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COMAND

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Welcome to COMAND!

Please make yourself familiar with your COMAND control unit and read the instruc tions in this manual before operating the COMAND system. This will help you derive a greater benefit from the system. Please also follow the instructions and warnings contained in this manual. Ignoring them could result in damage to the vehicle or personal injury to you or others.

Depending on model, version and configuration, your COMAND system equipmentmay differ. Therefore, you may find explanations for optional equipment not in stalled in your vehicle. If you have any questions about the operation of any equipment, your authorized MercedesBenz Center will be glad to demonstrate the proper procedures.

We continuously strive to improve our product and ask for your understanding that we reserve the right to make changes in

design and equipment. Therefore, informa tion, illustrations and descriptions in this manual might differ from the equipment in

stalled in your vehicle. As such, the infor-

mation, illustrations and descriptions contained in this manual may not be reaso nably relied upon in making any claims with respect to the actual performance of the product.

These operating instructions form an integral part of the vehicle and should therefore always be kept inside the vehicle and passed on to the new owner if the vehicle is sold.

We extend our best wishes for many miles of safe, pleasurable driving.

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC A Daimler Company

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . 12

Single CD operating elements . . . . . . . 14

CD changer operating elements. . . . . . 16

MP3 CD operating elements . . . . . . . . 18

Satellite radio operating elements . . . . 20

Telephone operating elements. . . . . . . 22

Navigation operating elements . . . . . . 24

System operating elements . . . . . . . . . 26

Vehicle Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 28

Selecting the multifunction display 29

Audio search function. . . . . . . . . . . 30

Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 34

Switching the COMAND control unit on

and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Balance and fader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Bass and Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Sound functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Vehicle Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Setting the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Selecting the language . . . . . . . . . . 41

Switching verification and notification

tones on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Selecting display settings. . . . . . . . 42

Switching the screen off or on . . . . 43

Resetting all settings to the factory

settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Audio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Vehicle Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Opening the Audio menu . . . . . . . . 46

Selecting an audio source . . . . . . . 47

Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Switching to radio operation. . . . . . 48

Changing the Radio band . . . . . . . . 48

Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Memory functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

General Information on CD

operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 56

Loading a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

CD changer operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Switching to CD changer mode . . . 59 Loading CDs into the CD changer. . 59

CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Switching to CD operation . . . . . . . 61

Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Selecting a CD (CD changer only). . 63

Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Muting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

MP3 CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Tips on data storage media . . . . . . 70

Tips on caring for your MP3 CDs . . 71

Tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . 71

Tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . . 73

Tips on copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Switching to MP3 CD mode . . . . . . 74

Loading a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Ejecting a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

MP3 main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Selecting a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Muting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

AUX operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Vehicle Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Subscribing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Subscribing to satellite radio . . . . . 85

Satellite radio operation. . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Changing the program category . . . 87

Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Memory functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Displaying information . . . . . . . . . . 90

Displaying service information . . . . 91

Station list updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Vehicle Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Switching telephone operation on . 98 Switching telephone operation off . 98

Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Entering codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Switching to telephone operation 102

Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Outgoing calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Phone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Vehicle Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Navigation DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Route guidance after the vehicle has

been transported . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Trip interruption during route

guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Activating the Navigation main menu 118

Setting the routing mode . . . . . . . 120

Saving current location . . . . . . . . . 121

Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Activating the Enter street menu . 122

Selecting the state/province . . . . 123

Entering destination address . . . . 124

Selecting home address . . . . . . . . 135

Route guidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Starting route guidance . . . . . . . . 137

Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Recalculating an existing route. . . 137

Voice instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Navigation displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Partially digitized areas/unverified

roads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Arriving at destination. . . . . . . . . . 147

Cancelling route guidance . . . . . . 147

During route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Displaying the soft keys . . . . . . . . 148

Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Selecting a detour. . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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Stopover function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Saving the current location . . . . . 155

Defining route guidance displays . 155 Last destinations and destination

memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Last destinations memory . . . . . . 161

Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . 162

POIs (Points of Interest). . . . . . . . . . . 165

Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Selecting a POI on the map . . . . . 168

Entering a POI by phone number . 169

Today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Adding a destination to today’s

plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

General Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Vehicle Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

SMS Received list. . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Reading SMS message received. . 180

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Emergency call system. . . . . . . . . 181

Roadside Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . 181

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

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 Where to find it

This Operator’s Manual is designed to provide support information for you, the COMAND own guide color to provide fast access to information.

Since all models do not have the same standard equipment, your COMAND sys tem equipment may deviate from some descriptions and illustrations.

At a glance Here you will find an overview of

all components. If you are operating COMAND rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the chapter you should read first.

System settings This chapter provides information on how

to adjust COMAND system settings.

operator. Each chapter has its

COMAND control elements and system

for the first time or if you have

Audio Here you will find all the information on

how to use the radio, CD player (CD, MP3 CD), CD changer (CD, MP3 CD) and AUX operation.

Satellite radio This chapter provides information on how

to select a station and a program category.

Telephone Here you can learn in detail about the

many functions of the telephone, how to initiate an emergency call and use the pho ne book.

Navigation This chapter provides detailed information

on the following topics:

Introduction

Where to find it

 Route guidance including detour  Last destinations and destination

memory

 POIs  Today’s plan

Service Here you will find all the information about:

 SMS  Tele Aid

Directories The glossary explains the most important

technical terms.

The table of contents and index directory will help you quickly locate the information you need.

 Destination input

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Introduction

Symbols

 Symbols

You will find the following symbols in these operating instructions:

Warning G

Warning notices draw your attention to hazards that may endanger your health or life, or the health or life of others.

Highlights hazards that may result in damage to your COMAND.

Helpful hints or further information you may find useful.

 This symbol points to in-

structions for you to follow. A number of these symbols appearing in succession in dicates a multiple-step procedure.



The continuation symbol

marks an interrupted proce dure which will be continued on the next

( page 9) This symbol tells you where

to look for further information on this subject.

-> This symbol is used in the glossary. It indicates that the term immediately follo wing the symbol is also explained in the glossary.

Display Messages, menu items or

soft key names appearing in the COMAND color display are printed in the type shown here.

page.

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 Operating safety

Introduction

Operating safety

Warning G

Any alterations made to electronic components and the software can cause malfunc tions.

The radio, amplifier, CD changer, satellite radio, telephone and navigation module are interconnected. When one of the components is not operational or has not been removed/ replaced properly, the function of other components may be impaired.

This condition might seriously impair the operating safety of your vehicle.

We recommend that you have any service work on electronic components carried out only by qualified personnel.

Warning G

In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an accident, the driver should enter

system settings with the vehicle at a stand still and operate the system only when road, weather and traffic conditions permit.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mp/h (approximately 50 km/h), your car is covering a distance of 44 feet (approxima tely 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 encoura ge the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe place before answering or placing a call, or consulting the COMAND screen to read na vigational maps, instructions, or downloaded information.

While the navigation system provides directional assistance, the driver must remain focused on safe driving behavior, including 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. This al ways remains your personal responsibility

when you drive. DVD maps do not cover all

areas nor all routes within an area.

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At a glance

Radio operating elements

Single CD operating elements

CD changer operating elements

MP3 CD operating elements

Satellite radio operating elements

Telephone operating elements

Navigation operating elements

System operating elements

Multifunction steering wheel

Menu system

Quick reference COMAND

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At a glance

Radio operating elements

 Radio operating elements

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At a glance

Radio operating elements

Function Page

1 Audio menu 46 2 Soft keys

(multifunction keys)

3 Color display with Radio

main menu

4 1 - 0, *

Station selection Saving stations manually Selecting a station from

the preset memory

5 Push the joystick to

H,h,g,G Function selection g and G e.g.

Automatic seek tuning H and h e.g. Manual tuning

49 52

Function Page

6 J

Muting 47

7 Volume control 35 8 e Switching on and off 34 9 d and D

Automatic seek tuning Manual tuning

49 50

Press E to confirm

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At a glance

Single CD operating elements

 Single CD operating elements

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At a glance

Single CD operating elements

Function Page

1 Audio menu 46 2 Soft keys

(multifunction keys)

3 Color screen with single

CD main menu The status bar indicates

CD status information

4 1 - 0, *

Track select 64

5 Push the joystick to

g and G Track select Press E to confirm 64

Function Page

6 l

Ejecting/loading a CD into the CD drive

There are two l buttons. One is on the display unit. The other is located left of the CD AUDIO slot behind the display.

7 J

Muting 67

8 Volume control 35 9 e Switching on and off 34 a d and D

Track select Fast forward/reverse

64 66

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At a glance

CD changer operating elements

 CD changer operating elements

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At a glance

CD changer operating elements

The CD changer is located in the glove box. Open the glove box to access the CD changer.

