slide qm.

왘 Selecting a main function: Slide omp

or rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

Vertical menus

왘 Moving through the menu:

Slide rmq or rotate ymz.

왘 Selecting a menu item: Press n.

왘 Exiting a menu without making a se-

lection: Slide omp in the opposite direction of the list orientation or press back button L.

Horizontal menus

왘 Moving through the menu:

Slide omp or rotate ymz.

왘 Selecting a menu item: Press n.

왘 Exiting a menu without making a se-

lection: Slide rmq in the opposite direction of the list orientation or press back button L.

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Entering characters

Illustration: entering a navigation destination

Selecting characters

왘 Slide omp or rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

COMAND completes your entry as soon as it can be clearly identified. In this case, you do not need to switch to the list.

Deleting individual characters

왘 Select and press ) repeatedly in the

bottom line.

Deleting entire words or numbers

왘 Press and hold ) in the bottom line

until the word or number is deleted.

Exiting character entry

왘 Select and press “Back” in the bottom

line.

왘 Press back button L in the center

console (

컄 page 86).

Switching to the list

왘 Slide qm.

왘 Select and press ? in the second line

from the bottom.

왘 Exiting list: Slide om to select “Back”.

Accepting first entry

왘 Press n until you exit the character

entry window.

Selecting list item

Illustration: list of towns and cities for navigation

1 Symbol for other selection options

(e.g. county)

왘 Selecting a line: Slide rmq or

rotate ymz.

컄컄

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왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

컄컄

Additional selection options are available for list entries featuring symbol 1. For example, cities marked with symbol 1 indicate that the selected country has more than one city featuring that name. Confirming such a list entry opens up another submenu.

Back button

1 Back button

왘 Switching to the next highest menu:

Press L briefly.

COMAND switches to the next highest menu level within the currently active operating mode.

왘 Switching to the main menu: Press

and hold L.

You will hear a signal, and COMAND switches to the main menu of the currently active operating mode.

Example of how to use COMAND

In the descriptions below, the main functions always serve as the starting point for locating the individual menu items.

Example:

“Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM Radio”  “Radio”  “Save Station”

In the COMAND display, you will see the

submenu previously called up for each main menu.

If you already see one of the submenus on the screen (e.g. the “Audio”  “Audio”  “Radio” submenu), it is not necessary to perform the first steps.

The individual steps for the above-mentioned example are described below.

왘 Switching to the main function line:

Slide qm.

왘 Selecting “Audio” main function:

Slide omp or rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

The audio operating mode last selected appears.

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왘 Selecting “Audio” in the main menu:

Slide qm.

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

A selection list with the functions of the “Audio” main menu appears.

왘 Selecting “FM/AM Radio”:

Slide qm or rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

The FM/AM Radio menu appears.

왘 Selecting “Radio”: Slide mr or

rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

The Radio submenu appears.

왘 Select “Save Station” from selection

list by rotating ymz or sliding rmq.

왘 Select desired position.

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

The selected station is saved at the designated position. The display switches back to the Radio display.

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Main menus of COMAND

The components and operating principles of

COMAND can be found on (

컄 page 85).

Sound

왘 Muting: Press the F shortcut but-

ton in the center console (

컄 page 86).

The sound of the current audio source is switched on or is muted.

When the sound is muted, you will see the

F in the status line. When you

symbol change the audio source, the sound is automatically switched on. You will be able to hear announcements from the navigation system even when the sound is muted.

Switching off navigation announcements entirely

왘 Canceling navigation message:

Briefly press F shortcut button during an announcement.

왘 Switching off navigation messages:

Press and hold F during an announcement until the announcement is switched off.

You will see the message “The driving instructions have been muted.” for a short while.

The announcements remain switched off

even if you start a new route guidance or if COMAND is switched off/on with the o button. If you switch COMAND off by removing the SmartKey from the starter switch and then switch the ignition back on after more than 3 minutes, the announcements are automatically switched back on.

Adjusting volume

1 Thumbwheel

왘 Adjusting: Turn , thumbwheel.

The volume of the currently selected audio source changes.

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Volume of navigation announcements

You can adjust the volume of the navigation announcements independently from the volume of the respective audio source.

During a navigation announcement:

왘 turn thumbwheel ,

왘 press æ or ç on the multifunc-

tion steering wheel.

Adjusting volume for telephone calls

In hands-free mode, you can adjust the volume of a telephone call while the call is currently active.

During a telephone call:

왘 turn thumbwheel ,

왘 press æ or ç on the multifunc-

tion steering wheel.

Selecting sound settings

You can select different sound settings for each individual audio source. The respective sound menu can be found via the submenu for which you wish to make settings.

Example:

“Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM Radio”  “Sound”

Adjusting treble or bass

왘 Select “Sound”  “Treble” or “Bass”.

The setting last selected is indicated by an outlined bar.

Adjusting treble and bass

1 Setting last selected 2 Current setting

왘 Changing setting: Slide rmq or

rotate ymz until desired treble or bass setting is reached.

왘 Exiting menu: Press n, L or

slide omp.

The setting is saved.

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Adjusting balance or fader

Balance is used to determine whether the sound focus should be shifted toward the driver’s side or the passenger’s side.

Fader is used to determine whether the sound focus should be shifted toward the front or rear of the vehicle

왘 Select “Sound”  “Balance/Fader”.

The setting last selected is indicated by an outlined bar.

Adjusting balance and fader

1 Current setting indicated by orange

cross-hair symbol

왘 Changing setting: Slide rmq or omp

until desired balance/fader setting is reached.

왘 Exiting menu: Press n or L.

The setting is saved.

Surround sound

With surround sound, you can choose between “LOGIC7

Harman/kardon LOGIC7

ON” and “LOGIC7® OFF”.

surround sound is available for the following operating modes:

앫 Audio DVD (MLP, DTS, PCM, and Dolby

Digital audio formats)

앫 Video DVD (DTS, PCM, and Dolby Digi-

tal audio formats) (USA only)

앫 Audio CD

앫 MP3

앫 Radio (FM, AM, WB,

Satellite* (USA only))

앫 PCMCIA

Since some DVDs contain both stereo as

well as multi-channel audio formats, it may be necessary to adapt the audio format

컄 page 123).

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The “LOGIC7® ON” function of the har-

man/kardon LOGIC7 makes it possible to play discrete 5.1 and stereo recordings with optimal surround sound for every passenger. Music on CDs or audio DVDs with high-resolution surround formats such as MLP, DTS or Dolby Digital is played back optimally.

For an ideal sound experience on all seats,

LOGIC7 via the 13-channel system architecture. The result is a sound as intended by the sound engineers during the original recording.

harman/kardon LOGIC7 nel stereo sound material into multi-channel surround sound. With the help of LOGIC7 surround information stored during the original recording are read out and distributed through the 13 channels. No effects are created during this process; only that which was already there becomes audible.

In addition, harman/kardon LOGIC7 perceived sound source away from the individual loudspeakers, thus generating a natural 360° sound experience for every passenger.

distributes 5.1 surround information

surround sound system

converts all two-chan-

moves the

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By selecting “LOGIC7® OFF”, all compatible

formats as they are present on the medium are played back. Due to the vehicle’s spatial characteristics, an optimal sound experience is not ensured on all seats.

Adjusting surround sound

With surround sound, you can choose between “LOGIC7

왘 Select “Sound”  “3D Sound”.

Adjusting surround sound

ON” and “LOGIC7® OFF”.

1 Current setting

왘 Selecting a setting: Slide rmq or

rotate ymz.

왘 Saving setting: Press n.

The setting is saved and the menu is closed.

왘 Exiting menu without saving

changes: Press L or slide omp.

Please note the following:

앫 For an ideal sound experience at all seats,

the balance and fader should be adjusted to the center of the passenger compartment with LOGIC7

앫 The best sound results are achieved by play-

ing high-quality audio CDs and audio DVDs.

앫 For MP3 tracks, the bit rate should be at

least 128 kbit/s.

앫 Surround sound does not function for

mono-signal sources.

앫 In the event of poor radio reception quality,

e.g. inside a tunnel, you should switch off LOGIC7 to Mono could occur, resulting in temporary sound distortion.

switched on.

, as a dynamic switch from Stereo

앫 With some stereo recordings, the resulting

sound may deviate from conventional stereo playback.

Switching off/on the audio source

When you insert an audio CD or audio DVD,

it automatically becomes the active audio source.

왘 Switching off: Select “Audio”  “Au-

dio”  “Audio OFF”.

The audio source is switched off; “Audio OFF” appears in the display.

왘 Switching on: Select “Audio”, then the

desired audio source.

왘 Load CD/DVD (컄 page 115) or a

PCMCIA card (

컄 page 117).

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COMAND FM/AM radio

Warning! G

Please devote your attention first and foremost to the traffic situation you are in.

Before your journey, please familiarize yourself with the radio functions.

Only use the COMAND when road and traffic conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise you could be involved in an accident in which you or others could be injured.

Submenu overview

The components and operating principles of

COMAND can be found on (

Radio (except Weather Band)

Station List

컄 page 85).

Presets (except Weather Band)

Channel (only Weather Band)

FM or AM or WB Sound

Autostore Channel list Switch to FM waveband Treble

(in FM waveband only)

Save Station Preset station list Switch to AM waveband Bass

Frequency Entry Switch to Weather Band Balance/Fader

Show Station Info

3D Sound

(in FM waveband only)

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Switching to radio mode

왘 Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM

Radio”.

왘 Press the M shortcut button once or

twice.

The radio display appears once you have switched to radio mode. You will hear the station/channel last tuned in in the previously selected waveband, provided that the station/channel can be received.

The number of times you have to press the

M shortcut button depends on the operating mode currently selected.

Illustration: radio mode in FM waveband

1 Main area with frequency display 2 Preset position of selected station 3 Frequency of selected station 4 Name of selected station 5 Sound settings 6 To switch to Weather Band 7 To switch to AM waveband 8 Selected waveband 9 Preset options a Radio options

Station name display 4 is available for the

FM waveband and can only be seen when it is switched on ( transmits a name.

컄 page 104) and if the station

Switching wavebands

You can switch between the FM, AM and WB (Weather Band) wavebands.

왘 Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM

Radio” “FM” or “AM” or “WB”.

You will hear the station last tuned in on the selected waveband.

Selecting stations/channels

You have the following selection options:

앫 The station list

앫 The search function

앫 The station presets

앫 The manual frequency entry

앫 The channel list

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Selecting stations using the station list

The station list is only available for the FM

waveband. It contains all the stations that can be currently received and is sorted by station frequencies.

왘 Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM

Radio” “FM”.

왘 Select “Radio” “Station List”.

The station list appears. The dot R in front of a list entry indicates the currently selected station. A number in front of the list entry indicates the preset position in the station preset memory.

왘 Select a station by rotating ymz or

sliding qmr and press n.

Selecting stations/channels using the search function

왘 Slide omp or rotate ymz when the

main area is selected.

Depending on the direction in which the controller is being slid or rotated, the system searches upward or downward and stops at the next receivable station/channel.

Selecting stations using station presets

This function is not available for Weather

Band.

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM

Radio”  “FM” or “AM”.

왘 Select “Presets”.

왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed.

The preset menu appears. The dot R in front of a preset position indicates that the currently selected station is saved there.

왘 Select station preset by rotating ymz

or sliding qmr and press n.

Selecting stations by entering the frequency manually

This function is not available for Weather

Band.

왘 Select “Audio”“Audio”“FM/AM

Radio”“FM” or “AM”.

왘 Select “Radio”“Frequency Entry”.

The menu for manual frequency entry appears.

왘 Exiting menu without making an

entry: Press L back button in the center console (

왘 Increasing or decreasing number:

컄 page 86).

Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

You can only select currently permitted

numbers.

왘 Selecting the next number:

Slide mp.

왘 Confirming frequency entry:

Press n.

COMAND tunes in to the frequency entered.

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If you enter a frequency in the AM waveband

which is outside the frequency range, COMAND tunes in to the next lowest frequency.

Selecting channels using the channel list

This function is only available for Weather

Band.

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM

Radio”  “WB”  “Channel”.

왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed.

The channel list appears. The dot R in front of a list entry indicates the currently selected channel.

왘 Select channel by rotating ymz or

sliding qmr and press n.

Saving stations

Twenty stations can be saved in each wave-

band except for Weather Band.

You have the following options:

앫 Saving stations manually

앫 Saving stations using Autostore

Saving stations manually

Option 1

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM

Radio”  “FM” or “AM”.

왘 Select “Radio ” “Save Station”.

Option 2

왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed.

Option 3

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM

Radio”  “FM” or “AM”.

All three of these will call up a station preset screen. The dot R in front of a preset position indicates that the currently selected station is saved there.

왘 Selecting a preset position:

Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

Saving a station to a selected preset position

If you have called up the station preset screen using option 1:

왘 Press n briefly.

In options 2 and 3:

왘 Select “Presets”.

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왘 Press and hold n until you hear a sig-

nal.

The station is saved.

Saving using autostore

This function is not available for Weather

Band. The Autostore function saves receivable stations as presets in order of their reception quality. All stations saved manually in the preset memory will be lost if COMAND finds 20 stations. If COMAND finds less than 20 stations, for example 9, then the stations saved in preset positions 1 – 9 will be over written.

Option 1

왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed.

왘 Select “Autostore”.

Option 2

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM

Radio”  “FM” or “AM”.

왘 Select “Presets”  “Autostore”.

Option 3

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM

Radio”  “Radio”  “Save Station”  “Autostore”.

Station name display

In the FM waveband, COMAND can show

the name of the station currently tuned in. Station name display 1 can only be seen when it is switched on and if the station transmits a name.

1 Station name display

왘 Switching the station name display

on/off: Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM Radio”  “FM”  “Radio”  “Show Station Info”.

The display is switched on or off, depending on the previous setting. When the display is switched on, a checkmark appears in front of the “Show Station Info” menu item.

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왔 COMAND satellite radio* (USA only)

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COMAND satellite radio* (USA only)

Warning! G

Please devote your attention first and foremost to the traffic situation you are in.

Before your journey, please familiarize yourself with the radio functions.

