Mercedes Benz Command 203 Users Manual P 6515 6644 13MY03_COMAND

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Mercedes-Benz

COMAND Operator’s Manual

Order-No. DaimlerChrysler 6515 6644 13 Blaupunkt 8 622 403 128 Index C Parts-No. 203 584 33 96 US Edition C 05/02

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.

Your COMAND system may have some or

all of the equipment described in this ma-

nual. Therefore, you may find explanations

for optional equipment not installed in your

vehicle. If you have any questions about

the operation of any equipment, your au-

thorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be

glad to demonstrate the proper procedu-

res.

We continuously strive to improve our pro-

duct 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 inte-

gral part of the vehicle and should there-

fore 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 DaimlerChrysler Company

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

COMAND control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 12

Switching the COMAND control unit

on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Entering a destination and

calculating a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Selecting beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Switching another system on . . . . . 28

Changing the Radio band . . . . . . . . 29

Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Memory functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 40

CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

General information on

CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Switching another system on . . . . . 50

Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Selecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 54

CD track scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Naming a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Muting CD playback . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Multifunctional display . . . . . . . . . . 62

Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Adjusting sound settings . . . . . . . . 63

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Display overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Switching telephone operation on . 78

Switching telephone operation off . 79

Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Editing the phone book. . . . . . . . . . 98

Contents

SMS function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Reading SMS messages received . 104

Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Telephone is ready for operation . 107

Service numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Calling a service number . . . . . . . 108

Changing personal service

number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Changing the number for

roadside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Changing the navigation CD . . . . . 119

Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Switching the navigation system

on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Entering destination address . . . . 123

Continue destination input . . . . . . 128

Selecting a destination

via the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Entering Points of Interest . . . . . . 137

Selecting the last destinations . . . 141

Calculating a route . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Route guidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Route guidance principles. . . . . . . 144

Requesting destination and

route information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Beginning route guidance . . . . . . . 152

Turning onto a street. . . . . . . . . . . 154

Following the course of the road . 155

Driving through an intersection. . . 155

Changing to map display. . . . . . . . 156

Mix of map and symbol display. . . 157

Altering the map scale . . . . . . . . . 158

Selecting map orientation. . . . . . . 159

Marking a way point . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Selecting a detour. . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Resetting functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Deviating from the calculated

route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Contents

Driving on a non-digitized road. . . 168

Interrupt route guidance during a jour-

ney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Arriving at destination . . . . . . . . . 170

Activating audio system . . . . . . . . 171

Activating audio functions . . . . . . 171

Canceling route guidance. . . . . . . 173

Destination memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Retrieving a destination from the desti-

nation memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Saving the current destination . . . 175

Saving the current vehicle

location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Sorting destination memory . . . . . 178

Deleting a destination. . . . . . . . . . 179

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Entering the vehicle location . . . . 180

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Info Services/System settings. . . . 183

Info Services*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Requesting and displaying

Info Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Activating the main settings menu 187

Adjusting the brightness. . . . . . . . 188

Activating settings menu . . . . . . . 188

Selecting the language . . . . . . . . . 189

Setting date and time . . . . . . . . . . 190

Switching beep tones on and off . 197

Setting the display dimming characteri-

stics (day and night display) . . . . . 198

Resetting all settings to the

factory settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Auxiliary audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Switching auxiliary audio source

on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Switching auxiliary audio source

off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Contents

Where to find it

Introduction

Where to find it

This Operator’s Manual is designed to pro-

vide support information for you, the

COMAND operator. Each chapter has its

own guide color to provide fast access to

information.

At a glance

Here you will find an overview of

all COMAND control elements and system

components. If you are operating

COMAND for the first time or if you have

rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the

chapter you should read first.

Audio

Here you will find all the information on

how to use the radio, cassette player*, CD-

player, CD changer and adjust the audio

system settings.

Telephone

Here you can learn in detail about the

many functions of the telephone, SMS,

how to initiate an emergency call and use

service numbers.

Navigation

This chapter provides detailed information

on the following topics:

앫Destination input

앫Route selection and calculation

앫Route guidance including detour

앫Destination memory

Info Services* and System settings

This chapter provides information on how

to:

앫Request and display info services such

as news, weather, stocks and sports

앫Adjust COMAND system settings

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.

Introduction

Symbols

You will find the following symbols in these

operating instructions:

* The asterisk identifies optional

equipment. Since not all models

have the same standard equip-

ment, your COMAND system equip-

ment may deviate from some

descriptions and illustrations.

왘This symbol points to instructions for

you to follow.

왘A number of these symbols appearing

in succession indicates a multiple-step

procedure.

(컄page 3) This symbol tells you where

to look for further infor-

mation on this subject.

The continuation symbol

marks an interrupted proce-

dure which will be continued

on the next page.

Display Words appearing in the muli-

function display are printed

in the type shown here.

Warning G

A warning draws your attention to possible

dangers to your safety or the safety of

others.

Highlights hazards that may result in

damage to your COMAND.

Helpful hints or further information you

may find useful.

컄컄

Introduction

Operating safety

Warning G

Any alterations made to electronic compon-

ents and the software can cause malfunc-

tions.

The radio, amplifier, CD changer and tele-

phone* are interconnected. When one of the

components is not operational or has not

been removed/replaced properly, the func-

tion 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

by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Warning G

In order to avoid distraction, which could

lead to an accident, system settings should

be entered with the vehicle at a standstill.

The driver should only operate the system

when 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 50 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 downloa-

ded information.

While the navigation system provides direc-

tional assistance, the driver must remain fo-

cused 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. CD maps do not cover all

areas nor all routes within an area.

Introduction

Operating safety

At a glance

COMAND control unit

Multifunction display

Quick reference COMAND

At a glance

COMAND control unit

SYS

TEL

NAV

VOL-RPT

ABC

JKL

TUV

OPR

GHI

PQRS

DEF

MNO

WXYZ

DEL BACK

PWR

14 5 63 7 8 9 10 11

1718

MAP

ZDETR INFO MUT DISP

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At a glance

COMAND control unit

Function Page

1Switching COMAND on

and off

2Switching the navigation

system on

Quick reference

122

116

3CD drive for an audio or a

navigation CD

4Zooming in for more de-

tailed map

158

5Zooming out for less de-

tailed map

158

6Route guidance is active:

Switching between map

and symbol display or ac-

tivating the map

Route guidance is

not active:

Activating the location

map

156

149

7Selecting a detour during

route guidance

163

8Requesting destination

and route information

147

9Muting of:

앫Audio source

앫Voice output during

route guidance

153

10 Setting the display dim-

ming characteristics

(day and night display)

198

11 Ejecting an audio or a na-

vigation CD

12 Radio operation:

Selecting a station

Saving stations manually

CD operation:

Selecting a track or CDs

Telephone:

Entering the unlock code

Entering the telephone

number

51, 53

Function Page

Navigation (Destination

input):

Selecting destination via

the map

131

13 Subsequent dialing

Displaying a long list en-

try in full in a window

Removing a window

127

14 Subsequent dialing 84

15 From within a system:

Return to the previous

Telephone:

Ending a call 81

Function Page

At a glance

COMAND control unit

Function Page

16 General:

Altering or deleting

entries

CD operation:

Deleting a CD name

Telephone:

Altering or deleting the

unlock code or a tele-

phone number

17 Turn to highlight a func-

tion or a menu field

Press to start a function

or activate a submenu

18 Turn to adjust the volu-

me of

앫Audio source

앫Hands-free operation

of the telephone

앫Voice output during

route guidance

Press to repeat the cur-

rent voice output

19 Radio operation:

Automatic seek tuning

Manual tuning

CD operation:

Track select

Fast forward/reverse

20 Requesting and dis-

playing Info Services

Adjusting system set-

tings

184

187

Function Page

21 Switching radio operati-

on on

Quick reference

Changing the radio band

22 Switching CD operation

Quick reference

23 Switching telephone

operation on

Quick reference

24 Color screen, e.g. with

main radio menu

Function Page

At a glance

COMAND control unit

Screen displays include:

앫Main system menus, e.g. the main ra-

dio menu

앫Lists for the selection of entries,

e.g. the city list (컄page 19)

앫Input menus, e.g. during destination

input (컄page 18)

앫Selection menus, e.g. during route

calculation (컄page 20)

앫Symbol display (컄page 20) or map

(컄page 132) in navigation

앫Pop-up windows (컄page 171)

Main menu structure

Main radio menu

1Status line, displays active system

2Station frequency and function that

has been switched on

3Menu fields to call further menus or

functions

4Symbol bar

Status line and symbol bar

Screen displays

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Symbols

Status line

FM1

AM, WB

CD, TEL

NAV, SVC

SYS, AUX

Symbol bar

Meaning

The radio is switched on in

FM Band; the current sta-

tion has been saved in me-

mory location 1 in the FM

preset menu

AM or Weather Band WB

The corresponding system

is active

Reception strength of the

mobile phone

Incoming SMS message1

1 if available from carrier

At a glance

COMAND control unit

Pop-up screen messages

Battery voltage gets low

You can still operate COMAND without the

engine running.

You will see the message “Caution. Please

start engine. Otherwise COMAND will shut

down in 3 minutes”.

왘Start the engine.

You will see the message “Caution. Please

start engine. Otherwise COMAND will shut

down in 10 seconds”.

왘Start the engine.

You will see the message “Caution.

COMAND will shut down now”.

왘Start the engine.

Transmitting an emergency call

via TELE AID*

Refer to the vehicle operating instructions

for information regarding the operation

TELE AID emergency call system and on

how to transmit an emergency call.

You will see the message “Tele Aid active”.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to remove the window.

COMAND will mute an audio source or one

of the two service sources Voice output in

navigation or Voice recognition system.

The symbol bar appears in all system

main menus.

For symbol and map displays in naviga-

tion:

The symbol bar appears on the left hand

side of the display and shows different

symbols.

To prevent the car battery from running

down, you will be receiving two mes-

sages asking you to start the engine

when battery power gets low.

If you do not start the engine, you can

continue using COMAND until the next

message appears.

At a glance

Multifunction display

The starter switch must be in position 1 or

2. Refer to vehicle operating instructions.

You can operate the following systems

with steering wheel buttons 4 and 5:

앫Radio

앫CD (CD changer and CD drive)

앫Auxiliary audio source, e.g. tape recor-

der (컄page 200)

앫Telephone

For more detailed information, refer to

“Multifunction display” in the chapters dis-

cussing the radio, CD, telephone opera-

tion.

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Function

1Multifunction display in speedo-

meter

Operating the control system

2Adjusting the volume

I lowers the volume

J raises the volume

3Making a call

K Accept incoming call or

starts dialing

L End a call or end Tele Aid

4Switching between menu sys-

tems

E next system

H previous system

5Moving within a menu system

F next display

G previous display

Function

At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

The section “Quick reference COMAND”

summarizes information regarding the

main functions of your COMAND system.

You should read this section with particu-

lar care if you are operating COMAND for

the first time.

For detailed information, please refer to

the pages indicated and the respective

system chapters.

Switching on

왘Press #.

The Mercedes logo and the lettering

Mercedes-Benz will appear. The display

then changes and an alert box will ap-

pear.

COMAND switches on the last active

system and displays the corresponding

menu.

Switching the COMAND control unit

on and off

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At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

The navigation system was the last sys-

tem used

The menu displayed will vary according to

the last navigation function used.

If route guidance was active:

앫the symbol display or

앫the map

If route guidance was active and the

COMAND was switched off for more than

2hours:

앫an inquiry menu (컄page 169)

If destination input was active:

앫the main destination input menu

Switching another system on

왘Press a system key, e.g. d.

The main CD menu will appear.

Switching off

왘Press #.

The COMAND control unit will switch

off.

If COMAND is switched off for more

than 30 minutes during active route

guidance, all manually entered traffic

jams and detours are deleted. You will

see a corresponding message. Selec-

ting a detour (컄page 163).

At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

At the multifunction steering wheel

To raise the volume

왘Press J.

To lower the volume

왘Press I.

At the COMAND operating unit

왘Turn the the left-hand rotary/push-

button v.

For the audio sources

앫Radio

앫CD (CD drive and CD changer)

you can set the volume jointly.

For the service sources

앫Voice output during route guidance

(navigation system)

and

앫Voice Recognition System (refer to se-

parate operating instruction)

you can set the volume jointly.

For the service source

앫Telephone

you can alter the listening volume for the

telephone only.

Switching on

왘Press c.

The radio is switched on. The station

last tuned to will begin to play.

Changing the radio band

왘Press c to switch between FM-,

AM- and WB-Band.

Adjusting the volume Radio operation

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At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

Selecting a station

Automatic seek tuning

왘Press g or h on the rocker

switch briefly.

FM- and AM-Bands, Weather Band WB

The radio will tune in to the next recei-

vable station (FM/AM) or channel (WB)

with descending/ascending frequency.

Switching another system on

왘Press any system key, e.g. d.

COMAND will switch to CD mode.

You will find more information regarding

this topic in section “Radio operation” in

chapter “Audio” (컄page 28).

Switching on

왘Press d.

The main CD menu will appear.

Playback will begin in

앫CD drive with the first track on the

앫CD changer with the first track on

the first CD detected in the magazi-

ne.

Loading a CD into the CD drive and loading

CDs in the CD changer (컄page 45).

Track select

왘Press the rocker switch g/h.

You will hear the previous or next track.

If more than 9 seconds of playing time

has elapsed, the CD changes back to

the start of the current track.

Selecting a CD

왘Press one of the number keys

Key 0 select the CD drive

Keys 1 - 6 select the corresponding

magazine slot of the

CD changer

The message “Loading CD ...” appears

on the display. Playback then will begin

with track 1.

CD operation

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At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

CD track scan

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “Scan”.

The tracks on the CD will be played one

after the other for 8 seconds each,

“Scan” will appear in red.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v again to end the function.

Switching another system on

왘Press any system key, e.g a.

COMAND will switch to Telephone ope-

ration.

You will find more information in section

“CD operation” in chapter “Audio”

(컄page 50).

Switching on

왘Press a.

The menu to enter the unlock code will

appear.

Entering the unlock code

왘Use the number keys 1 through 0 to

enter the unlock code.

Asterisks instead of digits will appear in

the input line.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the entry.

If entered code is correct and the pho-

ne is registered in a network, the phone

is ready for use.

Outgoing call

Enter a telephone number

왘Use the number keys 1 through 0 to

enter the telephone number.

The menu changes when the first digit

is entered.

Telephone operation

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At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

Begin dialing

왘When the “Send” button is highlighted,

press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm your input.

Dialing will begin. If the phone number

together with a name is stored in the

phone book, the name appears on the

screen.

Conducting a call

When the call is answered, the call time ap-

pears in the screen.

Ending a call

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-but-

ton v to confirm the “End” button.

Switching another system on

왘Press any system key, e.g. b.

COMAND switches to the navigation

system.

You will find more information in chapter

“Telephone” (컄page 78).

Switching the navigation system on

Main destination input menu

왘Press b.

If the navigation system has not been

booted up, the message “Navigation

being activated. Please obey all traffic

rules” will appear.

The navigation menu displayed will vary

according to the last navigation func-

tion used (컄page 13).

If route guidance was switched off, the

main destination input menu will be

displayed.

Entering a destination and calcula-

ting a route

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At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

Entering destination address

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v in the main destination input

menu and confirm “Address...”.

The main address menu will appear.

The entry behind “City...” is either

empty or the city you last entered will

appear.

“City/Suburb Entry” input menu

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-but-

ton v in the main address menu and

confirm “City...”.

The “City/Suburb Entry” input menu

will appear.

Adopting the city last selected

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

Entering a city

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to highlight the first letter

and press to confirm.

왘Enter other characters until the desired

city appears in the input line.

Correcting entry

앫Last character

왘Press r briefly.

앫Complete entry

왘Press r longer than 2 seconds.

Activating the city list

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds until

the city list appears.

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At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

City list

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v again to confirm the city.

A selection menu will appear.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “Street…”.

The input menu “Street Entry” will ap-

pear.

The further sequence corresponds to the

“Entering a city” section.

왘Now enter the street and activate the

street list. Then confirm the street in

this list.

You have now selected the destination and

can calculate the route.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “OK”.

The “Route Mode” selection menu will

appear.

If several options of a city/suburb are

available, another menu will appear

where you must make and confirm your

desired selection.

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At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

“Route mode” selection menu

Select a route and then a traffic route

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to move the cursor on the

entry you want and press to confirm.

A checkmark appears P.

Route types available:

앫Fast Route

앫Short Route

Including P/avoiding traffic routes Q

앫Freeway

앫Ferry

앫Toll

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “OK”.

The selected route and the destination

you have entered will appear on the

display.

You will hear the message “The route is

being calculated”.

Symbol display

After a few seconds, you will see the sym-

bol display.

CALC. ROUTE Calculation of route

2.9 miles Distance to destination

(as the crow flies)

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At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

The route will be calculated. COMAND

identifies the road you are travelling on.

You will see the arrow indicating the direc-

tion of travel if COMAND recognizes the

road you are travelling on. You will e.g.

hear the message “Please turn right”. Rou-

te guidance will begin.

You will find more information in chapter

“Navigation” (컄page 123).

Day and night display, switching off

screen

왘Press Ä repeatedly until the desired

display appears.

The display changes in this order:

앫Day display

앫Night display

앫Screen off

앫Day display

You can switch different beeps on and off.

앫Acknowledgement beep

Beeps when you accept an entry or en-

ter a destination on the map

앫Info beep

Beeps when you see the messages an-

nouncing a drop of battery voltage

(컄page 10)

앫Alarm beep

Beeps if the device has a serious mal-

function or if you are listening to a di-

saster announcement on the radio. You

can only switch off the beep if you also

switch off COMAND.