Loading CDs into the CD changer ( page 59).

The CD changer can accomodate up to 6 audio or MP3 CDs.

Function Page

1 Audio menu 46 2 Soft keys

(multifunction keys)

3 Color screen with CD

changer main menu The status bar indicates

CD status information

Function Page

4 1 - 6

Selecting an audio CD or MP3 CD

1 - 0, * Track select

5 Push the joystick to

H and h Selecting an audio CD or

MP3 CD Push the joystick to

g and G Track select Selecting an audio CD or

MP3 CD Press E to confirm

6 J

Muting 67

7 Volume control 35 8 e Switching on and off 34

63, 64

Function Page

9 d and D

Track select Fast forward/reverse

64 66

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At a glance

MP3 CD operating elements

 MP3 CD operating elements

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At a glance

MP3 CD operating elements

Function Page

1 Audio menu 46 2 Soft keys

(multifunction keys)

3 Color screen with MP3

main menu The status bar indicates

MP3 CD status information

4 1 - 0, *

Track select 79

5 Push the joystick to

H and h Selecting a folder Push the joystick to

g and G Track select or Activating playback mode Selecting a folder

78 81 77

Function Page

6 l

Ejecting/loading a MP3 CD into the CD drive

There are two l buttons. One is on the display unit. The other is located left of the CD AUDIO slot behind the display.

7 J

Muting 80

8 Volume control 35 9 e Switching on and off 34 a d and D

Fast forward/reverse 80

Press E to confirm

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At a glance

Satellite radio operating elements

 Satellite radio operating elements

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At a glance

Satellite radio operating elements

Function Page

1 Satellite radio main menu

Switching satellite operation on and off

2 Soft keys

(multifunction keys)

3 Color screen with Satellite

radio main menu

4 1 - 0, *

Station selection via direct channel entry

Saving stations manually

5 Push the joystick to

H,h,g,G Selecting a category,

selecting a station Press E to confirm

6 J

Muting 87

88 89

Function Page

7 Volume control 35 8 e Switching on and off 34 9 d and D

Previous or next channel 87

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At a glance

Telephone operating elements

 Telephone operating elements

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At a glance

Telephone operating elements

Function Page

1 a

Telephone menu Switching telephone

operation on and off

2 Soft keys

(multifunction keys)

3 Color screen with

Telephone menu

4 1 - 0, # and *

Entering the unlock code Entering a telephone

number Subsequent dialing Speed-dialing Quick-dialing

102

101

104 105 108 108

Function Page

5 Push the joystick to

H,h,g,G Function selection Press E to confirm

6 k

Accepting a call Making a call Redialing

7 K

Rejecting or ending a call 103

8 Volume control 35 9 e Switching on and off 34

103 105 105

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At a glance

Navigation operating elements

 Navigation operating elements

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At a glance

Navigation operating elements

Function Page

1 b

Navigation main menu During route guidance:

Change over to navigation display

Cancelling route guidance

2 c

Switches to map display Changing the map display

(split and full view)

3 Soft keys

(multifunction keys)

4 Color screen with

Navigation main menu

5 Entering a house or street

number Entering a POI by phone

number

118

139 147

139

141

118

124,

125

169

Function Page

6 Push the joystick to

H,h,g,G,F,f Function selection,

Scrolling on map Press E to confirm

7 l

Updating software/ changing map data

There are two l buttons. One is on the display unit. The other is located left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot behind the display.

174

Function Page

8 J

During a voice instruction: Muting current voice

instruction Switching off voice

instructions

9 j

Repeating current voice instruction

Switching on voice instructions

a Volume control 35 b e Switching on and off 34

138

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At a glance

System operating elements

 System operating elements

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At a glance

Vehicle Equipment

Function Page

System menu 40

2 Soft keys

(multifunction keys)

3 Color screen with Service

main menu

The SMS soft key appears if the vehicle is equipped for phone operation and a Mercedes-Benz specified mobile telephone is inserted in phone cradle.

4 Push the joystick to

g,G Function selection Press E to confirm

5 e Switching on and off 34

 Vehicle Equipment

This Operator’s manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Please be aware that your vehicle might not be equipped with all features described in this manual.

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At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel

 Multifunction steering wheel

Function Page

1 Multifunction display 2 Volume setting

ç Volume down æ Volume up

3 Making calls:

Accepting calls, Redialing

Ending or rejecting calls

4 Multifunction display

menu change:

è forward ÿ back 29

5 Radio mode:

j Next station k Previous station

34 34

103 105

103

49 49

Function Page

Single CD and CD changer mode:

j Next track k Previous track

MP3 CD mode:

j Next track k Previous track

Satellite radio mode

j Next station k Previous station

Telephone mode

j Next list entry k Previous list entry

112 112

64 64

78 78

87 87

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Multifunction steering wheel

 Switch the multifunction display to the

respective system if you wish to operate the system using the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel.

Selecting the multifunction display

 On the multifunction steering wheel,

press è or ÿ repeatedly until one of the following, Radio, Single CD or MP3 CD, CD changer, Satellite radio or Telephone display appears in the multifunction display of the instrument cluster.

Radio operation

1 Waveband 2 Station frequency

Single CD/ CD changer operation

1 Current CD 2 Current track

MP3 CD operation

1 MP3 mode 2 Current MP3 track

Satellite radio operation

1 SAT mode and preset channel number 2 Setting for station selection using

memory

3 Channel name or number

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Multifunction steering wheel

Telephone operation

List with a phone book entry

On display will appear either:

 the main display with the READY

message

 a list with either a phone book entry or

one of the last 10 outgoing calls

 In order to close the list display,

press t. This switches to the telephone main

display.

Audio search function

This allows you to choose whether the radio automatic seek tuning function selects stations via frequency or memory preset

( page 49).

 Frequnc.

The radio will tune by frequency

 Memory

The radio will tune by preset stations.

 On the multifunction steering wheel,

press è or ÿ repeatedly until the

Settings... menu appears in the

multifunction display of the instrument cluster.

 Pressj.

A collection of submenus appears in the multifunction display.

 Press ç repeatedly to select the

Vehicle submenu.

 Press j and select Audio search

function

 Select Frequenc. or memory by pressing

æ or ç.

Memory is set as factory setting.

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 Menu system

The menu system allows for easy operation of COMAND.

Main menus are provided for the following main functions:

 Audio (AM/FM radio, CD, CD changer,

MP3 CD, AUX)

 Satellite radio  Telephone  Navigation  Service

Calling up main menus Menu display

Main function Activating main

Audio

 Press A.

A display may consist of three areas. Example: FM menu

( page 46) Satellite radio

 Press B.

( page 86) Telephone

 Press a.

( page 102)

Navigation

 Press b.

( page 118) System

( page 40)

 Press .

1 Soft keys area 2 Main area 3 Status bar

The functions currently assigned to the soft keys are displayed in the soft key sections 1.

At a glance

Menu system

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At a glance

Menu system

A maximum of five soft keys may be displayed on each side of the main area

The main area 2 shows messages and settings. You can change the settings by operating the system.

The status bar 3 is divided into three areas.

Left side: The current operating mode is indicated. In this example: Radio

Center: The status of the current operating mode or other selectable functions are indicated.

In this example:

 FM = current waveband  1 = memory location of station,

e.g. “1”

Right side: General status information is indicated independent of the operating mode.

In this example:

 = Reception strength of the

mobile phone

 Time

Menu functions and submenus

Using the soft keys, functions can be switched ON or OFF, or submenus can be called up.

E.g. the radio menu:

 The FM/AM soft key switches between

FM and AM band.

 The Scan soft key starts/stops the

channel scan.

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Menu system

In some situations, soft keys may not have any function and are not operational. A soft key without function appears shaded out.

E.g.: Soft keys on the left and right side

Exiting from submenus

Use the Back soft key 1 to exit a submenu. The display switches to the next higher menu level. The system does not accept setting modifications which have not been stored.

There are exceptions where pressing the

Back soft key will also store new settings.

These exceptions, whenever applicable, are referenced on the following pages.

Permanent time display

The system permanently shows the actual time in the status bar.

Time display with ignition on and phone option installed

1 Actual time 2 Indication of the current field strength

of the mobile phone signal

The time only appears in the status bar when the ignition is switched on.

If there is no phone connected, the field strength indicator is not shown.

Time display with ignition on and no phone option installed

1 Actual time shown with large

characters

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Quick reference COMAND

 Quick reference COMAND

You have the following options to control the system:

 at the COMAND  at the multifunction steering wheel

(refer to vehicle Operator’s Manual)

This Operator’s Manual describes the control at the COMAND. Unless otherwise indicated, the descriptions and illustrations refer to the COMAND.