Only use the COMAND when road and traffic conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise you could be involved in an accident in which you or others could be injured.

Submenu overview

The components and operating principles of

COMAND can be found on (

컄 page 85).

Sat Radio Presets Info Category Sound

Channel List Station presets Show program info Select category Treble

Save Channel Bass

Channel Entry Balance/Fader

Service 3D Sound

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COMAND satellite radio* (USA only)

Introduction to Satellite radio

A subscription to SIRIUS satellite radio ser-

vice provider is required for the satellite radio operation described in this chapter. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for details and availability for your vehicle.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio provides 100 channels, so called streams, of digital-quality radio, among others music, sports, news, and entertainment free of commercials. SIRIUS Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-power satellites to broadcast 24 hours per day, coast-to-coast, in the contiguous US.

This diverse, satellite-delivered programming is available for a monthly subscription fee. For more information and service availability call the SIRIUS Service Center (

컄 page 111), or go to

www.siriusradio.com.

Satellite radio service may be unavailable or

interrupted from time to time for a variety of reasons, such as environmental or topographic conditions and other things we can’t control. Service might also not be available in certain places (e.g., in tunnels, parking garages, or within or next to buildings) or near other technologies. In such situations, the satellite radio’s main menu shows the “Acquiring signal...” screen. At this point, the radio’s functions are restricted to manual channel number entry ( service info display (

컄 page 111).

컄 page 109) and

Switching to satellite radio

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “Sat Ra-

dio”.

왘 Press the M shortcut button once or

twice. The Satellite radio menu appears if it was the last active radio mode.

The screen which then appears depends on the activation status of the satellite radio service.

The following options are possible:

앫 Satellite radio service is not activat-

앫 Only the preview channel is activat-

앫 Satellite radio service is fully acti-

vated

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Satellite radio service is not activated

The telephone number of the SIRIUS Service Center and the twelve-digit electronic serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the particular receiver are displayed.

This information is required when calling the SIRIUS Service Center for an activation request.

Credit card information is also required for

your application. The activation process takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the SIRIUS Service Center.

왘 Closing screen: Press n.

Only the preview channel is activated

The satellite radio preview channel appears.

If only the preview channel is activated, you

cannot tune in another channel. If you try to do this, you will see the screen described in the section “Satellite radio service is not activated”

컄 page 107).

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Satellite radio service is fully activated

The main satellite radio menu appears. You will hear the channel last tuned in, provided that it can be received.

Main satellite radio menu

1 Main area with channel display 2 Preset position of selected channel 3 Selected channel 4 Selected program category 5 Sound settings 6 To select program category 7 Channel number of selected channel 8 Other channel information 9 Preset options a Satellite radio options

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Main area 1 can show all channels includ-

ed in your subscription. Which channels are shown depends on the selected program category 4. Note that categories and channels shown in illustrations are dependent on programming content delivered by the service provider. Programming content is subject to change. Therefore, channel and categories shown in illustrations and descriptions contained in this manual may differ from the channels and categories delivered by the service provider.

Selecting program category

The channels are categorized. Categories al-

low you to tune to stations broadcasting a certain type of program.

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “Sat Ra-

dio”  “Category”.

The category list appears.

If only the preview channel is activated, only

certain categories are available on the list. Which categories these are depend on the service provider.

왘 Select category by rotating ymz or

sliding qmr and press n.

When selecting a channel using the channel search function or the channel list, you have access to the channels you subscribe to and which are included in the selected category.

When you select the category “All Chan-

nels”, you have access to all the channels you subscribe to, regardless of category, when you are tuning in a channel using the channel search function or the channel list.

Tuning in channels

You have the following selection options:

앫 The channel search function

앫 The channel presets

앫 The manual channel number entry

앫 The channel list

Tuning in channels using channel search function

This function is not possible when only the

preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in a channel in this instance, you will see the screen described in the section “Satellite radio service is not activated” (

왘 Slide omp or rotate ymz when the

컄 page 107).

main area is selected.

Depending on the direction in which the controller is being pressed or rotated, the system searches upward or downward and stops at the next receivable channel.

Which channels are found by the channel

search function depends on which channels you have subscribed to and the program category you have selected (

컄 page 108).

Tuning in channels using channel presets

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “Sat Ra-

dio”  “Presets”.

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왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed.

The preset menu appears. The dot R in front of a preset position indicates that this is the channel currently selected and being listened to.

왘 Select station preset and briefly

press n.

COMAND tunes in the corresponding channel as long as it is included in your subscription and is still available.

If the channel is not included in your subscription, you will see the message described in the section “Satellite radio service is not activated” (

컄 page 107).

If the channel is no longer available or only the preview channel is activated, you will see the message “Invalid Chan- nel”.

왘 Closing message: Press n.

Tuning in channels using manual channel number entry

This function is not possible when only the

preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in a channel in this instance, you will see the screen described in the section “Satellite radio service is not activated” (

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “Sat Ra-

컄 page 107).

dio”  “Sat Radio”  “Channel Entry”.

The menu for manual channel number entry appears.

왘 Exiting menu without making an

entry: Press L back button in the center console (

왘 Increase or decreasing number:

컄 page 86).

Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

왘 Selecting next number: Slide omp.

왘 Confirming channel entry: Press n.

Further operation depends on whether the selected channel number is valid or if the channel is included in your subscription.

Channel number is valid and channel is included in subscription

COMAND tunes in the channel entered.

Channel number is invalid

You will see the message “Invalid Channel”.

왘 Closing message: Press n.

Channel number is valid but channel is not included in subscription

You will see the screen described in the section “Satellite radio service is not activated” (

왘 Closing display: Press n.

컄 page 107).

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Tuning in channels using the channel list

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “Sat Ra-

dio”  “Sat Radio”  “Channel List”.

The channel list appears. The dot R in front of a list entry indicates the currently selected channel.

왘 Select channel by rotating ymz or

sliding qmr and press n.

The contents of the channel list depends on

which channels are included in your subscription and which program category you have selected

컄 page 108). If only the preview channel is acti-

( vated, the channel list contains only the preview channel.

Saving channels

There are twenty preset positions available.

Option 1

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “Sat Ra-

dio”  “Sat Radio”  “Save Channel”.

Option 2

왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed.

Option 3

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “Sat Ra-

dio”  “Presets”.

All three of these will call up a preset menu. The dot R in front of a preset position indicates that this is the channel currently selected and being listened to.

왘 Selecting a preset position:

Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

Saving a channel to a selected preset position

If you have called up the channel preset screen using option 1:

왘 Press n briefly.

In options 2 and 3:

왘 Press and hold n until you hear a sig-

nal.

The channel is saved.

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Show program info

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “Sat Ra-

dio”  “Info”.

If the program provider does not offer any in-

formation, the “Info” menu item cannot be selected.

You will see a screen that may contain the following information:

앫 Selected program category

앫 Selected channel

앫 Artist of the track currently being

played

앫 Name of current track

The program provider determines what in-

formation is displayed on the screen. COMAND shows no more than two lines per item of information. If an item of information is too long, COMAND shortens it.

왘 Closing screen: Slide omp or

press n.

Channel update

The service provider may conduct a channel update. During the update, the message “Updating channels...” will appear on the display. No functions can be operated in satellite radio mode during the update.

Calling SIRIUS Service Center

It may be necessary to call the SIRIUS Ser-

vice Center if, for example:

앫 You want to cancel the subscription or

re-subscribe at a later date.

앫 You forget to pay the bill.

앫 You sell the car to another person.

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “Sat Ra-

dio”  “Sat Radio”  “Service”.

The telephone number of the SIRIUS Service Center and the twelve-digit electronic serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the particular receiver are displayed.

왘 Closing screen: Slide omp or

press n.

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Safety precautions

Warning! G

COMAND is classified as a Class 1 laser product. You must not open the casing. There is a risk of exposure to invisible laser radiation if you open the casing, or if the casing is faulty or damaged. COMAND does not contain any parts that you are able to maintain yourself. For safety reasons, all maintenance work must be carried out by qualified technicians.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) every second.

Warning! G

Only carry out the following when the vehicle is stationary:

앫 Inserting a disc

앫 Ejecting a disc

There is a risk of accident by being distracted from road and traffic conditions if you load a CD/DVD while the vehicle is in motion.

Notes about MP3 mode

Permissible media for MP3 files

앫 CD-R and CD-RW

앫 DVD-R and DVD-RW

앫 PCMCIA card (컄 page 117)

Permissible file systems

앫 ISO9660/Joliet for CDs

앫 UDF for DVDs

앫 FAT16 or FAT32 for PCMCIA cards with

storage medium

Multisession CDs

For multisession CDs, the first session type of the CD determines how COMAND will process the CD.

For example, if the first session type is according to the audio CD standard and the second session type is according to the data CD standard containing MP3 tracks, COMAND will treat the CD as a conventional audio CD. This means that it is only possible to access the audio CD tracks. Access to the MP3 tracks is not possible.

Similarly, if the first session type is according to the data CD standard containing MP3 tracks and the second session type is according to the audio CD standard, COMAND will treat the CD as a data CD.

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This means that it is only possible to access the MP3 tracks. Access to the audio CD tracks is not possible.

File structure on a disc

When you create an MP3 disc, the MP3 tracks can be organized in folders. A folder can also contain other folders. A disc can contain a maximum of 255 folders. Each folder can contain a maximum of 255 tracks and 255 folders. A disc can contain a maximum of 4000 tracks. Usually this number will not be reached because each minute of an MP3 track requires approximately 1 MB of storage space.

Track and folder names

When you create an MP3 disc, you can assign names to the MP3 tracks and folders.

COMAND uses these names for the corresponding display in MP3 mode. Empty folders or folders which contain data other than MP3 tracks are not displayed by COMAND.

If MP3 files are saved in the root directory itself (uppermost directory on storage medium), the root directory will also be treated as a folder. COMAND will then show the name of the root directory as the folder name.

You must observe the following when assigning track names:

앫 Track names must have at least one

character.

앫 Track names must have the extension

“mp3”.

앫 There must be a period between the

track name and the extension.

Example of a correct track name: Track1.mp3

COMAND is unable to recognize an MP3 track if:

앫 there is no period between the track ti-

tle and the extension

앫 there is no extension

COMAND does not support ID3 tags.

Permissible MP3 formats

COMAND supports the MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format.

This format is generally known as “MP3”.

Permissible bit and sampling rates

앫 Fixed and variable bit rates up to

320 kbit/s

앫 Sampling rates of 24 kHz – 48 kHz

Only use MP3 tracks with a bit rate of at

least 128 kbit/s and a sampling rate of at least

44.1 kHz. Smaller rates can cause a noticeable deterioration in sound quality. This is especially the case if you have activated a surround sound function.

Notes on copyright

The music tracks that you create for MP3 mode and can play back in MP3 mode are generally subject to copyright protection in accordance with the applicable international and national regulations.

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In many countries, reproductions are not permitted without the prior consent of the copyright holder, not even for private use.

Make sure that you know the applicable copyright regulations and that you comply with these.

If you own these rights yourself, e.g. for your own compositions and recordings, or the copyright holder has granted you permission, these restrictions do not apply.

Notes about audio DVD operation

COMAND can playback commercially available, prerecorded audio DVDs that bear the following label. You will usually find the label on the DVD booklet, the inlay, or the DVD itself.

Audio DVDs differ from recordable DVD-R

and DVD-RW discs.

Data on audio DVDs are stored either in uncompressed format or in lossless compressed format. The sound quality on audio DVDs is therefore better than on recordable DVDs that contain MP3 data because the MP3 format uses a lossy type of compression.

You cannot delete data from or record additional data to commercially available, prerecorded audio DVDs.

Please note the following information about CDs/DVDs and pay special attention to the notes on copied and/or self-written CDs/DVDs.

Notes about CDs/DVDs

Audio CDs with copy protection are not

compatible with the CD audio standard and therefore may not be able to be played by COMAND. There may be playback problems when playing copied discs. There is a large variety of discs, disc-writing software and writers available. This variety means that there is no guarantee that the system will be able to play discs that you have written/copied yourself. There may be playback problems if you use CD-R or CD-RW type discs you have copied yourself with a storage capacity of more than 700 MB. These CDs are not compatible with currently applicable standards.

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Do not affix stickers or labels to the discs.

These could peel away and damage COMAND. COMAND is designed to hold discs which comply with the IEC 60908 standard. You can therefore only use discs with a maximum thickness of

1.3 mm. If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that contain data on both sides (DVD on one side and audio data on the other), they cannot be ejected and can damage COMAND.

Do not use discs with an 8-cm diameter, even if they have an adapter. Only use round discs with a 12-cm diameter.

Notes about handling CDs/DVDs

앫 Only hold discs by the edge.

앫 Handle discs carefully to prevent play-

back problems.

앫 Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints

and dust on discs.

앫 Clean discs from time to time with a

commercially-available cleaning cloth. Do not wipe them with a circular motion, but only in straight lines from the center outwards.

앫 Only use a pen designed for such a pur-

pose to label discs.

앫 Place discs back in their boxes after

use.

앫 Protect discs from heat and direct sun-

light.

Inserting CDs and DVDs

Warning! G

Only insert a CD or DVD when the vehicle is stationary. There is a risk of accident by being distracted from road and traffic conditions if you load a CD/DVD while the vehicle is in motion.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) every second.

If the CD/DVD has a printed side, this must

face upwards when the CD/DVD is inserted. If neither side is printed, the side to be played should face downwards.

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Loading the CD/DVD changer

The CD/DVD changer can hold up to a total of 6 audio CDs or DVDs.

1 Disc slot 2 Load button (all magazine trays) 3 Magazine tray buttons 1 – 6

Each magazine tray button 3 indicates the

status of the corresponding magazine tray by means of an LED.

앫 LED off = magazine tray is empty

앫 LED constantly lit = magazine tray is loaded

앫 LED flashes = CD/DVD changer requesting

disc to be loaded

Loading an individual magazine tray

왘 Press desired magazine tray button 3.

If a disc is loaded, it will be ejected.

왘 Take disc out of slot 1.

왘 Wait until LED for magazine tray

button 3 which you pressed flashes quickly.