You will find more information in chapter

“System settings” (컄page 197).

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It is also possible to carry out the

change between day and night display

automatically via the headlight switch

(컄page 198).

Selecting beeps

At a glance

Quick reference COMAND

Audio

Radio operation

CD operation

Sound settings

Audio

Radio operation

Quick reference

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MAP

TEL NAV

9SVC

VOL-RPT

ABC

JKL

TUV

OPR

GHI

PQRS

DEF

MNO

WXYZ

DEL BACK

PWR

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Audio

Radio operation

Function Page

1Switching COMAND on

and off

2Muting the radio audio

(muting on/off)

3Selecting a station via

number keypad (presets)

Selecting a station via di-

rect frequency entry

Saving a station

Selecting a station from

the preset menu FM/AM

Selecting a station from

the WB preset menu

4Activating the input

mode for station fre-

quency

in the main radio menu

in the presets

5Return to previous menu

6Turn to highlight a func-

tion or a menu field

Press to perform a func-

tion or access a subme-

7Adjusting the volume 14

8Automatic seek tuning

ascending/descending

Manual tuning ascen-

ding/descending

9Requesting and dis-

playing Info Services

Adjusting system set-

tings

184

187

10 Switching to radio opera-

tion

11 Color screen with main

radio menu

Function Page

Audio

Radio operation

Menu overview

Audio

Radio operation

Function Page

1Main radio menu FM

2Current frequency band

(FM) and memory preset

selected (e.g. 1)

3Current frequency

4Symbol indicates stereo

reception

5Menu fields

6Main sound menu

Sound settings 63

7Main Weather Band WB

8Auto preset

Saves 10 stations auto-

matically

Select a station

9Preset menu

Save a station automati-

cally FM, AM

Select a station

Function Page

Audio

Radio operation

In chapter “Audio” you will find detailed in-

formation regarding

앫radio operation

앫CD operation and

앫sound adjustments

If you have not done so already, please fa-

miliarize yourself with these functions by

reading chapter “At a glance”.

Main radio menu FM

1Frequency band (FM, AM, WB) and me-

mory location of station, e.g. “1”

2Station frequency

3Symbol bar

왘Press c to switch to radio operati-

on.

The station last tuned will begin to play.

Muting

왘Press Ö while listening to the radio.

The symbol R will appear in the symbol

bar.

왘Press Ö again to resume listening to

the current station.

The symbol R will have disappeared.

왘Press any system key, e.g. d.

COMAND will switch to CD mode.

Switching on

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You can operate the telephone and the

navigation system while the radio is on.

Muting will also be canceled if you

switch to a different audio source, e.g.

CD, or if you alter the volume.

Switching another system on

Audio

Radio operation

You can select between FM-, AM- and WB-

Band.

AM Band

왘Press c until “AM” is displayed in

the upper left hand corner of the dis-

play.

The AM station last tuned to will begin

to play. The frequency will appear in

the display.

Weather Band WB

왘In the AM or FM main radio menu, turn

the right-hand rotary/push-button v

to highlight WB and press to confirm.

The channel last tuned to will appear in

the display.

Changing the Radio band

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Frequency band

Frequency range

87.7 - 107.9 FM

530 - 1710 AM

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If a weather band station cannot be re-

ceived on this channel, an automatic

search run of all 7 channels will take

place. As soon as a weather band stati-

on is received, the search stops and the

channel appears in the display. The au-

tomatic search will perform two cycles

through the 7 channels.

Message “No WB”

A weather band station cannot be recei-

ved on any of the 7 channels.

Audio

Radio operation

You can use the following functions:

앫Automatic seek tuning (컄page 30)

앫Seek tuning at the multifunction stee-

ring wheel (컄page 31)

앫Manual tuning (컄page 31)

앫Station selection via number keypad

(presets) (컄page 32)

앫Station selection via direct frequency

entry (컄page 32)

앫Automatic station scan (컄page 33)

앫Station selection from the preset menu

(컄page 38)

Automatic seek tuning

왘Press g or h on the rocker

switch briefly.

FM- and AM-Bands, Weather Band WB

The radio will tune in to the next receivable

station (FM, AM) or channel (WB) with de-

scending/ascending frequency depending

on the direction of seek.

Alternatively, you can select the channel

directly:

왘Press a number key 1 through 7.

Selecting a station

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Audio

Radio operation

Seek tuning at the multifunction stee-

ring wheel

If the multifunctional display shows the

station frequency, then:

왘Press F or G to select a higher/

lower frequency preset.

Manual tuning (FM, AM)

왘Press g or h on the rocker

switch longer than 2 seconds.

The menu fields will appear in light grey

lettering.

FM Band

The frequency displayed will change in in-

crements of 0.2 MHz.

AM Band

Tuning will take place in increments of

10 kHz.

The up/down arrows have different

functions depending on which mode the

seek function in the multifunction dis-

play is programmed to.

The two available options are Memory

Scan or Frequency Scan (Station

search). Refer to the vehicle operator’s

manual on how to program this option.

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Activating the AM Band (컄page 29).

Audio

Radio operation

Station selection via number keypad

(presets)

FM- and AM-Bands

왘Press 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.

Weather Band WB

왘Tune the radio to the selected channel.

The memory preset number will appear

in the status line.

Station selection via direct frequency

entry (FM, AM)

1Input line

왘Press t.

Input line 1 will appear in the main ra-

dio menu.

왘Enter the desired frequency with the

number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.

1027 for 102.7 FM.

The station you have selected will be-

gin to play.

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FM and AM presets are independent

and can only be accessed while in the

corresponding band.

Saving stations for FM and AM

(컄page 34).

The “XX Presets” (XX = FM, AM or WB)

menu field provides an overview of

which stations have been allocated to

which memory presets (컄page 35).

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Audio

Radio operation

Automatic station scan

The stations on same band (FM/AM/WB)

can be scanned one after the other for 8

seconds each.

1Scan function is active

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v and confirm “Scan”.

The scan function will begin, “Scan”

will appear in red lettering.

Weather Band WB

The individual weather stations stored in

the memory on 7 channels will be scanned

one after the other.

The scan function stops automatically

when the first station received has been

scanned twice.

End scan function and play a station

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v again if you hear the desired

station.

The station selected will appear with

the station frequency. “Scan” will ap-

pear in black lettering again.

If you do not make another entry within

8 seconds, the function will be canceled

and you will listen to the station last tu-

ned to.

Frequency band

Frequency range

87.7 - 107.9 FM

530 - 1710 AM

If you enter a frequency that is outside

the allowable input range, the message

“Invalid input” appears. Enter a valid

frequency.

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Audio

Radio operation

You can use the following functions:

앫Saving stations manually FM

앫Saving stations manually AM

(컄page 36)

앫Saving stations automatically FM, AM

(컄page 36)

앫Selecting a station from the FM/AM

preset menu (컄page 38)

앫Selecting channels from the WB preset

menu (컄page 38)

앫Selecting a station by entering the sta-

tions frequency in the FM/AM presets

(컄page 39)

Saving stations manually (FM)

In the main radio menu

왘Press one of the number keys, e.g. 3,

longer than 2 seconds.

You will hear a confirmation beep if the

beep tones option was activated in the

system settings (컄page 197).

The radio saves the current station at

the memory preset selected. The me-

mory preset selected will appear in the

status line, e.g. “FM3”.

Memory functions

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There are 10 presets available (1 - 9,

0).

An existing entry is overwritten in the

memory list when a new input is given.

Audio

Radio operation

On the memory list

1Preset of the station currently selected

2Frequency of the station currently se-

lected

3Current frequency appears in red lette-

ring

4Memory preset allocated

5Memory preset available

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “FM Presets” in the

main radio menu and press to confirm.

The FM preset memory will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired memory

preset.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v or corresponding number

key longer than 2 seconds.

The current station will be saved at the

memory preset selected.

You will see the main radio menu

앫automatically after 8 seconds

앫if you press *.

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There are 2 presets for each of the FM

and AM waveband, standard FM/AM

presets (saving stations manually) and

Auto presets (saving stations automati-

cally).

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.

Audio

Radio operation

Saving stations manually (AM)

왘Activate the AM Band (컄page 29).

Save a station in the same way as descri-

bed for the FM Band (컄page 34)

앫in the AM main radio menu

앫on the memory list

On the memory list

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “AM Presets”.

The AM preset memory will appear.

Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)

1Function is active

If the FM/AM main radio menu is display-

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Auto Presets” and

press the button longer than

2 seconds.

Message 1 will appear.

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The standard AM presets are not affec-

ted by the Auto presets. This is a se-

cond option for storing a station range

you are currently receiving.

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Audio

Radio operation

The radio stores the 10 strongest stations.

The station frequencies available will ap-

pear in the memory list.

Select other station

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the memory position

and press to confirm.

The main radio menu appears.

앫automatically after 8 seconds

앫if you press *.

Weather Band

왘Activate the Weather Band WB.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “WB Presets” and press

to confirm.

The WB Presets will appear. Channels 1

to 7 are listed in the memory. The me-

mory position of the channels are fixed

and cannot be altered.

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Audio

Radio operation

Selecting a station from the preset

menu (FM, AM)

왘Activate the FM or AM memory

(컄page 35).

You can use one of the following two ways

to select a station from the FM/AM pre-

sets

왘Press the corresponding number key

(e.g. 3) to select the desired station.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight a memory preset in the

FM/AM preset list and press briefly to

confirm.

In both cases, the main radio menu will

then appear automatically after 8 se-

conds, indicating the memory preset

number.

Selecting a channel from the WB preset

왘Activate the WB Presets (컄page 37).

왘Use one of the two ways to select a

channel from the WB presets as descri-

bed on the left.

The main WB menu will then appear au-

tomatically after 8 seconds, indicating

the memory preset number.

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Audio

Radio operation

Selecting a station by entering the sta-

tion frequency in the presets (FM/AM)

The station frequency can be entered in

FM and AM Bands in the corresponding

presets list.

1Input line

For both FM/AM Bands

왘Press t.

An input line 1 will appear on the top

line in place of the current station na-

me.

왘Use the number keys to enter the fre-

quency.

The frequency is entered into 1 begin-

ning from the right. After 8 seconds at

the most, the station selected will be-

gin to play.

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Frequency band

Frequency range

87.7 - 107.9 FM

530 - 1710 AM

If you enter a frequency which is not

within the given range, the message “In-

valid input” will appear.

Enter a valid frequency.

Audio

Radio operation

1No audio source has been switched on

2The radio is switched on

3Frequency band and the memory pre-

set, if applicable

4Frequency of the station selected

5“SP” (memory) - appears if “Memory”

instead of “Station search” or “Freq.”

(depending on model) has been selec-

ted in the “Vehicle” submenu. Refer to

“Control system” in chapter “Controls

in detail” in your vehicle's operating in-

structions for further information.

왘Press # at the COMAND control

unit to switch on COMAND.

왘Press c at the COMAND control

unit to switch to radio operation.

왘Repeatedly press key E or H at

the multifunction steering wheel until

display 2 appears.

Multifunction display

Audio

Radio operation

왘Repeatedly press F or G at the

multifunction steering wheel until the

desired station frequency appears.

왘Press E or H at the multifunc-

tion steering wheel to display the next

or previous system.

Audio

CD operation

Quick reference

MAP

TEL NAV

SVC

VOL-RPT

ABC

JKL

TUV

GHI

PQRS

DEF

MNO

WXYZ

DEL BACK

PWR

OPR

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Audio

CD operation

Function Page

CD drive in the

control unit and

CD changer operation

Switching COMAND on

and off

2CD drive for audio CD or

navigation CD

3Muting CD playback (mu-

ting on/off)

4Ejecting an audio CD or a

navigation CD

5Selecting a CD

Selecting a track

6Track selection with the

number keypad

7Return to previous menu

8Press briefly:

Deletes the character

that has been entered

last

Press longer than

2 seconds:

Deletes a complete

name

9Turn to highlight a func-

tion or a menu field

Press to perform a func-

tion or activate a subme-

Function Page

10 Turn to the right:

Raises the volume

Turn to the left:

Lowers the volume

11 Press briefly:

Previous track or start of

the track (depending on

playback time)/next

track

Press longer than

2 seconds:

Fast forward/fast re-

verse

12 Requesting and dis-

playing Info Services

Adjusting system settings

184

187

13 Switching on CD operati-

on (CD drive, CD chan-

ger)

14 Color screen with main

CD menu

Function Page

Audio

CD operation

CD playback locations are

앫the CD drive in the COMAND operating

unit

You can play audio CDs or read data

from the navigation CD.

앫the CD changer with 6 magazine slots.

The status line in the main CD menu

(컄page 50) indicates which component is

being used for CD playback.

Tips on caring for your CDs

앫Only touch the CD on the sides.

앫Avoid touching the CD surface with

your fingers.

앫Clean 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.

앫Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents

to clean the CDs.

앫Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct

sunlight.

앫Do not write or put stickers on CD.

General information on CD operation

Health hazard G

The CD drive and CD changer are Class 1 la-

ser 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 an authorized Mercedes-Benz

Center.

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 changer and should not be

used.

You can name a CD (컄page 55). This

name then will appear on the display

during CD playback.

Audio

CD operation

Loading a CD into the CD drive

1Eject button

2CD drive

왘Press 1 to eject any CD if necessary.

왘Insert a CD as illustrated with the label

facing up into 2 until it is automatically

pulled in.

Changing the navigation CD

(컄page 119)

Loading CDs in the changer

The CD changer is located on the left side

of the cargo compartment (model 463) or

in the glove box (models 203 and 209). It

can accomodate up to 6 CDs.

왘Open the sliding door by pushing in the

direction of the arrow above. Push the

door completely open until it locks in

the open position.

ABC

JKL

TUV

GHI

PQRS

DEL

NAV

MAP

OL-RPT

RET

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After the navigation CD has been chan-

ged, the message “Program is being

loaded. Please wait.” and a progress in-

dicator are displayed. This indicates

that COMAND is currently loading the

program stored on the navigation CD.

Do not interrupt the loading process.

Do not eject the navigation CD until the

loading process has been completed.

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Audio

CD operation

왘Press the green eject button.

The magazine will slide upwards.

왘Pull the disk tray forward until it stops.

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You can also slide out the magazine if

COMAND is switched off.

However, the eject button will not func-

tion if the battery is not connected or

drained.

Do not attempt to remove the tray from

the magazine.

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Audio

CD operation

왘Place a CD in the tray. The CD should

be inserted with the label side up.

1Arrow tip on the rack wall

왘Push the CD tray into the magazine

completely.

왘Slide the magazine into the CD changer

until it clicks into place (listen for the

click).

왘Press the button 3 to close the magazi-

ne compartment.

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Make sure that 1 is pointing in the di-

rection of the arrow 2.

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Audio

CD operation

Menu overview

Audio

CD operation

Function Page

1Main CD menu 50

2Status line

CD 0: The CD drive is in

operation

CD 1-6: The CD changer

is in operation

3Main sound menu

Sound settings 63

4“CD Naming” menu

Naming a CD 55

5“Settings” menu

Selecting the playback

mode

6“CD Select” menu

Selecting a CD

Track select

Audio

CD operation

Main CD menu

1CD function with the number of the ma-

gazine slot currently playing

2Track number and elapsed playback

time will appear. Also, the name of the

CD will appear here, see “Naming a

CD” (컄page 55)

3Scan function and menu fields

왘Press d.

The main CD menu will appear.

Playback begins if a CD was inserted in

one of the playback locations.

Playback locations are

CD 0 CD drive

CD 1 - CD 6 magazine slot 1 to 6 in

the CD changer

앫CD drive

Playback will begin with the first

track on the CD.

앫CD changer

The CD changer searches for inser-

ted CDs in magazine slots 1 to 6

and plays the first track on the first

CD detected.

After the magazine was changed

The message “Loading CD ...” appears if

the CD changer was used last.

Error messages (컄page 60).

왘Press any system key, e.g. c.

COMAND will switch to radio operati-

on.

Switching on

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If you switch on CD mode, COMAND will

check which playback unit (CD drive or

CD changer) was used last.

If there is no CD in one of the units,

COMAND automatically switches to the

unit with CD.

Switching another system on

Audio

CD operation

You can select a track

앫with the rocker switch g/h

앫with the number keypad

앫in the “CD Select” menu

With the rocker switch g/h

Next track

왘Press h briefly.

Previous track or start of title (if more than

9 seconds of playing time has elapsed)

왘Press g briefly.

Select any desired track

왘Press g/h as often as necessa-

ry.

With the number keypad

왘Press t and enter the number of the

track you wish to select, e.g. 2.

Track select

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If you enter a two-digit number, you

must enter the second number within 3

seconds. Otherwise the system will

switch to the track of the first number

entered.

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Audio

CD operation

You will hear the selected track

앫automatically after 3 seconds

앫if you press t.

The new track number will appear in

the main CD menu.

In the “CD Select” menu

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “CD Select” in the main

CD menu and press to confirm.

The “CD Select” menu will appear.

왘Press t and the number key for the

track you wish to select, e.g. 2.

You will hear the track you have chosen

앫automatically after 3 seconds

앫if you press t.

The main CD menu with the new track

number will appear.

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Audio

CD operation

You can select a CD

앫with the number keypad

앫in the “CD Select” menu

With the number keypad

왘Press a number key, e.g. 2 to select

the corresponding CD.

The message “Loading CD ...” will ap-

pear if the selected magazine slot is

loaded.

Key 0 CD drive

Keys 1 - 6 magazine slots 1 to 6 of

the CD changer

No CD has been inserted:

COMAND will show the messages

앫“CD drive: No CD” or

앫“CD changer: No CD”.