Switching the COMAND control unit on and off

Switching on

For an explanation of starter switch positions, refer to vehicle Operator’s Manual.

 Turn the key in the starter switch to

position 1 or 2 if the COMAND was switched off by turning the key in the starter switch to position 0 and removing it.

 Press e.

In both cases, the system will activate the operating mode which was active when the system was switched off.

Switching off

 Turn the key in the starter switch to

position 0 and pull the key out.

 Press e.

Volume

When the audio is playing, the volume knob will adjust the audio volume, and also the volume for telephone and navigation.

During a telephone call (talking or ringing), the volume knob will adjust the telephone voice and ringer volume.

The volume for the navigation announcements can only be changed while an announcement is being made.

When you adjust the volume, the system will automatically store the setting for the current operating mode.

If the key is not in the starter switch in position 1 or 2, the system will automatically stop after around 30 minutes.

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Quick reference COMAND

Adjusting the volume

 At the COMAND, turn the rotary control

at the e key.

 Press J or I on the

multifunction steering wheel. The volume is turned up or down

depending on the direction of rotation or the key pressed on the multifunctional steering wheel. The system remembers the volume setting when it is switched off.

When the system is switched on again, the volume may be lower or higher than at the time when the system was switched OFF.

This will be the case when the volume was adjusted to a value outside a certain range when the system was switched off.

Automatic volume control

The automatic volume control feature adjusts the volume depending on:

 vehicle speed (only in vehicles without

premium sound system)

 ambient noise inside the vehicle (only

in vehicles with premium sound system)

This function is active all the time and cannot be turned on and off.

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At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

Balance and fader

Common balance and fader settings apply to the following systems:

 Radio operation  CD operation (  CD changer operation (  MP3 CD operation (  AUX operation  Satellite radio

)

MP3

)

When you make balance or fader settings, the system will automatically save the settings for the current operating mode and others.

Setting balance and fader

In any audio source operation:

 Press the Bal/Fad soft key.

Cross-hairs are displayed. The horizontal hair line indicates the balance setting. The vertical hair line indicates the fader setting. You can now make balance and fader settings.

 Push the joystick to H or h.

Move the cross-hairs horizontally and adjust the balance.

 Push the joystick to g or G.

Move the cross-hairs vertically and adjust the fader.

Push the joystick to F and f to move the cross-hairs simultaneously in vertical and horizontal direction.

 Press E or the Back soft key.

 Wait until the display changes.

The new setting is saved.

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At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

Bass and Treble

Different bass and treble settings are possible for the following operating modes:

 Radio: FM-, AM- and

Weather (WB) bands

 Single CD (

(

 MP3 CD operation (  AUX operation  Satellite radio

) and CD changer

)

MP3

)

When you adjust bass or treble, the settings apply to other sources within the group, but not to the other modes. For example, if you adjust the bass while listening to FM, that same bass level applies to AM and Weather band, but not to satellite radio or CD/MP3 CD.

Activating the Bass or Treble menu

In any audio source operation:

 Press the Bass or Treble soft key.

The Bass or Treble menu will appear.

Setting Bass and Treble

 Push the joystick to H or h.

Bass or Treble is adjusted.

 Press E or the Back soft key.

 Wait until the display changes.

The new setting is saved.

Press the Bass or Treble soft key and keep it depressed to move the cursor continuously. Release the soft key to set the current value.

Sound functions

If your vehicle is equipped with the premium sound system, the sound functions will be available for the following operating modes:

 Radio: FM-, AM- and

Weather (WB) bands

 Single CD (

(

 MP3 CD operation (  AUX operation  Satellite radio

) and CD changer

)

MP3

)

The following sound functions are available:

 Default Settings:

COMAND sets the default settings (Bass, Treble, Bal/Fad) for the active source mode.

 Standard:

COMAND sets the sound linear for the center of the vehicle.

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Quick reference COMAND

 Speech:

Playback optimized for language comprehensibility.

 LOGIC7 Surround:

Surround playback.

You can use different sound functions for the modes mentioned above.

E.g.: For radio operation the function

Standard, for CD operation the function LOGIC7 Surround.

LOGIC7 Surround sound offers a sound quality superior to conventional stereo sound.

If the radio reception is poor, the system should be switched back to standard stereo playback. Switching back to standard stereo playback may improve audio quality.

Activating the sound functions

In any audio source operation:

 Activate the main menu for the

respective operating mode ( page 31).

 Press the Sound soft key.

The Sound menu will appear.

 Push the joystick to g or G to

select the desired function.

 Press E.

The function is activated.

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System settings

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System settings

 System settings

Vehicle Equipment

Activating the System menu

 Press .

The System menu will appear.

System settings menu

In the System settings menu you can:

 set the time  select the language ( page 41)  switch verification and notification

tones on and off

 adjust display settings ( page 42)  reset all settings to the factory settings

( page 41)

( page 43)

 open the text message (SMS) inbox

folder

( page 179)

Setting the time

You can set the time in steps of 30 minutes if your vehicle is equipped with Navigation and receives a GPS signal (GPS controlled time).

If your vehicle has no navigation function or if there is no GPS reception, the time can be set in steps of one minute.

 In the System menu, press the Timeset

soft key. The hour digit of the time is highlighted.

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System settings

 Push the joystick to h to or h to

shift the highlighting from the hours to the minutes or vice versa.

 Push the joystick to g or G to set

minutes or hours respectively.

 Press the Back softkey or E.

The new time is set and reappears in the lower right corner of the display.

Selecting the language

The language affects the menu text displays and the voice output during route guidance.

 In the System settings menu

( page 40), press the Lang. soft key. The languages list will appear.

 Select Instr. cluster setting.

COMAND will use the same language as is set in instrument cluster.

 Push the joystick to g or G to

select the desired language.

 Press E.

The System settings menu will appear with the display text in the language selected.

Switching verification and notification tones on and off

 In the System settings menu, press the

Tones soft key.

The Tones menu will appear.

Option Symbol

Tone activated Q Tone deactivated q

 Push the joystick to g or G to

select an entry.

 Press E.



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System settings

The respective tones are activated or deactivated. You hear the tone when you activate it.

 Press the Back soft key.

The System settings menu will appear. The setting is saved.

Selecting display settings

 In the System settings menu, press the

Display soft key.

Option Symbol

Display mode selected _ Display mode not

selected

You can use the following functions:

 set the display dimming characteristics  adjust the display brightness

Setting the display dimming characteristics

 Push the joystick to G or g to

select an entry.

Day mode

The display is continuously set to daylight design.

Night mode

The display is continuously set to nighttime design.

Automatic

The display changes depending on the ambient light sensor in the vehicle.

 Press E.

The setting is applied. The System settings menu will appear.

Adjusting the display brightness

 Press the Bright. soft key.

 Push the joystick to H or h

direction to adjust the brightness.

 Press the Bright

soft key longer than

2 seconds. The display brightness changes

gradually. When the slider reaches the end of the left or right border, it starts moving into the opposite direction.

The display brightness changes gradually. When the slider reaches the end of the left or right border, it starts moving into the opposite direction.

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System settings

 Release the Bright. soft key when

the desired brightness is reached

Confirming the setting

 Press the Back soft key.

 Press E.

The brightness setting is applied.

Switching the screen off or on

 Press the Scr.Off soft key.

The screen is switched off.

 Press any soft key or button.

The screen is switched on again.

Resetting all settings to the factory settings

All your personal data, e.g. Last destination entries or Radio main menu preset entries, will be deleted.

 In the System settings menu, press the

Reset soft key.

The Reset inquiry menu will appear. No is highlighted.

If you do not wish to reset to the factory settings

 Press the Back soft key or press E.

The System settings menu will appear.

Accepting the factory settings

 Push the joystick to H or h

direction to select

 Press E.

Yes.

The inquiry Do you really want to

reset?

 Select Yes.

will appear.

The message All data has been

reset. restart.

COMAND will now

will appear.

The factory settings are: Time - Central Time Language - Instrument cluster Verification tone - On Notification tone - On Display setting - Automatic

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Audio

Audio operation

Radio operation

CD operation

CD changer operation

MP3 CD operation

AUX operation

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Audio

Audio operation

 Audio operation

Vehicle Equipment

General notes

In chapter “Audio” you will find detailed information regarding

 radio operation  CD operation (CD drive, CD changer)  MP3 CD operation  AUX operation

If you have not done so already, please familiarize yourself with these functions by reading chapter “At a glance”.

Warning G

In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an accident, the driver should enter system settings with the vehicle at a stand still and operate the audio system only if permitted by road, weather and traffic con ditions.

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

Opening the Audio menu

 Press A.

Audio menu

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Audio

Audio operation

The

or the MP3 soft key is available, depending on the medium inserted in the CD AUDIO slot.

The CD soft key is available if a CD changer is connected to the COMAND.