왘 Insert disc into slot 1.

The DVD changer draws the disc in and begins playback if:

앫 it has been loaded correctly

앫 it is a permissible type of disc

Loading all six magazine trays

왘 Press load button 2.

The DVD changer checks the load status of all magazine trays and switches to the first empty tray.

왘 Wait until LED for corresponding maga-

zine tray button 3 flashes quickly.

왘 Insert disc into slot 1.

The DVD changer switches to the next empty magazine tray.

If a disc is not inserted within approximately

15 seconds COMAND resumes playback of the last disc.

왘 Repeat last two steps until all trays are

loaded.

The DVD changer will play the last disc you loaded if:

앫 it has been loaded correctly

앫 it is a permissible type of disc

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Inserting a PCMCIA card

COMAND supports commercially available

PCMCIA cards or PCMCIA card adapters with storage media that may not be designed for the temperatures which occur in the vehicle. You should therefore remove the PCMCIA card from the vehicle when not in use since extreme temperatures could damage these devices.

1 Slot for PCMCIA card

왘 Insert PCMCIA card into slot 1.

The side with the contact must point towards the slot.

If the PCMCIA card contains a storage medium with MP3 tracks, COMAND switches to MP3 mode.

Ejecting CDs and DVDs

Warning! G

Only eject a disc when the vehicle is stationary. You may otherwise be distracted from the traffic conditions and could cause an accident.

Ejecting from the DVD changer

1 Disc slot 2 Magazine tray buttons 1 – 6 3 Eject button (all discs)

If you eject one disc while playing another

disc, the DVD changer interrupts playback. Playback continues once the disc has been ejected.

왘 Ejecting one disc: Press desired mag-

azine tray button 2.

왘 Take disc out of slot 1.

If you do not take the disc out of slot 1, the DVD changer will draw it back automatically in approximately 15 seconds.

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왘 Ejecting all discs: Press eject

컄컄

button 3.

The DVD changer switches to the first loaded tray and ejects the disc.

왘 Take disc out of slot 1.

The DVD changer switches to the next loaded magazine tray and ejects the disc.

왘 Repeat last step until magazine is

empty.

Ejecting a PCMCIA card

1 Eject button 2 Slot for PCMCIA card

왘 Press eject button 1 twice.

The PCMCIA card is ejected.

왘 Take PCMCIA card out of slot 2.

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Submenu overview

The components and operating principles of

COMAND can be found on (

컄 page 85).

Control systems

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CD or DVD-A or MP3 Pause/Stop/Play

(audio DVD mode only)

Normal Track Sequence Pause playback Show track list

Random Tracks Stop playback Display alphabetical

Random folder (MP3 mode only)

Repeat folder (MP3 mode only)

Group (DVD-Audio mode only)

Restart playback Balance/Fader

Tracks/Track List/Tracks A-Z

(audio CD mode and audio DVD mode)

track listing (MP3 mode only)

Folders

(MP3 mode only)

Select folder Select medium Treble

Changer Sound

Bass

3D Sound

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Switching to audio CD, audio DVD or MP3 mode

왘 Load CD/DVD (컄 page 115) or

PCMCIA card (

컄 page 117).

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”, then “CD”,

“DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.

왘 Press the M shortcut button once or

twice.

The M shortcut button takes you directly

to the previously set disc mode (audio CD, audio DVD or MP3-CD/DVD). The number of times you have to press the shortcut button depends on the previously set mode.

Example display in audio CD mode

1 Current playback option 2 Track number 3 Disc number 4 Disc name (only if saved on the disc) 5 Track name (only if saved on the disc) 6 Track time 7 Graphic time and track display 8 Sound settings 9 Medium selection a To call up track listing b Disc type c Playback options

Example display in audio DVD mode

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Example display in MP3 mode

1 Current playback option 2 Medium type 3 Disc number (not on PCMCIA card) 4 Track name 5 Current folder path 6 Current folder 7 Track time 8 Graphic time and track display 9 Sound settings a Medium selection b Folder listing c Track listing d Playback options

Stop function

This function is only available in audio DVD

mode.

왘 Stopping playback: Select “Audio” 

“Audio”  “DVD-Audio”  “Stop”.

왘 Restarting playback: Select “Audio”

 “Audio”  “DVD-Audio”  “Play”.

Playback starts at the beginning of the DVD.

Pause function

In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3 mode

왘 Pausing playback:

Press F briefly.

왘 Continuing playback: Press F

again briefly.

Only in audio DVD mode

왘 Pausing playback:

Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “DVD-Au- dio”  “Pause”.

The “Pause” screen changes to “Play”.

왘 Continuing playback: Select “Audio”

 “Audio”  “DVD-Audio”  “Play”.

The “Play” screen changes to “Pause”.

Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”.

왘 Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.

COMAND begins playback.

왘 In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3

mode: Select “Changer”.

왘 In audio CD and audio DVD mode

only: Press n when the main area is selected.

The media list appears. The dot R indicates the current medium.

왘 Select a medium or folder.

COMAND changes the medium.

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Selecting a track

Selecting by skipping to tracks

왘 Skipping forwards or backwards to

a track (in CD or DVD mode only): Rotate ymz.

Skipping forwards through the tracks skips

to the next track. Skipping backwards through the tracks skips to the beginning of the current track if the track has been playing for more than 8 seconds. If the track has been playing for less than 8 seconds, it skips to the start of the previous track. If you have switched on the “Random Tracks” playback option, the order of the tracks is random.

Selecting from the track list

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”.

왘 Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.

왘 Select “Tracks”, “Tracks A-Z” or “Track

list”.

왘 Only in MP3 mode: Press n when the

main area is selected.

The track list of the current folder appears. The dotR indicates the current track.

왘 Select a track by rotating ymz or slid-

ing qmr.

In MP3 mode, the list shows all the tracks in

alphabetical order.

Fast forward/rewind

왘 Select main area.

왘 Slide and hold omp until desired place

is reached.

Selecting a folder

This function is only available in audio MP3

mode.

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “MP3” 

“Folder”.

왘 Press n when main area is selected.

The track list of the current folder appears.

This is what the illustration in the right column is showing as well.

1 Back folder symbol 2 Current track symbol 3 Track symbol

왘 Selecting one folder higher: Select

the Q symbol.

The display changes to the next folder up in the folder structure on the disc.

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1 Back folder symbol 2 Current folder symbol 3 Folder symbol containing tracks

왘 Selecting a folder: Select desired fold-

er.

You will see the tracks in the folder.

왘 Select a track.

The track is played and the corresponding folder is now the active folder.

Setting the audio format

This function lets you choose the audio format that you would like COMAND to play and is only available in DVD-Audio mode.

The tracks on an audio DVD can be stored in

various audio formats. The number of audio formats depends on the audio DVD.

왘 Select “Audio”  “Audio”  “DVD-Au-

dio”  “Group”.

The “Group” menu item cannot be selected

if only one audio format is saved on the DVD.

The list of available audio formats appears. A dot R indicates the format currently selected.

왘 Changing setting: Slide qmr or

rotate ymz.

왘 Exiting menu: Slide omp.

Playback options

The following options are available:

앫 “Normal Track Sequence”

Tracks playback in the order on the disc (e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).

앫 “Random Tracks”

Tracks playback in a random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5, etc.).

앫 “Random Folder” (in MP3 mode only)

Tracks in the active folder and any subfolders playback in random order.

앫 “Repeat Folder” (in MP3 mode only)

Tracks in the active folder will be repeated until you switch the function off.

왘 Selecting an option: Select “Audio”

 “Audio”.

왘 Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.

The option list appears. A dot R indicates which option is switched on.

왘 Select an option and press n.

The option is switched on. For all options except “Normal Track Sequence”, you will see a corresponding indicator in the main area.

The “Normal Track Sequence” option is au-

tomatically activated when you select a different medium. If an option is activated, it remains activated after COMAND is switched on/off.

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Depending on your vehicle’s production date the COMAND video DVD function may not be available.

Warning! G

Automatic picture fade-out

If a video DVD is playing when the vehicle is shifted from position P into N, D or R the picture is faded out automatically and the following message appears in the display: “In order not to distract driver, picture is faded out while the vehicle is in motion”.

When the vehicle is shifted back into P, the picture comes on again.

Notes about video DVD operation

COMAND can playback commercially available, prerecorded video DVDs that bear the following label. You will usually find the label on the DVD booklet, the inlay, or the DVD itself.

Video DVDs differ from recordable DVD-R

and DVD-RW discs.

There may be playback problems when play-

ing copied DVDs. There is a large variety of discs, disc-writing software and writers available. This variety means that there is no guarantee that the system will be able to play discs that you have written/copied yourself.

Some DVDs may not comply with the NTSC or PAL TV playback standards. Sound, picture and other playback problems may occur when you play such DVDs.

COMAND can playback video DVDs meeting the following requirements:

앫 Correct regional code

앫 NTSC or PAL TV standard

The appropriate information is usually given either on the DVD or the DVD box. The factory setting of COMAND is regional code 1. The setting can be changed at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. This will allow you to playback video DVDs with other regional codes, as long as they comply with the NTSC or PAL TV standard.

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Notes about handling DVDs

Do not affix stickers or labels to the discs.

These could peel away and damage COMAND. COMAND is designed to hold discs which comply with the IEC 60908 standard. You can therefore only use discs with a maximum thickness of

1.3 mm. If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that contain data on both sides (DVD on one side and audio data on the other), they cannot be ejected and can damage COMAND.

Do not use discs with an 8 cm diameter, even if they have an adapter. Only use round discs with a 12 cm diameter.

앫 Only hold discs by the edge.

앫 Handle discs carefully to prevent play-

back problems.

앫 Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints

and dust on discs.

앫 Clean discs from time to time with a

commercially-available cleaning cloth. Do not wipe them with a circular motion, but only in straight lines from the center outwards.

앫 Only use a pen designed for such a pur-

pose to label discs.

앫 Place discs back in their boxes after

use.

앫 Protect discs from heat and direct sun-

light.

Functional limitations

Depending on the DVD, it is possible that certain functions or actions may be temporarily or permanently unavailable. If you try to utilize such functions or carry out such actions, you will see the 7 symbol in the display.

Inserting or ejecting DVDs

Warning! G

Only insert or eject a DVD when the vehicle is stationary. There is a risk of accident by being distracted from road and traffic conditions if you load a DVD while the vehicle is in motion.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) every second.

왘 Inserting a DVD (컄 page 115).

왘 Ejecting a DVD (컄 page 117).

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Submenu overview of video DVD

DVD-V Pause/Play Stop Changer Sound

DVD Functions Pause playback Pause Playback Select medium Treble

Brightness Continue playback Stop playback Bass

Contrast Restart playback Balance/Fader

Color 3D Sound

16:9 Optimized

4:3

Widescreen

Switching to video DVD mode

왘 Insert a DVD (컄 page 115).

왘 Select “Video”  “Video”  “Video

DVD”.

왘 Press the M shortcut button once or

twice.

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to the previously set disc mode (audio CD/DVD, MP3-CD/DVD or video DVD). The number of times you have to press the shortcut button depends on the previously set mode.

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Hiding/showing the DVD control menu

왘 Hiding the menu: Slide qmr.

왘 Showing the menu: Slide qmr.

왘 Wait for approximately 8 seconds.

Control menu

1 Disc type 2 Current track 3 Current scene 4 Elapsed track time 5 Show the menu system

Hiding/showing the menu system

왘 Showing the menu: Press n.

왘 Hiding the menu: Press n when the

main menu area is selected.

Menu system

1 Video DVD options 2 Pause 3 Stop 4 Medium selection 5 Sound settings

Fast forward/rewind

왘 Slide omp and hold until you get to the

desired scene.

Selecting the DVD medium

왘 Select “Video”  “Video”  “Video

DVD”.

왘 Show the menu system, if necessary

(

컄 page 127).

왘 Select “Changer”.

The media list appears. The dotR indicates the current medium.

왘 Select a medium.

COMAND changes the medium.

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Stop playback

왘 Select “Video”  “Video”  “Video

DVD”.

왘 Show the menu system, if necessary

(

컄 page 127).

왘 Stop play: Select “Stop”.

In the display, “Pause” changes to “Play”.

왘 Continue playback: Select “Play”.

Play is continued from the point at which it was stopped.

왘 Stop playback: Select “Stop” again

while playback is stopped.

왘 Select “Stop” twice in quick succession

during playback.

왘 Resume playback: Select “Play”.

Playbacks starts again from the beginning.

Pause playback

왘 Select “Video”  “Video”  “Video

DVD”.

왘 Show the menu system, if necessary

(

컄 page 127).

왘 Pause playback: Select “Pause”.

In the display, “Pause” changes to “Play”.

왘 Continue playback: Select “Play”.

Play is continued from the point at which it was stopped.

Selecting scene/chapter

왘 Make sure that the control menu is

shown (

왘 Skipping forwards or back: Slide

컄 page 127).

omp or turn ymz.

Selecting film/track

This function is only available if the DVD is

comprised of several film/tracks.

왘 Select “Video”  “Video”  “Video

DVD”.

왘 Show the menu system, if necessary

(

컄 page 127).

왘 Select “DVD-V”  “DVD Functions” 

“Title selection”.

A selection list appears.

왘 Select a film/track.

Screen settings

Setting brightness, contrast and color

왘 Select “Video”  “Video”  “Video

DVD”.

왘 Show the menu system, if necessary

(

컄 page 127).

왘 Select “DVD-V”  “Brightness” 

“Contrast”or “Color”.

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왘 Changing settings: Slide qmr or turn

ymz until you reach the desired set-

ting.

왘 Saving settings: Press n.

Changing the picture format

왘 Select “Video”  “Video”  “Video

DVD”.

왘 Show the menu system, if necessary

(

컄 page 127).

왘 Select “DVD-V”.

The DVD-V menu appears. The dotRin front of a menu item “16:9 Optimized”, “4:3” or “Wide- screen” indicates the current format.

왘 Changing the format: Slide qmr or

turn ymz, until you reach the desired setting.

왘 Saving the format: Press n.