In the “CD Select” menu

1Current track and the name of the CD

playing if this was entered previously

(컄page 55)

2Current CD in red color

3Magazine slots contains a CD

Position 0: CD drive

Position 1-6: magazine slots in the CD

changer

4Magazine slot does not contain a CD

Selecting a CD

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If it is not possible to play a CD selected

from the CD drive (message: “Error”),

COMAND will automatically load the

next CD in the magazine.

Other error messages (컄page 60).

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Audio

CD operation

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “CD Select” in the main

CD menu and press to confirm.

The “CD Select” menu will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired CD and

press to confirm.

The message “Loading CD ...” will ap-

pear in 1. Playback will then begin with

track 1, the main CD menu will appear.

Fast forward

왘Press h longer than 2 seconds and

keep it depressed.

The message “Forward S” will appear.

The display shows the current position

via the time indicator display.

Fast reverse

왘Press g longer than 2 seconds and

keep it depressed.

The message “T Reverse” will appear.

Ending the function

왘Release g or h.

Playback will resume.

If magazine slots are empty, it is not

possible to select them with the right-

hand rotary/push-button v.

If you select an empty magazine slot

with a number key, e.g. 4 the message

“No CD” is displayed.

Fast forward/reverse

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Audio

CD operation

The tracks on a CD can be scanned one af-

ter the other for 8 seconds each.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to activate “Scan” function.

Scan will begin and “Scan” will appear

in red.

Use one of these ways to switch off the

function

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v again.

왘Press g or h.

Playback will resume with the desired

track.

1Input line

2Character set (letters, digits, special

characters)

3Character selected appears magnified,

magnified “M” is starting point

4“Delete Names” function

CD track scan

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The function will switch off automati-

cally when the starting track is reached.

For the CD changer, it is also possible to

scan all of the CDs in the magazine slots

1-6 for 8 seconds each (always track 1).

Activate the function “CDs Scan” in the

settings menu (컄page 58).

Naming a CD

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Audio

CD operation

Naming the CDs inserted in the CD chan-

ger or CD drive

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “CD Naming” in the

main CD menu and press to confirm.

The “CD Naming” menu will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired character

and press to confirm.

The character is entered in 1.

왘Repeat the last step to enter additional

characters.

Deleting the character that has been ente-

red last

왘Press r briefly.

The input marker moves to the left as it

deletes.

Deleting a complete name

왘Press r longer than 2 seconds.

Altering an entered name

왘Delete one character at a time or the

entire name.

왘Then enter the new name. 왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

The name of the CD currently playing

will appear in the main CD menu above

the track number.

The CD will retain this name even if you

later insert it in a different magazine

slot.

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Audio

CD operation

Deleting a CD name

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Delete Names” in the

main CD menu and press to confirm.

The list of CD names will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the name you wish to

delete and press to confirm.

The name is deleted, the following ent-

ry will then move up one position.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds to re-

turn to the main CD menu.

Paging backward/forward in the name me-

mory (if the : and ; symbols are shown)

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the : or ; symbol and

press to confirm.

The CD names are stored in the names

list in alphabetical order. If the name

memory is full, the following message

will appear: “Attention, name memory

is full. New entry only possible after de-

leting old one”.

Confirm the message by confirming

“OK”. The input menu will appear again.

Use the “Delete Names” function to de-

lete names from the memory.

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Audio

CD operation

1Current playback mode

2up to 4 functions can be selected for

the CD changer only

P Playback mode active

Q Playback mode is not active

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Settings” and press to

confirm.

The “CD Settings” menu will appear.

Activating playback mode

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired function and

press to confirm.

Playback mode is active P.

Standard

This function is automatically active when

another CD has been selected. CD play-

back begins in ascending order.

Magazine Mix (CD changer only)

Select this function to play all of the tracks

of all of the CDs in the magazine slots 1-6

in random order.

“Magazine Mix” appears in the main CD

menu.

Track Repeat

Select this function to repeat the current

track until you switch the function off.

“Track Repeat” appears in the main CD

menu.

Track-Mix

Select this function to play the tracks on

the CD currently selected in random order.

“Track-Mix” appears in the main CD menu.

CD Repeat (CD changer only)

Select this function to repeat the current

CD until you switch the function off.

“CD Repeat” appears in the main CD me-

nu.

Playback mode

You can only select one playback mode

at a time.

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When CDs are played in random order,

it is possible that several tracks from

the same CD are played in a row.

Audio

CD operation

CDs Scan (CD changer only)

Select this function to scan all of the CDs

in the magazine slots 1-6 for 8 seconds

each (track 1).

Switching off playback mode

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the current playback

mode and press to confirm.

The checkmark disappears. Playback

automatically changes to “Standard”

Return to the main CD menu

왘Press *.

The playback mode selected appears in

the main CD menu below the track

number, e.g. “Magazine Mix”.

This function will begin with the CD fol-

lowing the CD currently playing.

Scan function will end

앫automatically after all CDs have

been scanned

앫if you press g/h.

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Audio

CD operation

왘Press Ö while a CD is being played.

CD operation is muted, the symbol R

will appear in the symbol bar.

왘Press Ö once again if you wish to

continue playback. The symbol R is fa-

ded out of the symbol bar.

1CD changer error messages

2CD drive error messages

“No CD changer”

COMAND is unable to activate the CD

changer.

왘If necessary, contact an authorized

Mercedes-Benz Center.

“No Magazine”

There is no magazine inserted in the CD

changer.

왘Load CDs into the magazine and insert

it into the CD changer.

“CD Magazine empty”

There are no CDs in the magazine.

왘Load CDs into the magazine and insert

it into the CD changer.

“No CD”

앫CD changer

There is no CD in the magazine slot se-

lected.

왘Select another magazine slot.

앫CD drive

No CD is in the CD drive or the CD in

the drive is not ready to play.

Muting CD playback

COMAND also cancels muting, if you

앫select a different audio source,

e.g. radio

앫alter the volume

앫press g/h.

Error messages

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Audio

CD operation

“Being activated”

The CD changer is not yet ready for opera-

tion.

“Reading error”

The CD that has been inserted cannot be

read.

“Temperature is too high”

CD operation will switch off automatically

after 3 seconds.

왘Press the corresponding key to select a

different audio source.

“Error”

Another error has occurred.

If an error occurs in the operation of the

CD drive or CD changer, COMAND auto-

matically switches to the other device

after 3 seconds.

If it is not possible to play the CD selec-

ted in the CD changer, the system will

automatically select the next CD in the

magazine.

Audio

CD operation

1No audio source has been switched on

2CD unit is switched on

3If the CD changer is switched on, the

number of the CD currently playing ap-

pears

4Track number

왘Press d on COMAND.

CD unit is switched on.

왘Press E or H repeatedly until

display 2 appears.

왘Press F or G until the desired

track number 4 appears.

왘Press E or H to display the next

or previous system.

Multifunctional display

Audio

Sound settings

COMAND is equipped with a standard am-

plifier.

You can set

앫the sound Bass/Treble individually

앫the sound-center (Fader and Balance)

앫select predefined sound optimization.

See individual audio mode descriptions for

instructions on this feature.

Adjustments to the sound have a different

effect on the audio and service sources.

The predefined sound optimizations are

available for the audio sources only.

Audio sources include:

앫Radio FM, AM, WB

앫CD (CD drive, CD changer)

앫auxiliary audio source, e.g. tape deck (if

connected)

You can activate the main Sound menu in

the audio sources through the menu field

“Sound”.

Service sources include:

앫Telephone

앫Voice output in the navigation

앫Voice recognition system

See separate operating instructions for te-

lephone and voice recognition system.

You can activate the main Sound menu in

the “NAVI Settings” menu (컄page 181),

through the menu field “Sound”.

Activating the main sound menu

For audio sources

Main sound menu

1Radio (FM) is switched on

2Actual sound settings (Bass/Treble)

3Actual sound-center (Fader and Balan-

ce)

4Slider switch to alter the value

5Reset Bass/Treble to “0”, and the Ba-

lance to the middle of the vehicle

6Activate predefined sound optimizati-

ons

Adjusting sound settings

Audio

Sound settings

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Sound“ in the main

menu for radio or CD operation and

press to confirm.

The main sound menu will appear dis-

playing the actual settings.

For service sources

1Volume difference

Set the difference between voice out-

put during route guidance and an acti-

ve audio source

“0” The volume of the audio source

is not affected during voice out-

put.

“10” The audio source is set very low

during voice output.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Settings” in the main

destination input menu (컄page 122)

and press to confirm.

The “NAVI Settings” menu will appear

(컄page 181).

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Sound” and press to

confirm.

The “Speech Bass/Treble” menu will

appear.

It is also possible that “AM Bass/Treb-

le”, “WB Bass/Treble”, “CD Bass/Treb-

le” or “AUX Bass/Treble” are indicated

in 1.

Fader defines sound-center front/

back

Balance defines sound-center left/

right

No predefined sound optimizations are

available for service sources.

During adjustment in the “Speech

Bass/Treble” menu, COMAND will is-

sue a repetative voice output of “Samp-

le” to allow you to set the settings as

you prefer.

Audio

Sound settings

Setting Bass/Treble/Fader/Balance

1Setting mode active

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to move the cursor to the parameter

you want to adjust and press to con-

firm.

The setting mode is active. The activa-

ted sound parameter is shown in red.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to set the desired value.

왘Press the button.

The value is set. The sound feature is

shown in black.

Reset the Settings to “0”

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Reset” and press to

confirm.

COMAND sets treble and bass to “0”

and sets the sound-center into the

middle of the vehicle.

Return to the main audio menu

왘Press *.

The sound-center adjustments affect

the settings for the radio (FM/AM/WB)

and CD operation.

Adjustments which are made to the na-

vigation system will affect the voice re-

cognition system and the telephone.

Audio

Sound settings

Activating sound optimization

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Other Options” in the

main sound settings menu and press to

confirm.

The “Other Options” (FM/AM, WB or

CD) menu will appear.

P - actual sound optimization

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

buttonv to highlight the desired

sound optimization and press to con-

firm.

The new sound optimization is

active P.

Return to the main sound menu

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Bass/Treble” and

press to confirm.

Return to the main audio menu

왘Press *.

Available sound optimizations

앫Standard - COMAND set the sound li-

near for the center of the vehicle

앫Speech - the emphasis is on the spo-

ken word

앫Driver-optimized - COMAND optimizes

the sound for the driver’s seat position

앫Ambience

Small, medium and large rooms are si-

mulated

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You can only select one sound optimiza-

tion at a time.

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COMAND does not offer sound optimi-

zation for the service sources.

Telephone

Important notes

Multifunction display

Telephone operation

SMS function

Emergency call

Service numbers

Telephone

Important notes

In chapter “Telephone”, you will find de-

tailed information regarding the telepho-

ne*, including emergency call, SMS

function and service numbers.

1 Observe all legal requirements

앫Please read the chapter “Telephone”

first before attempting to operate your

telephone.

앫Always drive with extreme caution

when you operate the telephone

hands-free.

앫For 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 field of all menus):

Wait until reception improves before

making a 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 be-

fore answering or placing a call.

If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular

phone while driving, please be sure to pay

attention to the traffic situation at all times.

Use the cellular phone1 only when the traffic

situation allows.

Never operate radio transmitters equipped

with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e.

without beeing connected to an external an-

tenna) from inside the vehicle while the en-

gine is running. Doing so could lead to

malfunction of the vehicle’s electronic sys-

tems, possibly resulting in an accident and

personal injury.

Radio transmitters, such as a portable

telephone or a citizens band unit

should only be used inside the vehicle

if they are connected to a separate ex-

terior antenna that has been approved

by Mercedes-Benz.

Telephone

Important notes

앫Close the windows and reduce all out-

side noise as much as possible when

you use hands-free operation.

앫A 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.

앫If the message “Locked. Please enter

code” appears, enter the unlock code

to enable all telephone functions

(컄page 78).

앫If a menu other than the telephone

menu is displayed on the COMAND

screen, the display will change if an

outgoing call is sent out via the multi-

function steering wheel.

In the following situations, it is not possible

or not yet possible to use the telephone:

앫The telephone is already unlocked but

is not or not yet registered in the net-

work.

The message “No Service” appears.

The telephone will try to register into

an existing network. If the network is

available, the telephone will be ready

for use.

The above message also appears

앫if the network is no longer available

due to weak signals

앫if you try to make a call (message

appears for 8 seconds)

앫The message “Telephone is being acti-

vated. 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.

앫One of the two messages “No telepho-

ne” or “Telephone not connected” ap-

pears.

Please connect the telephone.

앫The message “Telephone defective”

appears.

Please contact an authorized

Mercedes-Benz Center.

Telephone

Important notes

In the following situation, it is not yet pos-

sible to use the functions “Dial number

from phone book”, “Redial” and

“Speed-dial”:

앫The mobile telephone has been

plugged into its holder correctly, the

COMAND operating unit has been swit-

ched on and the phone book download

function has been actuated (see tele-

phone operation guide).

Once the download process has been

completed, the above functions be-

come available.

It is not possible to make a call when one

of the following messages appears:

앫“System busy, redial?”

Dialing has failed because system is

busy.

앫“No service, redial?”

Dialing has failed because network

cannot received.

앫“Phone off”

Tele Aid is active, the telephone func-

tion will switch on automatically after

Tele Aid is ended.

Telephone

Multifunction display

왘Turn the electronic key in the steering

lock to position “1” or “2”, refer to ve-

hicle operating instructions.

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Function Page

1Multifunction display on

the speedometer

Using the control system

2Adjusting the dial/idle

tone volume during a call

I lowering

J raising

3To make a call

K Accept an incoming

call

Start dialing opera-

tion

Activate the redial

memory

L End a call

Interrupt dialing

The message

READY appears

4Changing from system to

system, displaying network

provider

E next

H previous

5Pages through the phone

book in alphabetical order

F forward

G backward

Function Page

Telephone

Multifunction display

Display overview

Telephone

Multifunction display

Function Page

1The telephone is switched off

Switching telephone operati-

on on

2Entering the unlock code 78

3The system is searching for

the corresponding network

4The telephone is ready for use 85

5The vehicle is currently out-

side the transmission or re-

ception range

Function Page

6Phone book is empty and/or

has not been loaded into the

COMAND telephone memory

7Name selected from the

phone book

8Dialing begins 86

9Dialing is completed and the

name is displayed.

The display will remain until

you end the call

Function Page

10 Reception strength is indica-

ted by up to 5 bars for a con-

nected and functional

telephone.

11 Number of the memory locati-

on and the name stored here

12 Call time 86

Telephone

Telephone operation

Quick reference

Telephone

Telephone operation

Function Page

1Switching the COMAND

on/off

2Entering the unlock code

Entering a telephone number

Speed-dialing (only with

COMAND)

Quick-dialing (for the first 10

memory locations)

Entering the

emergency call

“9-1-1”

107

3Subsequent dialing 84

4Subsequent dialing 84

5Calls the previous menu, un-

less the main telephone menu

is displayed

6Deletes the last digit or the

whole entry if the unlock code

or a phone number are ente-

red

Function Page

7Turning

Highlights a menu field, a list

entry, or a symbol

Pressing

Activates a sub-menu, con-

firms an entry/selection

앫“Send” is highlighted

Begin dialing

앫“End” is highlighted

Ends the call

앫“Mute” is highlighted

Switches off the micro-

phone of the hands-free

telephone

Function Page

8Sets the volume for hands-

free operation of the telepho-

ne (during a call)

9Switching the telephone

operation on/off

10 Color screen with main tele-

phone menu

Telephone

Telephone operation

Menu overview

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110

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245

Telephone

Telephone operation

Function Page

1Main telephone menu 78

2Telephone system is active 78

3Accepting a call using

COMAND

Begin dialing

4Ending a call 84

5Microphone mute 80

6Reception strength is indica-

ted by up to 5 bars for a con-

nected and functional

telephone

M Incoming SMS mes-

sage

RM ROAM indicator

RM in black - using a

home type system

RM in red - using a non

home type system

103

Function Page

7Input line

8Alphabet to enter the name 99

9Menu fields to activate sub-

menus

10 “Phone book” selection menu

is activated when the input

line 7 is empty

Phone book with names

is activated according to input

of up to 3 letters

11 Main telephone menu with

other menu fields is activated

via the symbol “V”

12 SMS list

Reading or deleting an SMS

message

104

13 “Service Number” menu

Selecting a service number

for an outgoing call or chan-

ging a service number

108

Function Page

14 Notebook, noting a telephone

number

Dialing from the notebook

15 “Calls” function

The last incoming calls are

stored

16 Redial memory, the last 10

numbers (L01-L10) dialed are

stored

L01 last number or

name dialed

L01-L10 numbers or names

dialed previously

17 Telephone menu for entering

telephone numbers

Switch back to the main tele-

phone menu via the “ABC/

123” menu field

Telephone

Telephone operation

1Status line, telephone is not yet logged

onto network

2Input line for unlock code

왘Press a.

The menu to enter the unlock code will

appear.

Entering the unlock code

왘Use the number keys 1 through 0 to

enter the unlock code.

Asterisks instead of digits will appear in

the input line.

If entered code is correct and the pho-

ne is registered in a network, the phone

is ready for use.

Ready for operation display

3Telephone is ready for operation,

“Send” is highlighted

4Reception strength, indicated by up to

5 bars

RM appears, if the telephone is not

using the home system

Switching telephone operation on

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Your unlock code prevents unauthori-

zed persons from using your telephone.

Be sure to memorize this code, a three

digit number, carefully.

Timeport phones use a three-digit code.

V60 phones use a four-digit code. The

head unit will unlock the phone using

the first three digits of the four-digit

V60 unlock code.

If you enter an incorrect code, the sys-

tem returns to the menu for entering

the unlock code.