 If an audio submenu is displayed, press

the

Back soft key until the Audio menu

is displayed.

 Press A again.

Selecting an audio source

 In the Audio menu, press the soft key

for the desired audio source.

Muting

Switching On

 Press J.

The system mutes the active audio source and the

ß symbol is displayed in the status bar. The soft keys on the left side are greyed out in some submenus.

Switching off

 Press J again.

COMAND will also deactivate if you

 Press A, B, g, h  Change the volume at COMAND or

the multifunction steering wheel

 Operate the joystick  Press any keypad button except

 Press j or k at the

multifunction steering wheel if the audio menu is selected

 Press any soft key.

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Radio operation

 Radio operation

Switching to radio operation i

 In the Audio menu, press the Radio soft

key. The Radio main menu will appear. The

station last tuned to will begin to play.

Changing the Radio band

You can select between FM-, AM- and WBBand.

The Sound soft key is available if COMAND is equipped with a sound amplifier.

The AM station last tuned to will begin to play. The frequency will appear in the display.

Switching back to FM band

 Press the FM/AM soft key.

The station last tuned to will begin to play.

Radio main menu

1 Soft key assignment 2 Main area 3 Status bar

Switching back to the Audio menu

 Press the Back soft key.

AM Band

 In the FM Radio main menu, press the

FM/AM soft key until “AM” is displayed in

the status bar.

Frequency band Frequency range

FM AM

87.7 - 107.9 MHz 530 - 1710 kHz

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Radio operation

Weather Band WB

 In the FM or AM Radio main menu,

press the

WB soft key.

An automatic scan is starting and the COMAND plays and displays the channel of the first strong WB station.

With the number keys 1 - 7 it is possible to choose a channel.

The message No channel will appear if the system could not detect a channel.

Switching back to FM or AM band

 Press the FM/AM soft key.

 Press the WB soft key

The station last tuned to will begin to play.

Switching back to the Audio menu

 Press the Back soft key.

The Weather Band WB station will continue to play.

Selecting a station

You can use the following functions:

 Automatic seek tuning ( page 49)  Manual tuning ( page 50)  Station selection via direct frequency

entry (FM, AM)

 Preset station selection via number

keypad

 Automatic station scan (FM, AM)

( page 51)

( page 50)

( page 51)

 Station selection from the FM/AM

preset menu

( page 54)

 Station selection from the FM/AM

Autostore presets

( page 54)

Automatic seek tuning

Via memory presets

Memory must be activated in the Audio

search function menu, which appears in the multifunction display.

Access this menu from the

Settings... menu via the Vehicle

submenu information refer to separate Operator’s Manual instructions.

FM and AM bands

 Press g or h.

 Push the joystick to g or G.

The radio will tune to the frequency assigned to the next memory location. If none has been set by you, the radio will not change the station.

( page 30). For additional

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Radio operation

Via frequency

Frequenc. must be activated in the

Audio search function menu, which appears in the multifunction display.

Access this menu from the

Settings... menu via the Vehicle

submenu information refer to separate Operator’s Manual instructions.

 Press g or h.

 Push the joystick to g or G.

The radio will tune to the next receivable station (FM, AM) or channel (WB) of descending/ascending frequency depending on the direction of seek.

WB direct channel selection

 Press a number key 1 through 7.

( page 30). For additional

The selected channel is not shown in the status line.

Manual tuning (FM, AM)

 Activate the desired wave band

( page 48).

 Press g or h longer than 2 se-

conds. The function rapidly scans the

frequencies.

 Press g or h repeatedly to

change the frequency step by step.

 Push the joystick to H or h.

Each push of the joystick will change the frequency by one step.

FM Band

The frequency displayed will change in increments of 0.2 MHz.

AM Band

Tuning will take place in increments of 10

kHz.

Station selection via direct frequency entry (FM, AM)

E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM band

 Activate the desired wave band

( page 48).

 Press *.

An input line will appear.

 Enter the desired frequency with the

number keys within 8 seconds, e.g. 1027 for 102.7 MHz.

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Radio operation

The station you have selected will begin to play.

Frequency band Frequency range

FM AM

FM, AM band

Entries outside the frequency range are not accepted. The message

observe frequency range 87.7 - 107.9 MHz

will appear briefly.

87.7 - 107.9 MHz 530 - 1710 kHz

Please

If you do not make another entry within 8 seconds, the function will be canceled and you will continue listening to the station last tuned to.

Preset station selection via number keypad

FM- and AM-Bands

 Press one of the number keys, such as

2 briefly. The radio will tune to the frequency as-

signed to that memory location. If none has been set by you, the radio will not change the station.

FM and AM presets are independent and can only be accessed while in the corresponding band.

Saving stations for FM and AM ( page 52).

Automatic station scan (FM, AM)

The stations on the same band (FM, AM) can be scanned one after the other for 8 seconds each.

In the AM band, two search runs take place. During the first run, stations with good reception are played. During the second run, stations with weaker reception are played.

Start scan function

 Activate the desired wave band

( page 48).

 Press the Scan soft key.

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Radio operation

The scan function will begin.

End scan function and play a station

 Press the Scan soft key again if you

hear the desired station. or The scan function stops automatically

when the first station received has been scanned twice.

Memory functions

You can use the following functions:

 Saving stations manually (FM, AM)  Saving stations automatically FM, AM

( page 53)

 Selecting a station from the FM/AM

preset menu

 Selecting a station from the FM/AM

Auto presets

( page 54)

Saving stations manually (FM, AM)

In the Radio main menu

 Activate the desired wave band

( page 48).

 Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,

longer than 2 seconds. You will hear a verification beep if the

beep tones option was activated in the system settings

( page 41).

The radio saves the current station at the memory preset selected. The me mory preset selected will appear in the status bar, e.g.

FM2.

There are 10 presets available (1 9, 0).

An existing entry is overwritten in the memory list when a new input is given.

On the memory list

 Activate the desired wave band

( page 48).

 Press the Presets soft key.

The memory Preset menu will appear.

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Radio operation

 Push the joystick to H, h or g,

G to highlight the desired memory preset.

 Press E longer than 2 seconds.

You will hear a verification beep if the beep tones option was activated in the system settings

( page 41).

The current station will be saved at the memory preset selected.

You will see the Radio main menu

 automatically after 8 seconds  if you press the Back soft key.

There are 2 presets for each of the FM and AM waveband

 standard FM/AM presets (saving

stations manually) and

 Auto presets (saving stations

automatically).

The standard FM/AM presets are not affected by the Auto presets. This is a second option for storing a station ran ge you are currently receiving.

Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)

 Activate the desired wave band

( page 48).

 Press the Autost. soft key

The autostore preset menu will appear.

 Press E to start Begin new search.

The autostore function is active. The message

Autostore being reloaded

will appear. The radio stores the 10 stations with the strongest signal. The station frequencies available will appear in the memory list.

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Radio operation

There are max. 10 presets available (1

- 9, 0).

The autostore function assigns the sta-

tions to the memory locations in the or-

der of their reception quality. The

strongest station is available on

preset 1. The number of available

stations depends on the stations avai-

lable in the area the vehicle is operated

in.

Selecting a station from the preset menu (FM, AM)

 Activate the FM or AM memory

( page 52). You can use one of the following two ways

to select a station from the FM/AM presets

 Press the corresponding number key,

e.g. 3, to select the desired station. or

 Push the joystick to H, h or g,

G to highlight a memory preset in the FM/AM preset list

 Press E.

( page 52).

In both cases, you will see the main radio menu

 automatically after 8 seconds  if you press the Back soft key.

The Radio main menu indicating the memory preset number.

Selecting a station from the FM/AM autostore presets

 Activate the FM or AM autostore preset

( page 53).

You can use one of the following two ways to select a station from the FM/AM autostore presets

 Press the corresponding number key,

e.g. 3, to select the desired station.

 Push the joystick to H, h or g,

G to highlight a memory position.

 Press E.

In both cases, you will see the main radio menu

 automatically after 8 seconds  if you press the Back soft key.

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 CD operation

Audio

CD operation

General Information on CD operation

Warning G

In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an accident, the driver should insert CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and operate the audio system only if 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.

Health hazard G

The CD drive and CD changer are Class 1 laser products. There is a danger of invisible laser radiation when you open or damage the cover.

Do not remove the cover. The CD drive and the CD changer do not contain any parts which can be serviced by the user. For safe ty reasons, have any necessary service work performed by qualified personnel.

Only use CDs, which bear the label shown and that conform to the compact standard (IEC 60908). You can there fore only use CDs with a maximum thickness of 1.3 mm.

The system may not be able to play CDs with copy protection or copied CDs.

Use only CDs with a diameter of 12 cm, do not use 8-cm CDs.