DVD menu

The DVD menu is the menu stored on the DVD itself. It is structured in various ways according to the individual DVD and permits certain actions and settings.

Calling up the DVD menu

왘 Select “Video”  “Video”  “Video

DVD”.

왘 Show the menu system, if necessary

(

컄 page 127).

왘 Select “DVD-V” “DVD Func-

tions”“Menu”.

The DVD menu appears.

Selecting menu items in the DVD menu

왘 Slide qmr or omp.

왘 Confirming the selection: Press n.

The selection menu appears.

왘 Reconfirming the selection: Select

“Select”.

COMAND carries out the action defined by the selected DVD menu item.

Depending on the DVD, it is possible the

menu item “Play” either has no function or has no function in certain parts of the DVD menu.

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Stopping the film or skipping to the beginning/end of a scene

왘 Select a menu item of your choice from

the DVD menu.

The selection menu appears.

1 Stop film 2 Skip to the end of a scene 3 Skip to the beginning of a scene

왘 Stopping the film: Select “Stop”.

왘 Skipping to the end of a scene:

Select H.

왘 Skipping to the beginning of a

scene: Select G.

Depending on the DVD, it is possible the

menu items H and G either have no function or have no function in certain parts of the DVD menu.

Switching to the next highest DVD menu level

왘 Press the L back button in the cen-

ter console.

왘 Select the corresponding menu item in

the DVD menu.

왘 Select a menu item of your choice from

the DVD menu.

왘 Select the menu item “Go up” in the se-

lection menu.

Depending on the DVD, it is possible the

menu item “Go up” either has no function or has no function in certain parts of the DVD menu.

Back to the film

왘 Press the L back button until you

can see the film.

왘 Select the corresponding menu item in

the DVD menu.

왘 Select a menu item of your choice from

the DVD menu.

왘 Select the menu item “Back (to the

film)” in the selection menu.

Depending on the DVD, it is possible the

menu item “Back (to the film)” either has no function or has no function in certain parts of the DVD menu.

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Setting the language and audio format

This function is not available for all DVDs. If

it is available, you can set the language for the DVD menu and the audio language and/or the audio format. The number of settings you can make is determined by the content of the DVD. It may also be possible to make the settings in the DVD menu (

왘 Select “Video”  “Video”  “Video

컄 page 129).

DVD”.

왘 Show the menu system, if necessary

(

컄 page 127).

왘 Select “DVD-V”  “DVD Functions”.

왘 Select “Menu Language” or “Audio Lan-

guage”.

In both cases a selection list will appear. The dotRin front of an entry indicates the current language.

왘 Changing the setting: Slide qmr or

turn ymz, until you reach the desired setting.

왘 Saving a setting: Press n.

왘 Exiting the menu: Slide omp.

Subtitles and camera angles

This function is not available for all DVDs.

The number of settings you can make is determined by the content of the DVD. It may also be possible to make the settings in the DVD menu

컄 page 129).

(

왘 Select “Video”  “Video”  “Video

DVD”.

왘 Show the menu system, if necessary

(

컄 page 127).

왘 Select “DVD-V”  “DVD Functions”.

왘 Select “Subtitles” or “Camera angle”.

In both cases a selection list will appear. The dotRin front of an entry indicates the current language.

왘 Changing the setting: Slide qmr or

turn ymz, until you reach the desired setting.

왘 Saving a setting: Press n.

왘 Exiting the menu: Slide omp.

Interactive content

DVDs may include interactive content (e.g. a

video game). In a video game you can control the play by selecting and initiating actions. The type and number of actions depends on the DVD.

왘 Selecting an action: Slide qmr or

omp, or turn ymz, until you reach the

desired setting.

왘 Initiating an action: Press n.

A menu appears, the first entry “Se- lect” is highlighted.

왘 Press n.

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Safety precautions

Warning! G

Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from using a cellular telephone while driving. Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety reasons, the driver should not use the cellular telephone while the vehicle is in motion. Stop the vehicle in a safe location before placing or answering a call.

If you nonetheless choose to use the mobile

phone

while driving, please use the handsfree feature and be sure to pay attention to the traffic situation at all times. Use the mobile phone only when road, weather and traffic conditions permit. Otherwise, you may not be able to observe traffic conditions and could endanger yourself and others.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) every second.

Observe all legal requirements.

Warning! G

Never operate radio transmitters equipped with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. without being connected to an external antenna) from inside the vehicle while the engine is running. Doing so could lead to a malfunction of the vehicle’s electronic system, possibly resulting in an accident and/or personal injury.

General notes

USA only:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interfer-

ence, and

(2) this device must accept any interference re-

ceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Canada only:

This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference re-

ceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Calls disconnected while the vehicle is in motion

A call may be disconnected if:

앫 there is insufficient network coverage

앫 you move from one transmitter/receiv-

er area (cell) into another and no channels are free or the cell is full

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Operating options

The components and operating principles of

COMAND can be found on (

컄 page 94).

(

Various mobile phone cradles can be in-

stalled in the front center armrest, see separate installation instructions for the mobile phone cradle. These mobile phone cradles can be obtained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. For more information about telephone

컄 page 507).

(

컄 page 85) and

When the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle, you can operate the telephone using the following devices:

앫 mobile phone keypad

앫 COMAND telephone keypad

앫 buttons s and t on the multi-

function steering wheel (

앫 Voice Control* (컄 page 291)

앫 Bluetooth

headset (컄 page 147)

컄 page 267)

Please note that these functions are only available with Mercedes-Benz approved mobile phones. Please contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for information on features available for your mobile phone of choice.

You can control other functions of the mobile phone via the COMAND, instrument cluster control system (

컄 page 278) or

Voice Control*.

In order for the functions described in this

section to work correctly, the Bluetooth set must be linked to COMAND ( Please make sure any Bluetooth with the mobile phone is switched off or that the headset is linked with COMAND before you insert the mobile phone in the cradle ( and use the telephone functions with COMAND.

head-

컄 page 241).

headset linked

컄 page 507)

The descriptions in this section assume that the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle. Exceptions to this are clearly stated.

Unless otherwise indicated, the descriptions and illustrations in this section refer to COMAND and the telephone keypad.

Operation using the mobile phone and Bluetooth

headset is described in the re-

spective separate Operating Instructions.

Caller ID

COMAND can display the telephone number and the name of the caller, e.g. for an incoming call and also in other menus or displays. For the telephone number to be displayed, the caller must transmit their telephone number. This is also the case for name displays. For this, the telephone number and the name of the caller must also be saved in the mobile phone book.

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Functional restrictions

You will not be able to use the telephone, or you may have to wait a while, in the following situations:

앫 If the telephone has not yet logged into

the network.

The telephone automatically tries to log into a network. If no network is available, you will also not be able to make a “911” emergency call. If you attempt to make an outgoing call, the “No Service” message will appear for a short while.

앫 If the mobile phone is not inserted in

the cradle.

앫 SIM card is not inserted in GSM type

phone.

The roof cargo container* may impair mo-

bile phone reception. In an emergency, remove the mobile phone from the mobile phone cradle

컄 page 507) to make a call.

(

Notes about COMAND telephone features using a Bluetooth

connection

Many of the Mercedes-Benz approved mobile phones, cradles and adaptors available for use in your vehicle utilize Bluetooth

technology to communicate with each other and the vehicle. Depending on your phone brand and model, the number of in-vehicle or on-display COMAND telephone features supported via Bluetooth

communication, and thus

available for your use, may vary.

The descriptions and illustrations in this section are based on the use of fully compatible Mercedes-Benz approved mobile phones and cradles that do not utilize Blue-

tooth

technology to communicate with ea ch other. If your vehicle is equipped with integrated Bluetooth Bluetooth

capable mobile phone, head-

functionality than a

set, Laptop, PDA, etc. is required to utilize those features.

For additional information about Mercedes-Benz approved Bluetooth

mo-

bile phones and related accessories please

contact the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes or your nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Switching telephone on or off

왘 Switching on: Insert mobile phone

into cradle when COMAND is switched on.

왘 Switch on the mobile phone

(see mobile phone operating instructions).

왘 Switching off: Select “Telephone” 

“Telephone”  “Telephone OFF”.

왘 Switch off mobile phone (see mobile

phone operating instructions).

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Activating telephone mode

왘 Select “Telephone”  “Telephone” 

“Telephone”.

왘 Press s on telephone keypad.

Telephone keypad

1 Telephone keypad 2 Folding cover

With the telephone keypad you can:

앫 Enter and clear numbers and special

characters

앫 Reject, accept, connect and end calls

왘 Entering characters: Select “Tele-

phone”  “Telephone”  “Telephone”.

왘 Fold up cover 2.

왘 Enter characters using A - #.

You can enter the * character by

pressing > once. Pressing this button again within 1.5 seconds enters the + character.

왘 Deleting individual characters:

Press *.

왘 Deleting an entire word or number:

Press and hold * until the word or number is deleted.

“911” emergency call

The “911” emergency call system is a public

service. Using it without due cause is a criminal offense.

This function places a call to the local 911

provider. It does not initiate a Tele Aid call.

The following conditions must be fulfilled in order to make a “911” emergency call:

앫 The phone is switched on.

앫 A mobile network is available.

앫 There is a valid SIM card in the phone

(not necessary in all mobile networks).

If no SIM card is inserted in the mobile

phone, you can only initiate a “911” emergency call by using COMAND and the mobile phone.

If you cannot make an emergency call, you must initiate rescue measures yourself. The “911” emergency call is a public service. Any misuse is punishable by law.

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The roof cargo container* may impair mo-

bile phone reception. In an emergency, remove the mobile phone from the mobile phone cradle

컄 page 507) to make a call.

(

Placing a “911” emergency call before entering PIN/PIN2, PUK/PUK2 or unlock code

Entering the number using the COMAND controller

왘 Select “Telephone”  “Telephone” 

“Telephone”  “Dial 911”.

Entering the number using the telephone keypad

왘 Enter digits 9-1-1 (컄 page 135).

왘 Press s.

Placing a “911” emergency call after entering PIN/PIN2, PUK/PUK2 or unlock code

Entering the number using the COMAND controller

왘 Select “Telephone”  “Telephone” 

“Telephone”.

왘 Select all the digits in sequence.

왘 Select “S”.

Entering the number using the telephone keypad

왘 Enter digits 9-1-1 (컄 page 135).

왘 Press s.

Confirming the emergency call

After the digits have been entered, you will see the question “Do you want to dial the 911 emergency number?”.

왘 Use COMAND controller to select

“Yes”.

The telephone makes the connection.

왘 Wait until the emergency call center

answers and describe the emergency situation.

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Entering the PIN

Your PIN code (Personal Identification Num-

ber code) prevents unauthorized persons from using your GSM mobile phone. The PIN code is a number string, which you have to enter when switching on the telephone.

The PIN entry applies only to GSM mobile phones.

Entering using the COMAND controller

왘 Select “Telephone”  “Telephone” 

“Telephone”.

왘 Entering: Select all the digits in se-

quence.

왘 Deleting a digit: Select ) and briefly

press n.

왘 Deleting an entire number: Select )

and press and hold n until the number is deleted.

왘 Confirming an entry: Press n.

Entering using the telephone keypad

왘 Entering: Enter digits (컄 page 135).

왘 Confirming an entry: Press n or

press s.

Entering the PIN2

The PIN2 entry applies only to GSM mobile

phones.

The phone may request the PIN2 in order to use certain functions. A corresponding message appears in the display.

왘 Enter PIN2 digits into mobile phone.

Entering the PUK/PUK2

The PUK/PUK2 entry (Personal Unblocking

ey) applies only to GSM mobile phones.

If you enter the PIN or PIN2 incorrectly three times, the SIM card will be locked. A corresponding message appears in the display. It is necessary to enter the PUK/PUK2 to unlock it. The PUK and/or PUK2 are provided by your telephone service provider.

왘 Enter PUK/PUK2 digits into mobile

phone.

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Entering the unlock code

Many mobile phones can be protected from unauthorized use with an unlock code (see mobile phone operating instructions). If you wish to use the phone functions when the unlock code is active, a screen appears requesting that you enter the unlock code. You cannot use the phone functions (except “911” emergency call) until you have entered the unlock code.

왘 Proceed in the same way as entering

the PIN (

컄 page 137).

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Telephone submenu overview

The components and operating principles of

COMAND can be found on (

컄 page 85).

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COMAND telephone*

Name

(only when the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle)

Display COMAND phone book

Call lists

(not during a call)

Display call list selection:

앫 Calls received

앫 Calls dialed

DTMF

(only during a call)

Send numerical sequence

Mic OFF/ON

(only during a call)

Switch hands-free microphone on/off

Text message

(not during a call)

Call up SMS inbox

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Main telephone menu

왘 Calling up main menu: Select “Tele-

phone”  “Telephone”  “Telephone”.

왘 Press s on the telephone keypad

(

컄 page 135).

If you press s when the main telephone

menu has already been called up, the “Calls Dialed” list will appear (

컄 page 141).

1 Numbers/characters to enter tele-

phone number

2 Symbol for new voice message in

mailbox

3 Symbol for unread SMS messag-

es in SMS inbox (

컄 page 156)

4 Signal strength and network status

display

앫 Network status “READY” = mobile

phone is logged in with its own provider’s network

앫 Network status “READY ROAM” =

mobile phone is logged in with another provider’s network

앫 Network status “No Service” = No

network available

5 To show COMAND phone book

(“Name”) (

컄 page 148)

6 To call up text message (SMS)

(

컄 page 156)

7 To display call list selection

(

컄 page 141)

Mailbox

The symbol in the example illustration above indicates that your mailbox contains new voice messages. You will have to call the mailbox in order to retrieve the messages.

You can call your mailbox by:

앫 Speed dialing (컄 page 145)

앫 Entering a telephone number using the

telephone keypad (

앫 Entering the telephone number using

the COMAND controller (

Once connection with your mailbox has

been established, the mailbox system will guide you through the next steps.

컄 page 144)

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Call lists

COMAND can display the following calls in separate lists:

앫 Calls received

앫 Calls dialed

The list of incoming calls contains received

calls as well as missed calls.

Calling up a list

왘 Select “Call List” from main telephone

menu.