You must always enter the unlock code

when you switch on the telephone the

first time (if phone is in locked mode).

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Telephone

Telephone operation

If the phone memory has been downloa-

ded to COMAND, the menu fields “Phone

Book”, “Last Calls” and “Calls” will be avai-

lable.

If the memory was not downloaded, the

menu fields will be dimmed out.

Outgoing calls (컄page 82).

Use one of these ways

왘When the telephone is connected to

the coiled cord, press a on the

COMAND control unit.

왘When the telephone is in portable mo-

de, press # on the phone.

Accepting the call at the multifunction

steering wheel

1CALL

The system detects an incoming call,

the phone rings

2Reception strength

The more bars appear, the stronger the

signal of the cellular network

Accepting a call

왘Press K.

Audio source is automatically muted.

Ending a call

왘Press L.

The main telephone display appears.

Switching telephone operation off

Incoming call

You can also accept a call, if another

display, e.g. navigation, is shown on the

multifunction display.

Communication between the multifunti-

on display and the COMAND screen:

If different systems appear, the chan-

ges made to COMAND will have no ef-

fect on the driver information display.

앫Press the COMAND key a to

switch to the telephone functions.

Telephone

Telephone operation

Accepting a call using COMAND

1“Call”

The system detects an incoming call,

the phone rings.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “Send” but-

ton.

The display will change to the

call menu. An active audio source will

be muted.

Call menu

2“00:01:21 h”

The call time appears

3Phone number

Switching the microphone for the

hands-free telephone off

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the “Mute” button and

press to confirm.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v again to cancel muting.

Setting the volume for hands-free opera-

tion

Raising the volume

왘Turn the left-hand rotary/push-button

v to the right.

Lowering the volume

왘Turn the left-hand rotary/push-button

v to the left.

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No telephone menu is shown on the

screen

앫first press a

앫then you can accept or refuse the

call.

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Telephone

Telephone operation

Refusing or ending a call

Use one of the three ways:

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “End” button.

왘Press a.

왘Press *.

Accepting an incoming call using the

mobile telephone handset

The telephone is located in the storage

compartment under the armrest. See your

vehicle’s operating instructions.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “Send” but-

ton.

왘Remove the telephone from its cradle

and conduct your call.

The hands-free operation will switch

off.

Ending a call

왘Put the phone back in its cradle. 1 Observe all legal requirements

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 be-

fore answering or placing a call. If you

nonetheless choose to use the cellular pho-

ne while driving, please be sure to pay atten-

tion to the traffic situation at all times. Use

the cellular phone1 only when the traffic si-

tuation allows.

Telephone

Telephone operation

You can use the following functions:

앫Dialing a telephone number

(컄page 82)

앫Dialing a number from the phone book

(컄page 85)

앫Redial (컄page 91)

앫Dialing from calls list (컄page 94)

앫Speed-dialing (only with COMAND)

(컄page 95)

앫Dialing a telephone number from

the notebook (컄page 97)

앫Emergency call (컄page 106)

Dialing a telephone number

Entering a telephone number

왘Press a.

The main telephone menu will appear.

왘Use the number keys 1 through 0 to

enter the telephone number.

The menu changes when the first digit

is entered.

Outgoing calls

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Telephone

Telephone operation

Correcting input

To correct only the last digit

왘Press r briefly.

To correct the whole entry

왘Press r longer than 2 seconds.

Begin dialing

왘When the “Send” button is highlighted,

press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm your input.

Dialing will begin. If a name is associa-

ted with the phone number stored in

the phone book, the name appears on

the screen.

COMAND will mute an active audio

source.

Interrupt dialing

Use one of the three ways:

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “End” button.

왘Press a.

왘Press *.

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Telephone

Telephone operation

Conducting a call

When the call is initiated, the call time ap-

pears in the screen.

Ending a call, use one of the three ways:

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “End” button

or call has been finished by the other

party.

왘Press a.

왘Press *.

Subsequent dialing

Transmitting other dial tones:

왘During a call you can press the number

keys 1 through 0, u and t.

The numbers dialed will appear in the

menu for 10 seconds after the last key

is pressed (subsequent dialing display).

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During a conversation, you can enter a

telephone number in the notebook or

edit an existing one (컄page 97).

Telephone

Telephone operation

Dialing a number from the phone book

Dialing using the multifunction steering

wheel

In order to use this feature, the phone

book must have previously been downloa-

ded to the COMAND memory. This is per-

formed automatically each time the

portable phone is connected to the coiled

cord.

The telephone is ready for operation

(컄page 78). 왘Press E or H as often as neces-

sary until the telephone mode appears

in the multifunction display.

If ENTER CODE appears, enter your unlock

code first (컄page 78).

The message NO ENTRY appears when the

portable phone has been put into the crad-

le and no entries are stored in the phone

book.

왘Press F or G.

You are paging the phone book back-

wards or forwards in alphabetical or-

der. Name and memory location

appear.

왘Press F or G longer than 2 se-

conds.

You are scrolling through the phone

book very quickly.

The name that is selected appears in

the display.

If you do not wish to place a call, press

L. The process will be cancelled and

the message READY appears again.

Telephone

Telephone operation

왘Press K when desired name ap-

pears in the display.

The telephone number is dialed.

The message DIALING appears in the

display. COMAND will mute an active

audio source.

When the call is initiated, the call time

appears in the display. The name will

reappear.

왘Press L to end the call.

The message READY will reappear. The

audio source will switch on again.

Phone numbers are stored in the phone

book according to memory locations. A

memory location starts with “M”.

Memory locations available: M01 - M99

Telephone

Telephone operation

Dialing with COMAND

Opening phone book with names

1Input line

2Activating “Phone book” selection

menu (no input in 1) or opening the

phone book page (컄page 88)

왘Enter up to 3 letters by highlighting

them one by one with the right-hand ro-

tary/push-button v and press to con-

firm.

The input appears in 1.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until 2 is highlighted and press to

confirm.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds after

input of the last letter.

The relevant page of the phone book

will appear.

If the input line is empty

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until 2 is highlighted and press to

confirm.

The “Phone book” selection menu will

appear.

“Phone Book” selection menu

3Opens the first page of the phone book

(names)

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v and confirm “Read phone

book...”.

The first page of the phone book will

appear.

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Telephone

Telephone operation

Phone Book page (names)

4Highlighted entry, sorted alphabetically

5Page back in the list

6Page forward in the list

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired entry and

press to confirm.

The main telephone menu appears, in-

dicating the selected name.

Begin dialing

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “Send” but-

ton.

The “End” button is highlighted.

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The phone book stored in the phone

memory is being downloaded.

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Telephone

Telephone operation

Ending a call, use one of the three ways:

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “End” button

or the call has been finished by the

other party.

왘Press a.

왘Press *.

Opening phone book (phone number)

1Input line

2Activates “Phone book” selection

menu (no input in 1) or opens the

relevant phone book page

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “ABC/123” and press

to confirm.

The menu for entering the phone num-

ber will appear.

왘Use the number keys 1 through 0 to

enter up to 2 digits one by one.

The input appears in 1.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until 2 is highlighted and press to

confirm.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds after

input of the last digit.

The relevant page of the phone book

will appear.

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Telephone

Telephone operation

If the input line is empty

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until 2 is highlighted and press the

button.

The “Phone book” selection menu will

appear (컄page 87).

Phone book page (phone numbers)

3Phone book entries sorted according to

memory locations

Memory locations available:

M01 - M99

4Page back in the list, if filled

5Page forward in the list, if filled

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired entry and

press to confirm.

The main telephone menu appears indi-

cating the selected phone number and

memory location.

Begin dialing (컄page 88), then con-

ducting a call.

Ending a call (컄page 89).

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If there is no entry in the numbers list,

the message “No entry in telephone

book” appears in the telephone menu.

Telephone

Telephone operation

Redial

Dialing using the multifunction steering

wheel

1The telephone is ready for operation.

2Number in the redial memory

3Number in the redial memory, dialing

has begun

4Dialing is completed. Name or still the

dialed number (name has not been sa-

ved).

5Reception strength - the more bars ap-

pear, the stronger the signal of the cel-

lular network received

6Memory location number, the last 10

dialed telephone numbers are stored

L01, number dialed last

L01 to L10, numbers dialed previously

7Call time

Telephone

Telephone operation

The telephone is switched on

왘Press E or H repeatedly until the

corresponding telephone menu 1 ap-

pears in the display.

The telephone is ready for operation.

왘Press K.

The redial memory appears with the

last number dialed.

왘Press F or G.

This allows you to page forward or

backward through the redial memory.

The number selected will appear in the

display with the corresponding memo-

ry location.

왘Press K, when the desired number

or name appears in the display 2.

Dialing will begin 3. When the dialing

has been completed, the name 4 is dis-

played if the name has been stored in

the phone book, otherwise you will

continue to see the phone number.

The display is maintained for the dura-

tion of the call.

왘Press L to end the call.

The telephone display 1 appears.

If you do not wish to place a call, press

L. The telephone display 1 appears. i

Press E or H to display the next

or previous system.

Telephone

Telephone operation

Dialing with COMAND

Redial memory list

1Memory locations L01 - L10

L01 the last number or name

dialed

L02 - L10 numbers or names dialed

previously

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Last Calls” in the main

telephone menu and press to confirm.

if there is a blank input line in the main

telephone menu

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v when the “Send” button is

highlighted.

The “Last Calls” menu will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired phone num-

ber or name and press to confirm.

The main telephone menu appears with

the desired phone number or name.

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If there is no entry in the numbers list,

the message “No entry in list” appears

in the telephone menu.

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Telephone

Telephone operation

Begin dialing

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “Send” but-

ton.

The message “Dialing” will appear. The

“End” button is highlighted.

Use one of these three ways, to end a call:

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “End” button

or the call has been finished by the

other party.

왘Press a.

왘Press *.

Dialing from calls list

Incoming calls memory

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Calls” in the main tele-

phone menu and press to confirm.

The incoming calls memory will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to select the desired phone number

or name and press to confirm.

The main telephone menu appears indi-

cating the number or name selected.

Begin dialing, ending a call, see above.

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Telephone

Telephone operation

Speed-dialing (only with COMAND)

For all memory locations

You can enter up to 2 digits

The main telephone menu is displayed

왘Use the number keys, e.g. 1 and 4 to

enter the memory location number.

Begin dialing

Use one of these ways

왘Press the last number key for more

than 2 seconds.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “Send” but-

ton.

The phone number or name will appear

in the menu. The telephone will dial the

phone number that has been stored in

this memory location.

When the call is initiated, the call time

will appear.

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Warning G

If you enter “1” and confirm this memory lo-

cation using one of the described ways in

“Begin dialing”, the emergency number

9-1-1 (default input) will be dialed.

The 9-1-1 emergency call system is a public

service. Using it without due cause is a cri-

minal offense.

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Telephone

Telephone operation

왘Ending a call (컄page 94).

Quick-dialing for the first 10 memory

locations

The main telephone menu is displayed

왘Press 2 to 0 longer than 2 seconds.

The phone number or name will appear

in the menu. The telephone will dial the

phone number that has been stored in

this memory location.

When the call is initiated, the call time

will appear.

왘Ending a call (컄page 94).

If the memory location called is free, the

message “Memory location not alloca-

ted” will appear.

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Warning G

If you press “1” the emergency number

9-1-1 (default input) will be dialed.

The 9-1-1 emergency call system is a public

service. Using it without due cause is a cri-

minal offense.

Telephone

Telephone operation

You can enter a telephone number in the

notebook or edit an existing one

앫during a conversation

앫in the main telephone menu without

having a call

Opening the notebook

The main telephone menu is displayed

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the “V” symbol and

press to confirm.

Other menu fields will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until “Notebook” is highlighted and

press to confirm.

Entering the telephone number

왘Press number keys 1 through 0, u

and t.

Correcting input

To delete only the last digit

왘Press r briefly.

To delete the whole entry

왘Press r longer than 2 seconds.

Closing the notebook and storing input

왘Press *.

Dialing a telephone number from

the notebook

왘Open the notebook.

왘When the notebook phone number ap-

pears, press the right-hand rotary/

push-button v to confirm the “Send”

button.

Dialing begins.

Notebook

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You can transfer the notebook phone

number to the phone book

(컄page 102).

Telephone

Telephone operation

You can edit the phone book and transfer

a phone number from the notebook.

왘In the main telephone menu, turn the

right-hand rotary/push-button v until

“Phone book” is highlighted and press

to confirm.

The “Phone book” selection menu will

appear.

“Phone book” selection menu

1Changing entries in the phone book

2Adding entries in the phone book

(컄page 101)

3Transferring a telephone number from

the notebook (컄page 102)

Changing entries in the phone book

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.

The phone book will either display

앫the list of names sorted alphabeti-

cally

앫the list of phone numbers sorted by

memory locations.

Editing the phone book

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Telephone

Telephone operation

Changing a name

4Phone book entry selected

5Character list

6Zoom

7Confirming the changed entry

8Deleting the entry

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired phone book

entry and press to confirm.

An input menu appears.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired letters one

by one and press to confirm.

The name will appear in the input line.

The input cursor indicates the current

input position.

Correcting an input

Deleting the last digit

왘Press r briefly.

Deleting the whole entry

왘Press r longer than 2 seconds.

Input with number keys

왘Select a character by pressing the key

as listed below the corresponding num-

ber of times.

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You can enter up to 20 characters.

You can also select characters using

the number keys. Each number key has

more than one assignment. See table.

Key Character

1, . - 1 : ‘ /

2A B C 2

3D E F 3

4G H I 4

5J K L 5

6M N O 6

7P Q R S 7

8T U V 8

9W X Y Z 9

uBlank

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Telephone

Telephone operation

The selected character is automatically ad-

opted in the input line after 2 seconds

왘Press t or turn the right-hand rotary/

push-button v.

Storing changed names

Use one of these ways

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until “Apply” is highlighted and

press to confirm.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds to

confirm the last letter of the name.

Now change the phone number.

If you do not wish to save the changes

왘Press *.

Changing a telephone number

9Current name or name previously chan-

ged (light brown)

appears only if you have entered a

name for the telephone number

10 Input line, highlighted when activated

11 Storing a telephone number in the pho-

ne book

Entering a telephone number

왘Press the number keys 1 through 0,

u and t.

The telephone number appears in 10.

Correcting input

앫Deleting last digit

왘Press r briefly.

앫Deleting the whole entry

왘Press r longer than 2 seconds.

Storing the phone number in the phone

book

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until 11 is highlighted and press to

confirm.

The main telephone menu will appear.

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Telephone

Telephone operation

Deleting an entry in the phone book

1Name and telephone number of the

entry to be deleted (light brown)

2Query (light brown)

3COMAND will delete the entry from the

phone book

4The entry remains in the phone book

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Delete” in the input

menu (컄page 99) and press to con-

firm.

The query 2 appears. “Yes” is highligh-

ted.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v and confirm “Yes”.

The main telephone menu appears. The

entry is deleted.

If you don't want to delete the entry:

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “No” and press to con-

firm.

The phonebook list will appear.

Adding an entry to the phone book

Entering a name

1Input line

2Transferring name

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Telephone

Telephone operation

왘While in the selection menu

(컄page 98), turn the right-hand rota-

ry/push-button v until “Add an ent-

ry...” is highlighted and press to

confirm.

An input menu will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until the desired character is high-

lighted and press to confirm.

왘Repeat this action.

The name will appear in the input line.

Confirm the name as described under

“Storing changed names”

(컄page 100).

왘Now change the phone number.

Correcting an input (컄page 99).

Entering and storing a telephone num-

ber

3Previously entered name

4Input line for phone number, entering

phone number with numeric keys 1 to

0, key u and key t

5COMAND stores the phone number

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the input.

COMAND stores the phone number

and the main telephone menu will ap-

pear.

Storing a phone number in the note-

book

왘While in the “Phone book” selection

menu (컄page 98), turn the right-hand

rotary/push-button v to highlight

“Copy notebook...” and press to con-

firm.

왘Now you can enter a new name and

phone number or edit an existing entry,

and store the entry.

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Telephone

SMS function

With this function you can receive, read

and delete short text messages1.

1 If available from your carrier.

1The symbol M will appear when a new

SMS message arrives, symbol “RM”

(roaming mode) that may have been

displayed before will be replaced

2Activates the SMS list

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “V” in the main tele-

phone menu and press to confirm.

Other menu fields will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 2 and press to confirm.

The SMS list will appear.

COMAND may have to read in SMS

messages first. The message “SMS loa-

ding...” will appear. The reading operati-

on may take up to 30 seconds.

Activating

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Telephone

SMS function

1Current SMS message is highlighted,

telephone number or name (if it is in

the phone book), date and time appear

in brown

The SMS messages (max. 10) are listed

in the order when they were received.

왘Use the appropriate arrow symbols to

page through the list.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired SMS mes-

sage and press to confirm.

The SMS message will appear.

SMS view

2Deleting displayed SMS message

Reading SMS messages received

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COMAND does not display so called

„chained“ SMS messages. These con-

tain more than 160 characters. For you

to be able to read these messages, the

sender should send the message again

in normal mode.

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Telephone

SMS function

Deleting an SMS message

1Deletes current SMS message

2SMS message is not deleted

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to highlight “Delete” and

press to confirm.

The menu “Delete SMS” will appear.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “Yes”.

If there was only one SMS message:

The message is deleted, the main tele-

phone menu will appear.

If there are other SMS messages:

The message is deleted, the next SMS

message will appear.

If you don't want to delete the SMS mes-

sage:

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “No” and press to con-

firm.

The SMS view will appear.

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You can also delete an SMS message by

pressing r.

After you have deleted the oldest SMS

message, COMAND highlights the cur-

rent SMS message in the list.