An 8-cm CD adapter may cause damage to the CD drive and to the CD changer and should not be used.

Your CD drive has been designed to play CDs which correspond to the IEC 60908 standard.

If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g. ones that have data on both sides (one side with DVD data, the other side with

audio data), they cannot be ejected and will damage the drive.

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CD operation

Tips on caring for your CDs

 Avoid touching the CD surface with

your fingers.

 Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.

Wipe them from the inside to the outer

edge. Never wipe the CD in a circular

motion.

 Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents

to clean the CDs.

 Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct

sunlight.

 Do not write or put stickers on CD.

Loading a CD

Warning G

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.

Loading a CD into the CD drive

There are two l buttons. One is on the display unit. The other is located left of the CD AUDIO slot behind the display, see next page.

The CD drive can acommodate either audio or MP3 CDs

( page 70).

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CD operation

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Audio

CD operation

1 Ejecting audio CD 2 Opening/closing the display unit 3 Warning message Press EJECT to

Warning G

The display unit can cause injury if contacted when open. Please close after inserting an audio CD.

Do not place anything on the lowered

display panel

as a shelf)

lowered display panel may result in

damage to the display or COMAND

unit which is not covered by the

Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

(i.e. do not attempt to use

. Placing objects on the

 With the COMAND switched on, press

l. The display unit moves forward and

then tilts down. The CD AUDIO slot is visible.

 Press the l button left of the

CD AUDIO slot to eject a CD already loaded.

 Remove the CD from the slot.  Insert a CD into the slot. The CD should

be inserted with the label side up. The COMAND pulls the CD in.

Inserting a second CD with another CD still loaded will cause damage to the CD drive which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

 Press l on the display unit to return

the display unit to its closed position. The display unit tilts up and then moves

to the rear. Playback begins with track number

one.

The message Press EJECT to close will appear. If l on the display unit is not pressed within 20 seconds, eight successive series of two beep tones will sound to remind you to return the display to its closed position by pressing l on the display unit. After the beep tones COMAND returns the display unit to its closed position.

The message CD error will appear if there is a media error.

 Remove the CD or switch to

another operation.

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 CD changer operation

The CD changer can play audio or MP3 CDs. When playing MP3 CDs, only the first 99 tracks will be played in succesive order. After that, playback will begin with track 1 of the MP3 CD. Folder selection is not possible.

Multi session CDs include mixed file types (e.g. MP3 and audio CD) in either successive or random order on the disc. Audio tracks will be played back first, followed by MP3 tracks until 99 tracks are reached.

Refer to additional MP3 information:

 Permissible MP3 CDs ( page 71)  Permissible file systems ( page 71)  Permissible MP3 formats ( page 73)  Permissible bit and scan rates

( page 73)

Refer to additional CD information ( page 55).

Switching to CD changer mode

 Activate the CD changer main menu

( page 61).

 Load a CD into the CD changer.

Loading CDs into the CD changer

Warning G

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.

Audio

CD changer operation

The CD changer is located in the glove box. Open the glove box to access the CD changer.

The CD changer can accomodate up to 6 audio or MP3 CDs.

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Audio

CD changer operation

Removing the magazine:

 Slide the cover of the CD changer

open.

1 Cover of the CD changer 2 l button 3 Magazine

 Press the l button on the

CD changer.

The magazine will slide out. The

message

No magazine will appear on

the COMAND.

You can also slide out the magazine if COMAND is switched off. However, the l button will not function if the vehicle battery is not connected or discharged.

Inserting CDs:

 Pull the disc tray forward until it stops.

If necessary, remove CDs already inserted.

 Place a CD in the tray. The CD should

be inserted with the label side up.

 Push the CD tray into the magazine

completely.

 Repeat these three steps to load more

CDs into the magazine.

Reading the magazine in:

 Slide the magazine into the CD changer

until it clicks into place (listen for the click).

When you push the magazine in, the arrow on the upper side of the magazine must point in the direction of the CD changer.

 Slide the cover of the CD changer

closed.

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 CD operation

Audio

CD operation

Switching to CD operation

Playback locations for audio CDs are:

 the CD drive in the COMAND  the CD changer.

CD drive

The CD drive is located behind of the display unit

CD changer

( page 57).

The CD changer can accomodate up to 6 audio or MP3 CDs. The CD changer is located in the glove box.

If a CD changer is connected to the COMAND, the available.

 In the Audio menu ( page 46), press

the

or the

soft key is

soft key.

CD changer main menu

1 CD number or name of the CD currently

playing

2 Track number or name of the track

currently playing

3 CD - CD changer

CD - CD drive Actual track number/max. track number on CD and elapsed playback time

4 Symbol for inserted CD

The Magaz. soft key is only assigned when the CD changer is active.

If the CD changer has already read the magazine, the Magazine menu will appear

( page 64) when you press the

Magaz. soft key.

Otherwise the message Magazine scan

Please wait

will appear first.

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Audio

CD operation

Switching on i

CD drive

 Activate the Audio menu ( page 46).  Press the CD soft key

The CD main menu is displayed.

If no audio CD has been inserted, the

message

 Load an audio CD into the CD drive

No CD inserted will appear.

( page 56).

CD changer

 Activate the Audio menu ( page 46).  Press the CD soft key

The name of the CD and the name of the track played are displayed if the information is available.

The CD soft key is available if a CD changer is connected to the COMAND.

The CD changer main menu will appear. The CD last played is played back.

CD changer main menu

If the last played CD is not available, the next available audio CD or MP3 CD is played back.

The name of the CD and the name of the track played are displayed if the information is available.

CD main menu

No CD in the magazine: The message Magazine empty will appear.

 Load audio CDs into the CD changer

( page 59).

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CD operation

Selecting a CD (CD changer only)

You can select an audio or MP3 CD:

 in the CD list ( page 63)  with the number keypad ( page 63)  in the magazine menu ( page 64)

In the CD list

Selection is possible if the CD changer has loaded the magazine (COMAND knows the position of filled and empty slots) and at least two audio or MP3 CDs are loaded.

The CD list includes all loaded CDs. Only one list entry is visible at a time.

The entry is displayed above the track indication. It shows the number of the CD currently playing.

 Push the joystick to H or h to

select another CD from the list.

Loading CD <number> is displayed.

After the CD is loaded, playback begins.

With the number keypad

The number keys 1 - 6 can be used for direct selection.

Keys 1 - 6 magazine slots 1 to 6

of the CD changer

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 Press a number key, e.g. 2 to select

the corresponding CD.

Loading CD 2 is displayed.

The CD is changed. The selected CD is

played back.

The message No CD <number> will

appear if a selected slot is empty.

In the Magazine menu

 Press the Magaz. soft key.

The Magazine menu is displayed. If the

magazine has not been read in, the

message

Please wait is displayed first.

Magazine scan

The name of the CD instead of e.g. CD1 is displayed if the information is available.

 Push the joystick to g or G to

select a CD.

 Press E.

 Press one of the number keys 1 to

6. The CD is changed. The message

Loading CD <number> will appear.

Track select

You can select a track:

 with g or h ( page 64)  with the joystick ( page 65)  with the number keypad ( page 65)  with CD track scan ( page 66)

With g or h

 Activate the main CD menu

( page 61).

Next track

 Press h.

The next track is played.

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Previous track or start of title (if more than 10 seconds of playing time has elapsed)

 Press g.

Playback begins.

Select any desired track

 Press g or h as many times as

necessary.

With the joystick

 Push the joystick to g or G to play

the next or previous track.

With the number keypad

 Activate the CD main menu

( page 62).

 Press *.

An input line will appear in the CD main menu.

1 Number of tracks on CD corresponds

with the valid number range

2 Input line E.g.: Track 14.

 Press 1 and 4 in short succession.

Entries higher than the number of tracks available on the CD are not possible.

During MP3 playback

 CD drive:

You can select the tracks of the current folder

 CD changer:

You can select the first 99 tracks of a MP3 CD.

 After entering the track number, wait

approximately 3 seconds. The selected track is played. The CD

main menu is displayed.

( page 79).

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CD operation

CD track scan

The tracks on a CD can be scanned one after the other for 8 seconds each. The function will switch off automatically when the starting track is reached. You can also manually stop the scan function.

Activating

 Press the Scan soft key.

Scan will begin.

When you start the scan function, the playback mode ( page 68) is automatically activated.

Ending the function

Scan search is running.

 Press the Scan soft key.

 Press E.

Playback will resume with the desired track.

Normal sequence

Fast forward/reverse

Fast forward

 Press and hold h for more than 2

seconds.

Fast reverse

 Press and hold g for more than 2

seconds.

Ending the function

 Release h or g.

Playback will resume.

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CD operation

Muting

 Press J during playback.