왘 Select “Calls Received” or “Calls Di-

aled”.

The corresponding list appears.

The “Calls Received” and “Calls Dialed”

menu items do not function if the respective list has no entries. The “Call List” menu item does not function if neither list has any entries.

Illustration: list of incoming calls

1 To close list 2 To switch list display (“123” or “ABC”) 3 To call up options 4 Name or telephone number of a caller 5 Unknown caller 6 Telephone number of a caller

In the list of calls received, you will see the

name of caller 4 if

앫 the caller transmitted the telephone number

앫 the name and telephone number are saved

in the COMAND address book or in the phone book on the mobile phone

앫 the telephone number is saved in the same

way in which the caller transmits it

You will see the telephone number of caller 6 if

앫 the caller transmitted the telephone number

앫 no caller data is saved in either the COMAND

address book or the phone book on the mobile phone

An unknown caller 5 has not transmitted his or her telephone number.

In the list of dialed calls, you will see the

name of the person called if you have saved his or her telephone number and name in the COMAND address book or in the phone book on the mobile phone. If no data has been saved, you will see the telephone number.

왘 Switching to list display: Select

“123” or “ABC”.

The display changes to telephone number or name display.

왘 Closing list: Slide omp and

select “Back”.

왘 Selecting a list entry: Slide qmr or

rotate ymz and select entry.

컄컄

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Displaying details of a list entry

컄컄

COMAND can also show a shortened list entry in its entirety.

왘 Select list entry (컄 page 141).

왘 Slide omp and select “Options” 

“Details”.

The detailed view appears.

왘 Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or

omp or press n.

Saving a list entry in the address book

List entries that show a telephone number

are neither saved in the COMAND address book, nor in the phone book on the mobile phone. You can save such entries in the COMAND address book. You can also save list entries in the COMAND address book which have already been saved in the phone book on the mobile phone.

Saving as a new entry in the COMAND address book

왘 Slide omp or rotate ymz and select

list entry (

왘 Select “Options”  “Save”  “New En-

컄 page 141).

try”.

“Save” does not function if the selected list

entry is already saved in the COMAND address book.

왘 Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.

왘 Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land

Line”.

왘 Select “Save”.

The input menu appears with the data fields. The data field for the telephone number is filled in automatically. The data field for the last name is also filled in automatically if the entry to be saved contains a name.

왘 If you would like to save the entry

now: Select ?.

1 Data field 2 Input mark (cursor) 3 Input characters

왘 If you want to change the available

characters: Proceed as described in the “Changing data field” paragraph in the “Assigning a New Entry in the Address Book” section (

컄 page 152).

Adding to an existing entry in the COMAND address book

왘 Slide omp or rotate ymz and select

list entry (

왘 Select “Options”  “Save”  “Add”.

컄 page 141).

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“Save” does not function if the selected list

entry is already saved in the COMAND address book.

왘 Select a number category to add,

e.g. “Home”.

왘 Select a telephone category to add,

e.g. “Land Line”.

왘 Select “Save”.

The search menu for COMAND address book entries appears.

왘 Search for desired entry.

There is a detailed description of searching

for an COMAND address book entry in the “Searching for an address book entry” section

컄 page 228).

(

왘 Press n when you have finished

searching.

COMAND saves the data if there are fewer than four numbers assigned to the entry you are searching for in the selected number category.

If four numbers are saved for the entry you are searching for, a prompt will appear asking whether you want to overwrite one of the existing numbers.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “Yes”, a selection list will appear containing the four existing numbers.

왘 Select the number to be overwritten.

COMAND overwrites the selected number with the new data.

Incoming call

Rejecting or accepting the call

왘 Rejecting: Select “Reject”.

왘 Press t on the telephone keypad or

on the multifunction steering wheel.

If you have a CDMA/TDMA mobile phone

and reject a call, only the ring tone will stop. The call itself can only be ended by the caller.

왘 Accepting: Select “Accept”.

왘 Press s on the telephone keypad or

on the multifunction steering wheel.

왘 Press 0 on the multifunction steer-

ing wheel.

왘 Use the mobile phone (see mobile

phone operating instructions).

왘 Use the Bluetooth

headset

(see headset operating instructions).

The use of a Bluetooth® headset requires

Bluetooth headset to be authorized (

to be activated and the Bluetooth®

컄 page 241).

If you have accepted the call using COMAND, the telephone keypad, the multifunction steering wheel or the mobile phone, the call will be conducted via the hands-free system. The volume of the call can be adjusted (

컄 page 96).

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If you have accepted the call using the Bluetooth

headset, the call will be conducted via the headset. Further operating functions can be found in the “Functions during a single-call connection” section (

컄 page 146).

You can also accept a call if the COMAND display is showing a screen other than the telephone mode screen. After accepting the call, you will see the caller’s data in a window.

왘 Closing window: Slide qmr or omp

or press n.

Making an outgoing call

If you place an outgoing call and receive a

busy signal, the telephone automatically starts to redial as long as the provider and the mobile phone support this function (see mobile phone operating instructions). While the call is connecting, you can also send character strings (

컄 page 146).

Entering the telephone number using the COMAND controller

왘 Switching screen to telephone

mode: Call up main telephone menu (

컄 page 140).

왘 Entering digits: Select desired digits

by rotating ymz or sliding omp and press n.

왘 Deleting individual digits: Select )

and briefly press n.

왘 Deleting an entire telephone num-

ber: Select ) and press and hold n until the telephone number is deleted.

왘 Connecting a call: Select “S”.

Entering a telephone number using the telephone keypad

왘 Switching screen to telephone

mode: Call up main telephone menu (

컄 page 140).

왘 Use telephone keypad to enter digits.

A detailed description of how to enter digits

using the telephone keypad can be found on

컄 page 88).

(

왘 Connecting a call: Press s.

Redial

왘 Switching screen to telephone

mode: Call up main telephone menu (

컄 page 140).

왘 Use COMAND controller to select

“S”.

왘 Press s on the telephone keypad

(

컄 page 88).

The list of dialed numbers appears. The most recently dialed number is at the top.

왘 Select desired entry.

왘 Connecting a call: Press n.

If the list of dialed calls contains no entries,

the “S” menu item cannot be selected and the s button on the telephone keypad does not function.

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Placing a call to a call list entry or COMAND phone book entry

왘 Call up a call list and select an entry

(

컄 page 141).

왘 Call up COMAND phone book and se-

lect an entry (

왘 Connecting a call: Press n.

컄 page 148).

Speed dialing

You can save telephone numbers in the speed-dial preset locations on the mobile phone and call up the speed-dial presets (see mobile phone operating instructions).

By default, the mailbox number is preset in

the speed dial memory unless you have modified it. For more information on the mailbox

컄 page 140).

(

You can also call up speed-dial numbers using COMAND.

Operation during call connection depends

on the speed-dial preset position called up.

Calling up speed-dial presets using the COMAND controller

왘 Switching screen to telephone

mode: Call up main telephone menu (

컄 page 140).

왘 Entering number of a speed-dial pre-

set: Select all the digits in sequence.

왘 Deleting individual digits:

Select ) and briefly press n.

왘 Deleting entire number:

Select ) and press n until the number is deleted.

왘 Connecting a call (speed-dial pre-

sets 1 -99): Select “S”.

왘 Connecting a call (speed-dial pre-

sets 100 - 999): Select “#” after the digits  “S”.

In both cases, the telephone connects the call to the saved telephone number. If the speed-dial memory contains no telephone numbers, you will see a corresponding message.

왘 Deleting message: Press n.

Calling up speed-dial numbers using the telephone keypad

왘 Switching screen to telephone

mode: Call up main telephone menu (

컄 page 140).

왘 Single-digit numbers: Press and hold

A - 9 buttons.

왘 Single- and two-digit numbers: Enter

number using the A - 9 buttons.

왘 Press s.

왘 Three-digit numbers: Enter number

using the A - 9 buttons.

왘 Press #, and then s.

In all three cases, COMAND connects the call to the saved telephone number. If the speed-dial memory contains no telephone numbers, you will see a corresponding message.

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왘 Deleting message: Press n.

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Functions during a single-call connection

Illustration: telephone mode during a call

1 Symbol for active telephone con-

nection (also visible in other operating modes)

2 Signal strength display 3 To switch hands-free microphone on or

off

4 Length of call display 5 To send character strings 6 To end a call 7 Person you are calling

The name of the person you are speaking

with can only be seen in display 7 if his or her telephone number and name have been saved in the COMAND address book or phone book on the mobile phone. The telephone number must also be saved in the same way in which the person you are talking to transmits it.

Switching the hands-free microphone on or off

왘 Switching screen to telephone

mode: Call up main telephone menu (

컄 page 140).

왘 Switching off microphone:

Select “Mic OFF” and press n.

왘 Press F shortcut button.

If the microphone is switched off, the > symbol appears in the main area.

왘 Switching on microphone:

Select “Mic ON”.

왘 Press F shortcut button.

The > symbol disappears.

Sending a character string via DTMF

This function is not possible with every mo-

bile phone. If the mobile phone supports the function, you can use it during the call connection and also during a call.

Answering machines or other devices can be controlled by character strings (e.g. for remote query functions).

Sending character strings via the DTMF menu

왘 During a call, select “DTMF”.

The DTMF dialing display appears.

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1 Back to the call display 2 Character entry 3 To call up the phone book

왘 Sending individual characters:

Rotate ymz or slide omp and select desired character.

Each character you select can be seen in the main area and is sent immediately.

왘 Sending a phone book entry as a

character string: Select “Name”.

왘 Select desired phone book entry.

The entry is immediately sent as a character string.

Telephone numbers containing the + char-

acter may impair the function.

왘 Switching back to the call display:

Select “Y”.

Sending character strings via the telephone keypad

왘 Press corresponding button on tele-

phone keypad.

Each character you select is immediately sent.

The + character may impair the function.

Ending an active call

왘 Ending a call: Select “4 END” in the

call display.

왘 Press t on the telephone keypad or

on the multifunction steering wheel.

The COMAND display will change to the previously selected display, if applicable.

Transferring a call

From the hands-free system to the Bluetooth

Bluetooth headset to be authorized (

headset

The use of a Bluetooth® headset requires

to be activated and the Bluetooth®

컄 page 241).

The call transfer is controlled by pressing

the PTT button on the Bluetooth

headset (see headset operating instructions). Normally, it is sufficient to press the PTT button once, but under certain circumstances you may have to press it a second time.

Once the call has been transferred to the Bluetooth

headset, all the functions will be available to you which are described in the “Functions during a single-call connection” section (

컄 page 146).

Exception: “Switching the hands-free microphone on or off” function (

컄 page 146).

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From the Bluetooth® headset to the

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hands-free system

On most Bluetooth

headsets, you press the PTT button on the headset twice quickly to transfer the call (see headset operating instructions).

From the hands-free system to the mobile phone

왘 If the mobile phone has a folding up-

per section: Flip upper section open.

왘 Take mobile phone out of cradle.

The “No telephone inserted” message appears on the COMAND display. Subsequent operation is only possible using the mobile phone.

From the mobile phone to the hands-free system

왘 Insert mobile phone into cradle.

Once the call has been transferred to the hands-free feature, all the functions will be available to you which are described in the “Functions during a single-call connection” section (

컄 page 146).

COMAND phone book

The COMAND phone book contains both the COMAND address book entries and mobile phone entries that have at least one telephone number.

The COMAND address book entries are permanently available even when a mobile phone is not inserted in the cradle.

When the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle, COMAND will read the phone book entries in the mobile phone and compares them with the COMAND address book entries.

If any of the telephone numbers of a phone book entry in the mobile phone are the same as an address book entry, COMAND will only display the address book entry.

If the entries are not the same, the COMAND phone book will show the phone book entry in the mobile phone.

Calling up the COMAND phone book

왘 Select “Telephone”  “Telephone” 

“Telephone”  “Name”.

The COMAND phone book appears.

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Illustration: a phone book with name display and smart speller activated

1 Category symbol 2 Upper entry from address book (with-

out category symbol)

3 Symbol + for several telephone num-

bers (subentries) under the main entry

4 Symbol for summarized entries

from the mobile phone with the same name but different telephone numbers

5 Smart speller 6 Voice entry symbol 7 To close the phone book

Entries with category symbol 1 come from the mobile phone. The following category symbols are possible:

앫 = symbol for “Mobile” category

앫 = symbol for “Home” category

앫 = symbol for “Work” category

앫 = symbol for “Fax” category

앫 = symbol for “Pager” category

앫 = symbol for “Main” category or for

unknown category or for phone entries that are saved on the SIM card of a GSM mobile phone

Entries without a category symbol or with the symbol come from the COMAND address book. Entries with the symbol contain a voice entry. Voice entries can be added to the address book (

컄 page 234). This function

is available in vehicles with Voice Control*.

Switching between the smart speller and the list

왘 Switching from the smart speller to

the list: Slide mq repeatedly or press n until the smart speller is hidden.

왘 Rotate ymz or slide omp and

select ?.

The smart speller is hidden.

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Illustration: list of phone book entries with name display and hidden smart speller

1 Back to smart speller 2 To switch phone book display (“123” or

“ABC”)

3 Symbol + for several telephone num-

bers (subentries) under the main entry, subentry list is closed

4 To call up options 5 Symbol / for open subentry list 6 List of phone book entries 7 Subentry list with category symbols

and telephone numbers

The following options are available under

“Options” menu item 4:

앫 Displaying details about an entry

컄 page 151)

(

앫 Creating a new entry in the address book

컄 page 152)

(

앫 Deleting an entry (컄 page 153)

앫 Saving a phone book entry from mobile

phone in the address book (

앫 Adding a telephone number to an address

book entry (

왘 Switching from the list to the smart

컄 page 155)

컄 page 153)

speller: Select “Back” from the list.

왘 Press back button L in the center

console (

왘 Changing phone book display in the

컄 page 86).

list: Select “123” or “ABC”.

The screen changes to telephone number or name display.

Closing the COMAND phone book

왘 In the smart speller, select “Back”.

왘 Press back button L in the center

console (

컄 page 86).