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Telephone

Emergency 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.

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.

The emergency call will also be placed if

the phone is locked.

This function places a call to the local

9-1-1 provider. It does not initiate a Tele

Aid call.

Warning G

The 9-1-1 emergency call system is a public

service. Using it without due cause is a cri-

minal offense.

If you enter “1” and press the right-

hand rotary/push-button v, the num-

ber stored in memory location “1” (de-

fault is 9-1-1) will be dialed.

Pressing or holding “1” longer than 2

seconds will also initiate the call.

It will not be possible to complete the

emergency call if the cellular system is

busy. The message “System busy,

redial?” appears.

Take appropriate measures to alert an

emergency service as soon as possib-

le.

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Telephone

Emergency call

If there is an active Tele Aid call, the tele-

phone main menu will disappear and you

will see the message “Phone off”.

After the Tele Aid call is ended the telepho-

ne main menu will reappear.

See your vehicle’s operator’s manual.

Initiating an emergency call

If the telephone main menu or a memory

menu is displayed

왘Press number key 1 longer than 2 se-

conds (quick-dialing).

The telephone begins dialing, the “End”

button is highlighted.

When the call is initiated, the call time

will appear.

Do not place the emergency call

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the “End” button and

press to confirm or press *.

Ending the call, use one of the three ways:

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “End” button.

왘Press a.

왘Press *.

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Telephone is ready for operation

Please ensure that the number stored in

the memory location is the number you

want to dial in case of an emergency

(default is 9-1-1).

The function will also be performed if

the telephone is locked.

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Telephone

Service numbers

1Personal Service Number

2Number for Roadside Assistance

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Service No.” in the

main telephone menu and press to

confirm.

The menu “Service No.” will appear.

왘Use the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the service you require

and press to confirm.

The main telephone menu will appear.

Begin dialing

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “Send” but-

ton.

One of the messages “Personal Service

Number” or “Roadside Assistance” will

appear. The “End” button is highligh-

ted.

When the call is initiated, the call time

will appear.

Use one of these three ways to end a call

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the “End” button.

왘Press a.

왘Press *.

Calling a service number

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Telephone

Service numbers

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Change 1” in the

“Service No.” menu and press to con-

firm.

The “Change Service No. 1” menu will

appear.

왘Enter the new service number with

number keys 1 through 0.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the service num-

ber.

The new service number is now stored

in the “Service No.” menu.

Returning to the menu “Service No.”

The menu “Service No.” will appear auto-

matically after 7 seconds

왘Press *.

Changing personal service number

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Pressing the right-hand rotary/push-

button v and inserting an empty input

line will delete the personal service

number.

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Telephone

Service numbers

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Change 2” in the

“Service No.” menu and press to con-

firm.

The “Change Service No. 2” country list

will appear.

Select a new country service number from

the list

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the country abbreviati-

on you want and press to confirm.

The new service number is now stored

in the “Service No.” menu.

Returning to the menu “Service No.”

The menu “Service No.” will appear auto-

matically after 7 seconds

왘Press *.

Changing the number for roadside

assistance

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Navigation

Important notes

Quick reference

Destination input

Route guidance

Destination memory

Settings

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Navigation

Important notes

Warning G

For safety reasons you should only enter a

destination when the vehicle is stationary.

When the vehicle is in motion, a passenger

should enter the destination. Study manual

and select route before driving.

Do not watch display screen or operate but-

tons while the vehicle is in motion - let voice

instructions guide you. Stop at a safe locati-

on before using buttons or making correc-

tions.

Traffic regulations always have priority over

any route recommendations given.

The route calculated by COMAND is a re-

commendation on how the best reach your

selected destination.

During route guidance, you will not receive

any information on

앫Traffic lights

앫Stop and yield signs

앫Parking or stopping zones

앫One-way streets

앫Narrow bridges

앫Similar traffic regulation data

You should therefore always strictly observe

traffic regulations while driving. Drive care-

fully and always obey traffic laws and road

signs even if they contradict COMAND in-

structions.

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Navigation

Important notes

Warning G

The CD reader contains a Class 1 laser pro-

duct. There is a danger of invisible laser ra-

diation if the cover is opened or damaged.

Do not remove the cover. The CD reader

does not contain any parts which can be ser-

viced by the user. For safety reasons, have

any service work which may be necessary

performed only by an authorized

Mercedes-Benz Center.

COMAND calculates the route with the

help of data that is stored on the navi-

gation CD.

Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation

CDs. Using other navigation CDs might

lead to malfunctions.

Because of changes in local traffic pat-

terns (e.g. road works) and/or incom-

plete data, errors in calculation may

occur.

As a result, the recommended route

may deviate from the ideal route. The

data stored on the CD only reflects lo-

cal conditions at the time of CD pro-

duction.

The CD drive can read navigation CDs

and playback audio CDs.

If an audio CD is in the CD drive and

b is pressed, the message “No CD

available. Insert NAVI-CD type DX only”

will be displayed.

앫Remove the audio CD and insert a

navigation CD (컄page 119).

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Navigation

Important notes

Travelling abroad

If you intend to travel through different re-

gions or abroad, you will need the respec-

tive navigation CD.

Contact your Mercedes-Benz Center or

the Client Assistance Center at

1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)

for available CDs.

왘Change the navigation CD

(컄page 119).

GPS (Global Positioning System) sig-

nals received make it possible to de-

termine the current vehicle position.

Deviations from the actual position

may occur

앫if the reception of GPS signals is

disturbed e.g. in parking garages

and tunnels

앫if road conditions are bad

앫depending on the vehicle’s conditi-

If the reception of the GPS signal is un-

available, you will have to manually en-

ter the current vehicle position

(컄page 180).

If your vehicle has been transported by

a car, train or ferry, COMAND needs

some time to find its exact position.

Moving the vehicle a few yards is typi-

cally enough to remedy this situation.

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Navigation

Important notes

Changing tires

Mercedes-Benz recommends that you

have your tires changed by an authorized

Mercedes-Benz Center.

COMAND operates based on measure-

ments taken by wheel revolutions. When

changing tires, the correct tire information

must be entered for the system to operate

as expected.

See calibration (컄page 181).

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Navigation

Quick reference

TEL

SVC

NAV

VOL-RPT

MAP

ABC

JKL

TUV

GHI

PQRS

DEF

MNO

WXYZ

DEL BACK

PWR

37 8 9

Z+ Z- DETR INFO MUT DISP

OPR

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Navigation

Quick reference

Function Page

1Switching COMAND on

and off

2Switching the navigation

system on

122

3Zooming in for more de-

tailed map

133,

158

4Zooming out for less de-

tailed map

133,

158

5Route guidance active:

Switches between map

and symbol display

Route guidance not acti-

ve:

Activates location map

156

149

6Selecting a detour during

route guidance

163

7CD drive for navigation

CD or audio CD

Pay attention to regional

version of navigation CD

8Route guidance active:

Displays estimated time

of arrival and current dis-

tance to destination

Route guidance not acti-

ve:

Displays last

destination driven

147

Function Page

9Muting current route in-

structions or

Switching off voice out-

put for the duration of

the current route

guidance

153

10 Ejecting navigation CD 119

11 Entering destination via

the map

131

12 Displaying and removing

a long list entry in full in

a window

138

13 Switching back to the

previous menu

14 When entering informati-

on:

Deletes last character or

complete entry

124

Function Page

118

Navigation

Quick reference

Function Page

15 Turn to

Highlight menu field, list

entry or character

Alter the map scale

Press to

Confirm entry/selection,

starting function or acti-

vating submenu

Activate map scale bar

133

16 Turn to

During voice output:

Lower (left)/raise (right)

the volume

Press to

Repeat current route in-

structions

17 Requesting and dis-

playing Info Services

System settings

184

187

18 Color screen

Function Page

119

Navigation

Quick reference

왘Press q.

COMAND ejects the inserted

navigation CD.

왘Remove the CD.

왘Insert another navigation CD, e.g. a re-

gional version, with the label facing up.

The illustrated message will appear.

COMAND loads the program stored on

the navigation CD.

Changing the navigation CD

Do not interrupt the loading process.

Do not eject the navigation CD until the

loading process has been completed.

If you do not remove an ejected CD, it

will be automatically retrieved by the

CD drive after 10 seconds.

The CD drive can

앫read navigation CDs, or

앫playback audio CDs.

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Navigation

Destination input

Menu overview

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Navigation

Destination input

Function Page

1Main destination input

앫Entering a destinati-

on address

앫Retrieving a destina-

tion from the destina-

tion memory

앫Selecting a destinati-

on via the map

앫Entering Points of In-

terest

앫Selecting the last 12

destinations

123

174

131

137

141

2Main address menu

Entering a destination

address

123

3Main destination

memory menu

Selecting destination

from the destination

memory

174

4“Destination via map”

Setting destination via

location on map

Setting destination via

coordinates

131

135

5“Settings” menu

Entering vehicle location

Calibrating tires

180

181

6“Points of Interest”

Setting destination via

Point of Interest listing

137

7Activating list of last

12 destinations for a re-

calculation

141

Function Page

122

Navigation

Destination input

Main destination input menu

왘Press b.

The display that appears is dependent

on the last navigation function used:

Route guidance has been switched off

앫the main destination input menu or

앫the location map (컄page 149).

Route guidance has been switched on

앫the symbol display with an arrow in-

dicating your driving direction

(컄page 144) or

앫the map with the symbol indicating

current vehicle location

(컄page 144)

Route guidance has been switched on,

COMAND has been switched off for

more than 2 hours

앫an inquiry menu (컄page 169)

Changing over to another system, for

e.g. radio

왘Press c.

Switching the navigation system on

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The following message will appear

when COMAND is preparing for naviga-

tion startup: “Navigation being activa-

ted. Please obey all traffic rules.”. Then,

one of the 3 displays will appear.

Potential fault messages during prepa-

ration of navigation startup:

앫“Navigation cannot be activated. An

error has occurred”.

앫“CD-Reading error. Please use ano-

ther CD”.

Eject the inserted CD and insert a

navigation CD.

앫“No CD available. Please insert

NAVI-CD type DX only”.

Insert a current DX-coded navigati-

on CD. Using other navigation CDs

might lead to malfunctions.

If the error has been eliminated, you will

see the message “Navigation being ac-

tivated. Please obey all traffic rules”.

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Navigation

Destination input

Select one of the following possibilities to

enter a destination:

앫Entering a destination address

앫Selecting destination via the map

(컄page 131)

앫Entering Points of Interest

(컄page 137)

앫Selecting last destinations

(컄page 141)

앫Selecting from destination memory

(컄page 174)

Main address menu

1Info/status line

2Selecting city/suburb or selecting des-

tination that has been entered at last

3Selecting a street

4Selecting a city center (컄page 130)

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v in the main destination input

menu and confirm “Address”.

The main address menu will appear.

Switching back to the main destination in-

put menu

왘Press *.

Entering destination address

If you have previously entered a city/

suburb, you can highlight 3 and 4.

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Navigation

Destination input

Select city/suburb

“City/Suburb Entry” input menu

5Input line, selected characters (invers)

or last city selected

6Character set

7Zoom

8Move the insertion point one position

to the right

9Activate the city list

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v in the main address menu

and confirm and confirm “City/Sub-

urb”.

The input menu “City/Suburb Entry”

will appear.

To adopt the city last selected:

왘Activate the city list.

To select another city:

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until the desired letter in character

set 6 is highlighted.

The zoom 7 enlarges the currently

highlighted character.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to enter the character in in-

put line 5.

COMAND supplements the new entry

with additional letters so that the

stored name of a city/suburb will ap-

pear.

왘Enter other characters until the desired

city name appears in 5.

Correcting the entry

앫Last character entered

왘Press r briefly.

앫All of the characters entered

왘Press r longer than 2 seconds.

For quicker input, COMAND will offer

available characters from the character

set 6 based on your selections and the

names of the cities stored on the navi-

gation CD.

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Navigation

Destination input

Activating the city list

City list

10 Selected city is highlighted

11 Display the previous page, if :

12 Display the next page, if ;

If the input menu “City/Suburb Entry” is

displayed

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight menu field 9 with and

press to confirm.

The city list will appear.

You can now do the following in the city

list:

앫Confirm the city/suburb that has alrea-

dy been highlighted

앫Select another city/suburb

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

button v until the desired city/

suburb is highlighted.

앫Display the previous/next page

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to highlight one of the ar-

rows 11 or 12.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

Confirming the city

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

A selection menu will appear.

If several options of a city/suburb are

available, another menu will appear

where you must make and confirm your

desired selection.

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Navigation

Destination input

13 City previously selected

14 Selecting a street

15 Selecting a city center (컄page 130)

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to activate the input menu

“Street”.

Entering a street

“Street Entry” input menu

16 Input line with letters that have already

been entered

17 Character set

18 Zoom

19 Move the insertion point one position

to the right

20 Activate the street list

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to highlight the desired cha-

racter in the character set 17.

The zoom 18 enlarges the highlighted

character.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to enter the character in in-

put line 16.

COMAND supplements the new entry

with additional letters so that a saved

street name will appear.

왘Enter other characters until the desired

street name appears in 16.

Correcting the entry (컄page 124).

For quicker input, COMAND will offer

available characters from the character

set 17 based on your selections and the

names of the streets stored on the navi-

gation CD.

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Navigation

Destination input

Activating the street list

Street list

21 Street previously selected

22 Display the previous page, if :

23 Display the next page, if ;

If the input menu “Street Entry” is display-

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight menu field 20 with and

press to confirm.

The street list appears.

Here you can, as in the city list

(컄page 125), select another street or

display the previous/next page.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

This will confirm city/suburb and street

of the desired destination. The selec-

tion menu “Destination Entry” appears.

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If several options of a street are availab-

le, another menu will appear where you

must make and confirm your desired

selection.

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Navigation

Destination input

“Destination Entry” selection menu

1Adding an intersection

2Adding a house number

3Selecting a destination via the map

(컄page 131)

4Saving a destination address in the

destination memory (컄page 175)

5Confirming the destination and the cal-

culating route (컄page 141)

You have now selected the destination and

can define your destination address more

precisely in the following manner:

앫Adding an intersection

앫Adding a house number

앫Selecting it via the map (컄page 131)

앫Selecting a city center, if you do not

want to select a street (컄page 130)

Confirm the destination and calculate the

route (컄page 141)

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “OK” in the menu

“Destination Entry”.

Adding an intersection

If the menu “Destination Entry” is display-

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.

A list of roads intersecting with the pre-

viously input street will appear.

Continue destination input

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In order to do so, “House no.” must be

shown in black.

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Navigation

Destination input

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the name of the inter-

section.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm the selection.

The selection menu “Destination Entry”

will appear, indicating the intersection. 왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds to cal-

culate the route (컄page 141).

Adding a house number

Depending on the data stored on the navi-

gation CD, you can add a house number to

the destination address.

In order to do so, the menu field “House

no.” must be shown in black in the selec-

tion menu “Destination Entry”.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 2 and press to confirm.

An input menu will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired numbers

one after the other and press to con-

firm.

The numbers will appear in the input

line.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

A list will appear.

The previous/next page can be display-

ed as described for the city list

(컄page 125).

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Navigation

Destination input

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired block and

press to confirm.

The selection menu “Destination Entry”

will appear.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds to cal-

culate the route (컄page 141).

Selecting a city center

You can activate the list “Center Entry” in

the main address menu (컄page 123) or af-

ter selecting a city (컄page 126).

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Center” and press to

confirm.

The list “Center Entry” will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired entry and

press to confirm.

The selection menu “Destination Entry”

will appear.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds to cal-

culate the route (컄page 141).

The house numbers usually appear on

the list in blocks, e.g.

1-5 odd numbers

42-50 even numbers

1-50 mixed numbers

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Navigation

Destination input

Activating the map from the main des-

tination input menu

“Destination via Map” menu

Setting the map center

1To the previous destination

2To the current vehicle location

3Activate the “City/Suburb Entry” input

menu and select the corresponding

city center after input

4Activate the coordinate destination in-

put menu

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Destination via Map...”

(Destn via Map) in the main destination

input menu and press to confirm.

The selection menu “Destination via

Map” will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1, 2, 3 or 4 and press to

confirm.

1 and 2 The map with the crosshairs

will appear

3 The “City/Suburb Entry”

menu will appear

(컄page 124)

왘Enter the city in the input menu and

confirm it.

Then, the map with the crosshairs

will appear. The crosshairs are cen-

tered on the city center.

4 The coordinate destination input

menu will appear (컄page 135).

Selecting a destination via the map

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Navigation

Destination input

Continue destination input via the map

Map with crosshairs

5Street name or name of the symbol

(e.g. parking area) that the crosshairs

are centered on

6Crosshairs to select the destination

7Symbol for current vehicle location

8Current map scale

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Map” and press to con-

firm.

The map with the crosshairs will ap-

pear.

Moving the crosshairs

왘Use the number keys (refer also to the

arrows shown on the keypad) to move

the crosshairs around the map.

1 to the top left

2 up

3 to the top right

4 to the left

6 to the right

7 to the bottom left

8 down

9 to the bottom right

During destination input, the map will

always appear facing north (north is on

top).

Map appearance is dependent on the

selected map scale.

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Navigation

Destination input

Altering the map scale

9Current map scale

10 Scale selector

11 New map scale (filled arrow)

12 Square increase section of the map

Activating the scale selector 10.

왘Press + or ,.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

As you move the crosshairs towards the

edge of the screen using the number

keys, an adjacent section of the map is

activated. It may take a few seconds to

point to each new map.

Adjacent map sections overlap some-

what so that destinations at the edge of

the map can be marked as well.

A division mark corresponds to an avai-

lable scale. You can select 13 different

scales ranging from 0.05 miles/inch to

500 miles/inch.