The CD operation is muted and the ß symbol is displayed in the status bar. The soft keys on the left side are greyed out in some submenus.

Off

 Press J again.

Playback will resume. The ß disappears from the status bar. The soft keys on the left side are selectable again.

COMAND will also deactivate if you

 Press A, B, g, h  Change the volume at COMAND or

the multifunction steering wheel

 Operate the joystick  Press any keypad button except #  Press j or k at the

multifunction steering wheel if the audio menu is selected

 Press any soft key.

Playback mode

The following options are available:

 Normal sequence ( page 68)  Track mix ( page 69)  CD mix ( page 69)  Repeat track ( page 69)  Repeat CD ( page 69)

If the CD changer is connected, the playback modes

CD mix are available additionally.

Repeat CD and

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CD operation

Activating playback mode

E.g.: Mode Repeat track

 Press the Setting soft key.

The setting menu will appear.

CD changer setting menu

 Push the joystick to g or G to

select the playback mode

track

 Press E.

Repeat

The mode is activated. The CD changer main menu will then appear.

TRACK

will appear in the status bar.

REPEAT

The playback mode Normal sequence is not displayed in the status bar.

Explanation of the playback modes

 Normal sequence

Tracks are played in ascending order (e.g. 1, 2, 3 and so on). If just one CD is inserted, the first track is played when the last one is over.

If more than one CD is available, the first track of the next CD is played when the last track of the current CD is over. The CDs are changed in normal order.

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 Track mix

Tracks are played in random order. If more than one CD is available, the next available CD is played when the current CD is over. The CDs are changed in normal order.

 CD mix (CD changer only)

At least 4 tracks of any CD are played in random order. Then follows the next available CD. The CDs are changed in random order.

 Repeat track

The system repeats the current track until you switch the function off.

 Repeat CD (CD changer only)

The system repeats the current CD until you switch the function off.

View track detail

At any time during playback an expanded view of a track title can be displayed in the CD main menu via a separate window.

 Press the Detail soft key.

To cancel

 Press the Detail soft key again.

or The window will automatically disappear in

approx. 5 seconds.

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MP3 CD operation

 MP3 CD operation

Safety instructions

Warning G

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.

Warning G

The CD drive is a Class 1 laser product. There is a danger of invisible laser radiation when you open or damage the cover.

Do not remove the cover. The CD drive does not contain any parts which can be serviced by the user. For safety reasons, have any ne cessary service work performed by qualified personnel.

Tips on data storage media

Do not attach labels of any type to the CD. They may become detached and damage the drive.

Your CD drive has been designed to play CDs which correspond to the IEC 60908 standard. Therefore only CDs not exceeding a thickness of 1.3 mm can be used.

If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.

ones that have data on both sides (one side with DVD data, the other side with audio data), they will become stuck and damage the drive.

Do not play single CDs (80mm) with an adapter. An adapter could become stuck and damage the drive. Only use 12 cm diameter CDs.

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MP3 CD operation

Tips on caring for your MP3 CDs Tips on creating MP3 CDs

 Only touch the CD on the edges.  Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.

Wipe the CD a straight line from the center. Never wipe the CD in a circular motion.

 Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents

to clean CDs.

 Do not expose the CDs to cold, heat or

CDs, software and hardware for writing audio data to CDs vary widely. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that COMAND will be able to play every user-written CD. Problems may also be encountered during playback of userwritten CDs with a storage capacity of more than 700 MB.

direct sunlight.

 Do not write or put labels on CDs.

Permissible MP3 CDs

In MP3 mode COMAND can read CD-R and CD-RW CDs.

Permissible file systems

The permitted file system for COMAND is ISO9660/Joliet for CD-R and CD-RW.

Multi session CDs

Multi session CDs include mixed file types (e.g. MP3 and audio CD) in either successive or random order on the disc. In MP3 mode, COMAND will integrate audio CD tracks into the disc’s folder structure. The CD audio track folder will appear first followed by folders containing MP3 tracks.

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MP3 CD operation

File structure When creating a MP3 CD, you can organize

MP3 tracks into folders. A folder can also contain additional folders. A CD may have a maximum of 255 folders in total. A maximum of 255 tracks are permissible per folder.

Mathematically a maximum of 65025 tracks would result. However, this amount is usually not reached since MP3 requires approx. 1 MB storage per minute recorded.

Track names and folder names When creating an MP3 CD, you can assign

names to the MP3 tracks and folders. COMAND uses these names in MP3 mode for the corresponding display.

Please note the following when assigning folder and track names:

 Track and folder names must contain

at least 1 character.

 Track names may contain up to either

thirty or fifty characters depending on the CD format. If a name exceeds this character limit, COMAND will not be able to display it in full.

 Track names must have the extension

“mp3”.

 A period must appear between the

track name and the file extension. Example of a correct track name:

Track1.mp3

Empty folders or folders containing data other than MP3 or audio CD tracks will not be displayed by COMAND.

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If MP3 or audio CD files are stored in the root directory itself, the root directory also counts as a folder. COMAND will then display the root directory name as a folder name.

COMAND does not support ID3tags.

Tips on creating MP3 tracks

Permissible MP3 formats

COMAND supports the MPEG1 AudioLayer3 format.

In everyday speech, this format has been replaced by the designation “MP3”.

Permissible bit and scan rates

 Fixed and variable bit rates up to 320

kbps

 Scan rates from 24 kHz - 48 kHz

It is recommended to use MP3 tracks with a bit rate of128 kbps or higher and with a scan rate of 44.1 kHz or higher. Lower rates may impair quality. This is particularly true if the sound function

LOGIC7 Surround has been activated.

Tips on copyright

The music tracks that you can create for play back in MP3 mode are generally copyright-protected under applicable international and national laws.

In many countries, the reproduction of copyrighted material is not permitted, even if only for personal use, without the express prior consent of the copyright holder.

Please check the current copyright laws for your country and comply with them.

These restrictions do not apply for example to your own compositions and recordings, or for recordings for which authorization has been obtained from the copyright holder.

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MP3 CD operation

Switching to MP3 CD mode

A MP3 CD is played in the same drive

as a audio CD. The CD drive is located

behind of the display unit

 Activate the MP3 main menu

( page 75). or

 Load a MP3 CD into the CD drive

( page 56).

( page 57).

Loading a MP3 CD Ejecting a MP3 CD

Loading a MP3 CD into the CD drive is the same as described for audio CDs.

 Load a MP3 CD ( page 56).

After inserting a MP3 CD into the CD drive the COMAND loads the data. It may take a while to load the data, depending on the number of folders and tracks.

After loading, COMAND plays the MP3 CD.

Ejecting a MP3 CD out of the CD drive is the same as described for audio CDs.

 Eject a MP3 CD ( page 56).

Depending on vehicle production date the MP3 CD feature may not be available in your vehicle.

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MP3 main menu

 Activate the Audio menu ( page 46).

 Press the MP3 soft key

The MP3 soft key is visible if a MP3 CD is already loaded. If not, the CD soft key will appear. In this case, load a MP3 CD first.

It may take a while to load the data depending on the number of folders and tracks.

If the MP3 CD is loaded, the MP3 main menu will appear.

MP3 main menu

1 Current folder 2 Current MP3 track 3 Track number within the current fold-

er/number of tracks in current folder

4 Elapsed playback time of the current

track

If the MP3 can not be read, the message

CD error will appear.

On MP3 tracks with variable bit rates, the elapsed track time displayed may deviate from the actual time elapsed.

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MP3 CD operation

Selecting a folder

If the MP3 tracks are organized into folders on the CD, you can select a folder from the COMAND control unit.

The following options are available:

 Selecting via the MP3 main menu  Selecting via the folder list

Selecting via the MP3 main menu

The folder list only contains folders in which MP3 or audio CD tracks are stored.

After inserting a MP3 CD, the COMAND loads the data. After loading, you can use this function.

Only one folder can be viewed at a time.

1 Current folder

 Activate the MP3 main menu.

( page 75).

 Push the joystick to H or h to

select a folder.

 Wait approx. 3 seconds.

The COMAND changes the folder and loads the data from the new folder. It may take a while to load the data, depending on the number of folders and tracks.

Playback of the first track of the selected folder will begin.

The track list displays the tracks of the selected folder.

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Selecting via the folder list

The folder list only contains folders in which MP3 or audio CD tracks are stored.

After inserting a MP3 CD the COMAND begins loading the data. The soft key may be greyed out during that time. Once loaded the folder soft key is available.

 In the MP3 main menu ( page 75),

press the Folder soft key. The folder list appears.

Folder

Folder contains MP3 tracks Folder contains subfolders MP3 CD name

 Push the joystick to G or g to

select a folder.

 Press E.

COMAND changes the folder and loads the data from the new folder. It may take a while to load the data depending on the number of folders and tracks.