Selecting an entry in the COMAND phone book

Selecting entries using the smart speller

왘 Switch from the list to the smart speller

if necessary.

왘 Changing smart speller language:

Select !.

왘 Select desired language.

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왘 Changing smart speller character

set: Select #.

Depending on the previous setting, you will change to letters with special characters or to numbers with special characters.

왘 Entering characters: Select the char-

acters of the entry you are searching for one by one.

왘 Deleting individual characters: Se-

lect ) and briefly press n.

Each time you enter or delete a character, the closest match will be displayed at the top of the list.

왘 Deleting an entire entry: Select )

and press and hold n until the entry is deleted.

왘 Canceling search: Switch from the

smart speller to the list.

The entry at the top of the list is automatically highlighted.

Selecting using the list

왘 If necessary, switch from the smart

speller to the list.

왘 Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-

sired entry is highlighted.

Selecting subentries

왘 Select an entry with the + symbol and

press n.

The + symbol changes to / and the subentries are displayed.

왘 Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-

sired subentry is highlighted.

Displaying details of an entry

COMAND can also show a shortened entry in its entirety. For entries featuring subentries, the detailed view is only available for the subentries and not for the main entry.

왘 Select entry (컄 page 150).

왘 Select “Options”  “Details”.

왘 Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or

omp or press n or back button L

in the center console (

컄 page 86).

Starting to dial the number of an entry

왘 Select entry (컄 page 150).

왘 Press n.

왘 Press s on the telephone keypad.

A list appears if the entry contains subentries.

왘 Select desired subentry.

왘 Press n again.

왘 Press s on the telephone key-

pad.

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The detailed view appears.

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Assigning a New Entry in the Address

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Book

Th is func tio n is use d to create a ne w entry in

the address book and to enter the data (first name, last name and telephone number) manually.

왘 Select “Options”  “New Entry” in the

COMAND phone book list.

왘 Selecting a number category:

Select a category, e.g. “Home”.

왘 Selecting a telephone category:

Select a category, e.g. “Land Line”.

왘 Confirming selection: Select “Save”.

The input menu appears with the data fields.

1 Data field 2 Input mark (cursor) 3 Input characters

왘 Changing data field: Slide qmr re-

peatedly until desired data field is highlighted.

왘 Select [ or ] repeatedly until de-

sired data field is highlighted.

왘 Entering data into a field: Select all

characters one by one from the input characters line 3.

왘 Toggling upper and lower case for

the input characters: Select & or (.

왘 Changing language for the input

characters: Select !.

왘 Select desired language.

왘 Changing character set for the input

characters: Select #.

Depending on the previous setting, you will change to letters with special characters or to numbers with special characters.

왘 Displaying special characters as in-

put characters: Select !  “Symbols”.

왘 Returning input characters to nor-

mal characters: Select !  the desired language.

왘 Moving cursor in the data field:

Select Y or Z.

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왘 Deleting individual characters:

Select ) and briefly press n.

The character to the left of the cursor is deleted.

왘 Deleting an entire entry: Select )

and press and hold n until the entry is deleted.

왘 Saving an entry: Select ?.

왘 Canceling an entry: Select “Back”.

If one of the data fields contains data, a prompt will appear asking whether you want to save the entry.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

The entry will either be saved or not, depending on your selection.

Deleting an entry

It is not possible to delete a phone book en-

try from the mobile phone using the COMAND phone book.

The deletion rules may vary, depending on the entry selected:

앫 Upper entry selected from the address

book: the entry is deleted from the COMAND phone book and also from the address book, if the address book entry only contains telephone numbers.

앫 Subentry of an address book entry se-

lected: the subentry is deleted from the COMAND phone book and from the address book.

왘 Deleting: Select entry (컄 page 150).

왘 Select “Options”  “Delete”.

A prompt appears asking whether the entry should be deleted.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

Once “Yes” has been selected, the entry will be deleted according to the rules mentioned above.

Saving a phone book entry from the mobile phone in the address book

This function is used to save an existing

phone book entry from the mobile phone in the address book. The following options are available:

앫 Saving as a new address book entry

앫 Adding a telephone number to an existing

address book entry

Saving as a new address book entry

왘 Select phone book entry from mobile

phone (

컄 page 150).

All entries with the following category sym-

bols are phone book entries in the mobile phone.

앫 = symbol for “Mobile” category

앫 = symbol for “Home” category

앫 = symbol for “Work” category

앫 = symbol for “Fax” category

앫 = symbol for “Pager” category

앫 = symbol for “Main” category

왘 Select “Options”  “Save”  “New En-

try”.

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왘 Selecting a number category:

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Select a category, e.g. “Home”.

왘 Selecting a telephone category:

Select a category, e.g. “Land Line”.

왘 Confirming selection: Select “Save”.

The input menu appears with the data fields. The data field for the telephone number is filled in automatically. The data field for the last name is also filled when the entry to be saved contains a name.

1 Data field 2 Input mark (cursor) 3 Input characters

왘 Proceed as described in the “Changing

data field” paragraph in the “Assigning a New Entry in the Address Book” section (

컄 page 152).

Adding a telephone number to an existing address book entry

왘 Select phone book entry from mobile

phone (

컄 page 150).

All entries with the following category sym-

bols are phone book entries in the mobile phone.

앫 = symbol for “Mobile” category

앫 = symbol for “Home” category

앫 = symbol for “Work” category

앫 = symbol for “Fax” category

앫 = symbol for “Pager” category

앫 = symbol for “Main” category

왘 Select “Options”  “Save”  “Add”.

왘 Selecting a number category:

Select a category, e.g. “Home”.

왘 Selecting a telephone category:

Select a category, e.g. “Land Line”.

왘 Confirming selection: Select “Save”.

The search menu for address book entries appears.

왘 Search for desired entry using smart

speller function.

There is a detailed description of how to

search for an address book entry in the “Searching for an address book entry” section

컄 page 228).

(

왘 After selecting an entry, press n.

If there are fewer than four numbers assigned to the selected entry in the selected number category, COMAND will save the data.

If four numbers are saved for the selected entry, a prompt will appear asking whether you want to overwrite one of the existing numbers.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “Yes”, a selection list will appear containing the four existing numbers.

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왘 Select number to be overwritten.

COMAND overwrites the selected number with the new data.

Adding a telephone number to an address book entry

This function is used to add a telephone

number to an existing address book entry. The telephone number can be entered manually.

왘 Select address book entry

(

컄 page 150).

All entries with the symbol or without a

symbol are address book entries.

왘 Select “Options”  “Add Number”.

“Add Number” does not function if you have

selected the main entry for an address book entry with subentries.

왘 Selecting a number category:

Select a category, e.g. “Home”.

왘 Selecting a telephone category:

Select a category, e.g. “Land Line”.

왘 Confirming selection: Select “Save”.

If four numbers are saved for the entry in the selected number category, a prompt will appear asking whether one of the existing numbers should be overwritten.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “Yes”, a selection list will appear containing the four existing numbers.

왘 Select number to be overwritten.

The input menu appears with the data field for entering the new telephone number.

왘 Entering digits: Select all digits one

by one from the input characters.

왘 Moving cursor in the data field:

Select Y or Z.

왘 Deleting individual digits: Select )

and briefly press n.

The digit to the left of the cursor is deleted.

왘 Deleting an entire number:

Select ) and press and hold n until the number is deleted.

왘 Saving entry: Select ?.

왘 Canceling an entry: Select “Back”.

If you have already entered data, a prompt will appear asking whether the entry should be saved.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

The entry will either be saved or not, depending on your selection.

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SMS messages (Short Message Service)

SMS functions

The following functions are available:

앫 Receive

앫 Read

The following conditions must be fulfilled in order to use the functions:

앫 The mobile phone is inserted in the cra-

dle and switched on.

앫 The PIN has been entered (only GSM

mobile phones).

앫 The mobile phone is logged into a mo-

bile network.

앫 Mobile phone book must be download-

ed and available in COMAND.

Inbox

Calling up the SMS inbox

왘 Select “Telephone”  “Telephone”.

The main telephone menu appears.

1 Symbol for unread messages in the

SMS inbox

The symbol only appears for those mes-

sages which are received while the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle.

왘 Select “Text Message”.

The SMS inbox appears.

“Text Message” does not function if the

SMS inbox contains no SMS messages. The SMS inbox only shows the messages which are received while the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle.

1 Date and time the highlighted SMS

message was received

2 To call up options 3 Highlighted SMS message 4 Symbol for unread SMS message 5 Back to main telephone menu

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The SMS messages are sorted by the date

and time they were received. The most recent message is at the top of the list. If the name and telephone number of the sender is saved in the address book or phone book of the mobile phone, you will see the name of the sender in the SMS inbox. Otherwise, you will see the telephone number of the sender.

Selecting an SMS message

왘 Rotate ymz or slide qmr and then

press n.

Showing abbreviated sender display in full

왘 Select SMS message  “Options” 

“Details”.

The detailed view appears.

왘 Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or

press n.

Calling an SMS sender

왘 Select SMS message  “Options” 

“Call”.

The telephone connects the call.

Saving SMS sender as new COMAND address book entry

왘 Selecting an SMS message: In the

SMS inbox, select a message  “Op-

tions”  “Save Number”  “New Entry”.

왘 Selecting a number category:

Select a category, e.g. “Home”.

왘 Selecting a telephone category:

Select a category, e.g. “Land Line”.

왘 Saving: Select “Save”.

The input menu appears with the data fields. The data field for the telephone number is filled in automatically.

1 Data field 2 Input mark (cursor) 3 Input characters

왘 Proceed as described in the “Changing

data field” paragraph in the “Assigning a New Entry in the Address Book” section (

컄 page 152).

Adding an SMS sender’s telephone number to an existing address book entry

왘 Selecting an SMS message: In the

SMS inbox, select a message  “Op- tions”  “Save Number”  “Add”.

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왘 Proceed as described in the “Selecting a number category” paragraph in the “Adding a telephone number to an existing address

book entry” section (

컄 page 154).

Exiting the SMS inbox

왘 Select “Back”.

The main telephone menu appears.

Reading an SMS message

왘 In the SMS inbox, select an SMS mes-

sage and press n.

The SMS message appears.

Using data in a text message

If the SMS message contains telephone

numbers or navigable address data, you can select this data and place a telephone call or transfer the address data to the navigation system.

왘 Selecting data from the text:

Rotate ymz or slide qmr.

왘 Using data: Press n  “Use”.

If you have selected a telephone number, the telephone connects the call. If you have selected a navigable address, it is transferred to the navigation system.

Calling an SMS sender

왘 Press n  “Call”.

The telephone connects the call.

This function is not possible with all SMS

senders.

Saving SMS sender as new address book entry

This function is not possible with all SMS

senders.

왘 Press n  “Save Number”  “New

Entry”.

왘 Proceed as described in the “Selecting

a number category” paragraph in the “Saving SMS sender as new address book entry” section (

컄 page 157).

Adding an SMS sender’s telephone number to an existing address book entry

왘 Press n  “Save Number”  “Add”.

왘 Proceed as described in the “Selecting

a number category” paragraph in the “Adding a telephone number to an existing address book entry” section (

컄 page 154).

Closing an SMS message and returning to SMS inbox

왘 Press n  “Back”.

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Safety precautions

Warning! G

For safety reasons, only enter a destination when the vehicle is stationary. When the vehicle is in motion, a passenger should enter the destination. Study manual and select route before driving.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) every second.

COMAND calculates the route to the destination without taking account of the following, for example:

앫 Traffic lights

앫 Stop and right-of-way signs

앫 Parking or stopping prohibited areas

앫 Lane merging

앫 Other road and traffic rules and regula-

tions

앫 Narrow bridges

COMAND may give incorrect navigation commands if the data in the digital map does not correspond with the actual road/traffic situation. DVD maps do not cover all areas nor all routes within an area. For example, if the traffic routing has been changed or the direction of a one-way road has been reversed.

For this reason, you must always observe applicable road and traffic rules and regulations during your journey. Road and traffic rules and regulations always have priority over the navigation commands generated by the system.

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Warning! G

Navigation announcements are intended to direct you while driving without diverting your attention from the road and driving.

Please always use this feature instead of consulting the map display for directions. Consulting the symbols or map display for directions may cause you to divert your attention from driving and increase your risk of an accident.

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Map software

The digital maps generated by the map software become outdated in the same way as conventional road maps. Optimum route guidance can only be provided by the navigation system in conjunction with the most up-to-date map software. Information about new map software versions can be obtained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Updating the map software

You can update the map software yourself using a DVD.

Notes about handling DVDs

앫 Only hold discs by the edge.

앫 Handle discs carefully to prevent read

problems.

앫 Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints

and dust on discs.

앫 Use a commercially-available cleaning

cloth to clean discs. Do not wipe them with a circular motion, but only in straight lines from the center outwards.

앫 Place discs back in their boxes after

use.

앫 Protect discs from heat and direct sun-

light.

Updating process

The updating process has the following phases:

앫 Loading a DVD into the DVD changer

(

컄 page 161)

앫 Updating process (컄 page 161)

The updating process can take between

10 and 60 minutes, depending on the size of the map software. If the radio was switched on before you started the updating process, you can still adjust the volume. You can also use COMAND to operate the automatic air conditioning and to cancel the process. Other functions are not operational. If possible, carry out the update when the vehicle is stationary.

If you carry out the update with the engine

switched off and the vehicle battery has insufficient power, COMAND may automatically switch off during the process in order to protect the battery. If this occurs, restart the update with the engine running period. Similarly, if the SmartKey position is unintentionally switched to 0, restart the update.

Warning! G

Never leave the engine running in an enclosed space. The exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide. Inhaling exhaust gases constitutes a health hazard and could lead to loss of consciousness or even death.

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Loading a DVD into the DVD changer

1 Disc slot 2 Magazine tray buttons 1 – 6

Each magazine tray button 2 indicates the

status of the corresponding magazine tray by means of an LED.

앫 LED off = magazine tray is empty

앫 LED constantly lit = magazine tray is loaded

앫 LED flashes = CD/DVD changer requesting

disc to be loaded

왘 Switch on COMAND (컄 page 85).