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Navigation

Destination input

Zooming in for more detailed map

왘Press +.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the left.

A filled arrow for the new scale 11 and

a square 12 appear.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to calculate the map with the new sca-

le.

Zooming out for less detailed map

왘Press ,.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the right.

The new scale will appear.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to calculate the map with the

new scale.

This will take place automatically after

6 seconds.

Confirming destination and calculating

route

The crosshairs highlight the desired desti-

nation

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

왘Then calculate the route (컄page 141).

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Navigation

Destination input

Destination entry via coordinates

You can enter a destination if the corres-

ponding coordinates are known.

“Coordinate Destination” menu

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Coordinate Destinati-

on...” in the Destination via Map menu

(컄page 131) and press to confirm.

The “Coordinate Destination” input

menu will appear.

Activating the adjustment mode

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

The entry will appear in red.

Altering the setting

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

왘Enter cordinates with the number keys.

Store the new setting and move the mar-

king to the next entry

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

The entry will appear in black.

왘Subsequently repeat operating se-

quence and enter coordinates comple-

tely.

Changing between western (W) and eas-

tern (E) longitude

왘Press u repeatedly.

Changing between northern (N) and

southern (S) latitude

왘Press t repeatedly.

Adjustment range

앫Longitude (W - West or E - East)

0-179° 0-59 min

0-59 s 0.1-0.9 s

앫Latitude (N - North or S - South)

0-89° 0-59 min

0-59 s 0.1-0.9 s

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Navigation

Destination input

Confirming coordinate destination

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

The above display appears.

Starting the adjustment mode

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “OK” and press to con-

firm.

Store the coordinate destination in the

destination memory with a name

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Save” and press to

confirm.

This will activate the destination me-

mory (컄page 175).

Activate the map with crosshairs

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Map” and press to con-

firm.

This will activate the map

(컄page 132).

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Navigation

Destination input

This function allows you to select Points of

Interest such as gas stations, parking faci-

lities or shopping centers.

“Points of Interest” selection menu

Select a Point of Interest

1Around the current area of vehicle loca-

tion

2Around the previous destination area

3In the surrounding area of another city

4As regional destination, e.g. airport

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Special destinations”

in the main destination input menu and

press to confirm.

The selection menu “Point of Interest”

will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1 to 4 and press to con-

firm.

1, 2, 4 A Category list will appear

3 The input menu “City/Area”

will appear (컄page 139)

Around the current area of vehicle loca-

tion or previous destination area

Category list

5Display previous page, if :

6Display next page, if ;

Entering Points of Interest

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Navigation

Destination input

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1 or 2 and press to con-

firm.

The list “Select Category” will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired category

and press to confirm.

A corresponding list will appear.

7Point of Interest entry with distance to

destination in miles (as the crow flies)

8Symbol for long entry

9Complete entry in a window

Display the entry in full in a window 9

왘Press u.

왘Press u again to remove 9.

Selecting the desired destination

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the entry in the selec-

tion list and press to confirm.

왘Then calculate the route (컄page 141).

Not all Points of Interest may be listed

on the CD.

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Navigation

Destination input

In the surrounding area of another city

“City/Area” input menu

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Select City...” in the

Points of Interest menu and press to

confirm.

The input menu “City/Area” will ap-

pear.

왘Select the city and activate the city list

(컄page 125).

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired destination

in the city list and press to confirm.

The list “Select Category” will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired category

and press to confirm.

A corresponding list will appear.

왘Select the desired destination.

왘Then calculate the route (컄page 141).

Regional destinations

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Regional...” in the

Points of Interest menu and press to

confirm.

The list “Select Category” will appear.

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If several options of a city/suburb are

available, another menu will appear

where you must make and confirm your

desired selection.

Not all Points of Interest may be listed

on the CD.

Not all Points of Interest may be listed

on the CD.

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Navigation

Destination input

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight highlight the desired ca-

tegory and press to confirm.

An input menu, e.g. “Airport” will ap-

pear.

왘Select an entry (컄page 124) and then

activate the list.

Activating the list

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “List” and press to con-

firm.

The list will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired entry and

press to confirm.

왘Then calculate the route (컄page 141).

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Navigation

Destination input

This function allows you to display up to 12

destinations you last selected.

1Destination selected last

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Last destinations...” in

the main destination input menu and

press to confirm.

The list “Last destinations...” will ap-

pear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired destination

and press to confirm.

왘Then calculate the route.

First select the calculation mode and then

calculate your route.

Selecting calculation mode

COMAND calculates the route either as

the Fast Route 1 or Short Route 2 whereby

traffic routes 3, 4 and 5 can be included or

avoided (with several selections).

Selecting the last destinations

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Calculating a route

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Navigation

Destination input

Selecting a route mode P

1Route calculated for optimum driving

time

2Route calculated for optimum driving

route

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired route mode

and press to confirm.

Including P or avoiding Q traffic rou-

tes, several selections are available

3Calculate the route with/without free-

ways

4Calculate the route with/without ferry

connections, car trains

5Calculate the route with/without toll

roads

6COMAND calculates the route with the

selected settings

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired type of road

and press the button.

Calculating the route

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “OK” and press to con-

firm.

As soon as calculation begins, you will

see a corresponding message and hear

the voice output “The route is being

calculated”.

Toll roads appear in green on the map.

In the event that no reasonable alterna-

te route for that destination exists,

COMAND will calculate the route inclu-

ding 3 to 5 even if these selections are

to be avoided.

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Destination input

7Calculation method

8Destination

Cancel route calculation

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Cancel” and press to

confirm.

The main destination input menu will

appear.

During the calculation, the symbol display

will appear after a few seconds.

9Calculation of route

10 Arrow indicating the direction to the

destination (as the crow flies)

11 Distance to the destination (as the

crow flies)

The route will be calculated. COMAND

identifies the road you are travelling on.

Position 12 now indicates the driving di-

rection.

You will e.g. hear the voice output “Please,

make the next right turn”.

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Navigation

Route guidance

Route guidance principles

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Route guidance

Function Page

1Name of the street onto

which you should turn or

Distance to destination or

Name of the route

(e.g. I-695) and direction

of travel to follow (e.g.

North)

154

155

2Arrow indicating driving

direction or

앫Destination direction

앫Symbol for new cal-

culation of the route

앫Destination flag

154

168

170

3Name of the street on

which you are travelling

149

4Other display types

앫Distance bar to the

next maneuver

앫Distance to the next

maneuver in miles

154

155

앫“OFF MAP” - vehicle

is located outside of

the digitized map

area

앫“OFF ROAD” - vehicle

is located on a road

which is not digitized

앫“DEST AREA” - vehic-

le is approaching the

destination, the des-

tination area is not di-

gitized

앫“CALC. ROUTE” - a

route is being calcu-

lated

143

앫“NEW ROUTE” - an

existing route is

being recalculated

앫“NO ROUTE” - the

COMAND is unable

to calculate a route

170

Function Page

5Activating the map

Route guidance is active:

You can also press l.

156

6Marking a way point 160

7Mixture of map and sym-

bol display

157

8Activating the symbol

display

Route guidance is active:

You can also press l.

156

9Selecting

map orientation

159

10 Current map scale 158

11 Current vehicle location

with route (blue line)

151

12 Destination flag

Function Page

146

Navigation

Route guidance

After the destination is selected and the

route is calculated, the navigation system

will guide you to the destination using both

pictorial displays and voice outputs.

During route guidance, you can select the

following 3 screen displays:

앫Symbol display

Always appears after a route has been

calculated

앫Map display

Activate the map with menu field 5,

switch back to symbol display with

menu field 8

앫Mix

Before the vehicle makes a turn,

COMAND switches automatically from

the map to the symbol display.

Once the turn has been completed, the

map is displayed again.

In the map display, menu fields 6, 8, 9

are removed after 6 seconds.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to display the menu fields again.

The map appears automatically after 5

seconds if the vehicle is located on a

road which is not digitized (message

OFF ROAD).

If COMAND recognizes a stored road,

the symbol display is called up again.

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Route guidance

Once you have calculated the route, you

can request destination and route informa-

tion.

왘Press ..

The selection menu “Destination Info”

will appear.

“Destination Info” selection menu

1Estimated time of arrival at destination

2Current distance to destination

3Display route list

4Display location map

5Display current destination

6Request route mode

7Activate route map

8Display stop-over

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 3 to 8 and press to con-

firm.

Route guidance is switched off

The last destination driven to will appear in

line 1.

Requesting destination and route in-

formation

If the vehicle drives on a road which is

not digitized, 1 and 2 will appear in gray

and display the last available informati-

on. The message “Off Road: dest. info

not up-to-date” appears underneath.

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Route guidance

Displaying route list

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 3 and press to confirm.

The message “Compiling Route List...”

will appear.

Displaying the entry in full in a window

왘Press u.

왘Press u again to remove the window.

Displaying the next/previous page (if ar-

rows are filled)

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button v

to highlight ;/: and press to confirm.

Switching back to the symbol or map dis-

play

왘Press * twice.

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The route list is updated during the trip.

It contains a selection of streets which

will be travelled or which still lie ahead.

If a longer route is calculated, e.g. to

avoid sections of the freeway

(컄page 142), these freeways may still

appear on the route list. As the vehicle

approaches the freeway, it will be dele-

ted from the route list.

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Route guidance

Activating the location map

If route guidance is active

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v in the selection menu “Destination

Info” to highlight “Location map” and

press to confirm.

The location map faces north (North-

up).

1Geographic longitude and latitude for

your current location

2Number of satellites received

3Scale used the last time the location

map was activated

4Current vehicle location in the center of

the screen

5Name of the street the vehicle is

currently travelling on

Altering the map scale (컄page 158).

Switching back to the symbol or map dis-

play

왘Press * twice.

If route guidance is switched off

왘Press l.

The location map will appear.

왘Press l again to activate the main

destination input menu.

If the location map appears after

COMAND has been switched on,

press b to activate the main desti-

nation input menu.

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Route guidance

Displaying current destination

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v in the selection menu “Destination

Info” to highlight “Current Destination”

and press to confirm.

You will see the current destination.

Switching back to the symbol or map dis-

play

왘Press *.

Requesting route mode

1Settings for route calculation mode

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v in the selection menu “Destination

Info” to highlight “Options” and press

to confirm.

The settings for the current route are

displayed.

Switching back to the symbol or map dis-

play

After 15 seconds, COMAND will return au-

tomatically to the symbol or map display.

왘Press *.

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Selecting calculation mode

(컄page 141)

Selecting a detour during destination

guidance (컄page 163)

Marking a way point (컄page 160)

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Route guidance

Activating the route map

1Current vehicle location

2Route displayed as blue line

3Destination

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v in the selection menu “Destination

Info” to highlight “Route Map” and

press to confirm.

The route map faces north (North-up)

and shows the general view for the

whole route.

The map scale selected depends on the

route.

Switching back to the symbol or map dis-

play

왘Press *.

Displaying a stop-over

You can display this information if you

have previously selected a way point

(컄page 160).

1Way point

Place, type of stop-over and name

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v in the selection menu “Destination

Info” to highlight “Stop” and press to

confirm.

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Route guidance

Once the route has been calculated, the

symbol display will appear.

If you now are at the maneuver point, you

will also hear a voice output, e.g. “Please

turn right”.

During route guidance, you can select the

following 3 screen displays:

앫Symbol display

앫Map display

앫Mix of map and symbol display

(컄page 157)

Voice output

During the trip, apart from visual informati-

on (symbol or map displays), COMAND

also provides all of the necessary route in-

formation via voice output.

COMAND gives you spoken recommenda-

tions

앫when route guidance begins

앫after the route has been calculated

앫before and during a change in the dri-

ving direction

앫on reaching the destination or a way

point

Beginning route guidance Warning G

Voice output is intended to direct you while

driving without diverting your attention from

the road and driving. Please always use this

feature instead of consulting the symbol or

map display for directions while driving

which may cause you to divert your attenti-

on from driving and increase your risk of ac-

cident.

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Route guidance

If an audio source is switched on, e.g. the

radio, the voice output will be mixed with

that of the audio source.

You can individually set the audio volume

differential between voice output/audio

source (컄page 64). COMAND mutes navi-

gation voice outputs during telephone/

Tele Aid operation.

Repeating current voice output

왘Press the left-hand rotary/push-button

v briefly.

Muting current voice output

왘Press Ö briefly during a voice out-

put. You will hear the next announce-

ment normally.

Switching the voice output off for the

duration of the current route guidance

왘Press Ö longer than 2 seconds du-

ring a voice output.

You will see the message “Voice output

is muted”.

Switching the voice output on again

The current route guidance has been com-

pleted.

Voice output will automatically switch on

again.

During a voice output

왘Press the left-hand rotary/push-button

Altering the voice output volume

At the COMAND control unit

왘Turn the left-hand rotary/push-button

v during a voice output.

COMAND will accept this setting for

following voice outputs.

At the multifunctional steering wheel

You can alter the volume with the steering

wheel keys during a voice output as well.

To raise the volume

왘Press J.

To lower the volume

왘Press I.

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Route guidance

Example of a traffic situation with voice

output

1“Prepare to turn right” (advance notice)

2“Turn right after 250 feet”

3“Please, turn next right”

Manual recall of the current voice instruc-

tion

왘Press left-hand rotary/push-button v.

Advance notice of right turn

4Name of the street you are to turn onto

5Arrow indicating driving direction

6Name of the street you are travelling on

7Distance in miles to right turn

Just before a right turn

8Name of the street you will to turn onto

9Right-turn arrow

10 Name of the street you are now driving

11 Distance graph to turning point, redu-

ces as you approach the intersection

Turning onto a street

As you approach a junction or inter-

change (e.g. I-695), COMAND will advi-

se you the direction of travel to follow

(e.g. North) as well as the name of the

route.

In special situations, e.g. when turning

quickly several times in succession,

there may be deviations in the accuracy

of the voice instructions.

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Route guidance

1Distance to destination

2Arrow indicating driving direction

3Name of the road you are currently dri-

ving on

4Distance in miles to the next maneuver

point

1Name of the street onto which you are

to drive

2Part of the street, not to be followed

3Name of the street you should drive on

4Distance graph to turning-point

Before you drive through an intersection,

you will be informed of the continued rou-

te, e.g.

앫“Prepare to bear left soon” (advance

notice)

앫“Bear left after 250 feet”

앫“Please bear left”

Please note the following difference in

voice output

Following the course of the road Driving through an intersection

As you approach a junction or inter-

change (e.g. I-695), COMAND will advi-

se you the direction of travel to follow

(e.g. North) as well as the name of the

route.

Situation Example of voice

output

Making a turn

onto a street

...turn left/right.

Driving through

an intersection

...bear left/right.

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Route guidance

1Activating map display

2Return to symbol display

3Last scale selected

Altering the map scale (컄page 158)

4Actual vehicle location

5Name of the street you will turn onto

You can select one of the two possibilities:

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm 1.

왘Press l.

The map will appear in the scale last se-

lected.

Changing to map display

COMAND will remove the menu bar (ex-

cept for 3) after 6 seconds.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to recall the menu bar to

the screen.

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Route guidance

If the function Mix is switched on, the sym-

bol display is activated automatically from

the map display before making a maneu-

ver. After you have made the maneuver,

the map will appear again.

Switching the mix function on

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Mix” in the symbol dis-

play and press to confirm.

“Mix” appears in red.

Switching the mix function off

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Mix” in the map or sym-

bol display and press to confirm.

“Mix” appears in black again.

Map display before a maneuver, mix func-

tion is switched on

Before a maneuver off e.g. a U-turn, CO-

MAND will activate the symbol display.

After you have made the U-turn, the map

will appear again.

Mix of map and symbol display

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Route guidance

Activate the scale selector

왘Press + or ,.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.

The scale bar will appear.

1Current map scale

2Scale selector

3New map scale

Zooming in for more detailed map

왘Press +.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the left.

The map will appear automatically.

Zooming out for less detailed map

왘Press ,.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the right.

The map will appear automatically.

Altering the map scale

A division mark corresponds to an avai-

lable scale. You can select 13 different

scales ranging from 0.05 miles/inch to

500 miles/inch.

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Route guidance

You can either select the map north or po-

sition it with the driving direction pointing

up.

North-up: Map is displayed facing north

1Selecting map orientation

North arrow ! or compass needle <

(black tipping pointing to the north)

2Symbol for current vehicle location

Selecting driving direction pointing up

Heading-up: Map is displayed facing driving

direction pointing up

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.

Symbol 2 points in the driving direc-

tion, the compass needle will appear.

To return to North-up

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.

The north arrow will appear again.

Selecting map orientation

Map orienta-

tion

Characteristics

North-up North arrow always

points to the top

The symbol for the cur-

rent vehicle location is

turning on the map

Heading-up The symbol for the cur-

rent vehicle location al-

ways points to the top

The compass needle is

turning, the black point

always points north

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Route guidance

You can store a way point during route

guidance.

1Activate “Way Point” menu

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.

The “Way Point” menu will appear.

“Way Point” menu

2Select a category

3Activate the main address menu

(컄page 123)

4Activate the “Points of Interest” selec-

tion menu (컄page 137)

5Activate the main destination memory

menu (컄page 174)

6Activate the “Coordinate Destination”

input menu (컄page 135)

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 2 to 6 press to confirm.

왘Select the desired way point.

왘Start route guidance.

Marking a way point

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Route guidance

Starting route guidance

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “Start

Guidance…”.

You will now see the information corres-

ponding to route calculation and hear the

voice output: “The route to your intermedi-

ate destination is being calculated”.

The previously selected route mode will be

maintained.

After you reach the way point, you will con-

tinue to follow the route to the original in-

put destination.