If a folder was selected: A list of MP3 tracks appears. If a folder was selected: The next level of the folder structure

will appear.

 Push the joystick to G or g to

select a track or another folder. Repeat until desired track or folder appears.

The Play soft key is available if a track is selected or the selected folder contains only tracks and no subfolders.

When pressed, playback of the highlighted track or the first track in the selected folder will begin.

To go up one level in the folder structure:

 Press the soft key.

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Track select

You can select a track:

 by using G or g in the track list  with g or h  with the number keypad  with Scan

If there are tracks on the MP3 CD that

can not be read, you will not see any

error messages. The audio output will

be muted and a search will begin to the

next readable position.

At any time during playback an

expanded view of a track title can be

displayed by pressing the

key.

Detail soft

In the track list

The track list includes all tracks of the CD or currently selected folder. Only one list entry is visible at a time.

1 Current folder

 Activate the MP3 main menu

( page 75).

 Push the joystick G or g to move

forward or backward through the track list.

 Press E .

Using Skip track

 Activate the MP3 main menu

( page 75).

Forward



Press

The next track from the track list is played.

If the last track in a folder is playing, the first track is selected.

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Backward

 Press d.

If the track has been playing for more than approx. 10 seconds, the track is replayed from the start. If the playing time is shorter, the previous track is played.

With the number keypad

The tracks of the current folder can be selected with this function.

 Activate the MP3 main menu

( page 75).

 In short succession, press button *

and the number key of the desired track, e.g. 8.

1 Number of tracks in the current folder

(10 tracks)

If the current folder contains less than 10 tracks, the system will only recogni ze the first digit entered and play the appropriate track.

After your entry the selected track is played and visible.

Using MP3 track scan

The tracks of the current folder can be scanned one after the other for 8 seconds each. Subfolders are not considered.

The function will switch off automatically when the beginning track is reached.

You can also manually stop the scan search.

Starting the scan search

 Activate the MP3 main menu

( page 75).

 Press the Scan soft key.

When you start the scan search, the playback mode ( page 81) is automatically activated.

Normal sequence

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MP3 CD operation

Ending the scan function

Scan search is running.

 Press the Scan soft key.

 Press E.

The last scanned track is played.

Fast forward/reverse

 Activate the MP3 main menu

( page 75).

 Press and hold g or h.  To stop release g or h.

Muting i

 Press J during playback.

The MP3 CD operation is stopped and the

ß symbol is displayed in the status bar. The soft keys on the left side are greyed out in the MP3 main menu.

Off

 Press J again.

Playback will resume. The ß disappears from the status bar. The soft keys on the left side are selectable again.

Playback options

The following options are available:

 Normal sequence ( page 81)  CD mix ( page 81)  Repeat track ( page 81)  Repeat folder ( page 81)

COMAND will also deactivate if you

 Press A, B, g, h  Change the volume at COMAND or

the multifunction steering wheel

 Operate the joystick  Press any keypad button except #  Press j or k at the

multifunction steering wheel if the audio menu is selected

 Press any soft key.

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Changing the playback option

E.g.: Option CD mix

 Activate the MP3 main menu

( page 75).

 Press the Setting soft key.

Option Symbol

Function active _ Function not active -

Setting menu

 Push the joystick to g or G to

select the playback mode

 Press E.

CD mix.

The option is activated. The MP3 main menu will reappear.

Explanation of the playback options

 Normal sequence (normal setting)

The tracks of the current folder are played in order on the disc.

If the current folder contains subfolders:

The sub-folders and their tracks are played in order on the disc.

After selecting, the following playback options are displayed on the status bar.

 CD mix

All tracks of the MP3 CD are played in random order.

 Repeat track

The system repeats the current track until you switch the function off.

 Repeat folder

The system repeats the tracks of the current folder until you switch the function off.

View track detail

At any time during playback an expanded view of a track title can be displayed in the MP3 CD main menu via a separate window.

 Press the Detail soft key.

To cancel

 Press the Detail soft key again.

or The window will automatically disappear in

approx. 5 seconds.

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AUX operation

 AUX operation

An external audio source can be connected to the COMAND via the 1/8" socket located inside the glovebox.

1 1/8 inch socket

For further information please contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

 Open the Audio menu ( page 46).  Press the AUX soft key.

The AUX menu is displayed. The external audio source is played back if it is connected and switched to playback.

For instructions on how to operate the external audio source, please see the operation manual of the device con nected.

The volume of external audio sources varies. Therefore, the volume level of a connected external audio device may be higher or lower than expected or the usual maximum volume cannot be achieved. On certain devices the volume can be set separately. In this case, start at a moderate volume and increase it slowly. In this way you can determine whether the system is capable of playback without distortion, even at high volume.

At the COMAND, you can set the following for the AUX operation:

 Volume ( page 34)  Balance control and fader ( page 36)  Bass and treble control ( page 37)  Sound functions ( page 37)

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Important notes

Subscribing

Satellite radio operation

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Important notes

 Important notes

Vehicle Equipment

General notes

In chapter “Satellite radio”, you will find detailed information regarding

 selecting a station and a program cate-

gory

 memory functions  sound adjustments

If you have not done so already, please familiarize yourself with these functions by reading chapter “At a glance”.

Optional satellite radio equipment and a subscription to satellite radio service provider are required for the satellite ra dio operation described here.

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 ma nual may differ from the channels and categories delivered by the service pro vider.

Satellite radio service may be unavailable or interrupted from time to time for a variety of reasons, such as envi ronmental or topographic conditions and other things we can’t control. Ser vice might also not be available in certain places (e.g., in tunnels, parking garages, or within or next to buildings) or near other technologies.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio provides over 130 channels of digital-quality radio, in

cluding 100% commercial-free music, sports, news and entertainment.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-power satellites to broadcast 24 hours per day, coast-to-coast, contiguous U.S

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

( page 85) or contact www.sirius.com (USA) or www.siriuscanada.com (Ca-

nada).

in the

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Satellite radio

Subscribing

Subscribing to satellite radio i

 Press B to switch to satellite radio

operation. The Satellite radio main menu will ap-

pear and displays the Weather channel. You cannnot select any other station.

Service information display

 Press the Service soft key to display

the Service information display. The Service information display will ap-

pear.

1 Phone number of the provider,

2 The Electronic Serial Number (ESN) of

 Contact satellite radio service provider

Depending on subscription status, soft keys may or may not appear on the left and right side of the service information display.

(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”

your satellite receiver

at the telephone number displayed in the screen.

It is also possible to activate the satellite service online. To do so please visit SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s website at www.sirius.com (USA) or www.siriuscanada.com (Canada)

After the connection is made:

 Follow the instructions given by the

operator. The activation process may take up to

10 minutes. If it is successful, you will see the display with the message

Acquiring Signal... ( page 86) follo-

wed by the Satellite radio main menu ( page 86).

If a subscription is not included with system purchase, credit card informati on is required to activate your account.

If a satellite receiver is not installed or not properly installed:

The message No Satellite Radio will appear.

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Satellite radio operation

 Satellite radio operation

Switching on

See “Subscribing to satellite radio” for important subscription information ( page 85).

 Press B to switch to satellite radio

operation.

The message will appear at start up or when the signal is not available.

No Satellite receiver: The message No Satellite Radio will

appear in a window.

After the COMAND acquires the signal, the Satellite radio main menu will appear. The station last tuned to will begin to play.

Satellite radio main menu

1 Program category 2 Station name 3 Memory preset selected if available

and channel number

The Sound soft key is available if COMAND is equipped with a sound amplifier.

You can display 2 in full:

 Station information ( page 90)

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Satellite radio operation

Muting

 Press J while listening to the satel-

lite radio. The symbol R will appear in the status

bar.

 Press J again to resume listening to

the current station. The symbol R will have disappeared.

COMAND will also deactivate if you

 Press A, B, g, h  Change the volume at COMAND or

the multifunction steering wheel

 Operate the joystick  Press any keypad button except #  Press j or k at the

multifunction steering wheel if the audio menu is selected

 Press any soft key.

Changing the program category Selecting a station

Satellite radio stations are split up into categories. You can select between various cat eg ori es su ch as Ne ws , Sp or ts Ne ws a nd Country Music, if available. The category list is sorted alphabetically.

Selecting a program category

 Push the joystick to H or h while

You can use the following functions:

 Automatic tuning  Automatic station scan ( page 88)  Station selection via direct channel

entry

( page 88)

 Station selection from the preset menu

( page 90)

the Satellite radio main menu ( page 86) is being displayed.

The previous or next program category (alphabetical order) will appear in the display. The station last tuned in the new category will begin to play.

At the beginning of the category list the category

ALL will appear. This category

is sorted numerically (by channel numbers) and displays all available channels.