왘 Press one of the magazine tray

buttons 2.

If a disc is loaded, it will be ejected.

왘 Take disc out of slot 1.

왘 Wait until LED for magazine button 2

which you pressed flashes quickly.

왘 Slide DVD into slot 1 with printed side

facing upwards.

COMAND loads the DVD.

Updating

After you have loaded the DVD, you will see a message to the effect that the disc does not contain a recognizable audio format.

왘 Confirming message: Press n.

COMAND checks whether the map software on the DVD is compatible with the vehicle’s navigation system and whether it is compatible with the current system software.

Map software is compatible with the navigation system and the current system software

COMAND now checks whether the map data on the DVD is already installed.

Map data is not yet installed

You will see a comparison of the version statuses in the display and a prompt will appear asking whether you want to continue with the update.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “No”, COMAND automatically ejects the DVD and the map data is not updated.

왘 Take DVD out of the slot.

If you select “Yes”, the map data is updated.

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Map data is already installed

You will see a message that the map data is already installed and a prompt will appear asking you whether you want to continue with the update.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “No”, COMAND automatically ejects the DVD and the map data is not updated.

왘 Take DVD out of slot.

If you select “Yes”, the existing map data is saved again.

Updating the map data

While the update is running, you will see a message to this effect and a progress bar. The progress bars fills up from left to right during the update.

1 Progress bar

You can either cancel the update or allow it to run to the end without canceling.

왘 Canceling an update on the DVD

changer: Press corresponding magazine tray button 2 (

컄 page 161).

The DVD will be ejected in both cases.

왘 Take DVD out of slot.

If the update is canceled, the navigation sys-

tem remains fully operational with the previous map data. You can restart the update at a later date. It will then continue from the point where it was canceled.

왘 To allow the update to run to the

end without canceling: Take no further action.

If the update is successfully completed, you will see a message to this effect.

왘 Confirming message: Press n.

COMAND ejects the DVD.

왘 Take DVD out of slot.

The update is complete.

If the update is not successfully completed, you will see a message that the map update is not possible.

왘 Confirming message: Press n.

COMAND ejects the DVD.

왘 Take DVD out of slot.

The navigation system remains fully opera-

tional with the previous map data.

The update may not be successfully completed for the following reasons:

앫 DVD dirty or scratched

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왘 Clean DVD.

See the “Notes about handling DVDs” section (

왘 Restart update.

앫 Overheating due to excessive tempera-

컄 page 160).

tures in the vehicle interior

왘 Wait until vehicle interior has

cooled down.

왘 Restart update.

앫 The storage medium (hard disk) inte-

grated in COMAND is defective.

왘 Consult an authorized

Mercedes-Benz Center.

Map software is not compatible with the navigation system

You will see a message that the update is not possible.

왘 Confirming message: Press n.

COMAND ejects the DVD.

왘 Take DVD out of slot.

왘 Load a DVD which is compatible with

the vehicle’s navigation system.

Map software is not compatible with the current system software

You will see a message that the system software and the map software are not compatible.

왘 Confirming message: Press n.

COMAND ejects the DVD.

왘 Take DVD out of slot.

왘 Have the system software updated at

an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

The map software cannot be updated until

the system software has been updated.

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General notes

Operational readiness of the navigation system following a system software update by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center

After a system software update by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center, the installed map software may no longer be compatible. If this is the case, the navigation system will not be operational.

You will know if this is the case, when the following message will appear when you switch to navigation mode: “The system

software has been updated. The map software must be updated now. Please insert the DVD with the map software.”

왘 Updating map software: Proceed as

described in the “Updating the map software” section (

컄 page 160). Use

map software which is compatible with the system software.

Please note that the update must be allowed

to run to the end in this case. If you interrupt it, the navigation system will continue to be non-operational.

Initial use or use following a system software update

In both these cases, the navigation system must determine the position of the vehicle. You may have to drive for a while before precise route guidance is possible.

GPS reception

Correct functioning of the navigation system depends on GPS reception, among other things. In certain situations, GPS reception may be impaired, there may be interference or there may be no reception at all, e.g. in tunnels, in multistory parking garage or due to snow on the GPS antenna. If there is snow on the GPS antenna, you should remove it. The GPS antenna is at the back of the vehicle roof.

The roof cargo container* may also impair mobile phone reception and GPS coverage.

Route guidance after vehicle transportation

COMAND has to redetermine the position of the vehicle if the vehicle has been transported (e.g. by ferry, by train or after towing).

Positioning takes place automatically even when COMAND is switched off. The duration varies from one case to another.

Route guidance may be restricted as follows during vehicle positioning:

앫 Navigation announcements, route

guidance displays and displayed street names are not consistent with the actual location of the vehicle.

앫 COMAND does not generate navigation

announcements.

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앫 Instead of the route guidance displays,

you see the “Off Road” display and a direction arrow. The direction arrow shows the compass heading to the destination.

When positioning is complete, route guidance is once again possible using navigation announcements and route guidance displays.

Interrupting the journey during route guidance

The following applies if you interrupt the journey during route guidance and continue the journey later:

앫 COMAND resumes route guidance au-

tomatically if you continue the journey within 2 hours.

앫 Route guidance is canceled if you con-

tinue the journey after more than 2 hours. It will be necessary to resume the canceled route guidance manually (

컄 page 216).

The journey is interrupted if you park the ve-

hicle and switch off COMAND. The journey is continued when you switch COMAND back on and start driving on.

Hard disk errors

COMAND has an integrated hard disk on which the map software is saved.

If an area of the hard disk has an error, COMAND can no longer access the map data in this area, for example, when calculating a route.

The message “Navigation Unavailable. Please refer to the operating instructions.” appears.

왘 Deleting message: Switch COMAND

off and back on.

If you switch the navigation system off/on,

it will be operational again until it has to access the faulty area of the hard disk again. The message will then appear again. Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Units of measurement

The units of measurement in navigation mode are identical to those set in the instrument cluster.

Input restrictions

The input restrictions are imposed starting at a particular vehicle speed. The restrictions are canceled as soon as the speed drops below a certain value.

When the restriction is active, certain operations or entries are not possible.

You will notice this by the fact that some menu items cannot be selected or certain operations will not be possible.

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Navigation system menu overview

The components and operating principles of

COMAND can be found on (

컄 page 85).

Guide Route

Position 6

(only with route guidance active)

Select a special destination from the current map view

앫 Call up route info

앫 Call up route

browser

앫 Call up the de-

tour function

앫 Call up the save

position memory function

앫 Center the map

on the vehicle’s position

앫 Center the map

on the destination position

Depending on your vehicle’s production date the traffic menu may not be available.

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(only with route guidance active)

Repeat the current navigation announcement

Destination Traffic (USA only)

Select:

앫 a destination

앫 stopover

앫 save destination

앫 cancel route

Call up real-time traffic messages

guidance

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Calling up the map display and switching to navigation mode

왘 Press the N shortcut button once or

twice.

The number of times you have to press the

N shortcut button depends on the operating mode currently selected.

왘 In the main function line, select “Navi”.

Both of these will call up the map display. You will see the map with the menu system either shown or hidden.

Illustration: map with route guidance inactive and with the menu system shown

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Illustration: map with route guidance inactive and with the menu system hidden (full screen mode)

1 Current vehicle position 2 Set map orientation ( 3 Map scale selected (

Hiding or showing the menu system

왘 Hiding: Slide qm.

The “Full Screen” menu item appears in the main area of the display; it is automatically selected.

왘 Press n.

컄 page 170)

컄 page 168)

The menu system is hidden. The map can be seen in the full screen.

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왘 Showing: Press n in the full-screen

map display.

Adjusting the map scale

It is only possible to adjust the map scale

with the menu system hidden (full-screen map display).

왘 Rotate ymz until the desired map

scale is set.

1 Currently set map scale as number 2 Scale 3 Currently set map scale as a needle on

the scale

4 Previously set value before calling up

the scale

As soon as you rotate ymz, scale 2 appears. Rotating clockwise zooms in, rotating counterclockwise zooms out.

Saving current vehicle position as destination in last destinations list

왘 Showing menu system, if neces-

sary: Press n.

왘 Saving: Select “Position”  “Save Po-

sition”.

COMAND saves the current vehicle position as a destination in the last destinations (

컄 page 225).

Moving the map

It is only possible to move the map with the

menu system hidden.

왘 Slide qmr, omp or wmx.

A crosshair appears on the map.

1 Crosshair 2 Details of the crosshair position 3 Map scale

Display 2 may be the name of a road, for

example, provided the digital map contains the necessary data.

If no data is available, display 2 shows:

앫 the coordinates of the crosshair if the

geo-coordinate display is switched on

컄 page 171) and the GPS signal is strong

( enough

앫 no display if the geo-coordinate display is

switched off (

컄 page 171)

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Adjusting the map scale

왘 Rotate ymz.

Rotating clockwise zooms in, rotating counterclockwise zooms out.

Saving crosshair position as destination in last destinations list

왘 Showing menu system, if neces-

sary: Press n.

왘 Saving: Select “Position”  “Save Po-

sition”.

COMAND saves the crosshair position as a destination in the last destinations list (

컄 page 225).

Hiding the crosshair

왘 Press back button L in the center

console (

컄 page 86).

The crosshair disappears and the map is centered on the vehicle position.

왘 Set the map to the vehicle or destina-

tion position, see the explanation below.

Centering the map on the vehicle or destination position

If you have moved the map, you can use this

function to rapidly return the map to the position of the vehicle or destination. It is only possible to center the map on the destination position when route guidance is active.

왘 Centering on the vehicle’s position:

Select “Navi”  “Position”  “Vehicle Position Map”.

왘 Press back button L when the

crosshair is displayed.

왘 Centering on the destination:

Select “Navi”  “Position”  “Destina- tion Position Map”.

Basic settings

You can make the following settings regard-

less of whether route guidance is active or inactive.

Map perspective (USA only)

Depending on your vehicle’s production date the map perspective function may not be available.

COMAND can display the map from a bird's eye view or in the normal map view.

왘 Select map perspective:

Select “Navi”  “Navi”  “Map Display”.

The map display list appears. A dot R indicates the current setting.

왘 Select “Bird’s-eye view”.

The bird's eye view is switched on or off, depending on the previous status.

If you scroll the map in the bird's eye view,

COMAND switches back to the normal map view.

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Map orientation

1 Current map orientation

The following may be displayed:

앫 8 = “Heading Up” (the map is dis-

played so that the direction of travel is always up; the orange point of the icon points north)

앫 9 = “North Up” (the map view is dis-

played so that north is always up)

왘 Setting map orientation:

Select “Navi”  “Navi”  “Map Display”.

The map display list appears. A dot R indicates the current setting.

왘 Select “North Up” or “Heading Up”.

왘 Exiting menu: Slide omp.

The map orientation changes accordingly.

Setting POI symbols

You can set which points of interest (POIs) should be displayed as symbols in the map. POIs are garages, hotels, movie theaters or restaurants, for example.

Depending on the map scale on the map,

POI symbols may not be visible on the map although their display is activated. In addition, POI symbols may be covered by the map’s labels.

The following settings are possible:

앫 “Standard symbols” (symbol deter-

mined by the factory settings)

앫 “Personal symbols” (you can determine

the symbols yourself)

앫 “No symbols”

왘 Adjusting: Select “Navi”  “Navi” 

“Map Display”.

The map display list appears. A dot R indicates the current setting.

왘 Select “Standard symbols”, “Personal

symbols” or “No symbols”.

If you select “Personal symbols”, the list of POIs appears.

왘 Switching POI symbol display on

or off: Select the desired POI.

The corresponding symbol displays are switched on or off, depending on the previous status. A checkmark indicates which status is active. You can switch on the symbol displays for more than one POI.

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The list shows all symbols that are contained

in the digital map across all states (USA) and/or provinces (CDN). Not all POIs in all states (USA) or in all provinces (CDN) are available, however. Certain POI symbols may not be displayed on the map, even if the symbol display is switched on.

왘 Exiting menu: Slide omp or press

back button L in the center console (

컄 page 86).

Geo-coordinate display

Illustration: map with geo-coordinate display switched on

1 Current height above sea level 2 Number of GPS satellites from which

signals for positioning can be received

3 Coordinate display

There must be sufficient GPS reception for

displays 1, 2 and 3 to be shown. Height display 1 is an approximation because the navigation system uses the GPS signals for the calculation.

Display options with geo-coordinate display switched on

If the crosshair is displayed on the map view (map was moved manually), only display 3 is visible. It shows either the coordinates of the crosshair or other data on the crosshair position, e.g. a street name. The digital map must contain relevant data in order for this other data to be displayed.

If there is no crosshair on the map view, dis-

plays 1, 2 and 3 are visible. Display 3 shows the coordinates of the current vehicle position.

Switching the geo-coordinate display on or off

왘 Select “Navi”  “Navi”  “Map Dis-

play”.

The map display list appears.

왘 Select “Coordinates”.

The geo-coordinate display is switched on or off, depending on the previous status. A checkmark indicates which status is active.

왘 Exiting menu: Slide omp or press

back button L in the center console (

컄 page 86).

Setting route type (USA only)

Depending on your vehicle’s production date the route type function may not be available.

You can set the following route types:

앫 “Fast Route”: COMAND calculates a

route with the shortest possible (minimized) driving time.

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앫 “Short Route”: COMAND calculates a route with the shortest possible (minimized) distance taking distance and driving time into

account.

왘 Select “Navi”  “Navi”  “Mode”.

The mode list appears. A square 쐍 indicates the current setting.

왘 Select route type: “Fast Route” or

“Short Route”.

왘 Exit menu: Slide omp or press back

button L in the center console (

컄 page 86).

If you change the route type setting during

active route guidance, COMAND calculates a new route. If you change the setting when route guidance is inactive, COMAND uses the new setting for the next route guidance.

Setting route mode

This function allows you to set the following

options for route guidance:

앫 “Minimize Highways”

앫 “Minimize Toll Roads”

앫 “Minimize Tunnels”

앫 “Minimize Ferries/Motorail”

왘 Select “Navi”  “Navi”  “Mode”.

The mode list appears.