After you have entered an address, the

menu fields “Intersection…” and

“House No...” may appear in black, indi-

cating that it is possible to select them.

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Route guidance

Cancel the calculation

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “Cancel”.

Deleting way point

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Stop” in the symbol or

map display and press to confirm.

The “Way Point” menu will appear, “De-

lete stop-over...” is highlighted.

If the menu bar is not visible in the

map:

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

The menu bar will appear.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “Delete stop-

over...”.

The way point has been deleted.

If you do not want to delete the way point

왘Press *.

It is also possible to delete a way point

in the menu (컄page 167).

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Route guidance

Main detour menu

1It is possible to block route sections

ahead

2Ends the detour function, the previous

route is calculated

앫Traffic Jam Ahead/Detour in Route

List not activated:

“Cancel” cannot be selected

앫Traffic Jam Ahead/Detour in Route

List activated:

“Cancel” is highlighted

3It is possible to block route sections in

the route list (컄page 165)

왘Press ) at any time.

The main detour menu will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired menu field

and press to confirm.

Selecting a detour

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Traffic jams are identified by the driver,

not by the COMAND.

If you switch off COMAND for more than

30 minutes during active route

guidance, all manually entered traffic

jams are deleted.

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Route guidance

Traffic jam ahead

If a traffic jam lies ahead, you can block the

route sections following the next intersec-

tion/the next turn-off.

Traffic jam menu

1Length of the blocked route section in

miles

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Traffic Jam Ahead...” in

the main detour menu and press to

confirm.

The traffic jam menu will appear.

Entering the length of the blocked route

section

Increasing the blocked section

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the right.

Decreasing the blocked section

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the left.

Calculating detour

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

The route will be re-calculated. An in-

formation menu will appear.

Then COMAND continues route

guidance.

COMAND suggests reasonable route

sections.

Minimum/maximum length of detour is

governed by the logical grouping of rou-

te sections. If additional detour seg-

ments are required after the original

detour, they must be requested indivi-

dually.

You can also select “Traffic Jam Ahead”

during the course of a detour. The cur-

rent detour will then be cancelled.

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Route guidance

Detour in route list

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Detour in Route List” in

the main detour menu and press to

confirm.

The message “The route list is being

calculated” will appear.

Then the route list will appear.

Route list

1Street cannot be blocked off

2Symbol “+”: street contains several

sections which can be blocked off

3Blocked street will appear in red

Displaying an entry in full in a window

왘Press u.

왘Press u again to remove the window.

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Route guidance

Calling detailed route list

Detailed route list

4Symbol “-” - sections of a road are dis-

played

왘Press +.

The detailed route list will appear.

Blocking off several streets/street sec-

tions

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the right.

With each turn, you will block another

section.

The road name will appear in red.

Undoing street block

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the left.

The street name will appear in black

again.

Switching back to the route list

왘Press ,.

The symbol “+” appears in front of the

street section.

The blocking function is still active.

Canceling blocking function, do not recal-

culate the route

왘Press *.

The traffic jam menu will appear.

Ending the blocking function, re-calcula-

ting the route with the blocks selected

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

COMAND re-calculates the route in the

previously selected calculation mode.

A corresponding message will appear.

Then the symbol display will appear

again and COMAND will continue route

guidance.

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Route guidance

1Delete a way point

2Cancel a detour (traffic jam ahead)

3Cancel a detour (street sections blo-

cked in the route list)

4Reset all functions

왘Press r.

A selection menu will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired menu field

and press to confirm.

COMAND will re-calculate the route

using the previously selected calculati-

on mode.

You will see the corresponding infor-

mation.

The corresponding information will appear

on the display.

Resetting functions i

If you have not selected any way point

(컄page 160) or detour (컄page 163)

menu fields 1 to 4 are shaded out and

cannot be selected.

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Route guidance

If you deviate from a recommended route,

the COMAND automatically calculates a

new route from the current vehicle locati-

on to the requested destination.

If applicable, the message “NEW ROUTE”

will appear along with an arrow outline in-

dicating the driving direction.

After the new calculation has been suc-

cessfully completed, COMAND continues

route guidance.

The arrow indicating the driving direction

will appear as usual.

If the symbol display is active, the map

showing the current vehicle location relati-

ve to the route will appear after 5 seconds.

COMAND automatically changes back to

the symbol display if a known road is used

again.

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Route guidance

The car is parked for longer than 2 hours

and the remaining distance to the destina-

tion is more than 0.3 miles.

Inquiry menu

After COMAND has been switched on

again, the inquiry menu shown above ap-

pears.

Recalculating and continuing the active

route guidance

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v and confirm “Yes”.

You will hear the voice output “The rou-

te is being recalculated”.

Recalculating and continuing the active

route guidance

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “No” and press to con-

firm.

The destination input menu will appear.

Interrupt route guidance during a

journey

The inquiry menu can also appear if the

current stop-over is entered.

If the journey is interrupted for less than

2 hours, active route guidance will be

continued automatically. You will hear

the voice output “The route is being re-

calculated”.

If the remaining distance to the route is

less than 0.3 miles, route guidance

ends and the main destination input

menu will appear.

The message “Manual route exclusions

have been reset” will appear, if

앫you have selected a detour and the

COMAND was switched off for lon-

ger than 30 minutes during active

route guidance.

Manually entered traffic jams are dele-

ted.

왘Press * to remove the message.

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Route guidance

When you reach the destination, you will

see the destination flag. You will hear the

voice output “You have reached your des-

tination”.

Then the main destination input menu ap-

pears and you can now enter another des-

tination.

Arriving at destination

You will also hear voice outputs and see

display messages when you approach

and arrive at way points.

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Route guidance

During route guidance (you see either sym-

bol or map display) you can select another

COMAND system by pressing the corres-

ponding key.

The main menu of the selected audio sour-

ce will appear and you will e.g. hear the

radio.

Route guidance and the navigation’s voice

output remain active.

The voice output is added to the audio

playback.

You can individually adjust the volume le-

vels for voice output and audio playback

(컄page 64).

왘Press c.

The main radio menu will appear.

The station last tuned to will begin to

play.

왘Selecting a station (컄page 30).

Returning to navigation system

왘Press b.

During route guidance, you can operate an

audio source that is active in the back-

ground. Although the options are limited,

you can operate the audio source without

having to fully switch to the corresponding

system.

1A window is shown in the symbol or

map display, providing details about

the active audio source

Activating audio system

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Route guidance

Removing the window

This is done automatically after 3 seconds.

왘Press *.

The radio is active

앫Selecting a memorized station from the

respective memory (FM, AM or WB)

왘Press number keys 1 through 0.

앫Performing station seek

왘Press g or h briefly.

앫Starting manual search

왘Press g or h longer than

2 seconds.

The search run will start in the desi-

red direction - frequency ranges

FM, AM or WB.

CD mode is active

앫Selecting CD with number keys

0 CD drive

1 - 6 CD changer

앫Selecting previous/next track

왘Press g or h briefly.

앫Skipping backwards/forwards

왘Hold g or h longer than

2 seconds.

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Route guidance

왘While the map or symbol display is ac-

tive, press b.

A query will appear.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v and confirm “Yes”.

The main destination input menu will

appear.

Continuing route guidance

왘Press *.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to highlight “No” and press

to confirm.

The map or the symbol display will ap-

pear.

Canceling route guidance

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Destination memory

You can save frequently used destinations

in the destination memory.

Main destination memory menu

1Info/status line

2Retrieving destination from the desti-

nation memory for destination input

3Sorting destination memory

4Deleting destination in the destination

memory

5Saving the current destination

6Saving current vehicle location with a

name

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Destination memory”

in the main destination input menu and

press to confirm.

The main destination memory menu

will appear.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “Display destina-

tions...” in the main destination memo-

ry menu.

After the message “Compiling sorted

destination list”, the destination me-

mory will appear.

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Retrieving a destination from the

destination memory

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Destination memory

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired entry and

press to confirm.

왘Then calculate the route (컄page 141).

When you have entered or reached the cur-

rent destination, you can save the destina-

tion in the destination memory.

Input menu

1Name entered

2Saving the destination without entering

a name

In the selection menu “Destination Entry”

(컄page 128)

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until “Save” is highlighted and press

to confirm.

In the main destination memory menu

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v until “Save current destination...” is

highlighted and press to confirm.

An input menu will appear.

Displaying longer entries

(컄

page 165).

Saving the current destination

If all memory locations are used, the

message “Destination memory is full”

will appear. Press the right-hand rota-

ry/push-button v to remove the mes-

sage.

The main destination memory menu will

appear.

Deleting a destination in destination

memory (컄page 179).

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Destination memory

Saving with a name

You can enter a name for the current des-

tination.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired character

and press to confirm.

The letter you have selected appears in

the input line.

왘Enter the other letters until the name is

complete.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

The destination memory will activate.

The current destination has been saved

with a name and appears in red.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to move the entry to the desired

point in the list and press to confirm.

Saving after destination has been ente-

red:

The main destination entry menu will

appear, “Start Guidance...” is highligh-

ted.

Saving on arrival at destination:

The main destination entry menu will

appear.

3Starting route guidance

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm 3.

Route guidance begins.

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Destination memory

Saving without a name

If you do not wish to enter a name,

COMAND will save the destination with

city and street name.

왘While you are in the input menu, turn

the right-hand rotary/push-button v

to highlight “Save without names” and

press to confirm.

The destination memory will appear.

With this function, you can save the cur-

rent vehicle location in the destination me-

mory. Enter a name so you will be able to

retrieve it at a later date.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Save current locati-

on...” in the main destination memory

menu and press to confirm.

The input menu “Save Location” will

appear.

왘Enter a name.

왘Then activate the destination memory

and save the position in the desired

memory location, see “Saving with a

name”.

The main destination input menu will

appear.

Saving the current vehicle location

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Destination memory

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Sort destinations...” in

the main destination memory menu

and press to confirm.

After the message “Compiling sorted

destination list”, the destination me-

mory will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired entry and

press to confirm.

The entry is now shown in red.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to move the entry to the desired po-

sition and press to confirm.

The entry is saved at that location.

The entry is shown in black again. The

main destination memory menu is re-

activated automatically.

Sorting destination memory

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Destination memory

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Delete Destination in

Memory” in the main destination me-

mory menu and press to confirm.

After the message “Compiling sorted

destination list”, the destination me-

mory will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the entry you wish to de-

lete and press to confirm.

The inquiry “Do you really want to dele-

te the destination?” will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Yes” and press to con-

firm.

The entry has been deleted from the

list. The following entries will each

move up one position. The delete func-

tion is still active.

If you do not want to delete the destination

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “No” and press to con-

firm.

The destination memory will appear.

Activating the main destination memory

왘Press *.

Deleting a destination

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Navigation

Settings

COMAND normally determines the vehicle

location automatically with the GPS. In ex-

ceptional cases, this may not be possible.

You can then enter the current vehicle lo-

cation manually in connection with an in-

tersection.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Settings” in the main

destination input menu and press to

confirm.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Location...” and press

to confirm.

The input menu to enter the city will ap-

pear.

왘Enter the city/suburb and then the

street and select the required entries

from the corresponding list. See ente-

ring destination address (컄page 123).

After you have selected the street, you will

see a prompt for the intersection.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the appropriate cross

street and press to confirm.

The input menu “Location/Intersec-

tion” will appear.

Location is ahead or behind an intersection

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the right (location is ahead) or to

the left (location is behind) and press to

confirm.

The message “Chosen location accep-

ted” will appear.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm.

Entering the vehicle location

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Settings

In order to ensure an exact fix on position,

you have to calibrate COMAND by entering

the correct tire information whenever tires

are changed.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Settings” in the main

destination input menu and press to

confirm.

A list of options will appear.

Menu “Settings”

1Activate menu “Calibration”

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1 and press to confirm.

The menu “Calibration” will appear.

2Enter the tread depth and the tire type

3Return to the main destination input

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to start calibration.

A list of options will appear.

Calibration

Mercedes-Benz recommends that you

have tires changed by an authorized

Mercedes-Benz Center.

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Settings

4Tread depth ≥ 4 mm (3/16 in.)

5Tread depth < 4 mm (3/16 in.)

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired menu field

and press to confirm.

An input menu will appear.

Enter the new tire type

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the apropriate digits

one by one and press to confirm.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds to

confirm the entry.

The main destination input menu will

appear.

Enter the front axle tire parameters.

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Info Services/System settings

Info Services*

System settings

Auxiliary audio source

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Info Services/System settings

Info Services*

In chapter “Info Services/System set-

tings” you will find detailed information on

the following topics:

앫

Requesting and displaying Info Services

앫Adjusting the brightness

앫Selecting the language for the menu

text displays and the voice output

앫Setting the date and time

앫Selecting beep tones

앫Setting the display dimming characteri-

stics (day and night display)

앫Resetting all settings to the factory set-

tings

앫Switching an auxiliary audio source on

and off

If you have not done so already, please fa-

miliarize yourself with these functions by

reading the chapter “At a glance”

(컄page 6).

When you subscribe to Info Services, you

can download information directly to your

COMAND. You can select from news, wea-

ther, sports, stocks, and calendar remin-

ders.

To personalize your selections visit

앫www.MBUSA.com or call

앫1-800-FOR-MERCedes.

Main service menu

1New information service is requested

from Response Center

2Shows date and time of the message

3The main settings menu will appear

(컄page 187)

This function is not available in some

countries.

Requesting and displaying

Info Services

Before you can use Info Services, Tele

Aid must be activated at the Response

Center and Info Services selected.

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Info Services/System settings

Info Services*

왘Press ( in any menu.

The main service menu will appear.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm 1.

New information service is requested

from the Response Center.

4This message appears

5Cancels the request

You will hear a beep tone if there is a new

incoming message.

There are three ways to cancel the request

and switch to a main menu, e.g. radio main

menu:

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v and confirm “Cancel”.

왘Press *.

왘Automatically after 15 seconds.

The characters are displayed in light

grey

In 1 During an active request trans-

mission

In 2 If no information is available

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Info Services/System settings

Info Services*

If information cannot be retrieved, one

of the following messages will be dis-

played:

앫“Data Connection Cannot be Estab-

lished”

Request has failed because Re-

sponse Center cannot be accessed.

Try again later.

앫“No Cellular Connection Available”

Vehicle may be in a cellular weak si-

gnal area. Try again later.

앫“Cellular System Busy”

Request has failed because cellular

system is busy. Try again later.

앫“Data transmission failure”

Request has failed because a data

transfer error has occured. Try again

later.

앫“Tele Aid Call in Progress”

Request has failed because SOS or

Roadside call is in progress.

앫“Tele Aid. Please visit workshop”

A hardware error has been detec-

ted. Contact your Mercedes-Benz

Center.

앫“To subscribe to information ser-

vices dial phone number”

You have not yet subscribed to ser-

vice.

앫“No information available at this ti-

me. Press SVC.”

No new information is available.

Warning G

A driver’s attention to the road must always

be his/her primary focus when driving.

For your safety and the safety of others, we

recommend that you pull over to a safe loca-

tion and stop the vehicle before requesting

or receiving any info services.

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

6Displays the new message

7Switches back to the main menu

There is more than one message

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to move to the next page.

Activating the main service menu

왘Press *.

Switching back to e.g. radio main menu

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “No” and press to con-

firm.

Main system settings menu

1Date and time

You can select the time format

(컄page 196)

2Adjusting the brightness

3Activating “Settings” menu

4Switching an auxiliary audio source on

(컄page 200)

5Country setting, with a time zone

(컄page 192)

왘Press (.

The main service menu will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “System Settings” and

press to confirm.

The main system settings menu will ap-

pear.

Activating the main settings menu

You will see information 5 if the clock

has been set to GPS reception and if a

country, e.g. USA and a time zone was

selected.

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

1Previous settings

2Current settings

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “Brightness”.

The “Brightness” menu will appear.

Darkening screen

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the left.

The triangle 2 will move to the left.

Brightening screen

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the right.

The triangle 2 will move to the right.

Confirming new settings

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

The main system settings menu will ap-

pear.

Settings menu

1Selecting the language

Navigation CD must be inserted

2Setting date and time (컄page 190)

3Switching beep tones on and off

(컄page 197)

4Setting the display dimming characteri-

stics (day and night display)

(컄page 198)

5Resetting all settings to the factory set-

tings (컄page 199)

Adjusting the brightness

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Settings” in the main

system settings menu and press to

confirm.

The settings menu will appear.

The language affects the menu text dis-

plays and the voice output during route

guidance.

1Current language setting appears in

red

2Page back, if the arrow is filled in

3Page forward for more languages

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to confirm “Language...” in

the settings menu.

The languages list will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired language

and press to confirm.

COMAND displays the message “Loa-

ding the xx language” and loads the se-

lected language.

You will hear the corresponding voice

output.

After that, the main system settings

menu will appear with the display text

in the language selected.

Selecting the language

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

You can select the following languages

앫“Adopt from Instrument Cluster”

COMAND will use the same language

as is set in instrument cluster

앫“Deutsch”

앫“English” (metric)

Distance measured in km,

speed in km/h

앫“English” (imperial)

Distance measured in yards and miles,

speed in miles per hour (mph)

앫“Español”

앫“Français”

앫“Italiano”

앫“Nederlands”

COMAND is equipped with an integrated

clock, which it shows in the main system

settings menu.

Automatically

COMAND automatically sets date and time

if the GPS time is received.

However, you can make the following ad-

justments:

앫Set the time in increments of 30 minu-

tes (컄page 191)

앫Set the time by selecting a country and

the time zone (컄page 192)

Manually

You must always set the clock manually

(컄page 195), if

앫COMAND does not receive a GPS time

앫the clock has been disconnected from

the vehicle battery

앫the dates of the change between sum-

mer and winter time are not available

Setting date and time

The clock displays e.g. the estimated

time of arrival at the destination during

route guidance.