Automatic tuning

 Push the joystick to g or G while

the Satellite radio main menu is being displayed.

 Press d or D.

The satellite radio will tune in to the numerically previous or next receivable station in the selected category.

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Satellite radio operation

Automatic station scan

The stations in the selected category can be scanned in numerical order for 8 se

conds each.

 In the Satellite radio main menu, press

the

Scan soft key.

The scan function will begin.

Ending scan function and playing a station

 Press the Scan soft key again.

The station selected will appear with the station name.

Scan will appear in

white lettering again.

Station selection via direct channel entry

 Press *.

Input line will appear.

 Enter the desired channel number with

the number keys, e.g. 24 for chan

nel 24. The channel you have selected will be-

gin to play. The corresponding station name will appear, if station is available.

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Satellite radio operation

Memory functions

There are 10 presets available.

You can use the following functions:

 Saving stations manually  Selecting a station from the Satellite

preset memory

 Selecting a station by entering the

channel number

( page 90)

( page 88)

Saving station manually

In the Satellite radio main menu

 Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,

longer than 2 seconds. You will hear a verification beep if the

beep tones option was activated in the system settings

( page 41).

The satellite radio saves the current station at the memory preset selected. The memory preset selected will ap

pear in the status line, e.g. SAT2.

On the memory list

 In the Satellite radio main menu, press

the

Presets soft key.

The SAT preset memory will appear.

Satellite preset memory

 Push the joystick to g or G to se-

lect a memory preset.

 Press E longer than 2 seconds.

You will hear a verification beep if the beep tones option was activated in the system settings

( page 41).

The satellite radio saves the current station at the memory preset selected.

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An existing entry is overwritten in the memory list when a new input is given.

If the message Updating station list appears the presets may be overwrit ten.

You will see the Satellite radio main menu

 automatically after 8 seconds  if you press s.

Selecting a station on the memory list

 In the Satellite radio main menu, press

the

Presets soft key.

The Satellite preset memory

( page 89) will appear.

 Push the joystick to g or G to high-

light a memory preset.

 Press E.

The Satellite radio main menu will then appear automatically after 8 seconds, indicating the memory preset number in the status line.

Displaying information

 In the Satellite radio main menu, press

the

Info soft key.

The information display will appear.

You will see (if available)

 the full station name  additional program information

Switching back to the Satellite radio main menu

 Press the Back soft key.

 Press the Info soft key again.

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Displaying service information

You can call the provider service center for questions or releases, whenever you need.

 Press the Service soft key.

The Service information display will appear.

1 Phone number of the provider,

(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”

2 The Electronical Serial Number (ESN)

of your satellite receiver

 Press the Back soft key to switch back

to the Satellite radio main menu.

Station list updates

While receiving a new channel list the message Updating station list will appear.

The station last tuned will be muted until the update is completed. You cannot ope rate the satellite radio.

After completion of the update, the Satellite radio main menu will appear. The station last tuned to will begin to play.

Sound settings

Refer to chapter “At a glance” on how to adjust sound settings.

 Volume ( page 34)  Balance control and fader ( page 36)  Bass and treble control ( page 37)

 Sound functions ( page 37)

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Telephone operation

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 Important notes

Vehicle Equipment

General notes

In chapter “Telephone”, you will find detailed information regarding the telephone, including emergency call.

Warning G

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

If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular phone while driving, please use the handsfree device and be sure to pay attention to the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel lular phone1 only when road, weather and traffic conditions permit.

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 malfunction of the vehicle’s electronic sys tems, possibly resulting in an accident and personal injury.

Warning G

Radio transmitters, such as a portable tele-

phone or a citizens band unit should only be used inside the vehicle if they are connected to a separate exterior antenna that has been approved by Mercedes-Benz.

1 Observe all legal requirements

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If you have a Mercedes-Benz specified integrated mobile telephone (TDMA, CDMA or GSM) and the telephone is inserted in the cradle, the telephone functions can be used as follows:

 at the COMAND  at the multifunction steering wheel

This instruction manual describes the operation at the COMAND. Unless otherwise indicated, the descriptions and illustrations refer to the COMAND.

Operation at the mobile phone is described in separate operating guides. Refer to the vehicle Operator’s Manual for operation of the telephone using the multifunction steering wheel.

In certain menus, the COMAND can display date and time of the calls.

The COMAND can display phone number and name of the other party (e.g. if the COMAND detects an incoming call, but also in other menus). For the number to be displayed, the number information must be transmitted with the incoming call. The same goes for the name display which additionally requires that the caller’s number and name are saved in the phone book.

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 invehicle 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 com patible Mercedes-Benz approved mobile phones and cradles that do not utilize Blue tooth® technology to communicate with each other. If your vehicle is equipped with integrated Bluetooth Bluetooth

capable mobile phone, head-

functionality than a

set, Laptop, PDA, etc. is required to utilizethose features.

For additional information about Mercedes-Benz approved Bluetooth® mobile phones and related accessories please contact the Mercedes-Benz Customer As sistance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes or your nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

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 Please read the chapter “Telephone”

first before attempting to operate your telephone.

 Please also read the important notes in

the telephone operating manual.

 Always drive with extreme caution

when you operate the telephone hands-free.

 For safety reasons, you should not use

the mobile telephone handset to make a call while driving the vehicle.

 If the signal strength is very weak (dis-

play in the symbol bar of all menus): Wait until reception improves before

making a call.

 Close the windows and reduce all out-

side noise as much as possible when you use hands-free operation.

 Also make sure that the air vents are

not pointed in the direction of the microphones located in the overhead control panel near the rear view mirror. Adjust air vents and/or reduce blower speed if necessary.

 A brief disconnection from the cellular

network is not a malfunction, as this can occur when the network switches areas. The phone will automatically try to sign on to a network again.

 If the message Enter Unlock Code ap-

pears, enter the unlock code to enable all telephone functions

( page 101). If you do not do so, only the emergency call (911) is available.

GSM mobile phone

 If the message Please enter PIN Code

on the mobile phone appears, enter the PIN-code to enable the telephone func tions ( page 101). If you do not do so, only the emergency (911) call is available on the mobile phone.

In the following situations, it is not possible or not yet possible to use the telephone:

 The telephone is already unlocked but

is not or not yet registered in the net work.

The telephone fails to register into an existing network. If the network is avai lable again, the telephone will be ready for use.

The above message also appears

 if the network is no longer available

due to weak signals

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 The message Telephone being activa-

ted, please wait appears.

COMAND prepares the telephone for use. Select other system functions, e.g. radio, by pressing the corresponding button or wait until the telephone is ac tive.

 The message Phone not inserted ap-

pears.

 Please connect the mobile phone.

 The message Phone not available ap-

pears.

 Please contact an authorized

Mercedes-Benz Center.

GSM mobile phone

 If the message Please insert SIM card

(Emergency Call 911 only possible with phone)

 Insert the SIM card into the mobile

phone (Telephone Operating

appears:

Manual).

 The message Call failed may appear

if you place an outgoing call ( page 104).

 Try again later.

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 Telephone operation

Switching telephone operation on

Automatically

The telephone is automatically activated when the COMAND is switched on. The mobile phone must be inserted in the mobile phone cradle at the time COMAND is switched on.

Manually

 Press a.

The menu to enter the unlock code ( page 101) will appear (only if phone has been locked before).

GSM mobile phone

 Enter the PIN on the mobile phone

or at the COMAND. If no SIM card is in the telephone,

the message

card (Emergency Call 911 only possible with phone)

 Insert a SIM card. Refer to the mo-

Please insert SIM

appears.

bile phone operator’s manual.

Switching telephone operation off

 Switch the COMAND off ( page 34) or

turn off the engine. The telephone is switched off with a

time-lag of around 10 minutes. If you make a call within that time, the telephone will be switched off around 10 minutes after you end the call.

 In the Telephone menu ( page 102),

press a longer than two seconds. The message Telephone being activa-

ted, please wait will appear followed

Phone off.

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Emergency call “911”

This function places a call to the local 911 provider. It does not initiate a Tele Aid call.

You can make an emergency call to an emergency rescue station with a mobile communication network.

The emergency call will be placed as long as the corresponding mobile communicati on network is available. To do this, switch the telephone on if you have not already done so.

 TDMA or CDMA mobile phone

The emergency call will also be placed if the phone is locked

 GSM mobile phone

( page 100).

If no SIM card is in the phone or SIM PIN is not entered, you can only make an emergency call at the mobile phone.

Emergency calls may not be possible with all mobile phone networks or if certain net work services and/or telephone functions

are active. Check with your local network operating company.

If you cannot make an emergency call, you must initiate rescue measures yourself.

Warning G

The 911 emergency call system is a public service. Using it without due cause is a cri minal offense.

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