왘 Switching mode on or off:

Select desired modes.

Depending on the previous status, the mode is switched on or off. A checkmark indicates that the mode is switched on. It is possible to switch on more than one mode.

왘 Exiting menu: Slide omp or press

back button L in the center console (

컄 page 86).

COMAND will verify whether it can incorporate the modes if you select them with route guidance active.

If it can, COMAND calculates a new route while incorporating the modes selected.

If it cannot, you will see and hear a corresponding message.

왘 Select “OK”.

COMAND calculates a new route. Only those modes which can be incorporated are used.

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Warning! G

For safety reasons, only enter a new destination when the vehicle is stationary.

It is possible to enter a destination regard-

less of whether route guidance is active or inactive.

The following destination entry options are available:

앫 Entering a destination by address

앫 Entering a destination from the desti-

nation memory

앫 Entering a destination from the list of

last destinations

앫 Entering a destination from the map

앫 Entering a stopover

앫 Entering a POI

Entering a destination by the address

It is not possible to enter an address when

the vehicle has exceeded a certain speed. As soon as the vehicle speed drops below a certain value, the function is available again.

If Russian or Chinese is set as the system

language, the address must be entered using Latin letters. Setting the system language

컄 page 240).

(

To enter an address you may proceed as follows:

앫 Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),

street and town/city

앫 Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),

town/city and street

앫 Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),

town/city and center

앫 Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),

zip code and center

앫 Enter state (USA) or province (CDN),

zip code and street

As additional information to the street entry,

you can enter either a house number or an intersection. A zip code entry replaces the town/city entry.

Calling up the address input menu

왘 Select “Navi”  “Destination”  “Ad-

dress Entry”.

The address input menu appears. It shows a state (USA) or a province (CDN). Which state or province is shown depends on the vehicle’s location.

1 State (USA) or province (CDN)

컄컄

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Menu items in the address input menu

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Some menu items will not or not yet be available, depending on the sequence in which you enter the address and the data version. Example: If you have not made any entries, menu items “House No.”, “Center”, “Inter- section”, “POI”, “Start” and “Save” will not yet be available. And the “Zip Code” menu item will not be available if the digital map does not contain any zip codes.

Entering a state (USA)

You can only enter those states which are

saved on the digital map.

왘 In the address input menu, select

“State/Prov”  “States (U.S.)”.

A list of states appears with input characters; the input characters are automatically activated.

List of states with input characters

1 Top list entry based on the input data

up to that point

2 Characters entered by the user 3 Characters automatically added by the

system

4 Clear last character entry 5 Currently selectable characters 6 Currently non-selectable characters 7 Input characters 8 List of states 9 Currently selected characters

In the list of input characters 7, you can

only select currently selectable characters. Which characters are included depends on the sequence in which you have entered your destination and the data version of the digital map.

While the numbers are being selected as described below, the top list entry 1 always shows the state which best corresponds to the input data as it has been entered up to that point. At the same time, COMAND automatically supplements characters 2 entered by the user with other likely input characters 3.

왘 Selecting characters: Slide omp or

rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming character selection:

Press n.

왘 Deleting individual characters:

Select ) in the bottom line and press n.

왘 Deleting an entire entry: Select ) in

the bottom line and press n until the entire entry is deleted.

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왘 Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in

the bottom line and press n.

왘 Press back button L in the center

console (

컄 page 86).

As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute the characters entered to a state, the input characters 7 disappear automatically. You see the list of states without the input characters. Here you can confirm the current entry or make another selection.

During character entry, you can also manually switch to the list of states without input characters at any time.

왘 Switching manually to list of states

without input characters: Slide qm.

왘 Select ? in the second line from the

bottom and press n.

List of states without input characters

왘 Selecting a state: Slide qmr or

rotate ymz.

왘 Canceling selection: Select “Back” by

sliding om and press n.

왘 Press back button L in the center

console (

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

컄 page 86).

The address input menu appears again. It shows the abbreviation for the selected state.

The following menu items are now available:

앫 “Map”: Entering a destination from the

map (

컄 page 194)

앫 “State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or

province (CDN)

앫 “Town”: Entering a town or city

(

컄 page 179)

앫 “Street”: Entering a street

(

컄 page 181)

앫 “Zip Code”: Entering the zip code

(

컄 page 177)

It is not possible to enter zip codes if the dig-

ital map does not contain any zip codes for the selected state.

왘 Continuing destination entry:

Select one of the menu items mentioned above.

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Entering a province (Canada)

왘 In the address input menu, select

“State/Prov”  “Provinces (Canada)”.

A list of provinces appears.

왘 Select desired province.

The address input menu appears again. It shows the abbreviation for the selected province.

The following menu items are now available:

앫 “Map”: Entering a destination from the

map (

컄 page 194)

앫 “State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or

province (CDN)

앫 “Town”: Entering a town or city

(

컄 page 179)

앫 “Street”: Entering a street

(

컄 page 181)

앫 “Zip Code”: Entering the zip code

(

컄 page 177)

It is not possible to enter a zip code if the

digital map does not contain any zip codes for the selected province (CDN).

왘 Continuing destination entry:

Select one of the menu items mentioned above.

Quick access to most recently entered states (USA) or provinces (CDN)

왘 In the address input menu, select

“State/Prov”  “Last States/Provinces”.

The list of most recently entered states (USA) or provinces (CDN) appears. The last entry is at the top of the list.

왘 Select desired state (USA) or desired

province (CDN).

The address input menu appears again. It shows the abbreviation for the selected state (USA) or province (CDN).

The following menu items are now available:

앫 “Map”: Entering a destination from the

map (

컄 page 194)

앫 “State/Prov”: Re-enter state (USA) or

province (CDN)

앫 “Town”: Entering a town or city

(

컄 page 179)

앫 “Street”: Entering a street

(

컄 page 181)

앫 “Zip Code”: Entering the zip code

(

컄 page 177)

It is not possible to enter a zip code if the

digital map does not contain any zip codes for the selected state (USA) or province (CDN).

왘 Continuing destination entry:

Select one of the menu items mentioned above.

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Entering the zip code

It is not possible to enter a zip code if you

have already entered other address data aside from the state (USA) or province (CDN). You can only enter those zip codes which are saved on the digital map. The available zip codes depend on the state (USA) or province (CDN) most recently entered.

왘 In the address input menu, select “Zip

Code”. A list of zip codes appears with

input characters; the input characters 4 are automatically activated.

List of zip codes with input characters

1 Top list entry based on the input data

up to that point

2 Numbers entered by the user 3 Numbers automatically added by the

system

4 Input characters 5 Currently selectable numbers 6 Currently selected numbers 7 Currently non-selectable numbers 8 List of zip codes

In the list of input characters 4, you can

only select numbers which can be currently entered. Which characters are included depends on the sequence in which you have entered your destination and the data version of the digital map.

While the numbers are being selected as described below, the top list entry 1 always shows the zip code which best corresponds to the input data as it has been entered up to that point. At the same time, COMAND automatically supplements numbers 2 entered by the user with other likely numbers 3.

왘 Selecting numbers: Slide omp or

rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming number selection:

Press n.

왘 Deleting individual numbers:

Select ) in the bottom line and press n.

왘 Deleting an entire entry: Select ) in

the bottom line and press n until the entire entry is deleted.

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왘 Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in

the bottom line and press n.

왘 Press back button L in the center

console (

컄 page 86).

As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute the numbers entered to a zip code, input characters 4 disappear. You see the list of zip codes without the input characters. Here you can confirm the current entry or make another selection.

During character entry, you can also manually switch to the list of zip codes without input characters at any time.

왘 Switching manually to list of zip

codes without input characters: Slide qm.

왘 Select ? in the second line from the

bottom and press n.

List of zip codes without input characters

왘 Selecting a zip code: Slide qmr or ro-

tate ymz.

왘 Canceling selection: Select “Back”

and press n.

왘 Press back button L in the center

console (

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

컄 page 86).

You will see the address input menu again.

It shows one of the following items of information:

앫 Street and if necessary, house number,

town/city, state (USA) or province (CDN)

앫 Town/city, state (USA) or province

(CDN) and zip code

앫 State (USA) or province (CDN) and zip

code

The street and, if necessary, the house num-

ber, will then appear as soon as COMAND can attribute the zip code to an appropriate address.

Which of the following menu items are now available depends on the situation, or may depend on the data version of the digital map. The menu items which are not available cannot be selected.

앫 “Map”: Using the map to enter a desti-

nation (

entry is based on the town or city seen in the address input menu.

컄 page 194)

In this case, using the map for destination

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앫 “Street”: entering a street

(

컄 page 181)

앫 “Center”: entering a center

(

컄 page 184)

앫 “POI”: entering a point of interest

(

컄 page 197)

In this case, entering a POI is based on the

town or city seen in the address input menu.

앫 “Save”: saving a destination in the des-

tination memory (

앫 “Start”: starting the route calculation

(

컄 page 191)

왘 Continuing or completing destina-

컄 page 219)

tion entry: Select one of the menu items mentioned above.

Entering a town or city

You can only enter those towns or cities

which are saved on the digital map. It is not possible to enter a town or city when you have already entered a street which COMAND can clearly attribute to a town or city. If COMAND cannot clearly attribute a previously entered street to a town/city, only those towns or cities are available which have a street of that name. If you have not yet entered a street before entering the town or city, towns or cities within the state (USA) or province (CDN) previously entered are available.

왘 In the address input menu, select

“Town”.

The list of towns/cities appears either with or without the input characters (

컄 page 180).

Whether or not the input characters appear depends on how many towns or cities are available for the desired state (USA) or province (CDN).

List of towns or cities with input characters

When this list appears, the input characters 4 are automatically activated.

1 Top list entry based on the input data

up to that point

2 Characters entered by the user 3 Characters automatically added by the

system

4 Input characters 5 Currently non-selectable characters 6 Currently selectable character 7 List of towns/cities 8 Currently selected character

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In the list of input characters 4, you can

only select currently selectable characters. Which characters are included depends on the sequence in which you have entered your destination and the data version of the digital map.

The top list entry 1 at first shows either the town or city in which the vehicle is currently located or the town or city which best corresponds to the input data as it has been entered up to that point.

The current town or city is shown if:

앫 you have accepted the current state (USA) or

province (CDN) when entering the state (USA) or province (CDN)

앫 and if you select town/city entry immediate-

ly afterward

As soon as you enter a character from input characters 4, the top list entry 1 shows the town or city that best corresponds to the input data as it has been entered up to that point. At the same time, COMAND automatically supplements characters 2 entered by the user with appropriate characters 3.

왘 Selecting characters: Slide omp or

rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming character selection:

Press n.

왘 Deleting individual characters:

Select ) in the bottom line and press n.

왘 Deleting an entire entry: Select ) in

the bottom line and press n until the entire entry is deleted.

왘 Canceling an entry: Select “Back” in

the bottom line and press n.

왘 Press back button L in the center

console (

컄 page 86).

As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute the characters entered to a town or city, the input characters 4 disappear automatically. You see the list of towns or cities without the input characters. Here you can confirm the current entry or make another selection.

During character entry, you can also manually switch to the list of towns/cities without input characters at any time.

왘 Switching manually to the list of

towns/cities without input characters: Slide qm.

왘 Select ? in the second line from the

bottom and press n.

List of towns/cities without input characters

1 Symbol for more selection options

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왘 Selecting a town or city: Slide qmr

or rotate ymz.

왘 Canceling selection: Select “Back”

and press n.

왘 Press back button L in the center

console (

왘 Confirming selection: Press n.

컄 page 86).

Towns/cities with symbol 1 mean that there is more than one in the selected state (USA) or province (CDN). Confirming one of these towns/cities will take you to a further sub-selection.

If there are no other selection options, the address input menu appears again.

It shows one of the following items of information:

앫 Town/city and state (USA) or province

(CDN)

앫 Street, town/city and state (USA) or

province (CDN)

The street is visible if you have entered it be-

fore entering the town or city.

Which of the following menu items are now available depends on the situation, or may depend on the data version of the digital map. The menu items which are not available cannot be selected.

앫 “Map”: using the map to enter a desti-

nation (

entry is based on the town or city seen in the address input menu.

앫 “Street”: entering the street

(

앫 “House No.”: entering the house num-

ber (

앫 “Center”: entering the center

(

앫 “Intersection”: entering the intersec-

tion (

앫 “POI”: entering a point of interest

(

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In this case, using the map for destination

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In this case, entering a POI is based on the

town or city seen in the address input menu.

앫 “Save”: saving a destination in the des-

tination memory (

앫 “Start”: starting the route calculation

(

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왘 Continuing or completing destina-

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tion entry: Select one of the menu items mentioned above.

Entering a street

It is not possible to enter a street if:

앫 you have already entered a center

앫 you have already entered a zip code that

COMAND can clearly attribute to a street

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You can only enter those streets which are

saved on the digital map. If you have not entered a town or city before entering the street, only those streets within the state (USA) or province (CDN) previously entered are available. If you have already entered a town or city, streets within that town or city are available. If you have entered a zip code before entering the street, only those streets within the zip code area are available.

왘 In the address input menu, select

“Street”.

The list of streets appears either with or without the input characters (

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characters appear depends on how many streets are available for the selected town or city.

Street list with input characters

When this list appears, the input characters 6 are automatically activated.

1 Top list entry based on the input data

up to that point

2 Characters entered by the user 3 Characters automatically added by the

system

4 Currently non-selectable characters 5 Currently selectable character 6 Input characters 7 Street list 8 Currently selected character

In the list of input characters 6, you can

only select currently selectable characters. Which characters are included depends on the sequence in which you have entered your destination and the data version of the digital map.

The top list entry 1 first shows the street first alphabetically and best corresponds to the input data as it has been entered up to that point.

As soon as you enter a character from input characters 6, the top list entry 1 shows the street which best corresponds to the input data as it has been entered up to that point. At the same time, COMAND automatically supplements characters 2 entered by the user with appropriate characters 3.

왘 Selecting characters: Slide omp or

rotate ymz.

왘 Confirming character selection:

Press n.

왘 Deleting individual characters:

Select ) in the bottom line and press n.

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