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

Setting the time in increments of 30 mi-

nutes

You can set the the time to any local time

(time zone) in increments of 30 minutes.

1COMAND receives GPS time

2Setting the clock (increments of 30 mi-

nutes)

3Selecting the country and the time

zone (컄page 192)

4Selecting the time format (컄page 196)

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Date/Time...” in the

settings menu and press to confirm.

The menu displays the date and the

time, minutes are highlighted.

Activating the setting mode

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

Setting mode is active, the minutes will

appear in red.

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

Altering the time

앫Setting the clock ahead

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to the right.

Each click will move the time 30 mi-

nutes ahead.

앫Setting the clock back

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-

button v to the left.

Each click will move the time 30 mi-

nutes back.

Canceling setting mode

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

The minutes appear in black lettering.

Switching back to the main system set-

tings menu

왘Press *.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

You will see the new time.

Selecting the country and the time

zone

You can select among several countries. If

a country has multiple time zones, e.g.

Canada and USA, you can select the appli-

cable time zone.

COMAND will indicate this information in

the main system settings menu.

1Input line

2Activating country list

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Country (Time)...” in

the settings menu and press to con-

firm.

An input menu will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the initial letter for the

country name and press to confirm.

The letter appears in 1.

왘Enter additional letters.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Country List” and press

to confirm.

The country list appears.

Country list

3Country entered previously

4Page back for more countries

5Page forward for more countries

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired country in

the list and press to confirm.

The time zone list appears for countries

with several time zones (e.g. Canada,

USA).

Selecting time zone

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds to

confirm the country.

The “Timezone” menu will appear sho-

wing the available time zones.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the required time zone

and press to confirm.

왘Then set the automatic time conversi-

on as described next.

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

Automatic time conversion

1Setting change summer/winter time

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

Checkmark P indicates that auto-

matic time change is active.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

The settings are adopted and the main

system settings menu will appear.

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Position 1 Meaning

Automatic sum-

mer/winter time

The time in this

country/timezone

changes, the dates

of the time change

are known

Summer time The dates of the

time changs are

not known, the

change to winter

time must be made

manually

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

Manually setting date and clock

You must manually set the date and clock,

앫COMAND does not receive a GPS time

앫the clock has been disconnected from

the vehicle battery

앫the dates of the change between sum-

mer and winter time are not available

Date/time menu

1Day, month, year, hours, minutes

Day is highlighted when the menu

appears

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Date/Time...” in the

settings menu (컄page 188) and press

to confirm.

The menu displays date and time.

Setting

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

The day appears in red letters, setting

mode is active.

Move the day forwards or back

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to the right or left.

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

The day appears in black letters, set-

ting mode is switched off. The cursor

moves one position to the right.

왘Repeat the operating steps to subse-

quently change month, year, hours and

minutes.

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

Adopting settings

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

The main system settings menu will ap-

pear with the changed settings.

Selecting the time format

1Date display in day, month format

2Date display in month, day format

3Time display in 24-hour format

4Time display in 12-hour format

P Setting is active

Q Setting is not active

In the “Date/Time” menu

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Time format” and press

to confirm.

The “Time format” menu will appear.

Setting

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired entry and

press to confirm. A checkmark will ap-

pear P.

If you have selected an invalid setting,

the message “Invalid input” will appear.

If the 12-hour format is selected, either

AM (ante meridiem) or PM (post meri-

diem) will appear after the time.

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

Adopting settings

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v longer than 2 seconds.

The main system setting menu will ap-

pear.

왘Press *.

The “Date/Time” menu will appear.

1Acknowledgement beep

2Info beep

P Tone is switched on

Q Tone is switched off

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Beeps” in the settings

menu and press to confirm.

The “Beeps” menu will appear.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight 1 or 2 and press to con-

firm.

The beep selected is switched on or off

accordingly.

Acknowledgement beep

You will hear this beep if you confirm a

function or select an entry.

Info beep

You will hear this beep if COMAND pro-

vides information, e.g. navigation turn

is approaching.

Switching beep tones on and off

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

1Changes by pressing Ä

2Changes by pressing Ä and head-

lights switch

P Setting active

Q Setting not active

If the settings menu (컄page 188) is dis-

played

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Display (day/night)...”

and press to confirm.

The “Display (Day/Night)” menu will

appear. The setting 2 is active, when

calling up the menu for the first time.

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight the desired setting and

press to confirm.

The desired setting is active.

Setting 2 has been selected

When the headlights are switched on, the

screen will change to night display.

Changing the display

왘Press Ä to access the following dis-

plays in succession.

앫Day display

앫Night display

앫Screen off

앫and the Day display again

Setting the display dimming charac-

teristics (day and night display)

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Info Services/System settings

System settings

If the settings menu is displayed

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Factory settings” and

press to confirm.

An inquiry menu will appear. “Yes” is

highlighted.

Accepting the factory settings

왘Press the right-hand rotary/push-

button v.

A screen with the factory setting will

appear for 8 seconds.

The main system settings menu is reac-

tivated.

The factory settings are:

앫Acknowledgement beep – off

앫Info beep – off

앫Language – English (imp.)

앫Time display – 24 h

앫Date format –DD.MM (day, month)

If you do not wish to reset the factory

settings

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “No” and press to con-

firm.

The main system settings menu will ap-

pear.

Resetting all settings to the

factory settings

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Info Services/System settings

Auxiliary audio source

The auxiliary audio source (e.g. tape recor-

der) will be installed in the glove compart-

ment of your vehicle and connected to the

socket available for this purpose. You will

require a separate connecting cable for

this.

COMAND will play back voice outputs du-

ring route guidance even if the auxiliary au-

dio source has been switched on.

It is possible to use the telephone while the

auxiliary audio source is in operation.

1Adjusting sound settings (컄page 63)

Connecting

Mercedes-Benz recommends that any

auxiliary audio unit is installed and con-

nected by an authorized Mercedes-

Benz Center.

Refer to the seperate operating in-

structions for information on how to

operate the auxiliary audio source (e.g.

CD changer).

Switching auxiliary audio source on

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Info Services/System settings

Auxiliary audio source

왘Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button

v to highlight “Aux” in the main sys-

tem settings menu and press to con-

firm.

The “Aux” menu will appear. The auxili-

ary audio source will switch on if it has

been connected to the COMAND cont-

rol unit.

Adjusting the volume (컄page 14).

Adjusting the volume level of an auxilia-

ry audio source

왘Adjust volume of vehicle radio to a

comfortable listening level.

왘Connect adapter cable to portable tape

deck and to vehicle (socket in glove

box).

왘Press ( button on COMAND unit.

왘Activate the “Aux” menu as described.

왘Press “Play” button on the portable

tape deck.

왘Adjust the volume on the portable tape

deck so that the audio system output is

at or near the same comfortable level

previously set in radio mode.

왘Volume can now be adjusted using

either COMAND or volume controls on

multifunction steering wheel.

Muting auxiliary audio source

왘Press Ö.

Symbol R will appear.

Canceling mute function

왘Press Ö again.

Symbol R will disappear.

The sound adjustments for the auxiliary

audio source are independent of those

selected for the COMAND audio sour-

ces.

Only the volume setting of the tape

player can be controlled using the

COMAND system.

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Info Services/System settings

Auxiliary audio source

왘Press e.g. c on the COMAND

control unit.

The COMAND audio source selected

will switch on.

Switching auxiliary audio source off

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Glossary

Audio source

This includes the systems radio and CD

(CD drive in the control unit and CD

changer) as well as an external source,

e.g. tape recorder.

COMAND

(Cockpit Management and Data Sys-

tem)

Information and operating center for

vehicle sound and communications

systems, including the radio and CD

player, as well as for other optional

equipment (CD changer, telephone,

etc.).

Emergency call

This function places a call to a local

9-1-1 provider. It does not initiate a

->TELE AID call. Please note that the

9-1-1 emergency call system is a public

service. Using it without due cause is a

criminal offense.

GPS

(Global Positioning System)

Satellite-based system for relaying

geographic location information to and

from vehicles equipped with special re-

ceivers. Employs CD digital maps for

navigation.

Heading-up

The map is displayed facing driving di-

rection pointing up during route

guidance.

Info Services*

With this function you can request in-

formation on news, weather, stocks,

sports and reminders. Info Services is

an additional optional feature to basic

Tele Aid service. Tele Aid can be initial-

ly activated by completing a subscriber

agreement and placing an acquain-

tance call.

Mix

Display representation during destina-

tion guidance. The symbol display is ac-

tivated automatically from the map

display before a turn-off. After you have

made the turn, the map will appear

again.

Multifunction display

Two displays in the combination instru-

ment that show important information

about the COMAND systems radio, CD

and telephone. The displays can be

called up using the control buttons on

the multifunction steering wheel.

Navigation CD

Contains all the destination addresses

(town, road, intersection, house num-

ber, special destinations) and the digi-

tal map material for a country or a

region for destination entry, route cal-

culation and destination guidance.

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Glossary

North-up

The map is displayed facing due north

during route guidance.

Provider

is the network operator who makes

available (provides) telephone services

Roaming

For this function, the telephone uses

the telephone network of a contract

partner. There are home type and non

home type systems. COMAND displays

the system currently used with the

RM indicator.

Service numbers

includes a personal service number

and the number for roadside assis-

tance

Service source

This includes the systems telephone,

navigation (voice output during desti-

nation guidance) and ->Voice recogni-

tion system

SMS

(Short Message Service)

With this function you can receive, read

and delete short text messages (if SMS

service is provided by your carrier)

TELE AID*

(Telematic Alarm Identification on De-

mand)

The Tele Aid system consists of three

types of response: automatic and ma-

nual emergency, roadside assistance,

and information. Tele Aid is initially ac-

tivated by completing a subscriber

agreement and placing an acquain-

tance call.

The Tele Aid system is operational pro-

viding that the vehicle's battery is char-

ged, properly connected, not damaged,

and cellular and GPS coverage is avai-

lable.

Unlock code

Your unlock code prevents unauthori-

zed persons from using your telephone.

The unlock code is a number string,

which you have to enter on switching

on the telephone.

Voice output

During a trip, apart from visual informa-

tions (symbol or map displays),

COMAND also provides all of the

necessary spoken route information

via voice output.

Voice recognition system

One of the service sources of

COMAND.

As voice-operated control system, it

controls the COMAND systems via

voice. Refer to the separate operating

instructions.

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Index

Adjust

Sound 63

for audio sources 63

for service sources 64

Sound-center 65

Volume difference 64

Adjusting the volume 14

Amplifier 66

Arrow indicating the direction to the

destination 143

Audio sources 63

Auxiliary audio source 200

connecting 200

Beeps 197

Acknowledgement beep 197

Info beep 197

Calibration 181

CD operation

CD track scan 55

Fast forward/backward 54

Naming CD 55

Deleting a CD name 57

Playback mode 58

Selecting a CD 53

Track select 51

Changing the navigation CD 45, 119

COMAND control unit 6

Cross hairs 132

moving 132

Current vehicle location 132

Date and time 190

AM 196

automatic time conversion 194

automatically setting 190

manually setting 195

PM 196

selecting country and time zone 193

selecting time format 196

setting the time in 30 minute

steps 191

Day and night display 21, 198

Destination

confirming on the map 134

Destination address 123

Points of Interest 137

requesting 147

saving 175

selecting the last destinations 141

selecting via the map 131

Destination and route information 147

Location map 149

Route list 148

Route map 151

Stop-over (way point) 151

Destination flag 170

Destination memory

deleting a destination 179

sorting 178

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Index

Detour

calculating 164

Traffic jam ahead 164

Dialing

from calls list 94

Redial 91

Speed dialing 95

Subsequent dialing 84

Dialing operation 83

Distance bar 145

Emergency call 106

entering emergency call number 107

initiating 107

Ending a call

at the COMAND control unit 81

at the multifunctional steering

wheel 79

Enter

Unlock code 78

Entering

House number 129

Intersection 128

Vehicle location 180

Error messages

CD operation 60

Factory settings

reset 199

Fault messages

during preparation of navigation

startup 122

GPS 114

GPS time 191

Important notes

Navigation 112

Telephone 68

Incoming call 79

accepting at the COMAND control

unit 80

accepting at the multifunctional stee-

ring wheel 79

refusing a call 81

Language

selecting 189

Latitude 135

List

Country list 193

Route list

detailed route list 166

route list 165

CD drive with an audio CD 45

CDs in the changer 45

Longitude 135

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Index

Main menu structure 9

Map

altering the map scale 133

Compass needle 159

Heading-up 159

Map with cross hairs 132

moving the cross hairs 132

North arrow 159

North-up 159

Symbol for current vehicle

location 159

Memory functions

Radio operation 34

“City/Suburb” input menu 124

“Destination info” selection

menu 147

“Incoming calls memory” 94

“Phone book” 98

“Phone book” selection menu 87

“Points of Interest” selection

menu 137

“Settings” 188

“Street” input menu 126

“Way point” 160

Category list 137

Main address menu 123

Main destination entry menu 122

Main destination memory menu 174

Main radio menu FM 28

Main system setting menu 184, 187

Phone book page (names) 88

Phone book pages (phone

numbers) 90

Ready for operation display

(Telephone) 78

SMS view 104

Traffic jam menu 164

Menu fields 9

Menu overview

CD operation 48

Destination input 120

Radio operation 26

Telephone mode 76

Message

“Being activated” 61

“CALC. ROUTE” 145

“Caution. COMAND will shut down

now”. 10

“Caution. Please start engine. Otherwi-

se COMAND will shut down in 10

seconds” 10

“Caution. Please start engine. Otherwi-

se COMAND will shut down in 3

minutes” 10

“CD Magazine empty” 60

“CD-Reading error. Please use another

CD” 122

“Compiling sorted destination

list” 174, 179

208

Index

“DEST AREA” 145

“Destination memory is full” 175

“Error” 61

“Loading CD ...” 50

“Manual route exclusions have been

reset” 169

“Navigation cannot be activated. An er-

ror has occurred” 122

“NEW ROUTE” 145

“No CD available. Please insert NAVI-

CD type DX only” 122

“No CD changer” 60

“No CD” 60

“No magazine” 60

“NO ROUTE” 145

“No telephone” 69

“OFF ROAD” 145

“Personal service number” 108

“Reading error” 61

“Roadside Assistance” 108

“SMS loading...” 103

“Telephone defective” 69

“Telephone is being activated. Please

wait.” 69

“Temperature is too high” 61

“The route list is being

calculated” 165

“Voice output is muted” 153

CALL 79

Mix 157

Multifunction display 11

CD operation 62

Radio operation 40

Telephone mode 71

Display overview 72

Muting 28

CD playback 60

Notebook 97

Outgoing calls 82

Phone book 98

adding an entry 101

changing entries 98

deleting an entry 101

Phone number

begin dialing 83

correcting 83

interrupt dialing 83

Points of Interest

entering 137

Quick reference

CD operation 42

Navigation 116

Radio operation 24

Quick reference COMAND 12

209

Index

Radio station

automatically saving 36

deleting in memory 39

manually saving 36

saving station manually 34

selecting from memory 37

Reception quality of the mobile phone 9

Redial 91

ROAM indicator 77

Route

calculating 141

including or avoiding traffic

routes 142

selecting calculation mode 141

cancel route calculation 143

Fast route 141

selecting 142

Short route 141

Route guidance

advance notice of right turn 154

arriving at destination 170

beginning 152

beginning (way point) 161

canceling 173

changing to the map display 156

deviating from the calculated

route 168

following the course of the road 155

Mix of map and symbol display 157

retrieving a destination 174

turning onto a street 154

Saving

current destination 175

current vehicle location 177

Radio station 34, 36

Screen displays 9

Selecting

City center 130

Destination via the map 131

Service number

changing number for roadside

assistance 110

changing personal service

number 109

Service numbers 108

calling 108

Service sources 63

Setting

Date and time 190

automatically 190

date and time

manually 190

Settings

Brightness (system) 188

Factory settings 199

210

Index

SMS 103

deleting 105

Incoming SMS message 9

Sound 63

Setting Bass/Treble/Balance 65

Sound impressions 66

Sound-center

Balance 64

Fader 64

Speed dialing (only with COMAND) 95

Station

Radio station

Automatic station scan 33

Manual tuning 31

Seek tuning 30

selecting 30

Station selection via direct frequen-

cy entry 32

Station selection via number key-

pad (presets) 32

Station frequency 28

Storing

in the phone book 102

Notebook input 97

Street list 127

Switch on

Radio operation 28

Switching another system on

CD mode 28

Radio operation 50

Switching off

Beeps 197

COMAND control unit 13

Mix 157

Telephone mode 79

Switching on

Auxiliary audio source 200

Beeps 197

CD operation 15, 50

COMAND control unit 12

Mix 157

Navigation 122

Navigation system 17

Radio operation 14

Telephon operation 16

Telephone mode 78

Symbol display 144

Travelling abroad 114

Voice output

“Bear left after 250 feet” 155

“Please bear left” 155

“Please, make the next right

turn” 143

“Prepare to turn right” 154

211

Index

“The route is being calculated” 142

“The route to your intermediate desti-

nation is being calculated” 161

“Turn right after 250 feet” 154

Way point

deleting 162

212

Index

213

Index

214

Index

215

Index

216

Index

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the technical details

of the COMAND system as given

in the data and illustrations

of this Operator's Manual.

Reprinting, translation and copying,

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without prior authorization in writing.

Press time: 05/08/2002

Printed in Germany

Mercedes Benz Command 203 Users Manual P 6515 6644 13MY03_COMAND

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